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Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The newly-married couple went on a _______ to Sapa for their honeymoon.
journey
voyage
travel
trip
The train _______ took us through a valley past rolling hills.
voyage
cruise
journey
travel
The coaches are used for sightseeing _______, and the sights are well worth seeing.
journeys
tours
picnics
trips
The ship was badly damaged during the _______ from Plymouth.
voyage
excursion
outing
tour
If the weather's nice we could have a _______ in the park.
journey
trip
picnic
cruise
Scott died while he was on a(n) _______ to the Antarctic in 1912.
excursion
expedition
voyage
outing
We went on an all-day _______ to the island.
picnic
voyage
tour
excursion
They offer a 10 percent discount on rail _______ for students.
cruise
travel
expedition
picnic
They suggested that the presence of a second large _______ ship in the area would provide a useful safeguard.
voyage
expedition
excursion
cruise
Every year the professor takes her students on a(n) _______ to the archives of the Library of Congress.
outing
expedition
voyage
travel
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Now many temporary _______ are also of a longer duration and you work with a contract of two to six months.
works
jobs
careers
professions
We've finished decorating upstairs but the downstairs still needs some ______.
profession
job
work
occupation
The new factory will provide _______ for about a hundred local people.
employment
occupation
work
profession
The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the _______ are women.
work
job
occupation
profession
He returned to his previous _______ as a teacher.
employment
career
occupation
work
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent _______ of Canada.
dwellers
locals
residents
settlers
Some anthropologists believe that the very earliest cave _______ used everything from thorns, bones, sticks, and stone to fashion crude hairpins
settlers
citizens
locals
dwellers
It was so exciting to see that our birdhouse has some new _______.
inhabitants
residents
citizens
locals
The number of graves found in Upper Hailing suggests that these were of _______
citizens
settlers
occupants
dwellers
The hotel restaurant is open to _______ and their guests.
residents
inhabitants
citizens
settlers
She entered the United Kingdom in 2022 as a permanent resident because of her marriage to a British _______.
dweller
citizen
local
settler
Slum _______ in India regularly deals with problems such as lack of clean water, no sewage or waste disposal facilities, and unsanitary living conditions.
citizens
locals
dwellers
settlers
The site contains the remains of ancient _______ who came to the area from Asia.
residents
settlers
inhabitants
citizens
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
The race turned out to be a great duel between Meade and the ______ winner, Chris Stoney.
final
last
ultimate
eventual
My manager will make the ______ decision about who to employ.
last
final
ultimate
eventual
The ______ round of voting takes place on Sunday.
last
final
eventual
ultimate
Despite recent wins, the team is still in ______ place.
last
ultimate
final
eventual
The ______ target of policy in Canada is the achievement and maintenance of price stability.
final
eventual
ultimate
last
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
It is ______ that only 15% of senior managers are women.
especial
notable
deluxe
outstanding
When he stays out of town, he frequently checks into ______ hotels that charge thousands of dollars a night.
deluxe
especial
extraordinary
notable
In ______ circumstances candidates without these qualifications may be considered.
especial
deluxe
outstanding
special
The drawing room is particularly ______ for its splendid oak panelling.
extraordinary
deluxe
notable
especial
I give ______ thanks to Jane Brown for her extraordinary help and to Tony White for years of helpful discussions.
notable
outstanding
especial
deluxe
Forrest Gump is a movie that holds a(n) ______ place in my heart.
deluxe
special
outstanding
especial
Their resort hotels, like most of their city centre establishments, were aimed at customers seeking first-class or even ______ accommodation.
notable
especial
outstanding
deluxe
She was a woman of ______ courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her.
extraordinary
deluxe
ordinary
usual
The first-class or ______ resort hotel market was not the most profitable or the best long-term investment for the company.
deluxe
notable
especial
extraordinary
He was ______ for his outstanding leadership in helping the university to overcome cuts in government funding.
especial
ordinary
deluxe
notable
He had taken ______ care preparing for this evening and in his heart, he knew that he would be escorting this beautiful girl home.
usual
deluxe
ordinary
especial
Police advised residents to take ______ precautions because of the increase in burglaries.
ordinary
usual
deluxe
special
Twenty thousand copies are expected to be published, among which there will be a limited ______ edition with silk end-sheets bound in gold blocked leather.
especial
especial
deluxe
outstanding
Her ______ performances set a new benchmark for singers throughout the world.
outstanding
ordinary
normal
especial
My old laptop was retired because of a really weird problem - it would only start in ______ circumstances.
ordinary
deluxe
exceptional
outstanding
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Fingerprints are ______ to every individual.
only
single
solo
unique
Please state whether you are ______, cohabiting, married, separated, divorced or widowed.
only
single
unique
individual
Choose a savings account to match your ______ needs.
individual
unique
only
single
He used to play with a group but now he's pursuing a(n) ______ career.
unique
single
solo
individual
Johnson was born in Aberdeen in 1942, the ______ son in a family of six children.
single
only
unique
individual
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
We want to buy a plot of ______ to build a house.
earth
land
soil
ground
We laid a blanket on the ______ for our picnic.
ground
earth
land
soil
The ______ shook and the walls of neighboring houses fell around them.
land
soil
earth
ground
These new plants haven't taken - they don't like this dry ______.
ground
earth
land
soil
The refugees were at sea for 40 days before reaching ______.
soil
ground
land
earth
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
I'd like to make some ______ remarks before beginning the lecture.
introductory
original
initial
first
After some ______ hesitation, teachers seem to have accepted the new system.
original
initial
introductory
opening
His writing was completely ______ - nothing like it had ever been done before.
initial
introductory
original
opening
If he wants to see me, he should make the ______ move.
original
opening
introductory
first
Anyone who hasn't been on the program before can attend a(n) ______ course starting at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
initial
introductory
first
original
They returned to take part in the season’s ______ game.
original
early
elementary
opening
His ______ plan was to stay two to three years, but he loved the job so much that he has never left.
original
introductory
opening
closing
His ______ feeling when he heard about the wedding was surprise.
introductory
initial
original
opening
It's available now, at a(n) ______ offer of £40 per person for bed and breakfast.
opening
first
introductory
original
There is a meeting on the ______ Friday of every month.
first
introductory
original
opening
The final technical report into the accident reinforces the findings of ______ investigations.
opening
original
introductory
initial
The book has been translated into English from the ______ Spanish.
introductory
original
opening
first
I’m always nervous for the ______ few minutes of an exam.
opening
introductory
first
original
The competition commenced on the eve of India’s ______ match against Holland.
opening
closing
original
early
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
Doctors cannot ______ an accurate diagnosis if they do not have all the relevant information.
accomplish
reach
acquire
obtain
Having read the book, she will be able to pass on the ______ knowledge to trainee teachers.
realized
reached
acquired
fulfilled
After Jane ______ some experience teaching abroad, she came home and got a job.
reached
fulfilled
realized
gained
By destroying trees and killing animals, man may be able to ______ his short-term desires, but he is causing many irreversible problems in the long run.
realize
fulfil
attain
acquire
Her popularity ______ its peak in the late 2000s.
obtained
realized
fulfilled
reached
We have tested our products in heavy field conditions to ______ the high requirements of the Finish Defence Forces.
fulfil
gain
accomplish
attain
It was her performances in London that ______ her an international reputation as a soprano.
accomplished
gained
achieved
realized
I’ve ______ the point where I’m not going to put up with his criticisms of me anymore.
reached
acquired
obtained
fulfilled
They ______ a Tucson resort in 1991 and a Hyatt hotel in Houston in 1992.
realized
reached
acquired
accomplished
He should have gotten an award for ______ such impossible tasks in such a short period of time.
realizing
attaining
accomplishing
obtaining
The internet is a vast resource, but to ______ its full potential it is necessary to direct consumers to high quality information and to teach them how to assess the quality of information.
accomplish
achieve
attain
realize
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
A powerful earthquake ______ the island early this morning.
happened
came up
struck
came about
It was a difficult time, but eventually things ______ all right.
happened
turned out
occurred
took place
If any of these symptoms ______ while you are taking the medication, consult your doctor immediately.
occur
handle
arrive
cure
Some learning difficulties ______ from the way children are taught at school.
occur
strike
arise
take place
Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but, without warning, disaster ______.
turned out
touched
came alive
struck
Sometimes fun activities just ______ spontaneously; at other times they take careful planning.
arise
strike
happen
take place
Call this number if any unforeseen emergency should ______.
handle
arise
cope
arrive
Both of them were afflicted with a rare genetic disease, which ______ in their twenties.
struck
cured
arrived
touched
These animals don’t like water, but they will swim if the necessity ______.
strikes
arrives in
turns out
arises
You never know how your children will ______ when they grow up.
come about
come up
turn out
take place
A vacancy has ______ in the accounts department.
taken place
struck
come up
turned out
Emotional or mental problems can ______ from a physical cause.
take place
arise
turn out
occur
Our wedding will ______ at St. Andrew’s church.
occur
happen
arise
take place
The decrease in the number of salmon has ______ through commercial overfishing.
come about
struck
turned out
arrived
