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Exercises

50.1 Choose the best word from A opposite to complete these sentences.

1 CanyouhelpGrandpafilloutthatform?It’ssolongandcomplicatedthathe’sgettinginabit
ofa muddle .
2 Themanagertoldhisstaffthathedidn’twanttoheartheword‘problems’,butrathertheyshouldtalk
about .
3 Aftertheearthquake,citytransportwasin .
4 Iwonderifyoucouldhelpmeout-I’minabitofatight .
5 ShouldItakethejobinNewYorkortheoneinSydney?It’squitea .
6 Thefloodsaretheworstnatural thecountryhasexperiencedthiscentury.

50.2 Match the sentence beginnings with the words on the right and add a preposition to

complete the sentence.

1 Bendecidedhewouldimmediatelylayhiscards. on c a troubledwaters.
2 Thebestthingtodoisjusttotakethebull b herlife.
3 Fortunatelywecannowseethelightattheend c thetable.
4 It’lltakeagesbeforewecangettothebottom d adeadend.
5 It’saskingfortroubletosweepthings e thehorns.
6 YoucanalwaysrelyonNaomitopouroil f things.
7 Atthemomentmyresearchseemstohavecome g thetunnel.
8 Clairehasnowreachedaturningpoint h thecarpet.

50.3 Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets.

1 Thesnowcausedseriousdisruptiontotrainsintheregion.(disrupted)

Trains in the region were seriously disrupted by the snow.
2 Idon’twanttodrivehomeinallthistraffic.(face)
3 Keiradoesn’tseemtohavemuchconfidence.(lacking)
4 Unfortunately,theprojectdoesn’tseemtobegettinganywhereatthemoment.(dead)
5 Sleepdeprivationcancausehealthandotherproblems.(deprived)
6 PaulawasprofoundlyaffectedbyhermeetingwithAngus.(effect)

50.4 Choose suitable idioms from C and D to fill the gaps.

1 Selim’sbusinesshasbeengoingthroughhardtimesbuthefeelsatlast the tide has turned
2 No,please,don’tsayanything:you’llonly
3 It’sbeenalong,hardstruggle,butIthinkfinallywecan
4 Thepolicearetryingtheirbestto ,butit’sstillarealmysteryatthe
moment.

5 You’vebeenmessingaroundachievingnothingfortoolong;it’stimeyou !
6 AtlastI’vemanagedtogethimto ;he’spaidnoattentionatalltous
sofar.
7 IfoundithardtounderstandthermodynamicsatfirstbutI’mbeginningto
itnow.
8 IthinkI’lljust andleteveryoneelsegetonwithsortingmattersout.
9 IwishyouandJohnwouldn’targuesomuch.Can’tyou onceandforall?

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