KEY PHẦN 3

1. The department went into liquidation after failing to raise profit levels.
2. You could hear a pin drop among the workers after they were
notified/informed of the factory
shutdown.
3. Our latest recruit is an excellent analyst and a very good manager into/in
the bargain.
4. It is absolutely vital that this parcel (should) be despatched without fail or
we will lose the contract.
5. There is nothing worse than being taken ill during your holiday abroad.
6. Critics from far and wide have raved about hew new novels.
7. In no way will a competent employee like him be assigned such irrelevant
tasks.
8. It was on Tina’s recommendation that the project be started from scratch to
ensure perfection.
9. Tim gives every appearance of having the time of his life at every party we
come to.
10. Rather than laying/pinning/putting the blame on fate for anything wrong,
one should take the rough
with the smooth.
11. Rumour has it that John has designs on taking over the business when his
boss retires.
12. Covetous of the scholarship most students in her class had, Jenny pulled
her socks up.
13. Had you taken heed of the company’s rules, you wouldn’t have got the
marching orders/wouldn’t have
been given the marching orders.
14. The instant the train is/comes at a standstill, passengers should get on it
quickly.
15. Much as she is constantly picked on by her manager, the secretary still
dances to his tune.
16. We may as well throw/cast caution to the wind(s) and jump at this one-off
opportunity.
17. Having made a terrible mistake, Dick was shown the door.
18. What extremely irks me is that he never lends an ear to my pay rise
request.
19. In the event that the rain does not let up, we are bound to spend the night
here.
20. The fashion designer made up his/her mind to add in some ribbons to jazz
the dress up/to jazz up the
dress.
21. John drops/gives the hint that they have cut him in on the business deal.
22. It has been brought to my notice that some of my colleagues take offence
at my comments.
23. Not until later did I realise what spurred Tim to make so extraordinary a
decision.
24. Only when we read his diary could we realise (that) Mark was a friend for
the moment.
25. Such was the urgency of the situation that the commander kept us on our
toes all the time.
26. Being told that someone had withdrawn a large sum of money from her
bank account, Mrs. Chun
was/went out of her mind with worry.
27. The film studio had cashed in on the singer’s death, which infuriated fans
from all over the world.
28. Squandering all his savings on fancy clothing, Ralph ekes out a living
now.
29. You needn’t have gone so/as far as to carry the can for the whole team.
30. The project given the green light, we felt certain that we would make a
success of it.
31. Many species of wildlife are teetering on the brink/edge of extinction.
32. Would be so kind as to procure a copy of your new prospectus for us?
33. The new models are supposed to be in the vicinity of ten thousand dollars.
34.The teacher by dint of draconian disciplinary measures had struck terror
into his students’ heart.
35.Tom has set his mind/light/heart on jacking in his job and travelling around
the world
36.During pioneer days a lot of land in the United States was up for grabs.
37.Little revision nothwithstanding,he still acquitted well in the end-of-year-
exam
38.We carried out market research to gauge the public’s reaction about our
new car
39.In the absence of the manager,his secretary confirmed the deal on his/her
own initiative
40. This essay is marginally better than the last.