1 Complete the sentences with ONE word that best fits the sentences.

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1 Dear Mum and Dad, I just want to thank you ___________ everything.
2 Amazingly, Thomas succe…… _______________ in making his first million by the age of 25.
3 The fans blamed him _____________ losing the match because he missed the penalty kick.
4 When I moved to Spain ,it took me a year to get accustomed______eating dinner so late.
5 Jacob isn't very keen______________cooking, so he usually orders some takeaway.
6 George is really nice guy. You can always rely _________him to help you wheneveryou need it.
7 Karin was terrified __________heights until she decided to go to therapy.
8 The city is famous ___________its baroque architecture. You'll love it!
9 What you did was horrible. You should be ashamed ________yourself!
10 Cybercrime is ___________the increase. We advise our clientsto be very careful when
shopping.

2 Complete the sentences with the given words.___/10

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1 The shoplifter was ____________ age, so the police officer called her parents.
2 I've lost _____________ of all the times I told you to read the instructions.
3 Robert hasn't played piano in years. You can hear he is a bit out of __________________.
4 The boy wasn't paying ____________________to the teacher, so he didn't hear her calling his
name.
5 After several hours, the firefighters have finally got the fire under _________________.
6 The government is doing everything it can to ______________ a stop to gun violence.
7 A new fence has been put up to ________________visitors from falling over the cliff.
8 Jane isn't too satisfied ____________________ her results. She thinks she could have done
much better.
9 Shall we send Vanessa flowers to ____________________ her on her new job?
10 My phone is still under ___________________, so I didn't have to pay for the new camera.

3 Rewrite the sentences using the word in the brackets so that they have the same meaning
as the original sentences. Make any changes necessary but do not changethe word in the
brackets! ___/4

1 Even though we hadn't eaten for over 12 hours, we weren't hungry.(despite)

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2 Our junior assistant made a serious mistake. We lost the client.(due to)
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3 Jonathan is only 8 years old. He can play the piano really well. (although)
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4 Our production costs increased. Ourprice have gone up, as well. (since)
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Put ONLY ONE WORD in each space.
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1 Bill will not pay 3000 for a suit , even ____________________ he can certainly afford it.
2 Maya has always worked really hard, _________________ it's not surprising that she's the best
student in her generation.
3 We lost the match in _________________ of being the better team.
4 There have been heavy rains throughout their interior of the state.___________ a result, several
areas have experienced flooding.
5 I didn't go to the gym today ______________I had a loto f homeworkto do.
6 She has decided to stay with her husband _______________the fact he cheated on her with her
best friend.