Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. suffer
2. discipline
3. setbacks
4. made a major contribution to
5. supremacy
1. This invention _____ road safety.
2. Parents have the authority to _____ their children.
3. The US has lost its _____ in world trade.
4. At least he died suddenly and didn’t _____.
5. Don't be put off by any early _____.
Answer key
1. made a major contribution to
2. discipline
3. supremacy
4. suffer
5. setbacks
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Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. feel
2. feeling
3. avoid
4. regrettable
5. a way of life
1. You have no _____ for the sufferings of others.
2. It is _____ that the police were not informed sooner.
3. She has a real _____ for language.
4. The key is to _____ extremes.
5. The internet has become _____ for most of us.
Answer key
1. feeling
2. regrettable
3. feel
4. avoid
5. a way of life
1. feel
2. feeling
3. avoid
4. regrettable
5. a way of life
1. You have no _____ for the sufferings of others.
2. It is _____ that the police were not informed sooner.
3. She has a real _____ for language.
4. The key is to _____ extremes.
5. The internet has become _____ for most of us.
Answer key
1. feeling
2. regrettable
3. feel
4. avoid
5. a way of life
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. attenuates
2. incorporate
3. repay
4. overcome
5. expert
1. They were unable to _____ debts.
2. She is a world _____ on butterflies.
3. The drug _____ the effects of the virus.
4. _____ this information into our report.
5. Amjad was _____ with grief.
Answer key
1. repay
2. expert
3. attenuates
4. incorporate
5. overcome
1. attenuates
2. incorporate
3. repay
4. overcome
5. expert
1. They were unable to _____ debts.
2. She is a world _____ on butterflies.
3. The drug _____ the effects of the virus.
4. _____ this information into our report.
5. Amjad was _____ with grief.
Answer key
1. repay
2. expert
3. attenuates
4. incorporate
5. overcome
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. impactful
2. inaccurate
3. loathed
4. passing
5. safe side
1. The speech was very _____.
2. He _____ hypocrisy.
3. The book is historically _____.
4. To be on the _____, she had recorded everything.
5. Many will mourn her _____ (= death).
Answer key
1. impactful
2. loathed
3. inaccurate
4. safe side
5. passing
1. impactful
2. inaccurate
3. loathed
4. passing
5. safe side
1. The speech was very _____.
2. He _____ hypocrisy.
3. The book is historically _____.
4. To be on the _____, she had recorded everything.
5. Many will mourn her _____ (= death).
Answer key
1. impactful
2. loathed
3. inaccurate
4. safe side
5. passing
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. pinned
1. pinned
2. strive
3. overcome
4. intent
3. overcome
4. intent
5. held
1. She is _____ in high regard.
2. He struggled to _____ his shyness.
3. Officials must _____ against corruption.
4. They were _____ on murder.
5. Maps were _____ to the walls.
Answer key
1. held
2. overcome
3. strive
4. intent
5. pinned
2. He struggled to _____ his shyness.
3. Officials must _____ against corruption.
4. They were _____ on murder.
5. Maps were _____ to the walls.
Answer key
1. held
2. overcome
3. strive
4. intent
5. pinned
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. covered
2. accumulated
3. entry
4. darkening
5. core
1. covered
2. accumulated
3. entry
4. darkening
5. core
1. _____ to the museum is free.
2. We got to the _____ of the problem.
3. She _____ [=amassed] a fortune.
4. The lock was _____ with rust.
5. The sky was _____ rapidly.
Answer key
1. entry
2. core
3. accumulated
4. covered
5. darkening
2. We got to the _____ of the problem.
3. She _____ [=amassed] a fortune.
4. The lock was _____ with rust.
5. The sky was _____ rapidly.
Answer key
1. entry
2. core
3. accumulated
4. covered
5. darkening
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. achieve
2. embrace
3. nature
4. sustain
5. inclination
1. It’s just not in Nadeem’s _____ to lie.
2. They are using peaceful means to _____ their aims.
3. Waqas has a strong _____ toward the arts.
4. Which planets can _____ life?
1. achieve
2. embrace
3. nature
4. sustain
5. inclination
1. It’s just not in Nadeem’s _____ to lie.
2. They are using peaceful means to _____ their aims.
3. Waqas has a strong _____ toward the arts.
4. Which planets can _____ life?
5. _____ the divine will.
Answer key
1. nature
2. achieve
3. inclination
4. sustain
5. embrace
Answer key
1. nature
2. achieve
3. inclination
4. sustain
5. embrace
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