Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. full bellies
2. rinsed
3. payable
4. contents
5. fate

1. She ___ the mud from her hands.
2. He tipped the ___ of the bag onto the table.
3. Everybody should go home with ___.
4. They leave everything to ___.
5. These costs are ___ whatever the outcome of the case.

The answer key
1. rinsed
2. contents
3. full bellies
4. fate
5. payable

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. resilient
2. industry
3. outcome
4. misogyny
5. ordeal

1. We are waiting to hear the final ___ of the negotiations.
2. She was spared from the ___ of appearing in court.
3. We were impressed by their ___.
4. ___ (= a strong dislike of women) has always been rife.
5. Norway is the most ___ country in the world.

The answer key
1. outcome
2. ordeal
3. industry
4. misogyny
5. resilient

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. consequences
2. eternal
3. vigilance
4. sight
5. engraved with

1. She's the ___ optimist.
2. The price of freedom is eternal ___.
3. The silver cup was ___ his name.
4. This decision could have serious ___ for the industry.
5. He has very little ___ in his right eye.

The answer key
1. eternal
2. vigilance
3. engraved with
4. consequences
5. sight

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. whisked
2. troublesome
3. imbued with
4. dissent
5. silenced

1. He was ___ (= filled with) a desire for social justice.
2. Political ___ (= disagreement) is not tolerated.
3. Some of the fans started to get a bit ___ (= annoying).
4. Our bombs ___ the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them) .
5. Her husband ___ (= took) her off to Egypt for her birthday.

The answer key
1. imbued with
2. dissent
3. troublesome
4. silenced
5. whisked

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. soared
2. deputizing

3. reinforce
4. format
5. havoc

1. The delegation hopes to _____ the idea that human rights are not purely internal matters.
2. Landslides and flash floods cause widespread _____.
3. I'm _____ (= taking the place of) for the director during his absence.
4. Inflation has _____ from 5 per cent to 15 per cent.
5. The _____ of the new quiz show has proved popular.

The answer key
1. reinforce
2. havoc
3. deputizing
4. soared
5. format

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. stomach
2. at the centre of
3. crawled
4. on your stomach
5. engraved

1. Lie ___ with your arms by your side.
2. They ___ along the ground on their stomachs.
3. I can't ___ (= tolerate) violent films.
4. His name was ___ on the silver cup.
5. The prime minister is ___ a political row over leaked Cabinet documents.

The answer key
1. on your stomach
2. crawled
3. stomach
4. engraved
5. at the centre of

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.

1. for starters
2. underpinned
3. format
4. boom
5. meltdown

1. The report is ___ (= support) by extensive research.
2. The country is in economic ___ (= crisis).
3. This year has seen a ___ (= increase) in book sales.
4. There are a number of problems—___, where is the money coming from?
5. They've brought out the magazine in a new ___.

The answer key
1. underpinned
2. meltdown
3. boom
4. for starters
5. format

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.

1. engraved
2. on a full stomach
3. centre of attention
4. inevitable
5. embodiment

1. You shouldn't exercise ___.
2. You have to accept the ___.
3. The date of the accident remains ___ on my mind.
4. He is the ___ of evil.
5. Children like to be the ___.

The answer key
1. on a full stomach
2. inevitable
3. engraved
4. embodiment
5. centre of attention

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.

1. inevitable
2. centred on
3. grounded
4. embodies
5. mainstream

1. Discussions were ___ developments in Eastern Europe.
2. It was an ___ (= unavoidable) consequence of the decision.
3. His radical views place him outside the ___ of American politics.
4. These explanations are not sufficiently ___ in fact.
5. She ___ (= be a very good example of) everything I admire in a teacher.

The answer key
1. centred on
2. inevitable
3. mainstream
4. grounded
5. embodies

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. stems
2. exemplary
3. embodiment
4. grounded
5. originated

1. He is the ___ of evil.
2. The disease is thought to have ___ in the tropics (= the hottest parts of the world).
3. Her behaviour that day was ___.
4. Her success ___ from hard work.
5. His views are ___ (= based) on the assumption that all people are equal.

The answer key
1. embodiment
2. originated
3. exemplary
4. stems
5. grounded