Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.

1. chatting
2. attest
3. heresy
4. unanimous
5. cleanliness

1. She is, as countless stories about her ___ (= bear witness to), deeply religious.
2. The decision was not ___.
3. He passed the time ___ with fellow travellers.
4. The bathroom was in a good state of ___.
5. He was burned at the stake for ___.

The answer key
1. attest
2. unanimous
3. chatting
4. cleanliness
5. heresy

Fill in the blanks using the following prepositions.
1. of
2. on
3. in
4. into
5. at

1. As a child he excelled ___ music and art.
2. We need to purge our sport ___ racism.
3. She went ___ a retreat for nine months.
4. I don't feel I can comment ___ their decision.
5. They spent a month steeping themselves ___ Chinese culture.

The answer key

1. at
2. of
3. into
4. on
5. in

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.

1. relocated to
2. details
3. bore
4. to
5. at

1. I was distressed ___ the news of his death.
2. I ___ him no resentment.
3. The brochure ___ all the hotels in the area and their facilities.
4. The couple ___ Karachi.
5. She is a frequent traveller ___ Lahore.

The answer key
1. at
2. bore
3. details
4. relocated to
5. to

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. gem
2. reservoir
3. directives
4. encapsulates
5. running to

1. The encyclopedia is a huge work, ___ 20 volumes.
2. The EU has issued a new set of ___ on pollution.
3. Her most recent book is a real ___.
4. We can tap into the vast ___ of information available on the internet.
5. The poem ___ (= sum up) many of the central themes of her writing.

The answer key
1. running to
2. directives
3. gem
4. reservoir
5. encapsulates

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. about
2. apprehension
3. go into details
4. breeds
5. from

1. He was blind ___ birth.
2. Some people are obsessive ___ cleanliness.
3. Inequality ___ resentment.
4. There is growing ___ that fighting will begin again.
5. I can't ___ now; it would take too long.

The answer key
1. from
2. about
3. breeds
4. apprehension
5. go into details

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions
1. achieved
2. separated
3. waning
4. excelled
5. in the face of

1. Demand for the product shows no signs of ___.
2. A number of our past students have ___ political renown.
3. She has always ___ in foreign languages.
4. The campaign continued ___ great opposition.
5. As previously reported, the couple ___ in May.

The answer key
1. waning
2. achieved
3. excelled
4. in the face of
5. separated

Can you use the following expressions in your sentences?

i. demand is waning
ii. achieve renown
iii. excel in a language
iv. in the face of opposition
v. the separation of the couple

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions

1. caught a glimpse of
2. a mercy
3. distressed by
4. enquired after
5. trace its origins back to

1. Anwar was deeply ___ the news.
2. Their family can ___ the Norman Conquest.
3. She ___ his grandfather's health.
4. It's ___ she wasn't seriously hurt.
5. He ___ her in the crowd.

The answer key
1. distressed by
2. trace its origins back to
3. enquired after
4. a mercy
5. caught a glimpse of