Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. eroded
2. plunged
3. foundered
3. toxic
5. rift

1. This chemical is _____ to many forms of life.
2. She _____ straight into her story.
3. The _____ (=division) within the party deepened.
4. Her confidence has been slowly _____ by repeated failures.
5. The project _____ (= fail) after problems with funding.

Answer key
1. toxic
2. plunged
3. rift
4. eroded
5. foundered

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

2. consequences
3. silenced
4. hurled
5. imbued

1. Her voice was ___ with an unusual seriousness.
2. Her recent achievements have ___ her critics.
3. He drove too fast with tragic ___.
4. The country was ___ into the turmoil of another general election.
5. The death toll ___ past 100 000.

Answer key
1. imbued
2. silenced
3. consequences
4. hurled
5. soared

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. deformed
2. dispersed
3. affected
4. retaliated
5. drenched

1. She was _____ in sweat and remorse.
2. The demonstrators _____ by throwing stones and bricks.
3. The child was born _____ in consequence of an injury to its mother.
4. The disease has _____ her sight.
5. The crowd _____ quickly.

Answer key
1. drenched
2. retaliated
3. deformed
4. affected
5. dispersed

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. outcome
2. soaked
3. disperse
4. retaliate
5. blinked

1. Ukraine threatened to _____ by closing oil pipelines.
2. We are confident of a successful _____.
3. The fog began to _____.
4. Looking at my computer screen, I _____ in disbelief.
5. Their bodies were _____ in sweat.

Answer key
1. retaliate
2. outcome
3. disperse
4. blinked
5. soaked

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. sweat
2. concerns
3. eating into
4. reliance
5. in every situation

1. If we strive for perfection _____, we will always be disappointed.
2. The palms of his hands began to _____.
3. The high cost of living in London is _____ his savings.
4. We are trying to address the _____ of residents.
5. The region's _____ on tourism is unwise.

Answer key
1. in every situation
2. sweat
3. eating into
4. concerns
5. reliance

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. contents
2. turmoil
3. undermined
4. in industry
5. severe

1. Recent changes have ___ teachers’ morale.
2. She got a job ___.
3. The university had been in ___ over anti-war protests.
4. People with ___ mental illness die younger.
5. She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its ___.

The answer key
1. undermined
2. in industry
3. turmoil
4. severe
5. contents

Fill in the blanks using the following expressions.
1. in advance
2. self-sufficient
3. overtime
4. unreported
5. sight

1. I don't think the country could ever be ___ in food.
2. Many cases of bullying go ___.
3. She has very good ___.
4. The company's position with regard to ___ is made clear in their contracts.
5. You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning ___.

The answer key
1. self-sufficient
2. unreported
3. sight
4. overtime
5. in advance