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