I don't intend to stop trying for a career in the police force.
NO
I have ________ up on trying for a career in the police force

David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party

CONGRATULATED

Dav_________ a good venue for the party

It seems that the thieves escaped in a stolen car

APPEAR

It______ away in a stolen car

He said that he was sorry that he had missed the meeting

APOLOGISED

He _____ up at the meeting

I don't care if she doesn't write to me

DIFFERENCE

It makes no ____ in touch or not

Paul tends to play his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy
HABIT
Paul is _________ his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy

They could easily win the game
CHANCE
They ____________ the game

Of course I did not agree to lend them the money
SAYING
It ______ not agree to lend them the money

I can barely cook a meal for myself, so I certainly couldn't cook for eight people
ALONE
I would struggle _________ for eight people

Her boyfriend impressed her parents on their first meeting
MADE
Her boyfriend _________ her parents when they first met

Thomas didn't feel like going to the party
MOOD
Thomas was __________ to the party

They didn't trust each other at all
COMPLETE
There _______________between them

The ferry timetable can alter depending on the weather
SUBJECT
The ferry timetable ________ depending on the weather

I hope his story will help us to understand what happened
SHED
Hopefully when he tells us his story it will ___________ what happened

They concluded that there was nothing more they could do to save the business
CAME
They _______________ the business was beyond help

It is unlikely that Jim will get the promotion
CHANCE
There is ________________ promoted

Graham phoned his wife as soon as he arrived in Brazil
LOST
Graham ________________wife on his arrival in Brazil

The goverment is so powerful that it can control people's lives
POWER
Such is _________ that it can control people's lives

You should never leave the baby alone under any circunstances
IS
Under ______ be left alone

In the end we did all the housework on Sunday
UP
We _________ all the housework on Sunday

Bob often mistrusts people when he first meets them
TENDENCY
Bob _________________ people when he first meets them

If I am being honest. I have to say that the play wasn't as good as I'd expected
SHORT
The play _________ to be honest with you

Alan is a much better pianist then Jerry
NOWHERE
Jenny is _______ the piano as Alan as

Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the fight from escalating
STRIKE
He _______ at all upset

I don't care which days you work next week
CONSEQUENCE
It _________ me which days you work next week

One day she is going to lose her temper with her
MATTER
It is ______she loses her temper with him

Did anything about his behaviour seem strange to you?
STRIKE
Did anything about his bahaviour ______strange?

She takes photographs as a hobby rather than as a job.
MUCH
Taking photographs _______ a job as a hobby for her

Ben needs to clean his car
HIGH
It's _______his car

I didn't turn the TV on because I didn't want to wake the baby up
FEAR
I didn't turn the TV on _____the baby

I'm not surprised he looks tired if he only had three hours' sleep last night
GIVEN
It's not surprising that he looks so tired ______ slept for three hours last night

You will need to practise every day if you want to be a professional musician.
DO
Only by ______ you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician

After what you have been through, it's only right that they help you out
LEAST
The ________ help you after all you have been through

The accident resulted in the serious injury of many of the passengers
LEFT
The accident _________ injured

John is unlikely to get the job that he applied for
PROSPECT
There ___________ the job that he applied for

Icy road conditions are thought to have caused the accident
BROUGHT
The accident seems to ______ the icy road conditions

I don't intend to reply to his rude letter
NO
I have _______ to his rude behaviour

Andrew has been thinking about it all day, but he has not made a decision yet
MIND
It's _______all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet

I didn't find it hard to anwer their questions
DIFFICULTY
I __________ their questions

I wish he would stop critising my work
FAULT
I wish he would stop _________ my work

It doesn't make a difference to me what you decide to do
MATTER
Your ___________ to me

You definitely will not win the lottery
CHANCE
You have got ________ the lottery

It's impossible to say who will win the match
TELLING
There is ________ who will win the match

More than fifty guests came to the party
SHOWED
More than fifty guests ________ the party

I'd help you, but I have very little free time on my hands
HARDLY
I'd help you, but I _______free time on my hands

He is still planning on attending as fas as I know
KNOWLEDGE
To _______, he is still planing on attending

It's no use trying to convince her to go
POINT
There is _______ to convince her to go

I can't promise that you will get the job
GUARANTEE
There _________ will get the job

They say this company is one of the most reliable in the country
REPUTED
This company ________ of the most reliable in the country

We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married
ANNOUNCEMENT
The ________ all by surprise

Finding the survivors is our number one priority
UTMOST
It is of the ______ the survivors

Whatever happens, I will never trust him again
EVER
Under ________ trust him again

George had to try for months before he finally got a job
DID
Only after _______ George finally get a job

Tom didn't feel like dancing that night
MOOD
Tom ________ dancing that night

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