You were spot ___ when you said Alicia would be late!, in, on, at , right, I have a bad back and working out yesterday at the gym just ___ the problem., engendered, aggravated, insisted, alleviated, Xing’s predictions were interesting but ___ inaccurate., bitterly, wildly, deeply, infinitely, The laptop screen ___ just as the verdict was about to be given., framed, iced, froze, muddled, If we look at other results, they appear to ___ the ones in front of us now., disagree, contradict, oppose, contrast, Getting regular praise from the director will always ___ morale., encourage, grow, boost, enliven, The college ___ rigorous standards and this ensures good results., insists, forces, serves, maintains, The council is finally going to settle a(n) ___ argument about what to do with the old cinema., long-standing, deeply-rooted, openly-held, often-discussed, When applying for a job, you must identify your strong ___ points., sales, selling, speaking, skills, Lucia came up with a(n) ___ idea to solve the problem and was given a promotion as a result., elusive, novel, fresh, inexplicable, Someone tipped ___ the press that the police have a suspect in custody for the crimes., on, by, over, off, The college must try to ___ some resources to refurbish the science laboratories., put, prepare, allocate, allow, Don’t ___ your chances of getting the job by talking too much during the interview., jeopardise, risk, deny, expose, Investment from several interested groups will ___ development of the new shopping complex., ease, smooth, satisfy, facilitate, You’re ___ mistaken if you think we’ll be getting a salary increase this year., doubtfully, infinitely, gravely, flatly, If oil prices rise, there will be a ___ effect on the whole economy., knock-over, knock-on, knock-off, knock-out, The company has set out its plans on how to achieve zero ___ within a decade., recycling, waste, disposal, rubbish, We are rapidly using up the planet’s ___ resources and must switch to alternatives as soon as possible., finished, infinite, finite, definite, The new student appears very ___ and seems to think she’s superior to the rest of us., appreciative, alarmed, aloof, annoyed, In our house it’s ___ to find our cat sleeping between our two dogs!, likely, conventional, commonplace, ordinary, I think the application is likely to be turned down, but I’ll ___ it a shot., make, give, reach, take, I tried to change the deadline, but nobody ___ me up., supported, helped, backed, pulled, They’re calling ___ more volunteers to help out with the fundraiser – are you up for it?, out, for, up, in, I know I’ve taken on too much work, but I’m managing to keep my ___ above water for the moment., eyes, chin, head, hair, Hugo’s resignation has had a(n) ___ effect on the whole team – motivation is very low., harmful, aggravating, destructive, detrimental, The way I see it, the situation ___ a second opinion. Let’s ask Mehmet., suits, addresses, appropriates, warrants, Saying that all students in the class risked failing was a bit of a ___ statement I thought., brushing, sweeping, surging, overwhelming, I shouldn’t have rushed the assignment, as I ___ up having to rewrite the whole thing., managed, completed, totalled, ended, I had absolutely no ideas for the short story, but then I had a ___ of inspiration while I was eating breakfast., fire, clarity, flash, spirit, My cousin ___ for excellence in everything she does and in my opinion, she’ll go far., attempts, pulls, strives, works, I got hung ___ over the final question and didn’t manage to complete the test., up, off, through, on, The company is making ___ in achieving greater diversity in the workplace., gains, footprints, marks, strides, Student tuition ___ in the UK have increased considerably over the last few years., prices, packages, fees, demands, We can ___ or choose our friends but not our family!, select, decide, pick, make, After the appeal, my inbox was ___ with donations., drowned, flooded, watered, covered, I was never a(n) ___ student at school, but now that I’m working, I do apply myself to whatever needs to be done., applied, conscientious, assertive, conscious.

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