A Complete the following sentences with words from the list below.
fortunate / inextricably / resembles / doodling / embedded / process / ultimatum / give up on / jumbled / conflict
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1 Ken issued an ________: “Either you give me a pay rise or I resign”.
2 The situation ________ an impasse: we aren’t making any progress because we can’t agree on anything.
3 “I will never ________ you”, Jim’s dad promised his son.
4 The teacher ________ the paragraphs and asked the students to put them in the right order.
5 “The issues of my promotion and salary are ________ connected. If you give me a higher rank, you must pay me accordingly”, Jean stated.
6 I was ________ enough to have Arthur as my teacher. He was truly gifted.
7 Ken was bored so he spent the lesson ________ on his notebook.
8 I can’t agree with the notion that racism is ________ in our society.
9 I did my best to resolve the ________ in the office before it escalated.
10 The ________ of modernizing education in this country won’t be as simple as you think.
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B Match the words to their synonyms.
nerd - put up
enterprise - prejudiced
hurdle - knowledgeable
erect - geek
scorch - type
well - read - venture
reword - huge
genre - burn
infinite - rephrase
biased - obstacle
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C Complete the gap with a word deriving from the word in CAPITALS.
1 I can’t help eating he last piece of cake. It’s truly ________ . RESIST
2 The ________ of the mixture should be neither too thick, nor too thin. CONSIST
3 The band performed ________ well in their last concert. ASTONISH
4 If our companies form an ________, we will be a new, powerful player in the market. ALLY
5 ________ learning is the new trend in education. COLLABORATE
6 I felt a ________ urge to punch him in the nose but common sense prevailed. COMPEL
7 The people of my country replaced the ________ regime with a democratically elected government. OPPRESS
8 Buying a house is a sound ________ . Its value will rise in the future. INVEST
9 Lack of witnesses and evidence made the case look ________ . SOLVE
10 Try to ________ your narrative through the use of adjectives, adverbs and connectors. RICH
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