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on business
on the increase
on the radio
on fire
on his mind
on sale
on foot
on his
on strike
on guard
on the phone
on time
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The staff threatened to go .................. if the management did notmeet their demands.
It looks as if the whole building is .................. . There are flames everywhere.
On the other hand, he ...
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in spite of this
in very good condition
in common
in a moment
in public
in charge of
in exchange for
in fact
in the past
in tears
in love
in piece
in time
in public
in common
in very bad shape
in a hurry
in order to
in the end
in pain
in silence
in ink
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In the exam you must write your answers .................. , not ...
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out of breath
out of luck
out of reach
out of control
out of order
out of sight
out of date
out of practice
out of tune
out of doors
out of the question
out of work
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She’s been .................. for over a year now and she’s almost given up hope of ever finding a job.
I’mafraid ...
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Tasks
The experts don’t always get it right when it comes to predicting the future. Add will and one of the verbs in the box to the incomplete predictions.
Can you match the predictions to who said them?
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‘The radio has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message ...
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The British Parliament have voted to end almost 700 years of fox-hunting in England and Wales and a total ban on hunting with dogs will come into force. Pro-hunt supporters promised a series of protests against the decision. 1,000 people demonstrated outside Windsor Castle [..]
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borrow / lend / invest / inherit / earn / lose / win... money
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Why are people obese? What can be done to fight obesity? Why is it the western world that suffers from obesity? Pretty typical problem, but a not-so-typical solution.
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solitude, remote, grace, tranquilizers, sophisticated, hustle and bustle, modern, pollution, supply, reviews, solution [...]
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read a newspaper, look up a word in a dictionary, look at a map, forget someone's name, give an answer, listen to the radio
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Which action? Write a suitable verb (action) on each line.
After work… After lessons… Complete these sentences about yourself. Use any phrase from the list. Add ...
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