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Part 2: Task 3
For items 1-5, find
ONE word only
which can be used appropriately in
ALL THREE sentences without change of form
, as in the example (0).
I’ll be back in no time – keep the engine
running
.
Will Clinton be
running
in the next election?
He’s just
running
the shop while the owner is away.
(0)
running
It was probably the greatest compliment anyone could have __________ her.
It is a terrible car, and what annoys me is that I __________. through the nose for it.
It was a risk but luckily it __________ off.
(1)
He was tired of the long __________-out arguments of the defense.
The government’s action has __________ an angry response.
A number of parallels can be __________ between unemployment and suicide rates.
(2)
The natives have to __________ up with gaping tourists.
The committee is likely to __________ forward a new proposal.
It will be difficult to __________ the whole production together at such short notice.
(3)
There is a good __________ of concern about energy shortages.
If the contractors don’t come, we’ll presume the __________ is off.
She thinks women have had a raw __________ from life.
(4)
They were given a few __________ sheets of paper to write on.
A runaway convict is on the __________ in the hills.
She wore __________ clothes that did not show off her figure.
(5)
Check
OK
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