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"to give ........ to something" I really do feel we should give ........ to projects that practise energy efficiency.
significance importance priority urgency
priority
"........ range" The murder victim was shot twice at ........ range.
close near immediate nearby
close
"in the short ........" In the short ........ we can manage but eventually we will have to consider taking on extra staff.
duration period term time
term
"to ........ energy" These houses were designed with the aim of encouraging people to ........ energy.
keep conserve limit retain
conserve
"to ........ amends" A: How are you going to ........ amends for forgetting your boyfriend's birthday? B: I'm going to take him out for a meal.
create change make do
make
"to find ........ with something or someone" You're always finding ........ with my work. Why don't you try giving me some praise once in a while?
error defect fault flaw
fault
"the ........ period" We've decided to go away in the spring this year to avoid all the crowds during the summer ........ period.
crowded busy high peak
peak
"to ........ the moment" It was a great photo that really ........ the moment perfectly.
held trapped captured seized
captured
"to ........ responsibility" He's always trying to ........ responsibility for mistakes he makes on to other people.
after change shift move
shift
"........ notice" I know it's ........ notice but is there any chance that you could work late tonight?
small quick swift short
short
"to ........ issue" I agree with a lot of what you've said but I have to ........ issue with your views on immigration.
make take show create
take
"to ........ forces" Two leading city bankers have ........ forces to take over the struggling company.
shared met joined connected
joined
"a ........ fortune" They're quite wealthy. Her husband made a ........ fortune dealing in stocks and shares.
minute little tiny small
small
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"a slow ........ replay" When they showed the slow ........ replay you could see the player had touched the ball with his hand.
shift change motion movement
motion
"........ reflection" We weren't going to complain about the service at first but ........ reflection we decided we really had to say something.
on in with for
on
"to ........ the alarm" One of the neighbours ........ the alarm when she noticed the back door was wide open.
created sent made raised
raised
"to ........ the consequences" Sooner or later you'll have to ........ the consequences. If I were you, I'd tell her now and get it over with.
confront see have face
face
"to ........ conclusions" What conclusions do you ........ from the fact that sales have fallen over the past 4 months?
summarise draw finalise collect
draw
"to ........ a spell" In the story 'Sleeping Beauty' the witch ........ a spell on the princess and sends her to sleep for a hundred years.
makes draws casts throws
casts
"to ........ something to someone" The author ........ the book to her parents. The message is printed on the inside cover.
promised sacrifices offered dedicated
dedicated
"to ........ the law" You'll be ........ the law if you try to take that much money out of the country.
ignoring diregarding breaking failing
breaking
"to ........ a hint" I've ........ so many hints about that money he owes me. I'll simply have to come out and ask him for it.
played said dropped offered
dropped
"to ........ yourself go" You always look so shy and uncomfortable at parties. Why don't you just relax and ........ yourself go?
make let set push
let
"to ........ sight of something/someone" As we drove through the mountains we ........ sight of a beautiful village down in a valley.
took set made caught
caught
"to ........ out instructions" OK everyone. I want you to ........ out my instructions to the letter. …
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