Match the word and its possible definition.
| 1. This word is a noun which means the ending of some form of agreement. | a) incur |
| 2. This is the formal synonym for 'ask". It can be a noun or a verb. | b) request |
| 3.This is an adjective that means as far as something can be predicted. | c) hesitate |
| 4.This verb means to have some negative thing (such as a fee) applied or directed to you. | d) foreseeable |
| 5.This is a synonym for pause, it is usually used to talk about people though, and cannot be applied to things. | e) cancellation |
| 6. This is an adjective that means that something is legally or officially acceptable. | f) valid |
9. This letter contains some inappropriate vocabulary which is very difficult to spot. The words are either not formal enough, or ungrammatical. You need to find and change them using the words from the previous exercise. Find 6 mistakes
10. Replace the word get or the expression with get with a more appropriate word from the list below. Change the form of the verb where necessary.
| communicate | collect | deteriorate | improve | eliminate |
| recover from | receive | win | persuade | obtain |
1. I (got).. the data between 1 September and 31 October.
2. Ida has now (got over)... the shock of losing her job.
3. The economic outlook is expected to (get better)... in the coming months.
4. The government hopes to (get rid of)... the problem by the end of the year.
5. Our company (got)... many orders in the second half of the year.
6. Candy hopes to (get)... a loan from the bank. This will enable her to continue with her studies.
7. The patient’s condition (got worse)...during the night.
8. Dr Hudson tried to (get across)... her ideas as clearly and simply as possible, but some of the students still couldn’t understand.
9. Professor Marshal (got)... her colleague, Mr Watson, to take the laboratory session as she had to attend a meeting.
10. I (got)... a letter from the journal today. Apparently, they want to publish my article.
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Simple Past / Past Continuous
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