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1. We will be up the creek without ___________ if we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly.

A. an anchor B. a paddle C. a sailor D. a rope

Key: B

be up the creek (without a paddle) = to be in a very difficult situation

2. We could talk about this problem until the ___________ come home, but it wouldn't solve anything.

A. cows B. pigs C. sheeps D. crows

Key: A

till the cows come home = for a very long time, or for ever

3. I know ten dollars is just a drop in the ___________, but if everyone gives that much, it will make a big difference.

A. box B. jar C. kettle D. bucket

Key: D

a drop in the bucket = an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation

4. About 20 percent of the country's population is ___________ with the drought while the government sends no help.

A. afflicted B. affected C. inflicted D. inflected

Key: A

be afflicted with something = be affected in an unpleasant or harmful way.

5. The discovery will help the scientists to ___________ the mystery of how the Chinese built this structure.

A. dissolve B. interrogate C. dismantle D. unravel

Key: D

unravel (v) = to explain something that is difficult to understand or is mysterious; to become clearer or easier to understand

6. Hundreds of scientists have tried in a(n) ___________ hope to realise the absurd dream of reviving the dead.

A. forlorn B. gripping C. far-fetched D. imminent

Key: A

forlorn (adj) = unlikely to succeed, come true, etc.

7. Living in a countryside tends to ___________ us from the rush and pressure of the modern world.

A. insulate B. safeguard C. refrain D. upkeep

Key: A

insulate sb/sth from/against sth = to protect somebody/something from unpleasant experiences or influences

8. I ran into an unknown in the Lexico-Grammar exercise, but I didn't try and ___________ the gap.

A. held over B. hung out C. pressed on D. stuck at

Key: C

press on = to continue traveling or doing something

9. The accused ___________ guilty to all charges and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

A. confessedB. pleadedC. admittedD. pledged

Key: B

plead (v) = to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime

10. Given her domineering personality, I would understand if you wanted to ___________ of this relationship.

A. bail out B. conk out C. draw out D. air out

Key: A

bail out = to escape from a situation that you no longer want to be involved in

11. The sound of the waves ___________ on the shore lulled the little girl to sleep after a tired day.

A. surging B. thundering C. clapping D. breaking

Key: D

break (v) = when waves break, they fall and are dissolved into foam, usually near land

12. The nature of fame is ___________, you may be sought after when you are still young but will soon be forgotten when old age comes.

A. eminent B. transient C. alluring D. wavering

Key: B

transient (adj) = continuing for only a short time

13. Staying inside for weeks during the lockout has driven many people around the ___________.

A. bend B. curve C. edge D. dump

Key: A

drive/send sb round the bend = to make someone very bored or very angry

14. I can't understand how they were ___________ into believing that they had won a lot of money.

A. hoodwinked B. alluded C. misled D. perjured

Key: A

hoodwink (v) = to deceive or trick sb

15. I attended a ___________ sale the other night and saw people queueing up to buy old clothes in order to clothe their children

Key: A

jumble sale = a sale of a mixed collection of things that people no longer want, especially in order to make money for an organization

1. Since the couple is not really famous, their wedding ceremony was very much a ___________ affair. (RADAR)

BELOW-THE-RADAR (adj) = ignored or not noticed much by people in general

2. The ___________ of the new policy was higher productivity but lower employee satisfaction. (SHOT)

UPSHOT (n) = the final result of a situation

3. Ever since my father passed away, my brother has become the ___________ of the whole family. (PIN)

LINCHPIN (n) = a person or thing that is the most important part of an organization, a plan, etc., because everything else depends on them or it

4. People believe that ___________ cooperation in the high-tech sector would benefit both countries. (LATERAL)

BILATERAL (adj) = involving two groups of people or two countries

5. Never been in a relationship, the girl ___________ in all the attention she received. (LUXURY)

LUXURIATES (v)

luxuriate in sth = to get great pleasure from something