The ... refused to correct the paper, claiming it was illegible
tester
marker
inspector
controller
other
There is a locally elected … which has responsibility for roads, street lighting, and other facilities.
council
body
constituency
establishment
other
There is a lot of water on the floor. I think the washing machine must be ... .
dropping
leaking
oozing
seeping
other
There was a ... of rubbish in the corner of the bedroom.
dump
mass
pile
stack
other
There was a terrible storm at sea last night and one of the boats ... .
dived
drowned
floated
sank
other
The ship's captain and members of the ... welcomed us on board.
cast
crew
staff
team
other
The ski ... warned the new skiers about the risk of stretching.
coach
teacher
instructor
trainer
other
The spade is a garden ... .
instrument
machine
piece
tool
other
The successful ... will serve a three-month trial period before being offered a permanent position.
applicant
entrant
finalist
introductor
other
The teacher returned the student's paper because his handwriting was totally ...
illiterate
illegible
unreadable
unintelligible
other
The tourist's camera was ... because he had brought it to the country illegally.
stolen
confiscated
deprived
taken away
other
The weekly market sells mainly fruit, vegetables and dairy ... .
manufactures
output
products
stocks
other
They bought the land with a ... to building a new office block.
goal
purpose
reason
view
other
They live in a(n) ... house which stands by itself in a field.
attached
detached
detaching
semi-detached
other
This was one of the few crimes he did not ...
achieve
commit
make
perform
other
Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually ... to its original splendour.
renewed
renovated
repaired
restored
other
Though the crime was ... thoroughly no clues could be found.
enquired
investigated
researched
studied
other
Union leaders called for … between themselves and the government.
consultations
elections
speeches
quarrels
other
Visitors to the zoo are asked not to ... the lions.
bite
fret
nag
tease
other
Voting for strike action must be done by secret ... .
ballot
voting
poll
action
other
We are going to ... our house by building another room on to it.
develop
extend
spread
stretch
other
We're going to ... a cruise on the river next weekend.
go
sail
take
travel
other
We regret that it is impossible to meet the ... dates for the goods you recently ordered from us.
arrival
deadlock
delivery
service
other
We ... to announce a further delay in the departure of flight BE-555.
apologise
mourn
regret
repent
other
We've run ... sugar. Ask Mrs Helpful to lend us some?
away with
down
off
out of
other
What do you think of this old lamp? I got it cheap at a ... sale.
deposit
jumble
refuse
rubbish
other
When he forgot his lines the ... whispered them from the side of the stage.
messenger
prompter
supporting cast
reminder
other
When I turned on the switch, the lights ... .
cracked
expired
fired
fused
other
When I was invited to a ... -dress party last week, I went as an angel and I wore a beautiful two-winged costume.
fancy
funny
historical
masquerade
other
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