60. Choose appropriate words to complete the sentences.
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The jobless rate hit 9,3% last month, after …(ing) for four months in a row. The country is …(ing) into recession once more. Her hopes for success …(ed) away to nothing. |
dwindle plunge rise |
2 |
Since Donald lost his job, the hopes of our buying a house have …(ed) even further. She finally had to go back to work to pay the bills that were …(ing) up. Staff saw costs …(ing) and sales slumping as the effect of the recession hit the company. |
mount recede escalate |
3 |
The personnel team has …(n) to 6,700 full-time employees from just 900 in 2000. During the recession spending …(ed) off from $800 million to $500 million. The work just keeps on …(ing) up and makes me want to scream. |
pile taper grow |
4 |
We’ve been almost buried under the … of junk mail. There was more than a … of truth in what he said. ... of labor was brought about by a prolonged period of population decline. |
Scarcity Avalanche grain |
5 |
Our lawyer went over the contract in … detail. Not long after this, he was declared bankrupt, reducing his already … prospects still further. They spent a(n) … amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition. |
immense minuscule minute |
6 |
Languages encompass … of regional accents of differing degrees of intelligibility. The police couldn’t arrest the intruder through the … of evidence. Our country has a(n) … supply of fossil fuels. |
Insufficiency Abundant multitude |
7 |
Do not be put off by some slightly clunky, overly … dialog. It allows investors to have a say in the running of the mighty companies to whom they entrust their relatively … savings or pensions. An exceptionally … artist with a wide-ranging repertoire, he has carved out a formidable international reputation. |
Versatile Verbose tiny |
61. Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits into the space.
That does not mean the end of the office, just its …4… into a social centre. According to the less-than-startling …5… of the research of communication patterns in the admittedly artificial environment, people talk to each other more when they work in close proximity. Quite often after moving into purpose-built accommodation companies start to regress showing meager or no improve of the …6… or qualitative indices. It turned out that when the architects were designing the new building they decided that the coffee room where everyone ate their sandwiches at lunch times was an …7… luxury and so dispensed with it. And with that, they inadvertently inflicted …8… harm to intimate social networks that empowered the whole organization. As while people gathered …9…, useful snippets of information were being exchanged, difficult problems were discussed and casual comments sparked the idea for a …10…, thus stimulating collaboration.
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9. Form 10. Solve |
Now spaces for copying machines, coffee
rooms, meetings and …1… areas usually come second to the
offices in which people spend most of the day working. Some day
central offices will come to resemble a hotel lobby or home and
managers will have to abandon their long-cherished notion that a
…2… employee is the one well seen. Appearing on time and
looking busy will soon become …3… as people will only be
judged by the results of their work.