Unit 7 (Focus 4 - 2nd edition)

They used to ___________ in for tennis but now they prefer badminton.

They __________ in the furniture when I bought the house.

My best friend __________ me into going to the party with her last week.

We’ve __________ out why our electricity bill was so high this month.

It’s a truly _________________ moment for the world of science.

I think it’s _________________ to leave early in the morning to avoid the worst traffic.

They were able to _________________ quickly to my request.

I would love to gain _________________ in the field of chemistry.

This tea is supposed to help with ________________ so I think I’ll try it.

The level of _________________ in my student accommodation isn’t great.

I wish the kids could somehow ____  ______ all their devices and enjoy the outdoors.

Judging by how awful it looks, this house may ____________________ since it was first built.

This idea needs _________________________     as soon as possible!

Nobody likes ___________________________ for granted.

My son____________________ this watch by my dad for his 10^th birthday.        

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

It seems that early blues influenced his music.

His music ______________________________by early blues.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

They say Jack stole Maria’s motorbike.

It is ___________________________________ by Jack.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

Historians believe the painter spent his early childhood in this house.

The painter____________________________his early childhood in this house.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

They think there is a low risk of groundwater contamination.

There ______________________________ a low risk of groundwater contamination.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

We could argue that there isn’t enough evidence to support this hypothesis.

It _______________there isn’t enough evidence to support this hypothesis.

It is___that the upcoming years may be the most exciting time in history of astronomy.

It is ______ that more celestial bodies will be identified in the next fifteen years than have been in the previous fifty altogether.

Until now, the technique has been dependent _____human oversight, which of course slowed down the work.

Lately, astronomers have been using a combination of techniques designed to assist them in finding planets resembling Earth and APF has greatly _______the level of automation in this process.