Fill in the gaps with one word:
1. At first _______ it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed houses, but in ____ there are also tower blocks there.
2. In ____________ to the twins, Jason has another child by his first wife.
3. ___________ all else, the government must keep the promises it has made.
4. ____ in all, I would say John and I had a very nice
trip
5. In the last
______we shall have to turn to him for help.
6. In many cases religious persecution is the cause of people fleeing their country. A case in _______ is colonial India.
7. Difficult ______________ it may be, there is no other option.
8. The chair he sat in was ___________ near as comfortable as the one behind his desk.
9. His travel articles are always, for one reason or ___________, fascinating.
10. _________ I saw it, we had no choice.
11. To the ________ of my knowledge, they were supposed to arrive yesterday.
12. England isn't _______ as big as Russia.
13. It’s nothing __________ as bad as he said.
KEY
1. sight
at first sight: If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight, you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different. E.g. It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight.
fact
2. addition
3. Above
above all: is used for referring to something that is more important than any of the other things you could mention. E.g. He will be remembered above all as a loving husband and family man.
4. All
All in all…(with everything
considered)
5. resort
In the last resort…: when there are no other possible courses of action (Sp. como último recurso) e.g. They would in
the last resort support their friends whatever they did. In the last resort we can always walk home.
6. point
a case in point: an example of the situation or behaviour that you are talking about. A good example of something. E.g. Supermarkets often charge too much for goods. Bananas are a case in point. Shoppers tend to think that high prices mean high quality. Electrical goods are a case in point.
7. though/as
Adj+ though/as+ it+ verb: Expensive though it was, you certainly got your money's worth.
8. nowhere
nowhere near: If you use nowhere near in front of a word or expression, you are emphasizing that the real situation is very different from, or has not yet reached, the state which that word or expression suggests. E.g. It was nowhere near as difficult as I thought it would be.
9. another
for one reason or another: used for saying that there is more than one reason for something. For various reasons. E.g. What is something you absolutely refuse to do for one reason or another?
10. As
I was able to stay working and go to school at the same time because as I saw it, I was a hard worker and I took my job seriously.
11. best
To the best of my knowledge/belief: used for saying that you think your statement is true, because it is based on what you know/believe, but you are not completely sure. E.g. To the best of my knowledge, no similar book has been published. To the best of my belief, everyone arrived on time. The shopkeeper assured investigators that, to the best of his belief, he had not seen the suspect pass through that morning. To the best of my belief, we should be done with the seminar around lunchtime.
12. nearly/quite
13. like
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