CAE Set Expressions
Exercise 4: Miscellaneous Expressions
Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are EIGHT questions in all.
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1) I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... .
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position
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spot
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fix
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quandary
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2) There's no need to .......... your voice - I can hear you perfectly clearly.
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increase
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raise
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shout
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lift
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3) The company chairperson decided to give a bonus to all her staff to show her .......... for their hard work.
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recognition
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appreciation
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thanks
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acknowledgements
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4) When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... .
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thoughts
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speech
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words
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talk
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5) Do those suggestions .......... with your approval?
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get
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correspond
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agree
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meet
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6) I can't stop you going mountain climbing but it's entirely at your own .......... .
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danger
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chance
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risk
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trouble
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7) She doesn't know him personally - he's actually a friend .......... a friend of hers.
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of
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to
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in
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by
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8) I didn't mean to lose my temper with you. I just got .......... away for a minute.
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taken
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carried
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lost
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moved