Tieng anh

George decided to ____________ from his position as company chairman.
step down
step down from

Don`t tell me you`ve read War and Peace __________!
already


The news report ____________ the plight of the refugees.
highlighted


She always fights best when the ____________ are down.
chips
difficult situation

The Sales Manager spent several months ____________ up his team.
building
team building

James had, __________, saved the manuscript of his first novel from the burning house.
at least


The minister made no __________ of any further negotiations.
mention
mention of

Activities in the department store were ____________ by animal rights activists protesting against the sale of fur coats.
disrupted


In the early years of the twentieth century, several rebellions ____________ in the northern parts of the country.
broke out
rebellions break out

He broke his arm in two places and it was a long time before the bones would ____________.
knit
broken bones knit= összeforrnak

As the election results came through, the Prime Minister ____________ defeat.
conceded
concede defeat

Any athlete who aims to ____________ performance by taking drugs is likely to be detected and banned.
enhance
enhance/improve + performance

The bad weather ____________ longer than had been expected.
carried on
= continue

Anyone ____________ ticket has been stolen should contact the airline immediately.
whose


Mary said she wanted to be Prime Minister when she grew up but Anna, not to be ____________, said she was going to be Queen.
outdone
not to be outdone

You`ll be willing to help, ____________ you?
won’t
You will…, won’t you?

Let`s do our best to help, ____________ we?
shall
shall we?

Attendance at the council meeting was very ____________.
poor
poor/low attendance

Before his act, the magician had to ____________ an assistant in the audience.
plant
(secretly)

Douglas took ____________ of his meeting with the Prime Minister to argue his case.
advantage
take advantage of

She got the job ____________ of considerable competition.
in the face
in the face of = vminekellenére

Being alone in the house all day looking after three young children is enough to make anyone`s patience wear ____________.
thin
wear thin

The minister assured us that there were ____________ funds for this project.
ample
= sufficient

William is an authority ____________ medieval tapestries.
on
authority on

There are hundreds of endangered ____________ in the world.
species
endangered species

He always wants to have things his own __________.
way
have it your (own) way

The consultant outlined the patient’s ____________ and asked the students to identify the disease.
symptoms
symptoms of an illness

The police promised him ____________ from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully.
immunity
immunity from prosecution

I could tell that John didn’t know ____________ had been an accident.
there


He is a man ____________ to the police.
known
known criminal

Harold would rather we ____________ hold the meeting on Friday.
didn’t
I’d rather you didn’t so sg

The police asked the kidnappers to ____________ the deadline by six hours.
extend
to extend a deadline

Marcus never writes the timetable down. He keeps it in his ____________.
head
do sg in your head

Scottish pound notes are not legal ____________ in England.
tender
legal tender

____________ do his views reflect those of the company as a whole?
to what extent
= how much

If only he ____________ help us by talking directly to the boss.
could


Guy was ____________ the conspiracy because of his friendship with the conspirators.
drawn into
draw sb into sg = belevon

____________ no fault of his own, Brian was an hour late for the meeting.
Through
through no fault of sb’s own

The forecasters take a gloomy __________ of the economic future.
view
gloomy view

Tania was ____________ after the accident and had to spend several weeks in bed.
incapacitated
= munkaképtelen

Since he spoke about the subject so indirectly, it was difficult to see what he was __________.
getting at


Extra blankets will be supplied on ____________.
request
supply on request

____________ had I left the hotel when I was surrounded by photographers.
Hardly
hardly…when

____________ we understand his reasons, we cannot condone his behaviour.
Even if


The accused ____________ guilty to all charges.
pleaded
plead guilty/innocent

Many of his best photographs of the conflict were taken when he was actually ____________ fire.
under
be under fire =be shot at

Failure to ____________ with the rules will result in dismissal.
comply
comply with the rules

He justified his harsh words on the grounds that they had