Page 25 Success & failure answers A. 1.
The two warring countries managed to
reach / achieve a
compromise over the terms for peace.
2.
During his first year as President he managed to
achieve / accomplish / fulfil a lot more than his predecessor had
in the previous five.
3.
The company couldn’t aford to move to new premises but were able to
reach / secure an agreement for a new
lease.
4.
He worked hard at his job and was soon able to
achieve / realize / fulfil his
ambitions of being promoted to
marketing manager. (Note:
realize can also be written
realise )
5.
The country badly needed to increase its overall standard of living and attempted to
achieve / reach / attain its
targets - those of free education and healthcare - within eight years.
6.
After four years of hard work, the motor racing team managed to