judgment or making an error in a calculation.
Exercise
Choose a word or phrase from the definitions above and write it in the
correct gap below.
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If there is more than one possible answer, choose the best option
for the sentence.
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You might need to use the same word or phrase more than once in
some cases.
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You may need to adapt the form of the word to fit into the
sentence. For example, you might need to change a verb to third
person singular to ensure subject-verb agreement like
bond-
bonds.
1. First, I have to ……………. whether I should study a Masters’ degree
or whether I should try to gain more industry experience.
2. Talk about a ……………….. day in your life.
You should say:
When it was.
What happened.
Why it was ………………. and how it made you feel.
Answer:
Ok, the most meaningful/important day I can remember
is blah blah blah
3. They should …………….. where the virus came from first, and then
establish ways to prevent this from happening again in the future.
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4. I always say that I’m going to be really organised for my tests, but I
always end up …………………….. it all in at the last minute!
5. I think that choosing this venue for the event was a
………………………… on my part, as they were completely
unprepared and didn-t offer any of the services they advertised. I
really should have checked their reviews first.
6. I think that in order to be as successful as possible at university, you
need to be …………………. by always keeping an organised
*Notebook and by always categorising your *Notes into sections.
7. I believe that it should be ……………………… to have some sort of
practical training as part of your degree. I think that getting industry
experience is vital in today’s job market.
*Note: ‘Industry experience’ is a term which literally means
experience of working in the sector where you want to be
employed. (It can be work experience placements or full-time
jobs you’ve had in the past)
8. I recently ………………. a new watch, which I have completely
fallen in love with!
9. The idea that time-travel is possible is purely …………….. We don’t
actually know because it is currently impossible to test the theory.
10. You make a …………… point. (This means: ‘What you’re saying is
fair’).
11. I think it’s important to have a ……………………… component in a
Business course so you can understand certain concepts, but you also
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need a practical component, so you can learn how to implement those
concepts in the real world.
12. Talk about something you’ve ……………. recently.
You should mention:
What It is
When you ……………… it.
How you …………….. it and why it’s important to you.
*Note: In this example you could talk about something you have
bought or a skill you have obtained through your efforts.
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