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1. I doubt (that/ whether) his venture will succeed
Either X or Y
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Native of - use for human
Doubt that

2. It will be interesting to see what results ___ the police's efforts
Inherited from
Disclose to - reveal
Results from
Target at

3. Is this shirt promised __ anyone?
View X as Y
Many
Either X or Y
Promise to

4. The job requires Jayne (to/ none) supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Contrasing with
Choose X for Y
Require X to
Invested in

5. I'm delighted (to/ at) make your acquaintance
Grow into
Sacrifice to
Enough to
Delighted to = glad to

6. The prisoner seeks pardon ___ the victim
Instance of
Estimated to be
Acting like - metaphorical comparison
Seek from

7. Jenna is contrasting her casual jeans (with/ to) a formal top
Compared to
Used X as Y
Contrasing with
From X to Y

8. My car is better (than/ from) yours
Better than
Responsibility to
Depicted as
Access to

9. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
Drawn to - attracted to
Concerned about = worried about
Consider X Y
Composed of

10. The management views the problem (as/ to be) an opportunity
Similar to
Resemble in
View X as Y
Contend with - compete with someone

11. The weakest candidate emerged (as/ to be) the winner
The same to X as to Y
Refer to
Emerged as
Seek out

12. Jayne and Tina agree (on/ with) the need to hire a trainer
Agree on = agree upon
Appear to be
Consequence of = result of
Composed of

13. Don't expend too much effort (at/ on) this document
Credit to
Subscribe to
Expend on - spend on
Refer to

14. Jayne wants to know what is required (of/for) him in this job
Required of
In danger of verb +ing
Determined by
Native of - use for human

15. The country's mind is preoccupied ___ soccer
Expend on - spend on
Speak with
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Preoccupied with

16. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
Composed of
Indicate that
Flee to
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something

17. Newton is credited (with the discovery of/ as discovering / to having discovered/ for discovering the laws of) gravity
Credited with
Native of - use for human
As great as
The same to X as to Y

18. Jayne narrated the entire sequence __events to the cops
Elected as
Whether to
Sequence of
Necessary to

19. Not only is he very intelligent - ____ very humble
Dependent on
Escape from
Not only X but also Y
Invested in

20. Jayne said the would (try to come/ try and come) on time
Prized for
Not so much X as Y
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Try to

21. By the end of the contest the boxer had drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy he had
Seek after
Drawn upon - used up
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Speak up

22. I believe Jayne's version (as/ to be) the truth
Enable X to Y
Delighted to = glad to
Not X but rather Y
Believe to be

23. The house is beautiful and perfect except __ one thing - the price
Independent from
Except for
Composed of
Permit up

24. The chairman approves __ the new marketing plan
Count on
Approves of
Persuade X to Y
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone

25. Walter claimes __ he can run backwards
Aid in finding
Claims that
Delighted to = glad to
Permit up

26. For some people - laptops are just a means __ an end
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
In order to
Flee to
A means to

27. I am not so much sad ___perplexed
Flee to
Approves of
Agree upon = agree on
Not so much X as Y

28. Can you make yourself indifferent _____ someone you love?
Indifferent towards
Costs associated with
In order to
Flee to

29. My achievement is no less than his achievement
Promise to
Better served by X than by Y
Responsibility to
No less ... than

30. I hope I do not fail (in/ on) the test
In order to
Fail in - you will fail in something
Instance of
Isolated from

31. In Argentina - Maradona is often compared (to/with) God
Try to
Compared to
Allowed for
Localized in

32. Jayne thinks ___ Jack ___ is best friend
Think of X as Y
Elect to
Contend with - compete with someone
Composed of

33. I chose an interesting gift __ anniversary
Defined as
Choose X for Y
Emerged as
Mistake X for Y

34. I have always regarded you ___ my brother
Likely to be
Originate from
Sacrifice X for Y
Regard as

35. Jayne cant decide (among/ between) a laptop - a mobile phone and a media player
Composed of
Sacrifice X for Y
Necessary to
Among

36. There was not _____ a speck of dust in the house
Reluctant to
Connection between X and Y
Focus on
So much as = even

37. The teacher failed half of the class (in/ on) the test
Enough to
Require to
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Approves of

38. You can't explain ___ all your mistakes
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Sacrifice to
Expected to
Composed of

39. The chairman claimed that he was speaking ___ his experience
Better served by X than by Y
Invests with
Manage with
Speaking from

40. Both Jayne __ Jack are coming for dinner
Both X and Y
As good as = nearly
Seem to be
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying

41. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Neither X nor Y
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Costs associated with
Require to

42. He prized his only child ____ everything else in the world
Except for
Prized above
Noted that
Dwindle away - become less or smaller

43. Jerry was drawn (to/ at) the sports car
Many
Not so much X as Y
Drawn to - attracted to
Independent of

44. We choose him (as/ to be) our representative
Encouraged X to Y
Danger to + noun
Chosee as
Credited with

45. The CEO is responsible ___ meeting the assigned targets
Danger to + noun
Discourage from
Responsible for
Instance of

46. The landlord owes me an apology - he as good as coled me a thief.
From X to Y
Restrictions on
As good as = nearly
Confirm with

47. The team credits its own success (to/ with) good fortune
Focus on
Elected as
Credit to
Encouraged X to Y

48. Jayne is fascinated (by/ with) his boss
Among
Fascinated by
Require to
Conform to

49. Jayne's grades are so poor (as to/ in order to) lead to his expulsion from the school

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50. We isolated the chemicals___the source of the leak
Either X or Y
Ability to see - Cats can see.... is better
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Isolated from

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