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1. The house is beautiful and perfect except __ one thing - the price
Except for
Act as - function
Whether to
Access to

2. I would have not tea ____ coffee
Delighted to = glad to
Instance of
Expected to
Not X but rather Y

3. The students' marks range ___ good ___ average
Encourage in
Agrees with
Range from X to Y
Elect to

4. Jayne contends (with/ that) his friend is innocent
Asked for
Contends that - claim/ state
Subscribe to
Range from X to Y

5. Her will power is starting to dwindle away
Reluctant to
Declared (takes nothing)
The more/ greater X - the more/ greater Y
Dwindle away - become less or smaller

6. The temperature outside is high enough to cause a heat stroke
Forbid to
Enough to
Disapprove of
Claims that

7. The document has been dated (at being/ at/ as being) 100 years old
Associate with
Compare with
Contrasing with
Dated at

8. Telenet gave Tim a credit (of / for) $100 because of an interruption in service
Credit for
Prized as - prized for
Danger to + noun
From X to Y

9. These CDs date (from/ on/ at) the early 70s
Less X than Y
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time
Manage with
Requires that X

10. The teacher failed half of the class (in/ on) the test
Dispute over
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Agrees with
Attend to

11. Evaporation is defined (as/ in/ to be) the process in which water changes into vapor
Speak with
Connection between X and Y
Conform to
Defined as

12. Jayne is unable to decide whether__ go to Harvard or Stanford
Determined by
Whether to
Drawn to - attracted to
Agree on = agree upon

13. The prisoner seeks pardon ___ the victim
Seek from
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
So much as = even
Encouraged X to Y

14. I have always regarded you ___ my brother
Not so much X as Y
Identical with
Promise to
Regard as

15. For centuries - people have been using herbs ___ remedies for the different diseases
Required of
Used X as Y
Enough to
Accused of

16. This group includes such cars ___ BMW ____ Audi
Contends that - claim/ state
Speak for
Credited with
Such X as Y and Z

17. Jayne permitted his son __ drive to college
Costs associated with
Permit X to Y
Drawn upon - used up
The same to X as to Y

18. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Many
The same to X as to Y
Similar to
Enable X to Y

19. There is a dispute ___ the new name of the city
Acting like - metaphorical comparison
Dispute over
Discourage from
Promise to

20. It will be interesting to see what results ___ the police's efforts
Sacrifice X for Y
Results from
Cares about = cares for
Correlate with

21. Just as Katy is a champion swimmer - __ is Angie
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Potential to
Encourage in
Expose to

22. I believe Jayne's version (as/ to be) the truth
Responsibility to
Indicate to
Believe to be
Expected to

23. Monarch declared all fundamental rights (none/ as/ to be) unconstitutional
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'
Declared (takes nothing)
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time

24. Gold jewelry has been prized ___ thousands of years
Prized for
Emerged as
Rates for
Confirm with

25. I chose an interesting gift __ anniversary
Choose X for Y
Seek from
Disapprove of
Access to

26. I am expecting parcel __ my brother
Try to
Concerned with
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Result in

27. Language structure is partly determined (by/ from) social structure
Inherited from
A means to
Determined by
Defined as

28. Jayne narrated the entire sequence __events to the cops
Responsibility to
Prohibit X from Y
Sequence of
Similar to

29. The thief has escaped ___ the prison
Escape from
Decide on - select
Not so much X as Y
Speak for

30. I am worried ___ my parents
Resemble in
Result in
Dwindle away - become less or smaller
Worried about

31. The CEO is responsible ___ meeting the assigned targets
Enable X to Y
Responsible for
Think of X as Y
Similar to

32. The MPs debate (about/ over/ on/ for) the bill tomorrow
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Conform to
Invests with

33. Could I draw attention (to/ at) this slide?
Draw attention to
Neither X nor Y
X instead of Y
Whether to

34. The management views the problem (as/ to be) an opportunity
Invested in
Modeled after
View X as Y
Dwindle away - become less or smaller

35. Jayne has invested 6 weeks __ preparing for the test
Connection between X and Y
Trained to
Invested in
Concerned about = worried about

36. Jacol likes to associate (with/ among) honest people
Associate with
View X as Y
Drawn upon - used up
Delighted to = glad to

37. It is the CEO's responsibility ___ meet the assigned targets
Seek from
Responsibility to
Whether to
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'

38. He was trained (to become/ as) an athlete ever since he was a child
Trained to
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Seek after
Range over

39. The job requires Jayne (to/ none) supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Compared to
Opinions on
Distinguish X from Y distinguish between X and Y
Require X to

40. I think my earlier request escaped your notice
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Permit (someone) through
Delighted to = glad to
Defined as

41. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
Preoccupied with
Consider X Y
Results from
Fascinated by

42. Please stop (acting like/ acting as) a kid
Essential to
Promise to
Acting like - metaphorical comparison
In danger of verb +ing

43. Do not expose the film__ direct sunlight
Expose to
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb; denotes the actual act of contrasting two things
Encouraged X to Y
Used X as Y

44. Are international charities becoming more localized ___the economic crisis?
Promise to
Localized in
Estimated to be
Identical with

45. No city seems better served by a motorway beltways than Madrid
Choose X for Y
Prefer X to Y
Better served by X than by Y
Credit to

46. The weakest candidate emerged (as/ to be) the winner
Draw attention to
Asked for
Emerged as
Similar to

47. His reasoning was flawed - and appeared to be independent (to/of) any logic
Rates for
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
The same to X as to Y
Independent of

48. The rules of war mandate ___ no prisoner be tortured for information
A means to
Requires that X
Mandate that
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things

49. Newton is credited (with the discovery of/ as discovering / to having discovered/ for discovering the laws of) gravity
Encouraged X to Y
Drawn to - attracted to
Credited with
Disapprove of

50. Jenny sought ____ a helper for her mother
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Essential to
Escape from
Seek out

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