Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1While waiting for the verdict, the defendant paced ............... outside the courtroom.
Wrong!
The fixed binomial is "to and fro", meaning back and forth in repeated movement.
2Before approving the merger, the board asked for a balanced summary of the ............... .
Wrong!
The conventional order is "pros and cons", referring to advantages and disadvantages.
3For high-risk evacuations, the agency follows a ............... protocol rather than improvising.
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The established expression is "tried and tested", meaning proven reliable by experience.
4The supplier said the revised price was final: ............... .
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The ultimatum is conventionally phrased "take it or leave it", meaning no negotiation is offered.
5If the data protection loophole remains open, stricter regulation will be implemented ............... .
Wrong!
The fixed binomial "sooner or later" means eventually, even if the timing is uncertain.
6The ethics committee stressed that consent is not a ............... issue when vulnerable patients are involved.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "black and white", meaning clear-cut and allowing no grey area.
7Only after months of ............... did the engineers find a coating that could withstand the heat.
Wrong!
The method is called "trial and error", where repeated attempts gradually reveal what works.
8The documentary deliberately blurs the boundary between ............... to make its political point.
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The usual binomial is "fact and fiction", especially in the phrase a distinction between the two.
9The report's credibility was damaged by the consultant's ............... approach to the literature review.
Wrong!
"Cut and paste" is the fixed expression for copying material mechanically, often without enough thought.
10For the trapped climbers, a delay of even one hour could turn the rescue into a ............... situation.
Wrong!
The fixed compound is "life-or-death", meaning involving survival or the gravest possible consequences.
11A successful coalition requires ..............., especially when no party has a majority.
Wrong!
"Give and take" is the fixed phrase for mutual compromise or reciprocal flexibility.
12By the time the auditors arrived, the inventory was ............... complete, apart from a few disputed entries.
Wrong!
"More or less" is the fixed expression meaning approximately or almost completely.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- While waiting for the verdict, the defendant paced to and fro outside the courtroom.
- Before approving the merger, the board asked for a balanced summary of the pros and cons.
- For high-risk evacuations, the agency follows a tried and tested protocol rather than improvising.
- The supplier said the revised price was final: take it or leave it.
- If the data protection loophole remains open, stricter regulation will be implemented sooner or later.
- The ethics committee stressed that consent is not a black and white issue when vulnerable patients are involved.
- Only after months of trial and error did the engineers find a coating that could withstand the heat.
- The documentary deliberately blurs the boundary between fact and fiction to make its political point.
- The report’s credibility was damaged by the consultant’s cut and paste approach to the literature review.
- For the trapped climbers, a delay of even one hour could turn the rescue into a life-or-death situation.
- A successful coalition requires give and take, especially when no party has a majority.
- By the time the auditors arrived, the inventory was more or less complete, apart from a few disputed entries.
