U5_Target Band 5.0_Set 05.1_Examples
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ease the problem of overcrowding | To E___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , new prisons will be built. |
| ease | After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ___ . |
| attempt | This is my second A___ at the exam. |
| made no attempt | He ___ ___ ___ to be sociable. |
| attempts | She made a few half-hearted ___ to join in their conversation. |
| attempted | He A___ to escape through a window. |
| subsidized | The housing projects are S___ by the government. |
| lack of confidence | Her only problem is ___ ___ ___ . |
| lack of effort | If he fails it won't be for ___ ___ ___ . |
| crumble | The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to ___ . |
| crumbling | Support for the government is C___ . |
| decline | a sharp D___ in the standard of living |
| alternative | There must be an A___ to people sleeping on the streets |
| have no alternative | I'm afraid I ___ ___ ___ but to ask you to leave. |
| limit population growth | The government is trying to L___ ___ ___ . |
| healthy growth | A balanced diet is essential for H___ ___. |
| growth | Plant ___ is most noticeable in spring and early summer. |
| got stuck in traffic | We G___ ___ ___ ___ for several hours. |
| heavy traffic | There was H ___ ___ on the roads this morning. |
| ease traffic congestion | New measures have been introduced to try and E___ ___ ___ in the city. |
| fertilizers pesticides | The ___ and ___ used on many farms are polluting the water supply. |
| pollutes | We won't invest in any company that P___ the environment. |
| lead to | Eating too much sugar can___ ___ health problems |
| blames | Hugh ___ his lack of confidence on his mother. |
| reduces | My weight R___ when I stop eating sugar. |
| urge | Lawyers will ___ the parents to take further legal action. |
| forecast | They ___ a large drop in unemployment over the next two years. |
| forecast | Oil prices are F___ to increase by less than 2% this year. |
| congestion | The traffic C___ in the city gets even worse during the summer. |
| tripled | The workforce has T___ in size since the new factory opened. |
| declined | His interest in the project D___ after his wife died. |
| commuters | The train was packed with C___. |
| major change | There has been a M___ ___ in attitudes recently. |
| major cause | Sugar is a M___ ___ of tooth decay. |
| addicted | He's A___ to computer games. |
| hopeless | They searched for survivors but it was H___. |
| hopeless | She was depressed and felt totally H___ about the future. |
| moaning | Thelma's always M___, and forgets how lucky she actually is. |
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