ZHAW Proficiency VIII
ZHAW CPE Proficiency
ZHAW CPE Proficiency
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There was little he could do to calm the rampant _________ of his heart.
I spent all my childhood ____________________ to my siblings.
I was in the ______ of despair before I heard the good news.
Despite ____________ appearances, he wasn't as crazy as people thought.
The tail ______ the dog.
The first ____ of the ladder is important in your career.
After hours and hours trying to solve the problem, I was at my _____ end.
I've been _________ my brain trying to remember where we've met before.
Stop _____ my balls and leave me alone
I suspect that the seven section reading paper will be a __________ prospect to some
I really need some vacations now so that when I come back I can _________ in the operating theatre
I was in the ______ of despair before I heard the good news
My English knwledge improved _______ when I went to live to London.
The massive launching of DVD players ________ the end of the VHS era.
As soon as I _________ on the ship, it left for La Habana, where Fidel was waiting to kill me with the recently launched rocket.
As soon as I embarked on the ship, it left for La Habana, where Fidel was waiting to kill me with the recently ________ rocket.
It would be such a ________ trade if we ended up selling our new products abroad.
His poor excuses cut little ____ with the teacher.
She felt the very survival of the species may be at _______.
Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the ______.
Getting an A in this exam is _____ from easy.
far
Global English exists ... a political and cultural reality.
as
It's a mystery why the English language should have succeeded internationally, whilst ..... have not.
others
Latin was once a major international language, ...... having a complicated grammatical structure
despite
English also presents learners with all manner of real difficulties, ...... least its spelling system.
not
Ease of learning, therefore, has little to do with it. .... all, children learn to speak their mother tongue in approximately the same period of time .... of their language.
after, regardless
English has spread not ..... much for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has often found ...... in the right place at the right time.
so, itself
It is estimated that something ... the region of 80% of worldwide electronic communication is now in English.
in
It is estimated that something ... the region of 80% of worldwide electronic communication is now in English.
down
She was melancholy, but he, in ____, rarely looked sad.
turn / contrast
Frank is so wrapped _____ in himself, he rarely notices who else is around.
up
Japanese workers are tied ___ a strict work and leisure routine.
into
They were calling __________ for assistance, but to no avail.
REPEAT
repeatedly
For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most ....... figure in the history of western classical music.
INFLUENCE
influential
His ..... talent was already clearly evident as a young man.
ORDINARY
extraordinary
The exacted whereabouts of the party's true accounts was a _________ guarded secret.
ZEAL
zealously
........., he survived a rather unconventional childhood.
MERCY
mercifully
His ...... was all the more strange because of the attitude of his parents.
BRING
upbringing
He did not find his blindness .....; on the contrary, his other senses were heightened in compensation. ABLE
disabling
Despite his great grades from school, he was regarded as an ..... at work because of his laziness. ACHIEVE
underachiever
