Choose the best answers to complete the sentences, or replace the underlined part.
Question 1. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their ________ down for a while.
Question 2. In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ________ with the interviewers.
Question 3. Please don't ________ a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
Question 4. It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it ________ purpose.
Question 5. Could you ________ me a lift into town?
Question 6. If we didn't ________ any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.
Question 7. On the whole, the rescue mission was well executed.
Question 8. The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
Question 9. The players' protests ________ no difference to the referee's decision at all.
Question 10. My neighbors are really tight with money. They hate throwing away food, don't eat at restaurant, and always try to find the best price.
Question 11. Alice said: "That guy is ________ gorgeous. I wish he would ask me out."
Question 12. The party leader travelled the length and ________ of the country in an attempt to spread his message.
Question 13. I read the contract again and again ________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
Question 14. People who take on a second job inevitably ________ themselves to greater stress.
Question 15. My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
Question 16. We were all in a ________ mood because the weather was good and we were going on holiday the next day.
Question 17. Both universities speak ________ of the programme of student exchange and hope to cooperate more in the future.
Question 18. With this type of insurance, you're buying ________ of mind.
Question 19. Vietnam U23 made not only Asia but also Europe keep a close eye on them. They ________ internationally.
Question 20. It is the ________ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.