CAE Phrases and Expressions

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1) I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... .
1. position
2. spot
3. fix
4. quandary
2) There's no need to .......... your voice - I can hear you perfectly clearly.
1. increase
2. raise
3. shout
4. lift
3) The company chairperson decided to give a bonus to all her staff to show her .......... for their hard work.
1. recognition
2. appreciation
3. thanks
4. acknowledgements
4) When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... .
1. thoughts
2. speech
3. words
4. talk
5) Do those suggestions .......... with your approval?
1. get
2. correspond
3. agree
4. meet
6) I can't stop you going mountain climbing but it's entirely at your own .......... .
1. danger
2. chance
3. risk
4. trouble
7) She doesn't know him personally - he's actually a friend .......... a friend of hers.
1. of
2. to
3. in
4. by
8) I didn't mean to lose my temper with you. I just got .......... away for a minute.
1. taken
2. carried
3. lost
4. moved

CAE Set Expressions