Flying the Nest vocabulary - Unit 9

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

parenthood

paternity

motherhood

maternity

overtime

flexitime

downtime

sometime

resignation

release

retirement

recess

submit

propose

hand

tender

delegating

assigning

extracting

committing

bodily

manual

brute

unrefined

rising

start-up

forward

upfront

confiscated

eliminated

eradicated

removed

1 Margaret will be on (1) ___ leave for several months after the baby is born. 2 Companies are required to pay (2) ___ for hourly employees who work more than 40 hours per week. 3 If you decide to take early (3) ___ , you may find that your pension will be much lower. 4 I'm here to (4) ___ my resignation because I've found a better-paying job elsewhere. 5 Susie doesn't do a whole lot of work around the office because she's very good at (5) ___ her duties. 6 This job doesn't require a lot of high-level skills as it's mostly (6) ___ labour. 7 The (7) ___ costs I had to pay for this flat meant I had to save up for four months. 8 The disgruntled employee was (8) ___ from the property by force.

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