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CloseUp C2 - pg 7 U1

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    Complete the sentences with the correct expressions. You may need to adapt the to the context.
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  • a. I was pissed off the last time I went to Ubatuba. Itamambuca was _______ tourists. You could barely take a walk without bumping into someone.
    a blind eye
    crawl with
    novel concept
    spew their human cargo
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  • b. As citizens, we cannot ________ to the political scandals which have occurred recently.
    commendable
    turn a blind eye
    get off its soapbox
    well-worn path
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  • c. I loathe those cruising ships that come to our coast and ___________ near our beaches. They get on my nerves.
    believe my ears
    turn a blind eye
    well-worn tourist path
    spew their human cargo
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  • d. Adapting to the ______ of work which will emerge with AI is inevitable.
    path
    well-worn
    obnoxious
    novel concept
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  • e. Ants have been _________ way before humanity. We should pay tribute to those little creatures.
    on the well-worn tourist path
    believing their ears
    well-worn path
    commendable
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  • f. Your assignment was ________. I'm going to show your classmates so that we use your work as a model for future projects. Thank you so much!
    commendable
    soapbox
    obnoxious
    crawling
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  • g. Miami is a ____________, especially for Brazilians... I reckon people could get to know other places such as New Orleans, Atlanta, or San Francisco.
    well-worn tourist path
    lax environment
    soapbox
    blind eye
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  • h. _____________ contribute to destructive mass tourism which not only damages our preserved areas, but also jeopardizes the lives of our animals. It is a whole ecosystem that is unfortunately affected.
    Lax environmental regulations
    Spewing
    Obnoxious backpackers
    Novel concept
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  • i. Thanks for listening and supporting our cause. Nonetheless, there is still one thing I would like to say before I _______.
    get off my soapbox
    commend
    turn a blind eye
    believe my ears'
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  • j. I can't bear those _________ that just because they have money and come from a developed country, they believe they are allowed to leave their good manners aside.
    obnoxious backpackers
    ears
    environmental regulations
    well-worn tourists
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  • k. Michelle ____________ when she heard that she got an airline ticket to visit the place of her dreams: Thailand. Not only was she enthusiastic, but also completely struck after hearing the good news.
    crawled with tourists
    turned a blind eye
    couldn't believe her ears
    commended
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