Fill in all the gaps choosing a linking word from the drop-down list.

BREAKDOWN BREAKTHROUGH BREAKUP

COME-DOWN CUTBACKS DROP-OUTS GO-AHEAD
GROWN-UP HANDOUT LAY-OFFS
LET-UP ONLOOKERS OUTBURST OUTLOOK STOPOVER TURNOUT
UPBRINGING

1. Tony’s been demoted to Assistant Manager. What a _______________ for him!

2. The tourist office has a free ___________________ on cheap accommodation in London.
3. Patricia suffered a nervous _____________________ when she lost her job.
4. Miguel’s devotion to the company contributed to the ____________________ of his
marriage.
5. Scientists have made an important ____________________ in the field of genetic
engineering.
6. The planning authorities gave the school the ______________________ for an extension.
7. At South London University, there were several _______________________ from the
Computer Science course this year.
8. Tommy, ask a ___________________ to help you next time you want to do some painting.
9. Keith has always had a rather narrow ________________ on life. I put it down to his strict
__________________.
10. It poured down all day without any ______________________.
11. The whole room was stunned into silence by Gordon’s angry ______________________.
12. The ____________________ in the building trade are a direct result of the in government
spending.
13. The advantage of flying Air Canada is that the fare includes a free _________________ in
Vancouver.
14. Whenever Madeleine chairs a meeting, we get a much better ______________________.
15. To the delight of the ____________________, the Princess posed on the steps for
photographs.
ANSWER KEY:

1. COME-DOWN
2. HANDOUT
3. BREAKDOWN
4. BREAKUP
5. BREAKTHROUGH
6. GO-AHEAD
7. DROP-OUTS
8. GROWN-UP
9. OUTLOOK/UPBRINGING
10. LET-UP
11. OUTBURST
12. LAY-OFFS/CUTBACKS
13. STOPOVER
14. TURNOUT
15. ONLOOKERS