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unit 68 English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I often feel there is a cultural _____ London _____ New York. | affinity between , and |
| I _____ the writer as I read this novel. | felt an affinity with |
| Her singing is more _____ that of Rihanna than Adele. | akin to |
| To _____ a sporting _____ , middle age is like half-time at a football match. | use , analogy |
| The picture this news article paints ______ the truth. | does not correspond to |
| It’s a mistake to _____ the price of something with its true value. | equate |
| She knew that to apologise would be _____ admitting she had failed. | tantamount to |
| The goals of the two sides in the war have become almost _____ . | interchangeable |
| Mrs Burton’s house was _____ all the others in the street. | indistinguishable from |
| The state of Maine in the USA is not _____ parts of Scandinavia. They both have lakes and forests. | dissimilar to |
| To pretend I didn’t want to be with her would be _____ telling a lie. | tantamount to |
| What you say _____ what I’ve heard too. I’m sure it’s correct. | corresponds to |
| His life story is more ______ a novel by Charles Dickens than a James Bond film. | akin to |
| The culture of the north of the country is quite _____ that of the south, and it’s a mistake to think they are the same. | distinct from |
| There is a close affinity _____ Singapore _____ Hong Kong; both are crowded, vibrant cities existing in a confined space. | between, and |
| I just cannot feel any affinity _____ his poetry; it’s too dark and cruel. | with |
| This version of her essay is indistinguishable _____ the first version. I can’t see any changes. | from |
| It would be a great mistake to equate his shyness _____ coldness or unfriendliness. | with |
| His ideas are not that dissimilar _____ mine. | to |
| The temperatures in Moscow are currently comparable _____ those in New York. | with |