Cover of the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1 - Urban renewal for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Replace the words in italics with the correct form of these verbs. Then decide which of the synonyms are more common in academic / written English.

Answer

  1. undergone (undergone is more academic than gone through)
  2. poured (invested is more academic than poured)
  3. demolished (demolished is more academic than knocked down)
  4. initiated (initiated is more academic than set out)
  5. been neglected (been neglected is more academic than become run-down)
  6. flourishing (flourishing is more academic than doing very well)
  7. soared (soared is more academic than gone up a lot)
  8. imposed (imposed is more academic than brought in)