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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. ☊ appropriate ☊
I couldn't give the programme my undivided attention. ☊ attention ☊
I'm always being criticized. ☊ be ☊
The proposed merger has been blocked by the government. ☊ block ☊
People often lose confidence when they are criticized. ☊ confidence ☊
People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). ☊ criticism ☊
criticize sb/sth for sth: The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously. ☊ criticize ☊
When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence. ☊ defence ☊
Public feeling is being ignored by the government. ☊ feeling ☊
She has been heavily criticized in the press. ☊ heavily ☊
There was heavy fighting in the capital last night. ☊ heavy ☊
The party was divided on this issue. ☊ issue ☊
During the war their lands were occupied by the enemy. ☊ land ☊
Her mind is completely occupied by the new baby. ☊ mind ☊
observe that...: She observed that all the chairs were already occupied. ☊ observe ☊
He spent his childhood in occupied Europe. ☊ occupied ☊
The capital has been occupied by the rebel army. ☊ occupy ☊
criticism of the police (= they are criticized) ☊ of ☊
He was personally criticized by inspectors for his incompetence. ☊ personally ☊
They reached safety seconds before the building was engulfed in flames. ☊ safety ☊
The fields were divided by stone walls. ☊ wall ☊