My boss thinks he is very efficiency but he is not.

My boss thinks he is very efficient but he is not.	She is not satisfactory with the work you did.

She is not satisfied with the work you did	There are currently vacancies for skilful 
workers at the furniture factory.

There are currently vacancies for skilled
workers at the furniture factory.	I am very satisfying with my job. 

I am very satisfied with my job.	
Something that is very important to me is a sense of fulfilment.

Correct	He was fired for incompetence and persistent lateness.

Correct	Always she is complaining about something.

She is always complaining about something.	I’d rather frankly resign from my job than move to Shanghai.

Frankly, I’d rather resign from my job than move to Shanghai.	
I know how to speak only English, not write it.

I only know how to speak English, not write it.	I will be finishing / have finished/ will have finished the assignment by the end of the week.

I will have finished the assignment by the end of the week.	I can’t find my keys.
I may leave them in the office.

I can’t find my keys.
I may have left them in the office.	I was working for an insurance company before I was starting this job.

I worked for an insurance company before I started this job.	
I had a big and delicious serving of Italy ice-cream.

I had a big serving of delicious Italian ice-cream.	We ordered some fried and tasty seafoods in Cantonese style.

We ordered some tasty fried Cantonese seafood.	I had a chocolate and gorgeous cake which made my mother.

I had a gorgeous chocolate cake which my mother made.	It is widely recognized that regular exercise has many health benefits. 

Correct	
There have / It is / There is some doubt as to whether moderate alcohol consumption is good or bad for you.

There is some doubt as to whether moderate alcohol consumption is good or bad for you.	I was just about to buy a new iPhone when I suddenly realized I didn’t really want one.

I was just about to buy a new iPhone when I suddenly realized I didn’t really want one.
Correct	She was on the point of marrying Gilbert when she met Harry.

Correct	That’s rather expensive, or at any rate, outrageous.

That’s outrageous, or at any rate, quite expensive.	
Tones are very important in spoken Chinese; Thai, on the other hand, uses tones to express meaning.

Tones are very important in spoken Chinese; Thai, similarly, uses tones to express meaning.	Only two countries require a visa - for example, Russia and India.

Only two countries require a visa – namely, Russia and India.	There were twenty people in the photography class, most of whom had never used a camera before.

Correct	Good morning. I would like to know to whom I should speak about taking an IELTS test.

Good morning. I would like to know who I should speak to about taking an IELTS test.	
Would you like to have a dinner with me tomorrow?

Would you like to have  dinner with me tomorrow?	What are you doing at the Chinese New Year?

What are you doing at Chinese New Year?	I’m just popping to the bank. I’ll be back in a minute.

Correct	I don’t agree that the women should earn as much as the man.

I don’t agree that women should earn as much as men.	
Don’t hog / butt in / flow the conversation, Wilson. Give someone else a chance to speak.

Don’t hog the conversation, Wilson. Give someone else a chance to speak.	I think she put up / out / across her main point very well.

I think she put across her main point very well.	It’s a beautiful flat and very tasty /tastefully / tastelessly furnished.

It’s a beautiful flat and very tastefully furnished.	The meeting was so boring! Justus, the chief accountant, d________ on and on for nearly an hour. I fell asleep.

droned	
Stinky tofu. Definitely an a_________ taste!

acquired	Many people live in s_________ towns near the city and commute to work every day.

suburbs	This used to be a village but now it has been eaten up by urban s________ from the city.

sprawl	Robin Hood is an old l________ about a good thief who stole from the rich and gave the money to the poor.

legend	
After dinner he told an a_________ about a time he was travelling in America and lost his passport.

anecdote	You don’t need much to travel in India. You could get ___ on $10 a day if you were careful.

by	She r___ u___ a huge bill on her credit card and she still hasn’t p_____ it o____.

ran up;   paid it off	I bought this watch on i_______ and now I regret it.

impulse