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The actress was desperate to (i) ___________ the part in the
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23 Oct 2017, 18:05
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The actress was desperate to (i) ___________ the part in the new Michel Gondry film. It was (ii) ___________ role, with lots of onscreen time and a number of long scenes that would allow the actress, usually cast as a vapid ingénue or bombshell, to truly show her dramatic range.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) land | (D) a grave |
| (B) ascertain | (E) a plum |
| (C) ensure | (F) an agonistic |
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Re: The actress was desperate to (i) ___________ the part in the
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12 Nov 2017, 16:31
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The first blank needs to be a synonym of get. Ascertain doesn’t make sense, and ensure is used incorrectly — the actress might want to ensure that she gets the part, but it doesn’t make sense to say that she wants to ensure the part itself. The second blank should describe a role with lots of onscreen time and good scenes; you need a synonym for good. That’s exactly what plum means.
Land, a plum.
The first blank needs to be a synonym of get. Ascertain doesn’t make sense, and ensure is used incorrectly — the actress might want to ensure that she gets the part, but it doesn’t make sense to say that she wants to ensure the part itself. The second blank should describe a role with lots of onscreen time and good scenes; you need a synonym for good. That’s exactly what plum means.
Land, a plum.
Re: The actress was desperate to (i) ___________ the part in the
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08 Aug 2021, 05:13
08 Aug 2021, 05:13
Why not theatrical for the second blank? theatrical essentially means dramatic ie. "big" role compared to the original vapid ingénue that the actress used to be doing?
