Unlock 5 U4 emphas&contrast

 

In this community, everyone donates a part of their salary to a charity, ​ (a)   people who don't make very much money.

• EVEN
• let alone
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are emphasizing that EVERYONE donates

 

He has always been careful with money, ​ (a)   when he was a small boy.

• let alone
• not to mention
• even

Answer explanation

We are emphasizing that EVERYONE donates

 

The website's new interface makes everything easier: browsing, reading online reviews, ​ (a)   ​ shopping!

• let alone
• not to mention
• even

Answer explanation

We are adding an additional example, which strengthens the argument

 

The amount of time that has been spent on this project, ​ (a)   money, is astonishing.

• let alone
• even
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are adding an additional example, which strengthens the argument

 

He's one of the kindest and most intelligent, ​ (a)   handsome, men I know.

• let alone
• even
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are adding an additional example, which strengthens the argument

 

By the end of the holidays we ate so much I couldn’t look at satsumas, ​ (a)   “Russian salad”.

• let alone
• even
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are adding an additional example, which strengthens the argument

 

 Bananas were scarce at the time, ​ (a)   mangoes.

• let alone
• even
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are adding an additional example, which strengthens the argument

 

The new director has never run a small company, ​ (a)   a global enterprise.

• let alone
• even
• not to mention

Answer explanation

We are emphasizing how unlikely something is via comparison with another even more unlikely thing

 

I can't remember the last time I went into this bookstore, ​ (a)   bought anything here.

• even
• not to mention
• let alone

Answer explanation

We are emphasizing how unlikely something is via comparison with another even more unlikely thing

 

My grandmother has never used the internet, ​ (a)   bought anything online.

• even
• not to mention
• let alone

Answer explanation

We are emphasizing how unlikely something is via comparison with another even more unlikely thing