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1. I find the way she keeps playing with her hair rea lly ______ .
A. thrilled B. irritated c. thrilling D. irritating
2. She w a s ______ to discover that she had won íĩrst prize.
A. excited B. lucky c. astonished D. nervous
3. You m ust have f e l t ______ w hen all your exam s were over.
A. relieved B. upset c. irritated D. cross
4. The Silence o f the Lam bs is the m o s t___ íĩlm I’ve ever seen.
A. terrifíed B. tcrrif3ãng c. scarod D. excited
5. I w a s ______ that Tom could come to the party after all.
A. irritating B. nervous c. íurious D. glad
6. The m anager really wanted Anna to join the company: he believed she
would be a v a lu a b le______ to his team of sales people.
A. addition B. accum ulation c. supplem ent D. appendage
7. Everything included, the cost o f our new living room came to a ______
total of £10,000.
A. full B. great c. gross D. grand
8. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a _ _ in the hold.
A. gate-crasher B. stowaway c . interloper D. trespasser
9. If you know when you’re Corning back it would be better to huy a
ticket.
A. ílrst-class B. single c. return D. one-way
10. Cheese and spinach pie is a traditional G reek _____ .
A. cuisine B. food c. course D. dish
11. How long does it usuỄdly take to __ for a dom estic ílight?
A. check in B. check out c. check over D. check on
12. The brochure stated the hotel was situ a ted ___ beside the sea.
A. direct B. right c. precise D. exact
13. Sheila had butterílies in h e r ______ before the interview.
A. face B. heart c . palms D. stom ach
14. I hadn’t been riding before and could b a rely _ the horse at íĩrst.
A. get into B. get out of c. get on D. get off
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1. The ___ in our building often falls asleep at the front desk.
A. caretaker B. stockbroker c . undertaker D. bookmaker
2. He took w ith many of the points she made, claim ing they were
ịncorrect.
A. exception B. issuc c. account D. trouble
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3. The sink is com pletely blocked so w e’ll have to get a (n )_______ .
A. m iner B. undertaker c. surgeon D. plumber
4. The o rg a n isers______ how many people would be attending the course
and there were not enough chairs.
A. underestim ated B. overestim ated
c. overrated D. estim ated
5. ______ a minute! I can’t íínd my keys.
A. Keep on B. Hold on c. Go on D. Carry on
6. You ju st never lift a ______ to help me — I have to do everỊdhing myselí!
A. shoulder B. hand c. finger D. wrist
7. S cientists seem to be trying to push t h e ______ of nature to the limit.
A. laws B. codes c. rules D. regulations
8. There was a ______ on the door who w ouldn’t let us into the disco.
A. reíeree B. lifeguard c. w restler D. bouncer
I w on’t act in íllm s that are too violent — I ______ the line at that.
A. paint B. make c. draw D. w rite
10. I had lost m y glasses in the w ater and could barely the edge o f the
river.
A. notice B. recognise c. remark D. distinguish
11. If y o u ______ to Berlin, call my friend Peter and say “hello” from me.
A. will go B. w on ’t go c. go D. going
12. She gets fìfteen per c e n t ______ on every Insurance policy she sells.
A. salary B. com m ission c. bonus D. pension
13. My uncle is thinking of next yeeir and spending the rest o f his life
travelling round the world.
A. retiring B. being made redundant
c. being sacked D. being resigned
14. Before they opened the new factory a lot o f the young people round here
w e r e ______ th e dole.
A. in B. up c. at D. on
15. She h a s _____ a position as general manager.
A. applied B. applied for c. solicited D. asked
16. I worked all sum m er but I didn’t ___ enough to save any money.
A. gain B. win c. pay D. earn
17. In the interview they asked if I had m u c h __ w ith computers.
A. experience B. experim ent
c. experim ents D. experiences
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18. Many governm ents have tried to b a n ______ .
A. syndicates B. em ployers c. trade unions D. em ployees
19. There is a special section o f the newspaper entirely devoted to j o b __
A. advertisem ents B. announces
c. propaganda D. publicity
20. I look forward t o ______ from you and receiving your brochure.
A. heard B. hearing c . hear D. hears
21. Are there any sq u a sh __ in the area?
A. greens B. pitches c. rings D. courts
22. People som etim es use baseball _ as weapons.
A. clubs B. sticks c. bats D. rackets
23. It doesn’t m atter which footb£dl team you support t h e______
__ is always in
the wrong.
A. linesm an B. referee c. arbitrator D. um pire
24. I think the is a bit too high, don’t you?
A. net B. ring c. pitch D. set
25. , I w ant to explain why the team has not m anaged to get into the
íírst division.
A. At the end B. In the end c. Pinally D. Last
I’d like to huy the radio, but I haven’t got any m oney on m e at the
m om ent. Could y o u ______ for me for a day or two?
A. bring it round B. lay it in
c. take it in D. put it on one side
2. “Were you told to get dinner ready?”
“No, I did it o f my o w n ______ .”
A. desire B. accord c . idea D. will
3. Mr N ewrich invited his guests to an expensive restaurant. However, he
f e lt ______ at ease.
A. sick B. painful c . ill D. unw ell
4. Police blamed a sm all hooligan in the crowd for the violence
which occurred.
A. constituent B. elem ent c. division D. portion
5. The police arrested the wrong m an m ainly because they ____ the
nam es they had been given hy the w itness.
A. bewildered B. merged c. coníused D. puzzled
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6. The police car raced down the Street w ith t h e ______ blaring.
A. siren B. bell c. gong D. alarm
1. Even very active children oíten stop playing sport w hen t h e y _____ .
A. tell o fĩ B. bring up c. grow up D. look up
2. There is som e controversy over who is responsible for the _____ of
penicillin.
A. creation B. discovery c. invention D. revolution
3. I in ferred ______ his remark that Mrs Vegetarian doesn’t eat meat.
A. from B. o f c . to D. with
4. He said he would sue us, but I don’t think h e ’l l ______ his threat.
A. achieve B. bring about c . períorm D. carry out
5. How about a glass o f orange juice t o ______ your thirst?
A. quash B. quench c. quell D. quieten
6. He was arrested for trying to pass ____ notes at the bank.
A. camouAaged B. fake c. counterfeit D. fraudulent
7. The safe deposit b o x ____a high-pitched sound w hen it w as moved.
A. ejected B. excluded c. expelled D. em itted
8. Her chain w as made o f ___ gold, unm ixed w ith any other m etal.
A. pure B. dishonest c. clean D. right
9. I haven’t b e e n ______ P ete lately.
A. getting up to B. getting through to
c. gettin g on with D. getting round to
10 . Although it was o n ly ______ jewellery, it looked real enough.
A. ííctional B. untrue c. invented D. im itation
11 . You £u:e late again - please try to be in future.
A. accurate B. punctual c. eíĩìcient D. reliable
12 . A íter he broke the window, the boy w a s ______ from school.
A. exiled B. excluded c. extracted D. expelled
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13. A child’s íìrst five years are the m ost im portant as far as learning is
1. The con d u ctor______ the boys off for m isbehaving on the bus.
A. told B. said c. shouted D. cried
2. The íírst th in g he did was to _ his shoelaces and take his shoes oíĩ.
A. disconnect B. m islead c. undo D. unpack
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16. W hen the detectives finally trapped him, he had t o ______ to lying.
A. recourse B. resource c. resort D. retort
17. He w as very thrilled w hen he heard he h a d ______ th e exam.
A. passed B. approved c. failed D. won
18. I w ish h e ’d let u s m ake som e o f the decisions instead o f completely
ta k in g ______ all our m eetings.
A. in B. over c. off D. up
19. ______ m y opinion, students shouldn’t have to repeat the year if they fail
their exams.
A. In B. At c. On D. From
20. Prof. Rush was speaking so quickly I couldn’t __ w hat he said.
A. accept B. listen c. catch D. take
21. Jane said she could n o t ______ the inform ation given in the lecture.
A. accum ulate B. absorb c. admire D. listen
22. Mr Wellbred w ent to a school which ______ good m anners and self-
discipline.
A. blossom ed B. planted c. harvested D. cultivated
23. The sm ell of the burnt cabbage was so ______ that it spread to every
room.
A. pervasive B. eíĩu sive c. extensive D. diíĩuse
24. Suddenly I understood períectly and everything f e ll______ place.
A. down B. for c. into D. out
25. Mr Horrid w as a terrible teacher and obviously n o t ______ for teaching.
A. cut in B. cut on c. cut up D. cut out
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1. Most o f the were unim pressed by his latest fílm.
A. review s B. criticising c. critics D. com m ents
2. It was so em barrassing w hen Romeo forgot his ___ in the second act.
A. paper B. lines c. part D. script
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22. The lecturer spoke so fast that I found it hard to t a k e ___ w hat he
was saying.
A. away B. up c. over D. in
23. In th e exam ination you may be asked for com m ents on v a rio u s___ of
a topic.
A. angles B. features c. aspects D. qualities
24. Failing the final exam was a b ig ______ to my hopes.
A. band B. kick c. hit D. blow
25. Sign your nam e on t h e ______ line.
A. dotted B. broken c. drawn D. spotted
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1. Can you pass m e a knife? I w ant to _____ these onions.
A. fry B. roll c. chop D. grate
2. She had to her dress because she had lost so m uch weight.
A. shift B. change c. loosen D. alter
3. Look at that beautiful brooch! I only paid $3 for it at the sale. It was a
r e a l______ .
A. bargain B. affair c . beneíĩt D. occasion
4. You’ll b e ______ your m oney if you buy that hat: you will never wear it.
A. giving away B. w asting c . saving D. losing
5. The cost o f the m aterial is in the ___bill for the work.
A. included B. enclosed c. held D. combined
6. If you don’t know how to w ash that sweater, look at t h e __ inside
the collar.
A. badge B. label c . notice D. sign
I don’t think I could eat a n y ______ , but I’d like a coffee.
A. dessert B. starter c. m ain course D. second helping
8. Can y o u ______ the soup while I slice the bread?
A. sprinkle B. w hisk c . roll D. stir
9. I fínd it really hard to walk in shoes w ith very h ig h ______ .
A. soles B. heels c . bottom s D. supports
10. Could you go down to the baker’s and get me a of bread and a
couple o f jam doughnuts.
A. loaf B. piece c. lump D. slice
11. He was charged w ith a ( n ) ______ of currency regulations.
A. break B. disrespect c . breach D. observance
12. Our Insurance policy offers im m ediate _ against the risk of
burglary, accident or daimage by íìre.
A. cart B. security c. relief D. cover
13. The m an jum ped out o f the window and co m m itted ______ .
A. suicide B. hom icide c . murder D. death
14. She is alvvays w earing a strange red hat w ith a long in it.
A. hỄŨr B. fur c. feather D. tail
15. “How would you like your hair cut, sir? - “Ju st a __ _ p lease.”
A. cut B. trim c . shave D. snip
18. We had to w ait in a ___ in the post offíce for over ten m inutes.
A. row B. line c . queue D. íĩle
19. I lost the receipt and the shop Eissistant refused to give m e a _____ .
A. discount B. refund c . guarantee D. exchange
20. They said they could order it for me because they didn’t have m y size in
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1. D on’t take that road. T here’s always v e r y ______ traffic along there.
A. heavy B. strong c. powerful D. hard
2. S he’s s o ______ skinned that nothing offends her.
A. hard B. thick c. strong D. heavy
3. This tea is t o o ______ for me. Could you bring me som e hot water?
A. strong B. thick c. hard D. heavy
4. The older children used to on him in the playground at lunch time.
A. get B. hit c. pick D. beat
5. Put the lid back on the tin so that the biscuits crisp and fresh.
A. stay B. bring c . get D. becom e
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6. 1’m afraid th at the herring we had for supper has given m e ______ .
A. sickness B. indisposition c. infection D. indigestion
7. M iss D iligent did nine hours’ ______ stud3ãng a day for her exam.
A. solid B. heavy c. powerful D. big
8. It w as during m y stay in India that I ______ taste for very hot curry.
A. gained B. acquired c . got D. received
9. I suppose I ______ lent the book to Simon, but I’m alm ost sure I didn’t.
A. m ight B. could c. m ust have D. m ight have
10. Y o u ______ that m an our phone number. I didn’t trust him at all.
A. m ust not have gi ven B. m ight not have gi ven
c. should not have gi ven D. could not have gi ven
11. The hot w eather has made t h e ______ even worse.
A. fam ine B. drought c . Aoods D. hail
12. Fortunately only three passengers suffered m in o r_____ .
A. hurts B. pains c . injuries D. damages
13. The governm ent have declared a State of after yesterday’s
earthquake.
A. crisis B. em ergency c. urgency D. danger
14. Scientists are working to find a cure fo r __ like AIDS.
A. ills B. inílrm ities c. diseases D. com plaints
15. Thousands of __are Aeeing the war in the north.
A. em igrants B. em ployees c. escapees D. reíugees
16. This lim e juice n e e d s _____ beíore you can drink it.
A. diluting B. dissolving c. soítening D. w atering
17. Put the orange ___ in the w aste basket, not on the floor
A. skin B. find c. Shell D. peel
18. People were injured h y __ stones the size o f tennis balls.
A. sleet B. gale c. hail D. snow
19. The food they serve here is excellent because they have a f in e ____.
A. cooker B. chef c. headwaiter D. stove
20. I can’t rem ember M£Lry’s number. r il have t o ______ in the phone book.
A. look it up B. look it c . look for D. look it out
21. They arrived so late for the meal, that the food w a s ______ .
A. dried B. hard c . spoilt D. lost
22. D on’t bring those clothes in off the line yet. T hey’re still a b i t ______ .
A. humid B. mild c. cool D. damp
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23. She had just th e Shell o f th e hard-boiled cgg and w as sta rtin g to
peel it.
A. burst B .cracked c. fractured D. sh attered
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1. I can get on a lot less now that I don’t have to pay rent.
A. ovor B. down c. by D. through
2. I am ___ ĩurious with Charlotte. How could she forget our wedding
anniversary?
A. absolutely B. extrem ely c. very D. terribly
3. Her s o le ______ in the hotel kitchen was peeling potatoes.
A. role B. profession c. job D. work
4. Be careíul not to th e tray too m uch or th e g la sse s w ill slide OÍT.
A. bend B. tilt c. incline D. tw ist
5. Can’t I ___ you to another piece of cake?
A. convince B. persuade c. pull D. tem pt
6. I couldn’t open the w ine as I didn’t have a __
A. corkdriver B. corkscrew c. lever D. screwdriver
7. We’ve got two cats and they get __very well together.
A. down B. through c. on D. by
8. I haven’t had a chance to read anything apart from the in today’s
paper.
A. headings B. titles c. captions D. headlines
9. How m any tele v isio n ______ do they have in your country?
A. canals B. channels c. ways D. num bers
10. I w ish the papers w eren’t always so full of about the royal family.
A. gossip B. rumour c. slander D. chat
My íavourite radio is Radio 3.
A. canal B. channel c. station D. way
A rude bov his tongue out at me.
A. put B. stuck c. showed D .to o k
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13. Do you know w h a t______ Radio 3 is on?
A. frequency B. line c. dial D. position
14. The Su n is a newspaper w ith a _ of over three ĩxiillion.
A. distribution B. coverage c. circulation D. sales
15. Can you pass m e t h e ___ control? I w ant to see if my favourite soap
has started.
A. far B. removed c. distant D. rem ote
16. He never really g o t ____ his relationship w ith Jenny.
A. through B. by c. over D. up
17. W aiting outside the exam ination room, I trembled w it h ______ .
A. com prehension B. apprehension
c. expectation D. tension
18. Fm terribly sorry but we haven’t got any copies o f the book in stock.
They s o ld ______ early this morning.
A. out B. up c. through D. over
19. It is ______ that students will have doubled their vocabulary in three
m onths.
A. worry B. íoreseen c. hope D. anticipated
20. I w ouldn’t eat those gooseberries if I were you, they don’t lo o k ________
to me.
A. ripe B. ready c. íormed D. underdone
21. In a m ultiple-choice exercise it ’s som etim es easier to ______ the wrong
answers before choosing the right one.
A. om it B. exclude c. give D. elim inate
22. That fish sm ells terrible! Throw it in t h e ______ .
A. bin B. rubbish
c. sink D. waste-paper basket
23. I couldn’t get to Wendy so I left a m essage on her answering
machine.
A. over B. through c. hy D. up
24. I was com p letely___ out after running so far.
A. exhausted B. run c. worn D .rubbed
25. She is hard-working and efficient. ___ , she has had several years’
experience o f this kind o f work.
A. As w ell as B. N ot only c. However D. Furthermore
13. As the elephant walked along he swung h i s ____ from side to side.
A. beak B. íĩn c. trunk D. hump
14. The lio n ______ w hen the keeper tried to make him go back into his cagc.
A. roared B. neighed c. moocd D. barked
15. I think it ’s tim e you and told him you think things should be
changed.
A. killed two birds w ith one stone B. put the cat am ong the pigeons
c. took the bull by the horns D. got out o f the rat race
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16. Why did you and m ention the party to Roger? It was supposed to
be a surprise.
A. let the cat out o f the bag B. put the cat am ong th e pigeons
c. have kittens D. kill two birds w ith one stone
17. It m ust be true. I heard it straight from t h e _____ m outh.
A. dog’s B. horse’s c. cam ers D. cat’s
18. I know you ’re upset about breaking up w ith Tony but there are plenty
m o r e ______ .
A. horses in the stable B. cows in th e íleld
c. tigers in the zoo D. fish in the sea
19. H alf way up the m ountain there was a __ w here climbers could stay
over night.
A. hut B. bungalow c . cottage D. bed-sit
20. It took them over an hour to put up th e ir _____
A. hut B. ten t c. caravan D. bungalow
21. He lives in a t in y ___ up in the m ountains.
A. suburb B. city c. village D. town
22. He likes to spend his holidays lying on a beach and she likes to spend
hers w alking i n ______ .
A. a country B. the country c . country D. som e country
23. Have you seen the exhibition at that n e w ______ in the high Street?
A. stadium B. theatre c. cathedral D. gallery
24. Com petition from goods produced w ith cheaper labour has m eant that
m a n y ______ have closed.
A. m arkets B. factories c. stadium s D. galleries
25. The royal w edding was celebrated in the m agniíĩcent sixteenth-century
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1. The puppy was ___ so m uch I nearly dropped him.
A. sniggering B. vvriggling c. chuckling D. giggling
2. We w e r e ______ that the ílight would be delayed for two hours.
A. invited B. ordered c. intormed D. instructed
3. He m anaged to the branch of a tree and avoid being swept away
by the flood waters.
A. grasp B. clutch c. hug D. m unch
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4. That m an next to me on the bus m ust have been a . My wallet
has gone.
A. shoplifter B. kidnapper c. hijacker D. pickpocket
5. The murder took place in the m ain Street in the middle of the day, but
there were n o ______ .
A. judges B. prosecutions c . w itnesses D. juries
6. He was w hen he was caught trying to catch a plane to France.
A. arrested B. put on probation
c. executed D. acquitted
7. Skilled ___ have produced períect copies o f m any o f the world’s
famous paintings.
A. m uggers B. sm ugglers c. rapists D. íorgers
8. The judge released him on but h e ’11 have to appear in court again
next week.
A. sentence B. bail c. punishm ent D. fine
9. We made the nearest port w hen we hearđ the storm warning.
A. out B. of c. up D. for
10. The judge’s r u lin g _____ a wave of protest cam paigns across the country.
A. instigated B. launched c . provoked D. com m enced
11. Mrs Baker rolled out the pastry and cut it into pretty ______ before
baking it.
A. shapes B. pictures c. m easures D. sizes
12. If you don’t lift that saucepan carelully, it will spill and you m a y ______
yourseir.
A. cut B. peel c. skin D. scald
13. I don’t like m y steak cooked too long. I like it
A. burnt B. underdone c. raw D. well done
14. Frozen food should always b e ______ before it is cooked.
A. defrosted B. dissolved c. m elted D. soítened
15. When you have cracked the eggs, put t h e ______ in the rubbish bin.
A. coverings B. shells c. covers D. skins
16. S h e ______ the tablecloth carefully and put it away in a drawer.
A. bent B. creased c. foldcd D. pleated
17. A fat lady sat on my shopping bag in the bus a n d ______ my tom atoes.
A. squashed B. crushed c. broke D. squeezed
18. There w as a sh£irp______ and the plate broke into two pieces.
A. bang B. crack c. crash D. noise
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19. Can you give m e a teaspoon t o _____ my tea?
A. beat B. spin c. turn D. stir
20. Instead o f telling her where h e’d really been, he made
complicated story.
A. out B. for c. up D. of
21. W e’ll make for lost tim e if we keep working for a couple more
hours.
A. out B. up c. for D. of
22. It’s fífteen years since Tim othy worked in Holland and h is Dutch is
pretty n o w ______ .
A. stale B. scratchy c. sloppy D. rusty
23. The person who ______ an exam ination is supposed to see that nobody
tries to cheat.
A. dom inates B. governs c. supervises D. leads
24. Add the essence until the teaspooníul is beaten into the mixture.
A. drop hy drop B. inch hy inch c . leaf hy leaf D. spot hy spot
25. Please don’t talk in the _ because there is an exam ination in the
lecture hall.
A. promenade B. lane c. corridor D. way
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1. I know you have a good voice and have am bitions to be an opera singer
but don’t give up your d a y ______ yet!
A. job B. work c. situation D. place
2. I am in t h e ______ as to where Chris was last night.
A. shade B. pink c . dark D. black
3. Breaking his leg dealt a ___ to his chances of becom ing a professional
footballer.
A. thum p B. strike c. hit D. blow
4. Jane is a S3nnpathetic listener. She lent me a(n) __w hen I lost my
job.
A. mind B. ear c. m outh D. eye
5. L et’s m ake a dash for the train now as the rain seem s to b e ______ ofĩ.
A. reducing B. slow ing c. easing D. running
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21. Harry blew a ______ w hen his holiday was cancelled.
A. fuse B. plug c. switch D. Socket
22. D espite her poor exam results, Alice put a ______ face on the situation.
A. tough B. brave c . courageous D. bold
23. I was thrilled to m ect Paul McCartney in the w hen I sat next to
him at the theatre.
A. m eat B. blood c. ílesh D. vein
24. I’m very sorry, but t h e s e ______ are out of stock at the moment.
A. vvares B. goods c. com m odities D. supplies
25. E a c h ______ of the house m ust pay his own tax.
A. dvveller B. settler c. resident D. inhabitant
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1. Once at the skating rink, Ivan was allowed to skatc to his h eart’s _____
A. happiness B. delight c. content D. contentm ent
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1. My father has decided t o ____ a beard to cover a sm all scar he has on
his chin.
A. rear B. bring up c. breed D. grow
2. My grandm other was a lovely person w h o ____ pleasure from helping
others.
A. derived B. gathered c. deduced D. collected
3. You were r e a lly ___ w hen you paid $100 for those shoes. T hey’re not
even leather!
A. svviped B. ripped off c. pinched D. pilfered
4. I can’t tell you the population of Prague, but th ere’s an
encyclopedia in the cupboard.
A. off-hand B. in hand c. at hand D. on hand
5. After m aking several bad business deals the company was losing money
hand o v e r ______ .
A. finger B. wrist c. fist D. thumb
6. Maggie is so moody and unpredictable. S h e’s apt to fly off the ______
vvithout any real cause .
A. strap B. handle c. catch D. belt
7. A (n )______ proportion of the population did not vote in the last elections.
A. essential B. fundam ental c. grave D. signiílcant
8. When a former secret agent tried to publish his memoirs, the
governm ent had certain parts of the b o o k ______ .
A. forbidden B. prohibited c. censored D. disallowed
9. Benjamin Britten, the composer, is probably m ost ______ for his opera
“Peter G rim es”.
A. conspicuous B. fam ous c. remarkable D. distinguished
10. ______ scientists from around the world m et in London to discuss a
revolutionary new drug.
A. N otew orthy B. Elevated c. Prestigious D.Em inent
11. Greg has, to all in ten ts a n d ______ , íínished his degree course, w ith the
exception of his final dissertation.
A. purposes B. reasons c. aims D. proposals
12. It was justice for Ted to receive a parking fine w hen he was at the
doctor’s.
A. poetic B. only c. rough D. small
14. We giggled at the sight of Mrs B r o w n ______ down the road in her six-
inch stiletto heels.
A. staggering B. tottering c. reeling D. stum bling
15. He slam m ed my hand in the car door and, to add insult t o ______ , didn’t
stop to apologise.
A. damage B. harm c . injury D. infam y
16. We were all on a ______ -edge until the very end of the Hitchcock íĩlm.
A. chair B. knife c. cliff D. razor
17. Those stones have been here sĩnce t im e ______ .
A. immemorable B. immortal c . innuxnerable D. immemorial
18. Enjoy your “Sunw oy” cruise, safe in t h e ______ that everything has been
taken care of.
A. aw areness B. recognition c . knowledge D. fact
19. This shoe repairer is so quick that he can sole and heel your shoes in a(n)
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1. I think you a nerve w hen you m entioned Ralph’s forthcom ing
retirem ent.
A. touched B. had c. drilled D. hit
2. Yes, I saw the last episode of the series, but I’m none t h e ___ about
w hat really happened.
A. better B. surer c. cleverer D. wiser
3. Thousands of reíugees are cam ping at the betw een the two
countries, hoping to fĩnd asylum.
A. boundary B. brim c. border D. rim
4. After six m onths of convalescence in a nursing home, Sim on is finally on
t h e ______ .
A. m end B. top c. go D. run
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5. For stam ps and coins to be o f value, they need to be in m in t_____ .
A. State B. situation c. condition D. appearance
6. The professor looked as if he were ____ away in a world o f h is own.
A. yíirds B. kilom etres c. streets D. m iles
7. Dave gave th e oữĩce party a ______ that year.
A. m iss B. hit c. chance D. break
8 . The cup is full to t h e ______ so be careíul w hen you carry it.
A. brim B. boundary c. verge D. border
9. Young children are o fte n ______ to illnesses such as m easles.
A. liable B. sensitive c. susceptible D. apt
10. Som e people like t o ______ their neck doing dangerous sports.
A. endanger B. breeik c. tw ist D. risk
11. After losing my job, I was on the ___of a nervous breakdovvn.
A. border B. brim c. verge D. bounds
12. The school playing fields are out o f ___ while equipm ent is being set
up for the cricket match.
A. bounds B. brim c. verge D. border
13. Children should keep away from the riv er ______ in case they fall in.
A. bounds B. bank c. brim D. border
14. W e’re spending our holidays on t h e ______ this summer.
A. beach B. bank c. coast D. shore
15. The old lady _ her bag for fear she m ight lose it.
A. seized B. grabbed c. grasped D. clutched
16. Isn ’t packing three suitcases for a weekend away going a b i t _____ ?
A. overload B. overhead c. overboard D. overskill
17. In spite of his stam m er, Gerald rose to the and delivered a
tascinating speech.
A. top B. situation c. bait D. occasion
18. “How often do you visit your parents?”
“ ______ so often, even though they live some distance aw ay.”
A. Even B. Ever c. Every D. Never
19. My puppy was very expensive because h e ’s a sp ecia l______ .
A. breed B. sect c. tribe D. caste
20. “Do you think I should ask Andy?”
‘T ’m sure h e ’ll be o n ly ______ w illing to help you w ith the project.”
A. ju st B. too c. that D. so
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1. The ___ o f the failure o f the bank resulted in m any people losing their
life-savings.
A. catastrophe B. problem c. trouble D. cause
2. The play was such a ___ that it came off after only two nights.
A. cataclysm B. calam ity c. catastrophe D. disaster
3. Hundreds of workers have been due to financial problem s at the
factory.
A. sacked B. resigned c. made redundant D. retired
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9. Victoria w ent to great ___ to complete a high quality presentation.
A. eíĩbrts B. torm ent c. pains D. diíĩĩculty
10. Ju lia’s work is not a _____ on N atalie’s.
A. patch B. spot c. scratch D. scrap
11. Somebody as conceited as Ron needs bringing down a ___ or two.
A. step B. notch c. rung D. peg
12. N ew technology is b e in g ______ in at work.
A. phased B. shown c . installed D.ííltered
13. The foreman came to the building si te to pay the w orkm en’s _____
A. fees B. allowance c. wages D.salaries
14. I have no appetite and I am lethargic. I’ve been feeling u n d e r __ for
ages.
A. pair B. threat c. stress D. par
15. The economic situation m akes many people unw illing to take t h e ___
and open their own businesses.
A. plunge B. bull c. initiative D. opportunity
16. I don’t know how I c a n _ up the courage to tell him the awful news.
A. pick B. set c. store D. pluck
17. The new soap opera on Channel 3. new depths in term s of
tastelessness.
A. fills B. reaches c. plumbs D. achieves
18. W e’ll keep you _____ o f any further changes in the exam ination
specihcations.
A. noticed B. announced c. mailed D. posted
19. R elief workers ___ hundreds of crates o f second-hand clothing which
had been donated.
A. revealed B. unpacked c . unwrapped D. unveiled
20. The Queen was present at the o íĩĩc ia l______ o f the statue.
A. unveiling B. unpacking c. unwrapping D. revealing
21. The hut finally fell down, unable to _________ days o f violent winds
and rain.
A. put up w ith B. w ithstand c. support D. afford
22. As a single parent, it ’s difficult for her t o ______ a family.
A. put up w ith B. afford c. support D. w ithstand
23. I phoned the company, who ___ m e that my goods had been
despatched.
A. coníírm ed B. assured c. guaranteed D. reassured
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24. It was extrem ely _____ of you to drive home in that blizz2ird.
A. reckless B. adventurous c. im pervious D. instinctive
25. Please send a reply to the w edding invitation in order to _____ your
attendance.
A. guarantee B. coníĩrm c. Eissure D. reassure
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1. I really admire the hero of the fílm. H e’s s o ______
A. reckless B. adventurous c. foolhardy D. instinctive
2. A m odern cash register keeps a record of e v e r y ___
A. contract B. deal c. purchaser D. transaction
3. Looking after a house, four children, a lazy husband and two dogs is real
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1. Shift work does have i t s ______ som etim es.
A. u ses B. conveniences c. reasons D. purposes
2. My husband told me in n o ____ term s that I would have to econom ise
on household expenses.
A. unsure B. uncertain c. vague D. unclear
3. We had a ______ of a tim e at Jason’s party yesterday.
A. w eek B. period c. whole D. whale
4. I n ______ did I knock on the huge o£ik door, for nobody answered.
A. vane B. m ane c . vain D. vein
5. Investors were caught by the Sharp drop in share prices.
A. undecided B. unaw6U'es
c. unsuspecting D. unconscious
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1. Sea levels are expected to _ considerably in the next few decades.
A. rise B. raise c. arise D. lift
2. I was w ondering if you could me up at your place for the night.
A. give B. live c . take D. put
3. He put his own life a t ______ in an attem pt to save his dying friend.
A. danger B. risk c. hazard D. threat
4. H eavier íĩn es should be im posed on those people w h o ______ litter.
A. w aste B. dump c. throw D. drop
5. You only need to put a _ of salt in the m ixture, not a whole
teaspoonful!
A. piece B. drop c. pinch D. little
6. He w a s ______ an injection in his arm.
A. put B. given c. had D .trea ted
7. You have very high b lo o d ______ , Mr Woolg2ir.
A. tension B. infection c. level D. pressure
8. I should like to point out that two m onths have ______
____ since you
promised to come and repair my television.
A. elapsed B. expired c. lapsed D.transpired
9. H e ______ m e to do more exercise.
A. suggested B. offered c. recommended D. said
10. I w ish you ’d g e t ____of these old books - you never read them any more.
A. away B. out c. lost D. rid
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25. She h asn ’t spoken German for over a year and I think she w ants to
b r u sh ______ a few things.
A. out in B. on w ith c. over on D. up on
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1. Where do you think his new enthusiasm ___ from?
A. springs B. leaps c. sources D. traces
2. I w ish you would stop sittin g on t h e ___and decide w hose side you ’re on.
A. wall B. crossroads c. fence D. middle
3. My brother’s _taller than me.
A. bit B. som ething c . more D. slightly
4. S h e’s even broken the door! Look, the handle has _ofĩ.
A. parted B. come c . gone D. split
5. A (n )______ attem pt hy the army was quickly foiled.
A. m utiny B. overthrow c. overtake D. coup
6. Take your um brella, ju st in case - it ’s better to b e ______ than sorry.
A. safe B. secure c. sure D.sound
7. You can leave th e vegetables but eat a s ______ of the m eat as you can.
A. m ost B. more c. m uch D.m any
8. This research __ the im portance o f m otivating students.
A. lightens B. highlights c. lights up D. enlightens
9. I’ve won £100 on th e Lottery - w hat a ______ of luck!
A. touch B. point c. stroke D. patch
10. It will be easier to wash your muddy trousers if you leave them to
in w ater íirst.
A. drown B. bathe c. m oisten D. S02ik
11. It w as not u n til Sue left hom e that she realised the im portance of close
ía m ily ______ .
A. cords B. ropes c. ties D. strings
12. Glen was ______ of the com pany’s íínancial problems, otherw ise he
w ouldn’t have agreed to take the job w ith them.
A. innocent B. untrained c. untaught D. ignorant
13. It’s funny you should say that. I’ve ju st had t h e ______ thought.
A. identical B. like c. alike D. similar
14. “You are not com paring______ w ith like,” said Margaret.
A. sam e B. like c. both D. each
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1. Because she doesn’t behave in a v e r y __ way, people think that sh e’s
rather strange.
A. usual B. Standard c . conventional D. average
2. G lobal______ is causing clim ate changes.
A. w arm ing B. pollution c. heating D.destruction
3. I would love to go to the exhibition w ith you, but I’m afraid I can’t
the time.
A. leave B. spare c. save D. lose
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4. We were alerted to the fíre w hen we saw thick, heavy s m o k e ______ out
of the window.
A. billow ing B. clouding c. choking D. pushing
5. T h e ______ came on board and inspected all the sailors on the ship.
A. ally B. pacihst c. private D. admiral
6. N ow th ere’s only one wage Corning in, w e’ll all have to tighten o u r __
A. w aists B. pockets c. belts D. hats
7. We all w ish you luck as y o u ______ on a new career.
A. move B. embark c. alight D. board
8. The Sales M anager spent several m o n th s______ up his team.
A. drawing B. sending c. keeping D. building
9. Many people would ílnd t h e ____of a hum an clone a frightening one.
A. scen e B. Vision c. sigh t D. shape
10. You really should huy a DVD player. You have to move w ith t h e ____
A. tim es B. tim e c. tim ing D. tim er
11. Sewage causes a serious health hazard w hen it is directly into
rivers and seas, as it is in this country.
A. term inated B. blown c. ílushed D. eschewed
12. W hen I took over the business I got more than I ____
A. asked after B. came in for c. drew up D. bargained for
13. Your son has t h e ______ of a fine musician.
A. m akings B. beginnings c. looks D. talents
14. He found th at th e test was child’s
A. m atches B. gam es c . play D. delight
15. “I don’t believe you! You’re having m e _____ !” said Jack.
A. out B. on c. over D. up
16. I saw th at íĩlm everyone’s been raving _ ____ . Maybe I’m m issing
som ething, but I thought it was fairly ordinary.
A. on B. for c. up D. about
17. I was in a as to w hat to do. If I told the truth, he would get into
trouble, but if I said nothing I would be in more trouble.
A. doubt B. quandary c . hitch D. complexity
18. The indiscrim inate use o f pesticides h a s ______ m any rare species.
A. wiped out B. devastated c . extincted D. cancelled
19. The business was set up purely as a front fo r ______ money.
A. vvashing B. laundering c. cleaning D. rinsing
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1. It’s tim e we bought som e new furniture. Look at these chairs. T hey’re
to pieces.
A. battered B. íalling c. crumbling D. going
2. With unem plo3Tnent at a record level, retraining programmes would
o fĩ in the long run.
A. pay B. go c. wear D. pass
3. Jam es never shows his emotions; no m atter w hat happens, he always
keeps a stiff u p p e r______ .
A. m outh B. lip c . head D. eye
4. I picked up the letter. She darted forward and it. “T h at’s m ine!”
she said.
A. gripped B. wrenched c. yanked D. grabbed
5. O f course you ’ll pass. You w rite well and you have an e x c e lle n t___ of
the subject.
A. grip B. seizure c . grasp D. embrace
6. After three hours of xvalking in the hot sum m er sun, we w e r e ____ for
a drink.
A. sighing B. gulping c. panting D. gasping
7. It was a(n) conversation. We were both talking about different
things w ithout realising it.
A. thick B. unw ise c. absurd D. foolish
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8. It is people who are of voting age who make up t h e ______ of a country.
A. electorate B. constituency c. ballot papers D. electors
9. It’s only a sm all lamp, so it doesn’t ___ o íĩ m uch light.
A. cast B. gi ve c . shed D .sp en d
10. The f ir e ______ for days until the m onsoon rains put it out.
A. ignited B. scorched c . ílashed D. raged
11. He prefers w ater to tap water.
A. canned B. m ineral c. well D. fresh
12. Fresh fruit juice is better for you th a n ______ drinks.
A. fuzzy B. saccharine c. fizzy D. bubbly
13. We had to pay for our food but not for the drinks - they were on t h e ___.
A. cafe B. house c. com plim ent D. consum ption
14. They don’t sell tea or coffee. They only s e ll_______drinks.
A. soft B. sw eet c . plain D. mild
15. W e’re over the ___ ! Who w ouldn’t be? W e’ve ju st won £1 million!
A. planet B. clouds c. stars D. moon
16. You dropped it down the stairs? You’re lucky it is still in o n e _____ !
A. w hole B. piece c . entirety D. unit
17. Grabbing th e twig, h e ______ it in two.
A. snapped B. crushed c . crumbled D. tore
18. The fum es were so thick that he w a s ______ for breath.
A. suffocating B. inhaling c. gasping D. w heezing
19. We knew the concert was sold out, but we still w ent to the stadium
the off-chance that som eone m ight w ant to sell us their tickets.
A. w ith B. on c. hy D. in
20. The w hole country is up in about the new tax the governm ent has
put on books.
A. arms B. fists c . anger D .ra g e
21. I couldn’t him because he spoke far too quickly.
A. gather B. catch c. see D. follow
22. At the beginning o f the school year, every teacher i s ___ a classroom.
A. allocated B. distributed c. registered D. sorted
23. There have been n o ______ in our departm ent for over a year.
A. pensions B. perks c . promotions D. perm its
24. He took the pills and a w eek later he was as right a s ______
A. dawn B. w ater c. sunshine D. rain
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25. I loved him at ílrst, but w hen I got to know him better, I w e n t ____ him.
A. out o f B. from c. off D. ahead of
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1. The new student found the inform ality at sch o o l______ at íĩrst.
A. off-putting B. toreign c . m ysterious D. blinding
2. M arge’s knowledge o f the subject was o n ly _____
A. external B. superíícial c. outward D. outer
3. John is a m ost ___ young man; he can do a lot o f diíTerent jobs well.
A. capable B. cunning c. industrious D. laborious
4. I can m£ike___ a bed in the spare room if you’d like to stay th e night.
A. out B. of c. for D. up
5. Could you stand ______ for me and teach my history class tomorrow,
Maggie?
A. down B. out c. in D. up
6. Some people are against iníorm ality at lectures but, personally, I
the idea.
A. cheer B. applaud c. clap D. shout
7. My m other had to take private pupils in order to her salary as a
teacher.
A. augm ent B. expand c. complete D. inAate
8. Liz deliberately told Andy some lies about his girlíriend, ju st to make
him feel angry and sad. What a ______ thing to do!
A. tough B. daft c. fussy D. wicked
9. Deborah is going to take extra lessons t o ______ w hat she m issed while
she W£IS away.
A. put up w ith B. cut down on c. catch up on D. take up with
10. It was a g r e a t______ to study under such an outstanding teacher.
A. privilege B. fortune c. íavour D. value
11. We had a terrible row a few years ago and we still haven ’t made i t _____ .
A. out B. up c. for D. of
12. The exam iners o ít e n _____ extrem ely difficult questions for th e w ritten
exams.
A. set B. make c. create D. w rite
13. A u n iv ersity professor’s view is rarely th a t o f th e m an in th e
A. b us B. Street c . q ueue D. lactory
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14. He m a d e ______ th at it was his own work, but it was easy to see that he
had copied it from a book.
A. up B. of c. out D. for
15. I expect all o f you to be here ten m inutes beíore the exam ination begins,
w ith o u t______ .
A. fail B. failure c. fault D. m iss
16. After the serious talk w ith his tutor, Hilary h im self more
conscientiously to his studies.
A. engaged B. converted c. applied D. exerted
17. You com pletely m isunderstood my instructions; you got hold ,of the
wrong end o f t h e ______ .
A. line B .rop e c . story D. stick
18. Margaret is v e r y ______ up and thinks she is superior to her classm ates.
A. fed B. looked c. stuck D. turned
19. I haven’t had a v e r y ______ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. economic B. enthusiastic c. extensive D. productive
20. Mr S n o b _______ that only his club sells real English ale.
A. exults B. crows c. brags D. rejoices
21. It i s _____impossible to ílnd a good educational Computer program.
A. alm ost B. barely c. hardly D. m erely
22. Try our delicious four-course meal, oíTering you su p erb _____ for money.
A. cost B. value c. price D. worth
23. At m any restaurants a Service _ _ is included in the bill.
A. tip B. gratuity c. tax D. charge
24. I’m 8ifraid I ’ve only had tim e to _the article you recommended.
A. glance B. scan c. peruse D. look
25. A new restaurant has opened here which specialises in F ren ch __
A. cuisine B. cook c. íeeding D. kitchen
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1. Turn the book round, youV e got i t ______ .
A. upside-down B. inside out c. downside up D. outside in
2. I can’t m ake a n y th in g _ his writing.
A. from B. in c . out D. of
3. Judging hy the _ Sean has put into his essay, he should do well.
A. eíĩort B. exercise c. labour D. toil
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20. Ms Stick j^ n ger w as charged with the funds o f the organization.
A. m islaying B. misappropriating
c. m istaking D. m isplacing
21. The w o m a n _ for her husband’s life w hen he was found guilty of
murder.
A. hid B. debated c. disputed D. pleaded
22. It was a reason a b le______ to draw in the light o f the evidence.
A. assessm en t B. conclusion c. interpretation D. verdict
23. Vivian is studying to become a m ember o f the m ed ica l______ .
A. em ploym ent B. position c. profession D. post
24. The whole story was a ______ of her im agination.
A. íìgm ent B. fantasy c. fabrication D. figure
25. The w itness _ the statem ents made hy the accused man.
A. agreed B. coníessed c. corroborated D. testified
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1. A prom inent local figure was as co-respondent in a divorce case.
A. accused B. cited c. nom inated D. quoted
2. The com m unity was angered hy the ______ punishm ent given their
friend.
A. severe B. austere c. august D. vigorous
3. Those acting for the detendant propose to appeal the sentence.
A. to B. for c. out D. against
4. I m ust huy a new le a th e r _ to go round my suitcase.
A. rope B. strap c. string D. thread
5. There is a bomb in the garden, it co u ld ______ at any m om ent.
A. explode B. crack c. crash D. bang
6. I w ish you ’d let m e speak for m yself and n o t ___ the words out o f my
mouth.
A. grab B. pull c. take D. snatch
7. A ll______ barristers are expected to study at the Inns o f Court.
A. hopeful B. w ishful c. w illing D. prospective
8. It is a crim inal offence to the facts.
A. express B. oppress c. suppress D. repress
9. It has been decided to hold a p u b lic___
_____into the cause o f the accident.
A. inquiry B. exam ination c. autopsy D. interrogation
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1. A feeling o f tiredness alm ost the soldier on duty and he had to
struggle hard to keep awake.
A. conquered B. defeated c. overcame D. put out
2. I was iníorm ed by the police constable that he would be forced to take
me in t o ______ .
A. custody B. confinem ent c. detection D. g^ardianship
3. You are surely not suggesting that th e s e __ young children could have
planned such an evil deed.
A. lovely B. innocent c. natural D. pure
4. Sergeant Proud can hardly having to accept orders from the
colonel who is m uch younger than himself.
A. resist B. mind c. bear D. suíĩer
5. Your shoes are a ( n ) ______ ! You haven’t cleaned them for weeks.
A. accident B. disgrace c. blow D. shock
6. Her shoes were so old that her _ were sticking out o f them .
A. fingers B. thum bs c. toes D. tips
7. If I co u ld ___th ese shoes a little, they would be much more comfortable.
A. expand B. stretch c. increase D. grow
8. The w ashing is not qui te dry, it n e e d s______ .
A. airing B. heating c. rinsing D. warm ing
9. U nless you pack your trousers more careíully, they will g e t ______ .
A. folded B. creased c. spoilt D.wrinkled
10. I gave Mary a black silk scarf w ith p in k ______ .
A. balls B. marks c. stains D. spots
11. You should iron out t h e _____ in that dress.
A. creases B. crumples c. folds D. wrinkles
12. W hen it is very hot, you m a y ______ the top button o f your shirt.
A. undress B. undo c. untie D. unwrap
13. His jeans were so tight, t h e y ______ w hen he sat down.
A. broke c. cracked c. split D.snapped
14. My wife has ex cellen ce______ in clothes.
A. taste B. Aavour c. gusto D. choice
15. Why don’t you wear a (n )______ w hen you do the washing-up?
A. tow el B. cloth c. duster D. apron
17. The boxer in the d a r k ____ is sure to win. H e’s m uch better than the
other one.
A. costum e B. pants c. trousers D. trunks
18. Those new dresses m ay be striking but that sort of does not suit
everyone.
A. fashion B. form c. model D. mood
19. Come here! You’ve got a __ o f cotton on your coat. ru take it off.
A. cord B. fibre c. string D. thread
20. Wearing odd socks would be classed a s _____ behaviour.
A. erotic B. ecstatic c. eccentric D. exotic
21. Mr Sm ith arrived w earing a suit, but he put on h i s ___ before going
into the workshop.
A. underclothes B. overcoat c. ovenvork D. overalls
22. He turned up h i s ______ to protect his neck from the cold wind.
A. cap B. collar c. scarf D. sleeve
23. The girUs dress was the íírst thing t h a t ______ him to her.
A. attracted B. fetched c. lured D. tem pted
24. Hearing a knock at the front door, the wom an threw a(n) ___ over
her pyjamas and w ent downstairs to open the door.
A. bra B. nightdress c. evening dress D. dressing-gown
25. I’m the only one at this party in a long dress - I feel quite out o f _______.
A. order B. practice c. place D. turn
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1. He couldn’t find two that matched, so he was forced to w e a r ______ socks
A. odd B. mixed c. uneven D. unlike
2. It is a good idea to b e ______ dressed w hen you go for an interview.
A. boldly B. clearly c. sm artly D. fínely
3. T here’s a íantastic ______ from the top of the Empire State Building!
A. appearance B. view c. sight D. look
4. We usually do go by train, even though the car is a lot quicker.
A. travel B. voyage c trip D. journey
5. I’m going to ask for directions because I think w e’v e ______ our way.
A. m issed B. lost c . misplaced D. m istaken
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country.
A. line B. equator c. border D. edge
7. Once w e get to the hotel, le t’s j u s t ___ quickly and th en do a bit of
sightseeing.
A. set down B. check in c. make up D .tu r n up
8. Passengers requiring a special meEd during the ílight should inform the
airline i n ______ .
A. advance B. ahead c. front D. forward
9. The ___ in the stadium all cheered the athletes.
A. view ers B. spectators c. w itnesses D. onlookers
10. I got a new b a seb a ll______ yesterday.
A. stick B. club c. racket D. bat
11. After a hard match. U nited managed t o _____ w ith City, 1-1.
A. draw B. equal c. exact D. score
12. In this game, the players it in turns to throw the dice.
A. have B. do c. m ake D. take
13. The police asked to see the m an’s d riv in g____
A. degree B. certiíicate c. licence D. pass
14. Ju st ask them if you can play 8ind I’m sure th ey’ll let y o u ______ .
A. take up B. join in c. go off D. take to
15. Everyone expects ơohnson t o ______ Sm ith in today’s fin6il.
A. win B. score c. beat D. Champion
16. The brochure says that the hotel has a g r e a t______ of the sea.
A. appearance B. view c. look D. sight
17. I don’t think people should be allowed to perform experim ents _
animals.
A. for B. over c. to D. on
18. Sending text from your mobile is a great way to keep in touch
w ith friends.
A. letters B. com positions c. m essages D. notes
19. L et’s face we are destroying the environm ent and we need to do
som ething no
A. facts B. truth c. things D. iníorm ation
20. My dad’s really angry w ith my mum because she was c a u g h t_____ last
w eek w hen she w as driving to work.
A. running B. accelerating c. speeding D. chasing
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21. Researchers have to the conclusion that your person2ility is
affected by your genes.
A. got B. come c. reached D. arrived
22. It’s am azing that creatures survive _____ the bottom o f the ocean.
A. in B. by c . to D. at
23. Fox Talbot the íìrst photograph in 1835.
A. took B. did c. drew D. gave
24. Do you mind if I j u s t _____ a quick phone call from here?
A. do B. take c. have D. make
25. Many lives were sa v e d ___ _the introduction o f antibiotics.
A. w ith B. at c. into D. in
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1. T h e ______ o f the nuclear accident is still unknown.
A. reason B. base c. cause D. m otive
2. My father works at the university, doing research _ w eather control.
A. to B. on c. of D. from
3. The telescope will photograph distant galaxies, __ an attem pt to
understand the universe.
A. on B. for c. in D. with
4. Do you know who ______ the fact that sound travels in waves?
A. discovered B. developed c. invented D. found
5. I’m thinking of gettin g a fax
A. motor B. engine c. m achine D. instrum ent
6. T h e ______ of the outbreak o f the disease is still unknovvn.
A. aim B. reason c. m otive D. cause
7. Ten m illion text m essages are sent o n ______ every m inute.
A. normal B. average c. general D. common
8. Once th ey’ve Bnished the extension to t h e _____ th ere’ll be room for
thexn to take on a lot more workers.
A. factoĩy B. trade c. industry D. m anuíacturing
9. Shannen doesn’t dye her hair; it’s ______ blonde.
A physically B. organically c. logically D. naturally
10. Watch for words like “so-called” in articles as they express the
w riter’s bias.
A. about B. out c. over D. around
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11. They a description of the robber on Crim e Tim e and it sounded
like you!
A. made B told c. gave D. saỉd
12. I’v e _____ it in at the m ains but it still doesn’t seem to work.
A. worked B. plugged c . narrowed D. turned
13. It’s not always easy t o __ the diíĩerence betw een fact and opinion.
A. make B. do c. say D. tell
14. The debate will ____place tonight.
A. be B. have c. take Đ. make
15. In m y ______ , íreedom o f the press m ust be m aintained.
A. mind B. thought c.sight D. view
16. Media m ogul Ronald Morduck h a s ______ control o f another tabloid.
A. made B. taken c.given D. found
17. J. K. Rowling h a s ______ an enorm ous inAuence on children’s literature.
A. had B. given c.done D. set
18. I could spend h o u r s___ the Internet!
A. sw im m ing B. diving c. sailing D. surlĩng
19. They said _ the new s that the price o f petrol is going up again.
A. from B. on B. in D. at
20. They were __ out free tickets to the concert to everyone in the
shopping centre.
A. handing B. holding c. carr5ãng D. bringing
21. We had the volum e turned down, so I couldn’t m a k e _____ w hat they
were talking about
A. up B. in c. out D. off
22. I saw the interview while I was ___ through a m agazine at the
hairdresser’s.
A. ílicking B. clicking c. picking D. ticking
23. Why did you have to bring that su b ject____ at dinner?
A. off B. out c. over D. up
24. People can becom e v e r y _____ w hen they are stuck in tralílc for a long
time.
A. nervous B. stressful c . bad-tempered D. pressed
25. The tabloids com pletely _____ that story about Bruce Willis. It’s not
true at all!
A. made up B. íĩlled in c. stood out D. turned over
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16. M ost people seem to agree the new spapers’ criticism o f the
governm ent.
A. w ith B. on c. to D. that
______ the State, even if they are
17. I don’t think people should rely ____
unemployed.
A. to B. by c. with D. on
18. Local residents o b ject______ the new power station in their area.
A. to have B. having c. to having D. of having
19. Do you think they should ban p e o p le ___ sm oking in public places?
A. that B. from c. in D. of
20. The mayor w as a tta ck ed ______ public money.
A. for w asting B. to w aste c. he w aste D. o f w asting
21. This fascinating book covers som e o f the m ost ______ crim es of the
tw en tieth century.
A. unknow n B. hidden c. infam ous D. covered
22. The governm ent should do more for ______ people.
A. ordinary B. usual c. everyday D. typical
23. Ivan tells m e he really ___ him self at your barbecue last week.
A. pleased B. interested c. played D. enjoyed
24. I know w e had an argum ent but now I’d quite like t o ______ .
A. took down B. fall out c. make up D. bring up
25. Harry and Sam both denied that the ííght was th e ir ______ .
A. blame B. fault c. criticism D. cause
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1. The curtain w ent up, the ___ grew silent and the actors on stage
began to speak.
A. audience B. congregation c. jury D. crowd
2. The prisoner knew he had _ a m istake and would regret it forever.
A. got B. taken c. done D. made
3. The b o y ______ that he had had an3dhing to do w ith the break-in.
A. refused B. denied c. objected D. rejected
4. Things started to _____ wrong for the robbers w hen the alarm w ent ofĩ.
A. take B. have c. go D. come
5. Do you h a v e ______ to take that bicycle?
A. alloxvance B. perm ission c. exception D. w illingness
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22. If our flight is delayed, will we _ our connection in Los Angeles?
A. m iss B. drop c . lose D .la ck
23. The doctor told Bill that he n eed ed ______ on his arm.
A. operation B. remedy c . surgery D. cure
24. The judge looked at t h e ______ and reminded him that he had to tell the
w hole truth.
A. w itness B. onlooker c. bystander D. viewer
25. I think m y favourite ___ is probably table tennis.
A. athletics B. exercise c. sport D. gym
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1. The actor, M ichael Read, was to d a y ______ w ith robbery.
A. suspected B. accused c. arrested D. charged
2. There’s a pack of _____ vegetables in the freezer, I think.
A. freezing B. iced c. frozen D icy
3. There are no veget2irian dishes on t h e ___ !
A. m enu B. brochure c. catalogue D. leaílet
4. ______the onions in cooking oil until th ey ’re golden brown.
A. Boil B. Bake c. Fry D. Grill
5. Pre-heat the _ to 200°.
A. cook B. kitchen c. cuisine D .o v en
6. My elder brother is a/an ___ at the U niversity of Essex.
A. undergraduate B. pupil c. apprentice D. beginner
7. The problem w ith m ost fizzy drinks is that th ey ’r e ______ sugar.
A. full up B. filled up w ith c. filled with D. full of
8 . If you need t o ______ the teacher’s attention, ju st put your hand up.
A. pull B. capture c. attract D. draw
9. Make sure you ___ your homework before you go out.
A. make B. do c. write D. solve
10. Do you think you could pass that b o o k ______ to me, please?
A. over B. through c. under D. in
11. Could I ______ a suggestion? Why not have piano lessons?
A. have B. make c. put D. do
12. Mrs D awson SỄŨd that we are our lesson in the librEiry next Monday.
A. reading B. m aking c. having D. going
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1. Please don’t fo r g e t______ your essays during Friday’s lesson.
A. handing in B. to hand in c. hand in D. to handing in
2 Our teacher made the w hole class ____ after the lesson because we had
been so noisy.
A. stay B. to stay c. for staying D. sta3dng
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3. ru m eet you at the school gates during the lunch
A. interval B. gap c. break D. pause
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1. The w ater park we w ent to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance
______ was a bit expensive.
A. ticket B. fee c . charge D. cost
2. V anilla S ky Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
A. acts B. plays c. contains D. stars
3. When you ’re learning to play a m usical instrum ent, it ’s im portant to
for an hour or two every day.
A. rehearse B. perform c. practise D. train
4. The play w asn ’t supposed to be a comedy, but everyone started laughing
when som e o f t h e ______ fell over and hit one of th e actors.
A. scenery B. scenes c. stages D. acts
5. Louis de Bernieres’ Captain C orelli’s M andolin, which is set on
the Greek island of Cephallonia during the Second World War, was an
international bestseller.
A. ííction B. novel c. anecdote D. account
6. Could y o u ______ in the paper and see w hat’s on TV tonight?
A. see B. watch c. exam ine D. look
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7. Have you th e joke about the guy who fell off a 20-m etre-high
ladder? He w as fine - he fell off the bottom rung!
A. listened to B. heard c. overheard D. paid attention to
8. Being the conductor o f a large is an extrem ely dem anding job.
You have to make sure about a hundred m usicians are pla3dng in time.
A. group B. band c. orchestra D. company
9. 1’m reading a __set in Greece during the Second World War.
A. w riting B. literature c. ílction D. novel
10. Harry kept u s ______ throughout the journey w ith his non-stop jokes.
A. entertained B. enjoyed c. laughed D. pleasured
11. I never r e a d ______ o f íĩlm s as I don’t trust the critics’ opinions.
A. criticism s B. reviews c. articles D. investigations
12. How did your __go? Do you think you ’ll be oíĩered the m ain part?
A. audition B. auditorium c. audience D. audit
13. I’d love to work in s h o w ___ . It’s so glamorous!
A. industry B. commerce c. trade D. business
14. Joe told m e a joke today but I didn’t ______ it at all.
A. bring B. get c. fetch D. collect
15. I didn’t like this album at íĩrst, but it ’s really starting to _____ on me
now.
A. grow B. r£Ũse c. develop D. increase
16. I don’t li k e ______ on clothes in shops because I don’t w ant people to see
me in som ething that doesn’t suit me.
A. putting B. trying c. wearing D. handing
17. N ancy and I had both bought exactly the sam e kind o f school bag
w ithout know ing it. It was a com p lete______ .
A. luck B. chance c. coincidence D. fortune
18. My dad had to go to court because he was a ( n )______ to a crime.
A. spectator B. viewer c. observer D. w itness
19. I think som e modern designs are more lik e ______ o f art.
A. works B. m akes c. objects D. jobs
20. I w ish people didn’t ______ a tendency to follow tashion xvithout thinking
about w hat suits them personally.
A. do B. make c . have D. get
21. Warning! People parking in this area will b e ______ .
A. prosecuted B. prescribed c. persuaded D. persecuted
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1. Tom ’s been a/an ___ golfer for two years and h e ’s hoping to turn
professional soon.
A. volunteer B. freestyle c. am atcur D .tra in ee
2. Why can’t you ___Edgar’s cxam ple and wear a tic to work?
A. set B. follow c. make D. do
3. My dad w ears a suit to work, but he changes into clothes w hen he
gets home.
A. casual B. informal c. relaxed D. calm
4. Could you wipe the table w ith a d a m p ______ , pleasc?
A. clothe B. cloth c. clothing D. clothes
23. When the lactory closed, over a hundred people were _ _ _ _ redundant.
A. made B. taken c. given D. done
24. E d ______ at the clock and realised he was late for the m eeting.
A. glim psed B. observcd c. glanced D. watched
25. W hat’s the en tra n ce______ for the outdoor m usic lestival?
A. ticket B. price c. fare D. fee
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17. If you do go to see Alec S m ith ’s new play, then 1’m sure you ’ll
yourself.
A. entertain B. enjoy c. cheer D. please
18. It seem s that th e th ief took ___o f the open window and got inside
that way.
A. advantage B. chance c. opportunity D. occasion
19. Scientists haven’t found a ___ for that disease yet.
A. healing B. therapy c. remedy D. cure
20. I think th ere’s a ____ in the pipe; maybe we should call a plumber.
A. lack B. lock c. leak D. lake
21. Tm not sure B r ia n ______ up to going on a long walk yet.
A. touches B. feels c. senses D. experiences
22. You may experience som e s id e __ w hen you take this medicine.
A. effects B. consequences c. results D. Products
23. ru ask the waiter to bring us t h e ______ .
A. brochure B. catalogue c. menu D. leaUet
24. Three people w e r e ___ in the accident.
A. damaged B. broken c. spoilt D .injured
25. First, the onions in a little vegetable oil until crispy brown.
A. fry B. bake c. grill D. boil
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1. Inviting both Doug and Shirley to the party is a ______ for disaster!
A. prescription B. receipt c. recipe D. bill
2. The speaker the audience’s attention to the num bers on the screen.
A. drew B. pulled c. got D. made
3. AU the tow n ’s drinking water comes from a _ a few m iles away.
A. puddle B. pond c. bowl D. reservoir
4. As the storm started, we saw a huge ílash o f ______ .
A. thunder B. rain c. lightning D. flood
5. When we ______ at global poverty it can often feel like we will never
solve the problem.
A. see B. watch c. observe D. look
6. One o f my favourite actors is Jim Carrey, who has ____ in some very
funny íílm s.
A. seen B. gone c. acted D. pretended
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Mr Cheater made a liv in g ______ works hy famous painters.
A. devising B. faking c . pretending D. sham m ing
2. A sculpture hy Rodin fetched more than two m illion dollairs at t h e __
last month.
A. sale B. gallery c. m useum D. auction
3. There was no __difference betvveen the original and the copy.
A. knovvable B. discoverable c. discernible D. understandable
4. This self-portrait did not come to ___ until after the artist’s death.
A. range B. light c . sight D. view
5. Mr Vernix is the g r e a te st__ expert on techniques o f painting.
A. alive B. live c. living D. nowadays
6. On exam ination hy experts, the picture turned out to be a ______ .
A. fake B. sham c. fraud D. fabrication
7. “Did you go to the casino w hen you were in M onte Carlo?”
“No, I n e v e r ______ .”
A. bet B. c. hazard D. gamble
8. If you can the clues to this puzzle, you could w in a prize.
A. unbind B. untangle c. unravel D. unwind
9. Violent program m es on TV may have a b a d ______ on children.
A. control B. inAuence c. power D. pressure
10. There are m any ______ on television where a team of people have to
answer questions.
A. inquiries B. puzzles c . riddles D. quizzes
11. There are several T V ______ in Poland, and all of them allow advertising.
A. channels B. canals c. broadcasts D. screens
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1. Pm now going to play a p ie c e ______ “The Fall”.
A. denom inated B. labelled c. entitled D. nicknam ed
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2. Mozart composed m usic w hen he was still a child. He had a g r e a t______
for it.
A. gift B. force c. ability D. skill
3. The conductor w as annoyed with the orchestra for n o t ______ time.
A. beating B. m aking c . m aintaining D. keeping
4. Schubert didn’t com plete one of his sym phonies so it w ill always be
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1. The press couldn’t speak to the M inistry employees; they had to w ait for
a statem ent from the G overn m ent______ .
A. m essenger B. reporter c. speaker D. spokesm an
2. Although there is no offícial censorship in our country, the press is still
the laws of the land.
A. accountable to B. subject to c. restrained hy D. controlled hy
3. Our newspaper increased i t s _ hy eighty thousand copies.
A. am ount B. quantity c . num bers D. circulation
4. Many newspapers are holding lotteries t o ______ sales.
A. advertise B. progress c . promote D. publicise
5. The bookshop said they did not have the drama ju st then, but that it was
o n ______ .
A. order B. delivery c. arrival D. purpose
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6. His reputation has been g rea tly ______ by the success o f his new book.
A. expanded B. enlarged c. enhanced D. heightened
7. L ord o f the R in gs was íĩlmod o n ______ in Now Zealand.
A. place B. spot c. region D. location
8. Ms Original had little i n ______ with other authors of her generation.
A. everyday B. common c. normal D. ordinary
9. That author has w ritten a íĩctio n a l______ of his wartim e experiences.
A. story B. novel c. account D. tale
10. The printing o f the book has been held up hy the p a p er______ .
A. deílcit B. shortage c . scarce D. lack
11. The essajdst, John Cardinal Newman, was one of the m ost distinguished
m en o f ______ of his time.
A .letters B. books c. publications D. writings
12. In your criticism of this work, I think you have do ne less t h a n ___ to
the originality of his style.
A. appreciation B. approval c. justice D. praise
13. Because Shakespeare m ainly wrote plays, he is usually regarded as a(n)
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1. Dana drinks a lot o f ______ drinks like lemonade and orangeade.
A. frozen B. fresh c. flat D. fizzy
2. I’d like a packet of ra zo r______ , please.
A. blades B. cuts c. leaves D. m etals
3. New Products are announced to the p u b lic______ .
A. hy m ail order B. hy production’s
c. hy propaganda D. on posters
4. The advantage o f this new plastic covering is that it w ill______ to fít any
size of object.
A. change B. stretch c. extend D.expand
5. That is where th e y ______ whisky.
A. distill B. cook c. brew D. stew
6. Grain and coffee are major tra d in g______ .
A. articles B. m aterials c. com m odities D. stocks
7. This fantastic new gadget has been selling lik e ______ cakes.
A. birthday B. cream c. wedding D. hot
8. Buying in bulk ___ one to make substantial savings.
A. empowers B. facilitates c. enables D. m eans
9. ru have to take the toy back to the shop to exchange it because the
m echanism i s ______ .
A. blame B. faulty c. false D. defect
10. This set is the only one of its kind, so none o f the cups can b e ______ .
A. copied B. exchanged c. replaced D. substituted
11. When I paid for my groceries, the shop assistant gave me the wrong
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12. Who do I make the cheque to?
A. in B. on c. up D. out
13. N aturally you c a n ___ ___pa3onent until you are satisfíed that the work
has been properly carried out.
A. hold in B. hold up c. withhold D. withdraw
14. Mr P articu lar______ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
A. insisted on B. demanded c. asked to D. required
15. Will you pay cash for the goods or would you like t h e m ______ to your
account?
A. priced B. indebted c. charged D.receipted
16. She said she would pay for the clothes hy cred it______ .
A. bank B. card c. cheque D. note
17. D on’t shop at SN O B ’s supermarket; you have to pay through t h e ______
there.
A. account B. bank c. m outh D. nose
18. We will accept your cheque, although it is not our n o rm a l______ .
A. practice B. occasion c. intention D. State
19. There is a sale next w eek w it h ______ in all departm ents.
A. basem ents B. reductions c. decreases D. redundancies
20. Mr Rich managed to get the ancient sculpture hy putting in a high
at the auction.
A. bet B. stack c. bid D. tender
21. Salesm en always exaggerate, so I take w hat they say w ith a pinch of
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send it back if I am dissatished.
A. agreem ent B. favour c. approval D. consideration
18. The auctioneer brought down his ___ before Mr Gambler had had
tim e to raise his bid.
A. hammer B. fist c . arm D. price
19. Mr Gambler gave a _____ to indicate to the auctioneer that he was still
in the bidding.
A. card B. sigh c. nod D. sm ile
20. Have you got a in your bag? It’s so dark here that I can’t even see
the path.
A. bulb B .torch c . lantern D. candle
21. There are consum er protection laws that affect ev e r y ______ .
A. huy B. patron c . purchase D. retailer
22. After searching for a long tim e, the children found their ball in the
hy the lilac bushes.
A. underground B. undergrowth c . underpass D. underworld
23. Just looking at the room you would have no idea of the real purpose it
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1. “What was Bob yelling about?”
“He warned touch that w ire.”
A. me to not B. that I not c. me not to D. that I don’t
2. “Why do you look so upset?”
“Mum refu sed ______ after my ílat while I’m away.”
A. my looking B. me to look c. to looking D. to look
3. She was anxious for the post of the Personal A ssistant to the
Director in the recently affiliated Jacobs Sussard Company.
A. to be selected B. to have selected
c. to select D. to be selecting
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14. “So, how is Anne getting to the airport?”
“She said that her b ro th er______ her a lift.”
A. would have gi ven B. would give
c. should give D. could be given
15. “Did they find out who had taken the m oney?”
“Yes. Robert finally a d m itted ______ it oil.”
A. to having spent B. have spending
c. to have spent D. to spend
16. “What did th e dietician say to Angela?”
“He advised ______ down on fats otherwise she would develop heeirt
problems in later life.”
A. to cut B. that she cuts c. her to cut D. her cut
17. “What lie did Liz tell you this tim e?”
“She cla im ed ______ before she was tw o.”
A. to w riting B. that she could write
c. about w riting D. that she write
18. The fĩre-fighter ordered the building at once.
A. to everyone evacuating B. evacuating
c. to be evacuated D. everyone to evacuate
19. “W hat’s the m atter w ith Terry and Paula?”
“They S2ũd th at if the business continued to do so badly t h e y __ sell
the h ou se.”
A. would have to B. m ust c. had to D. should
20. “How did Gina react w hen she Ễirrived at her surprise birthday party?” -
“She exclaim ed ______ a wonderful surprise.”
A. to be B. being c. that it was D. to being
21. “Thank God we came across that policem an!”
“Oh, yes! W h a t______ done if you hadn’t?”
A. would you have B. were you to have
c. had you D. will you have
22. “So, are you going to huy it or not?”
‘T f i t ______ so expensive, I w ould.”
A. were B. is n ’t c. hadn’t been D. w eren’t
23. “Why do you have to get a taxi to work?”
“Well, if I didn’t live so far away, I ______ to .”
A. w ouldn’t have had B. hadn’t had
c. w ouldn’t have D. didn’t have
24. “Should I eat that?” - “If I ___ you, I w ouldn’t .”
A. would have been B. would be c. had been D. were
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25. ______ pay attention in class, you w on’t pass the test.
A. If you didn’t B. If you don’t
c . U nless you don’t D. U nless you w ouldn’t
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1. “Why don’t we ask Martin to chair the m eeting?”
“Well, su p p o se______ to ask him, do you think he would accept?”
A. were w e B. had we been c. we had been D. we were
2. If h e ______ as honest as you believe, he w ouldn’t have done that.
A. were B. would be
c. would have been D. have been
3. “What would you do in m y place?”
“W ere______ treated like that, I’d complain to the m anager.”
A. to I be B. I to had been c. I have been D. I to be
4. What would you do if you ___ rich?
A. were B. have been c. would be D. would have been
5. What would you buy, provided______ the money?
A. had you B. have you c. you had D. you would have
6. ______ you go on talking, h e ’ll ask you to leave.
A. U nless B. If c. When D. Suppose
7. “Why are you scream ing?”
“If you burn yourself, i t __ you know! ”
A. would have hurt B. hurt
c. have hurt D. hurts
8. ______I been iníorm ed, I’d have attended the m eeting.
A. Should B. Had c. Were D. Would
9. “ ______ you were ill, we w ouldn’t have com e.”
“D on’t be silly! I always enjoy your com pany.”
A. Were w e to know B. Should we have known
c. Had we known D. Had we to know
10. Suppose they _ __at home, w hat shall we do?
A. w on ’t be B. w eren’t c. hadn’t been D. aren’t
11. “It’s tim e you _ __ in bed. It’s alm ost m idnight, isn ’t it?”
“You’re right.”
A. are B have been c. were D. had been
12. “That trip was a nightm are.” - “Yes, I w ish we
A w ent B have gone c . go D. hadn’t gone
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13. “I overslept and was late for work again!” - “You’d _____ that clock
fíxed; it h asn ’t worked for over a week now .”
A. better have B. better to have c . rather have D. rather had
14. “You m issed an exciting start to the íootball m atch.”
“Yes, it ’s a pity I ______ on tim e.”
A. am not B. w asn’t c. haven’t been D. hadn’t been
15. If only I ______ th e bill; w e w ou ld n ’t have been cu t off.
A. had paid B. have paid c. had been paid D. paid
16. “I shouldn’t have m issed Mary’s party.”
“It’s a pity y o u ______ ; we had a lovely tim e.”
A. h a v e n ’t com e B. h a d n ’t com e
c. w e r e n ’t Corning D. did n ’t com e
17. He regrets enough tim e to ílnish the exercises.
A. not to have B. not having c . not have had D. to not ha ve
18. “Do you mind if I tell Mary about your trip?”
“Well, I’d rather y o u ______ anyone else about it.”
A. didn’t tell B. w ouldn’t tell c. not to tell D. haven’t told
19. “You’re looking tired.” - “I’m exhausted. I w ish my neighbours
loud m usic w hen I’m trying to sleep.”
A. haven’t played B. w on’t play
c. w ouldn’t play D. hadn’t played
20. “It’s a pity Sarah is still unem ployed.”
“Yes, if only s h e ______ university.”
A. would have finished B. had hnished
c. would finish D. hnishes
21. I w ish I _____ their help w hen it was offered.
A. would accept B. have accepted
c. had accepted D. accepted
22. Suppose she that outrageous story circulating around the office;
sh e’d be lurious!
A. has heard B. had heard c. were heard D. would hear
23. “Susan looks ready to cry”.
“It looks as if P e te r ______ her birthday again!”
A. has forgotten c. has been forgetting
B. had forgotten D. had been íorgetting
24. “Why are you glaring at m e?”
“You treat m e as if I ______ your slave.”
A. have been B. was being c. were D. had been
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1. “You’re looking rather pleased with yourself.”
“Suppose your b o s s ______ you a big bonus, you would too.”
A. had oíTered B. has been offering
c. would offer D. had been offered
2. It’s tim e you _ about your íuture.
A. to think B. had thought c. think D. thought
3. If only s h e ____to her principles, she w ouldn’t have been led astray.
A. sticks B. stuck c. had stuck D. have stuck
“I can’t think of a good excuse for being late.”
“Y o u ______ be honest and tell the truth.”
A. would better B. had better
c. would have been better D. had better to
5. S h e’s such a snob; she behaves _ the Queen.
A. as if she has been B. like she were
c. as if she were D. like she was
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12. If John the train instead of driving, he w ouldn’t have been late
for work.
A. had caught B. should catch c. caught D. would catch
13. Suppose the stock market how much m oney would we have lost?
A. crash B. had crashed
c . hEis crashed D. would crash
14. Sally would prefer to pursue her stu d ie s_____ to look for a job.
A. rather than starting B. to starting
c. rather than start D. than to start
15. “He looks fam iliar.”
“H e’s th e a u th o r ______ novel became a best seller.’
A. which B. whose c. of which D. whom
16. “Hi Nick. I break bad news. N atalie and Jam es broke up again.”
“I know, but it is J a m e s ______ is to blame this tim e, not N atalie.”
A. for whom B. whose c. which D. who
17. “Wendover? N ever heard of that town before.”
“Well, actually it ’s the to w n ______ I spent my teen years.”
A. w hen B. who c. where D. which
18. “What are you reading?”
“A review o f th e fĩlm ____ ^ was on television last n igh t.”
A. which B. where c. that it D. which it
19. “Which was the m ost disappointing m om ent in your career?”
“It W81S the m o m e n t______ I realised that my partner was giving away
company secrets to our rivals. ”
A. which B. where c. w hen D. on which
20. Children always w ant to know the rea so n ______ things are as they are.
A. whom B. who c. which D. why
21. “Is there a problem w ith the letter?”
“The p e r so n ______ this letter is addressed no longer lives here.”
A. to whom B. who c. to who D. whom
22. If only they their tickets; I’ve got two spare ones.
A. didn’t huy B. hadn’t bought
c. w ouldn’t buy D. haven’t bought
23. “How did the bride wear her hair?” - “S h e ______ into a h u n.”
A. has had it styled B. had been styled it
c. has styled it D. had it styled
24. “Why doesn’t Constance huy a dishwasher?”
“She can’t ______ because there isn ’t enough space in her kitchen.”
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A. have one installed B. have installed one
c. have one install D. have install one
25. “Has Paul moved back to his house?”
“Yes. H e ______ all the earthquake repaired.”
A. had been having B. has damage
c. had D. has had
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1. “Why are there so m any workers in Zoe’s garden?”
“S h e ______ it landscaped.”
A. had B. is having c. had had D. will have had
2. “Your shoes look n ew .” - “I by the hotel porter.”
A. had polished them B. have them polished
c. had them polished D. have polished them
3. “What are you going to wear to dinner?”
“I don’t know. I w ish I ______ my lace dress cleaned yesterday. “
A. had had B. would have c. was having D. have had
4. “We were thinking about doing our place up.”
“O h ,______ the house com pletely renovated; ju st rcvamp it w ith some
new furnishings.”
A. not having B. haven’t c. not to have D. don’t have
5. “When do you w ant this report by?”
“I’d lik e ______ finished hy 4. o’clock.”
A. the work to have B. to have the work
c. have the work been D. having the work
6. “Why is Ron so upset?” - “He broken in to.”
A. gets a house B. h asn ’t got a house
c. didn’t get his house D. has had his house
7. “W here’ve you been Mary?”
“Well, my tu to r ______ some research into post graduate stud ies.”
A. made m e to do B. had me to do
c. got m e to do D. put me do
8. “Did the kids enjoy the circus?”
“Absolutely! The clown got them ___ all the tim e.”
A. laugh B. laughing
c. to laugh D. to be laughing
Shall we get _ ? It’s getting latc.
A. going B. go c. to go D. gone
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10. “Can I come w ithout any notice? Are you sure?”
“D efinitely. W henever y o u ______ in the area.”
A. will be B. will have been c. have been D. are
11. “How did Hẽirry suspect the new franchising company m ight be a
fíasco?” - “As soon as h e ______ som e tricky term s in th e contract, he
knew there was som ething w rong.”
A. has spotted B. would spot c. spotted D. spots
12. “W henever I __ __ Jane, she talks about the new house sh e’s having
b u ilt.” - “Well, I think sh e’s really obsessed w ith the m atter.”
A. m eet B. m et
c . am m eeting D. have been m eeting
13. “Are you sure it was Pete?”
“Yes. The m om ent I saw him he the building.”
A. would enter B. was entering
c. has entered D. had been entering
14. ‘T’m afraid Jenny Jones has been consistently late all this week, Mr
Taylor.”
“When M iss J o n e s ______ in, tell her I’d like to have a word w ith h er.”
A. com es B. is Corning
c. w ill h ave com e D. cam e
15. “How about joining me on a skiing trip this weekend?”
“Well, I really can’t take a holiday until I ______ m y thesis.
A. am hnished B. finished
c. will have finished D. have finished
16. While she for her friend to pick her up, her m other arrived.
A. has been w aiting B. had been w aiting
c. was w aiting D. is vvaiting
17. “ ______ had we arrived at the beach w hen it started pouring w ith rain. ”
A. No sooner B. Hardly c. As soon as D. The m inute
18. “Why was Jane upset?” - “The m inute s h e _____ into the party, she saw
som eone vvearing the sam e dress.”
A. had walked B. was walking c . walked D. w alking
19. “It was unw ise of David to make light of such a sensitive issu e.”
“ Exactly. No sooner ______ the joke than everyone got up and left!”
A. has he told B. had he told c. he told D. having told
20. “You m ust have been worried knowing she was alone so late at n ight.”
- “Well, once I ______ her come in, I began to relax.”
A. heard B. hear c. have heard D. am hearing
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21. “Where is Em m a’s report?”
“I think she put it on your desk before s h e ____
A. was leaving B. had left c. has left D. left
22. “W hat’s in all the boxes?”
“Som e extra refreshm ents ___ we run ou t.”
A. so that B. to prevent c. in case D. for fear
23. “Did you go around to see Ja n et’s newborn son?”
“I had the flu so I didn’t go for fe a r ______ infecting the baby.”
A. for B. of c. that D. lest
24. “Why is everyone so busy?” - “T hey’re tidying the show room in case the
m anaging d irector______ in .”
A. drops B. dropped c . will drop D. would drop
25. “Why didn’t you go to the party on Saturday night?”
“I wanted to a v o id ______ Josh .”
A. see B. that I see c. to see D. seeing
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1. “The baby’s not scream ing any m ore.”
“H e’s teeth in g and I gave him an aspirin so that h e ______ dow n.”
A. are calm ing B. would calm c. should calm D. calmed
2. “What are you doing over the summer?”
“Fve got a temporary j o b ______ I can save som e m oney.”
A. so as to B. in case c. so that D. in order
3. ‘T m not sure w hat to say to Paul.”
“You could always tell a w hite lie t o ______ hurting his feelin gs.”
A. avoid B. prevent from c. prevent D. avoid to
“W hat’s the use o f this object?”
“I t’s a d ev ic e______ screwing bolts into n u ts.”
A. of B. so as to c. so that D. for
5. “Has Bob passed his lELTS exam s?”
“E v e n ______ he studied hard, he didn’t make it.”
A. although B. though c. no m atter D. despite
6. “Did you see Sharon’s place?” - “ ______ untidy that flat w as!”
A. How B. W hat an c. How an D. What
“Cathy looked rather plump in that new dress.”
“Y e s ,______ being on a diet for weeks, sh e’s hardly lost any w eigh t.”
A. in spite B. despite c. though D. vvhile
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8. “ ______ I dislike W inston, I have to admit that he came up w ith some
brilliant suggestions at the m anagem ent m eeting.”
“T hat’s true. I particularly liked his introduction to the ‘Research &
D evelopm ent’ project.”
A. No m atter B. However c. Much as D. For all
9. “r m astounded by your grandm other’s energy and enthusiasm for life.”
- “Yes. S h e’s still very a ctiv e ,______ she is in her eighties.”
A. even so B. while c. whereas D. even though
10. “It was such a bargain; I w ish it hadn’t fallen to b its.”
“It was a w aste of m o n ey ,______ cheap it w as!”
A. however B. still c. yet D. but
11. “Have you heard, N ick has ju st been awarded his PhD?”
“Yes, but in te llig e n t______ he is, he has no basic common sen se.”
A. although B. while c. however D. though
12. “The project was a ía ilu r e ______ the huge sum s spent on it.”
“I call it a terrible w aste o f tax-payers’ m oney”
A. however B. in spite of c. though D. yet
13. “I fell asleep during the economics lecture!” boring
presentation!”
A. Was it B. How c . Such D. W hat a
14. “I really like Gerald.” - “ ______ íriendly sm ile he has!”
A. How a B. What a c. W hat D. How
15. “I feel sorry for Patricia and John.” - “ ____they have a rough tim e!”
A. Can’t B. A ren’t c. W ouldn’t D. D idn’t
16. “W e’ve ju st been to see ‘Dracula’.” - “ ______ it a scary m ovie!”
A. Was B. W hat c . W asn’t D. How
17. “Harriet is always so considerate.” - “ ______ she a kind person!”
A. D oesn’t B. Such is c . How is D. Isn ’t
18. “What do you think o f your new English teacher?”
“She sp e a k s______ fast!”
A. so B. such c . how D. what
19. “Why was D anny given a m onth ofĩ?”
“I think it ’s ______ h e ’s worked so hard lately.”
A. seeing that B. because of
c. due to th e fact that D. owing to
20. “Are you going to take the new job?”
“Oh yes. It i s ______ exciting opportunity!”
A. such an B. so an c . such D. so
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21. “Robert concluded by pointing out that we cannot increase productivity
w ith this poor m achinery.” - “ ______ an apt remark!”
A. How B. So c. W asn’t it D. Was it
22 . ‘Hove you seen my grandm other’s hand-embroidered quilt?”
m eticulous piece of work!”
A. How B. So a c. Such D. W hat a
23. ‘Should I take th e dog for a walk?”
______ it ’s raining right now, wait until it stops.”
A. Seeing that B. Because of c. Due to D. Owing to
24. ‘You didn’t come to the íootball m atch last night. ”
I had so m uch homework to do, I didn’t have a choice.”
A. í^or B. As c. Due to D. Owing to
25. ‘Is D ennis buying a house?”
‘Y e s .______ h e’s earning more m oney now, he can afford one.”
A. For B. Due to c. Since D. Because of
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1. “Why aren’t you going away for your holidays?”
“ ______ my daughter’s wedding in Septem ber, w e’ve m any expenses
Corning up.”
A. Because B. Because of c. Seeing that D. For
2. “Were the necessary contracts signed yesterday?”
“N o ,______ one m ember of the board was ab sen t.”
A. due to B. because of c. owing to D. because
3. “I hear little Isabella is walking now .”
Well, she can w a lk ______ that chair before falling.”
A. as far as B. where c . wherever D. as high as
4. “Are you going away for Christmas?”
“Yes, ru be going to Hull, which i s ___ my family liv es.”
A. wherever B. as for as c. where D. as near as
5. “Can you come away w ith me for the weekend?”
“I can’t as Fm decorating the k itc h e n .______ , my m other is ill.”
A. Even so B. After all
c. AU the sam e D. On top of that
6. “Does Peter enjoy going away on business?”
“He d o es;______ he goes, he alvvays m anages to enjoy him seir.”
A. wherever B. as near as c. where D. as far as
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7. “r m going out now .” - “ ______ you happen to pass a ch em ist’s, would
you get me som e aspirins?”
A. Had lì. Did c . Should D. Would
8. “I can’t understand our new French teacher’s accent.’
A. Nor can I B. Nor do I c. N either do I D. N either will I
9. “Did you know the Queon was in town yesterday?”
“Y e s .______ I gone shopping, I would have seen her.”
A. Were B. Was c. Should D. Had
10. “So, how was the
“It was g rea t!______ you come, you would have enjoyed yourself.”
A. Should B. Had c . Were D. Would
11. “Jane bought a new dress this m orning.”
“What a coincidence!______ .”
A. So did I B. So have I c . Nor did I D. Nor have I
12. “I hope you didn’t go out in the hot su n .” - “We waited the sun
had gone down, before w e w ent for a w alk.”
A. that B. until c. to D. for
13. “Does Joanna walk to work?”
“N o .______ it is, she always takes the b u s.”
A. Where B. W herever c . As far as D. As near as
14. “P eter’s am azing.” - “I know. he had a broken foot, he managed to
walk 10 m iles.”
A. D espite B. í]ven though c . Whereas D. Yet
15. “I hope you havc enough m oney to take a cab hom e.”
“I took som e extra m o n ey ______ I needed it.”
A. in case B. even if c. unless D. so that
16. “Jane is really conscientious, isn ’t she?”
“A b solu tely.______ , she is very efficient.”
A. So B. All the sam e c. What is more D. still
17. “Is Leona teeling alright?” - “Yes, but she had been teeling sick for over
a w e e k ______ she fínally called a doctor.”
A. after B. before c. once D. while
18. “What happened to the plane?”
“It had hardly touched d o w n __ it burst into ílam es.”
A .th a n B .th a t c. when D. sooner
19. “Did you arrive at the station on tim e?” - “No, I m issed the 5 o’clock
tr a in ,______ , there was another one after 5 m in u tes.”
A. despite B. besides c . also D. hovvever
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20. “Tell m e about France; did you like it?”
“Actually, we didn’t go. We w ent to I ta ly ______ .”
A. instead B. still
c. in contrast D. on the other hand
21. “Peter speaks French very w ell.”
“ ______ speaking French, he speaks German and Spanish.”
A. Furthermore B. Instead of
c. N evertheless D. As well as
22. “Why are you so nervous about this exam ?” - “Because I need to get a
high sco re.______ , I will have to resit for it.”
A. On top of that B. Otherwise
c. All the same D. Besides
23. “Did the m inister approve the building plans?” - “N ot really. He turned
them d o w n ______ that the costs were too h igh.”
A. in case B. provided
c. on the grounds D. supposing
24. “What do you think o f the Jeffersons?”
“ ______ they appeared reserveđ at íírst, they are very sociable.”
A. However B. Despite
c. On the other hand D. Although
25. they offer him a pairtnership will the young architect stay with
this firm.
A. Even if B. U nless c. Only if D. In case
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1. A PL A C E W ITH A D IF F E R E N C E
This is a place w here people o f all ages can come and be entertedned and
never w ant to (1) ______ . It is Disneyland, (2) ______ outside Paris,
especially ( 3 ) ______ to provide the best for Europe and the ( 4 ) _______of its
new guests. The park is (5) ___ into five areas, each one representing a
speciíd them e. ( 6 ) ___ in a íĩlm , the ( 7 ) ______ are taken along through a
series o f m agical sets to relive the past, visit wonderful faraway places (8)
______ o f excitem ent and fantasy, and even (9) _______ into the future. The
trees that have been (10) Eiround the park protect the guest from the
real world outside. The resort area, beyond the park, has six hotels to suit
the needs of every guest.
In ( 1 1 ) ______ to these six hotels there are cam psites and fully equipped
caravans for rental. There is no (12) ______ o f sporting opportunities and,
besides m any health clubs in the actual hotels, there is a variety of
fascinating nature trails you may (13) ______ to follow. The Disneyland
Resort is easily (14) ______ hy road or rail. W hichever way you choose to
arrive, you will be (15) enough to enjoy all the wonderful things that
the park has to oíTer.
2. W ITH O U T TV
The m ost radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house.
Since 99.1 percent of American ( 1 ) ______ cannot m ake this claim, it may be
(2) ______ som e interest to know why. Certainly, our (3) ______ of a
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television has created (4) curiosity, puzzlem ent, and anger (5)
the people w e know, and I suspect even more o f these ( 6 ) ______ behind our
backs. ‘If the W etherells get ( 7 ) ______ w ithout a TV, why can’t we?’
We did have a television during the íĩrst days of our marriage. I
remember th e dizzy way the (8) ______ tlickered across the screen. A few
days later, after I (9) m y senses, we took the set to our ỉocal dump,
( 10 ) ___ hands in satisfaction and have been w ithout one ever (11)
3. A TYPICAL DAY
Nowadays, country kitchens are not very different from those in the city.
(1) , in th e past the differences could easily be (2) ______ . By the
1940s m ost city hom es had gas or electric cookers (3) ______ but in the
country the farm er’s wife still (4) ______ on a fuel cooker. This gave her
more work because she had to ( 5 ) ______ at five o’clock in the m orning and
enter the kitchen w ith a candle which was always kept ( 6 ) ______ . She then
removed the ashes from the cooker and got som e newspaper and pieces of
wood from the box ( 7 ) ______ the side of the kitchen door.
N ext, the kettle was íĩlled and put over the fire in ( 8 ) ______ to make the
íírst pot of tea o f the day. Once this was ( 9 ) ______ she made sure she (10)
______ fed the anim 2ils (11)
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w ith breakíast. After breakfast the plates would be (13) and more
wood put in the cooker. The only opportunity she had to rest next to the fíre
w as after dinner. T his ( 1 4 ) ______ of lighting the cooker was repeated every
day. Wood was used in (1 5 )______ o f petrol till the Second World War.
1. A. However B. In spite of c. Because D. D espite
2 A. glimpsed B. noticed c. understood D. made
3. A. bought B. put c. connected D. installed
4. A. cooked B. stirred c. boiled D. baked
5. A. raise B. arise c. rise D. get
6. A. handy B. far c. obvious D .reachable
7. A. close B. next c. by D. outside
8. A. so far as B. order c. view D. caise
9. A. ended B. fulfilled c. used up D. done
10. A. often B. som etim es c. always D. seldom
11. A. at B. in c. w ithout D. on
12. A. down B. away c. on D. along
13. A. cleaned B. removed c. polished D. washed
14. A. tim e B. process c. procession D. progress
15. A. place B .exch an ge c. íavour D. position
4. CORRECTING HISTORY
Is the history o f the world in urgent need of correction? Som e historians,
m ostly women, argue that insuíĩĩcient (1) ______ has been paid to a very
important group: wom en. These historians ( 2 ) ______ history textbooks to be
revised so that they show accurately the role ( 3 ) ______ by w om en ( 4 ) _______
the history books, caveraen (5) ______ m ost of the food for their fam ilies
through h unting animals. But the (6) ______ shows that 80% o f the diet of
prehistoric hum ans was vegetarian and it was collected by fem ales. (7)
______ w om en’s efforts in hghting in wars or leading revolutions have been
ignored. Textbooks concentrate on m en such as Hannibal or Che Guevara
and neglect (8) ______ wom en such as Théroigne de Méricourt, an opera
singer who led the storm ing o f the Bastille in 1789, or Mariya Bochkareva, a
Bolshevik who organised a well-trained and (9) ______ successíul troop of
2,000 fighting w om en during the Russian Revolution in 1917. W omen rulers
£ire ẽdso forgotten. B etw een 962 and 1582 there were at least 16 wom en
rulers in countries ( 1 0 ) ______ from Italy to Angola. W omen ( 1 1 ) _______ up
half the hum an ( 1 2 ) ______ . If there is no ( 1 3 ) _______ to their contribution
to history in th e textbooks, then the real story is not being told. However,
many male historians (14) ______ that im portant íem ale íĩgures have been
kept (1 5 )______ th e history books.
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1. A. care B. attention c. notice D. study
2. A. want B. demand c. hope D. ask
3 A. done B. got c. played D. had
4. A. Depending on B. Agreeing with c. Owing to D. According to
5. A. arranged B .brought c. provided D. gave
6. A. sign B. fact c. proof D. evidence
7. A. In the end B. In addition c. In tim e D. In other words
8. A. main B. particular c. outstanding D. primary
9. A. highly B. deeply c. absolutely D. strongly
10. A. differing B. varying c. separating D. ranging
11. A. make B. hold c. count D. take
12. A. being B. nation c. race D. people
13. A. m ention B. reference c. record D. note
14. A. refuse 3 . forbid c. oppose D. deny
15. A. out of B. off c. in D. up with
5. SPO N SO R IN G GREAT ATHLETIC EVENTS
In the 1998 World Cup, sports fans around the \vorld (1) ______ various
battles betw een (2) ______ football rivals but also betvveen the companies
that sponsored them .
Nike sponsored Brazil. Adidas sponsored Prance. W hile the team s (3)
______ for the biggest prize in football. the two com panies tried to win the
biggest battle, the battle of the (4) ______ as 500 m illion people from 195
countries (5) ______ in to watch the greatest footballers in the world.
Afterwards, the sportswear com panies’ hope was for people to go out and huy
some new kits. Adidas paid $20 million for the privilege o f being a(n) (6)
______ sponsor of the 1998 World Cup. and so one m ight have ( 7 ) _______ it
would have had the greatest presence at the ( 8 ) ______ .
Som etim es, however, sponsoring doesn’t (9) _____ the company much
good. Other tim es. the sponsors’ advertising (10) ___ _ are very original.
Nike has claimed that if sponsors really want to (11) _____ athletes. they
can’t turn ( 1 2 ) ______ only for the photo opportunities and the media events
and sm ile and (13) ______ for the cameras. They have to accept the whole
(14) ______ w ith its spitting, swearing, sw eating and blister-breaking. They
just have to (15) used to it.
9. MY F R IE N D ’S W EDDING
My íriends Laura and la n got married last Saturday. It was a lovely (1)
______ . The m usic was wonderful and the (2) ______ sang beautifully. The
(3) looked absolutely stunning in a w hite silk dress w ith pearls
around the neckline. She was carr3ãng a ( 4 ) ______ o f roses and orchids. She
had asked her three sisters to be (5) and they looked very pretty as
well. There was one awkward m om ent w hen it seem ed that the (6) ______
could not find the rings, but in the end it turned out that he was only
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pretending not to know where they were. The ( 7 ) ______ was held in a huge
tent on the village green. All the ( 8 ) ______ enjoyed them selves thoroughly.
There were som e very funny (9) ______ as well. I bet Laura and la n got a
surprise w hen they drove off to go on their ( 1 0 ) ______ and heard all those
tin cans that we had tied on the back of their car. la n had to ( 1 1 ) ______ to
stop all the noise. Laura actu2dly looked a bit (12) but we only did it
for fun. No one knows exactly where th ey ’ve gone but a friend is ( 1 3 )______
after Ian’s flat until they get back. T hey’re planning to live there until they
(14) som ething a bit (15)
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18. WAKE UP!
Do you ( 1 ) ______ yourself going into work later and later every day just
to sleep a little longer? Do you ( 2 ) ______ asleep in the cinema, wake up and
laugh at the wrong moment? Do you spend h alf the weekend asleep and love
it? ( 3 ) ______ you ’re a sleepaholic.
Som eone somexvhere ( 4 ) ______ said that the average am ount of sleep the
average person w ants is ílve m inutes longer than they (5) ______ . Being a
sleepaholic is about vvanting íĩve hours longer. But sleepaholics can find that
their habit gets them (6) ______ deep trouble with colleagues and íriends.
Being late for work because of oversleeping is a pretty poor story if you ’re (7)
_ _ _ about a career. Priends can get (8) offended if you leave them
early to get som e sleep.
Throughout history, am bitious people have often (9) ______ their
enormous energy w ith a lack of need for sleep. It’s easy to see how this can
(10) ______ people a com petitive advantage. So if you w ant to (11) ______
advantage o f career opportunities, or if you’ve just been criticized once too
often about sleeping ( 1 2 ) ______ the best bít of a party, w hat’s the (1 3 )_____
? A psychiatrist studied sleep needs and over tim e he claimeđ to ( 1 4 ) ______
his own daily sleep from a Standard eight hours to two, saying he
experienced no bad reactions.
But if you really can’t (15) ______ w ithout sleep and don’t w ant to lose
your job, become so irreplaceable in it that you can be openly lazy, like the
us President Calvin Coolidge, who slept for about 13 hours a day.
1. A. realize B. occur c. remark D. find
2. A. become B. go c. fall D. drop
3. A. Ju st as B. Then c. In case D. Such
4. A. once B. ago c. past D. prior
5. A. win B. keep c. last D. get
6. A. at B. for c. into D. down
7. A. keen B. serious c. fond D. eager
8. A. quite B. fully c. largely D. plenty
9. A. joined B. linked c. attached D. United
10. A. turn B. make c. let D. gi ve
11. A. take B. come c. hold D. have
12. A. across B. along c. through D. upon
13. A. resolution B. cure c. correction D. repair
14. A. subtract B. descend c . reduce D. sink
15. A. stand B. deal c. put D. do
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improved vvithout the need for physical activity. No longer do we have to (3)
______ for long sw im s or have ( 4 ) _______workouts in the gym. It m ay seem
( 5 ) ______ , but he says we can ( 6 ) _______up our m uscles sim ply by thinking
about exercise.
In Dr Y ue’s research, volunteers im agined they were m oving their little
fingers sideways, and found that the power o f (7) ______ was enough to
increase strength in those íĩnger m uscles. Then he asked volunteers to (8))
______ to them selves that they were m oving their arm m uscles in five
training sessions a week. Remarkably, these volunteers experienced a rapid
increeise in the strength o f their arms.
But sports psychologists say that, while this research is (9) ______ ,
muscle strength is only one aspect of exercise, and w e shouldn’t ( 1 0 ) ______
aerobic activity. We still need to (11) ______ after our hearts, by taking
exercise that ( 1 2 ) ______ our heart rate to 70 per cent o f its maxim um for 20
m inutes, three tim es a week. It would be ( 1 3 ) ____ if people thought that
exercise was ( 1 4 ) ______ , and that they could (15) ____ ílt w hile slumped
on a sofa ju st thinking about exercise.
21. S P O IL T F O R C H O IC E
Some research which was recently carried out in Britain has coníirmed
w hat m any ordinary shoppers have suspected for quite a long tim e. Having a
( 1 ) ______ selection o f goods to choose from is not necessarily a ( 2 ) _______to
consumers. The average superm arket in Britain has around 40,000 ditĩerent
Products on sa le at an y on e tim e and if y o u ’re (3) ______ o f bu3Õng a car,
then there are actually around 1,600 diíTerent ( 4 ) ______ on the market.
In one sense, choice is a good thing because it ( 5 ) ______ us to buy those
Products which best suit our needs. But choice can also ( 6 ) ______ som ething
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of a problem. With over 400 brands o f shampoo on the market, how does the
consumer (7) ______ hold of the inform ation necessary to choose betvveen
them?
For som e people the solution is to huy only well-known brands, w hilst
others are happy to be (8) ______ hy advertising. There is evidence, (9)
______ , that for som e people the ( 1 0 ) _______ of choice available to them in
Britain’s consumer society is actually a (11) ______ o f anxiety and stress.
One m an interview ed hy the researchers adm itted that he had ( 1 2 ) ______ to
huy his girlfriend a mobile phone for her birthday, but w as so ( 1 3 )______ hy
the number o f diíTerent types on oíĩer in the shop that he ( 1 4 ) ______ up and
decided to huy her a (1 5 )______ o f flowers instead!
22. M E N A N D S H O P P IN G
Normally, a crèche is where children are looked aíter w hile their parents
work, but recently a shopping centre opened a “crèche” which (1) ______
m en to play Computer gam es while their partners go shopping. The aim is to
(2) ______ m en to feel that shopping is fun. You only have to (3) _______ at
m en’s faces in a shopping centre in the UK to realise that they find shopping
less ( 4 ) ______ than wom en. W hether they are well off or ( 5 ) _______up, the
eíĩect is the same: they are so anxious before they go shopping that their
stress levels increase to a truly ( 6 ) ______ extent, comparable to those felt hy
( 7 ) ______ fighter pilots or riot police. According to one psychologist, wom en
are much more (8) in the shops and m en get so im patient because
m en are less used to shopping than women. She adds that, quite ( 9 ) ______ ,
over the years, wom en have developed a laid-back (10) ______ to shopping,
but that m en ’s negative íeelings ( 1 1 ) ______ w hen they 6ire bu3ãng things for
people other than them selves. It’s understandable, then, th at wom en (12)
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______ m en for not ( 1 3 ) _______an effort w hen it com es to bu3Òng things for
the family. She notes that, in the UK, m any m en ( 1 4 ) ______ to go shopping
at all, or claim to feel (15) out after only five m inutes. L et’s hope the
crèche m akes a difference!
24. KEW G A R D E N S
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is home to the world’s largest collection
of living plants. Situated (1) ______ to the River Thamies in South west
London, the gardens are one of Britain’s m ost (2) ______ tourist attractions.
The gardens are ( 3 ) ______ “royal” because, before the governm ent ( 4 ) _______
the area in 1841, members of the royal family used to live there.
Today, a large (5) ______ o f people come to visit K ew ’s three m useum s
and see the 40,000 different kinds of plants (6) ______ on display there.
Every season is fascinating at Kew, but as long as the w inter h a sn ’t been too
( 7 ) ______ , Easter is a good tim e to visit, as then it ’s possible to see beautiíul
springtime flowers in an area not usually ( 8 ) ______ to the public.
In 2002, Kew was nom inated as a possible UNESCO World H eritage site.
This is ( 9 ) ______ an im pressive achievem ent because only one other botanic
garden has been (1 0 )______ in this way. The Orto Botanico, in Padova, Italy,
is the world’s oldest, and hom e to a ( 1 1 ) ______ fine collection of rare herbs.
Interestingly, since 2002, UNESCO will (12) ______ only one nom ination a
year from countries which already have a World H eritage site. This is
because the ( 1 3 ) ______ list includes only a relatively ( 1 4 ) _______num ber of
sites from outside W estern Europe, and UNESCO w ants more countries to
be (15) on it.
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27. THE GRAND TOUR
Travel is so much the norxn these days that it ’s hard to (1) a tim e
w hen the world’s great historical sites, beaches and beauty spots w eren’t (2)
______ w ith camera-carrying tourists. But two centuries ago, (3) ______
before cheap rail tickets greatly reduced the cost of Crossing Europe, tourism
was ( 4 ) ______ for those w ith tim e and money. In Britain, The Grand Tour
was seen as an essentied ( 5 ) ______ o f any vvealthy young m an’s education. It
was a trip o f up to five years, taking in a ( 6 ) ______ range o f Europe’s artistic
and architectural highlights.
Italy was the focus of the Grand Tour, ( 7 ) ___ it was highly regarded
for both its antique and modern culture. (8) ___ it was to Venice,
Elorence, Rome and N aples that the young aristocrats Aocked. The
hardships o f the long and som etim es hazardous journey across the Alps were
all part o f th e (9) ______ and they were amply revvarded by the celebrated
countryside, the antique ruins and the works of the great Italian painters,
not to (10) ______ the parties, pageants and carnivals. Tourists were (11)
______ to Italy from m any countries, as they still are, but it was from Britain
that the majority o f visitors came.
Although m ass tourism was still in its infancy, all the ( 1 2 ) ______ of the
modern tourist were already there, as the young aristocrats w ent round Italy
in ( 1 3 ) ______ o f paintings, drawings and a ( 1 4 ) _______o f other souvenirs to
carry back home. English houses were soon filled w ith them . the tourists
brought the craze for all things Italian and antique back to Britain, and
buildings, íurniture, even clothes were all (15) ______ by this revolution in
taste.
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o f the (4) m om ents in Science occurred in 1953, w hen Francis Crick
and Jam es W atson at Cambridge U niversity discovered the structure of
DNA. They said that DNA was (5) ______ to two spiral staircases going up
and down at the sam e tim e. Scientists all over the world (6) ______ this
“double helix” model im m ediately. The discovery was, o f course, the (7)
______ of years o f hard work, and Crick and W atson were not the only
scientists who had been (8) ______ out research in an attem pt to find out
w hat DNA ( 9 ) ______ like. Maurice W ilkins and Rosalind Franklin at K ing’s
College, London, had also been ( 1 0 ) ______ on the problem. They used x-ray
anEdysis o f DNA, ( 1 1 ) ______ , Crick and Watson preferred to build models.
One day, w ithout (12) ______ a word to her, W ilkins showed Franklin’s
results to W atson, and it was those results which ( 1 3 )______ him to discover
the real structure o f DNA. In 1962, Watson, Crick and W ilkins were (14)
______ the Nobel Prize for their work, Rosalind Franklin, who had died four
years earlier, was not even ( 1 5 )______ at the ceremony.
1. A. reterred B. known c. called D. described
2. A. normal B. general c. usual D. ordinary
3 A. little B. hardly c. tiny D. few
4. A. broadest B .la rg est c. tallest D. greatest
5. A. same B. similar c. alike D. resembled
6. A. allowed B. agreed c. adm itted D. accepted
7. A. effect B. reason c. result D. finish
8. A. m aking B. doing c. holding D. carr3ãng
9. A. appeared B .looked c. existed D. compared
10. A. thinking B. trying c. seeking D. working
11. A. whereas B. however c. unlike D. despite
12. A. telling B. dropping c. saying D. giving
13. A. aided B. helped c. assisted D. provided
14. A. awarded B. presented c. donated D. celebrated
15. A. suggested B. responded c. m entioned D. adm itted
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1. A. assist B. afford c. achieve D. appeal
2. A. bargain B. purchase c. invest D. proíĩt
3 A .ta k e B. keep c. hold D. run
4. A. accurately B. likely c. eventually D. probably
5. A. fellow B. member c. person D. individual
6. A. wish B. trust c. aim D. hope
7. A. joined B. gone c.turned D. gained
8. A. deal B. load c. lot D. extent
9. A. show B .tea ch c. learn D. guide
10. A. enrolled B. presented c. entered D. introduced
11. A. brings B. comes c.beats D. lays
12. A. view B. notice c. regard D .sp o t
13. A. avEŨlable B. supply c. offer D. convenience
14. A. still B. only c.even D. just
15. A. mind B. thought c. head D. sense
35. A N O P P O R T U N IT Y TOO GO OD TO M IS S
It was som ething that m ight have tem pted even the m ost honest
teenager: the discovery of more than £3,000 in used bank notes in an
unlocked night safe. That was w hat two British teenagers, aged 14 and 17(1)
______ across w hen they were hanging ( 2 ) _______outside a bank one Eriday
evening in January w ith (3) much to do.
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As a joke, one o f them decided to (4) the handle o f the night safe a
pull, and to his am azem ent it opened because it was unlocked. He couldn’t
believe his eyes w hen he saw the m oney inside. After a short discussion, he
and his friend ( 5 ) ______ the bank notes and ( 6 ) _______away. U nfortunately
___w as being ( 8 ) _______by security cameras.
for them , however, th e ( 7 ) _____
The m oney was reported (9) _____on the following Monday m orning and
the teenagers were (10) _____ for the crime w ithin the week. Although
neither of them would be ( 1 1 )______ upon as a “m aster crim inal”, they both
nevertheless ended up w ith criminal (1 2 )______ .
At w hat’s (13) ______ a juvenile court they were each ordered to pay a
£300 (14) ______ . In addition to this, they were ordered to w rite letters of
apology to the bank they had ( 1 5 )______ the m oney from. Lloyds Bank were
later said to be review in g th eir secu rity System s.
1. A. m et B. came c. chanced D. found
2. A. around B. over c. OÍT D. up
3. A. hardly B. som ething c. nothing D. little
4. A. fetch B. give c. put D .ta k e
5. A. picked B. swept c.held D. grabbed
6. A. disappeared B .popped c. ran D. made
7. A. theft B. fraud c.burglary D. lorgéry
8. A. registered B. received c. recalled D .recorded
9. A. absent B. vacant c.m issing D. em pty
10. A. arrested B .sen ten ced c.charged D. convicted
11. A. regarded B. looked c. viewed D. considered
12. A. notes B. docum ents c. charts D .records
13. A. titled B. known c. cedled D. named
14. A. reward B. reíund c. fee D. fine
15. A. stolen B. raided c. mugged D. cheated
36. M A ST E R O F S U S P E N S E
In 1926, the young íllm director, Alfred Hitchcock, made w hat is now
regarded as his lírst m asterpiece called The Lodger. It was the story of an
innocent m an wrongly ( 1 ) ______ o f murder and it established its director as
a (2) ______ talent. Although now acknovvledged as the best British fílm of
the era, fĩlm distributors at the ( 3 ) ______ did not think it w orthy o f general
release. For m onths it sat on the sh elf while its director reílected on the thin
line that (4) ______ success and lailure. That thin line was to haunt him
throughout his sixty years o f fllm-making.
In a (5) ______ that began w ith hand-cranked cameras and silent movie
stars and ended w ith his blockbuster thrillers of the 1950s and 1960s,
Hitchcock tasted success and lailure in ( 6 ) ______ equal m easure. H is subject
( 7 ) ______ courted controversy and his style alternately balíled and thrilled
audiences and critics ( 8 ) ______ .
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Although he never received an Oscar, it is generally ( 9 ) ______ that most
Hitchcock íllm s are true ( 1 0 ) ______ of art. In retrospect, it is clear that his
genius (11) ______ from his natural understanding of the language o f film
and his ability to exploit the potential of the cinem a to the ( 1 2 ) ______ . For
this reason, íllm theorists praised him and ( 1 3 ) ______ him as an “auteur”, a
term designed to ( 1 4 ) ______ that his work was superior to the more run-of-
the-m ill product o f Hollyvvood. As a result, Hitchcock’s celluloid world of
glamour, terror, thrills and fear continues to ( 1 5 )_____ under the scrutiny of
academics, fílm historians and critics.
1. A. accused B. blamed c. condemned D. alleged
2 A. chief B .sen io r c. major D. m ain
3. A. tim e B. event c. m om ent D. end
4. A. disguises B. decides c. disperses D. divides
5. A. position B. career c. calling D. proíession
6. A. slightly B. laintly c. fairly D. hardly
7. A. m atter B. elem ent c. substance D. content
8. A. apart B. alone c. aloud D. alike
9. A. noticed B. recognised c. honoured D. respected
10 A. works B. labours c. objects D. pieces
11. A. draws B. rises c. stem s D. shoots
12 A. sum B. whole c. total D. full
13. A. denounced B. described c. declared D. diagnosed
14. A. suppose B. advise c. suggest D. advanced
15. A. bring B. come c. take D. get
37. S P O R T S PH O T O G R A PH Y
Sport as a spectacle, and photography as a way of recording action, have
developed together. At the turn of the 20th century, Edward Muybridge was
experim enting w ith photographs of m ovem ent. Ilis pictures of a runner (1)
______ in every history o f photography. Another m ilestone was w hen the
scientist/photographer Harold Edgerton ( 2 ) ______ the lim its of photographic
technology w ith his study o f a (3) of milk hitting the surlace of a dish
of milk. Another advance was the developm ent of m iniature cameras in the
late 1920s vvhich made it possible for sports photographers to (4) ______
their cum bersom e cam eras behind.
The signiíĩcance of television as a transm itter of sport has ( 5 ) ______ the
prospects of still photographers. All those people who watch a sports event
on TV, w ith all its m ovem ent and action, (6) ______ the still im age as a
reminder of the game. The (7) ______ majority of people do not actually (8)
______ sports events, but see them through the eyes of the media. And when
they look at sports photography, they look not so much for a ( 9 ) ______ o f the
event as for em otions and relationships with which they can (1 0 )______ .
38. K N IFE -T H R O W IN G A T TH E C IR C U S
K nife-throwing is a thrilling circus act, which is stressíu l for both the
thrower and the assistant. Obviously, assistants need to be especially
courageous, since they are (1) ______ to stand in front of a board as knives
land next to them at (2) ______ speed. If a throw er’s aim is not accurate,
there is a (3) ______ possibility that an accident m ight (4) ______ . Such
people need to feel (5) ______ about the circus and enjoy the excitem ent of
perĩorming in front of hundreds of people. Not everyone is ( 8 ) ______ for the
work, particularly not nervous people!
Knife-throwers, on the other hand, need to be extrem ely (7) ______
people. They can’t (8) ______ up for a períormance teeling tired or having
had an argum ent w ith their assistant because they have to be períectly at (9)
______ w ith w hat they are doing in order to be able to ( 1 0 ) _______the work
their full concentration.
The knife-throw ing tradition (11) ___ partly because children follow
their parents into the job. One (1 2 )__ _ well-known throvver, for example,
has an assistant w hose father was also a knife-thrower. She íírst had knives
thrown at her w hen she was only 12 and has ( 1 3 ) ______ doing the sam e job
ever since. (14) ______ , over the last 15 years she (15) _______ that she has
had about 300,000 knives thrown at her!
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1. A. insisted B. considered c. required D. demanded
2. A. wide B. heavy c. plain D. great
3. A. strong B. tough c. keen D. deep
4. A. appear B. develop c. happen D. exist
5. A. caring B. passionate c. loving D. devoted
6. A. end B. capable c. proper D. suitable
7. A. doubtless B. reliable c. dependent D. trusting
8. A. put B. do c. pick D .tu rn
9. A. ease B. rest c. calm D. quiet
10. A. take B. give c. get D. hold
11. A. m aintains B. stays c. keeps D. survives
12. A. particularly B. precisely c. distinctly D. correctly
13. A. taken up B. come off c. carried on D. put in
14. A. N evertheless B . I n fact c. D espite that D. Even so
15. A. totals B .ad d s c. reckons D. counts
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O P E N CLOZE T E S T S
Read th e texts belovv and th in k o f the vvord vvhich best fits each space.
6. IQ TESTS
In 1904v th e French psychologist Alfred B inet developed intelligence tests
to help teachers in Paris schools. His sim ple tests, which were later ( 1 ) _____
7. IQ TESTS
Psychologists have long been interested in (1) ______ we judge
intelligence in strangers. Now scientists have designed tests ( 2 ) ______ try to
discover which cues help people to judge IQ accurately, and which cause
them to get ( 3 ) ______ wrong. High school pupils were videotaped answering
thought-provoking questions and the videos were ( 4 ) ______ shown to groups
of judges’ who were asked to assess the stud en ts’ physical type and m onitor a
variety of behavioural cues. N ext the judges were asked to rate the stu d en ts’
intelligence. At the ( 5 ) ______ time, each student was ( 6 ) _______ required to
sit a Standard IQ test.
Certain cues m atched the (7) ______ of the IQ tests more closely than
others. ( 8 ) ______ speaking quickly, using a lot of words or displaying ease (9)
______ understanding caused the judges to rate the stu d en ts’ intelligence
highly, ( 1 0 ) ______ was reAected in the IQ tests, ( 1 1 ) _______ cues seem ed to
give the judges an entirely false im pression of intelligence (12) m easured hy
the IQ test. (13) ______ the cues that led judges to assess students as dull
were íactors (14) ______ as using halting speech or slang. Cues that led
judges to view students as bright included talking loudly and u sing proper
English. (1 5 )______ of these traits correlated w ith m easured IQ, hovvever.
8. BAZAARS
A bazaar was originally a public m arket district o f a Persian town. From
Persia the term spread to Arabia, Turkey, and North Aírica. In India it came
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to ( 1 ) ______ applied to a single shop; and in current English usage it reíers
to ( 2 ) ______ a single shop or concession selling m iscellaneous articles and to
a fair at ( 3 ) ______ such m iscellany is srild, often for charity.
The ĩam iliar bazaar o f the ancient ^slamic nations is vividly described (4)
______ the traditional íolktales of “The Thousand and One N igh ts”. (5)
______ is a distinct quarter of the town, access ( 6 ) _______which is forbidden
after sundown, b u stling and noisy by day, ( 7 ) ______ the quieter residential
quarters. Such a bazaar m ay be divided into districts, (8) ______ all the
purveyors o f one type o f m erchandise grouped together. (9) ______ the
bazaar in sm aller to w n s is (10) ______ a sin gle narrow Street o f stalls, in
larger cities such as Istanbul it is by ( 1 1 ) ______ m eans simple, consisting of
many m iles of such passageways. Som e bazaars, such as the ( 1 2 ) ______ built
at Sashan and Isfahan in Iran in the 17th century, were designed w ith great
architectural integrity. They were usually roofed for protection (13) ______
the hot desert sun, ( 1 4 ) ______ w ith a single roof of individual vaulted domes
or w ith awnings. Most of these ancient bazaars have gradually been
modernized (1 5 )______ the centuries.
11 . TENTS
People who love cam ping often think o f ten ts as their second home.
Modern ten ts are both lighter (1) ______ more comfortable than (2) _______
old canvas ten ts which our parents used. They are often íítted w ith extra
space which can be used ( 3 ) ______ kitchens or for storing equipm ent in bad
weather. Som e ten ts are big (4) ______ for bicycles to be stored inside, (5)
______ others will only take a couple o f rucksacks. T ents are generally
classihed ( 6 ) ______ the number of people they will sleep in relative comfort.
They range (7) ______ the sm all single-occupant variety, to the six-person
tent ( 8 ) ______ looks like a luxury home.
How long ten ts last is an im portant issue for people who use their ten ts
( 9 ) ______ the year. Modern ten ts are designed to last for years, ( 1 0 ) _______
when used on a regular basis and in all vveathers. Being waterproof (11)
______ also essential, so the modern ten t is made (12) ______ tough, high
quality fabrics and (13) ______ double stitching and extra reinforcem ents.
However, it is true that the ( 1 4 ) ______ expensive the tent, the better it will
be w hen compared to cheaper ten ts of a sim ilar design. People who use their
tent only occasionally may well find that a lower-priced basic ten t is all (15)
nẹed.
13. U FO s
U nidentified flying objects, or UFO s as they are generally called, can be
seen (1) ______ over the world, throughout the year In the popular
im agination, they are m ost likely to be seen on lonely country roads (2)
______ night, but this is not necessarily (3) ______ case. There are many
reports of daytim e sightings and som e of these come from built-up areas.
Similarly, people tend to think that UFO s are m ostly seen (4) ______
individuals travelling alone, and that this is a good reason to doubt the truth
of ( 5 ) ______ is reported. There are, however, plenty of exam ples o f UFO s (6)
______ \arge num bers of people, spread over quite wide areas, have seen. The
explanation for this lies in the fact that, nine tim es (7) ______ o f ten, the
people concerned have really seen som ething unusuEd. T his doesn’t (8)
______ , however, that w hat they have seen is a UFO, because often a more
logic2il explanation can be found. In (9) ______ words, the ílying objects in
question can be identified, they are not UFOs. Aircralt lights, hot-£iir
balloons, satellites and m eteorites are ju st a (10) ______ of the com m onest
things that can lead ( 1 1 )______ UFO reports.
Some sightings rem ained unexplained, however, and it is (12) _____ _
which lascinate the group of skywatchers who actually go out (13) ______
search o f UFOS. They tend to get together in ỄU^eas that are said to be
“ufocal” because a (14) ______ m any unexpledned sightings have occurred
there. Bonnybridge in Scotland is (1 5 )______ such place.
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has already recorded several songs as ( 6 ) __ as a pop video and their íĩrst
single is being released next month.
A leading record company decided to create the group and the girls were
chosen ( 7 ) ______ the basis of both their appearance and singing ability. The
group’s im age is not ( 8 ) ______ glamorous one, however. The company was
keen to point (9) that the girls are dressed in jeans and T-shirts on
the video, ju st (10) _ other children of their age, and they certainly do
not (11) ______ makeup. As the girls are all at stage school, they sing and
dance as (12) ______ of their education and the company is working closely
with the girls’ parents and teachers to (1 3 )______ sure that their schoolwork
( 1 4 )__ not suffer. If, however, the girls make (15) o f money, they
will not be allowed to spend it. It will be paid into a special bank account
until they are older.
21. PO ST IN HISTORY
Although it may come as a surprise to many people, postal Services have
existed in som e parts of the world for thousands o f years. ( 1 ) ______ is ample
evidence that a postal Service existed among the Assyrians and Babylonians,
In China a regular postal Service (2) ______ established in the seventh
century BC, and (3) ______ the centuries attained ( 4 ) _______a high level of
eíĩĩciency that som e 2,000 years after its institution it won the admiration of
travellers (5) ______ Marco Polo. Effícient and highly developed postal
Services were also established in the Persian and Roman empires. In ancient
tim es, (6) ______ Services w ere m ainly con h n ed (7) ______ th e u se o f
rep resen tatives o f th e State; private citizen s (8) ______ u se o f slaves,
m erchants and the like to send their m essages and docum ents. In Medieval
Europe, postal Services ( 9 ) ______ organised hy emperors and hy the papacy,
(10) ______ private citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to
various travellers. Later, around the 13th century, universities and towns
came (11) ______ have their own m essengers. However, it was not (12)
______ the 14th century that m erchants, the private citizens ( 1 3 ) _______had
the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange o f correspondence,
began to (1 4 ) ______ up regular courier Services. The n eed s o f b u sin e ss led to
th e develop m en t of th e postal Service as w e know (1 5 )______ today.
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24. TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One o f th e greatest problems w ith holidays, (1) from th e usual travel
complỉcations and accom m odatỉon diffículties, (2) ______ the expectations
people have o f ( 3 ) ______ . W hen we go on holiday we expect to leave all the
stresses and strídns o f oiir daily lives ( 4 ) ______ us. We imagine we will be able
to escape to ( 5 ) ______ a degree that we even tend to believe, consciously or
not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different
people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered, (6)
______ to relax, envisages herself/him self (7) ______ , from the m oment of
locking the oíĩíce door, a radically diíĩerent (8) ______ of person: carefree,
good-humoured, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)
______ . In practice, we take ourselves with us (10) ______ we go, and the
personality that is shaped (11) years of stress and tension is almost
impossible to shake o íĩ (1 2 )______ a m om ent’s notice. It is no wonder so many
holidays are a disappointment, no (13) ______ how sm oothly they go or how
lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14) ______
during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction ( 1 5 ) __ the
nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should.
31. CHEKHOV
Anton Chekhov was a Russian playvvright and short story w riter born in
Taganrog in 1860. In 1879, he became a medical student in Moscow, later
qualiíying ( 1 ) ______ a doctor. With a needy fam ily to support, Chekhov (2)
______to writing, contributing short humorous stories and sketches ( 3 ) ______
popular newspapers. His major work (4) to come towards the end of his
short life ~ Chekhov died of tuberculosis in 1904 “ his reputation resting chieAy
(5) ______foiir plays, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and The
Cherry Orchard, written in 1896, 1899, 1901 and 1904 (6) ______ . All four
works, while gloomy and pessimistic (7) tone, blend a poetic atmosphere
(8) _ a Sỉonpathetic treatm ent of characters (9) ______ , unable to break
( 10 ) ___ of the vicious circle that they find (11) ______ in, are trapped in
unhilhlling lives which they feel (12) powerless and dispirited to chEinge.
They (13)_____ be regarded as S5rmbolic (14) _ the torpor and stagnation
of late nineteenth centuĩy Czarist Russia. (15) ___ realism is a product of
___
Chekhov’s scientiííc training and experience as a provincÌEd doctor. They remain
masterpieces of Russian literature.
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increase the risks o f cancer and a range (4) debilitating diseases, a
discovery that has sent the medical world into a spin. Scientists are unsure
(5 )______to why vitamins, so essential to health, can be toxic in high doses. The
most likely explauiation is that the body is only equipped to deal with the levels
found naturally in the environment. If the intake is too far (6 )______the normal
rainge, then the body’s interned chemistry can be shunted out of ahgnment. (7)
______ this means is that the commercially sold vitamins and (8) ______
provided by nature are not always compatible. The commercial forms may
interfere with the body’s internal chemistry ( 9 ) ______“crowding out” the (10)
______natural 2Lnd benehcial forms of the nutrients. The vitamins obtained (11)
______ food are also allied (12) ______ a host of other substances which may
moderate (1 3 )______ augment their activity in the body. The latest advice (14)
______to eat a balanced diet to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, and if
you m ust take supplements make (1 5 )______you take the lowest recommended
dose and follow the instructions on the bottle.
34 D A N G ER S OF TECHNOLOGY
Much has been heard recently about possible health hazards, including
memory loss and brain tuxnours, from the use o f mobile phones. With the
possible h alf a billion mobile phones in ( 1 ) ______ throughout the world, in
Britain (2) ______ , one person in four owns one, (3) ______ is worrying
enough, even if, so far, no concrete evidence has come to (4) ______ . One
study hy Dr. Alan Preece and his team at Bristol U niversity has shown,
however, in a report in the International Journal o f Radiation Biology, that
tests on volunteers dem onstrated no effect on ( 5 ) ______ short-term memory
or attention span. Subjects ( 6 ) ______ exposed to microwave radiation for (7)
______ to thirty m inutes, but the one noticeable effect was positive ( 8 ) _______
than negative; the subjects reacted more rapidly in one test (9) ______ a
visual choice. One explanation of (10) ______ is that following the
transm issions, a warm ing of the blood led to increased bloodflow. For the
experiment, places were chosen w here the signal was good and the
microxvave dose light, and then w here the signal was poor and the dose (11)
______ higher. The subjects were tested for rec£dl and m ental alertness (12)
______ exposure to microwaves characteristic of analogue phones, digital
phones or no phones at all, w ithout knowing ( 1 3 ) ______ they were exposed
to. It is, of course, early days (14) ______ and the sam ple m ay not be large
(1 5 )______ to generalise from. More research needs to be done.
35 SIG N S OF THE TIM ES
We are íam iliar w ith the sa3Õng “a picture paints a thousand w ords” and in
the global village the world has become, iníorm ation in pictorial form is (1)
______ we turn. Much com m unication takes (2) ______ through symbols
rather than words, a case in point ( 3 ) ______ airports, where you can see the
majority of the thirty-four symbols devised ( 4 ) ______ the Am erican Institute
of Graphic Arts in the 1970s. (5) ______ signs as a knife and fork for a
restaurant or a telephone for a phone booth are a boon for (6) ______ a
traveller who does not speak English or use the Latin alphabet. (7) ______
worldwide “languages” of (8) ______ kind are m usical and m athem atical
notation, Circuit diagrams, road signs and Computer icons, (9) , again,
bypass the need for words. Even a label on a garm ent will carry, in symbols,
w ashing and ironing instructions. All these (10) ______ to be sufficient to
their (11) ______ restricted worlds but would it (12) ______ be possible to
devise a universal symbolic System of com m unication independent of (13)
______ spoken language, culture-free and value-free, as dream t of by the
seventeenth-century philosopher Leibniz? It would seem (14) ______ .
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Chinese and Japanese pictograms and ancient Egyptian hierogl5^ h ics are
som etim es cited as exam ples o f such a System, yet (15) ______ dapanese
script and Egyptian hieroglyphics include sound-base elem ents and Chinese
is often transliterated into romanised sound based “pin 3ãn” script. In a word,
words are inescapable.
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12 1. by 4. being 7. they 10. would 13. the
2. this 5. as 8. about 11. nobody/no-one 14. on
3. their 6. who 9. if 12. for 15. like
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37 1. but / though 4. For 7. those 10. only 13. time
2. more 5. over 8. until 11. least 14. of
3. one 6. beíore 9. comes 12. else 15. matter
WORD FORMATION
Read the texts belovv. Use the w ord given in capitals a t the end o f each line
to form a w ord th a t fits in the space in the sam e line. There is an exam ple at
the beginning (0).
3. EXPLORATION
In 1979 the (0) e x p l o r e r Sir Ranulph Piennes entered an EXPLORE
area of Antarctica (1 )______than Great Britain where no BIG
human being had set foot before. “It was an (2 )______
experience,” he says, “knowing that we were mapping the EXCITE
ẽirea for the first time. Now, of course, satellites can do the
same job ĩ a r more (3 )______Technology, it seems, and EASY
the growth in adventure tourism, may soon see the end of
(4 )______exploration, as fewer and fewer human challenges TRADITION
remain. There are now (5 )______expeditions every year to NUM BER
places like Everest, where keen but (6 )______climbers are EX PER IEN C E
virtually pulled up the mountain by their guides. (7 )______, EORTUNATE
the increase in this new trend at tourism is (8 )______the THREAT
natural beauty or even the remotest parts of the globe,
as (9 )______and other adventurers leave M OUNTAIN
( 10) _ of their visit in the form of oxygen bottles and EVIDENT
other rubbish.
4. TEN N IS
The (0) e a r l ỉ e s t form of tennis was played in the thirteenth EARLY
century, when (1 )______hit the ball with their hands, PARTICIPATE
instead of racquets. French monks were enthusiastic
(2 )______of the game, but the Pope at the time strongly PLAY
(3 )__ of it, and it was banned for being too frivolous. APPRO VE
The religious authorities, however, were (4) to ABLE
prevent the growing (5 )______of the game and hy the SUCCEED
sixteenth century it had evolved into the sport of Real Tennis,
which was played on an indoor court. The ílrst tennis balls
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were íílled with haiir and small stones - a (6 )______ PAIN
experience for anyone who was hit by one. (7 )______, balls LUCK
£ire now signiíícantly (8 )______, consisting of two half shells LIGHT
of rubber covered with cloth. They are also more (9 )______ COLOUR
than before; bright yellow is a lot (1 0 )______to see on our TV EASY
screens than the traditional white.
5. ƠAMAICAN ADVENTURE
For some (0) v i s i t o r s , the main attraction of damaica lies in VISIT
its glorious beaches and all the (1 )______of the nightlife that EXCITE
is associated with them. And indeed, our íĩrst-class hotel is
located on its own (2 )______beach on the island’s north coast. AMAZE
In terms of (3 )______, the hotel oíĩers the full range of ENTERTAIN
(4 )______water sports during the day, plus a chance to relax THRILL
or dance to local music in the evening. But, (5 )______many LIKE
tourists, your contact with the real damaica will not be
(6 )______to what you see from the window of the airport bus LIMIT
because we organise trips into the (7 )______interior of the DRAMA
island. You will be (8 )______by jeep, high up into the
Blue Mountains, with their (9 )______mists, deep valleys DRIVE
and lush vegetation. Your visit to a small coffee farm will ROMANCE
be (1 0 )______as you are guaranteed to discover some of EORGET
the secrets of the world famous coffee.
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10. SCIENCE 2002
“Science 2002” is the name given to an (0) i m a g i n a t i v e IMAGINE
development which aims to make (1 )______and SCIENCE
technological developments exciting, even to people who
thought they were (2 )______in the subject. As well as its IN TER EST
mEÚn p erm an en t (3 )______ th ere is also a ch anging EXHIBIT
(4 )______of educational programmes, such as sessions SELECT
for schools and dblleges, and adult (5 )______courses. TRAIN
Everyone can sh 2ire the (6 )______of experiment and EXCITE
discovery. Even (7 )______visitors can carry out simple EXPERIENCE
experiments with the help of (8 )______who are always SPECIAL
available to give thexn all the (9 )______advice and PRACTICE
guidance they need. What’s more, the friendly staff are
keen to provide a (1 0 )______atmosphere. WELCOME
20. A BURGLARY
When I got hom e I knew (0) im m e d ia te ly that som eone IMMEDIATE
had broken into the flat in my ( 1 ) ______ . The signs that A B SE N T
the locks had been forced were ( 2 ) ______ . Because I was MISTAKE
( 3 ) ______ that the burglars m ight still be there I rang the WORRY
police ílrst. Burglars can be ( 4 ) ______ w hen surprised and VIOLENCE
it would have been very ( 5 ) ______ to put m yself into a R E SP O N SE
potentially ( 6 ) ______ situation instead of m aking a phone D ANG ER
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call. Two policem en arrived soon after. Their ( 7 ) ______ E FFIC IEN T
reEilly im p ressed m e. ( 8 ) ______ n ot a lot had b een taken, FORTUNE
but the flat was in a ( 9 ) ______ m ess, w ith things all over TERROR
the íloor. The police were very (10) and even U N D ER STA N D
helped m e put things away.
29. M EM ORIES
I will never forget the m ost (0) w o n d e r f u l m om ent in our W ONDER
career w hen we were gi ven the highest score for our ( 1 ) __ _ PEREORM
in the ice-skating cham pionship ( 2 ) ______ at H elsinki. COM PETE
We received the ( 3 ) ______ score of nine marks o f 6.0, BELIEVABLE
which was the maxim um score that could be given.
The ( 4 ) ______ o f tim e that we had spent practising our LONG
dance routine finally paid off. The ( 5 ) ______ that we had DIEEICULT
found w ith some of the ( 6 ) ______ pieces we had chosen M USIC
was soon overcome and becom ing ( 7 ) ______ was only a FAME
m atter of time.
Those were the ( 8 ) ______ days of being young and EXCITE
( 9 ) ______ about everything and having the íeelin g that OPTIM ISM
our (10) would never lessen. PO PU LAR
31. FUTUROLOGY
I am always (0) d u b io u s whenever futurologists tell us how DO UBT
we will be living several years from now. Their ( 1 ) ______ PR E D IC T
of jet-pack travel and robot maids came to nothing. More
recently w e were promised the ( 2 ) ______ office, PAPER
( 3 ) ______ television and the end of high-street shopping. INTERACT
In some cases, they are wrong because ( 4 ) ______ progress SCIENCE
has been slower than anticipated. Airplanes, for example,
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are barely more ( 5 ) ______ than they were fifty years ago. COMPORT
In others, th e experts have ( 6 ) ______ the number o f things ESTIMATE
that m ust go right before an ( 7 ) ______ changes our lives. INVITE
It tak es m ore th a n ju st One brigh t idea - thorough ( 8 ) _____ SEARCH
is needed w hen developing a new product. In ( 9 ) ____ social ADD
and psychological factors d eterm in e w h eth er or n ot a new
product or Service w ill be (1 0 )______ adopted. WIDE
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colour, durable to th e p oin t o f Virtual ( 1 ) ______ , and u su ally D E ST R O Y
found in nature in a ( 2 ) ______ pure form. The history o f gold C O M PA R E
is ( 3 ) ______ by th at o f any other m etal because o f its value in EQ U A L
the m inds o f m en from earliest tim es.
Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the íĩrst m etals to
attract hum an ( 4 ) ______ . Exam ples of elaborate gold ATTEND
workmanship, m any in nearly perfect condition, survive from
ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans,
and gold has continued to be a highly ( 5 ) ______ m aterial out EA VO UR
of which jew ellery and other ( 6 ) ______ objects are crafted. DECOR
The era o f gold production that followed the Spanish discovery
of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the
world had w itnessed to that tim e. The ( 7 ) ______ of m ines by E X PL O IT
slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces, tem ples, and
graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n)
( 8 ) ______ inílux of gold that literally unbalanced the PRECEDENT
( 9 ) ______ structure of Europe. U ntil today the world rem ains ECONOM Y
(1 0 ) _____by th e allure o f gold. C A PT IV E
37. ELA M EN CO D A N C E
The essence o f Aamenco is song, often accompanied by the
guitar and improvised dance. Music and dance can be placed
into speciíĩc groups. These (0) c a te g o r is a tio n s /c a te g o r ie s C ATEG ORY
are usually located across a continuum with subjects dealing
w ith the profound to those that are light-hearted. ( 1 ) ______ TY PE
the them es o f death, anguish and despair, in contrast to love,
gaiety and the countryside are ( 2 ) ______ . In ílam enco D RAM A
dance, the m en ’s steps are intricate, with toe and heel clicking.
Footwork in w om en’s dancing is o f less importance,
with the ( 3 ) ______ use of hands and body taking GRACE
( 4 ) ______ . In the dance, the arm, hand and foot m ovem ents PRECEDE
closely resem ble those of classical Hindu dance. E ssential to
traditional Ilamenco is the perform er’s interpretation of the
dance ( 5 ) ______ by the em otion of the music. Períorm ances H IN D E R
are often accompanied by rapid hand clapping, íĩnger snapping
and ( 6 ) ______ shouts. The dancers them selves frequently C O U RA G E
employ finger snapping in complex rhythm s including the
use of castanets. This dance form was ( 7 ) ______ in the P R O E E S S IO N
19‘^ century, w hen Romany people lĩrst began to períorm in
caíes. In this environm ent, ( 8 ) ______ from the traditional DEPART
form occurred. U nfortunately, the pressures of the (9) COM M ERCE
stage m eant that rehearsed routines replaced the
(1 0 )______ o f the original ílam enco perlormances. SPO NTANEO US
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38. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY ...
Plajãng is a serious business. Children engrossed in a make-
believe world, fox cubs play fighting, or kittens teasing a
ball of string, aren ’t ju st having fun. Play may look like a
(0) c a r e Ị r e e and exuberant way to pass the tim e before the CARE
hard work of ( 1 ) ______ com es along, but th ere’s much more ADULT
to it than that. For a start, play can be dangerous and costs
some anim als their lives. It is also extrem ely ( 2 ) ______ in COST
terms of energy. N ature tends not to w aste energy so there
m ust be a reason for this dangerous and strenuous activity.
Pla5àng is a ( 3 ) ______ for the developm ent of intelligence. REQUIRE
Current theory posits that more of the brain is involved
in play than was previously believed. Play certainly seem s
to ( 4 ) _____ higher cognitive processes because it involves ACT
complex ( 5 ) ______ of playmates, ideas of reciprocity and A SSESS
the use of ( 6 ) ______ signals and rules. SPECIAL
It is already known that juveniles denied the opportunity
for play lose the ability to apply social rules w hen they do
interact w ith their peers. Children destined to suffer
m ental illnesses as adults engage in precious little social
play early in life. The effect o f depriving normal children
of play is still ( 7 ) ______ , but the implication is that KNOW
(8 ) ______ and learning abilities could be adversely CREATE
affected. With ( 9 ) ______ beginning earlier and becom ing SCHOOL
(1 0 )______ more exam -oriented, the tim e afforded to INCREASE
play is obviously being reduced. What the result will be
is likely to cause concern.
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authors and printers were given the ( 6 ) ___ right to EXCLUDE
publish books and other m aterials. The (7) ___purpose^ BASE
of such grants was not to protect authors’ or publishers’
rights but to raise governm ent revenue and to give governing
authorities control over ( 8 ) ______ contents. The Statute of PUBLIC
Anne, passcd in England in 1710, was a ( 9 ) ______ in the MILE
h istory o f Copyright law as it recognised th a t au thors should
be the (1 0 ) ______ benefíciaries of copjTÌght law. Today, the PRIM E
Berne Convention o f 1886 and the Universal Copyright
Convention of 1955 protect rights on an international level
recognised in all countries.
40. THE ART OF GIVING AND TAKING
Gift exchange, w h ich is also C2dled (0) c e r e m o n ia l exchange, CEREMONY
is th e tran sfer o f goods or Services that, althou gh regarded as
( 1 ) _____by people involved, is part o f the expected social VOLUNTEER
( 2 ) _____. Gift exchange may be distinguished from other BEHAVE
types of exchange in several respects: the íĩrst offering is made
in a generous m anner and there is no haggling betvveen donor
and (3 ) ______ ; the exchange is an expression of an existing RECEIVE
social relationship or of the establishm ent of a new one that
diíTers from ( 4 ) ______ m arket relationships; and the proíít in PER SO N
gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationships and
prestige rather than in m aterial advantage. The gift-exchange
cycle entails ( 5 ) ______ to give, to receive, and to return. OBLIGE
Sanctions may exist to induce people to give, ( 6 ) ______ or loss APPROVE
of prestige resulting from a ĩailure to do so. (7) to accept REEUSE
a gift may be seen as rejection of social relations and may lead
to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the necessity to
return the gift; the prestige associated with the appearance
of ( 8 ) ______ dictates that the value of the return be GENEROUS
( 9) _ ___ equal to or greater than the value of the APPROXIM ATE
origin£d gift. Alongside its obvious economic functions, gift
exchange is (1 0 )______ expression of social relations. SIGNIEY
KEY TO WORD EORMATION
1 1. disadvantages 3. chaotic 5. possibility 7. attention 9. arguments
2. personal 4. directions 6. extremely 8. regardless 10. tantastically
0. .... a p p re c ia te ....
• One doesn’t need to be an expert to a p p r e c ia t e the beauty of classical
music.
• He seem s coníídent that houses in this area will a p p r e c ia t e in value in
the next few years.
• ru always a p p r e c ỉa t e your help and support.
1......................... ............
• He was aíraid that his revolutionary proposals w o u ld ______ w ith strong
opposition from hardliners.
• The Chinese factories were operating non stop churning out shoes to
the demand in Europe and the us.
• With only 200 dollars a m onth, the family struggled to make e n d s ______ .
The birds build their nests in early Septem ber and begin to their
eggs two w eeks later, always being on the lookout for predators.
The press speculated w hether the new telecom m unications company was
going t o ______ cables on th e seabed to im prove th e e x istin g System .
One of my responsibilities at home is t o ______ the table in the evening.
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I t’s irritating that they do nothing but lies about our family. The
whole village is about to believe their incredible stories.
D on’t allow the educational System to restrict your thinking abilities. I
urge you t o ______ your w ings and do things your way.
He opened the jar, took out some jam w ith his knife a n d ______ it evenly
on the W 6 i r m toast.
10.
• It was one o f the gang’s mem bers t h a t _ the agen t’s cover as h e’d
seen him in uniform before.
• Feeling tired, Lind put away the b o o k ,___ out the candle and w ent to
sleep.
• Separatists ______ up severad bridges in the province sending a violent
m essage to th e Capital.
11 .
• Finally, they have decided to ílle a civil ___ against the Corporation.
The íĩrst hearing is due next week.
• White doesn’t ______ me. I prefer dark colours like brown and black.
• If you asked m é to arrive at 7, it would m e fine.
12.......................................
• The latest evidence doesn’t ______ the initial assum ptions. We need to
change the way w e’ve thought about the process.
• I’m really gratetul to you for your affection and _______ I received
throughout the recovery.
• Chris had to work hard as he had a wife and three children t o ______ .
1 3 ..............
• T h e ___ , though not especially sophisticated, sm elled so great that it
made his m outh water.
• ‘Which is his window?’ ‘Look over there. It’s the one w ith a satellite
attached to the w air
• A couple of volunteers turned up at the centre ready t o ______ out food to
the needy.
1 4 ..................................
• Each tim e he grinned show ing the girl h i s ___ teeth, she becam e more
and more convinced that she didn’t w ant to spend her days looking after
an octogenarian.
• She bought herselt a dog which gave her a ______ sense o f security. It was
small and couldn’t bark loudly.
• O n e ______ move and you’ll be pushing up the daises. So stay w here you
are.
44 ...............................
• Living under a totalitarian ____ is always very diíĩĩcult for free-
thinking individuals.
• If you go on feasting on junk food, it ’s going to have a devastating eíĩect
on your d ig estiv e _______ .
• The question w hether there are intelligent living forms outside our solar
has always perplexed scientists as well as philosophers.
45 ...............................
• Take necessary precautions when travelling on public transport.
Somebody may pick y o u r ______ .
• He reached into the inside ______ of his jacket to produce his passport,
but it was gone.
• The w hole tow n was his. Even the mayor was in his ______ . In fact,
nobody could challenge his position.
61.
After a thorough exam ination the inspector decided to ___ down the
building as it posed a threat to the dwellers’ safety.
Be a man, Luke, ______ yourself together and stop cr5ãng. The girls are
looking at you.
Sally hated sittin g at the ílrst table in the classroom. The boys behind
made it a point t o ______ her long plaits and it hurt a lot.
62.
The paparazzi denied that he had the privacy o f the rock star. He
claimed he didn’t feel guilty whatsoever.
When Poland was ______ by German troops, m ost o f the European
nations ju st looked on.
Hundreds o f thrilled f a n s __ the pitch soon after the ílnal w histle was
blown.
63.
Sm uggling drugs in som e countries m a y ____ a m axim um penalty of
death.
The law íĩrm thought that Mr Bykowski could out his threats and
sue the m ultinational Corporation for d2unages.
They are expanding their fleet by adding new planes that can up
to 200 passengers.
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6 4 ..................................
• There was credible intelligence inform ation that the Chemical _______
m ight be targeted by environm ental groups.
• Their eíTorts t o _______ a bomb on a transatlantic ílight were thwarted by
the SWAT team .
• In an attem pt to boost the tow n ’s image as the greenest tow n in the
region they intend t o _______ 2,000 seedlings in the centre.
65.
Now, w ithout anybody to turn to, he had to the biggest challenge
in his life.
• You’re in love w ith her. D on’t deny it. It’s w ritten all over y o u r ______ .
3 The acne on h i s ______ didn’t w ant to disappear no m atter how often she
w ent to th e solarium.
66 .....................................
• Holm es was sittin g in his favourite chair w ith his pipe in his m outh
in thought.
• She looks and talks tough, b u t ______ down sh e’s a very sensitive person
that can be easily oíĩended.
• Everybody, take a ______ breath. The roller coaster ride is about to begin.
6 7 ..................................
• You really w ant me to cheat my clients? Come on! W e’ve ______ a
reputation for being fair and trustvvorthy.
• Josh is said to h a v e ______ a small fortune selling second-hand goods and
fake jewellery.
• I was not going to get rid of my car. Though old, it still its keep.
68 .......................................
• His ideology was shaped by a bunch o f clerics giving speeches in a local
o f worship.
• D on’t _____________ too much em phasis on grammar. Vocabulary is more
important.
• After the last orders were taken and the pub closed for the night, he took
her to h i s ______ to fínish their fabulous night w ith a glass of champagne.
6 9 ..................................
• The new System ensuing fair treatm ent of all the people will come into
next year under the auspices of the U nited N ations.
• Headquarters £ire planning to carry out a major ______ to take the
insurgents off the streets.
• He underw ent a major bypass ______ w hen his heeirt started to send
vvorrying signals.
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• D espite unforeseen diíĩĩculties, he made it a ______ o f seeing her w hen his
ship called at N ew York.
• The infam ous interrogator used to ______ his gun at prisoners to make
them tĩdk.
• I think you ’ve m issed t h e ____. I didn’t say I w ant th e ceir. I said I like it.
71 ...............................
• The jury didn’t ______ a unanim ous decision due to a lack o f su íĩĩcient
evidence.
• It has been reported that a 10-year-old child was seriously m auled w hen
she tried t o ______ out her hand to touch the lion.
• Keep all the detergents out o f ______ of children. They m ight drink them
by m istake.
72 ...............................
• After a frantic íĩght for his life, the m u sicia n ______ away in the morning.
The m usic scene is in mourning.
• The new operating System was such a success that a few glitches in the
softw are_____ _ largely unnoticed.
• Archeologists have put forward the theory that a broad Street m ust have
through the tow n centre.
73 ...............................
• The press described the event as a peaceful ______ . No dam age was
reported and the people behaved properly.
• During th e m ating season m ales often stage a ______ o f strength by
show ing their big fangs.
• Because som e custom ers wanted to see the appliance in action, he gave a
q u ick _____ to show how it worked in the kitchen.
74 ...............................
• With poor follow-up Service, the fírm doesn’t ______ a chance o f keeping
their custom ers happy.
• On his hind legs the anim al m a y ______ one m etre high.
• “What does this abbreviation______ for?” “U nidentified Fl3Õng Object.”
75 ...............................
• Go down the Street, turn left and the sw im m ing pool is on your right. You
can’t ______ it.
• You’d better hurry up if you don’t w ant t o ______ the post.
• Many teenagers raised in a strict environm ent feel they ______ out on
having fun. They should remember, however, that this kind o f upbringing
protects them from m any problems.
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76.
r m aíraid there is no direct railway link betw een the tow ns and you have
t o ______ trains in Bristol.
And now, another item on the auction, a 17th century clock that, le t’s
hope, w ill _ _ _ _ _ hands in a m om ent.
‘The car isn ’t working, Daddy.’ I think you have t o ______ the battery.’
77.
The dise2ise w as quickly diagnosed and he was im m ediately sent to
hospital to b e _______ for pneumonia.
“All the hostages are being w ell _______ and £ire feeling OK,” said a
m asked m an on video.
She took her children to the cinema and later them to some
sw eets in the local restaurant. They enjoyed the evening im m ensely.
78.
This Standard feature of your word processor enables you to the
pages o f your docum ents.
There is a g o o d ______ o f reasons to stop smoking, but obviously it ’s you
who have to m ake th e decision.
Jerry w as searching the N et for a b a c k __ o f the m agazine that would
com plete his extensive collection.
79.
It to be seen w hether they will bring oil prices down, but I doubt it.
I adm it S u san ’s made a few m istakes de£ding w ith our custom ers, but she
______ your superior. I trust her completely.
The explorers were delighted w hen th ey’d stum bled across t h e ______ of
this forgotten ancient city closely guarded hy the rainforest.
80.
She was an exceptionally talented and child. Adults marveled at
her ability to com prehend even the m ost complicated issues.
Once he got recognition in his native country, Mike began thinking about
som ething more am bitious and decided to head for the ______ lights of
Hollywood.
W ith the sales soaring, our company has a ______ future. H ere’s to our
manager!
81.
Their sudden to fame took all th e critics hy surprise. They hadn’t
expected the band to dom inate the charts.
The death toll is going t o ______ as more bodies are being recovered.
One inconsiderate remark at the em bassy g a v e ______ to rum ours about
the president’s poor health.
85.
The grass on the golf __ was perfectly groomed and beckoned those
w illing to have a game that morning.
The GP prescribed a ______ of injections that was to stop the spread of
the infection.
After an aggressive advertising campaign, th e university saw a steady
flow of candidates enrolling on t h e ______ .
86 .
Big companies are 2dways on the lookout for _____ labour that will
guarantee low production costs.
It’s not the real thing. The watch on his w rist is only a im itation of
a Sw iss w atch that costs a fortune.
Lite is ______ , I tell you. If you read about people gettin g killed for a
fiver, you wonder w hat kind of world we are living in.
87.
I can’t lend you any cash at the m om ent. I’m __ for m oney myself.
Once the lights w ent out in the cinema, Luke w anted to em brace and kiss
her, but s h e ______ him away and gave him a slap in the face.
Recently you ’v e ______ yourseir too hard at work. Take a few days o fĩ and
you’ll feel m uch better.
96 ...............................
• Life in the tow n ______ seem ed too hectic for him . On the other hand,
living on the outskirts was a bit inconvenient.
• In an effort to cut costs the telephone operator established its c a ll______
in a íoreign country.
• D on’t say that, Jenny. I do adore you. You’re t h e ______ of m y universe.
97 ...............................
• L et’s ask a local where we are because I find it diíĩĩcult t o ______ that old
map of yours.
• A nn’s going to burn the m idnight oil tonight. She needs t o ______ up on
biology before her exam tomorrow.
• YouVe got to tell me w hat you’re thinking. I can’t _____ your mind, can I?
98 ...............................
• I don’t tru st politicians as a ______ rule. One can’t be too careful, can
they?
• At the end o f their investigation the com m ittee cam e up w ith a ______
overview o f the banking sector and recommended som e changes.
3 The president dissolved the parliam ent and called f o r ______ elections to
be held as soon as possible.
99 ...............................
• The governm ent has come under ______ from the press for not doing
enough to provide people w ith affordable housing.
• I told you she would take to him. In fact, they got on like a house on
• Exhausted and soaked, the scouts made a ______ upon reaching the camp.
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100 . ...........
• The criminal away with a num ber o f offences in exchange for
cooperation w ith the police.
My c a r ______ stolen w hen I was holidaying in Poland. Luckily, it was
found tw o days later.
It was only w hen L in d a __ to know them better that she m anaged to
gi ve up her deeply-rooted prejudices.
Example:
0. Nobody spoke w hen the teacher asked who the culprit was.
remained
Everyone rem ained silen t ivhen the teacher asked who the cu lp rit was.
1
1. It’s been m onths since I last spoke with Paul,
contact
I haven’t ...................................................... m onths.
2. He has never felt so embarrassed before.
ever
It’s .......................................................embarrassed.
3. She w as going to hand in her notice w hen the boss decided to promote
her.
point
S h e .................................................................notice w hen the boss decided to
promote her.
4. He has tried to lose w eight before.
first
It’s .......................................................a diet.
5. Prance h asn ’t won a gold medal in this sport for ages.
time
It’s .......................................................medal in this sport.
6. It is certain that he will com pensate you for the damage he has done.
bound
H e ....................................................... to you for the damage he has done.
7. Stephen realised som ething terrible had happened as soon as he saw
May crying.
aware
S te p h e n ....................................................... as soon as he saw May crying.
8. I believẹ the m an you ’re looking for is standing right next to us.
íeeling
I ....................................................... to us is the one you’re looking for.
9. Jerem y joined the cricket club a year ago.
member
Jerem y’s ......................................................a year.
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10. It w as proposed that a new orphanage should be built.
forward
T h e y ..................................................... to build a new orphanage.
11. The elections take place next Sunday.
scheduỉed
T h e ........................................................next Sunday.
12. I believe there w ill be an economic crisis soon.
estimation
I n ....................................................... im m inent
13. The fínal question in part 6 w asn’t answered correctly by anyone.
answer
N o b o d y .......................................................the final question in part 6.
14. Mozart started com posing m usic during his early childhood.
young
M o za rt....................................................... child
15. According to Dr Donovan, Rosie is bound to be offered the position.
doubt
According to Dr D o n o v a n ,.......................................................the position.
16. H e’s been w riting the novel for nearly two years.
started
It i s ..................................................... the novel.
17. My boss says I can use his car whenever I w ant to, so long as Tm careful.
disposal
My b o s s ....................................................... so long as Pm careíul.
18. The new s was a shock to us.
aback
W e ....................................................... news.
19. Jam es realised that he could never be an architect.
cut
Jam es r e a lise d ...................................................... an architect.
20. They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much
snow.
fear
They c h o s e ....................................................... too much snow.
2
1. The suspect could not explain why he had sand in his boots.
account
The s u sp e c t...................................................... in his boots.
2. What he told m e made m e very curious to hear the rest of the story.
appetite
What he told m e ...................................................the story.
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15. H elen w on ’t be happy till she gets a full refund.
than
N o th in g ...................................................Helen.
16. I always think about transport costs w hen job hunting.
consideration
I a lw a y s...................................................w hen job hunting.
17. Becky didn’t tell you because she Ễissumed you already knew.
granted
Becky didn’t tell y o u ...................................................you already knew.
18. How would you deal w ith such a challenge?
presented
W h a t................................................... such a cballenge?
19. In my opinion, Sim on was a fool not to accept their job offer.
down
I th in k ................................................... their job oíĩer.
20. The neighbours w ill look after our house while we are away.
eye
The n eigh b ou rs...................................................while we are away.
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1. Tm sick o f th at programme; I’ve watched it too often.
off
I’v e ....................................................... I’ve watched it too often.
2. I never have enough tim e these days.
short
I ....................................................... these days.
3. They tried very hard to ílnish by midnight.
hest
T h e y .................................................... by m idnight.
4. The trapped ílrem an finally got away through the back window.
escape
The trapped íìr e m a n .......................................................window.
5. Jeff, shall we go out tonight?
how
J e f f ,....................................................... tonight?
6. It is very possible that h e’ll be promoted.
every
T h e r e ....................................................... promoted.
7. It is certain th at he will return this aPternoon.
bound
H e ....................................................... this aíternoon.
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8. He w asn ’t able to understand the radio m essage because o f interference.
ỉmpossible
The interference on the ra d io ....................................................... the m essage.
9. Why haven’t you signed this form at the bottom?
sign
W eren’t .......................................................at the bottom?
10. Could he have been telling the truth?
likely
I s ....................................................... the truth?
11. Could you come on Saturday?
suỉt
H o w ....................................................... you?
12. How do you feel about going on an excursion?
like
H o w ....................................................... on an excursion.
13. You don’t have to inform the agency beforehand.
compulsory
I t ....................................................... the agency in advance.
14. May I borrow your typewriter?
mind
D o ....................................................... your t3T3ewriter?
15. You w on’t be able to enter the country unless you have a visa.
prevented
Passengers w ithout a v is a .......................................................the country.
16. You m u stn ’t start w riting before the test starts.
rules
I t ....................................................... until the test has started.
17. Mum says it was stupid of me to give up Prench .
ỉdỉot
Mum s a y s .......................................................French.
18. I only came to see you.
sole
M y ....................................................... you.
19. Is it likely that you will move before July?
chances
W h a t....................................................... July?
20. She was pleased that he didn’t get the job.
help
S h e ...................................................... he didn’t get the job.
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1. His father was very angĩy with him when he heard he had damaged the car.
blew
H is fa th e r ....................................................... he had damaged the car.
2. H is speech was so confusing that nobody could understand w hat he was
talking about.
baffled
E v ery o n e.................................................... speech.
3. Jen n y’s birthday is on the sam e day as the Q ueen’s.
coincỉdes
Jen n y’s ....................................................... Q ueen’s.
4. Some children treat their younger siblings badly.
cruel
S o m e ....................................................... younger siblings.
5. He bought a new jacket w ithout having planned to.
spur
He b o u g h t....................................................... moment.
6. Initially, losing on e’s job can seem awful; afterwards it can work out
well, for som e people.
blessing
Losing on e’s job has p ro v ed ....................................................... som e people.
7. H e’s a pleasant m an socially, but h e’s a tough businessm an.
bargain
H e’s a pleasant m a n .......................................................business.
8. He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers.
bee
H e ........................................................dishonesty of lawyers.
9. The young actress was very nervous before the audition.
butterílies
The young a c tr e ss .......................................................audition.
10. She w as ju st about to pass out w hen som eone oíĩered her a Seat,
verge
She w a s ....................................................... w hen som eone offered her a Seat.
11. Sim on couldn’t rem ember ever having m et the woman.
recollection
S im o n ....................................................... ever having m et the woman.
12. Malcolm has íĩnally decided to leave his job at the bank.
hand
Malcolm h a s ....................................................... at the bank.
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1. I refuse to pay the bill.
intention
I h a v e ....................................................... the bill.
2. He is too irresponsible to run the department.
charge
He is n o t .......................................................o f the departm ent.
3. Sheila is worried about the proposed changes at work.
prospect
T h e ....................................................... worry.
4. Would you please keep your mobile phone switched off during the ílight.
mind
Would y o u ....................................................... the plane is airborne.
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5. We w aited on th e bus for an hour before th e engine was fixed.
took
T h e y ........................................................while we waited on the bus.
6. lan was not used to doing such strenuous training.
habit
lan w a s ....................................................... strenuously.
7. You should always wear a seatbelt.
unwỉse
It i s ....................................................... a seatbelt.
8. I apologỉse but I com pletely forgot about our appointm ent.
confes8
I m u s t .....................................................my mind.
9. T here’s a possibility that you may be able to get a grant.
eligỉble
We are p le a se d ....................................................... a grant.
10. At least m ake an attem pt at the exercise. It m ight not be as diííícult as
you think it is.
try
If y o u ....................................................... it easier than you think.
11. Perhaps a high-fibre diet will do you good.
benefit
Y o u ....................................................... high-fibre diet.
12. He continued his speech, even though they all appeared disinterested.
on
H e ....................................................... that they all appeared disinterested.
13. Sonia’s preference is for a nine-to-five job.
ratber
S o n ia ....................................................... from nine to five.
14. I will probably have to get my car serviced soon.
need
My c a r ....................................................... soon.
15. It is believed that the two rival com panies have agreed to the merger.
through
The two rival co m p a n ies.......................................................the merger.
16. Nadia said nothing because she was afraid of offending them .
fear
Nadia rem ained s ile n t .......................................................oíTence.
17. It was very nice o f you to let us know about the change in venue.
appreciate
W e ....................................................... change.
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11. I don’t mind vvhether you come in the m orning or the afternoon.
difference
I t ....................................................... in the m orning or the alternoon.
12. Women outnum ber m en by two to one in Greece.
twice
T h e r e ....................................................... in Greece.
13. It’s quite likely he will resign soon.
chance
There’s ....................................................... will resign soon.
14. As soon as she saw my Aatmate, my m other decided she didn’t like him.
dislike
My m o th e r ..................................................... my Aatmate.
15. Could you have a quick look at my essay before I give it in?
cast
Could y o u ....................................................... before I hand it in?
16. My father has been healthier since he moved to the country.
improved
M y ....................................................... since he moved to the country.
17. The public reacted angrily to the m inister’s remarks.
drew
T h e ...................................................... the public.
18. The company has changed a lot since the new m anagem ent took over.
undergone
The company ....................................................... since the new m anagem ent
took over .
19. Prances is unlikely to be promoted.
prospect
There’s ....................................................... promoted.
20. The m in ister’s actions do not coníorm at all to his pre-election promises.
contrast
The m in ister’s actions ....................................................... his pre-election
promises.
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1. N ot m any people w ent to the last match o f the season.
turnout
T h e r e ....................................................... the last m atch of the season.
2. I bet you w ouldn’t swim that far out!
dare
I don’t ....................................................... that far out!
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16. She locked the door so that nobody would disturb her.
avoỉd
S h e ....................................................... disturbed .
17. We can’t do m uch for him now. little
T h ere........................................................now.
18. I believe parking is prohibited in this area.
permit
I don’t th in k ....................................................... in this area.
19. No student can be expected to know every word in th e book.
students
N o b o d y ......................................................in th e book.
20. The agreem ent States that you are to pay the installm ent once a m onth.
according
Y o u ....................................................... to the agreem ent.
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1. “That m eal would have satished a king!” he exclaimed.
fỉt
“T h a t ....................................................... !” he exclaimed.
2. No m atter w hat he does, people don’t seem eager to work on the project.
generate
He doesn’t s e e m .......................................................the project.
3. There are hardly any people in the centre of the city in August.
virtually
The c e n tr e ....................................................... in August.
4. The war has caused em igration to increase.
resulted
The w a r ....................................................... emigration.
5. The board had a secret m eeting in order to discuss changes in company
policy.
doors
The b o a rd ....................................................... company policy.
6. She will probably come before the end of next m onth.
likelỉhood
I n ....................................................... next month.
7. It is usual for young children to ask a lot of questions.
apt
Y o u n g ....................................................... questions.
8. I w on’t stay overnight; I don’t w ant to put you to any trouble.
ỉmpose
I w on’t stay overn ig h t;.......................................................you.
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9. The manager is investigating your complaint.
ỉooked
Y o u r.......................................................manager.
10. She often exaggerates how much she earns.
tendency
S h e .......................................................how much she earns.
11. Anne has decided to buy fewer clothes from now on.
cut
Anne has decided t o .......................................................from now on.
12. Mary always ignores her parents’ advice.
notice
M ary.......................................................her parents’ advice.
13. I was ju st about to ring him w hen he called.
point
I w a s .......................................................he called.
14. Her mother sm iled with delight when Sarah gave her the flowers.
lit
Sarah’s .......................................................w hen she gave her the flowers.
15. His sudden outburst was not consistent w ith his character.
keeping
His su d d e n .......................................................his character.
16. N othing would induce him to leave the house w ithout locking the door.
cỉrcumstances
U n d e r .......................................................w ithout locking the door.
17. Since he retired, his m ain pastim e has been gardening.
spent
Since he re tir e d .......................................................gardening.
18. Marie has the annoying habit of losing her keys.
íorever
M arie.......................................................keys.
19. The board o f directors will not m eet again until the end of the year.
held
A m eeting o f the board o f d írectors................................the end o f th e year.
20. A new arrangem ent over working conditions has been made betw een the
m anagem ent and the Union.
struck
The m a n a g em en t.......................................................over working conditions.
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1. I don’t like it w hen people I don’t know very w ell ask me personal
questions.
beỉng
I ....................................................... people I don’t know very well.
2. His claim that he didn’t know anything didn’t deceive me.
taken
I ....................................................... he didn’t know anything.
3. U sing notes is forbidden in this exam ination.
allowed
N o te s ..................................................... in this exam ination.
4. I’d hate them to forget about me.
left
I’d ....................................................... out.
5. Allegedly, this book was w ritten hy two people.
said
T h is ....................................................... two people.
6. Som e people accept that life is full of problems.
resigned
Some p e o p le .......................................................full o f problems.
7. He m akes too m any m istakes to be considered for promotion.
frequent
H i s .......................................................be considered for promotion.
8. He will not be put off taking that trip to China.
deter
N o th in g ....................................................... trip to China.
9. N eil is unreliable and often breaks his promises.
goes
N eil is unreliable a n d .......................................................promises.
10. Virtue is o f little value in a corrupt governm ent.
counts
V ir tu e ....................................................... governm ent.
11. Could you tell m e where the lobby is?
direct
C o u ld ....................................................... lobby?
12. Margaret is said to be a very good cook.
reputation
M argaret....................................................... v eiy good cook.
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13. Reality show s on TV are extrem ely popular at the m om ent.
flavour
Reality show s on T V .......................................................at the m om ent.
14. The sofa and the carpet are a good match.
well
The s o f a .......................................................carpet.
15. There is som eone in the oílíce twenty-four hours a day.
staffed
The o íĩlc e .......................................................day.
16. Each new generation is given the family jewels.
down
T h e ....................................................... generation.
17. The governm ent received m any criticism s concerning their new housing
policy.
few
The governm ent c a m e .........................................of their new housing policy.
18. He w as given an honorary med6d hy the military.
conferred
An honorary m e d a l.......................................................hy the military.
18. She claimed she handed in her resignation as a result o f provocation.
provoked
She cla im ed .......................................................her resignation.
20. M iranda’s m other becam e very em otional w hen she saw her daughter in
her w edding dress.
overcome
M iranda’s m o th e r .......................................................in her w edding dress.
10
1. Everyone w as in a deep sleep w hen the fire started.
sound
E veryon e.......................................................broke out.
2. She doesn’t know w hether she should marry him.
minds
S h e ....................................................... him.
3. She sued the newspaper as the article th ey ’d w ritten about her had
damaged her reputation.
injurious
She sued the newspaper a s .......................................................her reputation.
4. Seeing the damage to his car, Jerry became turious.
beside
J e r r y .................................................... he saw the damage to his car.
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5. He w as dism issed for neglecting his work.
led
H i s ....................................................... dism issal.
6. She looks exactly like her mother. They could be taken for twins!
exact
S h e’s .......................................................her mother.
7. H is ỉllness was serious but he managed to recover from it.
of
I n ....................................................... , he managed to get over it.
8. They promised m e they would come.
word
T h e y ....................................................... come.
9. The occasional cream cake w on ’t do you any harm.
now
A .........................................................w on’t do you any harm.
10. He resented th e way she spoke to him.
exception
H e ......................................................... she spoke to him.
11. There is a bus to the station every h alf hour on Saturdays.
intervals
There is a bus to the s ta tio n ....................................................... on Saturdays.
12. We found her m anner rather off-putting.
by
W e .........................................................her manner.
13. No m atter how m uch he was criticised, his confidence was not aííected.
amount
N o ........................................................his conhdence.
14. Jane goes abroad a lot in the course o f her job.
involves
Jan e’ s ....................................................... abroad.
15. How will the changes aíTect the company?
implications
W h a t....................................................... , the company?
16. They have no idea why Lena resigned.
mystery
It’s .......................................................Lena resigned
17. They should have given us more tim e to ílnish the work.
insufficient
W e ....................................................... to fínish the work.
11
1. “I don’t approve of people who tell lies,” he said.
dỉsapproval
H e ........................................................tell lies.
2. She refused to go to bed until she hađ seen her favourite soap opera.
insisted
S h e ....................................................... , she w ent to bed.
3. “Should I ask for help or do it m yselí?” Jeff wondered.
himself
J e f f .......................................................do it him self.
4. “No, I didn’t laugh at him ,” Danny said.
laughed
D a n n y .......................................................at him,
5. “T hat’s th e way the radiator should be installed,’ the shopkeeper said to
us.
how
T h e ...................................................... install the radiator.
6. “L et’s go to the planetarium next Saturday,” he said.
going
H e ........................................................ Saturday,
7. “The food is awful h ere,” George said.
about
G eo rg e.......................................................there.
8. “H onestly, I will w ash up for you this evening,” Max told his mother.
do
M a x ........................................................ evening.
9. ‘T’d really like it if you could come sailing w ith u s,” Terry said to me.
me
T err y .....................................................................with them.
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10. “Shall I help you w ith your research?” Jenny said.
to
J e n n y ....................................................... research.
11. The lecturer is an expert on modern art.
wide
T h e .......................................................art.
12. He behaved in an incom prehensible way at the party.
beyond
H i s ........................................................comprehension.
13. I consider him m y worst enemy.
look
I ....................................................... enemy.
14. May is bound to pass her exam.
íoregone
I t ........................................................her exam.
15. Len tried to do the exercise, but w ithout success.
matter
N o ..................................................... do the exercise.
16. Only Paul succeeded in acquiring high grades.
failed
E v ery o n e....................................................... high grades.
17. The director decided that the cost of relocation was too high.
conclusion
The d irecto r....................................................... was too high.
18. The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank loan,
avail
The com pany’s .......................................................a bank loan.
19. It is im possible to keep up w ith Sharon as she shows great diligence.
diligent
S h a r o n ....................................................... keep up w ith her.
20. She was surprised w hen he suddenly asked her to marry him.
took
H i s ....................................................... surprise.
12
1. He decided to have an early night because he was exhausted.
go
H e ....................................................... because he was exhausted.
2. His boss had a very high opinion o f him.
highly
He w a s ....................................................... his boss.
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15. I’ve never heard such a ludicrous claim.
ridỉculous
It’s ....................................................... heard
16. It’s great to go hom e after a long day.
like
T here’s .......................................................after a long day
17. S h e’s got as much m oney as I have.
amount
S h e’s g o t .................................................... have.
18. John and his father look very similar.
image
John i s ....................................................... father.
19. She said she disapproved o f eating meat.
her
S h e ....................................................... meat.
20. Mr Jones w as shocked to hear that his son had failed his exam.
came
I t ....................................................... hear that his son had failed his exam.
13
1. You could let som eone else use your old clothes.
recycle
W h y ......................................................old clothes?
2. Severe w eather conditions have had a serious effect on traíĩĩc.
affected
T r a íĩĩc ....................................................... conditions.
3. She decided to start her own business because she w anted to be
independent.
with
She decided to s t a r t .......................................................independent.
4. The loss o f the account W21S not our fault.
blame
W e ....................................................... the account.
5. She said she was worried about the problexn of pollution.
concern
S h e ....................................................... pollution.
6. Tom ’s presence at parties adds to everyone’s enjoyment.
soul
T o m ....................................................... the party.
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1. Some íriends nom inated hím as a spokesman.
forward
Some ír ie n d s .......................................................spokesman.
2. They may have escaped through the back door.
getaway
T h e y ...................................................................back door.
3. You’ve been looking m iserable all day.
moon
You’v e ........................................................ all day.
4. She is a person who always lets you down.
on
Y o u .......................................................her.
5. Why did you behave so rudely?
point
W h a t.....................................................so rudely?
6. He suíTers from headaches and insomnia.
prone
H e ........................................................ insomnia.
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7. There are more than six hospitals in this city.
excess
There a r e .......................................................in this city.
8. A rejection o f their offer would have been unwise.
accepted
N o t ....................................................... unvvise.
9. Mike has a more complex personality than you may think.
depths
M ik e .......................................................than you may think.
10. To look at him, you would think he was poor.
judgỉng
You would th in k .......................................................him.
11. The salesm an promised me the cooker would be delivered today.
assurance
The sa le sm a n .......................................................be delivered today.
12. How did he explain his lateness?
explanatỉon
W h a t....................................................... his lateness?
13. Before the new manager took over, sales were h alf w hat they are now.
doubled
S a le s ....................................................... took over.
14. For further iníorm ation, contact the accommodation officer.
obtained
P u r th e r ....................................................... the accommodation oíĩicer.
15. We can’t possibly im agine how w e’re going to afford a new car.
remotest
W e ........................................................w e’re going to afford a new car.
16. If I help you now, don’t assum e r u help you next tim e.
count
If I help you n o w ,.......................................................next time.
17. S h e’s angry that she is constantly overlooked for promotion .
resents
S h e ....................................................... promotion.
18. People often m istake m e for my elder sister.
confuse
People o f t e n .......................................................sister.
19. The brochure doesn’t say anything about its parking facilities.
makes
The b ro ch u re.......................................................its parking facilities.
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1. There w asn ’t a single ticket left for the concert so we couldn’t go.
sell-out
T h e ....................................................... couldn’t go.
2. You have the ability to do really well in your career if you make an
effort.
mind
You could do really w e ll.......................................................it.
3. The new s of th e merger really surprised the staff.
taken
The s t a í ĩ .......................................................by the merger.
4. I expected the íĩlm to be good, but it w asn ’t at all.
live
The íĩ l m ....................................................... at all.
5. A cup o f tea is the m ost reíreshing drink o f all.
match
There’s ....................................................... as a refreshing drink.
6. Everyone was shocked by the success of the novel.
shock
The success o f the n o v e l....................................................... everyone.
7. It was im possible for Roy to keep the appointm ent.
way
T h e r e ....................................................... the appointm ent.
8. Please, stop talking because I can’t concentrate on the íllm .
quỉet
I ....................................................... I can’t concentrate on the film.
9. Why don’t you show me your stam p collection?
let
I ....................................................... your stam p collection.
10. You look tired. Why don’t you go to bed early tonight?
better
Y o u .......................................................you look tired.
11. Zoe has a job which m akes her feel very stressed.
less
Z o e .......................................................job.
12. Meg w ants to be left alone because sh e’s upset.
rather
M e g ...................................................... sh e’s upset.
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13. I regret having com m itted m yself to so m any private lessons in the
evenings.
not
I f ....................................................... private lessons in the evenings.
14. He regrets not taking her threats o f leaving him seriously.
wishes
H e ......................................................of leaving him seriously.
15. I would love to go on a round-the-world trip.
able
I ....................................................... round-the-world trip.
16. Why didn’t you take the day off work?
better
I t ....................................................... the day off work.
17. “You’d better tidy your desk” he said.
to
H e ........................................................desk.
18. H e’d rather eat w ith íriends than eat alone.
preíers
H e ........................................................alone.
19. If we don’t leave now, we w on’t catch the train.
or
W e’d ....................................................... catch the train.
20. It’s tim e you started learning Prench.
for
It’s ....................................................... lessons.
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1. Digging in the garden gives m e an outlet for my frustrations.
vent
D ig g in g ........................................................írustrations.
2. The TV broadcast the whole of the tennis tournEưnent.
extensive
T h e r e ....................................................... tennis tournam ent.
3. She was allegedly the richest singer in Peru,
claimed
T h e y .................................................... singer in Peru.
4. The boys hurled lots o f snowballs at their next-door noighbour.
pelted
The b o y s ..................................................... snowballs.
5. She claimed th at her success was due purely to luck.
attributed
S h e ....................................................... luck.
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19. Marcus h asn ’t got very far w ith his dissertation.
made
M arcu s.....................................................his dissertation.
20. No one could explain why she suddenly disappeared from the area.
For
T h e r e ........................................................froni the area.
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1. I prefer to go hy car rather than go hy coach.
sooner
I ....................................................... hy coach.
2. You really should learn to drive.
high
It’s ....................................................... to drive.
3. Fd prefer you to do the washing-up now.
rather
F d ....................................................... now.
4. John took m y place w hile I was at the d en tist’s.
stood
J o h n ....................................................... at the d en tist’s.
5. Most people know that becom ing an actor is diíĩĩcult.
common
I t ....................................................... is diffĩcult.
6. I think you ’ll have problems if you park here.
better
I th in k ....................................................... here.
7. I don’t think Patrick has ever been camping.
best
T o ........................................................been camping.
8. In m y opinion, com puters are more trouble than th ey’re worth.
hỉndrance
In m y opinion, co m p u ters.......................................................help.
9. Those gates m ust be locked before we leave the premises.
prior
W e ....................................................... he premises.
10. Custom ers w ill not w ant to huy this product.
market
T h e r e ....................................................... this product.
11. Fiona said she was ag2dnst the proposal.
expressed
F io n a ....................................................... the proposal.
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1. The new rules about school unilorm s will apply next year.
fo r c e
The new r u le s .......................................................next year.
2. So many people were really delighted w hen the governm ent lost the
election.
j u b ỉla tỉo n
T h e r e .......................................................lost the election,
3. The Queen has ruled the country for alm ost fifty years.
th r o n e
The Queen h a s .......................................................for alm ost íĩfty years.
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4. That wom an looks an awful lot like my mother.
bears
That w o m a n .......................................................my mother.
5. You certainly could never accuse Tom of being mean.
nothỉng
T o m ....................................................... generous.
6. I’m not going any íurther till I’ve had som ething to eat.
far
T h is ....................................................... I’ve had som ething to eat.
7. It’s entirely your own fault that you failed the exam.
bỉame
You have no o n e .......................................................the exam.
8. Bobby ate two ice creams one after the other after lunch.
row
B ob b y....................................................... after lunch.
9. Was your m other any better w hen you visited her?
improvement
Was th e r e ....................................................... w hen you visited her?
10. The workforce reluctantly agreed to a cut in pay.
reluctance
I t ....................................................... to a cut in pay.
11. I put the cheque in the envelope w ithout signing it.
neglected
I ....................................................... in the envelope.
12. Freddy was always quarrelling w ith his sister.
row
F red d y ....................................................... with his sister.
13. My grandm other surprised us by announcing she was going on a world
cruise.
surprise
M u c h ....................................................... she was going on a world cruise.
14. You m ust rem em ber to lock the drawer, whatever you do.
account
O n ....................................................... the drawer.
15. No one is quite sure if the player will perform well at his new íootball club.
seen
I t ....................................................... will perform at his new football club.
16. The govem m ent wiU cease subsidising the project from the end of the month.
receive
T h e ....................................................... from the end of the m onth.
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17. Brian is a strong contender for the position.
list
B r ia n ....................................................... for the position.
18. She blushed w ith em barrassm ent at having made such a stupid m istake.
shamefaced
S h e ....................................................... a stupid m istake.
19. Your outrageous behaviour h£is caused problems for the Club,
embarrassment .
Your outrageous b eh a v io u r.......................................................the club.
20. The writer I really admire won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
admỉratỉon
The w r ite r ................................................won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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1. She said she was in no way responsible for the damage.
disclaỉmed
S h e ....................................................... damage.
2. The new em ployee still hadn’t appeared by 10 o’clock.
sịgn
T h e r e ........................................................ by 10 o ’clock.
3. You can dissolve these tablets in water.
soluble
T h e s e .......................................................w ater .
4. I can’t bear your com plaints any longer.
enough
I .........................................................complaints.
5. No one pities her after w hat she has done.
sympathy
No o n e .....................................................she has done.
6. They accused John of bre6iking the window.
put
T h e y .........................................................the window.
7. The BBC produces programmes to interest all sorts o f people.
catered
All s o r ts ....................................................... the BBC.
8. We were reluctant to leave our old home.
with
It w a s ....................................................... our old home.
9. Only by u sin g a helicopter could the rescuers reach th e injured climber.
means
O n ly ..................................................... the rescuers reach the injured climber.
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10. The art gallery has had at ỉeast 120,000 visitors since it opened.
fewer
N o ....................................................... the art gallery since it opened.
11. I eventually persuaded her not to hand in her resignation.
talked
I eventu£dly....................................................... her resignation.
12. It was only because he persisted that he managed to get the job.
for
I f ....................................................... he w ouldn’t have got the job.
13. Flying is the form o f transport I like least.
no
T h e r e ......................................................than fl3ãng.
14. Their house is now worth more than w hen they bought it.
increased
T h e ....................................................... they bought it.
15. If you adjust th e mirror a little, you ’ll be able to sce more clearly.
slỉght
W ith ....................................................... you’ll be able to see more clearly.
16. The letter arrived com pletely unexpectedly this morning.
blue
The le t t e r ....................................................... this morning.
17. Although he repeatedly cedled the company, he couldn’t get through.
after
D e s p ite ....................................................... , he couldn’t get through.
18. The rainfall has been below average this m onth.
rained
I t ....................................................... this month.
19. The editor delayed publishing the article until he had checked all the facts.
did
O n ly .....................................................the editor publish th e article.
20. The steiíĩh ated Frank’s new policies intensely and so w en t on strike.
hatred
S o ....................................................... that the staíT w ent on strike
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1. We w ont to breathe new life into this project.
rejuvenate
W e ....................................................... project.
2. My grandfather died in the early hours.
passed
My gran d fath er....................................................... night.
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15. It would have taken a miracle to save the paintings from the fire.
of
N o th in g ....................................................... the paintings from the íĩre.
16. U nfortunately, the rain forced the cancellation of the parade at the
weekend.
raỉned
U níortunately, t h e .......................................................at the weekend.
17. Mary was always m aking John the subject of her cruel jokes.
butt
J o h n ....................................................... cruel jokes.
18. Susy m anaged to cope w ith so many problems w hen she w as declared
bankrupt.
stride
S u s y ........................................................w hen she was declared bankrupt.
19. The M .p. often had a diíTerent opinion from the accepted Party policies.
step
The M .p ......................................................... his Party’s policies.
20. Pni so busy at the m om ent that I can’t take on any extra work.
plate
I ....................................................... at the m om ent that I can’t take on any
extra work.
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1. Sheila often suíTers from really bad headaches.
prone
S h e ila ....................................................... really bad hcadaches.
2. How inconsiderate he was to take your book!
thoughtless
I t ....................................................... your book.
3. He suggested th at we should invite Tom to the party.
invited
H e ......................................................to the party.
4. My grandm other was neairly 86 w hen she died earlier this year.
now
My gran d m oth er,.......................................................86.
5. The price o f oranges has fallen because there are so m any on the market.
such
There is ....................................................... on the market that the price has
fallen.
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18. Since th e advertisem ent, w e’ve had more applications than we can deal
with.
sw am p ed
Since the ad v ertisem en t,.......................................................applications.
19. I feel it ’s wrong that this site is going to be redeveloped by the council.
earm arked
I feel it ’s wrong t h a t .......................................................the council.
20. W hen Rania stood next to the basketball players, she looked very small.
d w a r fe d
When Rania stood next to the basketball players, .........................................
them.
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1. All the arrangem ents were made by his secretary.
e v e r y t h in g
H e ....................................................... by his secretary.
2. She burnt her hands during the íìre.
got
S h e ....................................................... the fire.
3. Are you going to have the roof ílxed beforc winter?
r e p a ir
A r e ....................................................... before vvinter?
4. Our broken im m ersion heater xnust be repaired urgently.
seen
We m u s t ....................................................... urgently.
5. The w indows need draught-prooíĩng.
have
You’l l ....................................................... draught-proofed.
6. A fam ous Eirchitect designed their new home.
had
T h e y ..................................................... their new home.
7. It would be a good idea for an accountant to sort out your tax problems.
s h o u ld
Y o u .........................................................an accountant.
8. Her vvedding dress is going to be made by a fam ous designer.
have
S h e .........................................................by a famous designer.
9. J oe’s brother treated him to a meal.
p a id
J o e .........................................................for him hy his brother.
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1. The governm ent is always changing its policies on transportation.
lack
There’s .......................................................policies on transportation.
2. Tom teased Alice about her new hairstyle.
poked
T o m ....................................................... new hairstyle.
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3. Fresh fruit is plentiful at this tim e o f year.
shortage
T here’s .........................................................of year.
4. The prospect o f m eeting him again didn’t ploase her.
forward
S h e .........................................................again.
5. The exhibition is likely to be a success.
probability
I n ....................................................... a success.
6. Could you tell me where the post office is?
direct
C ou ld ......................................................................post ofíĩce?
7. Harvey ordered som e new equipm ent w ithout prior perm ission.
liberty
H a r v ey ....................................................... som e new equipm ent.
8. Naturally, you w ill have points deducted for m isspellings.
penalised
N a tu r a lly ,....................................................... m isspellings.
9. Most scien tists argue that it is preferable to use organic Products,
averse
Most s c ie n tis ts .......................................................of organic Products.
10. The new manager w ants us to call him “Sir”.
addressed
The new m a n a g er.......................................................“Sir”.
11. I can’t say I like it w hen she praises my work in front o f my colleagues.
having
I can’t s a y ....................................................... in front of my colleagues.
12. You’ll have to make up your m inds hy the vveekend.
be
A ....................................................... hy the weekend.
13. It’s ju st possible that we may have to introducc pay cuts.
ruled
W e ....................................................... pay cuts.
14. Surely he can’t like it w hen she insults him in public.
being
S u r e ly ....................................................... in public.
15. Never forget that she h asn ’t had your education.
bear
You s h o u ld .......................................................shc h asn’t had your education.
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1. She was an excellent play^right whose work didn’t get the recognition it
deserved.
renown
She was an excellent p layw righ t....................................................... her work.
2. I knew the project would not succeed from the start.
doomed
I knew the p roject.......................................................from the start.
3. That m an rem inds m e a lot of my father.
bears
That m a n ....................................................... father.
4. Lavưence’s car became his most prized possession when he íírst bought it.
joy
Laurence’s car b e c a m e .......................................................he íĩrst bought it.
5. Most people áre indifferent to the m istreatm ent o f anim als.
show
M o s t....................................................... of animals.
6. It’s quite likely that they will consider our offer too low.
well
T h e y .......................................................too low.
7. Those o f u s at the back couldn’t hear m ost o f the play.
to
Most of the p la y .......................................................those of us at the back.
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8. The exam results will determ ine her choice of university.
dependent
Her choice o f u n iv e r sity .......................................................the exam results.
9. Sean did all the illustrations for the book but no One acknowledged his work.
credit
Sean w asn ’t ..................................................... all the illustrations in the book.
10. H aving finished your studies, you m ust decide w hat to do next.
future
You m u s t ....................................................... íínished your studies.
11. As soon as they received the iníorm ation, it was sent to th e editor.
minute
The inlorm ation w a s .......................................................they received it.
12. The rain ended and im m ediately the sun came out.
barely
I t ....................................................... the sun camo out.
13. R uss’s opinions on the new m anagem ent policies were very different
from those o f his fellow workers.
odds
R u s s ....................................................... the new m anagem ent policies.
14. The w ay m any sportsm en behave in public inAuences their young fans.
impression
The way m any sportsm en behave in p u b lic .......................................................
their young fans.
15. N ot u n til they leave will she begin cleaning the house.
start
She will o n ly ....................................................... they have left.
16. Could you gi ve m e a shout the m inute dinner is ready?
know
Could y o u .......................................................is ready?
17. They tied the dog up for fear it m ight escape.
case
T h e ....................................................... escaped.
18. We didn’t phone you in case we woke you up.
so
We didn’t ....................................................... you up.
19. She opened the door quietly because she didn’t w ant to wake the baby.
to
S h e ....................................................... the baby.
20. He did the exercise careíully because he didn’t want to have to do it again.
as
He d id ....................................................... to redo it.
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13. They were reluctant to announce the new s because they didn’t w ant to
worry the public.
fear
They were reluctant to a n n o u n ce..................................................... the public.
14. He hid the package in case his m other found it.
from
He hid the p ack ag e.......................................................it.
15. He turned down the m usic for fear of upsetting the neighbours.
would
S o ....................................................... he turned down the music.
16. She carried an um brella so she w ouldn’t be wet.
getting
She carried an u m b rella .......................................................wet.
17. Even if she com es late, ring me w hen she arrives.
how
Give m e a ring w h e n .......................................................late she is.
18. Tadented though he is, he can’t fĩnd a job.
fact
He can’t ....................................................... h e’s talented.
19. In spite of the train strike, she still managed to get to work on tim e.
succeeded
S h e ....................................................... there was a traũn strike.
20. W hatever you say in protest, you can do nothing to change the situation.
much
You c a n n o t....................................................... you protest.
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1. He w as dism issed because he was inefficient.
lost
H e ....................................................... inefflciency.
2. Jerry feels his colleagues despise him for not having a degree.
look
J e r r y ....................................................... for not having a degree.
3. Only M artha survived the crash.
sole
M airtha....................................................... crash.
4. If you give in to them , you’ll be sorry.
stand
I f ....................................................... , you’ll be sorry.
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18. We were forced to go by bus becaiise we didn’t have e n o ii^ money for a taxi.
afford
N o t ....................................................... we had to go by bus.
19. If they hadn’t trusted him, they w ouldn’t have followed hip advice.
took
T h e y ...................................................... him.
20. Sandra quit her job because she found the work very dull.
uninspỉring
Sandra fo u n d .......................................................she left her job.
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1. Although it’s cold at night, it ’s warm in the daytime.
nights
C o ld ....................................................... the days are warm.
2. Even though she has rich parents, she has little m oney herself.
havỉng
She h a s ....................................................... parents.
3. D espite the fact that h e’s never been to China, he loves ( food.
even
He lo v e s ....................................................... never been to Chir
4. Would you please send m e your response as soon as possiL
grateful
I ....................................................... our response as soon as possil 'e.
5. The reason for his resignation is still not known.
caused
W e ........................................................resignị
6. This essay shows a slight im provem ent on the last.
margỉnally
This e s s a y ....................................................... the last.
7. Susie couldn’t stop crying w hen her pet rabbit died.
roods
S u s ie .................................................... her pet rabbit died.
8. He speciílcally stressed the need for absolute honesty.
emphasỉs
H e ....................................................... absolute honesty.
9. I couldn’t work out w hat he was trying to say, could yòu?
driving
I couldn’t work o u t ......................................................., could you?
10. She realised im m ediately that his story was made up.
through
S h e ....................................................... story.
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1. She is w ell known for her vast knowledge of R enaissance painting.
authorỉty
S h e ....................................................... Renaissance pzdnting.
2. I don’t think ru ever be able to buy my own house.
despaỉr
I ....................................................... my own house.
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3. The m em bers o f the governm ent have failed to agree on the new budget.
reached
The m em b ers....................................................... on the new budget.
4. We liked th e new teacher right away.
took
W e ........................................................right away.
5. The novel didn’t come up to my expectations.
short
The n o v e l....................................................... expectations.
6. Zoe always m akes spontaneous decisions concerning her travel plans.
acts
Zoe a lw a y s....................................................... her travel plans.
7. Jim knew he would have to go on the business trip at a m om ent’s notice.
poised
J im ...................................................... the business trip at a m om ent’s notice.
8. H is latest theory is in com plete opposition to m ainstream thinking.
flies
Ilis latest th e o r y ....................................................... m ainstream thinking.
9. His interpretation of the novel was far too complex for me to grasp, I’m
afraid.
head
His interpretation o f the n o v e l....................................................... , I’m afraid.
10. Julie always listcns to my com plaints about work.
ear
Julie a lw a y s....................................................... my com plaints about work.
11. I w ish you would come straight to the point if you have som ething to say.
beat
I w is h ....................................................... if you have som ething to say.
12. ThankTully she w asn ’t hurt at all in the accident.
emerged
S h e ....................................................... accident.
13. The vvaitcrs in the new restaurant were very inefllcient.
shoddy
We r ec eiv ed ....................................................... in the new restaurant.
14. My grandm other is extrem ely proud that she can rem ember all her
grandchildren’s birthdays.
prides
My gran d m oth er........................................ all her grandchildren’s birthdays.
15. I couldn’t face tellin g hcr w hat I’d heard.
bring
I couldn’t ....................................................... w hat I’d heard.
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1. The com m unity spoke enthusiastically about the recently elected mayor.
sang
The com m u n ity .......................................................praises.
2. Should w e go ahead w ith the plan?
advỉsable
I s .......................................................with the plan?
3. We m ust include buying new íurniture in our household budget this
year.
accounted
Buying now furniture ....................................................... in our household
budget this year.
4. The garage is too sm all for the van.
room
T h e r e .......................................................for the van.
5. In my opinion Jim deserves ever}d;hing he gets.
ask
I f .......................................................he gets.
6. By leaving Mary alone, I’m sure sh e’ll finish the project on tim e.
devices
If M a ry ....................................... , 1’m sure sh e’ll íínish the project on time.
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7. The overííshing o f cod is a m atter which is worr3ãng environm entalists.
voiced
Environm entEilists....................................................... the overfishing o f cod.
8. The police say that the circumstances o f her disappeeirance are suspicious.
treatỉng
The p o lic e ....................................................... suspicious.
9. Schools should iiiEike CEireers lessons a priority.
emphasis
Schools sh o u ld ........................................................careers lessons.
10. Who told you there was going to be a rail strike?
out
H o w ....................................................... to be a rail strike?
11. You m ust do som ething to meike sure th is docsn’t happen again.
steps
You m u s t ....................................................... happen again.
12 The doctor is very busy; r m afraid he can’t see you today.
spare
The d o cto r......................................................today.
13. I shouldn’t have trusted a stranger w ith my savings.
better
I ....................................................... trust a stranger w ith my savings.
14. The journalist w rote down everything she said in his notebook.
record
The jo u r n a list....................................................... in h is notebook.
15. As well as her normal salary, she makes some extra m oney hy freelancing.
suppỉement
S h e ....................................................... norxnal income.
16. At íírst no one m entioned his absence.
said
At íĩ r s t ....................................................... his absence.
17. My supervisor did not even hint to me that he was about to resign.
indication
I ....................................................... that he was about to resign.
18. The subject o f productivity bonuses has been m entioned at every
m anagem ent and workers m eeting.
cropped
The subject o f productivity bonuses .......................................................
m anagem ent and workers.
2
1. could not account for the sand
2. vvhetted my appetite for the rest of
3. not averse to staying in on a Saturday
4. will acquaint you with the day-to-day
5. how to/l can m ake am en d s for spoiling
6. goes vvithout saying that Mark will get
7. doesn’t approve of us leaving the classroom
8. public cannot have a c c e s s to th ose official
9. Ann is the apple of her
10. m ake allovvances for the fact that
11. came up with the solution
12. didn't come to the party but apparently
13. it is the only alternative Ican
14. to abandon the project due
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15. other than a full retund will satisty
16. take transport costs into consideration
17. because she took it for granted (that)
18. would you do if you were presented with
19. Simon was a fool to turn down
20. will keep an eye on our house
3
1. gone off that programme
2. am (alvvays) short of time
3. did their best to tinish
4. eventually managed to escape through the back
5. how about going out
6. is every likelihood that hell be
7. is bound to return
8. made it impossible for him to understand
9. you supposed to sign this form
10. it likely he was telling
11. does Corning on Saturday suit
12. would you like to go
13. isn’t compulsory to intorm
14. you mind if I borrow
15. will be prevented from entering
16. is against the rules to start vvriting
17. (that) Iwas an idiot to give up
18. so le reason for Corning w a s to s e e
19. are the chances of you/your moving beíore
20. couldn’t help teeling pleased that
4
1. blew his top when he heard
2. was completely baffled by his
3. birthday coincides with the
4. children are cruel to their
5. a new jacket on the spur of the
6. a blessing in disguise for
7. socially, but drives a hard bargain in
8. has a bee in his bonnet about the
9. had buttertlies in her stomach betore the
10. on the verge of passing out
11. had no recollection of
12. tinally decided to hand in his resignation
13. got up at the crack of dawn
14. seemed to matter to him as much as/more than
15. will be postponed until
16. on suspicion of spying
17. she hardly touched.
5
1. no intention of paying
2. responsible enough to be in charge
3. prospect of changes at work makes Sheila
4. mind keeping your nnobile phone svvitched oft vvhile
5. took an hour to fix the engine
6. not in the habit of training so
7. unvvise not to wear
8. coníess that our appointment completely slipped
9. to say that you may be eligible for
10. try to do the exercise you may find
11. may benetit from a
12. kept on with his speech despite the fact
13. would rather work/have a job
14. might need to be serviced/servicing
15. are believed to be going through with
16. for fear of them taking/that they would take
17. appreciate your letting us know about the venue
18. couldn’t envisage what life would be like
19. the risk of losing all your savings
20. don’t feel like going
6
1. it ever crossed your mind to change
2. is no comparison betvveen these two
3. is no limit to his criticising/criticism of
4. are not used to eating.
5. does his appearance strike
6. is totally devoid of
7. on the cards that he will be
8. were over the moon when our tirst
9. will be given the sack
10. constantly íinds fault with our
11. makes no difference to me vvhether you
12. are twice as many women as men
13. a good chance he
14. took an instant dislike to
15. cast an eye over my essay
16. father’s health has improved.
17. minister’s remarks drew an angry response from.
18. has undergone a lot of changes
19. little prospect of Prances being
20. are in complete contrast to
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7
1. was a poor turnout at
2. believe you would dare to swim
3. had just locked the door when he heard
4. was kind of you to send her flowers
5. triendliness tovvards you recently hasn't escaped
6. a pleasure to meet
7. have no option but to give up
8. was robbed of victory at the tinishing
9. majority of the committee voted in tavour of
10 . it smell of burnt meat in the
11 . are committed to lending us
12 . it compulsory for you to wear a uniíorm
13. take any notice of her
14. haven’t tallen out although they
15. allovvs herselt to/lets herselt be distracted tronn her work
16. locked the door to avoid being
17. is little that can be done for him
18. (that) they permit parking
19. can expect students to know every word
20 . are to pay the installment every month according
8
1 . meal was fit for a king
2 . to generate enthusiasm (in people) for
3. of the City is virtually empty.
4. has resulted in increased/an increase in ..
5. met behind closed doors to discuss changes in
6. all likelihood, she will come betore the end
7. children are apt to ask a lot of
8 . Idon’t want to impose on
9. complaint is being looked into by the
10 . has a tendency to exaggerate
11 . cut down on buying clothes
12 . never takes any notice of
13. on the point of ringing him when
14. mother’s face lit up
15. outburst was out of keeping with
16. no circumstances would he leave the house
17. he has spent most of his/the time
18. is íorever losing her
19. will not be held again until
20. has struck a new deal with the Union
9
1. don’t like being asked personal questions by
2. was not taken in by his claim that
3. are not allowed to be used
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4. hate to be left
5. book is said to have been vvritten by
6. are resigned to life being/the fact that life is .
7. m istakes are too trequent for him to
8. will deter him from taking that
9. often g o e s back on his
10 . counts for little in a corrupt
11 . you direct m e to the.
12. has a reputation for being a
13. are ílavour of the month
14. g o e s well with the
15. is staffed twenty-four hours a
16. tamily jew els are handed down to ea ch new
17. In for a good few criticisms
18. w a s coníerred upon him
19. sh e w a s provoked into handing in
20. w a s overcom e with em otion on se ein g her daughter
10
1. was sound asleep when the fire
2. is in two minds about marrying
3. their article about her had been injurious to
4. was beside himselt with anger when
5. neglect of his vvork/negligent work led to his
6. the exact double of
7. spite of the severity of his illness
8. gave me their word they vvould
9. cream cake now and then
10. took exception to the way
11. at half-hour intervals I
16
1. concert was a complete sell-out, so we
2. in your career if you put your mind to
3. were completely taken aback/by surprise
4. didn’t live up to my expectations
5. nothing to match tea
6. came as a shock to
7. was no way for Roy to keep/that Roy could keep
8. wish you vvould be quiet as
9. wish you would let me see
10 . had better go to bed early tonight as
11 . vvishes she had a less stresstul
12 . would rather be left alone because
13. only I hadn’t committed myselí to so many
14. vvishes he had taken her threats
15. wish Iwere able to go on a
16. would have been better if you had taken
17. advised me to tidy my
18. preíers eating with ữiends to eating/preters to eat with íriends rather than eat
19. better leave now or we won’t
20. time for you to start taking/having Prench
17
1. in the garden allovvs me to vent my
2. was extensive coverage of the
3. claimed she was the richest
4. pelted their next-door neighbour with
5. attributed her success purely to
6. onset of the disease is signalled/marked by
7. got the vvrong end of the stick and
8. was exposed as a spy by
9. has grovvn out of this
10 . level at unemployment is high
11. didn’t allow for the cost of accommodation
12. company's survival depends on our íinding a new
13. to be in debt to
14. íurther intormation is torthcoming
15. reckless driving was the cause of the
16. needs the backing of
17. is full of praise for/has nothing but praise for
18. new dress code will be in force/will come into torce
19. has made little progress with/hasn’t made much progress with
20. was no explanation for her sudden disappearance
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6. put the blame on John for breaking
7. of people are catered for by
8. with regret that we left
9. by means of a helicopter could
10. fewer than 120,000 visitors have been to
11. talked her out of handing in
12. it hadn’t been for his persistence,
13. is no form of transport I like less
14. house has increased in value since
15. a slight adjustment to the mirror,
16. arrived completely out of the blue
17. making call after call to the company
18. rained less than usual
19. after he had checked all the tacts did
20. intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies
21
1. want to rejuvenate this
2. passed away during the
3. tootball team has been unbeatable
4. is best to be caretul when
5. is rare for them to stay up
6. short of money Simon is he always buys
7. make another attempt to reach the summit
8. will not be able to keep
9. beyond beliet how he managed
10. has quite a good command of
11. owes him £3,000 for buying
12. hear him speak you would think he is
13. a day goes by vvithout Vanessa practising
14. prolonged absence made him realise
15. short of a miracle vvould have saved
16. parade was cancelled because it rained
17. was alvvays the butt of Mary’s
18. took so many problems in her stride
19. was often out of step with
20. have so much on my plate
22
1. is prone to getting
2. was thoughtless of him to take
3. suggested that Tom (should) be invited
4. had she lived, would now be
5. such an abundance of oranges
6. meeting last night was poorly
7. is prohibited to park
8. in the/our tamily that cooks better than
9. is a constant threat of tlooding in
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14. he can’t like being insulted by her
15. bear in mind that
16. might as well stay in
17. doubt if he’ll come
18. think they are asking too much of
19. on account of her ability
20. pulled a face as he swallowed
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1. who achieved/gained little renown for
2. was doomed to failure/to fail
3. bears a great/strong resemblance to my
4. his pride and joy when
5. people show no/little concern about the mistreatment
6. may well consider our offer
7. was inaudible to
8. is dependent on
9. given any credit for doing
10. decide upon your íuture now that you have
11. sent to the editor the minute
12. had barely stopped raining when
13. was at odds with his fellow vvorkers over/ concerning
14. makes an impression on
15. start cleaning the house when
16. let me know the minute dinner
17. dog was tied up in case it
18. phone you so as not to wake/so that we wouldn't wake
19. opened the door quietly to avoid waking
20. the exercise caretully so as to avoid having
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1. was such a beautitul day that
2. was so impressive a painting that
3. ate such a lot of chocolate that
4. was such pleasant vveather that
5. cake was so beautiíul that she was reluctant
6. was so exhausted that she decided
7. advanced that they can even produce
8. cannot be expected to live in such
9. was so disobedient that she
10. not deep enough for us
11. could not be bothered to ansvver
12. was David's enthusiasm for the proposal
13. the news for fear that they might worry
14. to prevent his mother from ĩinding
15. that he would not upset the neighbours,
16. to prevent herselt from getting
17. she comes, no matter how
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1. lost his job because of his
2. feels his colleagues look down on him
3. was the sole survivor of the
4. you do not stand up to them
5. that he has got a flair for
6. is common for people to make that mistake
7. comprise the majority of
8. drum up support for his
9. matter in hand has no bearing on
10 . loss of the map led to
11 . roots of the custom date back to
12 . to imagine anyone bettering (him at) his
13. his achievements are unsurpassed
14. are (still) streets ahead of their
15. apologised for not phoning/having phoned
16. give any reason for looking/why he looked
17. of the campaign is due to
18. being able to afford a taxi
19. took his advice because they trusted
20 . the work uninspiring, so
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1. though the nights are/may be
2. little money herselt, despite/in spite of having rich
3. Chinese food, even though he has
4. would be gratetul if you would send me
5. still do not know what caused him to
6. is marginally better than
7. was in tloods of tears when
8. placed emphasis on the need for
9. what he was driving at
10 . immediately saw through his
11 . brochure has a wide array of
12 . has reached the pinnacle of
13. hit the roof
14. have the same taste in
15. on tenterhooks, vvaiting to see
16. eventually exposed as
17. dismissed my point as irrelevant
18. described her as happy and enjoying
19. vvhether to categorise it
20. the engine of which has been modiíied
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1. is an authority on
2. despair of ever being able to buy,
3. of the governnnent have not reached an agreement
4. took (a liking) to the new teacher
5. fell short of my
6. acts on impulse when making/she makes
7. was poised to go on
8. flies in the face of
9. went over my head
10. lends an ear to
11. you wouldn’t beat around/about the bush
12. emerged unhurt from the
13. shoddy Service from the vvaiters
14. prides herselt on being able to remember
15. bring myselt to tell her
16. couldn't contain herselí when she tound out
17. distanced himselí from the other members
18. inched along in front of
19. aíter the building was/had been evacuated
20. can hardly punish Daniel for losing his key
30
1. sang the recently elected mayor's
2. advisable to go ahead
3. must be accounted for
4. isn't enough room in the garage
5. you ask me, Jim deserves everything
6. is left to her own devices
7. have voiced concern(s) about
8. are treating the circumstances of her disappearance as
9. give/place more emphasis on
10. did you find out there was going
11. take steps to make sure/ensure (that) this doesn't
12. can't spare the time to see you/hasn't any spare time to see you
13. should have known betterthan to
14. kept a record of everything she said
15. does treeiance work/works treelance to supplement her
16. no one said anything/nothing -.vcc Gaid about
17. was given no indication by my supervisor
18. has cropped up at every meeting betvveen
19. put in a good word for you to
20. have been given promotion but for a/the recommendation
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S E N T E N C E T R A N SE O R M A T IO N
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1
1. “Why h asn ’t Peter phoned?” she wondered.
She vvondered...........................................................................................................
2. Tm only in terested in why he did it.
The only t h in g ..........................................................................................................
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him.
The police prevented h im ....................................................................................
4. She has ordered a new outíit from her dressm aker.
She is h a v in g ............................................................................................................
5. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is t h i s ...............................................................................................................
6. John began playing the piano ten years ago.
John h a s ....... .......................................................................................................
7. They won’t be able to come on Sunday.
It w ill b e ...............................................................................................................
8. She needs to study harder.
She doesn’t ...............................................................................................................
9. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.
The c a r ...............................................................................................................
10. My mother made th ese curtains.
These c u r ta in s .........................................................................................................
2
1. He started in vestigatin g the case a w eek ago.
He h a s ...............................................................................................................
2. I’m quite sure th at she didn’t steal the necklace.
She can’t ...............................................................................................................
3. The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there.
E v e n ...............................................................................................................
4. “If I were you I w ouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John.
She a d v is e d .............................................................................................................
5. Her grief w as so great th at she alm ost fainted.
S o ..........................."..................................................................................
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6. You can leave only w hen I tell you.
U n t il...............................................................................................................
7. She prefers Italian food to French food.
S he’d ...............................................................................................................
8. Sarah is better at chem istry than Susan.
S u san isn ’t ...............................................................................................................
9. W hen is John and M ary’s vvedding?
W hen a r e ...............................................................................................................
10. M ost people can understand him w hen he speaks English.
He can m a k e ...............................................................................................................
3
1. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn’t ...............................................................................................................
2. “I’m sorry th at I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter a p o lo g ised .........................................................................................................
3. I w as drowning, but he saved me.
K h e ...............................................................................................................
4. Sally is the cleverest stud en t in the class.
Nobody ...............................................................................................................
5. I have never read such a rom antic story.
This i s ...............................................................................................................
6. We can’t afford to buy the car.
The c a r ...............................................................................................................
7. H is parents m ade him study for his exam s.
He w a s ...............................................................................................................
8. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.
We h a v e ...............................................................................................................
9. He has never behaved so violently beíore.
He is b e h a v in g ...............................................................................................................
10. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police.
The p o lic e ...............................................................................................................
4
1. r u only help you if you prom ise to try harder.
U n le s s ...............................................................................................................
2. “You were ch eatin g,” said Carol to June.
Carol a c c u se d ...............................................................................................................
5
1. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
She rem in d ed ........................................................................................
2. I’m afraid I haven’t got tim e to listen to you.
I w is h ........................................................................................................
3. The police has ju st released John.
J o h n ..........................................................................................................
4. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.
They were s p e a k in g ............................................................................
5. We spent five hours getting to London.
It to o k ......................................................................................................
6. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
S he’s not u s e d .......................................................................................
7. If I were you I’d look for another job.
I s u g g e s t..................................................................................................
8. He lost his m oney sim ply because he w asn’t careful.
I f ...............................................................................................................
9. They last visited me five years ago.
They haven’t ..........................................................................................
10. AU his su its were made in Paris.
H e .............................................................................................................
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6
1. This is his íĩrst visit to England.
He i s ...............................................................................................................
2. I think it may rain.
It looks a s ...............................................................................................................
3. He w ill come because he w ants to be sure of m eeting you.
He w ill come s o ............................................................................................................
4. W alking in the rain gives him pleasure.
He e n jo y s ...............................................................................................................
5. M ost of a child’s life is spent in playing.
A child s p e n d s ...............................................................................................................
6. The fox w as unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fbx tried i n ...............................................................................................................
7. H is brieícase w as too full for the zip íasten er to close properly.
His briefcase w as so f u l l ...........................................................................................
8. People say th at he beats his wife.
It i s ...............................................................................................................
9. He appears to be running away from your fierce dog.
It lo o k s ...............................................................................................................
10. He got down to w riting the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No s o o n e r ...............................................................................................................
7
1. She ju st had tim e to put up her um brella beíore the rain cam e down in
torrents.
No s o o n e r ...............................................................................................................
2. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer
asked the írightened vvitness.
The oííĩcer w anted to k n o w ......................................................................................
3. The P resid en tial v isit attracted such an enorm ous crowd th at all traffic
came to a stand still.
So m a n y ...............................................................................................................
4. A fĩre destroyed m ost of the old city of London in the IGOOs.
The d estru ctio n ............................................................................................................
5. He h asn ’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.
It i s ...............................................................................................................
6. Travelling by plane is m uch more expensive than traveling by train.
Travelling by t r a in .....................................................................................................
8
1. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning.
u . . . . . . .........................................................................................................................................................................
2. A ttendances at the exhibition has been down this year.
The e x h ib itio n ...............................................................................................................
3. 1’m more in terested in the people than the job.
It’s not t h e ...............................................................................................................
4. They declared war on the pretext of deíending their territorial rights.
The e x c u s e ...............................................................................................................
5. A lthough ơohnny Brax drives carefully on public roads, he is a terror on
the racetrack.
Johnny Brax is a .........................................................................................................
6. Our Science correspondent sees this new invention as the answ er to
m any of our problems.
According t o ...............................................................................................................
7. C hristm as won’t be the sam e if we don’t have any snow.
n i b e ...............................................................................................................
8. We have a six o’clock deadline for this work.
This w o r k ...............................................................................................................
9. I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room.
R e-d ecoratin g...............................................................................................................
10. Cheques should only be accepted with proof of identity.
N e v e r ...............................................................................................................
9
1. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack,” the doctor
said to the patient.
The doctor w arned the p a tie n t..............................................................................
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2. I know th is reporter’s background w ell and he’s 100% honest.
This rep o rter,...............................................................................................................
3. They stretched a rope lìom one side of the crevasse to the other in order
to h aul their equipm ent across.
B y ...............................................................................................................
4. People no longer sm oke so many cigarettes as they used to.
T h e ................."................................ ".........................................................
5. We’ve been thinking the m atter over and have finally come to a decision.
We’ve g iv e n ...............................................................................................................
6. Why isn ’t th is TV vvorking?
W h a t............................................................................................................
7. I’ve never tasted p h easant before.
T h is ....................... .......................................................................................
8. If there’s an em ergency, ring this number.
I n ............................ ........... ......................................................................
9. I never m iss out on a cup of coffee w hen I v isit her flat.
S h e ...............................................................................................................
10. The engine íailed because a part had been badly íitted.
The engine ía ilu r e ......................................................................................................
10
1. Tm having a lot o f trouble now because I lost my passport la st week.
I f l ......................................................................................... .....................
2. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
H a r d ly ...............................................................................................................
3. “You should have w aited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader c r itic ise d ......................................................................................
4. I only made th at terrible m istake because I w asn ’t thinking.
I f l ................................................................................................................
5. W hen the police caught him, he w as clim bing over the garden wall.
The police c a u g h t.......................................................................................................
6. It w as a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
G e ttin g ...............................................................................................................
7. It’s possible th a t he didn’t get my letter.
He m ig h t...............................................................................................................
8. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.
We w e r e ...............................................................................................................
11
1. The last tim e it snowed here w as six years ago.
I t ...............................................................................................................
2. Som eone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
No so o n e r ...............................................................................................................
3. It is believed th at the m an escaped in a stolen car.
The man i s ...............................................................................................................
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about w hales.
There’s ...............................................................................................................
5. I only realised w hat I had m issed w hen they told me about it later.
Only w h e n ...............................................................................................................
6. As television program m es become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The m o r e ...............................................................................................................
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
H a v in g ...............................................................................................................
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it w ill be better for all concerned.
The so o n e r ...............................................................................................................
9. There w eren’t nearly as m any people there as I had expected.
There were f á r ...............................................................................................................
10. “I think the w hole idea’s ridiculous,” he said.
He d is m is s e d ...............................................................................................................
12
1. “N othing wiU persuade me to sleep in th at haunted house,” she said.
She íl a t ly ...............................................................................................................
2. The dem and w as so great th at they had to reprint the book
im m ediately.
S o ...............................................................................................................
3. W hen the m inister w as asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
O n ...............................................................................................................
4. The authorities w ill prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land.
Anyone íb u n d ...............................................................................................................
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5. It w asn ’t necessary for them to call for help after all.
T h e y ...............................................................................................................
6. rm absolutely sure th at they w eren’t playing in this \veather.
They can’t ...............................................................................................................
7. There w as no need for you to have gone to all th at trouble.
Y o u ...............................................................................................................
8. I prefer going out for a m eal to staying at home.
rd r a th e r ...............................................................................................................
9. You w on’t find a more dedicated vvorker anyvvhere than Mrs Jones.
N ovvhere...............................................................................................................
10. “I did not steal the car,” he said. “I just borrowed it.”
He d en ie d ..........................................but a d m itted ..........................................
13
1. I’m alw ays inviting him for a w eekend w ith us but h e’s alw ays too busy.
No m a tte r ...............................................................................................................
2. There isn ’t much likelihood of it snovving today.
It’s ...................................................................... I .....................................
3. She w as not only bad-tem pered but very lazy.
As w e l l ...............................................................................................................
4. As no one has disapproved of the schem e, I su ggest we go ahead.
As no one has r a is e d ..................................................................................................
5. D riving fast is dangerous, w hether you are an experíenced driver or not.
H o w ev er...............................................................................................................
6. I’d really hate to live in a big City.
L iv in g ...............................................................................................................
7. Our Prench exam w as much easier than our German one.
Our Prench exam w as n o t ........................................................................................
8. The last tim e I played football was in 1971.
I haven’t ...............................................................................................................
9. Why didn’t I think of th at before.
Ish o u ld ...............................................................................................................
10. I invited my friend to have a cup of tea.
I asked my friend i f ....................................................................................................
14
1. She w as ju st as good as they had thought.
She quite definitely c a m e ................................
15
1. Tear gas w as released as soon as the th ieves touched the safe.
No so o n e r ...............................................................................................................
2. She m ost certainly w asn ’t in London on the 26^*’.
She couldn’t p o ssib ly ..................................................................................................
3. I can’t rem ember the tim e of our appointm ent.
I can’t rem ember w h e n .............................................................................................
4. U nfortunately my stay here w ill be too short for me to v isit m any of the
tourist attractions.
U níortunately I sh an ’t .............................................................................................
5. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the aíternoon.
I a m ...............................................................................................................
6. We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel beíore.
The hotel w as more e x p e n s iv e ...............................................................................
7. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years.
T h e r e ...............................................................................................................
8. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?” Mary asked.
Mary s u g g e ste d ............................................................................................................
9. We w ill stop off in France on our way to Germany.
We w ill b r e a k ............................................................................................................
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10. The m anaging director reíu ses to resign.
The m anaging director has n o ...............................................................................
16
1. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?
Other ...............................................................................................................
2. We had to w ait two hours for Donald.
Donald k e p t ...............................................................................................................
3. It would not have been possible to solve th at puzzle, even for a genius.
That p u z z le ...............................................................................................................
4. “Have you been out at all this evening, Mr dohnston?” the detective
asked.
The detective vvanted to íĩnd o u t ...........................................................................
5. H aving novvhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station w aiting room.
A s ...............................................................................................................
6. I’d love to be in a secluded beach in Mexico.
I w is h ...............................................................................................................
7. I only bought the dog because my children w anted a pet.
I f ...............,1................ ............................................................................
8. I would love to live in Paris for a year.
If o n ly ...............................................................................................................
9. D oes he know enough French to work as a translator?
Is h i s ........................................................................................... ...................
10. I can’t go to the cinem a tonight because I do not have my car.
The reason I ...............................................................................................................
17
1. I can rem em ber an equally m ysterious incident.
I can rem em ber an incident j u s t ...........................................................................
2. He w as a fool to say that.
I t ................................ ...............................................................................
3. I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.
It’s ...............................................................................................................
4. It w asn ’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalí.
You needn’t ...............................................................................................................
5. B ecause there w as a late frost, much of the fruit crop w as spoiled.
A fr o s t,...............................................................................................................
6. I len t my car to th at man.
T hat’s ...............................................................................................................
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7. He plays the guitar better than I do.
I don’t ...............................................................................................................
8. I don’t understand one word of this w retched report.
I can’t make h e a d .......................................................................................................
9. The Nveather is much warm er than it w as a few days ago.
A few days a g o .............................................................................................................
10. Our car really needs servicing, doesn’t it?
Our car really m u s t .....................................................................................................
18
1. No one has lived in th at house for years.
T h a t .....................................................................................................................
2. In spite of all our w arnings, he left camp vvithout taking his riíle.
A lth o u g h ...............................................................................................................
3. It’s a pity th at you wrote that letter.
I’d ... L ...........................................................................................
4. We m ust continue our efforts, vvhether there are problem s or not.
R eg a rd less...............................................................................................................
5. The reason I cam e here w as solely to try and improve conditions.
My sole p u r p o se ............................................................................................................
6. “Less noise!” the teacher told the boys.
The teacher s h o u te d ...................................................................................................
7. In the event of nuclear vveapons being used, we are all doomed.
If it s h o u ld ...............................................................................................................
8. You should take two tablets every four hours.
Two tablets s h o u ld ......................................................................................................
9. It’s extrem ely difficult for us to make ends m eet th ese days.
We f in d ...............................................................................................................
10. TheyVe been living here for six years now.
They m o v e d ...............................................................................................................
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1. You can take any of the routes; it w ill still take you about three hours to
get there.
W h ich ever...............................................................................................................
2. H is passport w as nowhere to be found.
N o -o n e ...............................................................................................................
3. On receipt of your cheque, we sh all send the goods to you.
As s o o n ...............................................................................................................
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1. She adm itted th at she had taken the necklace.
She adm itted t o ...........................................................................................................
2. The headm aster said som e very reassuring things.
W h a t...................................................................... ^.....................................
3. Do you have a good relationship w ith your boss?
A r e ...............................................................................................................
4. M ost stu d en ts can work very hard when they feel like it.
M ost stu d en ts are c a p a b le ........................................................................................
5. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
I really w ish I ...............................................................................................................
6. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will.
Her uncle didn’t ...........................................................................................................
7. The only thing they didn’t steal w as the television.
They s t o le ...............................................................................................................
8. It seem s th at no-one predicted the correct result.
N o -o n e ...............................................................................................................
9. They had been lost in the m ountains for three days, but they looked
strong and healthy.
E v e n ...............................................................................................................
10. m find th a t man, no m atter how long it takes.
H o w ev er...............................................................................................................
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1. “You stole the jew els!” the inspector said to him.
The inspector a c c u se d ................................................................................................
2. If you w ant my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
If I ........................................................... ~...................... ..........................
3. A lthough the play received good notices, not m any people w en t to see it.
D e s p ite ...............................................................................................................
4. T h eữ dog w as so Ẽerce th at nobody w ould v isit them .
They h a d ...............................................................................................................
5. Would you m ind not sm oking in here?
I’d r a th e r ...............................................................................................................
6. “Let’s go for a w alk in the park,” said Andrew.
Andrew su ggested t h a t ............................................................................................
7. I applied for the job but w as turned down.
M y ...............................................................................................................
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8. “P lease don’t drive 80 fast!” A nn begged her boyỄriend.
Ann p le a d e d ...............................................................................................................
9. W ithout h is help we would a ll have died.
If i t ...............................................................................................................
10. It is said th at he escaped to a neutral country.
H e .................................. ............................................................................
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1. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
If o n ly ...............................................................................................................
2. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new motonvay.
There w a s ...............................................................................................................
3. The only w ay to elim in ate world terrorism is by United opposition.
Only b y ...............................................................................................................
4. Thanks to h is aunt’s legacy o f£ 1 0 ,0 0 0 he w as able to buy the house he
wanted.
H ad h iđ ...............................................................................................................
5. The stu d en ts regretted th at they had m issed the lecture.
The stu d en ts regretted n o t ......................................................................................
6. We couldn’t have m anaged vvithout my father’s money.
If i t ...............................................................................................................
7. I only recognised him w hen he came into the light.
N ot u n t il...............................................................................................................
8. The workers only called o£f the strike after a new pay offer.
Only a fte r ...............................................................................................................
9. Our hotel booking h asn ’t been conũrmed.
We haven ’t r e c e iv e d .................................................................................................
10. K eeping calm Ì8 the secret of passỉng your driving test.
As long a s ...............................................................................................................
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1. The rail workers do not intend to call off th eừ strike. ^'
The rail workers have n o ........................................................................... ..............
2. H ouse prices have risen dram atically th is year.
There h a s ...............................................................................................................
3. Alice and C harles did not decide to move to a bigger house u n til after
the birth of th e ữ second son.
Only w h e n ...............................................................................................................
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1. H is second attem pt on the vvorld record w as successíul.
He b r o k e ...............................................................................................................
2. The Prim e M inister w as determ ined to rem ain in office.
The Prim e M inister had n o ....................................................................................
3. D espite h is ungainly air he is rem arkably agile.
A lth o u g h ...............................................................................................................
4. He íorgot about the gun u n til he got home.
N ot u n t il...............................................................................................................
5. The truth only came out on the pubhcation of the general’s personal diaries.
Only w h e n ...............................................................................................................
6. The house seem ed to have been unoccupied for several m onths.
It lo o k ed ...............................................................................................................
7. For a teacher of her experience and abihty, disciphne was not a problem.
For s u c h ...............................................................................................................
8. If she hadn’t in sisted on k issin g everyone goodbye she w ould have
caught the train.
If it hadn’t ............................................................. ỉ.................................................
9. They were unable to finish th eừ game of tennis because of a heavy shovver.
A heavy s h o w e r .............................................................................................................
10. If you m issed the program m e you can’t really judge.
U n less y o u ...............................................................................................................
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1. I had only ju st put the phone down w hen the boss rang back.
H a r d ly ...............................................................................................................
2. That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is
absolutely false.
There Ì 8 ...............................................................................................................
3. He w as sentenced to six m onths in prison for his part in the robbery.
He received a ...............................................................................................................
4. The salesm an told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
According ...............................................................................................................
5. Im m ediately after his appointm ent to the post, the new editor fell iU.
No s o o n e r ...............................................................................................................
6. Mrs Scott is proud o f her cooking.
Mrs Scott p r id e s .........................................................................................................
7. This affair does not concern you.
This aữair is n o ............................................................................................................
8. You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
You can p le a s e ...............................................................................................................
9. I am am azed hy the m istak es he makes.
W h a t.................................. . . ............... ...................................................
10. “If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team ,” said the
manager.
The m anager th r e a te n e d ...........................................................................................
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1. “Don’t move or r il shoot!” the bank robber said to the clerk.
The bank robber th r e a te n e d ...................................................................................
2. “I m ust see the m anager!” he cried.
He in s is te d ...............................................................................................................
3. He said he w as not guilty of stealing the car.
He d e n ie d ...............................................................................................................
4. He in sisted on a full apology.
N othing b u t ...............................................................................................................
5. The critics were very im pressed by her performance.
Her períorm ance m a d e .............................................................................................
6. H elen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
E liz a b e th ...............................................................................................................
7. He said, “I w ish I knew the answ er.”
He said t h a t ...............................................................................................................
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8. She is proud of being such a good cook.
She p r id e s ...............................................................................................................
9. May I borrow your pen?
Would you m in d ..........................................................................................................
10. Oil w as slow ly coating the edge of the shore.
The edge o f the s h o r e .................................................................................................
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1. T hese new m achỉnes have put an end to queuing.
Beíbre t h e s e ...............................................................................................................
2. There w as no precedent for the King’s resignation.
N e v e r ...............................................................................................................
3. The fisherm an’s life w as one o f great poverty.
T h rou gh ou t...............................................................................................................
4. I didn’t realise he w as your brother u n til I saw the photograph.
It w as o n ly ...............................................................................................................
5. John and M aiy m oved to Edinburgh tw enty years ago.
It i s ...............................................................................................................
6. It w as W alter R aleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into
England.
The E n glish o w e ..........................................................................................................
7. One runner w as too exh au sted to com plete the la st lap o f the race.
One runner w as s o ......................................................................................................
8. You can eat as much as you like for £5. at the new lunch-bar.
There is n o ...............................................................................................................
9. The protest has been so vociíerous that the committee has had to reconsider.
There has b e e n ...............................................................................................................
10. It w as the goalkeeper who saved the m atch for us.
If it hadn’t ...............................................................................................................
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1. You m ust subm it articles for the m agazine by June 18‘^.
The final d a t e ...............................................................................................................
2. M artin may not be very w ell but he still m anages to enjoy life.
M artin’s p o o r ...............................................................................................................
3. We w eren’t surprised by his success.
It c a m e ...............................................................................................................
4. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The h o u s e ...............................................................................................................
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5. It is not certain th at Jones wiU get the job.
It is o p e n ...............................................................................................................
6. The dram a critic of the ‘D aily N ew s’ regards the new play as a major
breakthrough.
According t o ...............................................................................................................
7. A rthur said he w as sorry he had hurt her feelings.
A rthur a p o ỉo g ised .....................................................................................................
8. Tm sorry now th at I asked her to stay.
Now I w i s h ...............................................................................................................
9. He rem embered, and so did she.
He didn’t ...............................................................................................................
10. W hen are the council going to do som ething about the city’s traffic
problems?
It’s high tim e so m e th in g ............................................................................................
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1. I’m sure he didn’t know th at h is brother w as seriously ill.
He couldn’t p o s sib ly ....................................................................................................
2. The reủ igees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
N ot u n t il...............................................................................................................
3. My p rotests w ere ignored.
Nobody ...............................................................................................................
4. “I’d take a taxi if I were you,” said Peter.
Peter s u g g e s te d ...........................................................................................................
5. In spite o f the forecast it stayed fine.
A lthough r a i n ...............................................................................................................
6. He w as so tixed he fell asleep before the end of the film.
He w as t o o ...............................................................................................................
7. The police were inform ed of the identity o f the m urdered man.
The id e n tity ................................................................................. .............................
8. Som eone has su ggested abolishing income tax.
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I t .......................... ................................................................................
9. I h aven ’t been to see them for over a year.
It’s ...............................................................................................................
10. She never seem s to succeed, even though she works hard.
H o w ev er...............................................................................................................
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1. Although the team played well, they lost.
D e sp ite .........................................................................................................
2. I had better get back to work.
It’s .........................................................................................................
3. They couldn’t trace who had supplied the iníormation in the íirst place.
The sou rce.........................................................................................................
4. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to
stop playing.
The m om en t.........................................................................................................
5. I didn’t realise who he was until later.
Only la te r .........................................................................................................
6. What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English.
I ........11...........1........... 1.................................................................
7. I don’t know the íirst thing about aeronautics.
I a m .........................................................................................................
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8. 1’m sure he took your briefcase by m istake.
rm sure he didn’t ........................................................................................................
9. My boyíriend is very short-tem pered.
My boyfriend l o s e s ......................................................................................................
10. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
We’d r a th e r ...............................................................................................................
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1. Though my house w as cheaper than N orm an’s, it is bigger and more
attractive.
N orm an’s house m a y .................................................................................................
2. The fate of the two clim bers is unknovvn.
It is a m y s te r y ...............................................................................................................
3. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children.
C ook in g...............................................................................................................
4. Don’t you w ish you could get out more in the evenings?
Don’t you get f e d .......................................................................................................?
5. The P resident is the statesm an I adm ừe m ost of all.
There i s ...............................................................................................................
6. It w as more of an argum ent than a discussion.
It w as not s o ...............................................................................................................
7. W hile I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I w ill help you this time.
D espite m y ...............................................................................................................
8. They never made us do anything we didn’t w ant to do.
W e ...................................................... "......................................................
9. You w ill never m eet anyone more generous than Mrs Jones.
Mrs Jones i s ...............................................................................................................
10. My boss works better w hen he’s pressed for tim e.
The l e s s ...............................................................................................................
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1. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
There’s no p o in t ............................................................................................................
2. W hat a surprise to see you here!
F a n c y ...............................................................................................................
3. The only thing th at kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local
dialect.
B ut for his co m m a n d .................................................................................................
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1. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left the r o o m .....................................................................................................
2. The stu d en ts’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished.
The stud en ts d e se r v e d ...........................................................................................
3. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
Only after the m o n e y .............................................................................................
4. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t w ear out.
No m a tte r ...............................................................................................................
5. You really should be able to dress yourseir hy now!
It’s h ig h ...............................................................................................................
6. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
I w as t h e ...............................................................................................................
7. He w as suspended for two m atches for sw earing at the referee.
Sw earing at the reíeree e a r n e d .........................................................................
8. My parents flnd fault w ith everything I do.
No m a tte r ...............................................................................................................
9. I w rite to him alm ost every day.
H a r d ly ...............................................................................................................
10. I’m sorry I m issed Professor Baker’s lecture.
I’m sorry n o t .............................................................................................................
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1. The noise next door did not stop until after m idnight.
It w as n o t ...............................................................................................................
2. Is th is the only w ay to reach the city centre?
Isn ’t t h e r e .............................................................................................................?
3. They had to w ait for tw elve hours before their íligh t left.
Only after a ...............................................................................................................
4. It won’t m ake any difference if it rains because w e’ll still go.
We’ll stm g o .......................................................................................".....................
5. The resu lt o f the m atch w as never in doubt.
At no t i m e ...............................................................................................................
6. There are more people out o f work in this country than ever before.
N e v e r ...............................................................................................................
7. You pay £20 a m onth for a period of one year.
You pay in tw elve su c c e s s iv e ............................................................................
8. If the work is íinished by lunchtim e you can go home.
G e t ...............................................................................................................
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9. Provided your handwriting is legible the exammer wiU accept your ansvver.
So long as the e x a m in e r ...........................................................................................
10. “If you m ust go out tonight, at lea st finish your hom ework íirst!” said
Sarah’s íather.
Sarah’s father said th at i f .......................................................................................
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1. A lthough he w as not guilty they executed him.
In spite o f ...............................................................................................................
2. I certainly don’t intend to reply to th at rude letter from Edward.
I h a v e ...............................................................................................................
3. “It certainly w asn ’t me who took your car!” said Bob.
Bob d e n ie d ...............................................................................................................
4. Mary told the police about the burglary.
Mary rep o rted ...............................................................................................................
5. We may not be able to give the concert.
The co n cer t...............................................................................................................
6. It is quite poin tless to complain.
There’s n o ...............................................................................................................
7. It w as his incom petence which led to their capture.
I f ................................................... ......................... ..................................
8. A house in th at district w ill cost you at least £100,000.
You won’t be a b le .......................................................................................................
9. There isn ’t a pair o f therm al socks left in the shop, madam!
We are co m p lete ly ......................................................................................................
10. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievem ents.
M u c h ...............................................................................................................
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1. It w as only w hen I left home that I realised how much my father m eant
to me.
N ot u n t il...............................................................................................................
2. My father find m aps hard to follow.
My íáther h a s ...............................................................................................................
3. Custom s officials are stopping more travellers than u sual th is week.
An in c r e a se d ...............................................................................................................
4. I dislike it w hen people criticise me unlairly.
I object ...............................................................................................................
5. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
He is ...................................................................................................................
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6. He never suspected th at the money had been stolen.
At no t im e ...............................................................................................................
7. Their teacher is m aking them study hard.
They a r e ...............................................................................................................
8. We left quietly, so th at we w ouldn’t disturb the children.
So a s ...............................................................................................................
9. This w ill be the orchestra’s first performance outside London.
This w ill be the first t im e ....................................................................................
10. The chances are that the whole thing wiU have been íorgotten by next term.
In a l l ...............................................................................................................
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1. H e’ll settle down. Then his períormance w ill improve.
O n c e ...............................................................................................................
2. A lthough Judy w as severely disabled she participated in m any sports.
D espite h e r ...............................................................................................................
3. The instructions say you ju st add boiling w ater to the Soup powder.
The Soup p o w d er..........................................................................................................
4. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticise íoreign custom s.
Nobody w h o ...............................................................................................................
5. Sim on hadn’t expected th at he would feel so w eak after the operation.
The operation l e f t .....................................................................................................
6. It’s nobody’s fault th at the m eeting w as cancelled.
Nobody ...............................................................................................................
7. I never intended to go to the m eeting.
I never h a d ...............................................................................................................
8. I w as not surprised to hear th at Harry had failed h is driving test.
It c a m e ...............................................................................................................
9. The car w as so rusty th at it couldn’t be repaired.
The car w as t o o ............................................................................................................
10. Alan worked too hard at the oííĩce, and this led to his illness.
A lan’s il ln e s s ...............................................................................................................
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1. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
I have n o ...............................................................................................................
2. T h eừ chances of success are sm all.
It is n o t ...............................................................................................................
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3. It’s thought th at he accident w as caused by hum an error.
The accident i s ................................. .............................................................................
4. The only reason the party w as a success w as th at a fam ous film star
attended.
Had it n o t ...............................................................................................................
5. U nder no circum stances should you phone the police.
The l a s t ...............................................................................................................
6. She listen s more sym pathetically than anyone else I know.
She is a .............................................................................................. ................
7. Robert is sorry now th at he didn’t accept the job.
Robert now w is h e s ...................................................................................................
8. He never has enough money.
H e’s a lw a y s ...............................................................................................................
9. I have never seen such a m ess in my hfe!
N ever i n ...............................................................................................................
10. They were ju st as good as we had expected.
They certainly liv e d ........................ ......................... !.................................................
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1. I would do anything for you.
There’s ...............................................................................................................
2. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.
Yogurt is supposed to d o ...........................................................................................
3. Is it essen tia l to m eet your aunt at the station?
Does your a u n t .......................................................................................................... ?
4. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is íoolish.
M u c h ...............................................................................................................
5. Given fair warning, I could have avoided th at date.
If you had told m e .......................................................................................................
6. P lease don’t say things hke that.
I w is h ...............................................................................................................
7. It would have been a superb w eekend if it hadn’t been for the w eather.
B u t ...................................................... ........................................................
8. Dogs can swim better than cats can.
Cats c a n n o t...............................................................................................................
9. She h asn ’t been to the hairdresser for three m onths.
It’s ...............................................................................................................
10. There’s a spare bed in D avid’s room.
D avid’s r o o m ...............................................................................................................
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1. It w as so late th at nothing could be done.
It w as t o o ...............................................................................................................
2. “I don’t think John w ill come,” said Bill.
B ill d o u b te d ...............................................................................................................
3. rm sorry th at I didn’t finish my homevvork la st night.
I w is h ...............................................................................................................
4. There w as never any answ er w hen we rang.
E v e r y ................................................................................................................................
5. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?” said John.
John s u g g e s te d ...............................................................................................................
6. You can’t v isit the U nited S tates unless you get a visa.
If y o u ...............................................................................................................
7. 1’m alw ays nervous w hen I travel by air.
T ra v ellin g ...............................................................................................................
8. John only understood very little of w hat the teacher said.
John could h a r d ly ......................................................................................................
9. U n less he phones im m ediately he won’t get any inform ation.
I f ..................................................... .....................^.................................
10. “Why didn’t I get a Computer before?” thought the office manager.
The office m anager \von d ered .................................................................................
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1. “You dam aged my bicycle, John!” said M argaret.
M argaret a c c u se d ........................................................................................................
2. He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion.
P e o p le ...............................................................................................................
3. The keepers feed the lions at 3. pm every day.
The lio n s ...............................................................................................................
4. Philippa asked Olive if she could rem ember where sh e’d put the camera.
Philippa said, “O liv e ,.................................................................................................
5. “Don’t leave the house u n til I get back, W illiam ,” his m other said.
W illiam ’s m other t o ld ...........................................................................................
6. Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.
H enry w is h e d ...............................................................................................................
7. That m eal w as excellent!
W h a t...............................................................................................................
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8. W hose docum ents are these?
W h o ...............................................................................................................
9. If you don’t w ant Sally to be angry w ith you, I su ggest you apologise.
You’d .................................................”................................ ...................... 1 .
10. I asked the hotel porter to w ake me at 8. o’clock the following morning.
“P le a s e ............................................................................................................... ”
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1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
The s n o w ...............................................................................................................
2. The postm an w as bitten by our dog.
Our d o g ...............................................................................................................
3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
“How ............................................................................................................. ?”
4. That’s an in su ltin g nam e to use for him.
Don’t c a l l ........................................................................................................................
5. A lthough both his legs were broken in the crash, he m anaged to get out
of the car before it exploded.
D espite h i s ...............................................................................................................
6. “Can I borrovv your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
Peter asked i f ...............................................................................................................
7. He could not afford to buy the car.
The c a r ...............................................................................................................
8. U n less som eone has a key, we can’t get into the house.
We can only g e t .............................................................................................................
9. How long is it since they bought the house?
W hen ....I..........................."............................................................................
10. “You’d better not lend him any more money, E lizabeth”, said John.
John advised E h z a b e th ...........................................................................................
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1. It is One hundred years since the birth of D.H. Lawrence, the fam ous
novelist.
D.H. L a w ren ce...............................................................................................................
2. “How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs B ingley.
The nurse asked Mrs B in g le y ................................................................................
3. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
If w e ...............................................................................................................
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4. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It t a k e s ...............................................................................................................
5. Fd rather not see him tomorrovv.
I don’t ...............................................................................................................
6. Am anda íĩn ally m anaged to get a good job.
Am anda finally su cceed ed ..............................................................................
7. ‘T ve seen the film three tim es, M ary,” said George.
George t o ld ..........................................................................................................
8. “H ave you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked me.
The landlady a s k e d ..........................................................................................
9. You m ight fall if you’re not careíul.
Be c a r e íu l.............................................................................................................
10. They’11 have to change the date of the m eeting again.
The d a t e ...............................................................................................................
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1. I didn’t arrive in tim e to see her.
I w asn ’t e a r ly ......................................................................................................
2. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog p r e v e n te d ..............................................................................................
3. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
There i s ...............................................................................................................
4. John asked if it w as the blue one or the green she vvanted.
“W h ic h ............................................................................................................. ?”
5. I haven’t eaten th is kind of food beíore.
This is the f ir s t ...................................................................................................
6. She started vvorking as a secretary five years ago.
She h a s ...............................................................................................................
7. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the Seat?” he asked.
He s u g g e s te d .......................................................................................................
8. I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door. H ere’s the key.
You can’t ...............................................................................................................
9. He couldnT repair the broken vase.
T h e ...............................................................................................................
10. I started work for the company a year ago.
Fve b e e n ...............................................................................................................
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1. Tm sorry I w as rude to you yesterday.
1 a p o lo g ise...............................................................................................................
2. Although his leg w as broken he m anaged to get out of the car.
In s p it e ...............................................................................................................
3. Nobody can deny th at she has a beautiíul voicc.
I t ...............................................................................................................
4. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less.
She thought R o m e ..................................................................................................
5. Aíter hghting the lĩre for 12 hours the ủrernen succeeded in putting it out.
The íirem en m a n a g e d ..........................................................................................
6. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
I don’t k n o w ...............................................................................................................
7. A lthough he had a good salary, he w as unhappy in his job.
In s p it e ...............................................................................................................
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8. He prefers golf to tennis.
H e’d r a th e r .............................................................................................................
9. The garden still needs digging.
The garden h asn ’t ...............................................................................................
10. Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.
If S u s a n ...............................................................................................................
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1. You should make an effort to get out and about more.
It’s high t im e .........................................................................................................
2. Fve íorgotten th at com m entators nam e but he’s very well-known.
That com m en tator,.............................................................................................
3. L et’s invite the M arshalls to a barbecue on Sunday.
He s u g g e s te d ........................................................................................................
4. It w as overeating th at caused his heart attack.
I f ...........................^.................................................................................
5. A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.
T h e y ...............................................................................................................
6. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it w ill probably be him.
He is the m o s t ......................................................................................................
7. He m et Jane, whom he later married, w hen he w as at Cambridge.
He m et Jane, who w a s ......................................................................................
8. H is behaviour is beginning to annoy me more and more.
I am beginning t o ................................................................................................
9. M ost of the stu d en ts ignored w hat the teacher w as saying.
F e w ...............................................................................................................
10. She discovered eight new com ets in the course of her work.
Her work r e s u lte d ..............................................................................................
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1. He has been investigating the c a s e for a w eek.
2. S h e ca n ’t have stolen the necklace.
3. Even though the flat’s very noisy w e enjoy living here.
4. S h e advised John not to trust Peter.
5. S o great w a s her gh ef that sh e alm ost tainted.
6. Until I tell you, you m ust stay / you may not leave.
7. S h e ’d rather Italian food than Prench food.
8. S u san isn’t a s good at chemistry a s Sarah.
9. W hen are John and Mary getting married/to be married.
10. He can m ake m ost people understand him w hen he sp e a k s English.
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1. W e didn’t arrive in time/early enough to s e e the tirst film.
2. Peter ap ologised for breaking the glass.
3. If he hadn’t sa v ed m e I would have drovvned.
4. Nobody in the c la ss is cleverer than Sally.
5. This is the m ost romantic story I have ever read.
6. The car is too ex p en siv e (for us) to buy.
7. He w a s m ade to study for the ex a m s by his parents.
8. W e have b een cooking for the party for four hours.
9. He is behaving m ore violently than ever betore.
10. The police vvould not allow us to get / let us get nearer.
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1. U n less you prom ise to try harder I w on’t help you.
2. Carol a c c u sed June of cheating.
3. S h e h a s bought in that h ou se sin ce 1973.
4. He is believed / thought to be mad.
5. W e are having our h o u se painted by a local firm.
6. He advised us to go by train.
7. S h e is too old to have any more children.
8. You n e e d n ’t shout.
9. The play w a s s o dull that he fell asleep .
10. S h e enquired w here the nearest tube w as.
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1. S h e reminded him to phone the office.
2. I wish I had time to listen to you.
3. John h as just been released by the police.
4. They w ere speaking too sottly for m e to hear.
5. It took (us) 5 hours to get to London.
6. S h e ’s not u sed to staying up late.
7. I su g g e s t (that) you look for another job.
8. If he had been m ore careíul he wouldn’t have lost his m oney.
9. They h aven ’t visited m e for five years.
10. He had all his suits m ade in Paris.
6
1. He is visiting England for the tirst time.
2. It looks a s if it’s going to rain.
3. He will co m e so a s to be sure of m eeting you.
4. He enjoys vvalking in the rain.
5. A child sp e n d s his/her life playing.
6. The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes.
7. His brieícase w a s s o full that the zip tastener didn’t c lo se properly.
8. It is said that he b eats his wife.
9. It looks a s if he's running away from your íierce dog.
10. No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to vvriting the letter.
8
1. If he hadn’t been late for work every morning, he w ouldn’t have lost his job.
2 . The exhibition has not b een so well attended this year.
3. It’s not the job rm interested in; it’s the people.
4. The e x cu se for the declaration of war w as the deten ce of their territorial rights.
5. Johnny Brax is a caretul driver on public roads but a terror on the racetrack.
6 . According to our S cien ce correspondent, this new invention is the answ er to
many of our problems.
7. ril be disappointed if there is no sn ow at Christm as/ if w e d on ’t have snow
at Christmas.
8. This work m ust be tinished for / by six o ’clock.
9. Re-decorating this roonn would be p o in tless/u seless.
10. Never a ccep t c h e q u e s vvithout proof of identity/unless you have proof of
ìdentity.
9
1 . The doctor vvarned the patient that he vvould have another heart attack if he
didn’t take it ea sy .
2. This reporter, vvhose background I know well, is 100% honest.
3. By stretching a rope from on e sid e of the c r e v a sse to the other they were
able to haul their equipm ent across.
4. The smoking of cigarettes is no longer a s popular/vvidespread a s it used to be.
5. W e’ve given the matter a lot of thought and have tinally co m e to a decision.
6. What is the matter/vvrong with this TV?
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7. This is the first time l've ever tasted pheasant.
8. In c a s e of em ergen cy, ring this number.
9. S h e alw ays g iv es m e a cup of coffee w hen I visit her flat.
10. The en gin e íailure w a s due to a badly fitted part/to the fact that a part had
been badly titted.
10
1 lf I hadn’t lost my passport last w eek, I wouldn’t be having so much trouble
.
now.
2 Hardly had sh e begun to speak before/when people started interrupting her.
.
3. The team leader criticised John for not waiting/for not having vvaited for them.
4. If I had (only) been thinking, I wouldn’t have m ade that terrible mistake.
5. The police caught him climbing over the garden wall.
6 . Getting into work this morning w a s a bít ditíicult.
7. He might not have got my letter.
8 W e w ere planning/going/intending to visit / W e w ere to visit grandmother,
.
11
1 It last snovved here six years ago / It h a sn ’t snovved here for six years / It
.
12
1 . S h e tlatly retused to sle e p in the/that haunted house.
2. S o great w a s the dem and that they had to reprint the book immediately.
3. On being ask ed about the strike, the Minister declined to com m ent.
4. A nyone tound tresp assin g on this land will be prosecuted (by the
authorities).
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1 . No matter how oíten I invite him for a vveekend with us, h e ’s alw ays too
busy to com e.
2 . It’s unlikely to sn ow today.
3. A s well a s being bad-tem pered, s h e ’s very lazy.
4. As no one has raised any disapproval of the schem e, I su g g est w e go ahead.
5. Hovvever exp erienced you may be, driving fast is dangerous.
6 . Living in a big City is not to my liking.
7. Our Prench exam w a s not a s difficult a s our German one.
8 . I h aven’t played íootball sin ce 1971.
9. I should have thought of that betore.
10. I asked my triend if he vvould like a cup of tea.
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1. S h e quite detinitely cam e up to their expectations.
2. The boy’s work m ust be improvable.
3. At no time w a s the outcom e of the election in doubt.
4. Dohs m istook the wom an in íront of her for her sister-in-law.
5. The atm osphere in that h o u se w a s so trightening that w e had to leave
immediately.
6. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get the m oney.
7. I’m going to have my piano tuned tomorrovv.
8. While the oil retinery strike w as going on, there were enorm ous petrol queues,
9. It’s time w e bought a new cooker.
10. It w a s such a powerful stereo that I nearly w ent deaf.
15
1. No soon er had the thieves touched the sa fe than tear g a s w a s released .
2. S h e couldn’t possibly have b een in London on the 26*^.
3. I can ’t rem em ber w hen our appointment is.
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4. Untortunately I sh a n ’t stay here long enough to visit many of the tourist
attractions.
5. I am not in the habit of sleeping in the atternoon.
6. The hotel w a s more ex p en siv e than any one w e had stayed in betore.
7. There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few years.
8. Mary su g g e ste d John and her going to Paris for the vveekend.
9. W e will break our journey in Prance on our way to Germany.
10. The m anaging director has no intention to resign.
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1. o th e r than to offer to lend her so m e m oney, how could I help?
2. Donald kept us waiting for two hours.
3. That puzzle would have been im possible to solve even for a genius.
4. The detective vvanted to find out if / vvhether Mr Johnston had b een out at
all that evening.
5. A s I had novvhere e ls e to go I slept in the station waiting-room.
6. I wish I could be in a seclu d ed beach in Mexico.
7. lf my children hadn’t vvanted a pet I wouldn't have bought the dog.
8. If only I could live in Paris for a year!
9. Is his knovvledge of Prench good enough for him to work a s a translator?
10. The reason I cannot go to the cinem a tonight is that I do not have my car.
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1. I can rem em ber an incident just a s m ysterious a s this one.
2. It w a s íoolish of him to sa y that,
3. It’s years sin ce I last w ent to a cricket match,
4. You n e e d n ’t have g o n e to so much trouble on my behalt.
5. A frost, which ca m e late, spoiled much of the truit crop.
6. That’s the man I lent my car to.
7. I don’t play the guitar a s well a s he d oes.
8. I ca n ’t m ake head or tail of this vvretched report.
9. A few days ago the vveather w a s much cooler than it is today.
10. Our car really m ust be serviced, m ustn’t it?
18
1. That h o u se h a sn ’t b een lived in for years.
2. Although w e had vvarned him, he left cam p vvithout talking his ritle.
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3. 1’d rather you hadn’t vvritten that letter.
4. R egard less of vvhatever problems, w e m ust continue our efforts.
5. My so le purpose of Corning here w as to try and improve conditions.
6. The teacher shouted to the boys to m ake le s s noise.
7. If it should happen that nuclear vveapons are u sed, w e are all doom ed.
8. Two tablets should be taken every four hours.
9. W e find it difficult to m ake en d s m eet today.
10. They m oved here six years ago.
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1. VVhichever route you take, it will still take you about three hours to get there.
2. N o-one could find his passport anyvvhere.
3. A s soon a s w e receive your cheque, w e shall sen d the g o o d s to you.
4. He walked into the b o s s ’s office vvithout bothering to knock.
5. W e look forward to hearing another lecture by P roíessor Brown in the near
tuture.
6. S h e ’d rather go to Las V e g a s than anyvvhere in the world.
7. This new Computer vvorks in the way can’t understand.
I
8. W e w ere disappointed by their attitude.
9. If it hadn’t been for your u n su sp ected talents a s a m echanic, w e would
have been stranded there for hours.
10. It's high time you acquired a few manners.
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1. S h e admitted to having taken the necklace.
2. What the headm aster said w a s very reassuring.
3. Are you getting along with your b o ss?
4. Most stu dents are capable of vvorking very hard w hen they feel like it.
5. I really wish I had invited her to the party.
6. Her uncle didn’t leave her anything in his will.
7. They stole everything excep t for the television.
8. No on e s e e m s to have predicted the correct result.
9. Even though they had been lost in the m ountains for three days, they
looked strong and healthy.
10. Hovvever long it may take, ril find that man.
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1. Could you possibly have left the key in the door?
2. He su g g e ste d inviting the Brovvns to the party on Sunday.
3. Betty is'devoted to looking atter handicapped people.
4. His physical condition s e e m s to be deteriorating slightly.
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5. No matter how much louder he can shout, I still w on’t take any notice.
6. The chairman vvondered who had been sitting in his chair.
7. That com m entator, w h o se nam e l’ve íorgotten, is very well known.
8. lt’s too m arvellous an opportunity for us to m iss.
9. If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.
10. W e have had the w hole of the íirst tloor finished by the decorators.
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1. The inspector a c c u sed him of stealing / having stolen the jew els.
2. If I w ere you, I vvould torget about buying a new hou se.
3. D espite the fact that the play received good notices, not many people went
to s e e it.
4. They had su ch a íierce dog that nobody would visit them.
5. I’d rather you didn’t sm ok e in here.
6. Andrew s u g g e ste d that w e (should) go for a walk in the park.
7. My application w a s the job w a s turned down.
8. Ann pleaded with her boyíriend not to drive so fast.
9. If it hadn’t been for his help, w e would all have died.
10. He is said to h ave e sc a p e d to a neutral country.
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1 If only your sister could com e a s weil.
.
2. There w a s se v e r e criticism (by many people) of the proposals for the new
motonA/ay.
3. Only by United opposition can w e eliminate world terrorism / can world
terrorism be eliminated.
Had his aunt not died and left / given him a legacy of £ 1 0 .0 0 0 he vvould not
have been able to buy the h o u se he wanted.
5. The stu dents regretted not attending the lecture.
6 If it hadn’t b een for my father’s m oney, w e couldn't have m anaged.
.
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1 . The rail vvorkers have no intention to call off their strike.
2 . There h as b een a dramatic rise in h ou se prices this year.
3. Only w hen their se co n d son w a s bom did Alice and Charles d ecid e to
m ove to a bigger house.
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4. The film star avoided being recognised/recognition by wearing dark g la s s e s
5. This is the tirst time (that) his authority has b een challenged
6. Unless it rains / it starts raining millions of pounds worth of crops will be lost.
7. Eric told his girlữiend that he didn’t love her any more / he no longer loved her.
8. My tather sp e a k s hardly any English,
9. I can barely s e e any mark(s) / m ake out the mark(s) / distinguish a mark on
that dress.
10. Try a s hard a s I might I couldn’t open the door.
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1. He broke the world record on his seco n d attempt.
2. The Prime Minister had no intention of resigning office.
3. Although h e ’s got ungainly air, he is remarkably agile.
4. Not until he got hom e did he rem em ber about the gun.
5. Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth com e out.
6. It looked a s if the h o u se had been unoccupied for several months.
7. For such an experienced and able teacher like her, discipline w a s not a
problem.
8. If it hadn’t been for her in sisten ce on kissing everyon e good b ye s h e would
have caught the train.
9. A heavy shovver put a stop to their gam e of tennis / stopped/prevented
them (from) finishing their gam e of tennis.
10. U n less you sa w (heard/listened to/w atched/have s e e n ) the programm e you
can ’t really judge.
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1. Hardly had I put the phone down w hen the b o ss rang back.
2. There is (absolutely) no truth in the rumour about the politician and the
construction contract.
3. He received a 6. month prison se n te n c e for his part in the robbery.
4. According to the salesm an my new car vvould be delivered next
VVednesday.
5. No soon er had he b een appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill.
6. Mrs Scott prides herselt on her cooking/on being a good cook.
7. This affair is no concern / b u sin ess of yours.
8. You can please yourselt a s to vvhether you accept / to accept their offer (or not).
9. What a m a z e s m e is the m istakes he m akes.
10. The m anager threatened not to se le c t him for the team u n less he trained
harder / if he did not train harder.
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1. The bank robber threatened to sh oot the clerk if he m oved.
2. He insisted on se ein g the m anager.
3. He denied stealing / having stolen the car.
4. Nothing but a full apology vvould satisty him / w a s accep table to him.
5. Her pertorm ance m ade a considerable im pression on (the) critics.
6. Elizabeth cannot play the piano a s well a s Helen.
7. He said that he w ished he knew the ansvver.
8. S h e prides h erselí on her cooking.
9. VVould you mind lending m e your pen?
10. The e d g e of the shore w a s becom ing coated with oil.
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1. Betore th e se m ach ines w ere invented people had to queue.
2. N ever betore had any King resigned.
3. Throughout his life the íisherman w as very poor / suffered from great poverty.
4. It w a s only w hen I sa w the photograph that I realized he w a s your brother.
5. It is 20 years sin ce John and Mary m oved to Edinburgh.
6. The English ow e (the introduction of) potatoes and tobacco to Sir VValter
Raleigh.
7. One runner w as so exhausted that he couldn’t complete the last lap of the race.
8. There is no limit / restriction on how much / what you (can) eat at the new
lunch-bar.
9. There h a s b een such (a) vociterous protest that the com m ittee has had to
reconsider.
10. If it hadn’t been for the goalkeep er w e ’d have lost the match.
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1. The tinal date for you to submit articles/for articles to be submitted is June 1Ềth.
2. Martin’s poor health d o e s n ’t prevent him from enjoying life.
3. It cam e a s no surprise to us that he w as/had been su ccesstu l.
4. The h o u se had its roof blovvn off by the hurricane.
5. It is open to question (as to) vvhether J o n es will get the job.
6. According to the drama critic of the “Daily N ew s”, the new play is a major
breakthrough.
7. Arthur ap ologised for hurting/having hurt her teelings.
8. Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay.
9. He didn’t torget and neither did she/nor did sh e.
10. It’s high time som ething w as/w ere done about the city’s trattic problems by
the council.
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1. The Union delegate observed that he’d be very surprised if his members agreed.
2 .I’v e never known a more warm -hearted person than my mother (was),
3. S h e w a sn ’t s o deaf/hard of hearing that sh e couldn’t hear the phone.
4. Contrary to your beliet fat people are not alvvays jolly.
5. It cam e a s no surprise to m e to hear that Karen had changed her job.
6 . D espite his (superior) strength Christopher w a s so o n overpovvered by his
attacker.
7. ■ Each of the com p any’s retihng e m p lo y ees is presented with a gold watch.
8. J ea n ’s m other com plim ented her on her lovely new dress.
9. You are certain/bound/sure to m eet lots of people in your new job.
10. No so o n er had the announcem ent been m ade than everyon e started
complaining.
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1. D espite their good gam e/th e fact they played well, the team lost.
2. It’s (high/about) time I went back to work. / lt’s time for m e to go back to work.
3. The source of the intormation could not be traced.
4. The m om ent I decid ed to get up to dan ce, the band decid ed to stop
playing.
5. Only later did I realise who he w as.
6. I w a s particularly im pressed by her excellent com m and of English.
7. I am utterly/totally ignorant about aeronautics.
8. I’m sure he didn’t m ean to take your brietcase.
9. My boythend lo se s his tem per very easily.
10. W e’d rather you didn’t sm oke.
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1 , Norman’s h o u se may have been more exp en sive but it is sm aller and less
attractive than mine.
2. It is a m ystery (a s to) what (has) happened to the two climbers.
3. Cooking for five hungt7 children is no fun/gives m e no pleasure.
4. D on’t you g et fed up with having to stay at hom e in the even in gs?
5. There is no statesm an (thaưwho/whom) I admire m ore than the President.
6. It w a s not s o much a discu ssion a s an argument.
7. D espite my (strong) disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
8. W e w ere never m ade to do anything w e didn’t want to.
9. Mrs J o n e s is the m ost g en erou s person youV e ever met.
10. The le s s time my b o s s has, the better he vvorks.
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1. T here’s no point in trying to get Tim to lend you his car/to borrovv Tim's car.
2. Pancy se ein g you here.
3. But for his com m and of the local dialect w e would have been
jailed/thrown/put in(to) jail.
4. Only after all the g u e s ts had g o n e hom e could w e relax.
5. Rather than disturb the m eeting, I left vvithout saying goodbye.
6. Galileo is regarded a s (being) the tather of modern astronom y.
7. It h a sn ’t rained for a tortnight.
8. VVhenever he c o m e s to visit us there’s trouble.
9. The doctor su g g e ste d (that) I (should) rest.
10. There h as been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past w eek.
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1. S h e left the room vvithout saying a word.
2. The stu dents d eserv ed se v e r e punishm ent for their riotous behaviour.
3. Only aíter the m oney h as been received do w e dispatch good s.
4. No matter how long you u se it, it w on ’t w ear out.
5. It’s high time you w ere able to d ress yourselt.
6. I w a s the last (person) to hear/know about the accident.
7. Svvearing at the reteree earned him a su sp en sion for two m atches.
8. No matter what I do my parents find íault with iưme.
9. Hardly a day p a s s e s /g o e s by vvithout m e vvriting to him.
10. I’m sorry not to have attended Protessor Baker’s lecture.
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Had ít not b een for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been
p a sse d .
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2. I w a s allovved to go abroad for the tirst time last year.
3. The older I get the le s s I want to travel.
4. The patient m ade a more rapid recovery than exp ected .
5. Not until John (had) received the offer of promotion in vvriting did he celebrate.
6. I have no intention of apologising to either of them.
7. The average depth of the Pacitĩc O cean is greater than that of the Atlantic.
8. G eorge w a s novvhere to be tound.
9. In few other books is this problem s o well explained.
10. Only by training hard every day can you b ecom e a good athlete.
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1. It w a s not until after midnight the n oise next door stopped.
2. Isn't there another way to reach the City centre?
3. Only after a twelve-hour wait did their tlight leave.
4. W e’ll still go ev en if it rains/whether it rains or not.
5. At no time w a s the result of the match in doubt.
6. Never have there been more people out of work in this country.
7. You pay in tvvelve s u c c e s s iv e m onths of £ 2 0 each.
8. G et the work tinished by lunchtime and you can go hom e.
9. S o long a s the examiner can read your handwriting he will accept your ansvver.
10. Sarah’s tather said that if sh e had to go out, sh e should tinish her
homevvork first.
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1. In spite of his innocence/his not being guilty he w a s execu ted .
2. I have no intention of replying to that rude letter from Edward.
3. Bob denied taking/having taken my car.
4. Mary reported the burglary to the police.
5. The concert may have to be cancelled.
6. T here’s no point in complaining.
7. If it hadn’t b een for his incom petence, they would not have b een captured.
8. You w on ’t be able to buy a h ou se in that district (for) le s s than £ 1 0 0 .0 0 0 .
9. W e are com pletely sold out of thermal sock s, madam!
10. Much a s I admire her achievem en ts, I don’t really like her.
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1 . Not until I had left hom e did I realise how much my tather m eant to me.
2 . My tather h as difficulty in following/reading m aps.
3. An increased number of travellers is/are being stopped by cu stom s otticials
this w eek.
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4. I object to p eople criticising m e untairly.
5. He is a m ore p ersuasive speaker than his brother.
6. At no time did he su sp e c t that the m oney had been stolen.
7. They are being m ade to study hard by their teacher.
8. S o a s not to disturb the children, w e left quietly.
9. This will be the tirst time (that) the orchestra has pertormed outside London.
10. In all probability/likelihood the w hole thing will have been torgotten by next
term.
40
1. O nce he h as settled down, his pertorm ance will improve.
2. D espite her se v e r e disability Judy participated in many sports.
3. The Soup povvder just n e e d s boiling water added to it according to the
instructions.
4. Nobody w ho h as never b een abroad should criticise íoreign custom s.
5. The operation left Sim on teeling vveaker than he (had) exp ected .
6. Nobody is to blame / is responsible for the fact that the meeting w as cancelled.
7. I never had any intention to go to the m eeting.
8. It cam e a s no surprise (to m e) that Harry had tailed his driving test.
9. The car w a s too rusty to be repaired.
10. Alan’s illness w a s the result of / cau sed by / brought about by (his/him)
working too hard at the office.
41
1. I have no intention of giving you any more m oney.
2. It is not (very) likely (that) they will su cceed .
3. The accident is thoughưbelieved to have been ca u sed by human error.
4. Had it not b een for the attendance of a tam ous film star the party vvould not
have been a su ccess/w o u ld have been a íailure.
5. The last thing you should do is (to) phone the police.
6. S h e is a more sym pathetic listener.
7. Robert now w ish e s (that) he had accep ted the job.
8. H e’s alw ays short of m oney / hard up / broke.
9. N ever in (all) my life have I s e e n such a m ess!
10. They certainly lived (fully) up to our expectations.
42
1. T here’s nothing (that) I wouldn’t do for you.
2. Yogurt is su p p o sed to do you good.
3. D oes your aunt have to be m et at the station?
43
1. It w as too late for anything to be done/to do anything.
2. Bill doubted vvhether John would com e or not.
3. I vvished I had tinished my homework last night.
4. Every time w e rang there w a s no answer.
5. John su g g e ste d Barry (should) put a better lock on the door.
6. If you don’t g et a Visa you ca n ’t visit the United S tates.
7. Travelling by air alw ays m akes m e nervous.
8. John could hardly understand what the teacher said /w as saving
9. If he d o e s n ’t phone immediately he w on ’t get any intormation.
10. The office m anager wondered why he hadn’t got a Computer beíore.
44
1. Margaret a c c u sed John of dam aging/having dam aged her bicycle.
2. P eop le sa y he w a s (once) in the Prench Poreign Legion.
3. The lions are fed at 3. p.m. every day.
4. Philippa said, “Olive, can you rem em ber vvhere you put the cam era?”
5. William’s m other told him not to leave the h o u se until s h e got back.
6. Plenry vvished he hadn’t bought the secon d-h and car.
7. What an excellen t m eal it was!
8. Who do th e se docum ents belong to?
9. You’d better ap ologise to Sally if you don’t want her to be angry with you.
10. “P lease wake m e up at 8. o'clock tomorrovv morning," I said to the hotel porter.
45
1. The sn ow prevented/stopped the train from running./ The sn ow m ade it
im possible for the train to run.
2. Our dog bit the postm an.
3. “Plow do you like my new d r e ss? ” sh e said to John.
4. Don’t call him that insulting nam e.
5. D espite his (two) broken leg s / (both) his leg s being broken in the crash, he
m anaged to g et out of the car betore it exploded.
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6. Peter ask ed if he could borrow Janet's typevvriter.
7. The car w a s too ex p en siv e for him (to buy).
8. W e can only g et into the h o u se if so m e o n e has a key.
9. W hen did they buy the h o u se?
10. John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more m oney.
46
1. D.H. Lavvrence, the íam ous novelist, w a s born one hundred years ago.
2. The nurse ask ed Mrs Bingley how old her little boy w as.
3. If w e had had a map w e wouldn't have got lost.
4. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
5. I don’t wanưwish to s e e him tomorrovv.
6. Am anda tinally su c c e e d e d in getting a good job.
7. G eorge told Mary that he had s e e n the film three tim es.
8. The landlady asked m e if/whether I had had enough for lunch.
9. Be careíul or you'll fall.
10. The date of the m eeting will have to be changed again.
47
1. I w a sn ’t early enough to s e e her.
2. The fog prevented us from driving.
3. There is an 8. o ’clock train every morning.
4. “VVhich on e do you want, the blue or the green?' John said to her.
5. This is the íirst time I have eaten this kind of food.
6. S h e h as w orked/been vvorking a s a secretary for five years.
7. He su g g e ste d (that) I (should) put my lu ggage under the Seat.
8. You ca n ’t have locked the íront door. H ere’s the key.
9. The broken v a s e could not be repaired.
10. I’ve b een vvorking for the com pany for a year.
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1. John S p e k e didn’t s u c c e e d in tinding the source of the River Nile.
2. It can ’t have b een Mrs Elton you saw b e c a u se sh e 's in Brighton.
3. Mrs Smith ask ed w here the station car park w as.
4. AN svvitches m ust be turn off betore you leave the vvorkshop.
5. Everybody w a s aston ished at Alice’s strange ideas.
6. That old h o u se at the end of the road has been sold.
7. l’d rather not visit the m useum .
8. If w e d on ’t want to m iss the train, w e ought to leave the party now.
9. That car b elon gs to Mrs Edvvards.
10. W e are going to have the car repaired at the garage next w eek.
50
1 . It’s high time you m ade an effort to get out and about more.
2 . That com m entator, w h o se nam e l've torgotten, is very well-known.
3. He su g g e ste d inviting the Marshalls to a barbecue on Sunday.
/ He su g g e ste d (that) w e should invite the Marshalls to a barbecue on
Sunday.
If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.
They have been trying out / testing a new flu vaccine sin ce the beginning of
the year.
He is the m ost likely person to su c c ee d in solving the problem.
He m et Jane, w ho w a s later to b ecom e his wife, w hen he w a s at
Cambridge.
1’m beginning to get more and more annoyed by his behaviour.
Few stu dents listened to / took note of what the teacher w a s saying.
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1. TAKING U P T E N N IS
I did not really enjoy to playing sports much w hen 0........to...
I was at the school. I suppose this was because we did 00.......
not really have very good physical education teachers. 1.............
They were always shouting at us and telling to us to try 2..............
harder. If you asked them w hat did you had to do to improve 3..............
they could never give you a good advice. When I left school 4..............
I started pla5ãng at tennis w ith som e íriends. To my great 5..............
surprise, I loved to it. I becam e a completo tennis addict, 6.............
som etim es playing as m any as ílve tim es a week. I played so 7.............
much that I eventually became quite a good player. The only 8............
problem was th at I w asn ’t very a íĩt and consequently I started 9............
to getting all sorts of injuries. First it was my elbow and then 10..........
my shoulder. Once I m anaged to get over of those two 11............
problems my knees started to give me the trouble. My only 12............
consolation is that even the top players suffer from these 13..........
injuries too. O f course I can’t compare m yself to som eone 14...........
like as M artina H ingis, but I enjoy the game and have som e o f 15...........
the same problems.
A TH REATENING PH O N E CALL
A leading politician had been charged with corruption and 0 ............. y ..........
I had been covering the trial which had hnished more earlier 00. m ore
that day. D espite o f being very tired I w ent on working until 1 ....
the m idnight. I had promised to finish the story and have it on 2................
the editor’s desk by morning. I was alm ost certain no other 3 .....
journalist had to got hold of the story or not the whole 4 .....
story anyway. Jack had told m e he would w ait for my version 5 .....
because of it would be an exclusive. I was worried that 6 .......
if I have used real names, there m ight be trouble later 7 .....
but in th e end I decided that to include them . After all 8 .....
the journalism is all about giving the public inform ation 9 .....
and that includes the nam es of all those involved in the news. 10 .....
Just as it I was reading through the final draít the telephone 11..............
rang. I picked up the receiver expecting it is to be Jack. 12..............
3. S T U D Y IN G LAW
W hen I íĩr st w e n t to a u n iv ersity I stu d ied law. A lth ou gh a 0 ....... a......
both m y m oth er and older sister have Science d egrees 0 0 .......y .....
no one else in th e fam ily had ever b een stu died law before 1.................
and m y p aren ts w ere very proud o f m e. T he problem w as 2 .................
th a t I did n ot really know exactly w h at law yers did do. 3 .................
I had a very rom an tic ideas about going to court to defend 4 .................
people w ho had b een fa lsely accused o f com m ittin g th e crim es. 5 .................
I im agined m y se lf lik e th o se law yers on TV, argu in g 6 .................
w ith th e ju dge and th e p rosecu tion law yer and con vin cin g to 7 .................
th e jury th a t m y Client w as in n ocen t. A fter only a couple o f 8 .................
w eeks o f very lon g and diffícu lt lectu res I am realised 9 .................
th a t a lo t o f w h at a law yer does is very practical and n ot 10................
at all rom antic. N ev erth eless, I have began to u n d erstan d 11................
th a t to stu d yin g law w as in te r e stin g and w orth w h ile for oth er 12...............
reasons. For exEimple, you learn a lot o f about con su m ers’ 13 ................
rights. W ith it th is kind o f know ledge you can really 14 ................
help people. I am very glad about I chose to stu d y law . 1 5 ...............
4. L E T T E R FR O M GOA
Well, here I am in India, and tinally l’ve found time to sit down and 0 .........y
write it a letter to you. I am staying in the port City of Goa, enjoying 00...... it
a few days of rest up aíter a very hectic tortnight spent travelling across 1.............
the country. The people of Goa are proud of the fact and that they 2 ...............
are not clock-vvatchers. They even sell T-shirts to visitors printed 3 ...............
with the vvords ‘Goa, a place where time moves more slovvly’. lt’s 4 .............
a place to sit on the beach, take things away easy and sample the 5 .............
delicious tocal food. In fact, the only real disadvantage of the such relaxed 6 .............
atmosphere is how long it takes to get served in any of the restaurants. 7 .............
It is quite common to have to wait a couple of hours for get a meal to 8..............
turn up. Even things that are quick to cook can take an age time. The 9 ..............
other day I decided ordered fried pravvns, which I thought couldn’t take 10...........
long. But, of course, the chef had to gather the wood, build a fỉre in a 11............
hole in the sand, and then let it die down a bít betore that he could 12............
even begin to think about cooking them the pravvns. Seaíood Is the local 13...........
speciality and so they were certainly very worth vvaiting for. I can’t 14...........
remember the last time I enjoyed a meal so too much. Anyvvay who’s in 15..........
a hurry? Not me!
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MY F IR ST DAY AT WORK
Today is m y fírst day at work and this is the íìrst job 0. ... V ....
I have for ever had. It feels like m y ílrst day at school. 00. ...for..
I w ant to im press my boss, so that I ironed my suit last night. 1. ...
Fm really got nervous about speaking in front of seventy 2. ...
people. My m other m akes up my breakfast and says I look 3. ...
good, but I th in k she is only trying to be encouraging. At the 4. ...
tube station, I have avoid the íĩrst train because it’s packed, 5. .„
and w hen the next train com es I decide I w ant to walk instead. 6. ...
By the tim e I arrive at work I feel like hot and sweaty, and I 7. ...
waJk in trying to look much calm and confident. A wom an who 8. ...
seem s to be the secretary asks for me if I am the new em ployee 9. ...
and show s m e to my desk. which it is in a corner o f the room. 10.
The m anager com es towards my desk and introduces to him self. 11.
He is very Iriendly and tells me 1 will m eet all my colleagues 12.
later. I am suddenly feel m uch more relaxed and comíortable. 13.
I know that w hen I get home, my m other will be w ant to 14.
hear everything about this day, so I’m w riting it all down. 15.
7. D O N ’T TELL LIES
My m other alw ays told me that I should never tell lies. 0 ...... ỵ .....
I know w hat she m eant, and in a way I am agree w ith her. 00 am...
In other ways, however, I think she was in wrong. In order 1..................
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to be p olite and to avoid so offending people, i t ’s n ecessary to 2 ...........
tell a little w h ite lie som etim es. L et m e give to you an 3 ...........
exam ple. I alw ays w rite to m y A u n tie A udrey and tell her 4 ...........
w h at a lovely th e day I had w ith her on Sun day and how 5 ...........
delicious th e lu n ch w as been. N eith er o f th e se th in g s is tru e, 6 ...........
b u t it w ould be rude n ot to w rite and w ritin g th e tru th 7 ............
w ould h u rt too m uch, so I have to lie her. In th e sam e w ay, 8 ...........
you have to say th a t a new born baby looks b eau tiíu l, 9 ...........
even th ou gh w e know th ey all m uch look th e sam e and are 10.........
only actu ally b eau tifu l in th e sam e eyes of th eir parents. And 11.........
o f course, w h en I ’ve had done m y hair cut, or w h en I ’m 1 2 .........
w earing a new o u tíĩt for th e íírst tim e, th e last th in g I w a n t to 1 3 ........
hear is th e tru th . I w an t to be told w h ich I look w onderful. In 14........
th ese type situ a tio n s, th e tru th w ould not do any o f u s any good! 15 ........
8. MY J O B
My name is Louise Bartley and I am twenty-six years old. For 0....... y
the past of three years 1 have been employed by a travel company. 00...... o i
What had helped me get the job was my experience of travel. 1................
When I was tvventy, I dropped out of university to go backpacking 2 ................
around Australia. This gave me such an idea of the kind of problems 3................
travellers face and I decided then that I have wanted to work 4 ................
as a travel agent. I joined to the company as a junior secretary 5 ................
and now I am in charge of the organisation of package holidays. 6 ................
1stay in the office most days and I don’t travel unless that I 7 ................
have to. But my work is so much interesting that I don’t mind 8 ................
that at all. It ỉs great to be vvorking with them a group of people 9 ................
who have travelled vvidely and are as well enthusiastic as I am. 10.............
This travel company is one of the best in the vvorld and we can 11.............
book you a tlight to almost anyvvhere in no any more than a 12.............
few minutes. We can do this because today the company has 833 13.............
staff through world-wide and travel centres in most Capital 14.............
cities. We do our best to make life more easier for customers. 15.............
9. A R C H A E O L O G Y C O U R SE
Let m e tell you about a sh ort course I atten d ed to la st w eek. 0 ........ t o
As you know , I am very in terested in archaeology b u t I h ate 0 0 ..... y
tak in g up exam in ation s, so th is w as ideal for m e becau se 1.................
I could get a certiílcate o f atten d an ce w ith o u t th em exam s. 2 .................
All I had to do w as w rite a couple o f a ssig n m en ts on a 3 .................
subject w h ich I could choose it, and th a t w as not difficult. 4 .................
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N o an y previou s experien ce w as n ecessary because th e course 5 .................
w as aim ed at th e b egin n ers, and th is also su ited m e w ell. 6 .................
T here w ere su ch an in te r e stin g topics I am sure you 7 .................
w ould have b een as fascin ated by them as I w as. P erh ap s 8 .................
th e b est w as th e one th a t ta u g h t m e th a t in w h at w ays 9 .................
Science h as helped archaeology in its research. 10 ..............
I learnt so m uch th a t I am con sid ering for co n tin u in g 11...............
w ith m ore seriou s stu d ies n ext year w h en I w ill fin ish 12 ...............
school. I can p ossib ly do part o f a degree course th rou gh 13..............
ev en in g classes and th on com p lete o f it by stu d yin g p art-tim e 14 ..............
for six m on th s. D o you have any plans for n ext year yet? 15..............
11. ST E P S TO IN N E R PEACE
You tell m e that you are under a lot of stress lately and I think I 0..............
can help you. S in ce a few m onths ago, I started to get nervous 00. ..s/nce...
at work, and things b egan to worry m e that hadn’t betore. At 1.................
night, I w a s Tinding it out very difficult to go to sleep . W hen I 2.................
Tinally got to sle e p , I would have w ake up in the middle of the 3..................
night. S o, I decid ed it I n eed ed to do som ething about it and I 4..................
took up meditation. I discovered it w a s very much good for m e, 5.................
and now I am more calm er and happier. Meditation is very 6.................
sim ple, all you do is sit quietly and let for your mind fill with 7.................
pleasant thoughts. This clears your head and helps you to get 8.................
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so n g s to their children. But research shows that the children who most 1 1 ............
sing happily w hen they are five, are th ose w h o se m others have 1 2 ...........
sung to them at an early a ge. Maybe now you will have be able 1 3 ..........
to understand why I am determ ined to that my young pupils should 1 4 ..........
sing. And, by the way, singing k eep s your vocal cords youthíul 1 5 ..........
a s well!
14. RECYCLED JU N K
I saw the most incredible thing yesterday, a boat made entirely out 0 ........... ỵ ...
of bits of som e rubbish. And that’s not all; it had just sailed all the 00. s o m e
way across the Atlantic Ocean! Four people made up the voyage 1.............
from the USA to Ireland vvhich took them for sixty-three days. To 2 .................
make the boat, which has a diesel engine as well as three of sails, 3...................
they collected wood, netting and plastic from the rivers and streets of 4 ..................
New York. Although the boat sounds like very simple, it is actually 5 .................
quite large one with three cabins, an electricity generator, radar and 6 .................
the latest electronic navigation System. It is the plastic in which keeps 7.................
the boat aíloat and it is even able to right itselt if it is blown over in a 8 .............
storm. None of the crew has been any tormal sea training, and they 9 .............
thought they would get to the Prance in about thirty days. But they were 10..............
delayed by a series of disasters which including storms, very large 11...............
waves and ỉcebergs. They were beginning to run out of food and 12...............
decided to break their journey in Ireland so that they c6uld pick them 13...............
up supplies. The captain of the boat said that sailing the boat had 14................
made of recycled material is represented a dream come true for him. 15................
16. P E N G U IN W E D D IN G
My triend Tanya has alvvays been mad about penguins. It all started 0 .......... ✓
when she was a child and her íather gave to her a book full of 00........ to
photographs and tascinating of intormation about the black and white 1..............
seabirds. Did you know so, for example, that penguins live in hot 2 ...............
countries as well as they at the South Pole? Anyvvay, Tanya became 3...............
very fond of penguins and, over the years, built up a large collection 4 ...............
of books, pictures and fluffý such penguin toys Tanya is now twenty-four 5...............
years old and last year her boyíriend, Dominic, asked her if to marry him. 6 ...............
Tanya wasn’t sure what to should do and needed time to think, 7...............
but she didn’t want to turn Dominic down completely. So Tanya 8...............
said that she would marry him, but only if the ceremony could took 9...............
place in a penguin colony. She thought this vvould take him a 10..............
long time for to organise. But, unknovvn to Tanya, Dominic had 11..............
just won in a competition and the first prize was two free airline 12..............
tickets to go anyvvhere in the world. Tanya and Dominic got 13.............
married themselves last Spring and all the guests wore black and 14..............
vvhite suits. Yes, youVe guessed at it, they got married on a beach 15..............
and the guests were all penguins!
17. c A U G H T A T L A ST
As I know that you alvvays like to read the crime stories, I am going to 0 ..... the
tell you a real life story, something that happened in my town a few 00........
vveeks ago. Rosa Bell, a respectable-looking like lady in her mid-fifties, 1...............
was arrested at the Portrait Gallery for have steallng a valuable 2 .............
paỉntỉng. She had hidden the painting, which it was apparently very 3...............
small, ỉn a large handbag, and was attempting to leave off the gallery, 4 ..............
when two plain-clothes policemen stopped her and searched her bag. 5.............
By now you must be vvondering at why I am telling you this story, which 6 ...............
does not seem very interesting so far. Well, let me to continue. The 7...............
police had no any idea at the time that this was the sam e person who 8.............
had robbed a number of banks in the early 1970s. But it soon became 9 ...............
clear that they had been tinally caught one of the most vvanted bank 10............
robbers in the country, She had alvvays managed to fool the police 11...........
because she kept moving from one town to then another and changing 12............
her of name and physical appearance. She had not only robbed banks 13............
in the 70s, but had also taken out large loans and never repaid her debts, 14...........
so a number of companies they had taken legal actỉon against her. 15...........
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18. ONE JOKE TOO MANY
My boytriend Peter is a real joker. He is alvvays playing tricks 0 ✓
on me and usually I find them funny, if a bit much annoying. But his 00. m u c h
most recent trick involved so many of other people and made 1..................
me look so silly that I don’t know if ril ever be able to torgive 2 ...................
him. Last month, I w as lucky enough to reach up the tinals of a 3 ...................
karaoke competition. Then a few more days later, I received a letter 4 ..................
from a big television company, saying that one of their staff it had 5 ..................
seen me pertorm and that they vvanted me to appear on a future 6 ...................
television show. I w as so thrilled that I rang to all my ừiends with 7 ...................
the news. Pete didn’t seem very interested in, hovvever, and although 8 ..................
I thought this w as strange, I imagined he w as just shocked, a s what 9 ..................
I was, or possibly even jealous, Then I noticed an identical copy of 10................
the letter sitting on the back Seat of his car and when I realised that 11................
Pete had actually typed the letter himselt and it w as all from a joke! 12................
What kind a fool I had been! The letter w asn’t even vvritten on 13...............
company notepaper. And then, of course, I had for to ring all my 14................
triends back and tell them the truth, which w as really embarrassing. 15................
21. S T U D Y IN G A B R O A D
There are two reasons why I had wanted to study in Paris. I vvanted 0 ....... y
to be in a place vvhich it was at the centre of Europe, close to it 00......ií
other countries such as England and Germany. The other reason 1..............
was that I had been tound it very difficult to find a place to 2 ...............
study of medicine in my own country, vvhere there were only 3 ...............
three medical schools. I had spent my last two school years at a 4 ..............
boarding school, vvhere I was made a lot of triends and learned 5 ..............
to look after myselt. I was nineteen when I just left and I knew 6 ...............
that I could deal with a student life. Pirst of all, \ had to learn 7 ...............
the language of the country I vvould be living in there for quite 8 ..............
a while. I learnt with the language quickly because I stayed 9 ..............
with a tamily, vvhich was a great deal help. I was expected to 10............
speak only their language and not mine, Atter that, I looked around 11............
for an apartment to rent. I tound one very close to the university 12.............
so I went on the foot every day. I was able to exercise a lot and 13.............
thereíore be fit all year round. My studies went very much well 14.............
and I graduated at the top of the class with full honours. 15.............
22. O N TO E V E R E S T
After four years of backbreaking traỉning and also preparation, 0 ....... a/so
the Singapore Mt Everest Expedition Team is ready to mount the 00.......y
summit of the world’s most highest peak in the next few weeks. 1.................
In 1953, the Sir John Hunt expedition has put two climbers on the 2 ..................
summit. But on this expedition, they mounted the summit through 3..................
the South Col route. The Singapore team will attempt to 4 ..................
retrace the exactly same route as they begin their ascent. 5..................
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T h e id e a is to c lim b E v e re s t w a s fĩrst b ro u g h t up in 1 9 9 0 . 6 ....................
T h e S in g a p o re M o u n ta in e e rin g P e d e ra tio n , w a s b ein g e s ta b lis h e d 7 ....................
in 1 9 9 3 a n d a p e rm it fo r th e c lim b w a s tin a lly g iv e n in M a y 1 9 9 4 . 8 .....................
T h e S in g a p o re E v e re s t te a m , vvhich c o m p ris e s o f e ig h t 9 .....................
c lim b e rs a n d a s u p p o rt te a m , left fo r K a tm a n d u in e a rly 1 0 ...................
M a rc h . a re la tiv e ly v e ry y o u n g te a m w ith th e a v e ra g e a g e o f 1 1 ..................
m e m b e rs b ein g a t a b o u t 3 0 y e a rs old a n d w h o s e m e m b e rs 1 2 ..................
c o m e fro m all th e w a lk s o f llfe. T h e jo u rn e y will b e g ru ellỉn g 1 3 ...................
a n d m e m b e rs a re tully a w a r e o f th a t th e y m a y not s u c c e e d , 1 4 ...................
o r m o re w o rs e , s u rv iv e . O u r h o p e s a n d p ra y e rs w ill fo llo w th e m . 1 5 ..................
23. FL O O D A N D D R O U G H T
lf th e e x p e rts c o u ld n o t a g r e e on it th e re a s o n fo r th e w o rs t 0 ........... it ......
tlo o d s o f th e c e n tu ry in n o rth e rn E u ro p e , th e y a re no vviser 0 0 ........ ỵ .....
a b o u t th e d ro u g h t w h ic h it is ta k in g p la c e in th e South. T h e 1 ....................
p e o p le a re loo kin g fo rw a rd a t th e sky fo r th e rain c lo u d s w h ic h 2 ....................
n e v e r c o m e . A lot o f p e o p le th in k it m ig h t b e su ch a g o o d id e a if 3 ......................
th e p la n e s d o n o t fly o v e r th e ir a r e a s so th e y d o n ot trig h ten o f 4 .....................
th e c lo u d s a w a y . In s o m e a re a s th e d ro u g h t th a t h a s b e e n goin g 5 ....................
on fo r fĩv e long y e a rs . Svvim m ing p oo ls in re s o rt a re a s lie e m p ty 6 ....................
b e c a u s e o f re s id e n ts h a v e to p ut up w ith d a ily vvater cu ts up 7 ......................
to 16 h o u rs. O n th e o th e r h a n d , in th e n o rth ern p a rt o f E u ro p e , 8 ......................
th o u s a n d s o f re s id e n ts h a v e b e e n left vvithout s o m e h o m e s a n d 9 ......................
h a v e h a d to s ta y in o th e r p e o p le ’s h o m e s . M a n y ía rm e rs h a v e lost a 1 0 ..................
lot o f m o n e y b e c a u s e th e ir c ro p s vvhich w e r e d e s tro y e d a n d co uld 1 1 ..................
not b e sold A lth o u g h s o m e ta rm e rs tried to g e t b a c k to th e ir 1 2 ...................
ta rm s th e y w e r e n o t allovved to by th e p o lice. B e s id e s fro m th e 1 3 ..................
b e a u tiíu l flo w e rs , fruit a n d v e g e ta b le s w e r e a ls o so b a d ly hít th a t 1 4 ..................
nothin g co u ld h a v e b e s a v e d . E v e ry o n e in both th e n o rth ern an d 1 5 ..................
S ou th ern p a rt o f th e c o n tin e n t will b e re lie v e d w h e n it is all o ve r.
24. E -T IC K E T
T h e id e a o f tic k e tle s s tra v e l h a s b e e n a ro u n d us fo r a long tim e . 0 ........... u s .
25. R A C E A G A IN S T TIM E
Soon a rather low sound was being heard and the float plane 0. b e in g
appeared, ílying towards us. It landed gently on the lake, turned 00 .............. ỵ .........
and then came slovvly up along the landing stage. We loaded 1 ...............
equipment while Jim was been talking with the pilot, vvanting 2 .................
to know how about the vveather was ahead of us. The pilot said 3 .....
that the conditions in the valley were all right at the moment for 4 .....
landing and taking it off, but that the vveather was rapidly 5 .....
getting more worse and we would have to get away as quickly as 6 ....
possible. We all worked silently for quite a while, because of we 7 ......
did not want to waste time. Pinally the plane was being ready. 8 ....
Jim he also boarded it so that there was one less person to take 9 ......
on the next trip. The plane moved over the surtace of the water 10 .....
and rose into the air. The plane came back on the tlme and ít was 11..............
Chris’ turn to go, with the rest of the film gear. Unless the plane 12..............
was not back in time, we vvould be in trouble. The clouds 13 .....
were getting so thicker and blacker. We began to be anxious 14 .....
about our saíety and whether the plane would be back to pick us up. 15 .....
26. S P A C E : F A R O U T FO O D
The world may not need another recipe book, 0 ......... ỵ ....
but th a t’s not to say there isn ’t no room for 00 .............. n o
one on other planets. Scientists at New York’s 1 ...............
Cornell U niversity are being developing 100 recipes 2.................
for astronauts dining on the Moon or the Mars. 3 .....
The recipes which will be based on íresh produce that 4 .....
can be grown up inside sealed greenhouses 5 .....
(also under the developm ent at Cornell). These 6 ....
bio-regenerative life-support Systems will grow 7 ......
crops such as the soya, rice, tofu, carrots and 8 ....
basil, and will also support plants and algae 9 .....
that can be recycle bodily w astes inside 10 .....
the so sealed ecosystem . These new recipes 11..............
will surely make up life on other planets 12..............
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