1.
Why is it essential that _______? |
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| for him to study |
he will have an operation |
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| he consult an expert |
he applied for a job |
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2.
___________, the barmaid washed the cup and put it way. |
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| Having the coffee |
Drinking the coffee |
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| Having drunk the coffee |
Has drunk the coffee |
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3.
That fire yesterday _________ the whole building. |
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| could of burn down |
could have burn down |
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| could burned down |
could have burned down |
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4.
__________ being invited many times, he never comes to visit us. |
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| However |
Although |
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| In spite of |
Despite the fact |
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5.
He's travelled to many different countries, _____ Australia, Japan,
Brazil and Denmark. |
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| in case |
such as |
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| as if |
even though |
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6.
Don't forget to bring your swimming things _____ we have a chance to go
to the beach. |
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| in case |
such as |
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| so that |
as if |
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7.
I wish _______ so much. I feel ill now. |
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| I didn't eat |
I wouldn't eat |
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| I hadn't eaten |
I haven't eaten |
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8.
You had better finish your homework quickly, ________________. |
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| therefore you won't miss the
football tonight. |
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| however you will miss the
football tonight. |
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| or else you won't miss the
football tonight. |
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| otherwise you will miss the
football tonight. |
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9.
If you do a lot of reading in English, you'll become familiar ________
many words in addition __________ reinforcing the grammar patterns. |
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| to / for |
with / from |
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| for / with |
with / to |
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10.
Expecting bad news any moment from my parents the other day,
___________. |
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| the phone ring made me jump out
of bed. |
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| I was frightened to death when
there was a loud knock on the door. |
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| a friend has offered to spend
the night with me. |
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| they phoned towards midnight to
say that the danger was over. |
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11.
____________ at the weekend if you are not busy. |
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| Drop me |
Drop after |
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| Drop in |
Drop out |
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12.
He denied ________ in the hotel at 7:00 pm. |
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| himself |
to be |
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| being |
it's him |
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13.
She had the windows ________ by her maid. |
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| to clean |
cleans |
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| cleaned |
clean |
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14.
I don't remember ________ of the decision to change the company policy
on vacations. When was it decide? |
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| telling |
to tell |
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| to be told |
being told |
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15.
Can you help me work _________ the answers to these maths problems? |
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| out |
in |
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| off |
up |
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16.
When I ______ the police, I _______ that the safe was open. |
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| called / had seen |
had called / had seen |
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| called / saw |
called / would see |
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17.
Her mother wouldn't allow her to stay out late and _______ her father. |
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| nor did |
so did |
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| so would |
neither would |
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18.
We were all surprised when he _______ the position, as he _____ it twice
before. |
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| was accepted / rejected |
had accepted / was rejected |
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| accepted / had rejected |
has accepted / would reject |
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19.
By the end of this year, he _______ with us for nearly two years. |
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| has been living |
will be living |
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| was living |
will have been living |
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20.
He can't speak to you now because he has just had a tooth ________. |
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| pull |
pulled |
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| being pulled |
pulling |
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21.
We ________ to this resort if we ________ how crowded it would be. |
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| will never come / know |
would never come / had known |
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| would never have come / had
known |
hadn't come / would know |
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22.
________ we haven't got enough money to go to the cinema, why don't we
get a video cassette and watch a film at home. |
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| Although |
Since |
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| So that |
Despite |
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23.
_______ major advances in the medical world, no one has yet found a cure
for the common cold. |
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| However |
In addittion to |
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| Despite |
Although |
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24.
Being a very shy person by nature, _________. |
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| strangers terrifies my little
sister, Susie. |
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| I don't think this marketing job
would be suitable for him. |
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| Harry blushes easily whenever a
conversation focuses on him. |
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| all his friends urged him to get
over it. |
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25.
Look! How clean that train is! It seems as if ______________. |
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| the timetable had changed |
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| the water-shortage were over |
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| our letters of complaint have at
least been acted upon |
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| it hadn't rained for a month. |
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