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| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| You must show your student card as you enter the library. REQUIRED You ___________ student card as you enter the library. | are required | to show your |
| On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk. SOON As ___________ to the airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk. | soon as | I get |
| Patrick hadn't heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years. MORE It was ___________ Patrick had heard form his uncle in Australia. | more than five years | since |
| On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight. RATHER On business trips, I'd ___________ in a hotel overnight. | rather drive home | than stay |
| Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope. UNDER Jack found it difficult to___________ on the steep slope. | have (keep, get) his skis | under control |
| They say the fashion model was discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant. SAID The fashion model ___________ discovered by her agent while workong at a restaurant. | is said to | have been |
| Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice hockey. FEW Only ___________ such success in the world of ice hockey. | a few players | have achieved |
| My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. DIFFERENCE There ___________ my views on the subject and yours. | is no (isn't any) difference | between |
| Sarah knew that her brother had to leave at 5 o'clock. NECESSARY Sarah knew ___________ her brother to leave at 5 o'clock. | it was (would be) | necessary for |
| 'What's the height of the mountain?' asked Ben his father. HIGH Ben asked his father ___________ was. | how | high the mountain |
| The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier. LEFT The secretery said there wasn't ___________ for the photocopier. | any (more) | paper left |
| I wished I'd done more to help. HAVING I regreted___________ more to help. | not having (having not) | done |
| They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. SALE Tickets for the concert will ___________ during the lunch hour. | be (go) | on sale |
| We played tennis despite the cold weather. EVEN We played tennis ___________ cold. | even though | it (the weather) was |
| The manager had the respect of everyone in the office. UP Everybody in the office___________ the manager. | looked up | to |
| I regret not contacting Brian when I was in London. TOUCH I wish I ___________ Brian when I was in London. | had got | in touch with |
| In my opinion, these two types of music are completely different from each other. COMPARISON In my opinion there is ___________ these two types of music. | no comparison | between |
| I don't know why Sarah left the party so suddenly. MADE I don't know ___________ the party so suddenly. | what | made Sarah (her) leave |
| Could you look after my cat while I'm on holiday? CARE Would you mind ___________ my cat while I am on holiday? | taking care | of |
| We discusse the problem but nobody had a solution. CAME We discussed the problem but ___________ with a solution. | nobody (no one, none of us) | came up |
| Claire was no allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents. LET Claire's parents ___________ stay out late when she lived at home. | didn't (wouldn't) | let her |
| I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train. TURNED If I'd caught the 10.30 train, I ___________ time. | would have turned up | on |
| Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village. PREVENTED Rescue workers ___________ through the village by floods. | were prevented | from getting |
| Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train. ORDER Marcella left home very early ___________ miss train. | in order | not to |