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1 I .............................. in response to your letter of 3 March.
’m writing
write
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2 .............................. here when you were a student?
Have you lived
Did you live
Have you been living
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3 I .............................. the flute in the youth orchestra when I was at school.
was playing
played
’ve been playing
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4 I .............................. she would make a success of everything she did.
'd always been knowing
'd always known
always was knowing
always knew
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5 I reckon 90% of the population .............................. a mobile phone by 2003.
are owning
will own
are going to own
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6 You need to get a move on if you .............................. there at 7 o’clock.
are to be
will have been
will be
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7 The last I heard of Jo, she .............................. to Taiwan to teach English.
was going off
is going off
went off
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8 You .............................. a sleep first if you’re going to drive all the way home tonight.
'd better to have
'd better have
ought to have
should to have
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9 It’s pity you didn’t come, you .............................. yourselves.
would enjoy
had enjoyed
would have enjoyed
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10 He .............................. everything that was put in from of him, but now he’s very fussy.
used to eat
was used to eat
was eating
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11 She says it’s 11 o’clock, but it ......... that late, surely?
can’t be
hasn’t go to be
mustn’t be
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12 They appeared .......... an argument.
having
to be having
to have
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13 The statue .............................. in the gale.
was fallen over
fell over
was falling over
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14 .............................. having trouble getting here in that traffic.
I anticipated you
You were anticipated
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15 They asked whether .............................. staying for dinner.
was I
I was
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16 We eventually .............................. the children to go to bed.
arranged
persuaded
decided
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17 Did you hear those people .............................. for ages in the street last night?
shout
shouting
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18 Did you see .............................. he got out of the washing up again?
the way
how
the way how
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9 They .............................. that spending the money on a holiday was an excellent idea.
convinced
convinced to me
convinced me
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20 He .............................. that the whole house needed renovating.
said
told
explained
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21 I recommend that .............................. continue with the purchase.
he not
he do not
he should not
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22 The staff .............................. on strike if the situation remains unchanged.
had gone
are going
were gone
is going
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23 She’s not her sister. She’s a cousin of .............................. .
hers
her
she
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24 We can look forward to .............................. good weather this weekend.
the
a
–
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25 Please find enclosed .............................. you requested.
some informations
the information
informations
information
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26 I don’t think there’s .............................. to worry about. You’ll be fine.
something
anything
nothing
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27 .............................. were exhilarated after the performance. It was superb.
All of us
All
Both of us
All us
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28 People .............................. work involves sitting in front of a computer all day often get backache.
whose
which
what
who
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29 The person .............................. the alarm saved hundreds of lives.
who raised
who was raising
raised
was raising
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30 It was a delicious cake. She made .............................. .
herself it
it herself
it her
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31 I don’t remember details of my childhood very well but my sister .............................. .
does
does so
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32 .............................. apologised to her mother.
The ashamed girl
The girl was ashamed and
The girl ashamed to
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33 She felt confident .............................. the job.
to be given
that she would be given
about being given
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34 I .............................. appreciate your kindness.
very much
very
extremely
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35 I’ll stay here and look after the bags while .............................. a coffee.
you get
you will get
you’re getting
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36 You’ll always regret it .............................. the opportunity.
unless you don’t take
if you don’t take
unless you take
if you take
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37 She found the insurance document .............................. a pile of jumbled papers on her desk.
among
between
nearby
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38 Don’t start worrying .............................. it now. You don’t have to do it for weeks yet.
on
for
with
about
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39 Do you ....... I make a long-distance phonecall?
mind if
mind that
care if
mind
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40 ....... many problems with the new members of staff already.
There have been
It has been
There has been
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41 I found ....... impossible to concentrate with all the noise in the background.
–
it
that
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42 Under no circumstances ....... transferable or refundable.
the tickets are
are the tickets
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