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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