I was late for work because I missed my bus. ACCOUNT I was late for work _______my bus.
on ACCOUNT of | missing
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The number of students going to university went up last year. INCREASE There _______ the number of students going to university last year.
was an /increase in
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Last Saturday my friend asked me, ‘Do you want to see a lm tonight?’ WHETHER Last Saturday my friend asked me _________ a lm that night.
WHETHER I | wanted to see
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‘There’s been a rise of over ten per cent in the price of the tickets,’ said Sue. GONE Sue said that the price of the tickets ________ than ten per cent this year.
has/had GONE up | (by) more
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He sings in the show and dances in it as well. ONLY Not _______ in the show, he also dances in it.
ONLY does | he sing
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It was Samantha’s responsibility to ring all the members of the team. RESPONSIBLE Samantha _______ all the members of the team.
was RESPONSIBLE | for ringing/calling/(tele)phoning
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I’ll phone you tonight so you can tell me what you’ve been doing. CATCH I’ll phone you tonight to ________ news.
catch up / on, with, the, your
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I am planning to go to the football match, unless they cancel it because of the weather. DUE If the football match ______ the weather, I am planning to go to it.
isn't cancelled/due to
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Tom was so tired that he did not even get undressed before he lay down on his bed. TAKE Tom was so tired that he did not even ________before he lay down on his bed.
AKE his | clothes off OR TAKE off | his clothes
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I haven’t decided what sort of job I’d like to do when I leave college. MIND. I haven’t made________the sort of job I’d like to do when I leave college.
up my mind /about OR my mind up / about
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
Take points!
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baam
Lose 5 points!
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I had expected to enjoy the lm more than I did. AS The lm was _________I had expected.
not/n’t AS | enjoyable AS
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We had to leave the lecture early or we would have missed the last bus. UNTIL If we ________ of the lecture, we would have missed the last bus.
had stayed OR waited OR remained/until the end
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
Double points!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
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A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. DRIVEN We ______a very friendly taxi driver.