Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets: When I came here, they were renovating their house and they’re still doing it. (SINCE) They __________________________ I came here.
They have been renovating their house since I came here.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets: She started work here five years ago next Sunday. (BEEN) By next Sunday she ______________ for five years.
By next Sunday she will have been working here for five years.
Where _________________ of going for your next holiday?
are you going to be thinking
are you thinking
do you think
will you be thinking
Which is NOT possible? Our company _____ to a new location at the end of next month
is going to move
will have been moving
is moving
will be moving
_____ all our life’s ambitions can be a difficult feat which very few people ever manage to do.
Realising
Gaining
Meeting
Receiving
Emily always said that she ______ a successful musician without her parents’ help.
must not have become
could not have become
can't have become
shouldn't have become
Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets: My parents did not allow me to go to the university I wanted. (PREVENTED) My parents__________ to the university I wanted.
My parents prevented me going
My parents prevented me from going
My parents prevented me to go
My parents were prevented from allowing me to go
When there’s no _____ left in any of our cupboards or other storage space, it’s time to get rid of the things we don’t use.
area
accommodation
places
room
It’s a popular _______________ that you can see the Great Wall of China from space.
misconceiving
misconception
misconceptation
misconcept
Which is NOT possible? We _____ 100 new staff to work in the new factory over the next month or so.
will be recruiting
will have recruited
are going to recruit
are recruiting
We want the results of our work to be _____ in order to demonstrate that we are a valuable asset to the company. (EFFECT)
effective
If everything goes according to schedule, in six months’ time the factory _______ at full capacity.
will have been running
must be running
is running
will be running
For many of us, being able to pass on our possessions to charity or throw them away is a real _____, which involves considerable mental effort.
potential
performance
circumstance
feat
Joshua was nervous about delivering his _____ on the art of conversation to his peers at university.
gossip
discussion
debate
speech
My sister was delighted because she _______ a new job the week before.
had just been getting
must have got
had just had
had just got
Successful people are those who do not give up when they _____ setbacks.
achieve
follow
encounter
realise
