Everyone I talk to thinks cars should be banned from the city centre. FAVOUR Everyone I talk to is _________ cars from the city centre.
IN FAVOUR OF + BANNING
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I knew nothing at all about who was to blame for the mistake in the report. WHOSE I had absolutely _________mistake in the report was.
NO IDEA + WHOSE FAULT
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Jack couldn't solve the problem because he didn't have enough time. ABLE Jack would _________ out the problem if he'd had enough time.
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO + SORT/WORK/FIGURE
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Gabi soon learned how to communicate in Romanian every day. LONG It _________ Gabi to learn to communicate in Romanian every day.
DID NOT TAKE LONG + FOR
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I found Catherine’s commitment to her job impressive. HOW I was _________ Catherine was to her job.
IMPRESSED BY HOW COMMITTED
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Frank doesn’t dream of being a professional footballer any more. GIVEN Frank _________ being a professional footballer.
HAS GIVEN UP + DREAMING/HIS DREAM OF
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Moussa doesn’t think that ironing his T-shirts every time he washes them is important. BOTHERED Moussa _________iron his T-shirts every time he washes them.
CAN’T/CANNOT BE BOTHERED + TO
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I regret not discussing things with Fiona before she went away on holiday. WISH I _________ things over with Fiona before she went away on holiday.
WISH I HAD + TALKED
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People can promise anything they like, but my dad will never agree to sell his business. MATTER My dad will never agree to sell his business_________ people make.
NO MATTER WHAT/WHICH + PROMISES
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It definitely won't rain this afternoon. CHANCE There’s absolutely _________ raining this afternoon.
NO CHANCE + OF IT
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The party didn’t really start to get going until Sam arrived. ONLY It _________up that the party really started to get going.
WAS ONLY WHEN + SAM TURNED
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Someone stole Kazuo’s wallet when he was on a crowded train. HAD Kazou ___________when he was on a crowded train.
HAD HIS WALLET + STOLEN
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Piotr thought the two cars looked exactly the same. TELL Piotr _________ the two cars.
COULDN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE + BETWEEN
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My grandfather can’t play any complicated tunes on the piano any more. CAPABLE My grandfather is no_________any complicated tunes on the piano.
NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PLAYING
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Wherever you buy petrol, the price is always the same. DIFFERENCE It doesn’t _________ you buy petrol because the price is always the same.
MAKE ANY/A DIFFERENCE WHERE
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‘I’m not feeling well, so I won’t go to my dance class for once, Julie said. GIVE Julie said she wasn’t feeling well and that she _________miss for once.
