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Verbs often confused

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    Upper-Intermediate
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  • I ______ they'll accept my credit card as I don't have enough cash. (wish / hope)
    hope
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  • I don't ______ where we go. The important thing is to have a holiday. (mind / matter)
    mind
  •  15
  • My daughter will do anything to ______ doing housework. She's really lazy. (avoid / prevent)
    avoid
  •  15
  • ______ me to send my dad a card. It's his birthday next week. (remember / remind)
    Remind
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  • My boyfriend and I often ________ about his friends. I really don't like them. (discuss / argue)
    argue
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  • Susan ______ really unhappy in her new job. She was telling me about it on the phone. (looks / seems)
    seems
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  • I didn't _______ what the thief was wearing. It was too dark to see anything. (notice / realize)
    notice
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  • The tour guide _____ us that the area was dangerous at night (advise / warn)
    warned
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  • I _____ our team to lose, but in the end, they won. (expect / wait)
    expected
  •  20
  • Scotland ____ Ireland 3-2 (beat - win)
    beat
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  • Somebody ______ me while I was asleep.They took my credit cards and all the money. (steal - rob)
    robbed
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  • My colleague _____ taking the file, but I saw it later on his desk. (deny - refuse)
    denied
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  • Last year we just ______ on the beach all day when we were on holiday. (lay -lie)
    lay (past of lie)
  •  20
  • House prices ______ last month for the first time this year. (rise - raise)
    rose
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