Two foolish people took no notice of the warning sign. PAID Two foolish people _____________ the warning sign.
NO ATTENTION TO
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‘Would you like to come to my party, Karen?’, the girl said. The girl _____________ party.
INVITED KAREN TO HER
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The rescue workers had too little food to feed everyone. NOT There _____________ the rescue workers to feed everyone.
WAS NOT ENOUGH FOOD FOR
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Jack gets no exercise apart from walking to his car. ONLY The _____________ walking to his car.
ONLY EXCERCISE JACK GETS IS
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Sonia wanted to be a nurse so she Ieft her job as a teacher. GAVE Sonia _____________ become a nurse.
GAVE UP TEACHING TO
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There’s far less noise in this street than there used to be. NEARLY In this street, there isn’t _____________ there used to be.
NEARLY AS MUCH NOISE AS
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‘Please tell me what you’ve decided in a couple of days,’ said the bank manager. DECISION ‘Please let _____________ is in a couple of days,' said the bank manager.
ME KNOW YOUR DECISION
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‘If anyone needs to contact me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris. TOUCH ‘If anyone needs _____________ to me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris.
GET IN TOUCH
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Mark found it difficult to persuade anyone on the committee to accept his ideas. DIFFICULTY Mark _____________ anyone on the committee to accept his ideas.
HAD DIFFICULTY (IN) PRESUADING
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At first, Marie wasn’t sure whether joining the choir was a good idea. DOUBTS At first, Marie _____________ joining the choir.
HAD (HER/SOME/A FEW) DOUBTS ABOUT
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‘Cricket seems a pointless game to me,’ said Steven. POINT ‘I can’t _____________ of cricket as a game,’ said Steven
SEE/UNDERSTAND THE POINT
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‘I really hope there are no mistakes in the letter I’ve written,’ said Bruce. CONTAIN ‘I really hope the letter I’ve written _____________ mistakes.
DOESN'T CONTAIN (ANY)
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Apart from Helen nobody in the family really loved reading. ONE Helen was _____________ in the family who really loved reading.
THE ONLY ONE
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‘I wish I had more talent for languages,’ said Toby. TALENTED ‘I wish I _____________ languages,’ said Toby.
WERE/WAS MORE TALENTED AT
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Maria visited Luke every single day when he was in hospital. FAILED When Luke was in hospital, Maria never _____________ and see him.
FAILED TO GO
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Lynn wore the dress in spite of it being too big for her. WRONG Lynn wore the dress even though _____________ size for her.
