I've been too busy to answer my emails, but 'll do it soon. / ROUND / I ____________ my emails yet, but I'll do it soon.
haven't / have not got ROUND | to answering
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Experts say that things are bound to improve. / DOUBT / Experts say there is ____________ better.
no DOUBT (that) | things will get
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Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery. / GOT / It ____________ in collecting pottery.
was Jake who / that | GOT me interested
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He really wanted to impress the interviewers. / DESPERATE / He ____________ the interviewers a good impression.
was DESPERATE to | give
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Because he was injured he couldn't play in the next game. / PREVENTED / His ____________ in the next game
injury | PREVENTED him from playing
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It took some time to understand fully what happened. / WHILE / It was ____________ understood what had happened.
a WHILE | before / until / till I fully
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There's no point arguing about this small detail, in my opinion. / WORTH / This small detail ____________, in my opinion.
isn't / is not WORTH | arguing about
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The two situations are completely different. / COMMON / The two situations don't ____________ each other.
have anything | in COMMON with
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I was amazed because there were no problems throughout the holiday. / WENT / To ___________ wrong throughout the holiday.
my amazement, | nothing WENT
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I've just noticed the car has almost run out of petrol. / HARDLY / I've just noticed that ____________ left in the car.
there's / there is | HARDLY any petrol
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I didn't know that cars were so expensive in this country. / IDEA / I ____________ so much in this country.
had no IDEA (that) | cars cost
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Don't get depressed because of such a small problem. / LET / It's such a small problem that you shouldn't ____________ down.
LET it | get you
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It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital. / RECOVERY / He is reported ____________ in hospital now.
to be | making a RECOVERY
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Laura's teacher says that she doesn't have a serious enough attitude to her work. / SERIOUSLY / Laura doesn't ____________ to her teacher.
take her work SERIOUSLY enough, | according
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There were a large number of people who decided not to attend the meeting. / OF / A great ____________ decision not to attend the meeting.
deal OF people | made the
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Everybody expected Sarah to win because she was the best player at the school. / CAME / As she was the best player at the school, it ____________ when Sarah won.
