Sorry I ______ the phone earlier. I ________ and didn’t hear it ring. (not answer / sleep)
didn't answer; was sleeping
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Tim ________ with his parents at the moment because he _________ a job and can’t afford to live on his own. (live / not have)
is living, doesn't have
15
_____ you ______ that strange noise a few minutes ago? It ______ like a baby crying. (hear / sound)
Did you hear...? sounded
15
Their children all ________ tennis very well now. They ______ after their mother, who used to be a professional player. (play / take)
play, take / took
15
Adam_______ at home when I called him. His mother said he_________ a friend in hospital. (not be / visit)
wasn't; was visiting
15
I ________ anything about Aunt Betty now because she ________ to Canada when I was five. (not remember / move)
don't remember; moved
15
My Spanish teacher tells us that fluency is more important than a_________ . She tells us not to worry if we make mistakes, because we will learn from them.
accuracy
15
Karin is b_______ . She has a British father and a Dutch mother and she is currently working as a translator in English and Dutch.
bilingual
15
In addition to his m________ t_______ , Arabic, he speaks English, French and Spanish.
mother tongue
15
The s_____ you need to work on most is your writing. You need to improve your spelling and punctuation.
skill
15
A lot of students want to know slang or j_______ when they begin learning a language. They think it’s very interesting and useful.
jargon
15
At our university, all first year students have a______ who helps them adapt to student life. I think this is a great idea.
mentor
15
It was lovely to meet Beth and her______ , Charles, and to hear about their engagement. Did you know that they’ve decided to get married in Fiji, where they got engaged?
fiance
15
Liane went to a school reunion last Saturday because she wanted to meet up with an old ______ . She said it was really great to see her and she looked exactly the same!
classmate
15
My squash ______ is very competitive and doesn’t like it when we lose a game.
partner
15
In our small company the boss and ____ all work together and share an office. I think this is unusual.
