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5) More companies ______ (hire) me years ago if I ______ (have) a university degree.
would have hired / had had - had
6) Parents assume their kids learn the things they ______ (interest) in, while children look forward to ______ (satisfy) all their curiosity in a particular field.
are interested - take interest / satisfying
7) Most students will agree this is ______ (precious) life period, but they only become aware of it ______ those days are behind.
the most precious / when
8) I wish I______ (take up) more extracurricular activities years ago in order to meet someone ______ shared my passion.
had taken up / that - who
9) Youngsters who are used to _______ (communicate) electronically break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, _______ than using a full stop.
communicating / rather
10) The full stop derives _______ Greek punctuation which _______ (introduce) by Aristophanes of Byzantium in the 3rd century BC.
from / was introduced
11) _______ (slight) mistake in punctuating a clause in a contract can have massive unintended consequences. Punctuation _______ (matter).
The slightest / matters
12) If I were you, I _______ (show) how brilliant I am by manipulating the language _______ the internet.
would not show / on
13) _______ (consider) the most dangerous of all allied spies by the Gestapo, Virginia Hall was particularly good _______ opening locks.
Considered - Being considered / at
14) _______ women spies worked very hard during World War II, they were paid less _______ men.
Although - even though / than
15) According _______ official files, there were more than 200 women _______ served as double spies during the war.
to / that - who
16) Complete the following sentence to report what was said. “Who is your preferred woman spy?” My friend asked me____________________________________________________.
who my preferred spy woman was.
17) If Terry’s parents ______ (be aware of) how aggressive he was, they ______ (talk) to a psychologist before.
had been aware of / would have talked
18) What about _______ (watch) a new series? This one is ______ (tough) than I thought.
watching / tougher
19) You _______ (not/have) to tell the headmaster about the time of the meeting ______ advance. It is not required.
don’t have to / in
20) Complete the following sentence to report what was said.“Why can’t we watch this movie?”, my siblings wanted to know. My siblings asked me ______________________________________________.
why we couldn’t watch that movie.
