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I did not recover from my illness for weeks. ME. It ______ over my illness.

took weeks for me to get / took me weeks to get

The band appeared on stage just as we were about to leave. POINT. We were ____ the band appeared on stage.

We were on the point of leaving when the band appeared on stage.

They haven’t yet decided on a final date for the festival. STILL. The final date for the festival ____ air.

The final date for the festival is still up in the air.

Mario was the only person they didn’t award a scholarship to. EXCEPT. A scholarship____ Mario

A scholarship was awarded to everyone except Mario.

You should take some driving lessons soon. ABOUT. It's ____ some driving lessons.

It’s about time you took some driving lessons.

I have the feeling that something disastrous is going to happen to us very soon. VERGE. I have the feeling that we ___ disaster.

I have the feeling that we are on the verge of disaster.

Scientists are on the point of making a vital breakthrough. ABOUT. Scientists are ______ a vital breakthrough.

Scientists are about to make a vital breakthrough.

This book will take me two years to write. HAVE. In two years' _______ this book.

In two years' I'll have finished writing /I'll have written this book.

I'm sure customers will complain about the new shop layout. BOUND. There ____ from customers about the new shop layout.

There are bound to be complaints from customers about the new shop layout.

Lily has very little change of getting into the final this year. HIGHLY. It's ____ get into the final this year.

It's highly unlikely Lily will get into the final this year.

"I'm not feeling well so I won't go to my dance class for once", Julie said. GIVE. Julie said she wasn't feeling well and that she ____ for once.

Julie said she wasn't feeling well and that she would give her dance class a miss for once.

It definitely won't rain this afternoon. CHANCE. There's absolutely ____ raining this afternoon.

There's absolutely no chance of it raining this afternoon.