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C2 Common Mistakes at Proficiency

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    Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
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  • More people would use public transport if the services WERE / WOULD BE more reliable.
    were
  •  5
  • I think that children MUST / SHOULD respect their parents.
    should
  •  5
  • You CAN'T / MUSTN'T be tired - you've only just got up!
    can't
  •  10
  • As a disabled person, he has difficulty GETTING / TO GET on and off buses.
    getting
  •  10
  • If a student has a problem, HE / THEY should speak to their tutor.
    they
  •  10
  • I would think that ANYONE / SOMEONE would get frustrated in that situation.
    anyone
  •  15
  • I hope I didn't give him A / THE wrong address.
    the
  •  20
  • I had A QUITE / QUITE A busy week
    quite a
  •  15
  • I didn't believe him at first, but later it turned out that Peter HAD BEEN REALLY / REALLY HAD BEEN ill.
    really had been
  •  25
  • An ageing population means that there are FEWER / LESS working people.
    fewer
  •  15
  • A typical English breakfast consists IN / OF bacon, eggs, sausage and tomato.
    of
  •  25
  • At the MOMENT / TIME, I was studying in Paris.
    time
  •  20
  • I live in a building with 5 STORIES / STOREYS.
    storeys
  •  25
  • His art mainly includes depictions of EVERYDAY / EVERY DAY objects.
    everyday
  •  20
  • The streaming platform is planning to RAISE / RISE subscription fees.
    raise
  •  25
  • Do you know the planned ROUTE / WAY of the new rail line?
    route
  •  20