I fed the cat after I got back from school in the evening.
I didn’t know that my sister had fed it thirty minutes earlier.
A I didn’t need to feed the cat.
B I needn’t have fed the cat.
B
10
When I got back from school, I saw a note on the table from my sister, saying that she had fed the cat thirty minutes earlier.
A I didn’t need to feed the cat.
B I needn’t have fed the cat.
A
10
I didn’t listen to her advice, and that was a mistake.
A I should have listened to her advice.
B I ought to listen to her advice.
A
15
They didn’t live far away, so it wasn’t necessary for us to take a taxi.
A We didn’t have to take a taxi.
B We needn’t have taken a taxi.
A
10
I think it would be best if you went to the party.
A You had better not go there.
B You had better go there.
B
10
You didn’t ask for the exact address and now we don’t know where to go.
A You ought to have asked for the address.
B You ought not to have asked for the address.
A
10
Never make this mistake again – it’s very important.
A You ought to make this mistake again.
B You mustn’t make this mistake again.
B
15
It wasn’t a good idea to give him my contact details.
A I should have given them to him.
B I shouldn’t have given them to him.
B
10
In the evenings we usually hang out / up on the terrace.
out
5
The company brought up / out a new line of body care products last year.
out
5
He splashed out into / on a fancy dinner on Valentine’s Day.
on
5
Mum wasn’t thrilled with the idea but in the end she forked out / away the money.
out
5
I’m glad he liked the bike – it ___________ an arm and a leg!
cost
20
I wish I could have bought it for her but I ___________ completely broke at the time.
was
15
They ___________ five pounds off the price when we said we’d buy a large amount.
cut
20
They’re ___________ a lot of new younger customers at the moment with this new line of products.