A8 End of Year Grammar Practice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

... (confuse) by the question, I stared blankly at the teacher.

Confused

... (smile), she left the exam room confident that she would pass.

Smiling

No sooner ... (arrive) than the film started.

had I arrived

Under no circumstances ... (leave) your baby sister unsupervised.

should you leave

I heard three differing accounts of the story, ... my confusion.

hence

due to

that's why

in view of

... the lack of time, it's best if we start straight away.

Given

Thanks to

Accordingly

The main cause of

It is illegal to discriminate against candidates ... their age.

on the grounds of

therefore

as a result of

in the light of

People ... (chosen) their jobs based on salary for as long as the modern economy ... (exist)

have chosen; has existed

If you've ever learned to drive, you ... (probably / hear) useless advice from everybody on the best way to do it.

will probably have heard

I've heard people say that Mexican food is ... (no / spicy) than American food, but it's not true.

no spicier

... (long) I study this grammar, ... (confused) I get.

the longer; the more

Learning to play the violin is ... (ten / difficult) than learning the guitar.

ten times more difficult

Mobile phones are ... (significant / advanced) than they were 15 years ago.

significantly more advanced

Russia is ... (by far / big) country on earth.

by far the biggest

The Summer Olympics ... (be) a truly global spectacle.

is

Fungi ... (be) an important food source for this animal.

are

Despite the saying 'blind as a bat', none of the many species of bat ... (be) actually blind.

are

While these methods ... (largely / show) to be successful, there are always exceptions.

have largely been shown

It ... (generally / accept) that prison should be for rehabilitation rather than simply punishment.

is generally accepted