Everyone expects Maura to resign at the end of the month.HANDMaura is widely ______________ at the end of the month.
expected to hand in her resignation
I like my Aunt Emily best of all my relatives.PERSONThe ________________my relatives is my Aunt Emily.
person I like best of all
Everybody should learn how to speak a second language.taughtA second language ___________________________everybody.
should be taught to
I don't mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year. DIFFERENCE It doesn't ________ whether we go to the seaside or not this year.
make any difference to me
She said she´d come round so I´m sure she´s on her way now.mustShe said she´d come round so ____________________on her way now.
she must be
She´ll probably end up marrying him!chancesThe ______________________________end up marrying him!
chances are she´ll
I only got my money back after weeks of calling.manageOnly after weeks of calling ______________________________ to get my money back.
did I manage
My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night.RecollectionMy grandfather didn't __________________ phoning me last night.
have any recollection (at all) of
She left her husband because he cheated on her.REASON__________________ her husband was because he cheated on her.
The reason why she left
She waved until the train could not be seen any more.sightShe waved until the train ___________________
was out of her sight
Paul wasn't able to leave the house all day because of the terrible weather. ImpossibleThe terrible weather ___________________ Paul to leave the house all day.
made it impossible for
Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.Put'I'm not willing ____________________ from my colleagues any longer,' said Delia.
to put up with (any) rudeness
It's possible that the burglars got into the building by forcing open a fire exit.GAINEDThe burglars may ____________ by forcing open a fire exit.
have gained access to the building
My grandmother was the most hardworking person I've ever known.MOREI've ___________________ than my grandmother.
never known a more hardworking person
We stopped in an absolutely beautiful place for lunch.WHERE_______________________________ lunch was absolutely beautiful.
The place where we stopped for
This holiday is within our price range, provided we don't go to the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.AffordWe _____________________ as we avoid the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.
can afford this/the holiday as/so long
We missed the start of the concert because we arrived at the venue late.BYThe concert _____________ we arrived at the venue.
had started by the time
Nobody notices children who fail at school.attentionNo _________________________________children who fail at school.
attention is paid to
I had only just got on the train when it left!Barely__________________________________ on the train when it left!
Barely had I got
I had only just arrived when he insisted on going out again.sooner__________________________________he insisted on going out again.
No sooner had I arrived than
She should get him to do more housework.high__________________________________ him to do more housework.
It´s high time she got
They said the principal was resigning in the summer.beThe principal _________________________ in the summer.
was said to be resigning
I need a weekend away, so I booked something on the Internet.didI need a weekend away _______________________________ something on the Internet.
so what I did was book
She said she wouldn´t fund my art course if I didn´t work harder.threatenedShe ________________________________ my art course if I didn´t work harder.
threatened not to fund
Gaynor´s friends persuaded her not to get married in spring.talkedIt was Gaynor´s friends __________________getting married in spring.
who talked her out of
When she was at school, Sandra was fascinated by the idea of hypnotism. USED Sandra _________ of hypnotism fascinating when she was at school.
used to find the idea
You must never disturb someone when they are sleepwalking.circumstances__________________________________ disturb someone when they are sleepwalking.
Under no circumstances must you
I regret speaking to him like that.wishI _________________________________to him like that.
wish I hadn´t spoken
What a pity he couldn´t come.wishI ___________________________________come.
wish he had been able to
I don´t mind where we decide to go for our family holiday this year.differenceIt doesn´t __________________________ where we decide to go for our family holiday this year.
make any difference to me
Anya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday evening so perhaps she was ill.mustAnya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday evening so _______________________ ill.
she must have been
Robin has not been back to his birthplace for over twenty years.LASTIt is over twenty years ______________ to his birthplace.
since Robin last went back
It isn´t necessary to call him as he already knows about it.haveYou ________________________________call him as he already knows about it.
don´t have to
She never doubted that she would be able to meet the challenge.time__________________________________ that she would be able to meet the challenge.
At no time did she doubt
The company is unable to guarantee an allocated car-parking space to all employees.CountThe company's employees shouldn't ______________________ allocated a car parking space.
count on being
Everyone assumed that Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle.GRANTEDPeople ___________ Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle.
took it for granted that
I have hardly ever come across such a strange man.Seldom _________________ such a strange man.
Seldom have I come across
A strike by check-staff led to all flights being delayed.BECAUSEThere were __________ of a strike by check-in staff.
delays to all flights because
We need to know how genes determine behaviour.roleWe need to know what ____________________behaviour.
role genes play in determining
I´m phoning because my son is too ill to talk to you.behalfI´m phoning _________________________my son, who is ill.
on behalf of
People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past.thoughtBilingual children_________________________in the past.
are thought to have been disadvantaged
I´ve not seen such a fantastic performance before.Never__________________________________ such a fantastic performance before.
Never have I seen
Why did nobody tell me that the match had been cancelled?informedWhy ___________________________the cancellation of the match?
wasn´t I informed about
I object to hanging around in airports.What____________________________________hanging around in airports.
What I object to is
She isn´t in so I assume she went to the party.mustShe _______________________________ to the party.
must have gone
A driver´s strike delayed our train.dueOur train ____________________________ a driver´s strike.
was delayed due to
I don´t think you´ll find it hard to find Cynthia´s house.difficultyI don´t think _________________________ finding Cynthia´s house.
you will have much difficulty
She didn´t want to join in with the singing.takeShe didn´t want ______________________the singing.
to take part in
It's very unlikely that Martin will win the 100 metres, as he's out of training. ChanceMartin has almost _____________________ the 100 metres, as he's out of training.
no chance of winning
I managed to finish the preparations in time.succeededI _______________________________ the preparations in time.
succeeded in finishing
They have decided they will publish the book this summer.publishedIt has been decided __________________this summer.
that the book will be published
A girl from my town won the silver medal.IT________________________ who won the silver medal.
It was a girl from my town
You didn´t tell me that the exhibition was finishing today!neglectedYou ________________________________ the exhibition was finishing today!
neglected to tell me
If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have become a famous art historian.NameIf Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have __________________________ himself as an art historian.
made/gotten a name for
I thought you wanted me to invite him.impressionI was _____________________________you wanted me to invite him.
under the impression
What are the chances of the film winning an Oscar?likelyHow ______________________________will win an Oscar?
likely is it that the film
Fewer people live in extended family units in this country nowadays.commonIt is ______________________________ to live in extended family units in this country nowadays.
not as common
I first met Serena at a conference in Berlin.TIME__________________________was at a conference in Berlin.
The first time I met Serena
Nadia's friend arrived just as she was about to leave the restaurant.PointNadia was just ________________________ the restaurant when her friend arrived.
on the point of leaving
Javier and I are completely different.commonI __________________________ Javier.
have nothing in common with
They split up and then realized that they loved each other.Only__________________________________ did they realize that they loved each other.
Only when they split up
My brother Sam was very surprised to be offered the job.cameThe job offer ________________________ my brother Sam.
came as a surprise to
It worries me that I don´t speak another language well.What____________________________________ I don´t speak another language well.
What worries me is that
You have to pierce the plastic film first and then you can put the tray in the microwave oven.BEFOREThe plastic film _________________ the tray is placed in the microwave oven.
has to be pierced before
Fernanda refused to wear her sister's old dress.NotFernanda said that ___________________ her sister's old dress.
She would not wear
Cindy intends to complain about the service in that restaurant.goingCindy _______________________________complaint about the service in that restaurant.
is going to make a
I resolved the problem by taking an extra suitcase.take____________________________________ an extra suitcase.
What I did was take
She´s never been in greater need of a friend than now.Hardly__________________________________ in greater need of a friend.
Hardly has she ever been
When he spoke to me he agreed that I wasn´t responsible.faultWhen he spoke to me he agreed that _____________________ .
it wasn´t my fault
Could I borrow your umbrella this evening, please?lendWould ______________________________this evening, please?
you lend me your umbrella
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