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  • 'Pleeeeeease come to karaoke with me. I think you'll love it!'. Susan persuaded _____
    going with us to karaoke.
    us going to karaoke with her.
    that we go to karaoke with her.
    us to go to karaoke with her.
  • 'Who can I ask?', Sveta wondered. Sveta wondered who _______
    to ask.
    she ask.
    she is asking.
    can she ask.
  • Is it correct? Peter refused apologising to Mary.
    Peter refused to apologise to Mary.
  • 'You were shoplifting in Rimi again, weren't you?'. The police accused her _______
    to shoplift in Rimi.
    with shoplifting in Rimi.
    for shoplifting in Rimi.
    of shoplifting in Rimi.
  • Is it correct? Carlos told that he would meet us at the cinema.
    Carlos told us that...../ Carlos said that....
  • Is it correct? Henry offered giving me a lift to the station.
    Henry offered to ......
  • 'You must let me pay for the tickets'. Jun insisted __________
    paying for the tickets.
    on paying for the tickets.
    to pay for the tickets.
    for paying for the tickets.
  • I ______ to believe the news reports about the financial scandal.
    deny
    resist
    refuse
    object
  • The company accepted responsibilty _________ the tour.
    to have cancelled
    for cancelling
    to cancel
    with cancelling
  • We _____________ any homework this week, but she didn't listen.
    begged Susan to not give us
    begged to Susan to not to give to us
    begged Susan not giving us
    begged Susan not to give us
  • 'I didn't kidnap your cat!'. Susan denied _______________
    to kidnap the cat.
    for kidnapping the cat.
    kidnapping the cat.
    that kidnapping the cat.
  • Is it correct? My boss accused me using the internet at work.
    My boss accused me of using the internet at work.
  • 'You should join the gym', said the doctor. The doctor _________ the gym.
    recommended to join
    recommended I joining
    recommended me for joining
    recommended joining
  • 'I won't go to the Cat Cafe'. Susan refused _____________.
    not going to the Cat Cafe.
    for going to the Cat Cafe.
    to go to the Cat Cafe.
    going to the Cat Cafe.
  • Helen said she _______ about the offer and get back to us.
    would have thought
    would think
    had thought
    had been thinking
  • 'I'll cook dinner tonight, if you want'. He offered ___________.
    to cook us for dinner tonight.
    to cook dinner for us tonight.
    us cooking dinner tonight.
    cooking dinner for us tonight.
  • 'If I were you, I wouldn't order the blood sausage pizza'. Meelike advised us ______
    from not ordering the blood sausage pizza.
    to not order the blood sausage pizza.
    not ordering the blood sausage pizza.
    not to order the blood sausage pizza.
  • Susan strongly ________ those emails to Karen.
    denied sending
    admitted to send
    blamed sending
    refused sending
  • Is it correct? We warned him to avoid the traffic jam in Port Street.
    It's correct!
  • 'It wasn't your fault that you got lost', Jack said. He didn't blame me _______
    for getting lost.
    to get lost.
    with getting lost.
    on getting lost.
  • She apologised _______
    to be late.
    with being late.
    being late.
    for being late.
  • Is it correct? Joe reminded me to call the hotel and cancel the reservation.
    It's correct!
  • The journalist ________ the politician of not being honest.
    admitted
    warned
    accused
    blamed
  • Petra ________ her baggage had been stolen at the airport.
    insisted on
    claimed that
    accused that
    wondered that
  • 'Today's homework won't be easy'. She warned _____________.
    to us that today's homework wouldn't be easy.
    that today's homework wouldn't be easy.
    us that today's homework isn't being easy.
    us that today's homework wouldn't be easy.
  • 'How about going to a new restaurant?', George said. He suggested ________
    going to a new restaurant.
    for going to a new restaurant.
    to go to a new restaurant.
    how about we should go to a new restaurant.
  • Irina ________ for the comments she had made about the manager.
    apologised
    denied
    admitted
    accepted
  • Andy and Phil said they __________ tickets already.
    would be buying
    'd bought
    would have bought
    would buy
  • Athough we _______ visiting Turkey's ancient cities, our friends went to the coast instead.
    described
    encouraged
    warned
    suggested
  • 'Don't forget to call Daniel as soon as you get home'. They reminded me ______
    calling Daniel as soon as I got home.
    of calling Daniel as soon as I got home.
    to call Daniel as soon as I got home.
    with calling Daniel as soon as I got home,