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  • Isn't Britney similar to the women from the movie? BEAR Doesn't Britney....... the woman from the movie?
    BEAR RESEMBLANCE TO
  • Betty paid a lot of money to go to The Canary Islands. DEAL It cost Betty....... money to go to the Canary Islands.
    A GREAT DEAL OF/A GOOD DEAL OF
  • I haven't heard from my aunt for years. TOUCH My aunt ....... me for years.
    HAS NOT BEEN IN TOUCH WITH
  • We don't expect that the missing passengers have survived. HOPE We don't hold ........ the missing passengers.
    OUT MUCH HOPE FOR
  • Bonnie persuaded Clyde not to go out tonight. TALKED Bonnie ....... out tonight.
    TALKED JOHN OUT OF GOING
  • It's a pity I had to sell my car. WISH I .......... sell my car.
    WISH I HADN'T HAD TO
  • Thomas said he was grateful for all the help he received. EXPRESSED Thomas ....... all the help he received.
    EXPRESSED HIS GRATITUDE FOR
  • Unfortunately, she's not lucky these days. OUT Unfortunately, she's ....... these days.
    OUT OF LUCK
  • Would you believe that he spent a full 100 pounds on his new shirt? LESS Would you believe that he spent ........ 100 pounds on his new shirt?
    NO LESS THAN
  • She knew nothing about the party that they were planning. DARK She was kept ........ the party that they were planning.
    IN THE DARK ABOUT
  • I didn't believe in the explanation he gave. WAS The explanation he gave ....... belief.
    WAS BEYOND MY
  • Helen isn't able to do it. John isn't able to do it either. INCAPABLE Either ..... doing it.
    FRANK OR MARY IS INCAPABLE OF
  • If you hadn't explained it to me, I'd have never managed to complete the task. EXPLANATION If it ............. I'd have never managed to complete the task.
    HADN'T (HAD NOT) BEEN FOR YOUR EXPLANATION
  • Hillary would like to thank you from all the team. BEHALF Hillary would like to thank you ........ all the team.
    ON BEHALF OF
  • One day he's going to become a rock star. MATTER It's only....... becomes a rock star.
    A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL HE/ A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE
  • Maria really should make a decision about where to invest her money. MIND It's high time Maria ..... about where to invest her money.
    MADE UP HER MIND/MADE HER MIND UP
  • No matter what happens, they will never make a deal with that company. EVER Under......... make a deal with that company.
    NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THEY EVER
  • You're playing computer games too often. It's very bad for your eyes. HAVE I can't ........ computer games so often. It's very bad for your eyes.
    HAVE YOU PLAYING
  • You must do it, which is a pity. HAVE If ........ do it.
    ONLY YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
  • It is possible that Stanley had a love affair. LIKELY Stanley is....... a love affair.
    LIKELY TO HAVE HAD
  • Owing to bad weather conditions, she arrived late. DUE Her late ....... bad weather conditions.
    ARRIVAL WAS DUE TO
  • His car was parked eight hundred metres away from the city centre. DISTANCE His car was parked ....... eight hundred metres away from the city centre.
    AT A DISTANCE OF
  • John is not accustomed to sleeping after meals. HABIT John is not ....... after meals.
    IN THE HABIT OF SLEEPING
  • Betty really started her career as a secretary. DID Betty ....... as a secretary.
    DID START HER CAREER
  • Unless you have a camping permit, you can't stay overnight. POSSESSION Unless ........ a camping permit, you can't stay overnight.
    YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF
  • Although Mr. Rogers was over sixty, he continued to smoke forty cigarettes a day. SPITE In ...... over sixty, Mr. Rogers continued to smoke forty cigarettes a day..
    SPITE OF BEING