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If I haven’t got sun screen, I ___ (be able) to lie on the beach for long.

am not able / will not be able

If we left early, we ___ (miss) the bad weather.

would miss

Unless the weather forecast ___ (be) wrong, there won’t be any more snow today.

is

If we’d had more rain last year, our village’s crops ___ (be) better.

would be / would have been

If I ___ (spend) more time in the sun, I’d have a lovely tan.

(had) spent

Unless people take more action to reduce CO2 emissions, the problems associated with global warming ___ (get) worse.

will get

If he ___ (take) a coat and umbrella, he wouldn’t have got wet.

had taken

If you ___ (go) to the coast at this time of year, it will probably be quite cool.

go

Aunt Mary is outside in the garden ___ the sun.

soaking up

At this time of the year, people want to ___ and visit a warmer country.

get away

It ___ to be a very nice day after a cloudy start.

turned out

We ___ very early before it got too hot.

set off

It was so hot I couldn’t ___ the better runners in the race.

keep up with

I find it hard to ___ days and days of wet weather.

put up with

I had problems ___ the buildings in the distance because of the thick fog.

making out

We decided to ___ our trip to the beach until the weather improved.

put off

‘I have a lot of work experience,’ the man said at the job interview. At the job interview, the man said ___ a lot of work experience.

he had

‘We’ll have to tidy up the house,’ Micah said to his brother. Micah told his brother that ___ tidy up the house.

he would have to

‘If we leave now, we won’t be late,’ George told Jessica. George told Jessica that if ___ late.

they left then, they would be

‘I’m going on a business trip to Japan,’ Rachel told her friend. Rachel told her friend that ___ on a business trip to Japan.

she was going

‘You’ve arrived late to work twice this week,’ the manager said to Lucas. The manager said to Lucas that ___ late to work twice that week.

he had arrived

‘I’ll meet you at seven,’ John promised his sister. John promised his sister ___ at seven.

that he would meet her

Compared to other places in the region, this isn’t a very beautiful village. In ___ with other places in the region, this isn’t a very beautiful village.

comparison

There are fewer historic buildings in this town than in other places we’ve visited. There aren’t ___ historic buildings in this town as in other places we’ve visited.

as many

Emma didn’t look at the pictures in the museum as carefully as her friend did. Emma looked ___ at the pictures in the museum than her friend did.

less carefully

Bianca isn’t as fluent in Chinese as her friend. Bianca doesn’t speak Chinese ___ as her friend.

as fluently / as well

There is ___ more time to appreciate a country’s culture if you go on a guided tour there. There is ___ time to appreciate a country’s culture if you don’t go on a guided tour there.

not enough / not much

There aren’t as many tourists here as there were in August. There are ___ tourists here than there were in August.

fewer

Melanie paid less than she expected for the package holiday. Melanie didn’t pay ___ as she expected for the package holiday.

as much

This resort isn’t as cheap as the one we stayed in last year. The resort is ___ expensive___ the one we stayed in last year.

more ___ than

I have a strong ___ for Chinese tea over European tea, which I find a bit strong. (prefer)

preference

When I listened to a ___ of the dinner, I started to feel really hungry. (describe)

description

In ___ with the cuisine of my country, Indian food is very spicy. (compare)

comparison

The ___ of an important new book about healthy diets is good news. (publish)

publishing

A global ___ of people’s diets shows that many people eat too much sugar. (analyse)

analysis

I have no ___ of giving up chocolate. I love it too much! (intend)

intention

Cooking well requires a lot of ___. (imagine)

imagination

We had an ___ aabout the best way to cook the food. (argue)

argument

Some things can appear to be quite ___ until scientists explain them to us. (mystery)

mysterious

I’m not ___ that this latest invention will make people’s lives better. (convince)

convinced

The scientific team needed to present their results in a way that was ___ to the non-expert. (access)

accessible

To be a good scientist, you need to have a mind ___. (logic)

logical

If you are doing things in the right way, the results of the experiment with those chemicals should be ___. (predict)

predictable

Important ___ research is carried out in the laboratories of the university. (science)

scientific

Finding a cure for the disease turned out to be much more ___ than the scientists expected. (challenge)

challenging

The experiments we did in the laboratory last week were all very ___. (succeed)

successful

I ___ my uncle because he’s achieved so many amazing things in his life.

look up to

The two sisters ___ last year and haven’t spoken to each other since!

fell out

I’ve known Tom for twenty years and he’s my best friend; I can always ___ him.

count on

In my last year at university I ___ with my girlfriend and she got together with someone else.

broke up

Everyone says I ___ my father; people are always pointing out the similarities in the way we look and behave.

take after

My parents decided to move to London because they thought it would be easier to ___ my brothers and I in a big city.

bring up

Everyone decided to ___ to celebrate Katy’s graduation, even her cousins who live in Canada.

get together

Mario ___ everyone in his family except his older brother.

gets on with

People don’t understand ___ I have to do to maintain this level of fitness. a which b what c that

b what

The stadium in ___ I train once a week is in the north of the city. a which b where c whose

a which

By the time I was 12, there weren’t many sports ___ I hadn’t tried. a what b which c who

b which

There aren’t many days ___ I don’t go jogging in the park. a which b where c when

when

The nutritionist ___ ideas I’m interested in has just published a new book. a whose b whom c which

a whose

That’s the gym ___ I go to three times a week, even when I’m busy. a what b where c which

b where

My fitness trainer is someone ___ everyone likes and trusts. a which b who c whose

b who

The diet ___ I’m on is quite boring, to be honest. a who b what c which

c which

We knew we were unlikely (lose) against a very weak and inexperienced team. Complete the

to lose

My mother is considering (enter) a golf tournament next month.

entering

Leo refused (join) his local gym even though his friends were all members.

to join

The squash player managed (win) the final game despite being exhausted.

to win

Nicole really enjoys (go) for long runs in the hills near her home.

going

Lucas is planning (take up) skiing next year.

to take up

I regretted (do) the extra training session because I felt so tired afterwards.

doing

Elena can’t stand (play) football; she prefers athletics.

playing

I did a course to develop / expand / progress my tennis skills.

develop

The school football team beat / won / succeeded every team they played this term.

beat

The class make / do / play gymnastics once a week in the new gym.

do

Clara hit / beat / shot the ball really hard and it went into the net.

hit

Tony plays / practises / makes tennis at a local club when he has some free time.

plays

Most experts say that keeping / going / making fit is very important if you sit at a desk all day.

keeping

I go / take / make plenty of exercise every week because I walk to work!

take

I play / practise / go jogging every morning before work.

go

He is a very sociable / sensible person who loves meeting new people in his free time.

sociable

Elena enjoys reading detective stories with complicated but interesting schemes / plots.

plots

I go to the cinema regularly and like to see moving / thrilling films that are very emotional.

moving

My favourite singer is giving / running a concert in my home town and I hope to see her.

giving

I really enjoyed the demonstration / exhibition of eighteenth-century art at the city gallery.

exhibition

Rachel took / set up painting because she wanted to make better use of her free time.

took

Jacob decided to take place / part in a cooking competition.

part

The viewers / spectators in the stadium cheered for their team.

spectators

Antonia is brilliant ___ cooking; I wish I could do it as well as her!

at

Some people can become addicted ___ playing computer games.

to

Maria is quite pleased ___ her daughter's progress in her ballet class.

with

John is very excited ___ starting tennis lessons next week.

about

I used to prefer rock and folk music, but I've really got ___ jazz recently.

into

My father has always been fascinated ___ architecture and loves visiting old castles.

by

I'm interested __ taking up scuba diving, but it's an expensive hobby.

in

I'm not very keen ___ science fiction films, but the rest of my family loves them.

on