First 2 - Use of English | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

My mother thought it would be good for me to live abroad for some time. BENEFIT My mother thought that I would ____________abroad for some time.

BENEFIT from | living OR get/gain some BENEFIT | from living

He sings in the show and dances in it as well. ONLY Not _______ in the show, he also dances in it.

ONLY does | he sing

‘There’s been a rise of over ten per cent in the price of the tickets,’ said Sue. GONE Sue said that the price of the tickets ________ than ten per cent this year.

has/had GONE up | (by) more

The journey was shorter than I had expected. LONG. The journey was _______ I had expected.

n’t/not as | LONG as 

Last Saturday my friend asked me, ‘Do you want to see a lm tonight?’ WHETHER Last Saturday my friend asked me _________ a lm that night.

WHETHER I | wanted to see

I was late for work because I missed my bus. ACCOUNT I was late for work _______my bus.

on ACCOUNT of | missing

My sister regrets buying a second-hand car. WISHES My sister _________ a second-hand car.

WISHES she had not / hadn’t | bought

Helen nally managed to think of a solution to her problem. COMING Helen nally succeeded ________ a solution to her problem.

in COMING | up with OR in COMING | to

I had expected to enjoy the lm more than I did. AS The lm was _________I had expected.

not/n’t AS | enjoyable AS

It was Samantha’s responsibility to ring all the members of the team. RESPONSIBLE Samantha _______ all the members of the team.

was RESPONSIBLE | for ringing/calling/(tele)phoning

Tom was so tired that he did not even get undressed before he lay down on his bed. TAKE Tom was so tired that he did not even ________before he lay down on his bed.

AKE his | clothes off OR TAKE off | his clothes 

That was one of the best meals I’ve had this year. AS I’ve had very _______that one this year.

few meals / as good as

I’ll phone you tonight so you can tell me what you’ve been doing. CATCH I’ll phone you tonight to ________ news.

catch up / on, with, the, your

The number of students going to university went up last year. INCREASE There _______ the number of students going to university last year.

was an /increase in

We had to leave the lecture early or we would have missed the last bus. UNTIL If we ________ of the lecture, we would have missed the last bus.

had stayed OR waited OR remained/until the end

I’m concerned about whether I’ll be able to finish the project on time. CONCERNS What__________ whether I’ll be able to finish the project on time.

concerns/me

Everyone apart from John thought that Lisa would get the job. PERSON John was _______________not expect Lisa to get the job.

the only person/ that (who) did

‘Last week, I unexpectedly met an old friend on the train,’ said the man. RUN The man said that________ an old friend on the train unexpectedly last week.

he'd (he had)/run into

Louise didn’t really feel like going out for a meal. MOOD Louise wasn’t really ________going out for a meal.

in the mood/for

I am planning to go to the football match, unless they cancel it because of the weather. DUE If the football match ______ the weather, I am planning to go to it.

isn't cancelled/due to

Mary didn’t ring us last night because she knew we were going out. WOULD Mary_______ us last night if she hadn’t known we were going out.

would have / rung OR called OR phoned

Tony never took any notice of the advice people gave him. ATTENTION Tony never________ the advice people gave him.

paid any(the least, slightest, any, much) attention /to

A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. DRIVEN We ______a very friendly taxi driver.

were driven into town by

I haven’t decided what sort of job I’d like to do when I leave college. MIND. I haven’t made________the sort of job I’d like to do when I leave college.

up my mind /about OR my mind up / about