A wonderful wooden floor has been __________ in the dining room. (lain / laid)
laid
What other types of music do you like ____________ classical? (beside / besides)
besides
I ________ the door from hitting me by stopping it with my hand. (avoided / prevented)
prevented
She’s only eight years old and she has learned to dance both ___________ and modern ballet. (classic / classical)
classical
Solar energy for your home is expensive in the short term but it is more ____________in the long term. (economic / economical)
economical
It’s five o’clock. I’d better go and ___________my mother from the station. (bring / fetch)
fetch
I had the _____________ to go to university when I was younger but I didn’t. Now I wish I had gone. (possibility / opportunity)
opportunity
Touch screens are very ___________. They react to the slightest movement. (sensitive / sensible)
sensitive
He seems to have no ____________ at all, and is only interested in money. (principals / principles)
principles
The car was so badly ___________ in the accident that it was barely worth repairing. (harm / damaged)
damaged
An opportunity __________ and he decided to take the job in Brussels. (arose / rose)
arose
The council ____________ a survey of the uses to which farm buildings are put. (directed / conducted)
conducted
Laura used to ___________money from me all the time. (lend / borrow)
borrow
Our favourite restaurant has ___________its prices again. It’s getting very expensive. (risen / raised)
raised
She gave him a lot of __________, but I don’t think he listened. (advice / advise)
advice
I think she’s very self-confident and assertive. I think she’s genuinely ___________. (fun / funny)
funny
You can't work ___________ for five hours without a break! (continually / continuously)
continuously
The cold weather has really __________ her health. (affected / effected)
affected
As a teacher, you have to be ___________ to the problems of your students. (kind / sympathetic)
sympathetic
The burning of fossil fuels ___________ the environment in which we live. (damages / harms)
harms
Suddenly I ___________ that I had promised to ring my mother. (remembered / reminded)
remembered