C1 Grammar Revision

__ the correct combination of spices, that curry dish was lacking authentic flavours.

Dan was ____ mad when he saw someone had scratched his car.

He was __ by the car as he stepped into the road.

They disagreed about what constituted a great vacation: he wanted to go rock climbing and paragliding, while she wanted to relax in some __ setting.

It doesn’t __________ if we arrive a bit late.

People were amazed that the robbery took place in ____________ daylight.

I ____________ to be picking Tom up at the station, but I've lost my car keys.

________, he didn't do as well as expected in the exam. The teachers wondered why. SURPRISE

After her collusion with the cheaters was revealed, Sarah’s friends wondered how such an outstanding student could __ a scheme that could only benefit slackers.

When it became clear that the weather was going to deteriorate overnight, Sean decided to __ the meeting scheduled until the next morning.

1. I ______________ him since I was a little girl (know)

You _____________ told me! I wouldn't have written to her if I'd known!

You have taken the rubbish out, _______ you?

Unless you agree to practise consistently, I can see no __ but to eliminate you from the team.

There is no doubt that he bought eighteenth-century dishes almost continuously, but his discriminating choices made him much more a __ than a hoarder.

Can you pass me the __ so that I can get the fire going?

The __ of any references or bibliography made his research paper suspect in the eyes of his professor.