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

broke up

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

plays

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

will get

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

exhibition

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

b who

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

develop

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

entering

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

would be / would have been

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

moving

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

count on

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

take

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

comparison

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

plots

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

(had) spent

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

took

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

by

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

making out

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

go

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

go

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

b which

‘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

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

that he would meet her

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

when

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

get together

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

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

preference

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

hit

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

argument

Mario ___ everyone in his family except his older brother.

gets on with

Cooking well requires a lot of ___. (imagine)

imagination

We ___ very early before it got too hot.

set off

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

on

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

giving

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

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

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

predictable

John is very excited ___ starting tennis lessons next week.

about

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

to win

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

a which

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

to join

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

spectators

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

in

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

analysis

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

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

as fluently / as well

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

playing

‘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

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

beat

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

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

b what

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

they left then, they would be

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

b where

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

would miss

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

at

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

fell out

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

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

challenging

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

turned out

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

am not able / will not be able

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

accessible

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

doing

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

look up to

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

as much

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

successful

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

part

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

publishing

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

is

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

sociable

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

description

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

to lose

Lucas is planning (take up) skiing next year.

to take up

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

logical

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

a whose

Aunt Mary is outside in the garden ___ the sun.

soaking up

Some people can become addicted ___ playing computer games.

to

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

put off

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

keep up with

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

with

‘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

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

into

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

scientific

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

mysterious

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

keeping

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

c which

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

fewer

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

put up with

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

do

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

get away

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

intention

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

take after

‘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

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

had taken

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

convinced

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

going