First 2 - Use of English

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

‘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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

‘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.

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

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

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

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.