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1.This is your third warning from me this week about being late for work.
NOT This is the third time this week I……………………………be late for work.
2.I think Anita must have gone on a diet recently because she's quite slim now. HAS
It looks as…………………………….dieting because she's quite slim now.
3.I always hated pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly. USE
I…………………………pasta when I was a child but now 1 cook it regularly.
4.I went to have my own look at the apartment and 1 couldn't understand why my friend wanted us to
live in such a depressing place! SEE
Having………………………………..myself, I couldn't understand why my friend wanted us to live in such a
depressing place!
5.We wanted to continue our mountain trek but the weather was too bad. LIKE
We……………………………on with our mountain trek but the weather was too bad.
6.I want to inform you that I was not satisfied with the standard of service in your hotel. EXPRESS
I would……………………………………with the standard of service in your hotel.
7.I wanted to stay in last night but my flatmate insisted we go out. SOONER
I……………………………………..in last night but my flatmate insisted we go out.
8.Didn't you want me to tell the staff about your resignation? RATHER
Would………………………………………the staff know about your resignation?
9.I didn't stop worrying about the wild animals until we were safe inside camp. ONLY
It was………………………………….safety of camp that I stopped worrying about the wild animals.
10.Steve's one topic of conversation is the time he spent as a pilot.

EVER The time he spent as a pilot …………………………………………………..about.
11.After arriving at the airport, we realized that our passports were still at home. UNTIL
It………………………………………at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home.
12.When Michael's boat began to sink, he sent a signal for help. DID
When Michael's boat began to sink, what ……………………………………..a signal for help.
13.Immediately after Emi quit her job, she booked a package tour around Europe. HAD
As………………………………………………..in her notice Emi booked a package tour around Europe.
14.I don't get on very well with many people but I hit it off with Jason straightaway. TOOK I
I don't get on very well with many people but Jason ……………………………….other straightaway.
15.I was impatient to get home because the holiday was such a disaster.
WAIT The holiday was so………………………………………………………to get home.
16.I was hoping not to have to share a tent with anyone else on the camping trip. TO
I was hoping I would………………………………………..myself on the camping trip but I had to share.
17. As I didn't want to disappoint my parents, I agreed to go to medical school. LET
Not………………………………………..my parents, I agreed to go to medical school.
18.After deciding he would leave home, Enrique immediately began searching for an apartment.
DECISION Having………………………………leave home, Enrique immediately began searching for an
apartment.
19.Make sure you look after your bag in this cafe" as there are many thieves around. EYE I I
suggest………………………………..your bag in this cafe" as there are many thieves around.
20. Your chances of being affected by eye-strain and back injury increase with the amount of time you
spend in front of a screen. LIKELY The more time you spend in front of a screen,
the…………………………….from eye-strain and back injury.
21.With that bad cold you won't be able to help us so take the day off work. USE
With that bad cold you'll……………………………….anyone so take the day off work.
22.When James heard his father had left all his money to his brother he did not find it surprising. TO
It……………………………..to hear that his father had left all his money to his brother.
23.I feel certain that there will be a new government after the election. BOUND
In my opinion, there……………………………………..of government after the election.
24.Most employees used to be proud of working for the same company all their lives but not anymore.
PRIDE Most employees take no……………………………..working for the same company all their lives
nowadays.
25.At Jeremy's leaving party, his boss made a speech and said he hoped Jeremy would have a good
future. BEST At Jeremy's leaving party, his boss made a speech and wished……………………………..the
future.
26.Our attempts to persuade Alice to continue his studies weren't successful and he left university early.
MET Our attempts to persuade Alice not to give…………………………………………….no success and he left
university early.
27. The interviewer told Belinda that he would write to her to inform her whether her application had
been successful. KNOW The interviewer told Belinda that he would
…………………………………………writing whether her application had been successful or not.
28.It's possible that the shops will sell all their bottled water so we should buy all we need now. CASE
We should buy all the bottled water we need now …………………………………out of it.
29.If we don't stop the sale of tiger products now, it's possible there will be no more tigers left within
the next ten years. OTHERWISE We need to stop the sale of tiger products now
………………………………..out within the next ten years.
30.Even though Diego didn't know any French at all, he managed to communicate with the Parisian taxi
driver. SINGLE Despite ……………………………………………French, Diego managed to communicate with the
Parisian taxi driver.

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It was………………………………….safety of camp that I stopped worrying about the wild animals.

10.Steve's one topic of conversation is the time he spent as a pilot.

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