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1. While the policeman was looking out of the window, he noticed that a blue SUV was
parking down the road. (LOOK, NOTICE, PARK)
2. I was working on my report when the phone rang. My wife wanted to know when I
was coming home. (WORK, RING, WANT, COME)
3. He was walking down the street when he saw his old schoolteacher on the other side.
(WALK, SEE)
4. During the time I was spending in South Africa I never saw a serious crime. (SPEND,
SEE)
5. While they were having lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist came up to them and
wanted to ask a few questions. (HAVE, COME, WANT)
6. The farmer supplied the whole neighbourhood with fruit and vegetables. (SUPPLY)
7. The hairdresser locked up her shop, got into the car and drove home. (LOCK, GET,
DRIVE)
8. My brother tried to contact me at the office, but he couldn't reach me because I was
having lunch with a customer. (TRY, CANNOT REACH, HAVE)
9. Jack tripped over the carpet because he wasn't paying/ didn't pay attention to where
he was going. (TRIP, NOT PAY, GO)
10. Where were you going when I came across you yesterday? (YOU GO, COME)
11. I was seeing him off at the airport when the police came and arrested him. (SEE,
COME, ARREST)
12. The old man fell on the pavement, so James stopped to help him. (FALL, STOP)
13. How did you break your leg? – Well, I was standing on the ladder when, suddenly, I
lost my balance and fell. (YOU BREAK, STAND, LOSE, FALL)
14. She was living in France at the time she received the bad news. (LIVE, RECEIVE)
15. I met the new Prime Minister while I was attending the press conference. (MEET,
ATTEND)
16. While I was driving on the motorway, more and more police cars were coming in my
direction. (DRIVE, COME)

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Last summer I was cycling (CYCLE) in the rain along a country road in France with my best

friend Tom. We decided (DECIDE) to go on a cycling holiday in northern France. Neither of us

had been (BE) to France before, but we learned (LEARN) a little bit of French at school and we

managed (MANAGE) to brush up on the basics.

Now we were wondering (WONDER) if we had made (MAKE) the right decision. We planned

/ had planned/had been planning (PLAN) our route carefully for months, but we forgot

(FORGET) one important factor: the weather. It had been raining (RAIN) heavily since our

arrival and that night we ended up (END UP) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station.

When we were riding (RIDE) down a steep hill the next morning my bike skidded (SKID) on

the wet road and I fell (FALL) off. I realised (REALISE) immediately that I had broken

(BREAK) my left arm and after a visit to the hospital I caught (CATCH) the next train to Calais

for the ferry home.

Unfortunately, my parents had not expected/had not been expecting/ were not expecting

(NOT EXPECT) me home for a fortnight, and had gone (GO) away on holiday. So I spent

(SPEND) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading books about cycling in bad weather.

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1. She tripped over the carpet and everyone laughed. (CRY)

2. He emptied the bottle of spoilt milk into the sink. (FILL)
3. Don't forget to come to our party tomorrow. (REMEMBER)
4. We have succeeded in stopping the spread of the illness. (FAIL)
5. When does your train leave? (ARRIVE)
6. We spend too much money on unimportant things we really don't need. (SAVE)
7. The dollar has fallen against the euro recently (RISE).
8. The car missed the tree and crashed into a telephone pole instead. (HIT)
9. The exam was very difficult. As a result, most of the students failed. (PASS)
10. We don't expect our team to lose tomorrow. (WIN)
11. She admitted being the source of the rumours. (DENY)
12. I wanted to her to become a member of the committee, but our boss rejected the
proposal. (ACCEPT)
13. We only received our tickets a day before the concert took place. (SEND)
14. Jack asked me if I could lend him my iPad. (BORROW)
15. My brother taught me how to repair my bike. (LEARN)
16. Smoking is banned in public places. (ALLOW)
17. He loosened his tie and took his jacket off. (TIGHTEN)
18. The soldiers weren't able to defend the fortress. (ATTACK)
19. A lot of bridges and motorways were destroyed during the earthquake. (CREATE)
20. The teacher punished the pupils by giving them lines to write. (REWARD)

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1. He never has anything constructive to say when he gets up to speak

(CONSTRUCT).
2. Going by plane is preferable to travelling by car. (PREFER)
3. The lesson was so boring , we almost fell asleep. (BORE)
4. Wealthy people never talk about the money they have. (WEALTH)
5. City authorities are cutting down trees for additional parking space (ADDITION) .
6. It’s dangerous to go out in the wild all on your own. (DANGER)
7. A new industrial centre is planned on the far end of the city. (INDUSTRY)
8. Attractive jobs are very rare in this part of the country. (ATTRACT)
9. The scenery is so beautiful around here. It’s lovely. (BEAUTY)
10. I felt that the performance was quite amusing (AMUSE)
11. I hope it will stay dry for the match, but I am rather doubtful (DOUBT)
12. Children are very creative when they are young (CREATE)
13. The town is facing serious financial problems. That’s why they need help from the
government (FINANCE)
14. Come on, be reasonable You can never win against him. (REASON)
15. He is so careless. He always breaks things and never picks them up. (CARE)
16. His behaviour was very suspicious, so the police arrested him. (SUSPECT)
17. Nordic walking is a very effective way of exercising. (EFFECT)
18. Many African colonies became independent after World War II (DEPEND)
19. We are very competitive and enjoy playing strong teams. (COMPETE)
20. The film was very disappointing. We didn’t like it (DISAPPONT)

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A clean Q harvest

B ceiling T destroy

C unite F attic

D argue J teach

E remember K different

F basement I freeze

G lend D agree

H natural S constant

I melt B floor

J learn P complicated

K equal H artificial

L near O moderate

M ancient R arrival

N asleep C divide

O extreme G borrow

P simple E forget

Q plant A dirty

R departure N awake

S changeable M modern

T create L far

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1. Do you know how old I am? (YOU KNOW)

2. How do you get to work? – I usually drive by car, but today Jack is picking me up
(YOU GET, DRIVE, PICK)

3. It often rains in Ireland, but it never rains for days on end. (RAIN, RAIN)

4. I usually speak so quickly that he doesn’t understand me. (SPEAK, NOT

UNDERSTAND)

5. Jane’s husband doesn’t smoke. (NOT SMOKE)

6. Why are you putting on your coat? – I am going for a walk. – Do you want to come
with me? (YOU PUT, GO, YOU WANT)

7. I always buy lottery tickets, but I never win anything. (BUY, WIN)

8. It doesn’t often rain in Egypt. (NOT OFTEN RAIN)

9. Are you writing to him today? – Yes, I always write to him on his birthday. (YOU
WRITE, WRITE)

10. Can you hear that? The car is making such a strange noise? – It’s OK. It always
sounds like that. (MAKE, SOUND)

11. The plane that you are looking at right now is leaving for Paris. (LOOK, LEAVE)

12. What is he doing to his car? – I think he is polishing it. (HE DO, POLISH)

13. Susan writes to her parents every Sunday. In fact, she is writing to them today.
(WRITE, WRITE)

14. Stop at once! You destroy the flowers every time the ball lands in the garden!
(DESTROY, LAND)

15. Where is Kevin? I can’t find him anywhere. – He is playing with Sue in the garden
(PLAY).

16. She normally lives in London, but this weekend she is staying with some friends in
Liverpool. (LIVE, STAY)

17. Hurry up, the teacher is waiting to begin! (WAIT)

18. I don’t believe a word he says / is saying. (NOT BELIEVE, SAY)

19. What do you do for a living, Claire? – Well as a secretary , I write emails for my boss
all the time. (YOU DO, WRITE)

20. Look over there! He is smoking in a non-smoking area! (SMOKE)

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