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Which word? Definition: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : amazed // Examples: I was _____________ by/at all the changes in the town's appearance. I'm _______________ that you could behave so selfishly.
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Which word? Definition: an amount of something that is spread over an area (OR) a covering piece of material or a part that lies over or under another // Examples: Everything was covered by a thin _____________ of sand/dust. The top __________ of the rug is badly worn but the bottom _____________ is still OK.
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Which word? Definition: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : amazed // Examples: I was _____________ by/at all the changes in the town's appearance. I'm _______________ that you could behave so selfishly.
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Which word? Definition: an amount of something that is spread over an area (OR) a covering piece of material or a part that lies over or under another // Examples: Everything was covered by a thin _____________ of sand/dust. The top __________ of the rug is badly worn but the bottom _____________ is still OK.
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Which word? Definition: able to be seen through (OR) easy to notice or understand (OR) honest and open : not secretive // Examples: Their motives were _____________. The company's business dealings need to be more _________________. [=information about the company needs to be more available for people to see]
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Which word? Definition: important and well-known (OR) easily noticed or seen // Examples: The new policy is opposed by _________________ [=leading] members of the faculty.He quickly became ______________ in the music industry. He placed the award in a ______________ position on his desk.
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Which word? Definition: unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience // Examples: The climate there is very __________. We've had an extremely ___________ winter.
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Which word? Definition: to experience or endure (something) // She will have to ______________ an operation. I am going to _______________ a personal transformation after my surgery.
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Fill in the blank. A: Jason, have you travelled to Berlin before? B: No, but I hear Stacy ______________ (be) to Berlin four times.
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Fill in the blank: She ____________(start) many businesses since 1994. Now, she wants to write a book about her experiences. [emphasis on connection to now, not on ongoing action]
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Fill in the blank: A hurricane ___________(just hit) our town.
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Fill in the blank: The Vice President at the company ____________ (already leave) work. It's late.
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Dorothy has been a student ________ 7 years.
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I've known them __________ they started studying here.
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Fill in the blank: He __________ (work) as a medical doctor ten years ago. Now, he's an elementary school teacher. [change in occupation, no connection to now]
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Fill in the blank: Daisy is our doctor. She __________(care) for us since 2000.
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Fill in the blank: Last month, I ________(go) to Cancun.
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Fill in the blank: I _____________ (call) her seven times this morning. (It's still the morning and I may call her again.) [hint: "how many times" rule]
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Fill in the blank: I _____________(call) her three times yesterday. I'm not planning on calling her again.
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Fill in the blank: I ________________(go) to Niagara Falls this year.
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Fill in the blank: "I __________________(call) the doctor's office, but no one is picking up." [emphasis on ongoing action]
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Fill in the blank: "I ___________(learn) French for years and plan to continue." [emphasis on ongoing action]
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Fill in the blank: The dermatologist _____________(work) very hard. It's her busy season now.
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Fill in the blank: I ___________________ (send) Mary emails all week. She hasn't replied to any of my correspondences yet. [emphasis on ongoing action]
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Fill in the blank: They ____________(know) him since he was a little boy.
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Fill in the blank: I _____________(watch) the tv series. I'm ready to discuss it now.
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Fill in the blank: I _____________(write) this essay for hours. I'm almost finished.
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Fill in the blank: George _____________(live) in San Francisco for 17 years.
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Fill in the blank: How many jelly beans __________________(Harry, count)?
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Fill in the blank: How long ___________________ (you, play) the saxophone? I hear you have a concert tomorrow!
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Fill in the blank: We __________________(finish) lunch, so we ate dessert.
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Fill in the blank: The first dance team ___________(already, perform) when I arrived.
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Fill in the blank: I had seen Jake before Sarah _________(show) him the new apartment.
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Fill in the blank: By 7:00 p.m., it _________(snow) four inches. [It's 10:00pm now.]
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Fill in the blank: Kevin ____________________(never, eat) a kiwi until the fifth grade. He's now 25 years old.
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Fill in the blank: By the time Jeffrey arrived, the family ______________ (already, eat) half of the cake.
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Fill in the blank: She ______________________(wait) for two and a half hours when she suddenly noticed the class was cancelled.
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Fill in the blank: They _____________ (try) to win the competition for seven years before we discontinued. [emphasis on repeated action]
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Fill in the blank: She _____________ (try) to win the Olympic gold medal four times before retiring. [hint: "how many times rule"]
