Question 1

I ................Japanese food for the first time last night.

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ate

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would eat

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have been eating

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have eaten

Question 2

You can borrow my umbrella..........you don't lose it.

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as long as

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except

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unless

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even if

Question 3

Louise had to have an operation,.........she?

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didn't

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hasn't

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wasn't

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wouldn't

Question 4

I'll phone you as soon as I ...........

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arrive

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will arrive

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have arrived

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am arriving

Question 5

We went for a walk in...........park over there to ..........fresh air.

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the/some

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the/a

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some/a

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the/the

Question 6

It is said that catching a cold..........be prevented by eating garlic

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can

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would

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must

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should

Question 7

It is about the same price to fly to Paris.....to take the train.

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as

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and

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or

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than

Question 8

If he had not used his credit card so much, he wouldn't ..........into debt.

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have got

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got

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get

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be getting

Question 9

.........the cities in the world, Tokyo is the most expensive.

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Of all

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Many

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Lots

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Some of

Question 10

She passed all her exams,........not studying very hard

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despite

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although

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due to

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while

Question 11

My friend has......me to study literature next year.

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persuaded

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suggested

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insisted

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converted

Question 12

These photographs bring...memories of all my friends.

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back

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round

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through

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out

Question 13

I admire Ann because she always looks......no matter what she wears.

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stylish

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suitable

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funny

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popular

Question 14

There has been a fall in the............living, at last!

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cost

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payment

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price

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rate

Question 15

Students may get a bank...to pay for their education.

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loan

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grant

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finance

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note

Question 16

Is the .....true that Frank and Cheryl are married?

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rumour

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wish

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idea

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point

Question 17

The accident was..........my fault. Please forgive me.

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entirely

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enormously

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awfully

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terribly

Question 18

The football stadium was so full that some fans were turned.....

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away

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to

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round

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down

Question 19

We are.......a lot of pressure to finish the work by Friday.

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under

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in

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with

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among

Question 20

If you look in the local telephone.........,you will find all the information you need.

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directory

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direction

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director

Question 21

It is ..........that someone could survive a night on the mountain n such freezing conditions.

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unimaginable

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unimaginative

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unimagined

Question 22

Harry was.....from hospital after three days, so he is at home now,

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discharged

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uncharged

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undercharged

Question 23

Long hours and hard work are the.....of most people's jobs.

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reality

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realist

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realism

Question 24

It took the men over two hours to.......the lorry and put the furniture in the house.

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unload

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reload

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overload

Question 25

We.......never have drunk the tap water in that country.

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should

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had

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could

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might

Question 26

In the past many people...................grow their own food.

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used to

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were used to

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are used to

Question 27

By the time we got to the party, there was...........food left.

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little

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lots

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much

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few

Question 28

John's computer was..........more expensive than mine.

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far

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lot

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so

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very

Question 29

I'll phone you when I ..........home.

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get

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got

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would get

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will get

Question 30

Everyone enjoyed the trip to the coast,.........the wet weather.

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despite

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but

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unless

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although

Question 31

Can you remind Sandra.........some milk on her way home?

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to buy

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bying

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buy

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buys

Question 32

I.......go out for lunch today than have to cook!

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would rather

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would like

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would prefer

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would enjoy

Question 33

Young children enjoy looking at storybooks that are.......pictures.

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full

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covered

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filled

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plenty

Question 34

Do you wish you.......at school instead of leaving at sixteen?

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had stayed on

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stay on

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stayed on

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have stayed on

Question 35

I've left my mobile at home, I'll go back and...........it.

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fetch

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carry

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pass

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take

Question 36

Once the plane was ready, the passengers were invited to ................it.

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board

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check in

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fly

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take off

Question 37

Twenty years ago, people still wrote letters. ...........everyone uses email.

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Nowadays

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At this moment

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Eventually

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Actually

Question 38

I need to lose some weight, so I've decide to take ..........running.

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up

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for

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on

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in

Question 39

Helena is very shy. She finds it difficult to...........friends.

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make

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form

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do

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build

Question 40

I'm afraid these trousers are too tight! I'd like to ............a larger size please!

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try on

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put on

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prove

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attempt

Question 41

Anna .................a lot of money selling her own jewellery.

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earns

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achieves

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gains

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wins

Question 42

Michael did not ..........to break your racket. It was an accident

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mean

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propose

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design

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mind

Question 43

Sally is just jealous. Don't take any........of what she says.

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notice

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regard

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case

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attention

Question 44

Andrew apologised .........late to class

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for being

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in being

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to be

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of being

Question 45

Helen has a very......nature. She would make an excellent nurse.

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caring

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careless

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carefull

Question 46

We were really ........that we couldn't come to your party.

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disappointed

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disappointment

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disappointing

Question 47

Sorry, but we don't need anyone with a degree to work in this factory. I am afraid that you are...........

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over-qualified

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disqualified

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unqualified

Question 48

I think that living in the countryside is much...............that living in the city.

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healthier

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healthiest

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healthy

Question 49

Mary is studying at university in order to become a .................

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chemist

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chemistry

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chemical

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