Question 1

The thief promised to ……..the name of his accomplice if the police let him off.

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reveal

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admit

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prove

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conceal

Question 2

I think the red dress would…….you bettter than the blue one.

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suit

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compliment

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match

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go with

Question 3

Hre parents think she's becoming addicted ……..surfing the internet.

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to

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in

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with

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by

Question 4

Do you think we''ll get there ……time for the start of the game?

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in

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on

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by the

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at the

Question 5

I don't ……..my tteam to win the game today-they're playing the best team in the leaque.

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expect

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hope

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think

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imagine

Question 6

I actually left the party to …….talking to that annoying man!

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avoid

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stop

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prevent

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dislike

Question 7

She was so tired that she didn't……. The other car in the drive,and crashed into it!

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notice

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detect

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observe

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watch

Question 8

Those aren't really tears-you're just…….to get my sympathy.

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pretending

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cheating

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deceiving

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tricking

Question 9

My dad's going to run a marathon to……..money for cancer research.

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raise

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increase

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win

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gain

Question 10

The new manager brought …….a completely new set of rules.

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in

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out

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up

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off

Question 11

I ……..you do some extra practice with your dad if younwant to pass the test

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suggest

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advise

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offer

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explain

Question 12

Try to stay out of ………while her father's here-he doesn't like you.

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sight

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control

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mind

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luck

Question 13

She's been trying to …….. Her son for an hour, but he;s not picking up his phone.

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reach

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speak

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approach

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connect

Question 14

This tea is too……. Foe me.You didn't leave the teabag in long enough.

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weak

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gentle

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think

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light

Question 15

I know you're very busy, but you should ……. Time to go and see your father.

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find

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spend

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get

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kill

Question 16

The thieves dug a tunnel into the bank,and got ……..with over a million pounds!

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away

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along

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offer

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down

Question 17

He asked the old woman to ………him the way to the train station.

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show

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direct

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lead

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help

Question 18

The government wants to …….thousands of trees to make room for a new world

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cut down

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knock down

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cut off

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fall down

Question 19

She never lends her brother money because she doesn't …….him to pay it back.

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trust

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ensure

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believe

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rely

Question 20

Our mum never ……..us to go out on a school night.

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lets

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permits

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allows

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accepts

Question 21

I'll tell you which girl I like if yoy can……..it a secret.

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keep

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have

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make

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hide

Question 22

Ask your dad to help you-he's better at……..maths problems than me.

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solving

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finding

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undoing

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calculating

Question 23

My teacher is very…… , and doesn't allow anyone to talk in class.

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strict

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strong

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hard

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aggressive

Question 24

The hotel room wasn't very …….. -in fact, it was tiny!

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spacious

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cosy

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open

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crowded

Question 25

I'm afraid the first coach of the day is…….booked-shall I put you on the second?

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fully

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entirely

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absolutely

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very

Question 26

Beethoven …….some of his best music after he went deaf.

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composed

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planned

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invented

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organised

Question 27

My older sister's advice about study …….very helpful when I went off the university.

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proved

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demonstrated

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showed

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seemed

Question 28

His passport was ……..from him while he was asleep on a train in France.

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stolen

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lost

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robbed

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borrowed

Question 29

The police ……. On my going to hospital to get my head checked.

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insisted

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offered

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proposed

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convinced

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