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Try as I _______ , I couldn't turn the key.
could
might
should
would
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_______ you to change your mind about handing in your notice, we would be happy for you to stay with us.
If
Should
Unless
Were
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I find _______ very strange that Meena has not been promoted yet.
that
her
it
them
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Did you really understand all _______ he said?
which
what
when
that
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Please come and see me _______ day you like.
some
every
all
any
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His grandfather often dozes _______ in front of the TV after dinner.
off
out
over
in
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Only on very rare occasions _______ an appearance before midday.
the old lady would make
would make the old lady
would the old lady make
the old lady make would
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He escaped by _______
a hair's breadth
the hair's breadth
the breadth of a hair
a breadth of a hair
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_______ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for his test, he in fact just lay in bed watching videos.
Nevertheless
However
Whereas
Despite
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_______ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
How
Where
Which
What
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I benefited a great deal _______ taking that online training course.
for
from
with
off
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In such a plight _______ that we had no choice but to radio for help.
we found ourselves
we ourselves found
did we find ourselves
did we ourselves find
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Why do you object to _______ - he'll be an asset to the company?
he be taken on
him being taken on
he being taken on
him be taken on
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Unfortunately, their house _______ while they were at the restaurant celebrating their anniversary.
had burgled
got burgled
went burgled
burgled
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If the decision _______ before he arrived, he would have been furious.
would have been taken
was taken
was being taken
had been taken
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You must phone us as soon as you _______ home.
will get
are getting
get
will have got
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I can reassure you that everything _______ as quickly as possible.
will deal with
will be dealt
will deal
will be dealt with
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Bob couldn't ______ a moustache to the photo of his Headmaster in the newspaper.
resist adding
resist to add
resist from adding
resist for adding
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This time next week I won't be in a stuffy office, _______ on a beach in Spain.
I'll lie
I'll have lain
I'll be lying
I'm lying
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He crept in _______ his parents should wake up.
unless
lest
otherwise
whereby
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Capital punishment was done _______ in Britain nearly half a century ago.
out for
off by
away with
over from
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No offence intended _______ I think you haven't understood the problem correctly.
if
when
as
but
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I take great exception _______ the implication that I was not telling the truth.
to
against
from
with
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In such a complex situation as this mistakes _______ happen occasionally.
bound to
are bound to
bound
bound to
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No one wants to have extra homework tonight, _______?
don't they
don't he
do they
does he
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_______ your house repainted every year?
Have you
Have you got
Do you have
Have you been
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I had no difficulty _______ their house although they had said that people often did.
finding
to find
to finding
for finding
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I'm sure he only said those things _______.
for annoying me
to my annoyance
to annoy me
for annoy me
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James is staying with _______ while he is in New York — their son, Nick Green, will then come back with James for a few weeks over here.
Greens
the Greens
the Green
Green
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The more I get to know him, the _______ I like him.
less
most
much
lesser
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Women had to fight hard to gain _______ equality.
an
the
her
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I've never heard _______ ridiculous speech.
a such
such a
so a
a so
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All their children are allowed _______ exactly what they like.
do
to do
doing
for doing
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The old lady came near to _______ of pneumonia but to everyone's amazement she pulled through.
die
death
dying
being dead
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I had no sooner told her what I thought of her _______ I wished I'd held my tongue.
than
when
that
as
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I _______ rather you didn't tell my parents about this.
would
should
had
did
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We promised to keep in touch _______ happened to us in life.
whenever
whatever
however
wherever
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We were at a disadvantage _______ that we did not have a very good knowledge of the language the others were using.
in
by
with
for
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The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained _______
otherwise
therefore
immediately
nevertheless
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If you can win his attention _______ for you.
the so much better
the better so much
so much the better
so the much better
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My daughter is planning to spend a year before university working in Australia, _______ seems to me to be a sensible idea.
what
that
which
where
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I can't imagine any reason _______ he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way.
how
for
that
why
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I borrowed a _______ bike and went into town in the lunch break.
friend of mine's
friend of my
friend's of my
friend's of mine
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They live about _______ from here.
a drive of an hour
an hour of drive
a drive hour
an hour's drive
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It was the collapse of the dotcom boom that finally did _______ him.
with
out
for
off
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By the time you're my age, you _______ your mind.
will probably change
will probably have changed
would probably change
are probably changing
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When I first came to Britain it took me a long time to _______ on the left.
get used to drive
be used to driving
get used to driving
get used to drive
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You'd rather stay at home tonight, _______you?
hadn't
wouldn't
didn't
won't
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Kevin'll do well in the job _______ he stays on the right side of the boss.
as soon as
as far as
as long as
as well as
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Thank you very much — I haven't been to _______ party for ages.
a so enjoyable
the so enjoyable
so enjoyable
so enjoyable a