Pg.13 Binomial pairs
Most of the time, things are very predictable at work, but every ________ you get a real surprise and something unusual happens, like when the photocopier caught fire last week.
now and then
This is the problem with a job that involves a lot of travel. I ________ in hotels for the past month. (live)
have been living
I_____ liked the town we visited, but it’s not the most interesting one we’ve seen.
a fairly b quite c pretty d slightly
quite
The situation _________________ (has improved / improved) in the last couple of days, fortunately.
has improved
Most people around here work in agriculture in some capacity or another. They may not all grow food, but many people sell products to them or help transport or store the crops.
Farming town
People say that the great thing about living in the country is the ________. But that’s not the case if you live next to a busy farm like we do, I can tell you!
peace and quiet
I know it sounds crazy, but I ________ seafood before I went to university. (EAT)
HAD NEVER EATEN
HADN´T EATEN
I didn’t think the food was ________ salty, but Kim said that was a real problem for her.
particularly fairly slightly quite
particularly
My mother _________________ (spent / has spent) the last ten years before her retirement as a teacher. Now she occasionally does some part time-work if they need help.
spent
This used to be a very busy place, but the local industries closed and now nobody lives here.
Ghost town
The most important thing when speaking in public: keep it _____. Most people just go on too long, I find.
short and sweet
There’s no point asking for the report because they ________ it yet. They need more time. (finish)
won’t have finished
I’m ________ sure everyone will have left by now. It’s almost midnight. But let’s see anyway.
a bit rather fairly particularly
fairly
I ________ (have often wondered / often wondered) what it would be like to work as a spy. More dangerous than selling cell phones, I’m sure!
have often wondered
Ten years ago, there was nothing here. Now look at it—tens of thousands of people have moved here and it’s growing really fast.
Boomtown
It won’t take me long to clean the room. There are just a few ________ to put away.
bits and pieces
There are various reasons why sea pollution ________ in the past few years. (increase)
has increased
We had to change our plans ________ when Akiko couldn’t come because she was sick, but we managed. pretty fairly quite a little
a little
One of my sisters is an author. She’s incredible. By the time she was 21 she _______ (wrote / had already written) two novels.
had already written
The social life is great because there are so many young people here, especially students.
College town
There were a number of problems with the presentation; ___ a lot of the information was wrong.
first and foremost
What I ________ about my job over the years is that I get to meet so many interesting people. (enjoy)
have enjoyed
Los Angeles is a _____ special place for me: I met my wife there.
particularly little bit pretty
pretty
I ___________ (only went / have only been) to Tokyo once, and that was for a huge international conference on mobile technology.
have only been
Life in these places can’t be easy: often they don’t have electricity or running water, and the houses are quickly built with all sorts of materials, and not by professionals
Shantytown