Section I
"Have you been on holiday recently, Jane?" asked Tony.
BEEN
Tony asked Jane ________ on holiday recently.
if/whether she had been
I was too tired to go to the party.
THAT
I was ________ I couldn't go to the party.
so tired/exhausted that
There's no point asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
WASTE
It's ________ asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
a waste of time
I'm sure it was Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
MUST
It ________ Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
must have been
We paid some people to landscape the garden for us last year.
HAD
We ________ last year.
had the/our garden landscaped
The boss wouldn't object to you going early today.
OBJECTION
The boss would ________ you going early today.
not have any objection to
'Why don't we have dinner together at the weekend?' he asked her.
SUGGESTED
He ________ dinner together at the weekend.
suggested (them/their) having / suggested that they (should) have
The school I studied at last year was better than this one.
GOOD
This school ................... my last one.
is not as/so good as
Although the weather was terrible we had a good time.
SPITE
We had a good time ________ the weather was terrible.
in spite of the fact
Being rude is inexcusable.
EXCUSE
There's ________ rude.
no excuse for being
I regret that I started smoking.
WISH
I ________ up smoking.
wish I hadn't taken
The police are questioning the suspects.
QUESTIONED
The suspects ________ the police.
are being questioned by
The traffic was so heavy he arrived two hours late.
SUCH
There was ________ up two hours late.
such heavy traffic he showed/turned
The computer was too expensive for me to buy.
ENOUGH
I ________ to buy the computer.
did not have enough money
It's the most extravagant outfit I've ever seen.
SEEN
I ________ extravagant outfit.
have never seen such a / have never seen a more
This summer has been much cooler than last year.
COOL
Last summer was ________ this year.
not nearly as/so cool as
I'm not as good at maths as you.
BETTER
You ________ me.
are better at maths than / can do maths better than
I've never seen such a beautiful painting.
FAR
This painting is ________ I've ever seen.
by far the most beautiful
Many people think Steve stole the money.
BELIEVED
Steve ________ the money.
is believed to have stolen
We demanded to see the hotel manager to make our complaint.
ON
We ________ the hotel manager to make our complaint.
insisted on seeing
Apparently, the restaurant in town has been bought out by someone else.
UNDER
I hear the restaurant in town ________.
is under new management
Sarah started to cry her eyes out immediately after she was told she'd failed her driving test.
BROKE
Sarah ________ soon as she heard she'd failed her driving test.
broke down in tears as
My driving instructor told me not to drive so fast near schools.
AGAINST
My driving instructor ________ so fast near schools.
warned/advised (me) against driving
You led me to believe the job was mine if I wanted it.
IMPRESSION
I ________ that the job was mine if I wanted it.
had the impression / was under the impression
The rooms were spacious and the service was excellent.
ONLY
Not ________ spacious, but the service was excellent, too.
only were the rooms