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Most ____ sights are located in the old town, but other
parts of the town are also worth a visit. ICON
iconic
They’re so excited. This time next week they (move)
into their new home.
will be moving
I’ve asked fi ve or six people to help me move. Unfortunately, no / none / neither of them will have enough time tomorrow.
none
At the end of the nineteenth century, Sir Ebenezer Howard became renowned __ what he called ‘garden
cities’
for
By Saturday, (Rob/design/new) kitchen for us.
Rob will have designed a new
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When I was nine, we moved into a new house in a peaceful, ____ neighbourhood in Los Angeles. RESPECT
My grandparents live in a ___ neighbourhood in the suburbs. LEAF
respectable
leafy
How many more places do you want to view today? By teatime we (view) six fl ats!
will have viewed
In the old days, students at this boarding school were allowed to go home every / each / whole three weeks.
every
They were thought to be the answer __ the
overcrowding and industrial pollution of Victorian cities.
to
Despite (take out/loan),they still don’t have enough money to renovate their house.
taking out a loan
There isn’t enough _____ housing, so many young people live with their parents. AFFORD
affordable
(you/put) in new bathroom fi ttings next weekend?
Will you be putting
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I’ve noticed that a great deal / a number / a couple of furniturehas been delivered next door.
6 There’s only a few / a little / a couple of paint left. Do you think itwill be enough?
a great deal
a little
For various reasons no ___ garden cities were built.
other/more
I asked (every/one/friend) to put me up for the night but none of them was able to do so.
every one of my friends
I live in a vast__________ city with a huge population but I’d much prefer to live somewhere more compact. SPRAWL
sprawling
I hope that by the time Olivia starts living on her own, she (learn) to cook.
will have learnt/ learned
Having done some DIY on her apartment, Jane spent all the / most / the whole week trying to clean up the mess.
the whole
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After World War II, the provision of inexpensive housing surrounded by green spaces __ a short distance.
In 1945the British government created the New Towns Committee,___ aim was to investigate the possibility of building new fully planned self-suffi cient towns.
within
whose
This semi has been for sale for a year now, (spite/be) relatively cheap.
in spite of being
Some______ areas are in remote places, which makes
commuting diffi cult. RESIDENT
residential
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5 I’m truly exhausted. By next week I (renovate) our
house for a month.
6 By tomorrow the plumber (fix) the dripping tap.
will have been renovating
will have fixed
I’m sure we had two new light bulbs. But now, when I need them, I can’t fi nd either / both / all of them.
either
By 2050 at least another ten million
people will __ moved to Britain.
have
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There is (deal/accommodation) for rent but you have to start looking well before the academic year begins.
Don’t call tomorrow afternoon because (we/paper/walls) in my parents’ house all day.
a great deal of accommodation
we will be papering the walls