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Emma promised not to tell anyone our secret.
Emma promised ____________________________.
Emma promised she wouldn’t tell anyone our secret.
If I had lived my life differently, I _______ (not be) here now.
WOULDN'T BE
With several years of experience, it may be time to challenge researchers to _____ the boundaries a bit further.
A pull
B break
C push
D make
C) push the boundaries
To act in a way that challenges established norms or acceptable behavior.
I was scared _________ of spiders when I was a child.
A hard
B stiff
C through
D fast
B) stiff
My dog refused to go out for a walk yesterday morning - it was too cold.
My dog ____________________________ yesterday morning.
My dog wouldn't go out for a walk yesterday morning - it was too cold.
Against his better judgment, his friends convinced him to go to the party. However, he _____ (be) happier if he ______ (stay) at home
would have been // had stayed
When she found out she had won the competition, she was absolutely ______.
A despondent
B livid
C astonished
D ecstatic
D) ecstatic
Although _______ remote, the islanders keep up to date with world events.
A nationally
B politically
C environmentally
D geographically
D) geographically
When we were children, we used to visit our grandparents every summer.
When we were children, we ____________________________.
When we were children, we would visit our grandparents every summer.
We ________ (not/get) married if we _________ (not/go) to the same university.
wouldn't have got // hadn't gone
Despite the bad weather, Jake remained cheerful and ______ throughout the trip.
A upbeat
B upset
C cross
D silent
A) upbeat
It was ________outside the tent. We couldn’t see a thing.
A stone black
B blank dark
C pitch black
D bone dark
C) pitch black
I missed the train because my alarm didn’t go off.
If my alarm ____________________________.
If my alarm had gone off, I wouldn't have missed the train.
If I ________ (have / not) a cold, I _______ (taste) the new dishes at the restaurant yesterday.
hadn't had // would have tasted
It's completely ______ me why anyone would spend so much money on that.
A behind
B close to
C beyond
D far from
C) beyond
4 The dog got out because he left the door ____ open.
A wide
B far
C broad
D long
A) wide
Tom is disappointed because he didn’t pass the exam.
If Tom ____________________________.
If Tom had passed the exam, he wouldn’t be disappointed.
He _______ (be) on time if he _______ (leave) earlier, but he lost track of time watching Tiktoks on his phone.
would have been // had left
The company was founded on the ______ that customers always come first.
A concern
B premise
C situation
D belief
B) premise
→ While a belief is a personal conviction, a premise is a building block in logic.