Pick me!
I really don’t know how the decision to have a reunion ... .Nobody intended it to happen.
A came across / B came over / C came about / D came for
C came about
On the picnic, we used ... plates and cups. DISPOSE
disposable
There’s a good (1) that new innovations will lead to better lives for everyone. Let’s make sure that’s the case.
chance/probability
I’m sure that Joe has got home by now. MUST
Joe ... home by now.
must have got
We might go to London for the weekend. PERHAPS
... go to London for the weekend.
Perhaps we’ll
The plan didn’t .... In fact, it was an utter failure and we were all very disappointed.
A come on / B come up / C come off / D come at
C come off
We kept ticket prices low – we wanted them to be ... for ordinary people. AFFORD
affordable
At the end of the nineteenth century, a time when new inventions were patented daily, people (1) have felt as though everything was about to change.
must/may/might
Perhaps the government will now take action to stop internet fraud. POSSIBLE
... the government will now take action to stop internet fraud.
It’s possible (that)
I don’t think it’s likely that she fell. She’s such a good climber. HAVE
She .... She’s such a good climber.
can’t have fallen
Don’t put that pullover in the washing machine. It’ll ..., and then it’ll be too small to wear.
A bend / B dispose / C fold / D shrink
D shrink
Have you written the ... yet? PROPOSE
proposal
Technology is progressing at such a pace that it is highly (1) that machines we now use on a daily basis will (2) obsolete before the end of the decade.
1 likely/probable/possible
2 be/become
We’ll probably have driverless cars in our city centres very soon. CHANCE
... we’ll have driverless cars in our city centres very soon.
There’s a (good) chance that / Chances are that
Paul’s probably signed the contract already, so there’s no point explaining the terms to him. WELL
Paul ... the contract, so there’s no point explaining the terms to him.
may well have signed
We’ve ... to rely on Josephine’s help. We’ll miss her now she’s leaving.
A given / B come / C gone / D taken
B come
What the critic wrote about me was .... It was ill-informed and rude. EXCUSE
inexcusable
Predicting the future is a hazardous business. All we can say for (1) is that what we think will happen, (2) won’t.
certain; probably
A rise in living standards doesn’t seem probable. UNLIKELY
A rise in living standards ... happen
SEEMS UNLIKELY TO
Frank would have been well advised to keep his opinions to himself. OUGHT
Frank ... his opinions to himself.
ought to have kept
How do you always come ... so many good ideas? I struggle to even think of one!
A up with / B over with / C up to / D over to
A up with
The suffering of warfare is ... to most of us. Let’s hope we never experience it. IMAGINE
unimaginable
We may (1) be on the verge of another great technological leap, which will (2) certainly transform the way we interact with technology.
1 well/even
2 almost/most
It wasn’t necessary to clear everything away. NEED
We ... clear everything away.
didn’t need to
There was no need to speak up on my behalf, but thanks anyway. HAVE
You ... up on my behalf, but thanks anyway.
needn’t have spoken