OPEN CLOZE
It's something of a mystery how ancient bridge builders succeeded ___ spanning this wide river.
in
None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.
time
_______the shop, all the phones had been sold.
by the time we got
It is his ___ HONEST which I find so unbelievable. He is normally such a truthful boy!
dishonesty
I hate discussing with my girlfriend, I think we need to _______ (end the relationship)
break up
Change the inverted conditional
If we hadn't had the accident, we wouldn't have got hurt
Had we not had the accident, we wouldn't have got hurt
Life hasn't been found on any planet in the solar system, ___ from our own.
apart
I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat.
when
Only________ his hat did I recognise Carl.
when he took off.
Reports on the invasion are still very unclear, as are the ______ IMPLY of what this will prompt the government to do.
implications
My parents died a few years ago, but it was the only way I could ___________ that much money
A. come into
B. come up
C. come onto
come into
Gerunds/ infinitives
- I used to practice ___________ a lot when I was younger. (swim)
- We promised ____________ (give) Naomi call, but she we were so busy that we forgot.
- Remember ________ your mom as soon as you arrive at the airport. (call)
- swimming
- to give
- to call
The city of Istanbul in Turkey was known __ Constantinople until the early 20th century.
as
Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.
worth
It's _________ to come with us.
not worth asking Bryan
The next time you are in a dark place in the countryside at night, look up at the night sky and wonder at the ___ NUMBER stars set out in the heavens before you.
innumerable
Even though they used to be best friends in high school, they slowly ___________ after moving to different cities.
grow apart
Change to inverted conditional
If she fell, she would hurt herself.
Nobody will notice if you make a mistake.
Were she to fall, she would hurt herself.
Should you make a mistake, nobody will notice
In __ to a company car and large annual bonuses, we are also offering help in finding a new house.
addition
It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
have
You ____ last night, she was with us!
can't have seen Mary.
If you look on the other side of the cup, you will find a small __ ENGRAVE with the name of the original manufacturer.
engraving
No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t ___________ her new colleague; their personalities were too different.
I know you’re feeling down, but try to ___________—things will get better soon!
We need to ___________ all the old furniture before the new set arrives next week.
OPTIONS: get rid of,go out with, grow up, fall for, cheer up, go along with, get along with, get over
get along with
cheer up
get rid of
will be sunbathing
will sleep / will be sleeping
are you taking
If you want the painting, you will have to pay more than $4000. We have ___ lack of other offers so don't need to accept yours.
no
I really can't understand why he can't finish the project on time.
baffled
I am really ____ to finish the project on time.
baffled that he is unable / baffled why he is unable
As he was walking home late last night, Mr. Jones saw a strange _____ SPHERE shape in the sky and rang the police immediately.
spherical
If you're in the neighborhood, feel free to ___________ for a coffee.
I wasn’t sure about their idea at first, but after hearing their arguments, I started to ___________ to their point of view.
drop by
come round
1. Many people feel vulnerable / toxic / hostile towards new technology, especially when they don’t understand it.
2 Batteries contain chemicals that are extremely notorious/hostile/toxic to humans.
3 Computers from five years ago are greatly vulnerable/notorious/inferior to the ones you can buy today.
hostile
toxic
inferior