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The witness reports were ______________ by recordings of the crime on CCTV cameras. VALID
validated
I regret leaving so late. (WISH)
I ______________________ so late.
wish I hadn’t left
My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from
work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong.
My car broke (break) down when I drove / was driving (drive) home from work. I would have
fixed (fix) it if I had known (know) what was wrong.
In my country you are allowed to vote with the age of 16.
with-AT
The book I read didn't ____________ my expectations, but maybe I was influenced by too many people. (wasn't what I expected)
LIVE UP TO
Psychological research provides many valuable _____ into how the human brain functions. SIGHT
insights
The campsite doesn’t provide tents. (EXPECTED)
You_______________own tents.
are expected to provide your
When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He
___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
When he founded (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He had already written
(already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
When I came to the new school I was very alone at first.
alone-lonely
She always keeps ____________ about how much money she has and all the things she can buy. (brag)
showing off
Learning a language fluently is _____ more time-consuming than people realise. CONSIDER
considerably
The film was so boring I fell asleep. (A)
It ____________________
that I fell asleep.
was such a boring film
They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager
___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.
They had been standing (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager told (tell) them
that there were no more tickets.
For the course, we were divided in groups of eight.
in- into
Joe ___________ a lot of money , which changed his life completely. INHERIT
CAME INTO
Some people experience a feeling of _____ when others achieve a long-held dream. BITTER
bitterness
I failed because I was so tired. (IF)
I______________________ I hadn't been so tired.
would not/wouldn’t have failed if
My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________
(arrive) in an hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
My sister is flying (fly) home from London today. Her flight will arrive /arrives (arrive) in an hour so I am
leaving (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
Vitamin D helps your bones to grow up .
to grow -grow
It took the woman a few minutes to __________ after she had fainted . (regain consciousness )
COME ROUND
The match was incredibly tedious to watch because both teams played _____. DISMAL
dismally
He doesn’t find it hard to work the night shift now. (USED)
He _______________________
the night shift now.
is used to working/has got used to working
I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________
(break) a leg five years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.
I used (use) to ski when I was at the university but I broke (break) a leg five years ago and since
then I have not skied (not ski) any more.
It is a habit in Japan to take off your shoes when entering a house.
habit -custom
The doctor wanted to___________ the test results with the patient . (discuss in detail)
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