Sentence completion changing tense
He said it`s possible he`ll be late, so start without him.
He said to start without him as ___________ late.
MIGHT
He said to start without him as he might be late.
It`s quite a rough area. I`ve heard about several ______________ round there. (mug)
It`s quite a rough area. I`ve heard about several muggings round there.
She takes everything _____ her stride.
She takes everything in her stride.
STRUTOIY
( busy with foreign visitors)
TOURISTY
They`ll definitely change their minds about it.
They ___________ their minds about it , as usual.
BOUND
They are bound to change their minds about it, as usual.
(They`re bound)
People are quite ______________ about politicians, but I think we can change things. (cynic)
People are quite cynical about politicians, but I think we can change things.
She really puts people ____ their ease.
She really puts people at their ease.
BIVRNAT
(colourful, lively)
VIBRANT
From what I heard, they have reduced the list of candidates to five.
They seem _____________ list to five candidates.
NARROWED
They seem to have narrowed down the list to five candidates.
The doctor said I was in ___________ good health.(remark)
The doctor said I was in remarkably good health.
They don`t see eye ____ eye on many issues.
They don`t see eye to eye on many issues.
FUAEFNLT
(wealthy, rich)
AFFLUENT
The city is completely different to what it was like when I lived there.
The city ____________ some huge changes since I lived there.
THROUGH
The city has gone through some huge changes since I lived there.
He can be very aggressive and he gets involved in stupid _____________ about nothing. ( confront)
He can be very aggressive and he gets involved in stupid confrontations about nothing.
He often goes ________ my back.
He often goes behind my back.
ONGCTEESD
( busy, crowded)
CONGESTED
I know the coach was bad, but it`s terrible that people abused him that way.
The coach should ____________ abuse like that, however bad he was. SUBJECTED
The coach shouldn`t have been subjected to abuse like that, however bad he was.
The city became run-down because of the sheer ________________of the city council. (competent)
The city became run-down because of the sheer incompetence of the city council.
There`s a real buzz ______ the place.
There`s a real buzz about the place.
AQNIUT
( old, charming)
QUAINT