LITTLE
LITTLE
IN
THE
MIDDLE
100

 When we arrived to the conference, it already started / had already started.

had already started

100

You are always so ______________ with your money or you will be broke soon. (CARE)

careless

100

 _____ smallest house in ______ Alps belongs to _____ old man.

a.  - / the / an                        c. The / the / an

b.  - / the / the                       d. The / - / a 

c

100

 My mum is frightened _________ all kinds of animals including cats and dogs.

of

100

Juan lived in an isolated village when he was young.   (LIVE)

Juan ______________________ an isolated village when he was young.

Juan used to live in an isolated village when he was young.

200

The teacher doesn’t let us copy the essay from the book. (We)

 _____________________________ from the book.

We can't copy the essay from the book.

200

 If he doesn’t pick me up, I won’t go to the party.    (UNLESS)

I won’t go to the party ________________________ up.

I won't go to the party unless he picks me up.

200

"I don't to discuss this matter with you." (REFUSED)

My mum __________________________________.

My mum refused to discuss this matter with me.

200

I need a __________ person to take care of my children while I’m at work. (RELY)

reliable

200

John is not as sensitive as his brother.   LESS

John _______________________________ his brother.

John is less sensitive than his brother.

300

7. First he slept. Then, she left the room.  (AFTER)

She left ____________________________________

She left the room after he had slept.

300

The police have taken fingerprints from every man in the _____________. (NEIGHBOUR)

neighbourhood

300

83. She has never been to a demonstration before.   (TIME)

It’s the first _________________________ to a demonstration.

It is the first time she has been to a demonstration.

300

A: ‘Was Simon at the meeting when you arrived?’

B: ‘No, he ________________ some minutes earlier. (leave)

had left

300

All we need is a proper __________ for our financial problems. (SOLVE)

solution

400

8. No other student in the class is as well-behaved as him. (MOST)

He ____________________________ student in the class.

He is the most well-behaved student in this class

400

I might buy a new dress but I must lose weight first.   (IF)

_____________________________________ a new dress

If I lose weight, I will buy a new dress.

400

They decorated our house yesterday. (WAS)

Our house __________________________________.

Our house was decorated yesterday.

400

55. It isn’t necessary for you to learn this by heart.    

HAVE

You _________________________________ this by heart.

You don't have to learn this by heart.

400

He started drinking alcohol five years ago. (BEEN)

He _________________________________ five years.

He has been drinking alcohol for 5 years.

500

The food in this restaurant is so expensive so we can't eat there. (IF)

___________________________________________.

 If the food in this restaurant wasn't / weren't so expensive, we could/would eat there.

If the food in this restaurant was / were cheaper, we could / would eat there.

500

The cake was filled with cream and strawberries. We served the cake at the party. (SERVED)

The cake ___________________________________.

 The cake which we served at the party was filled with cream and strawberries.

500

"I won’t be back to the office before next Wednesday."

Janet told the department __________________________________________.

Janet told the department she wouldn't be back the following Wednesday.

500

Children's toys used to be more dangerous than toys today. (AS)

Children's toys today _________________________.


Children's toys today are not as dangerous as they used to be.

500

It’s forbidden to chew a gum in the classroom.    CHEW

You ________________________________ in the classroom.

You mustn't / can't chew a gum in the classroom.