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A: Hi, Jake. I hear you ________ (travel) around the world during your gap year?
B: Yes, I have. What _________ (you/do)?
A: Well, while you __________ (have) a good time going round the world,
I ________ (study) hard in my first year at university!
Her editor at the newspaper always made ________ (feel) as if she had done something wrong. As a journalist, she enjoyed _________(research) stories, but her boss wouldn’t allow ________ (tell) the truth because he wanted more sensational stories – stories that would interest the majority of their readers.
You’re in trouble because you didn’t listen to her warnings.
If you _________________ to her warnings, you __________ in trouble now.
Today, when we go on holiday, we 1could / should / ought consider the impact our trip will have on the local environment. We 2have to / should / might be forgiven for thinking that it has nothing to with us and that we can ignore it, but that’s really not good enough today. Many people 3can’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t believe that their holiday trip might be damaging the planet. It’s true, we 4don’t have to / mustn’t / mightn’t care, it’s not illegal to ignore the situation, but we 5ought / have to / need do something if we want to save the planet and all its flora and fauna for future generations.
If you are asked to describe your idea of A/AN/THE desert island paradise, your description would probably match the Polynesian island of A/AN/THE Tahiti. Located in A/AN/THE Southern Pacific Ocean, Tahiti is the largest island in A/AN/THE French Polynesia. This idyllic, isolated island was amongst some of A/AN/THE last unpopulated places in the world and is still one of the most beautiful. Tahiti was formed about three million years ago as a result of A/AN/THE volcanic eruptions. There are four peaks on A/AN/THE island, the tallest being nearly 2,500 metres high.
B: What _________ (you/study) again?
A: Medicine.
B: Oh, of course. How much longer have you got to do?
A: By the time I finish, I ___________ (study) seven years altogether – five at university and two more training in the job.
B: I start my course next month. So, I’ll start and finish my degree and you ______ (still/study). My course is only three years.
She always felt that she had to apologise __________
(do) a good job because he invariably succeeded _________ (edit) out the most important facts of her story, only to replace them with irrelevant speculation.
They didn’t tell her they were going to promote her, so she left.
She ______________ if they _________ her they were going to promote her.
As more companies offering eco-tourism emerge, at the other end of the scale other companies are more concerned about cutting costs for the traveller and thus are less ecologically concerned. And even though we 6may / must / could want to do something and know that we 7can’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t be contributing to the destruction of the environment, financial considerations tend to lead the way in our decision-making.
They might have found a cure for cancer in five years’ time.
A cure for cancer _________________________________________ in five years’ time. (passive)
John 1has been / had been / will have been unemployed for two years before he got a job. 2Having left / Having been leaving / He has left university, he thought it would have been easy to get a job, but not so. He 3has / had / will have studied civil engineering and had expected to get a good job. Unfortunately, the economic depression meant that building jobs 4become / will have become / had become few and far between.
It was her father who had encouraged __________ (work) on the local newspaper before applying to a national newspaper.
We want to take a trip to Australia, but we don’t have the money.
If we ______________ the money, we ____________ a trip to Australia.
A: What do you think the truth is behind that oil spill yesterday?
B: It __________ (happen). It’s disgraceful!
The boat owners are supposed to follow the law.
A: The news says that the fire on the boat ________ (be) an accident because investigations could find no technical problem or reason for the fire.
The work should be finished next week.
We expect _________________ next week. (passive)
But his life changed three months ago when he got a job as a construction worker on the new iconic skyscraper in Manchester. Although he mainly does manual labour, 5he’d found / he’s been finding / he’ll have found it quite interesting. His boss has noticed what a good worker he is and the fact that he seems to get on well with his co-workers. John realises that 6to have worked / having worked /he had worked alongside almost everyone on the site, he has gained a much better insight into company working practices than if he 7had started / has started / will have started working in a higher position.
She had considered _______________ (ignore) his advice, but she overheard _________(talk) with some of his friends one day about how hard it was to get a good journalism job these days, so she followed his advice.
You must tell the boss the truth because he tends to sack people for telling lies.
If you ______________ the boss the truth, he __________ you.
That ship _______ (be) licensed.
It was in a terrible condition.
A: Yes, it didn’t look too good. The press suggested that the ship ________ (hit) some rocks, which damaged it, hence the problem.
Many / Both / Most experts have tried to find the answer to that question. Current research now suggests that it is a combination of some / all / several traits, behaviours and social factors in one individual that contribute to the creativity inspired in that individual. There are some / no / most identifiable characteristics which every / all / a lot creative thinkers will have. For example, the creative thinker is someone who is curious about either / every / all experience they have and who wants to know how some / each / few component of that experience works and why.
She looks as if she’s going to cry. VERGE She looks as if she’s ____________
The operation is taking place in a few
minutes. ABOUT
The operation _____________ place.
I was going to give up when she offered to
help me. POINT
I was ___________ when she offered to help me.
However, she doesn’t know how much longer she can stand _________(work) for her boss, listening to him criticising __________ (tell) the truth.
Freezing water turns it into ice.
If you _____________ water, it _________ ice.
But what were they doing so close to the rocky coastline? They _________ (be) there in the first place. They _________ (follow) that route. There’s a better route round the other side of that island.
They were extremely / absolutely / very devastated by the news.
She never fully / extremely / slightly understood his desire to travel to far-away places.
His behaviour was totally / fairly / highly unjustified. There’s no excuse for what he did.