Grammar 1
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Eventually, he got to a little village to ask for help, which was a bit difficult as he ___________ speak much Spanish.
didn't/couldn't
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I think it's easier to remember words if you can make a meaningful ______________ to your own language (connect).
connection
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Fortunately, there was another group who _______________ just visited Machu Picchu and were on their way back to the nearest city, Cuzco. My mum was in that group.
had
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Apparently, he can speak six languages ______________ (fluent).
fluently
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Have I ever told you how my parents met? I don't think I _______________.
have
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I didn't expect it to be very good, so I was _______________ surprised (pleasant).
pleasantly
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Well, they met in the middle of nowhere in Peru. My dad ____________ walking on his own to the lost city of Machu Picchu.
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We were quite ____________ with the results of the research (disappoint).
disappointed
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He was very fit at the time but found he was _____________ slower and slower and then he stopped and was really sick.
getting
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I struggled with German at school because I just found the grammar so ______________ (confuse).
confusing
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Apparently, it ______________ caused by being so high up in the mountains.
was
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Did you see the news yesterday? It was quite ______________, wasn't it? (shock)
shocking