Compound nouns
Last year they moved to a semi-_______ house
detached (semi-detached)
I don’t have a lot __ common __ my sister and we don’t spend a lot of time together.
in, with
__ Chinese eat __ lot of __ rice.
the, a, -
He is the person which I have been knowing for ages.
who
have known
“A/The successful man is one which/who can lay a firm foundation with -/the bricks others have thrown at him”. (David Brinkley)
a, who, the
An ______ estate is an area which has been especially planned for a lot of factories.
industrial
Regardless of having a natural talent __ business management he still puts __ the hours.
for, in
I’m sorry, but there are __ tickets left for the concert.
no
For sixteen weeks, only thing we saw was sea.
the only thing, the sea
“I have been learning/have learned that success is to be measured not so much by a/the position that/who one has reached in life as by -/the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed”. (Booker T. Washington)
have learned, the, that, the
Kids study ABC in ... school. Don't think he can't read. He's 7.
primary
Everyone thinks that you are hopeless __ languages, but I’m sure that if you keep trying, you’ll get better __ them.
at, at
__ most people thought that __ Beatles were __ very good group.
-, the, a
I don’t always manage speak to my parents every day as they live in United Kingdom.
manage to speak
the United Kingdom
“What’s -/the money? A man is a/- success if he gets up in -/the morning and goes to bed at the/- night and in between does what he wants to do”. (Bob Dylan)
-, a, the, -
The price includes flights and car ________.
rental
The best way to succeed __ life is to rely __ yourself and make friends __ the right people.
in, on, with
Please, leave me alone. I have ... time to prepare for an exam!
little
I saw a latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, that was terrible.
the latest
which / no comma
“-/the greatest sign of success for a/the teacher is to can/be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist”. (Maria Montessori)
the, a, to be able
Ten minutes later the taxi pulled up in front of the largest ______ mall in Central America.Shopping
Shopping
The film picks up __ and focuses __ the difficulties people experienced during the war.
on, on
We've got none/no/plenty of problems at work now. Our boss has resigned and we have to sort out everything by ourselves.
plenty of
There are a few of candies, but there is lots of cookies.
a few candies, there are lots of
“-/the success comes to those which/who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let -/the fame or -/the money travel to your head”. (A.R. Rahman)
-, who, -, -