Compound nouns
Last year they moved to a semi- ___ house.
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.
a;-
He is the person which I have been knowing for ages.
who ; have known
A: In my ___ fast food is really unhealthy.
B: I agree, but for ___ it is the best way to save time as I hate cooking.
view/opinion; for me
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
I could catch the last train to London although there were none taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.
I managed to ...; there were no taxis
A: Is it OK if I smoke at the table?
a - Yes, of course.
b - It's OK. We can sort it out.
c - No, you'd better not.
a - Yes, of course.
When I entered I saw Mary wearing high-___ shoes, which made her even taller than she was.
high-heeled
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 the Beatles were ___ very good group.
-; a
I don't always manage speak to my parents every day as they live in United Kingdom.
manage to speak; the United Kingdom
A: For ___ thing I don't like him as a person. But he's so talented in everything he does.
B: I ___ say I agree with you.
for one ; I must say
The price includes flights and car ___ service.
car rental
The best way to succeed ___ life is to rely ___ yourself and make friends ___ the right people.
in; on; with
Yuck! There's too ___ salt in the soup!
much
I saw a latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, that was terrible.
the latest; which was
A: My apologies. I didn't realize you were busy.
a- If I were you, I'd go home.
b- No, it's not necessary.
c- It's OK. Don't worry about it.
c- It's OK. Don't worry about it.
Ten minutes later the taxi pulled up in front of the largest ___ mall in Central America.
shopping mall
The film picks up ___ and focuses ___ the difficulties people experienced during the war.
on;on
In ___ past, most people lived in ___ country.
the; the
There are a few of candidates, but there is lots of cookies.
a few candidates; there are
A: I ___ think we should talk to them first. The ___ I say this is that it will be better if they learn everything from us.
B: Exactly. That's what I was ___.
do think; The reason; was saying