on 25-Oct-2025 (Sat)

72. A lot of snow fell yesterday in Vienna.

HARD

It ________________ in Vienna yesterday.

73. There has been a steady increase in prices over last year.

STEADILY

Prices ________________ over the past year.

74. My hometown is a fairly big industrial city.

QUITE

My hometown is ________________ industrial city.

75. Prague is rather expensive.

BIT

Prague is ________________ expensive city.

76. I have almost no money left after my holiday.

HARDLY

I have ________________ money left after my holiday.

77. The number of tourists I saw was really amazing.

ABSOLUTELY

I ________________ the number of tourists I saw.

78. Can I fly to Bratislava without having to change planes?

DIRECT

Is there ________________ to Bratislava?

79. Keith really lost his temper when they told him to show his passport again.

EXTREMELY

Keith ________________ when they told him to show his passport again.

80. I really don’t like travelling by bus in the morning.

STAND

I ________________ by bus in the morning.

81. I decided to go to Africa on my own.

DECISION

It ________________ to go to Africa on my own.

82. I didn’t have enough money to go to Rwanda by plane.

AFFORD

I ________________ to Rwanda by plane.

83. It took me ages to get all the documents I needed.

SPENT

I ________________ all the documents I needed.

84. It was difficult for me to smile when they told me the news.

HELP

I couldn’t ________________ heard the news.

85. I can hear laughter coming from the neighbours’ flat.

PEOPLE

I ________________ in the neighbour’s flat.

86. They said they would go to the police if we didn’t help them.

THREATENED

They ________________ the police if we didn’t hep them.

87. I can’t wait to visit the new safari park.

FORWARD

I’m ________________ the new safari park.

88. I’m glad I went to Africa to see animals in their natural environment.

WORTH

It ________________ Africa to see animals in their natural environment.

89. The idea of waiting for five hours at the airport does not appeal to me.

KEEN

I’m not ________________ waiting for five hours at the airport.

90. We arrived at the cinema too late for the start of the film.

ALREADY

The film ________________ the time we arrived at the cinema.

91. On hearing the good news, everyone at the office gave a cheer.

WHEN

Everyone at the office gave a cheer ________________ the good news.

92. A fire broke out on board the plane shortly after it left the ground.

JUST

The plane ________________ off when a fire broke out on board.

93. James was surprised by their friendliness.

EXPECTED

James ________________ be so friendly.

94. I had hardly opened the front door when the phone rang.

SOON

The phone rang ________________ the front door.

95. We didn’t set off for the mountains until midday.

WHEN

It ________________ off for the mountains.

96. He read the whole letter before saying anything.

UNTIL

He didn’t say ________________ the whole letter.

97. I met somebody I knew on my flight to Athens last week.

WHILE

I met somebody I knew ________________ flying to Athens last week.

98. Sue was excited because it was her first visit to India.

NEVER

Sue was excited because ________________ India before.

99. The train journey took six hours, so we were really tired when we got to Madrid.

FOR

We were really tired when we got to Madrid because we ________________ six hours by train.

100. The players spent a lot of time training for the big game.

DEAL

The players spent ________________ time training for the big game.

101. Not many fans attended the match on Saturday.

VERY

The match on Saturday was attended ________________ fans.

102. My brother is not very interested in sport.

MUCH

My brother doesn’t show ________________ sport.