on 26-Nov-2025 (Wed)

172. No matter how hard you work, you’ll never earn much money as a lawyer.

EVEN

You’ll never earn much money as a lawyer, ________________ really hard.

173. Without a law degree, you won’t get that job in Paris that you want.

UNLESS

You won’t get that job in Paris that you want ________________ a law degree.

174. I can hear you perfectly so you don’t need to shout.

NO

I can hear you perfectly so ________________ to shout.

175. As Jack usually arrived on time I began to feel rather worried.

UNUSUAL

As ________________ to be late, I began to feel rather worried.

176. How long was your flight from London to Bucharest?

TAKE

How long ________________ fly from London to Bucharest?

177. Don’t worry if you can’t find Mexcafe, because most brands of coffee are similar.

MATTER

Most brands of coffee are similar, so ________________ if you can’t find Mexcafe.

178. Why are the supermarket shelves empty?

NOTHING

Why ________________ the supermarket shelves?

179. Do you think this radio is faulty?

PROBLEM

Do you think ________________ this radio?

180. For the time being, planes can’t land as it is too foggy at the airport.

FOG

For the time being, planes can’t land as ________________ at the airport.

181. I enjoyed seeing Angela again, didn’t you?

LOVELY

Wasn’t ________________ Angela again?

182. Will many people be waiting outside the cinema, do you think?

QUEUE

Will ________________ outside the cinema, do you think?

183. It rainedheavily last night and all the rivers have flooded.

STORM

All the rivers have flooded because ________________ last night.

184.You ought to see a doctor about your headache.

WERE

If ________________ a doctor about your headache.

185. My father did not learn to drive when he was younger and now he regrets it.

NOT

My father ________________ when he was younger.

186. I didn’t find the film very interesting.

INTERESTED

I ________________ the film.

187. The day was so cold he didn’t know what to wear.

SUCH

It ________________ that he didn’t know what to wear.

188. I returned the computer to the shop because it didn’t work.

TOOK

The computer didn’t work so ________________ the shop.

189. I’ve never read a book as long as this.

EVER

This must be ________________ read.

190. When I was younger, I would often play with my brother.

USED

When I was younger, I ________________ with my brother.

191. We last went abroad six years ago.

BEEN

We ________________ six years.

192. ‘Are you saying I broke the vase?’

ACCUSING

‘Are ________________ the vase?’

194. Going to the gym seems pointless to me.

POINT

I can’t ________________ going to the gym.

195. People think that my brother owns a huge villa in Italy.

TO

My brother ________________ a huge villa in Italy.

196. I decided not to buy a new car now, but to get one later.

PUT

I decided ________________ a new car until later.

197. The sea isn’t warm enough to go swimming.

TOO

The see ________________ to go swimming.

198. I’ll give you a key because I may not be in when you come back.

CASE

I’ll give you a key ________________ in when you come back.

199. Sam’s parents didn’t let him go out until he had tidied his room.

MADE

Sam’s parents ________________ his room before he went out.

200. Jake is very active even though he is not very well.

SPITE

Jake is very active ________________ that he is not very well.

201. ‘Whose is that fur coat?’ she asked.

BELONG

‘Who ________________ to?’ she asked. 202.

202. When I was a child my aunt took care of me.

BROUGHT

I ________________ my aunt when I was a child.

203. Tania would rather not cook dinner tonight.

FEEL

Tania ________________ dinner tonight.

204. It wouldn’t be a good idea if you ate too many chocolates.

BETTER

You ________________ too many chocolates.

205. Suzie’s husband is a lot older than she is.

GREAT

Suzie is married to a man who ________________ than she is.

206. ‘Don’t step on the ice – it’s dangerous,’ Zoe said to her sister.

WARNED

Zoe ________________ step on the ice because it was dangerous.

207. I really regret not bringing a camera tonight.

WISH

I really ________________ a camera tonight.

208. I expect you are delighted the Liverpool won the football match last night.

MUST

You ________________ that Liverpool won the football match last night.

209. A woman in the street spoke angrily to me because I’d bumped into her.

OFF

A woman in the street ________________ because I’d bumped into her.

210. Lucy plays the guitar really well.

GOOD

Lucy ________________ the guitar.

211. You almost never see some film stars out in public.

RARELY

Some film stars ________________ in public.

212. I’ll be very pleased to read what you’ve written.

GREAT

I’ll take ________________ what you’ve written.

I didn’t understand his explanations. (WAS)

I didn’t know what _______ about.

Who thought of that solution? (CAME)

Who ________ that solution?

He doesn’t usually fail his exams. (HARDLY)

He ________ his exams.

She didn’t answer the phone during dinner. (WHILE)

She didn’t answer the phone ________ dinner.

“You stole my wallet, didn’t you? (ACCUSED)

He_________ his wallet.

The trip was too expensive for me. (ENOUGH)

I ______ to go on the trip.

I’ll lend you my laptop if you promise to take care of it. (LONG)

I’ll lend you my laptop ________ to take care of it.

I don’t know why we went to the performance (WASTE).

Going to the performance was ________ time.

I’d prefer to go to Madrid on holiday. (RATHER)

I ________ to Madrid on holiday.

Could you lend me your car tomorrow? (MIND)

Would you __________ tomorrow?

You’ll be punished for what you did (AWAY).

You______ what you did.

You’ll be punished for what you did (AWAY).

You won’t get away with what you did.

He has donated a lot of money to charity. (DONATION)

He has ______ to charity.

The children are allowed to watch TV until 9 o’clock (LET).

Their parents ______ TV until 9 o’clock.

If the weather doesn’t improve, I’m not going out. (UNLESS)

I’m not going out _____ better.

It was foolish of me to get up so early. (NEED)

I ________ got up so early.

She wasn’t the least bit surprised to find out that her husband had an affair. (SURPRISE)

It wasn’t _______ to find out that her husband had an affair.

People don’t play any board games today. (POPULAR)

Board games ________.

It isn’t my fault that the bus is late. (BLAME)

I’m________ the bus being so late.

It is said that Beethoven wrote that symphony. (CREDITED)

Beethoven has been _________ that symphony.

My uncle was driving the lorry when it crashed. (DRIVEN)

The lorry ______ when it crashed.

Ecologists around the world are worried about the problem. (CONCERNED)

Ecologists around the world _______ about the problem.

You can try to open the safe with that key, but it won’t work. (POINT)

There’s _______ the safe with that key.

The accused refused to answer questions without his lawyer. (INSISTED)

The accused _______ present before answering any questions.

The letter has nothing to do with you (CONCERN).

The letter is _______ to you.

The company would benefit from hiring new workers. (INTERESTS)

It would _______ to hire new workers.

John and his wife seem to have no similarities. (COMMON)

John and his wife seem _______ with each other.

He doesn’t appreciate anything. (GRANTED)

He takes _____ .

When I studied at university, I never had enough money. (SHORT)

When I studied at university, I _________ .

Everyone came to the party apart from Cathy. (EXCEPTION)

Everyone came to the party _______ Cathy.

They are building some new apartments in the suburbs. (CONSTRUCTION)

New apartments ________ in the suburbs.

213. ‘Where would you prefer to live – in the city or the country?’ RATHER

‘Would ________________ in the city or the country?’

214. We expected to see ten people at the lecture but there were twenty. TWICE

There were ________________ at the lecture than we had expected.

215. ‘You must get a taxi home,’ my brother said to us. INSISTED

My brother ________________ a taxi home.

216. That’s the best film I’ve ever seen. NEVER

I ________________ such a good film.