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I haven't spoken to her since she had her baby.
The ______ (LAST) her was before she had her baby. |
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The last time I spoke to her was before she had her baby.
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I wasn't surprised to hear that he'd failed.
It came _____ (NO) to me to hear that he'd failed.
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It came as no surprise to me to hear that he'd failed.
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My nephew began to play tennis in 1999.
My nephew ______ (SINCE) 1999. |
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| My nephew has been playing tennis since 1999. |
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I've never seen a supermarket as big as this before.
This is the _____ (SUPERMARKET) seen. |
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| This is the biggest supermarket I have ever seen. |
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I'd rather walk than catch a bus.
I'd prefer _____ (RATHER) a bus. |
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| I'd prefer to walk rather than catch a bus. |
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| Will Smith was tired of the noise and _____ (POLLUTE) of the city. |
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| Will Smith was tired of the noise and pollution of the city. |
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| The neighbours were rather cold and _____ (FRIEND). |
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| The neighbours were rather cold and unfriendly. |
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| They now live in a smart new _____ (NEIGHBOUR). |
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| They now live in a smart new neighbourhood. |
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| A village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53 _____ (INHABIT) and one shop. |
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| A village in the Suffolk countryside, with 53 inhabitants and one shop. |
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I've had enough of your rudeness.
I am not going _____ (PUT) your rudeness any more. |
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| I am not going to put up with your rudeness any more. |
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Where are you going to spend your holidays this year?
Where _____ (PLANNING) your holidays this year? |
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| Where are you planning to spend your holidays this year? |
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He was about to say something when the phone rang.
He was ______ (POINT) something when the phone rang. |
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| He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang. |
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Unemployment will probably rise in the next few months.
Unemployment ______ (LIKELY) in the next few months. |
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| Unemployment is likely to rise in the next few months. |
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She's unlikely to change her mind about the job.
She _______ (PROBABLY) change her mind about the job. |
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| She probably won't/ will notchange her mind about the job. |
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The plants will probably all be dead by the time we get home.
The plants ______ (HAVE) by the time we get home. |
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| The plants will probably have died by the time we get home. |
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| It turned out to be an extremely _____ (PLEASE) experience that I will not repeat. |
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| It turned out to be an extremely unpleasant experience that I will not repeat. |
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