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57 The owner established the company in 2001.


up
The company ……...........................………….......................... the owner in 2001.

58 We booked seats but it was not necessary because there was plenty of room.
booked
We ……...........................…………...........................…… seats because there was
plenty of room.

59 It is difficult for Paul to decide what to do.


mind
Paul finds it difficult ……...........................…………........................... what to do.

60 Bad weather delayed the building project for several weeks.


set
The building project ……...........................…………...........................…… for
several weeks by the bad weather.

61 Sara cleaned every bit of her room before her cousin came to stay.
top
Sara cleaned her room ……...........................…………...........................……
before her cousin came to stay.

62 Travelling by bus is cheaper than travelling by train.


more
Travelling by train ……...........................…………...........................…… travelling
by bus.

63 Leaving school made me realise that my childhood was over.


brought
Leaving school ……...........................…………...........................…… me that my
childhood was over.

64 I never find time to tidy my desk.


round
I never ……...........................…………...........................…… my desk.

65 Please behave as if you are in your own house during your stay.
make
I’d like you all ……...........................…………...........................…… home during
your stay.

66 I am not tall enough to reach the top of this cupboard.


taller
If I ……...........................…………...........................…… reach the top of this
cupboard.

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67 I’d like you to connect me to the managing director’s extension number.


through
Could you ……...........................…………...........................…… the managing
director’s extension number?

68 To tell the truth, we need a swimming pool for this school.


what
To tell the truth, ……...........................…………...........................…… a
swimming pool for this school.

69 Do you know whose this umbrella is, by any chance?


belongs
Do you know ……...........................…………...........................… , by any chance?

70 Was it Paul’s idea to go to the cinema?


came
Was it Paul ……...........................…………..........................…… the idea of going
to the cinema?

71 The boats began to move slowly out of the harbour.


way
The boats slowly ……...........................…………...........................…… out of the
harbour.

72 One runner did not succeed in finishing the race.


able
One runner ……...........................…………...........................…… the race.

73 It is not my fault that the glass broke.


blame
You cannot ……...........................…………...........................…… the glass.

74 I am starting to find watching television boring.


fed
I am beginning to get ……...........................…………...........................……
television.

75 Bad weather makes me feel really unhappy in the winter.


down
Bad weather ……...........................…………...........................…… in the winter.

76 Fog delayed my flight to Moscow this morning.


up
My flight to Moscow ……...........................…………...........................…… this
morning.

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77 Help was urgently needed in the flooded area of the country.


need
They were ……...........................…………...........................…… in the flooded
area of the country.

78 I went to Italy with the intention of learning Italian.


that
I went to Italy ……...........................…………...........................…… Italian.

79 Remember to return the videos you have rented.


back
Don’t ……...........................…………...........................…… the videos you have
rented.

80 While we were going home yesterday we got caught in a thunderstorm.


way
We got caught in a thunderstorm while we were
……...........................…………...........................…… yesterday.

81 Has Mary altered her decision about moving to the countryside?


mind
Do you know if Mary ……...........................…………...........................…… about
moving to the countryside?

82 I’d like Kevin to stop telling me what to do.


wish
I ……...........................…………...........................…… telling me what to do!

83 ‘Are you pleased it’s nearly half-term?’ said the teacher to us.
know
The teacher wanted ……...........................…………...........................…… pleased
it was nearly half-term.

84 We are earning less than we are spending, I’m afraid.


expenditure
Our ……...........................…………...........................…… our income, I’m afraid.

85 I don’t think having luxuries in life is necessary.


necessity
I don’t ……...........................…………...........................… having luxuries in life.

86 I don’t earn anything like the amount I did before.


nowhere
I earn ……...........................…………...........................…… as I did before.

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87 The date for the Barcelona Conference is the 23rd of March.


place
The Barcelona Conference ……...........................…………...........................……
the 23rd of March.

88 The house was not very attractive in appearance when we first saw it.
much
The house was ……...........................…………...........................…… at when we
first saw it.

89 No-one wants to buy this type of music any more.


longer
There ……...........................…………...........................…… for this type of music.

90 Looking back, I think I was right to study mathematics at university.


regret
Looking back, I ……...........................…………...........................…… mathematics
at university.

91 Our spending will have to be reduced next year.


back
We will have ……...........................…………...........................…… our spending
next year.

92 The children were absolutely certain that the film would be fantastic.
doubt
There ……...........................…………...........................…… minds of the children
that the film would be fantastic.

93 Did anyone raise the subject of the school trip?


brought
Can you tell me ……...........................…………...........................…… the subject
of the school trip?

94 I started learning English three years ago.


been
I ……...........................…………...........................…… three years.

95 They are moving our oral examination to an earlier date.


forward
Our oral examination ……...........................…………...........................…… to an
earlier date.

96 ‘Do you want to go for a walk?’ asked Bob.


felt
Bob asked me ……...........................…………...........................…… for a walk.

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97 Olivia did not concentrate so she made a lot of mistakes.


would
If Olivia ……...........................…………...........................… made fewer mistakes.

98 Do you happen to know the time of the next train to London?


could
I wonder ……...........................…………...........................…… me the time of the
next train to London.

99 The children are always fascinated by nature programmes on TV.


find
The children ……...........................…………...........................…… when they
watch them on TV.

100 ‘What about going for a swim?’ said John to me.


should
John ……...........................…………...........................…… for a swim.

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