| Jack's bad behaviour annoyed Ann.
[put]
Ann .......................... Jack's bad behaviour. | was put out by |
| Our flat badly needs redecorating.
[ought]
We really ................................ up our flat. | ought to do |
| Our flat badly needs redecorating.
[ought]
We really ................................ up our flat. | ought to do |
| "Are you coming to John's party tonight?" he asked Carol.
[whether]
He asked ........................ to John's party that evening. | Carol whether she was going |
| Many children do not think documentaries are interesting
[interested]
Many children .......... in documentaries. | are not interested |
| Why don't you turn the television down?
[sooner]
I ............................... the television down. | would sooner you turned |
| You ought to apologise to Bill for breaking his favourite mug.
[better]
You ............................ to Bill for breaking his favourite mug. | had better apologise |
| Not many students managed to complete the task on time.
[succeeded]
Very .......................................... the task on time. | few students succeeded in completing |
| If she weren't so young, she could go on holiday alone.
[enough]
She is ................................ on holiday alone. | not old enough to go |
| Les enjoys tennis very much despite not having enough time to play.
[keen]
Les is ........................................... he doesn't have enough time to play. | keen on tennis although |
| "How about getting a professional artist to paint your portrait?" he told us.
[having]
He ................................................. by a professional artist. | suggested having our portrait painted |
| The graduation ceremony was held outside in the open air.
[place]
The graduation ceremony .............................. doors. | took place out of |
| I don't think that Garry will accept their offer.
[likely]
Garry ............................ down their offer. | is likely to turn |
| Philip suggested that I take up a sport.
[good]
Philip told me that it would ............................... take up a sport. | be good for me to |
| If you don't ask somebody how to get there, you might get lost.
[way]
You'd better ask somebody ........................ you don't get lost | the way so that |
| He spent ages looking for an ancient artifact before he finally found it.
[took]
It ............................... the ancient artifact that he had been looking for. | took him ages to find |
| John paid a lot of money to buy that car.
[fortune]
John .......................... that car. | spent a fortune on |
| People believed the Earth was flat.
[believed]
The Earth .............................. flat. | was believed to be |
| He was going to ask her a favour but decided not to.
[changed]
He's ............................... her a favour. | changed his mind about asking |
| You should have come with us to the theatre.
[pity]
What .............................. come with us to the theatre. | a pity you did not |
| They don't know that he's decided to get married.
[ignorant]
They ............................ to get married. | are ignorant to his decision |
| She did the shopping and she also cleaned the house for the party.
[addition]
She cleaned the house for the party .......................... the shopping. | in addition to doing |
| I wish I had saved up more money when I was younger.
[aside]
If ............................ more money when I was younger. | only I had put aside |
| lan hasn't recovered from his illness yet so he won't be coming to school today.
[weather]
lan ........................... so he won't be coming to school today | is still under the weather |
| Vivian never goes to her appointments late.
[time]
Vivian .............................. for her appointments. | is always on time |
| Les prefers skating to cycling.
[rather]
Les .............................. cycle. | would rather skate than |
| You cannot use your credit card or a cheque to pay for goods at this shop.
[cash]
Only ............................... pay for goods at this shop. | in cash can you |
| They believe that Nick was responsible for this accident.
[believed]
Nick ................................ responsible for this accident | is believed to have been |
| Bill didn't take part in the gold tournament because he had sprained his wrist.
[due]
Bill didn't take part in the golf tournament ............................. that he had sprained his wrist | due to the fact |
| "Is the flight to Madrid delayed?" James asked.
[wanted]
James ............................... the flight to Madrid was delayed. | wanted to know if |
| He described the event down to the smallest detail.
[description]
He ...................................... the event. | gave a detailed description of |
| Her father made her cancel her party.
[forced]
She ............................... off her party. | was forced to call |
| Mrs Jones found her son's school report rather disappointing.
[disappointed]
Mrs Jones .............................. her son's school report. | was rather disappointed with |
| He woke up early because he wanted to be on time for the interview.
[so]
He woke up early ................................ late for the interview. | so as not to be |
| Those shoes you are wearing are not very fashionable anymore.
[fashion]
Those shoes you are wearing have been ................. quite some time. | out of fashion for |
| It wasn't necessary to buy all those tomatoes. i only asked for a kilo.
[need]
You ......................... all those tomatoes. I only asked for a kilo. | needn't have bought |
| My grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary is on 30th March.
[married]
By 30th March my grandparents ................. 50 years. | will have been married for |
| The young boy never pays attention to his mum's advice.
[notice]
The young boy never ................ his mum's advice. | takes any notice of |
| They had just started sleeping when the baby started crying.
[asleep]
No sooner ............................. the baby started crying. | had they fallen asleep than |
| He hardly ever participates in class discussions anymore.
[take]
Hardly ever ..................... in class discussions anymore. | does he take part |
| Mrs Brown gave a detailed description of how those men robbed the bank.
[robbery]
Mrs Brown ................................... detail. | described the robbery in |
| Tom said that it was Jack who had broken his window.
[accused]
Tom ................................ his window. | accused Jack of breaking |
| Has Martin decided to move yet?
[made]
Has Martin ................................... moving yet? | made up his mind about |
| I'm sure it wasn't Stella that you saw because she's still in Belgium.
[mistaken]
You .............................. someone else because she's still in Belgium. | must have mistaken Stella for |
| Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden.
[allowed]
You ................................... photographs inside the museum. | are not allowed to take |
| Patrick needs to use your computer. Is this OK with you?
[if]
Would you ............................ your computer? | mind if Patrick used |
| The students continued their exam after the interruption by the teacher.
[carried]
The students ............................... after the interruption by the teacher. | carried on with their exam |
| Although he has been in Spain for a year, Jack can't speak a word of Spanish.
[spite]
In ........................... in Spain for a year, Jack can't speak a word of Spanish. | spite of having been |
| Are you in the mood to go for a walk in the countryside?
[like]
Would .............................. for a walk in the countryside? | you feel like going |
| When I first came to England I found it difficult to drive on the left.
[used]
When I first came to England, I ............................ driving on the left. | was not used to |
| "You shouldn't have been rude to her," he said to me.
[criticised]
He .................... rude to her. | criticised me for being |
| They didn't say anything about the way he reacted to the news.
[his]
Nothing ................................. to the news. | was said about his reaction |
| It's a nine-hour flight from here to New York.
[takes]
It ............................. from here to New York/ | takes nine hours to fly |
| Matt tried as hard as he could to pass the exam.
[did]
Matt ............................ he wouldn't fail the exam. | did his best so that |
| Even though the police warned him, he still continued to drive at extremely high speeds.
[despite]
He continued to drive at extremely high speeds ......................... the police. | despite having been warned by |
| If it wasn't a rainy day, we could go to the countryside.
[stop]
I wish ................................ so we could go to the countryside. | it would stop raining |
| Don't be deceived by his look of innocence.
[taken]
Don't be .................................... look. | taken in by his innocent |
| "I'll take a quick look at your essay when I get home," he said to me.
[through]
He said he ..................................... essay when he got home. | would look through my |
| This has nothing to do with you
[none]
This .......................... businesss. | is none of your |
| Our flat badly needs redecorating.
[ought]
We really ................................ up our flat. | ought to do |
| I spoke loudly so that everybody could hear me.
[order]
I spoke loudly ................... by everybody. | in order to be heard |
| "Well done, Peter! You played wonderfully," said his teacher.
[congratulated]
Peter's teacher ............................... wonderfully. | congratulated him on playing |
| George has always been worthy of my respect and admiration.
[looked]
I .................................. George. | have always looked up to |
| I'll ask Peter to help me move my furniture.
[hand[
I'll have Peter ................................... moving the furniture. | give me a hand with |
| She felt strongly about the issue of using animals in experiments.
[strong]
She ............................. about the issue of using animals in experiments. | had strong feelings |
| Jack's bad behaviour annoyed Ann.
[put]
Ann .......................... Jack's bad behaviour. | was put out by |
| I don't see why we should invite her to dinner, since she turns everybody down.
[use]
It's ....................... her to dinner because she will only turn us down. | no use inviting |
| Tony went to Oxford to take a summer course in English.
[view]
Tony went to Oxford .......................... a summer course in English. | with a view to taking |
| Can you take care of the baby for a while, Sandra?
[keep]
Can you ......................... the baby for a while, Sandra? | keep an eye on |
| The Smith family will offer their hospitality to two homeless children.
[put]
Two homeless children .................................... by the Smith family. | will be put up |
| When Officer Keynes isn't working. he goes to bed quite late.
[duty]
When Officer Keynes is .................................... in quite late. | off duty, he turns |
| What you did was both courageous and kind.
[only]
What you did was ....................................... kind. | not only courageous but also |
| The scientists managed to complete their research even though they had very few funds.
[lack]
The scientists managed to complete their research in .......................... funds. | spite of the lack of |
| Don't tell any more lies or you'll land yourself in trouble.
[give]
Unless ......................................., you'll land yourself in trouble. | you give up lying |
| The National Museum exhibits many interesting objects.
[display]
Many interesting objects ................................... the National Museum. | are on display at |
| She completely agreed with the decision I made.
[total]
She ......................................... me over the decision I made. | was in total agreement with |
| It was wrong of you to reveal my secret, under any circumstances.
[given]
You shouldn't ............................ my secret, under any circumstances. | have given away |
| The clients arrived before I reached the office.
[already]
The clients ........................................ I reached the office. | had already arrived when |
| He only started writing because his wife kept encouraging him to do so.
[taken]
Had it not been for his wife's encouragement he .............................. writing. | would not have taken up |
| Even though his book is funny, few people will buy it.
[be]
Funny though his book ......................... sell well. | may be, it will not |
| We didn't go to the cinema because Helen came home later than she had said she would.
[time]
If Helen ..................................., we would have gone to the cinema. | had come home on time |
| You should try to be friends again with Jack.
[up]
You should try .............................. Jack. | to make up with |
| John wanted to know how much she had paid for her new fur coat.
[cost]
John wanted to ................................... her new fur coat. | know the cost of |
| "I'll lend you my car if you promise to be back by ten," she said.
[long]
She said she'd land me her car .................................... to be back by ten. | as long as I promised |
| "What do people think about this doctor?" she asked.
[reputation]
"What kind of ............................................?" she asked. | reputation does this doctor have |
| How long do you think this piece of cloth is?
[of]
What is .................................. of cloth, do you think? | the length of this piece |
| "How about going for a walk tonight?" said Mary to her children.
[suggested]
Mary ......................................... for a walk that night. | suggested that they should go |
| The earthquake destroyed lots of buildings.
[result]
Lots of buildings were ............................ the earthquake. | destroyed as a result of |
| I can't tell you what the hotel is like, as I haven't been there yet.
[having]
I can't tell you what the hotel is like ............................... yet. | not having been there |
| Only eco-friendly materials were used to build this house.
[using]
This house ............................ only eco-friendly materials. | was built using |
| Apart from Jack, nobody missed my party.
[one]
Jack was .............................. miss my party. | the only one to |
| The airline has cancelled the flight once more.
[off]
The airline ................................. the flight once more. | has called off |
| The detective hadn't been successful in his effort to trace the killer.
[по]
The detective ............................... in his effort to trace the killer. | had had no success |
| Sally once worked for a multinational law firm.
[job]
Sally used .............................. with a multinational law firm. | to have a job |
| Unfortunately, lollipop ladies are rarely seen outside primary schools in Athens.
[rare]
Unfortunately, ............................ lollipop ladies outside primary schools in Athens. | it is rare to see |
| They went to the protest to distribute leaflets against the government policy.
[given]
The leaflets against the government policy ...................... at the protest. | were given out |
| You can get second-hand clothes at the flea market for next to nothing.
[costs]
It ......................... second-hand clothes at the flea market. | costs very little to buy |
| Could you give me your opinion on the new outfit I got?
[know]
Could you ....................... think about the new outfit I got? | let me know what you |
| Jane's mum stopped her from going to school until she had eaten her breakfast.
[let]
Jane's mum .................... to school without eating her breakfast first. | wouldn't let her go |
| Mr Collins is sure that his secretary will help him finish the project.
[rely]
Mr Collins thinks he can .............................. him finish the project. | rely on his secretary to help |
| You shouldn't bother cooking dinner today as I've arranged for us to eat out.
[point]
There ........................... dinner today as I've arranged for us to eat out. | is no point cooking |
| Aristotle Onasis established Olympic Airlines.
[set]
Olympic Airlines ................................ Aristotle Onasis. | was set up by |
| The number of people who eat genetically modified food has risen.
[rise]
There ........................ the number of people who eat genetically modified food. | has been a rise in |
| I knew that I had to hand in my project by the end of the month.
[necessary]
I knew that ........................... to hand in my project by the end of the month. | it was necessary for me |
| "What's the height of the Eiffel Tower?" the teacher asked.
[high]
The teacher wanted ................................. the Eiffel Tower is. | to know how high |
| Mum said we had run out of milk and couldn't make pancakes.
[left]
Mum said there ........................... to make pancakes. | wasn't enough milk left |
| I wish I had told her the truth.
[regret]
I ............................................. the truth. | regret not having told her |
| Jack didn't know why she decided to leave the country.
[made]
Jack didn't know ............................ leave the country. | what made her decide to |
| I missed the party because there was a lot of traffic.
[turned]
If there hadn't been a lot of traffic, I ......................... at the party. | would have turned up |
| Although the problem was difficult, he managed to solve it.
[came]
Although the problem was difficult, he ............................. to it. | came up with the solution |
| My doctor thinks it's all right that I eat chocolate once in a while.
[wrong]
My doctor thinks .................................... my eating chocolate once in a while. | there's nothing wrong with |
| Everyone believes that Sue will win the competition.
[expected]
Sue is ............................... the competition. | expected to win |
| This washing machine is the best one that we could have chosen.
[made]
We couldn't .................................. than this washing machine. | have made a better choice |
| He failed the exam because he hadn't studied.
[have]
He ............................ the exam if he had studied. | would have passed |
| My grandma was fifty-five when she decided to take up music professionally.
[become]
My grandma didn't ........................................ she was fifty-five. | become a professional musician until |
| Nobody said anything for the first few moments after the earthquake.
[before]
It was a few moments ................................. after the earthquake. | before anybody spoke |
| I didn't know anything about the new deal.
[unaware]
I .................................. the new deal. | was unaware of |
| Leslie was not close enough for me to hear what she was saying.
[away]
Leslie was ..................... for me to hear what she was saying. | too far away |
| I show no talent for music.
[good]
I am .................... music. | not good at |
| She hasn't heard from her brother since he moved to Australia.
[news]
She's ............................. her brother since he moved to Australia. | had no news from |
| Adam can't have been telling the truth about his school report.
[must]
Adam ................................ about his school report. | must have been lying |
| You must fill in this application form before you go in for the interview.
[required]
You ................................ this application form before you go in for the interview. | are required to fill in |
| The heavy rain made it impossible for us to do our shopping.
[prevented]
We ....................................... our shopping by the heavy rain. | were prevented from doing |
| On arriving at the airport, I realised I had lost my ticket.
[soon]
I realised I had lost my ticket ..................................... at the airport. | as soon as I arrived |
| I hadn't eaten more Chinese food in over five years.
[more]
It was ............................ I had eaten Chinese food. | more than five years since |
| Jane found it difficult to control her bike down the slippery slope.
[under]
Jane found it difficult to .................................. down the slippery slope. | keep her bike under control |
| Such wealth has not been achieved by many people around the world.
[few]
Only ............................ such wealth around the world. | a few people have achieved |
| The suitcase was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.
[such]
It ............................. that I couldn't lift it. | was such a heavy suitcase |
| You should have called them earlier.
[been]
It ........................ you had called them earlier. | would have been better if |
| No one was able to explain how the fire started.
[not]
The cause of ........................ explained by anyone. | the fire has not been |
| Diana didn't try to help us.
[made]
Diana ............................ to help us. | made no effort |
| How about going to the cinema to see the new Brad Pitt film?
[we]
Why ...................... to the cinema to see the new Brad Pitt film? | don't we go |
| Hurry up, the performance will be starting in a moment.
[about]
Hurry up, the performance ...................... start. | is about to |
| They decided to postpone the wedding because the bride was ill.
[bride's]
Because .................................., they decided to postpone the wedding. | of the bride's illness |
| That's the restaurant where we dined last night.
[in]
That's the restaurant .............................. dinner last night. | in which we had |
| It is believed that the story is true.
[to]
The story ............................... true. | is believed to be |
| I don't like Fiona because she's so moody.
[why]
Fiona's moodiness ............................ I don't like her. | is the reason why |
| Last week Carla borrowed a CD from me and now she's lost it.
[I]
Carla's lost ............................... last week. | the CD I lent her |
| It's pointless to argue with her.
[WORTH]
It's ................... with her. | not worth arguing |
| We couldn't get the holiday we wanted because we booked late.
[UNABLE]
We ........................... the holiday we wanted because we booked late. | were unable to get |
| He has been fired because he was late for work too often.
[SACK]
He ................................. late for work too often. | got the sack for being |
| I don't find Maths at all interesting.
[IN]
I have ................................ Maths at all. | no interest in |
| His aggression surprised us.
[ABACK]
We were ............................... behaviour. | taken aback by his aggressive |
| The noise outside made it difficult for him to focus on his work.
[DIFFICULTY]
He ..................... on his work because of the noise outside. | had difficulty focusing |
| Is it OK for me to borrow your car?
[OBJECT]
Would you ......................... your car? | object to me borrowing |
| Sandra is not angry with Tom, despite his revealing her secret.
[THOUGH]
Sandra is not angry with Tom, ............................ away her secret. | even though he gave |
| My teachers disliked the way I dressed.
[APPROVED]
None ....................... the way I dressed. | of my teachers approved of |
| Rose might have a professional train her dog.
[TRAINED]
Rose is thinking ................................... by a professional. | of having her dog trained |
| I believe walking is the best way to stay slim.
[SHAPE]
In my opinion, the best way ........................ is to go walking. | to keep in shape |
| She was late due to the heavy traffic.
[ON]
She didn't arrive ............................. of the heavy traffic. | on time because |
| Nina was unable to tolerate his horrible behaviour.
[PUT]
Nina ................................. his horrible behaviour. | could not put up with |
| I'm sure she didn't intend to ruin my shirt.
[INTENTION]
I'm sure she had ............................. my shirt. | no intention of ruining |
| The actor disguised himself so that no one would recognise him in public.
[FEAR]
The actor disguised himself ..................... recognised in public. | for fear of being |
| Rather than walk to work, we took the bus.
[FOOT]
Instead .......................... to work, we took the bus. | of going on foot |
| "Shall I call them later?" he asked himself.
[WHETHER]
He .................................... them later. | wondered whether he should call |
| The shoes we bought John no longer fit him.
[GROWN]
John ................................. the shoes we bought him. | has grown out of |
| She won't tell us her reasons for quitting, despite our insisting.
[EVEN]
She won't tell us why ................................. we insisted. | she quit, even though |
| They say that the treasure was discovered by a young diver.
[SAID]
The treasure ............................. discovered by a young diver. | is said to have been |
| They bought a large house because they planned to start a family.
[VIEW]
They bought a large house ................................. a family. | with a view to starting |
| Leslie would rather read books than watch television.
[PREFERS]
Leslie ................................ television. | prefers reading books to watching |
| Everyone did the exercise except Ann.
[ONLY]
The .................................. do the exercise was Ann. | only one who did not |
| That's the house where I was raised.
[WHICH]
That's the house ............................. up. | in which I grew |
| We enjoyed the party very much.
[FUN]
We ........................ the party. | had lots of fun at |
| Not all political parties completely agreed with the new policy.
[FULL]
Not all political parties ............................... with the new policy. | were in full agreement |
| If we are told earlier, we'll make the necessary arrangements.
[ADVANCE]
Provided they let ............................, we'll make the necessary arrangements. | us know in advance |
| But for the help of my friends I'd never have survived.
[FOR]
If it hadn't ...................................., I'd never have survived. | been for my friends' help |
| "You broke my camera" she said to me.
[ACCUSED]
She ...................................... her camera. | accused me of breaking |
| She tried to pay the rent on time.
[FALL]
She tried ............................ the rent. | not to fall behind with |
| They will be selling tickets for the performance at the school canteen.
[SALE]
Tickets for the performance .......................... at the school canteen. | will be on sale |
| One has to hear it to appreciate it.
[HEARD]
It has .............................. appreciated. | to be heard to be |
| He will probably be late for the interview.
[UNLIKELY]
He is ............................ for the interview. | unlikely to be on time |
| The detective asked the witness to describe the suspect in detail.
[FULL]
The detective asked the witness to give .............................. the suspect. | a full description of |
| It's a two-hour drive to the seaside.
[TAKES]
It ............................. to the seaside. | takes two hours to drive |
| You won't get promoted if you don't work hard.
[BY]
Only ........................... you get promoted. | by working hard will |
| I was completely unaware of Sue's decision to leave school.
[IDEA]
I had ......................... decided to leave school. | no idea that Sue had |
| Shall I help you with the washing-up?
[LIKE]
Would .............................. you with the washing-up? | you like me to help |
| They're advertising a new detergent at the moment.
[BEING]
A new detergent .................................. at the moment. | is being advertised |
| I'd prefer you to see to it personally.
[RATHER]
I ................................... it personally. | would rather you saw to |
| The children can't wait for the summer holidays to begin.
[LOOKING]
The children .......................... the summer holidays. | are looking forward to |
| Is it OK if I park my car here?
[OBJECTION]
Is there ............................. my car here? | any objection to me parking |
| Since no one was interested, the meeting was cancelled.
[INTEREST]
Due ............................, the meeting was cancelled. | to lack of interest |
| Why did the clients insist that we sign a new contract?
[MADE]
Why ............................ a new contract by the clients? | were we made to sign |
| I haven't been to the theatre for ages.
[TIME]
The ..................... to the theatre was ages ago. | last time I went |
| Josh went abroad in order to earn more money.
[VIEW]
Josh went abroad ....................................... more money. | with a view to earning |
| He is too cowardly to start an extreme sport.
[BRAVE]
He is not ................................. up an extreme sport. | brave enough to take |
| It's a good idea to avoid foods with too much fat, if possible.
[AVOIDED]
Foods that are rich .............................., if possible. | in fat should be avoided |
| It was thoughtless of her to treat Dan with such rudeness.
[SO]
She should ........................... to Dan. | not have been so rude |
| He couldn't run fast because of his swollen ankle.
[PREVENTED]
His swollen ankle .................... fast. | prevented him running |
| "I'm sorry I spoilt your plans," he said.
[FOR]
He ............................ plans. | apologised for spoiling my |
| He wishes he hadn't rented a house which was so big.
[REGRETS]
He ............................. big house. | regrets having rented such a |
| The doctor won't let him do any strenuous exercise.
[ALLOWED]
He won't ......................... any strenuous exercise. | be allowed to do |
| Peter prefers skiing to going on hiking trips.
[RATHER]
Peter ................................. on hiking trips. | would rather ski than go |
| Helen's daughter has sufficient talent to become a successful actress.
[ENOUGH]
Helen's daughter ............................... to become a successful actress. | is talented enough |
| It's unlikely that I'll reach my destination on time.
[ΤΟ]
I'm not ...................... my destination on time. | likely to reach |
