B2 First - Use of English - Part 4

hardly ever stay

I almost always go out on Saturday night.

(HARDLY)

I _____________________ at home on Saturday night.

looking forward to going

I can't wait to go on holiday.

(FORWARD)

I'm really _____________________ on holiday.

has taken me so

I'm sorry I haven't written to you for such a long time.

(TAKEN)

I'm sorry it _____________________ long to write to you.

not like him to be

Richard is normally very talkative, so I'm surprised he was so quite.

(LIKE)

I'm surprised that Richard didn't say very much because it is _____________________ so quiet.

help laughing

It's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing.

(HELP)

I can't _____________________ when he starts singing.

feel like going

I really don't want to go out this evening.

(FEEL)

I really don't _____________________ out this evening.

to prevent people from recognising

Rock stars often wear dark glasses so that people don't recognise them.

(PREVENT)

Rock stars often wear dark glasses _____________________ them.

did not mean to shoot

It's obvious he shot himself in the foot by accident.

(MEAN)

He obviously _____________________ himself in the foot.

cannot stand being

I hate it when I'm ill.

(STAND)

I _____________________ ill.

thinner than he used to

Pedro didn't use to be so thin.

(THAN)

Pedro is _____________________ be.

not nearly as difficult as

This exercise is much easier than the last one.

(NEARLY)

This exercise is _____________________ the last one.

is the same size as

My house is as big as yours.

(SAME)

My house _____________________ yours.

not as many girls

There are more boys than girls in our class.

(AS)

There are _____________________ as boys in our class.

the cleverest person I have

I've never known anyone as clever as Harry.

(THE)

Harry is _____________________ ever known.

such a good

I enjoyed myself so much I didn't want to come home.

(GOOD)

I had _____________________ time I didn't want to come home.

takes pride in

Eleonor is clearly proud of her achievements.

(PRIDE)

Eleonor clearly _____________________ her achievements.

soon as we arrive at

We will phone you the moment we get to the hotel.

(ARRIVE)

We will phone you as _____________________ the hotel.

was far worse than

The film wasn't nearly as good as I thought I would be.

(FAR)

The film _____________________ I thought it would be.

was not nearly as good

The film was far worse than I thought it would be.

(NOT)

The film _____________________ as I thought it would be.

the least enjoyable holiday

I've never had such a boring holiday.

(ENJOYABLE)

This is _____________________ I've ever had.

are not as many

There are fewer teachers in my school than there were last year.

(NOT)

There _____________________ teachers in my school as there were last year.

you work now, the less

If you work harder now, you won't have to do so much later.

(THE)

The harder _____________________ you'll have to do later.

is the same height as

Lucy is as tall as her mother.

(HEIGHT)

Lucy _____________________ her mother.

not as short as

Peter is taller than John.

(SHORT)

Peter is _____________________ John.

quite as much experience as

Kate has slightly more experience than the others.

(QUITE)

The others don't have _____________________ Kate.

nowhere near as good as

The book is much better than the film.

(NOWHERE)

The film is _____________________ the book.

nowhere near as cheap as

This restaurant is much cheaper than this other one.

(NEAR)

The other restaurant is _____________________ this one.

were so good that

We decided to see the film as it had such good reviews.

(THAT)

The reviews for the film _____________________ we decided to see it.

was such bad weather

The weather was so bad that we decided to come back home.

(SUCH)

It _____________________ that we decided to come back home.

was such an absorbing

I got so absorbed in the film I forgot to call Amy.

(SUCH)

It _____________________ film I forgot to call Amy.

were so many people

The party was so crowded we could hardly move.

(PEOPLE)

There _____________________ at the party we could hardly move.

soon as the meeting had

When the meeting was over they went out for a drink.

(HAD)

As _____________________ finished, they went out for a drink.

the time we got to

When we eventually arrived at the party, all the food had been eaten.

(GOT)

By _____________________ the party, all the food had been eaten.

leave until he had put

He put everything back in its place before he left.

(UNTIL)

He did not _____________________ everything back in its place.

not to take him on

They decided against employing him because of his age.

(TAKE)

They decided _____________________ because of his age.

not take much interest in

She is not very interested in my work.

(TAKE)

She does _____________________ my work.

never read such a funny

This is the funniest book I've ever read.

(FUNNY)

I've _____________________ book before.

did not let me watch

When I was younger I wasn't allowed to watch much TV.

(LET)

When I was younger my parents _____________________ much TV.

was made to

Paula had to wash up before she could go out.

(MADE)

Paula _____________________ wash up before she could go out.

are we not allowed to

Why can't we go to the party?

(ALLOWED)

Why _____________________ go to the party?

is no need for you

You don't need to hand in the homework until next week.

(NEED)

There ._____________________ to hand the homework in until next week.

had better see

I think you should see a doctor.

(BETTER)

I think you _____________________ a doctor.

had better apologize to her

You should apologize to her before she gets offended.

(HAD)

You _____________________ before she gets offended.

make an apology to anyone

He didn't apologize to anyone in particular.

(MAKE)

He didn't _____________________ in particular.

are supposed to do

Do you know what the homework is?

SUPPOSED

Do you know what we _____________________ for homework?

whose example you should

You shouldn't follow Petra's example.

(SHOULD)

Petra is not a person _____________________ follow.

known for his sincerity as

He is not considered to be one of the most sincere policians.

(KNOWN)

He is not _____________________ a politician.

are having our roof repaired

We're getting a friend to repair our roof.

(HAVING)

We _____________________ by a friend.

had his tonsils taken out

They took his tonsils out when he was 11.

(TAKEN)

He _____________________ when he was 11.

you have to put

The sign says that cigarettes must be extinguished.

(HAVE)

According to the sign, _____________________ out your cigarette.

are they supposed to

What's thier expected time of arrival?

(SUPPOSED)

What time _____________________ arrive?

had better not drink

I don't think you should drink any more coffee.

(BETTER)

You _____________________ any more coffee.

ought to have more

You shouldn't be so impatient.

(OUGHT)

You _____________________ patience.

do not let me stay

I'm not allowed to stay out later than 10 o'clock.

(LET)

My parents _____________________ out later than 10 o'clock.

was made to clean

The science teacher made me clean all the test tubes.

(MADE)

I _____________________ all the test tubes by the science teacher.

had our house broken into

Someone broke into our house last night.

(HAD)

We _____________________ last night.

to have my hair dyed

I want them to dye my hair red at the hairdresser's.

(HAVE)

I want _____________________ red at the hairdresser's.

for whom I have

I have a great deal of respect for Susie, so I asked her.

(WHOM)

I asked Susie, _____________________ a great deal of respect.

whose ruler I borrowed

Naomi is the girl who lent me a ruler during the exam.

(WHOSE)

Naomi is the girl _____________________ during the exam.

look up to is

My grandfather is the person I most admire.

(LOOK)

The person I most _____________________ my grandfather.

let them down

His parents said he was a disappointment to them and expected him to improve.

(DOWN)

His parents said he had _____________________ and they expected him to improve.

has been a month since

I had my hair cut a month ago.

(SINCE)

It _____________________ I had my hair cut.

last time we saw

We haven't seen each other for ten years.

(LAST)

The _____________________ each other was ten years ago.

not leave yet

I'd prefer to leave later if you don't mind.

(YET)

I'd rather _____________________ if you don't mind.

not to blame for

It's not the government's fault that there is an economic crisis.

(BLAME)

The government is _____________________ the economic crisis.

did not break into a

Lucy only started sweating when the race had finished.

(INTO)

Lucy _____________________ sweat until after the race had finished.

to put up with

I've had enough of your rudeness.

(PUT)

I am not going _____________________ your rudeness any more.

am looking forward to finding

I can't wait to discover more about this artist!

(LOOKING)

I _____________________ out more about this artist!

are likely to take him

They'll probably employ him for two months in the summer.

(LIKELY)

They _____________________ on for two months in the summer.

to set up

I think he is on the point of starting his own company.

(SET)

I think he's about _____________________ his own company.

if they are getting on

Their relationship seems very good.

(GETTING)

It looks as _____________________ very well with each other.

come up with

Have you thought of a name for your dog yet?

(COME)

Have you _____________________ a name for your dog yet?

split up with

Sue and Alan ended thier relationship a long time ago.

(SPLIT)

Sue and Alan _____________________ each other a long time ago.

not tall enough to be

He's too short to be a good goal keeper.

(ENOUGH)

He's _____________________ a good goalkeeper.

there was too much

I couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy.

(TOO)

I couldn't concentrate because _____________________ noise.

was made to eat on

They forced him to eat alone in the kitchen.

(MADE)

He _____________________ his own in the kitchen.

is being sorted

The problem is being dealt with at this very moment.

(SORTED)

The problem _____________________ out at this very moment.

been made up by

The witness had invented the whole story.

(MADE)

The whole story had _____________________ the witness.

is said to be

People say swimming is good exercise for your back.

(SAID)

Swimming _____________________ good exercise for your back.

has been put off

They have postponed the concert until September.

(PUT)

The concert _____________________ until September.

long as there is not

We'll play badminton later unless it's windy.

(LONG)

We'll play badminton later as _____________________ any wind.

not overslept, he would have

Simon missed the early train because he overslept.

(NOT)

If Simon had _____________________ caught the early train.

has been raining heavily

We've had some heavy rain recently.

(RAINING)

It _____________________ recently.

the party and so did

Christina and Fiona both had a good time at the party.

(SO)

Christina enjoyed _____________________ Fiona.

more time into doing

You need to spend longer doing your homework.

(MORE)

You need to put _____________________ your homework.

what the exact depth

I'm not sure exactly how deep the harbour is.

(EXACT)

I'm not sure _____________________ of the harbour is.

had no choice where

We could not choose where we sat in the classroom.

(HAD)

We _____________________ we sat in the classroom.

despite the bus arriving

Although the bus arrived late, we managed to get there on time.

(DESPITE)

We managed to get there on time _____________________ late.

gave me hardly any

She gave me very little help with the homework.

(HARDLY)

She _____________________ help with the homework.

warned him not to

'Don't swim too far out', she warned him.

(WARNED)

She _____________________ swim too far out.

if he had bought

'Did you buy the bandage, Tom?' asked Graham.

HAD

Graham asked Tom _____________________ the bandage.

congratulated the players on winning

The president offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup.

(CONGRATULATED)

The president _____________________ the cup.

apologized to Chrissie for being

'I'm sorry I'm late,' said adrian to Chrissie.

(APOLOGIZED)

Adrian _____________________ late.

accused her of leaving

'Elena, you've left mud on the carpet!' said her father.

(ACCUSED)

Elena's father _____________________ mud on the carpet.

new about teachers coming

It is not new for teachers to be criticized by parents.

(ABOUT)

There is nothing _____________________ in for criticism from parents.

I had kept up

I'm sorry I didn't continue with my piano lessons.

(KEPT)

I wish _____________________ my piano lessons.

I had paid attention to

I should have listened to my parents' advice.

(ATTENTION)

If only _____________________ my parents' advice.

did not succeed in reaching

The two sides were unable to reach an agreement.

(SUCCEED)

The two sides _____________________ an agreement.

is capable of running

He may be 50, but he can run a marathon in under three hours.

(CAPABLE)

He may be 50, but he _____________________ a marathon in under three hours.

so as not to

He wore an extra pair of socks to avoid getting a cold.

(SO)

He wore an extra pair of socks _____________________ get a cold.