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1. I always knew my wife was a (an) _________ (1) person. I always knew she used to betray me, but kissing�
��� her lover�in front of me __________________________ (2). I�m surely going to ask for divorce.
�1. outstanding����������rightful������������������ devious�������������� �ashamed�
�2. knocks� off������������makes a pass�������� takes the cake����catches on
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2. Knowing your father is such a stingy fellow I suppose it�s a ___________ to ask him for this amount of money, but
��� anyway, let�s try, maybe he is in a good mood today.
���� parish�������������������� sort of��������������������cut down����������� long shot
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3. Alfred Williams _______________________ (1) have disappeared in the ocean when the helicopter he had been in��
��� fell down. Although they looked ____ (2) him tirelessly, his body was not found.
��1. is supposed to��� � doesn�t� have to���� has to���������������� isn�t supposed to�
� 2. at������������������������� on���������������������������after������������������ for
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4.� Although Gertrude had been going to college for five years, she had just acquired four of the eight _____________
���� required for her degree.
���� �diplomas��������������� tails������������������������credits��������������� hints
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5. Mr. Davis ___ who drives to work ___ always complains about the traffic.
������ �, / X�����������������������, / ,������������������������X / ,������������������� X / X
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6. Charlene is missing her boyfriend so much that she�s eager to listen to his voice. She wishes he��
��� __________________ at least ______________ her.��
�������would / call���������� �didn�t / call����������� hadn�t / called�� �wouldn�t / call
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7. Please, Joe, look through the window and tell me if the sun has already ____________.
������� raised������������������� risen���������������������� raises�������������������rose
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8. Everybody went to Mary�s house in order to ________ her for having given birth to such beautiful twin girls.
������� �abandon���������������safeguard���������������congratulate������ deform
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9. If we just tried to make a better world for _____, ____ would certainly solve ____ problems more easily.
������ you / we / our����� us / we / our����������us / you / your��� one / one / one�s
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10. Gosh! It�s already midnight and I�m still out. I�m sure mom won�t let me _____________ the house today and to�
�����top it off, I don�t have my keys.
������to enter�����������������entering���������������� enter������������������� entered
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11. The governor had to auction off the seized objects because the _____________ owner could not be traced�
����� anywhere and the stuff was being destroyed by all sorts of insects in the warehouse.
������orphan������������������ rightful�������������������periwinkle����������� gob
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12. Although this denture is a perfect _____ for natural teeth, my father couldn�t get accustomed to using it.
�������� belly button���������� dead ringer������������ impression���������� leg crosser
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13. During Christmas you can see lots of presents ______________ in colorful paper under a Christmas tree at a
����� typical American home.
��������� slippery�����������������deep-seated����������� close�������������� ���� wrapped
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14. What are you doing, Keith? As far as I know, a person who suffers from diabetes ______________�
���� eat any kind of food that contains a lot of sugar.
������ is supposed to����� doesn�t have to������� isn�t supposed to�� is to
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15. �My goodness! ___ You are wonderful! ___� ___ He ejaculated.
���������� �, / ,� / X�����������������, / X / X������������������ �, / X / ,������������� � X / X / X
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16. Don�t you think ___ Rose ___ Robert should be committed to an asylum?
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17. I wish people _____________ of hunger in a country like ours, which has many warehouses full of grains
���� deteriorating. I reckon why most people don�t fight for their rights.
��������� hadn�t died������ wouldn�t die��������������� would die�������������had died
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18. Although we have been facing many problems, some companies in our country have made� ____________ efforts
����� trying to change this situation for the best.
���������understanding��� pathetic���������������������� �outstanding�������� �anguished
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19. If you always do ______ best, _______ will surely find _________ in a good position someday.
���������his / you / yourself��� your / you / yourself�� his / him / himself��� one�s/you/ oneself
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20. Judging from the way everyone was looking at me at the office, I ________________________ their reactions.
���� It looked like I had killed someone.
��������� had no choice but���� took leave of my senses stayed out of������� �had a bad feeling about��
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21. Under the circumstances, the president had no choice but to resign. It�s known he was really under pressure and as
����� he is an honest person, I think he did the right thing.
����� �Yeah, _____________________ I guess that�s the only thing he could have done.�
��������� get nowhere����������� knocking it off���������������� lose heart������������ �� at this stage of the game
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22. I know Judith isn�t a girl you�d call a Miss America. I know you ___________________ go out with her, but you
���� could at least show some respect for her and apologize for being so rude.
��������aren�t supposed to�� are to���������������������������� �don�t have to��������� are supposed to
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23. Mary spent her last vacation going to the mall ___ playing games ___ in her computer ____ and gossiping about
���� every woman in her neighborhood.
��������� �X / X / ,������������������ , / X / ,�������������������������� �X / , / X���������������� �� �, / , / ,
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24. The lucky winner of our June 15 ___ 1999 __ contest is Julian Ramon ___ M.D. ___ who lives in San Francisco ___
����� California.
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25. I discovered the truth after _____________ the hints and rumors that I had heard at school _____________. Only
���� then could I realize how pathetic my girlfriend had been.
����� coming - on��������������� piecing -�� together�������� ��� going down the drain��� being swamped�� - with
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26. That white dog has been __________ in that same position for almost three hours, I think it is dead.
����� lain���������������������������� lying����������������������������� �� laid�������������������� �������� laying
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27. Sandra�s son had been so ill she was almost ________________. She had already taken him to several hospitals
����� and nobody could discover what his sickness was.
����� losing heart��������������� being out in left field����� running a red light����� being a whole different ball game
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28. Joe, I�m really relieved. You know what! I have finally______ (a) professor Gladys to accept my paper next week.
���� Therefore, I�ll have enough time ___________ it ________ (b).� I was lucky because this professor is really stiff.
� a. �got������������������������ � �made����������������������� ������� �had��������������������� ������ did
� b.� to die � down�������� � to wrap - up���������������� ���� to strike � out��������� � to knock - over
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29. Paul was such a naive person before he was elected president of this company, but now he�s the most contemptible
���� person in the world.
��� _�That�s what happens to most people who ____________________________________ power.�
�����are hard on themselves�� have what it takes to be�� get their hand on���� get out of someone�s hair
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30. There are so many homeless children on the streets in our city that hundreds of them are being ___ by killer groups.
��� �� safeguarded������������� mispronounced������������� ��� rewarded��������������������� slaughtered
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31. In this course, all the students ___________ (a) hand in their homework before the end of the term in order to take
���� the exams. However, some of them just hand them in on the last day. So, teachers get _____ (b)� in so much work.
� a.� don�t have to���������� have to������������������������������ aren�t supposed to������ � are supposed to
� b.� on one�s hair����������� hard on someone�������������� enrolled������������������ ������wrapped up
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32. Allan ___ dressed in black____ was the most charming guy in the theater. However ___ Cathy thought he was
�����poorly dressed.
����� X / X / ,���������������� �� , / , / ,�������������������������������� X / , / X������������������������� , / X� / X
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�33. �Carol ___ why don�t you do your assignments? ___ � ___ the teacher asked.
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34. It was __________________(a) to see a man to whom raising horses meant so much become totally blind. He �
����� ___ on the other hand ___ (b) said that at least he could hear the clip-clip of his farm horses� __________ (c).
� a. �petty������������������� �� guiding���������������������������� � disheartening��������������� � disheartened
� b. �, / X����������������������� X / ,�������������������������������� ��� , / ,������������������������������� ��X / X
� c.��pawn shops��������� �� hooves��������������������������� �� �sluts���������������������������� ��� tensions
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35. When is the man going to _______ the carpet in the hall? I need this done by eight tomorrow.
������ lie��������������������������� �lay
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36. Paul, I guess it�s better to fasten your seat belt ________ you _______ hurt yourself much in case of an accident.
����� so that / will�������� �� so that / can����������������� ��� so that / won�t������������� �� so that / could
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37. Everybody countrywide was crushed because the President pointed to a ______ crisis of the whole nation economy.
����� party-pooper��������� � neat������������������� ��������������� sticky����������������� ������������� deep-seated
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38. It�s hard to face it, but it has been such a terrible year ________________ business that we�ll have to fire fifty
���� per cent of our employees.
����� tell you what������ ��� in terms of��������������� ���������� sort of����������������� ������������ caffeine
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39. I�m sorry I won�t be able to stay longer because I ______________________ take my fianc�e to the movies
����� and you know how nervous she is. If I get there late,...
����� am supposed to������ am not to��������������� ���������� don�t have to���������������� ��� am not supposed to
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40. While the train was crashing into the bus in the crossroad, we could hear the _____________ cries, weeps and
���� prayers of the passengers showing the presentment of death.
����� mighty������������� ������� anguished������������ ������������ Welsh������������������� ������������ festival
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41. Margaret said ___�People ___ who drive to work ___ always complain about the traffic.�
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42. It was really light in that room. Still ___ I couldn�t see the thief ___ nor could he see me.
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43. Four girls _____________ Mary went camping out yesterday night.
����� besides����������� �������� beside
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44. At a dinner table:
����� Paul: �Sally, you haven�t touched your food, what�s the matter?�
���� Sally: �Nothing special. It�s just that I�m not used to _____________ with chopsticks.�
���� eat��������������������� ������ eating������������������� ������������ ate������������������� ��������������� have eaten
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45. With such terrible weather, the organizers of the show have to ______________________________
����� and hope it does not rain on Saturday. Otherwise, it will be a failure.
����� cross that bridge when they come to it����������������������������������� be in their blood
���� have their vision checked������������������������������������������������ �������� keep their fingers crossed
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46. I was told John is saving all the money he gets hold of in order� _________________ his future, we� all know he�s
���� not getting any younger.
����� to dishearten����������� to deform���������������������� �� to safeguard�������������������� to split
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47. In order to have a successful performance tomorrow, the actors of the play have been ____ since early this morning.
����� slam dunking������� �� rehearsing����������������� ������ begging���������������������� ������ clapping
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48. It�s amazing that after robbing a lot of money from the bank, the group of cops hasn�t yet been _____________
���� from the corporation. It proves authorities are also involved in corruption.
����� pawned�������������� ���� assured����������������������������� enrolled����������������������������� expelled
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49. It�s incredible how this city became _________________ since I left here fifteen years ago.
����� different����������� ������ differently
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50. If one doesn�t like ___________, _______ will never like __________ friends and family.
����� yourself�� /� you� / one�s�������������������� ���������������� him/herself��� /��� he/she� /�� his/her
����� yourself�� / one /��� your����������������������� ������������ him/herself��� /��� he/she� /� your
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51. Could you just ________ this discussion, Paul. It�s my problem, not yours. Mind your own business.
����� congratulate me on��� beat it��������������������� ����� stay out of�������������������� ����� get the urge for
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52. Larry, you know I am pregnant and in six months time I�ll deliver my baby. I�m quite sure it will be painful,
���� disgusting, in short, horrible and ...
���������� _ I think you should ________________________________________, not suffer in advance.
����� be wrapped up���������������������������������������� ����������� do it at will
����� cross that bridge when you come to it�������������� be heart-rending
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53. Poor Anthony has passed away and didn�t have time to enjoy all the wonders life can offer a person.�
����� He spent his whole life ___________________________ in his work.
����� coming on to��������� �� piecing together���������� � being wrapped up��������������� � dying down
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54. After his wife�s death, Joseph started drinking so much that his life has changed completely. Last week, for example,
����� I saw him __________(a) on the street and his appearance was just __________ (b).
� a.� lying������������������������ laying
� b.� sharp������������������ ���� rightful���������������� ��������� disheartened��������������������� �� heart-rending
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55. You know what! I�d been waiting for the woman of my life for a long time. And I would continue waiting for her
����� because I believe in destiny and I can�t see myself without her. In fact, I have already found this woman, but�
����� unfortunately I didn�t realize she was my soul mate when we first met but she did because she says she felt
���� something very strong. If I had realized it, I would have told her right then.
���� _ Yeah, I see. That�s what we can call __________________________________________.
����� luster������������������� ���� love at first sight��������� � hoof print������������������������� ��� pimples
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Complete the sentences using the vocabulary below, add prepositions and commas when necessary.
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������������������� ���fretting�������������������� to raise������ ������� to rise�������������� �� to die down
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a)��� Why all this about your new job � Kelly?
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b)��� Why do you insist �smoking here?
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c)���� Her cries �only when the doctor gave ser some medicine.
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d)��� He entered �the room without saying a word.
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e)��� Fred is going to visit museums �parks �theaters �fairs �and beautiful beaches.
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f)���� The sick man fell but he was too weak to .
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����g)��� You can�t enter �the classroom without knocking first.
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h)��� You can�t forgive her �being unfair to you.
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i)����� The baby fell asleep after the noise from the street .
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���� j)���� They �the sunken ship to the surface of the sea.
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k)��� Don�t you think �Daniel �the accident was your fault?
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l)����� Carol�s �about her marriage has finally ended. They divorced.
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������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������� Ailton.