Reading and Use of English Part 4

1 Today’s meeting is postponed and it will be held next week

PUT
Today’s meeting has ______________________ until next week.

2 According to the report the driver of the car was a policeman.

BEING
According to the report, the ______________________ by a policeman.

3 Nobody spoke for about five minutes.

BEFORE
It was about five minutes ______________________ anything.

4 Mr Johnson continued to get up at 6.30 even after he retired.

CARRIED
Mr Johnson ______________________ at 6.30 even after he retired.

5 I prefer eating sandwiches to a cooked lunch.

RATHER
I ______________________ sandwiches than a cooked lunch.

6 ‘I’m sorry I behaved badly,’ said George

APOLOGISED
George ______________________ so badly.

7 There’s no chance of Jenny getting here on time.

POSSIBLE
It won’t be ______________________ here on time.

8 ‘We really don’t need to leave early,’ said Elena

POINT
‘There’s really ______________________ early,’ said Elena.

9 Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train.
ORDER
Marcella left home very early ______________________ miss the train.

10 You must show your student card as you enter the library.
REQUIRED
You ______________________ student card as you enter the library.

11 On arriving at an airport, I usually go straight to the check-in desk.

SOON
I usually go straight to the check-in desk ______________________ to an airport.

12 Patrick hadn’t heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years.
MORE
It was ____________________ Patrick had heard from his uncle in Australia.

13 On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight.

RATHER
On business trips, I’d ________________________ in a hotel overnight.

14 Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope.

UNDER
Jack found it difficult to ______________________ on the steep slope.
15 They say the fashion model was discovered by her agent while working at a restaurant.
SAID
The fashion model is ________________________ discovered by her agent while working at a
restaurant.

16 Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice-hockey.
FEW
Only ________________________ such success in the world of ice-hockey.

17 My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours.

DIFFERENCE
There ________________________ my views on this subject and yours.

18 Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o’clock.

NECESSARY
Sara knew that ________________________ brother to leave by 5 o’clock.

19 ‘What’s the height of the mountain?’ Lee asked his father.

HIGH
Lee asked his father ________________________ was.

20 The secretary said that they had run out of paper for the photocopier.
LEFT
The secretary said that there wasn’t ________________________ for the photocopier.

21 I wished I’d done more to help.

HAVING
I regretted ________________________ more to help.

22 They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour.
SALE
Tickets for the concert will ________________________ during the lunch hour.

23 We played tennis despite the cold weather.

EVEN
We played tennis ________________________ cold.

24 The manager had the respect of everyone in the office.

UP
Everyone in the office ________________________ the manager.

25 I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin.

TOUCH
I wish that I ________________________ Brian when I was in Dublin.

26 In my opinion, these two kinds of music are completely different from each other.
COMPARISON
In my opinion, there is ________________________ these two kinds of music.

27 I don’t know why Sarah left the party so suddenly.

MADE
I don’t know ________________________ the party so suddenly.

28 Could you look after my cat while I’m on holiday?

CARE
Would you mind ________________________ my cat while I’m on holiday?

29 Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents.
LET
Claire’s parents ________________________ stay out late when she lived at home with them.
30 We discussed the problem, but nobody had a solution.
CAME
We discussed the problem but ________________________ with a solution.

31 Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village.
PREVENTED
Rescue workers ________________________ through to the village by floods.

32 I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train.

TURNED
If I’d caught the 10.30 train, I ________________________ time.

33 We had to finish all the work before we could leave.

UNTIL
We had to stay ________________________ all the work.

34 Tim had not expected the concert to be so good.

BETTER
The concert ________________________ had expected.

35 If Cheryl doesn’t train harder, she’ll never get into the swimming team.
DOES
Cheryl will never get into the swimming team ________________________ more training.

36 ‘Do you realise what the time is, Steve?’ asked Chris.
WHAT
Chris asked Steve ______________________ it was.

37 The company decided to advertise the job in a national newspaper.

PUT
The Company decided to ________________________ the job in a national newspaper.

38 At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents.

FINISHED
The winner ________________________ his parents.

39 I applied for the job a month ago.

MONTH
It ________________________ I applied for the job.

40 They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television
FOLLOWING
They received many letters of support ________________________ on television.

41 John is interested in knowing about astronomy.

LIKE
John ______________________ more about astronomy.

42 Because of the parade, we weren’t allowed to park in the High Street.

LET
Because of the parade, the police wouldn’t ______________________ in the High Street.

43 ‘Did you see that film on television on Saturday?’ Susan asked me.
SEEN
Susan wanted to know ______________________ that film on television on Saturday.

44 ‘I’m afraid these jeans have a hole in them,’ Tania told the shop assistant.
THERE
‘I’m afraid that ______________________ these jeans,’ Tania told the shop assistant.
45 Dan never takes any notice of my advice.
ATTENTION
Dan never ______________________ my advice.

46 ‘Can I borrow your bicycle, Sarah?’ asked Frank.

LEND
Frank asked Sarah ______________________ her bicycle.

47 Maybe Peter forgot we changed the time of the meeting.

MIGHT
Peter ______________________ that we changed the time of the meeting.

48 All the children enjoy themselves at this summer camp.

FUN
Every ______________________ at this summer camp.

49 While I was on holiday, a lot of interesting things happened to me.

MY
During ______________________ a lot of interesting experiences.

50 It was careless of you to leave without locking the door.

OUGHT
You ______________________ the door before you left.

51 ‘Is Pete likely to change his mind?’ Rob asked.

CHANCE
‘Is there ______________________ changing his mind?’ Rob asked.

52 Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation.

NOBODY
Apart ______________________ replied to the invitation.

53 Are you familiar with his teaching style yet?

USED
Have you ______________________ his teaching style yet?

54 It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work.

FELT
None of us ______________________ any work because it was such a sunny day.

55 Barbara couldn’t sing or dance.

UNABLE
Besides ______________________, Barbara couldn’t dance either.

56 Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel.

SOON
Dinner will be served ______________________ at the hotel.

57 That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.

STRANGE
I’ve ______________________ film before.

58 A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.

DRIVEN
We ______________________ a very friendly taxi driver.

59 My aunt was determined to pay for our tickets.

INSISTED
My aunt ______________________ for our tickets.
60 The manager failed to persuade Karen to take the job.
SUCCEED
The manager ______________________ Karen to take the job.

61 ‘I’d rather you didn’t use that mobile phone in here,’ said the librarian.
MIND
‘Would ______________________ that mobile phone in here?’ said the librarian.

62 John impressed his new boss by settling down to work quickly.

GOOD
John ______________________ his new boss by settling down to work quickly.

63 Tony regrets lying to his teacher.

WISHES
Tony ______________________ his teacher the truth.

64 I found it difficult to follow the instructions.

TROUBLE
I ______________________ the instructions.

65 ‘Don’t sit in front of the computer for too long,’ our teacher told us.
WARNED
Our teacher ______________________ in front of the computer for too long.

66 We got lost coming home from the leisure centre.

WAY
We couldn’t ______________________ from the leisure centre.

67 Mary didn’t find it difficult to pass her driving test.

DIFFICULTY
Mary had ______________________ her driving test.

68 I always trust Carla’s advice.

SOMEBODY
Carla ______________________ advice I always trust.

69 We appear to have been given the wrong address.

AS
It ______________________ we have been given the wrong address,

70 I couldn’t understand the instructions for my new DVD player.

SENSE
The instructions for my new DVD player didn’t ______________________ me.

71 It’s a pity we didn’t do more sport when I was at school.

COULD
I wish that ______________________ more sport when I was at school.

72 He described the hotel to us in detail.

DETAILED
He ______________________ of the hotel.

73 The TV programme was so complicated that none of the children could understand it.
TOO
The TV programme was ______________________ the children to understand.

74 Luke knocked over the old lady’s bicycle by accident.

MEAN
Luke ______________________ knock over the old lady’s bicycle.
75 I’ve already planned my next holiday.
ARRANGEMENTS
I’ve already ______________________ my next holiday.

76 They say the ice in Antarctica is getting thinner all the time.
SAID
The ice in Antarctica ______________________ getting thinner all the time.

77 We didn’t enjoy our walk along the seafront because it was so windy.
PREVENTED
The strong wind ______________________ our walk along the seafront.

78 It looks as if Susan has left her new jacket behind.

SEEMS
Susan ______________________ her jacket behind.

79 A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupont’s tooth.

HAD
Mr Dupont ______________________ by a newly qualified dentist.

80 Antonio only lost the 100-metre race because he fell.

NOT
If Antonio had ______________________ won the 100-metre race.

81 The teacher postponed the theatre trip until the summer term.
OFF
The theatre trip ______________________ the teacher until the summer term.

82 ‘What is the width of this cupboard?’ Rebecca asked her sister.

WIDE
Rebecca asked her sister ______________________ was.

83 George spent ages tidying up his room.

TOOK
It ______________________ up his room.

84 A famous architect designed Dr. Schneider’s house for her.

HAD
Dr. Schneider ______________________ a famous architect.

85 ‘Peter, you’ve eaten all of the ice-cream’ said his mother.

ACCUSED
Peter’s mother ______________________ all the ice-cream.

86 Jim fell off his bike because he wasn’t looking where he was going.
PAYING
If Jim ______________________ to where he was going, he wouldn’t have fallen off
his bike

87 We might not find it easy to book a seat at the last minute.

COULD
It ______________________ us to book a seat at the last minute.

88 It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking.

OUGHT
You ______________________ before you borrowed my jacket.
89 As a result of the strong wind last night, several tiles came off the roof.
BECAUSE
Several tiles came off the roof ______________________ so strong last night.

90 Simone last wrote to me seven months ago.

HEARD
I ______________________ Simone for seven months.

91 I don’t recommend hiring skis at this shop.

ADVISABLE
It’s ______________________ skis at this shop.

92 Mike’s father started the company that Mike now runs.

SET
The company that Mike now runs ______________________ his father.

93 The number of car owners has risen over the past five years.
RISE
Over the past five years, there ______________________ in the number of car owners

94 Naomi said that she would never talk to anyone else about the matter.
DISCUSS
Naomi promised never ______________________ anyone else.

95 ‘This is the best hotel I’ve ever stayed in,’ my colleague said
NEVER
I’ve ______________________ hotel than this,’ my colleague said.

96 There were very few people at the concert last night.

CAME
Hardly ______________________ the concert last night