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Fill in each of the blanks with the
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Both ______ them were quarrelling
______ the tin of sweets, so their mother took it ______ them. |
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He was very surprised ______ the
wide selection ______ things we could get ______ the shop. |
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He is so desperate ______ money
that he has agreed to sell his watch to me ______ fifty dollars. |
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Those vegetables aren't fit ______
eating. Have you got any meat ______ the refrigerator ? |
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The bridge ______ the Swift River
is ______ repair ______ the moment. You'll have to go ______
another route. |
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I haven't heard ______ my friend
______ a long time. She is very lazy ______ writing letters. |
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It is very hard to ride your
bicycle when the wind is blowing ______ you. |
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She is worried ______ the results
______ her test. |
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Don't argue ______ her ______
paying the bill. She is very generous ______ her money. |
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What is he looking so pleased
______ ? A moment ago, he was just grumbling ______ the food. |
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Who do you want to speak ______ ? I
can call him ______ the phone ______ you. |
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He is very anxious to sell those
shares ______ anyone willing to buy them. |
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What are you staring ______ ? Have
you finished ______ your shopping ? |
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We don't understand what she is
upset ______. We were getting ready ______ dinner when she came
______ and cried. |
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Who did you receive the gift ______
? I thought you were determined ______ not accepting gifts
______ him. |
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She was threading the beads ______
a needle when her baby sister fell ______ the bed. |
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Answers |
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Both of
them were quarrelling over
the tin of sweets, so their mother took it
from them. |
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2. |
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He was very surprised
at the wide selection
of things we could get
from the shop. |
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3. |
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He is so desperate
for money that he has agreed
to sell his watch to me for
fifty dollars. |
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4. |
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Those vegetables aren't fit
for eating. Have you got any
meat in the refrigerator ? |
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5. |
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The bridge
over the Swift River is
under repair at
the moment. You'll have to go by
another route. |
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6. |
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I haven't heard
from my friend
for a long time. She is very
lazy at writing letters. |
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7. |
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It is very hard to ride your
bicycle when the wind is blowing
against you. |
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8. |
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She is worried
about the results
of her test. |
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Don't argue
with her over
paying the bill. She is very generous
with her money. |
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What is he looking so pleased
about ? A moment ago, he was
just grumbling about the
food. |
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Who do you want to speak
to ? I can call him
on the phone
for you. |
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He is very anxious to sell those
shares to anyone willing to
buy them. |
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What are you staring
at ? Have you finished
with your shopping ? |
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We don't understand what she is
upset about. We were getting
ready for dinner when she
came in and cried. |
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Who did you receive the gift
from ? I thought you were
determined about not
accepting gifts from him. |
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She was threading the beads
with a needle when her baby
sister fell from the bed. |
