1. I'm looking forward to meeting Jane. It's years ............... we last saw each other., since, until, before, during, 2. I can never remember people's names. I don't have ............... for them., a thought, a brain, mind, memory, 3. We received strict upbringing. We were not ............... to leave home after eight., permissible, allowed, let, legal, 4. Simon doesn't know much about our troubles. He's not ............... with them., familiar, notified, instructed, knowledgeable, 5. Eva likes to wear trendy clothes. She's quite keen on ............... the latest fashion., speeding, running, following, catching, 6. I walk whenever I can. I can't ............... commuting on crowded buses., like, stand, care, remain, 7. The task wasn't that bad. We ............... it quite easy to complete., managed, looked, realised, found, 8. That's a great opportunity. I'd ............... for the job if I were you., inquire, apply, demand, appeal, 9. Turn the radio down. Don't you know loud music ............... me crazy?, drives, rides, runs, moves, 10. I never remember the forms of the irregular verbs. I can't even learn them by ............... ., eyes, brain, heart, tongue, 11. Jack loves to read magazines before ............... asleep., falling, going, diving, turning, 12. Doctor Hope is on sick leave. Doctor Bream is ............... in for him this month., acting, putting, coming, standing, 13. Dozens of small retailers have ............... bankrupt due to the invasion of the supermarkets., lain, gone, passed, taken, 14. Willie, could I have a ............... with you after the lecture? It's very important., sentence, speech, statement, word, 15. The film ............... out to be a great success despite being a low-budget production., appeared, brought, turned, seemed, 16. I will tell you what I know provided you keep it ............... ., mystery, silence, private, secret, 17. We expect our employees to ............... their duties with passion., operate, fulfil, lead, act, 18. Al says he didn't intend to hurt me, but I'm sure he hit me ............... purpose., with, at, on, to, 19. If Mr Hoskins hadn't ............... us a lift, we'd have missed our plane to Boston., given, driven, picked, made, 20. Joe and Mary Grant, I remember them. It was love at first ............... ., vision, seeing, look, sight, 21. Dave is planning to leave his family home after he has ............... of age., gone, run, come, entered, 22. You must hurry up. Time's ............... out and the scheme is not ready yet., running, missing, leaving, rushing, 23. Where did the last battle of the campaign ............... place? Was it in Stalingrad?, have, occupy, take, find, 24. In ............... of cold weather, I'd like you to put on your winter cap and the warm socks., event, case, situation, risk, 25. Bills ought to be ............... in time to avoid penalty payment., returned, owed, spent, settled, 26. There's not much ............... between John and Paul even though they're twins., likelihood, proximity, alike, similarity, 27. It's no ............... telling her about our problems. She will not help us., use, necessity, reason, point, 28. Young people should ............... up sport rather than spend hours in front of TV., get, train, take, play, 29. I'm sorry I can't lend you a hundred. I don't have so much money ............... me., at, on, of, over, 30. Does it make much ............... to you if I paint the railings yellow?, variety, difference, alternative, distinction, 31. He tells everyone that he is a foreign tourist, but as a ............... of fact he is a spy., matter, thing, factor, case

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