Fill in the blanks.
1............... the bell rang, I rushed to open the door.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to mean immediately after the bell rang.
2If I were rich, I ............... the world.
Wrong!
Use "would travel" in the result clause of an unreal present conditional.
3He is too clever ...............
Wrong!
Use "to be fooled" because the subject receives the action.
4Don't go until you ............... the job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "until" for future time, "finish" and "have finished" are both correct, but "will finish" is not used here.
5He is not used to ............... spicy food.
Wrong!
Use "eating" because "be used to" is followed by a noun or gerund.
6The sooner we begin, ...............
Wrong!
Use "the earlier we finish" to complete the double comparative structure "the + comparative ..., the + comparative ...".
7That is the shop ............... you can buy leather goods.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce a relative clause referring to a place.
8The cruel master made him ...............
Wrong!
Use "starve" because "make someone do something" takes the base verb.
9............... fast you walk, you will not catch up with me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "However" or "No matter how" before an adverb to introduce a concessive clause.
10............... such a horrible sight.
Wrong!
Use "Never have I seen" because a negative adverb at the beginning causes inversion.
11By the time I reached the station, the train ...............
Wrong!
Use "had already left" for an action completed before another past action.
12You are tired. You ............... some rest.
Wrong!
Use "had better get" to give strong advice in this situation.
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- As soon as the bell rang, I rushed to open the door.
- If I were rich, I would travel the world.
- He is too clever to be fooled.
- Don’t go until you finish / have finished the job.
- He is not used to eating spicy food.
- The sooner we begin, the earlier we finish.
- That is the shop where you can buy leather goods.
- The cruel master made him starve.
- However / No matter how fast you walk, you will not catch up with me.
- Never have I seen such a horrible sight.
- By the time I reached the station, the train had already left.
- You are tired. You had better get some rest.