1My mother ............... in an insurance company.
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Use the simple present for a regular fact, so the correct answer is "works".
2I usually wake up at 6, but today I ............... up at 7.
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The time phrase "today" refers to a completed past event here, so the correct answer is "woke".
3Change this imperative into the passive: "Turn on the lights."
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The passive form of an imperative can use "Let the lights be turned on."
4He works ...............
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The adverb "abroad" is used without a preposition.
5An ............... is a person who does not believe in God.
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A person who does not believe in God is an "atheist".
6He has a deep love ............... his country.
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The noun "love" is followed by "for" someone or something; "in love with" is a different expression.
7The government is inquiring ............... the affairs of the company.
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The phrasal verb is "inquiring into" when investigating something.
8She takes ............... her elder sister.
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To resemble an older family member is to take "after" them.
9I ............... him for a long time, and we are still good friends.
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Use the present perfect with "for a long time" when the situation continues now: "have known".
10Which expression can replace "abolished" in this sentence: "Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery"?
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The idiom "put an end to" means abolished or stopped something.
11I always carry an umbrella ............... it rains.
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Use "in case" to mean as a precaution against something possible.
12To give someone a piece of your mind is to ...............
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The idiom "give someone a piece of your mind" means to "reprimand them".
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- My mother works in an insurance company.
- I usually wake up at 6, but today I woke up at 7.
- Change this imperative into the passive: “Turn on the lights.” — Let the lights be turned on.
- He works abroad.
- An atheist is a person who does not believe in God.
- He has a deep love for his country.
- The government is inquiring into the affairs of the company.
- She takes after her elder sister.
- I have known him for a long time, and we are still good friends.
- Which expression can replace “abolished” in this sentence: “Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery”? — put an end to
- I always carry an umbrella in case it rains.
- To give someone a piece of your mind is to reprimand them.