Fill in the blanks.
1It took me a lot of time to get used ............... under supervision.
Wrong!
After "get used", use "to working" because "to" is a preposition followed by a gerund.
2If you want to lose weight, you have to ............... your calorie intake.
Wrong!
"Cut down on" means reduce the amount of something.
3This color doesn't really ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "suit" when something looks good on someone or matches their style.
4This suit doesn't ............... me. Do you have a smaller size?
Wrong!
Use "fit" when clothing is the right size.
5We were not able ............... her home.
Wrong!
After "be able", use the to-infinitive "to locate".
6She is quite capable ............... the situation.
Wrong!
After "capable", use "of handling" because "of" is followed by a gerund.
7We ............... our roof blown off in the storm.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "had" (or, informally, "got") + object + past participle to say that something happened to us: "had our roof blown off".
8That carpet needs ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "needs", both "cleaning" and "to be cleaned" can describe a necessary passive action.
9Don't call them now. They ............... have gone to bed.
Wrong!
Use "must" to make a strong logical deduction about the past.
10She found it hard to accept the fact that she ...............
Wrong!
Use "had failed" because the failure happened before she found it hard to accept.
11............... they arrived, the clock struck twelve.
Wrong!
"Just as" means at the exact moment when something happened.
12The writer ............... works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.
Wrong!
Use "whose" as the possessive relative pronoun before "works".
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- It took me a lot of time to get used to working under supervision.
- If you want to lose weight, you have to cut down on your calorie intake.
- This color doesn’t really suit me.
- This suit doesn’t fit me. Do you have a smaller size?
- We were not able to locate her home.
- She is quite capable of handling the situation.
- We had / got our roof blown off in the storm.
- That carpet needs cleaning / to be cleaned.
- Don’t call them now. They must have gone to bed.
- She found it hard to accept the fact that she had failed.
- Just as they arrived, the clock struck twelve.
- The writer whose works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.