Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1One day scientists will ............... find a cure for cancer.
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After "will", use "be able to" to talk about future ability.
2You are interested in the offer, ...............?
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After an affirmative sentence with "are", the correct negative question tag is "aren't you".
3I had never before met ...............
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The correct pattern is "so kind a woman" with "so" before the adjective.
4I don’t know why they decided to split up. They were ............... in love with each other.
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Use the adverb "madly" to modify the expression "in love".
5She was ............... injured in the crash.
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Use the adverb "fatally" to modify the adjective "injured".
6You can speak ...............; I won’t tell anyone what you say.
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Here "freely" means openly and without fear or restriction.
7I very much enjoy ...............
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After "enjoy", use the -ing form "swimming".
8She would never ............... if she hadn’t changed jobs.
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In this third conditional passive result clause, use "have been promoted" after "would never".
9I don’t trust politicians. I never have, and I ...............
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The natural parallel ending after "I never have" is "never will".
10I am going to do my exams, and ............... I am going to study medicine.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "afterward" and "afterwards" can mean after that.
11I expected to fail the exam, but I passed ...............
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Here "after all" means that the result was different from what was expected.
12When I was ..............., I was working.
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With this structure, use "your age" without a preposition.
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- One day scientists will be able to find a cure for cancer.
- You are interested in the offer, aren’t you?
- I had never before met so kind a woman.
- I don’t know why they decided to split up. They were madly in love with each other.
- She was fatally injured in the crash.
- You can speak freely; I won’t tell anyone what you say.
- I very much enjoy swimming.
- She would never have been promoted if she hadn’t changed jobs.
- I don’t trust politicians. I never have, and I never will.
- I am going to do my exams, and afterward / afterwards I am going to study medicine.
- I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.
- When I was your age, I was working.