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Esercizi inglese 2 orientale Napoli

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Esercizi inglese 2 orientale Napoli

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Use 3-6 words.

1. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.


time
__________________________________________ the shop, all the phones had been sold.

2. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat.


when
Only _______________________________________________ his hat did I recognise Carl.

3. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.


worth
It's ____________________________________________ to come with us.

4. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.


have
Pippa might ____________________________________________________ story.

5. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way.
long
_________________________________________________ the boss, I'll run the company my way.

6. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality.


into
Allegations of teacher brutality _________________________________________ the school's
management.

7. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
have
You ____________________________________________________ last night, she was with us!

8. The beach was fun even though it was too cold.


fact
____________________________________________________ too cold, the beach was fun.

9. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.


were
A lot of _______________________________________________ the conference room by delegates.

10. Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.


sooner
No _________________________________________________________________ home than the phone rang.

11. If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich man.
for
If it ____________________________________________________ divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.
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12. "You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open."
long
He told them they wouldn't get lost _________________________________________________ had the
map open.

13. My brother has great ideas all the time.


comes
My brother always __________________________________________________________________ ideas.

14. If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been completely lost.
for
Had it ___________________________________________________________ , we would have got
completely lost.

15. If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.


live
I'll ________________________________________________________________________ if I lose this job.

16. They'll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn't increase.
mean
A continued low audience for the show ________________________________________________________
cancellation.

17. A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the concert.
pulling
The first we heard about ____________________________________________ of the concert was a
phone call.

18. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there.
time
Unless we run, the train _________________________________________________________ we get there.

19. "You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him.
staying
Kate's brother _______________________________________________ for dessert.

20. "A massage would do you a lot of good," Jake told Amy.
from
"You ________________________________________________________________ a massage," Jake told
Amy.

21. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
may
Far _____________________________________________________ , they want to go to Paris for a
weekend break.
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22. The town's population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived.


than
No sooner had the enemy
arrived ________________________________________________________________ surrendered.

23. This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by the council.
highly
It's _____________________________________________________________ will be closed by council due
to being unsafe.

24. Another student stole Carol's watch from the classroom.


had
Carol _____________________________________________________________ by another student from the
classroom.

25. I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all.
point
I'm __________________________________________________________ this diet up because it's not
working at all.

26. Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time.


happen
Please do those photocopies if _________________________________________________ the time.

27. If you really want to spend the whole night studying, there's nothing I can do.
insist
If you _______________________________________________________ the whole night, there's nothing I
can do.

28. The match will be postponed if it keeps raining.


mean
Further rain _________________________________________________________________ postponement of
the match.

29. "I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
objected
Barbara _______________________________________________________________ the assistant said about
her.

30. "Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said.
it
According to Susan, _________________________________________________________ took the money,
not Dylan.

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