Exercises

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1. Nobody has ever given me ... help

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2. I wouldn't expect too much. They may have found ... else for the job.

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3. I haven't seen ... film for the last two months.

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4. That boy is incapable of ... creative work.

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5. I have certainly not ordered ... detergent.

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6. Where can I find ... clean towels?

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7. There are ... in the sideboard drawer.

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8. I'm afraid there aren't ...

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9. Have you got ... fresh apples, madam?

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10. No, but I have ... delicious pears.

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11. What about ... dessert?

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12. Would you like ... strawberries with cream?

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13. We went to the carillon yesterday, but there was so much noise that we could hardly hear ... bell at all.

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14. That's enough! I am not going to work with Mr. Boomer ... more.

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15. There's ... thing I would like to have a word about with you.

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16. At last we found a bed & breakfast house that still had ... vacancies.

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17. I've sent you 2 photographs of me. Later I'll see if I can find ... coloured ones to send you.

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18. A sadist is ... one gets pleasure out of giving pain.

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19. Do you know ... person who doesn't like being liked?

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20. Yesterday our teacher showed he had ... feelings, although we had long been in doubt if he had ... .

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21. There's ... thing very urgent I've got to tell you.

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22. I'm sorry but I haven't got ... time to spare for you.

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23. The style is good but there are ... inaccuracies in your essay.

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24. We have ... new T-shirts today.

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25. Do you want to see ... ?

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26. If I can find ... of your books. I'll send them to you.

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