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English testing level B – Exam 9
#1. Mike had hoped ________ his letter.
#2. He always wore a shirt with an open ________.
#3. If he ________ lucky, he can get the job.
#4. Does your new secretary ________ shorthand?
#5. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
#6. I really appreciate ________ to help me, but I am sure that I will be able to manage by myself.
#7. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep ________.
#8. All we see is the ________ of the iceberg; six – seventh of it are underwater.
#9. They forgot about ________ them to join us for lunch.
#10. Mary and John ________ to the parties at the Student Union every Friday.
#11. I don’t believe he can ________ it properly.
#12. Call for me at any time that ________ you.
#13. I have learned all the irregular verbs ________.
#14. We have no ________ in our files of your recent letter to the tax office.
#15. The examiners often ________ extremely difficult questions for the literature exam.
#16. I ________ as ill as I do now for a long time.
#17. They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false ________.
#18. ________ we dislike him, he’s efficient and we can’t dismiss him.
#19. The teacher says, “The time is up.” This means that the period of time has ________.
#20. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.
