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English testing level C – Exam 17
#1. It will ________ rain later so we should go and have our picnic now.
#2. I would have cleaned the house if I ________ you were coming.
#3. Dave and I have ________ to meet at the bus station at 9 o’clock.
#4. There is always ________ traffic in the city centre at rush hour.
#5. He’s a nice man but he’s ________ to drink too much at parties.
#6. We must get there ________ or other. If there are no buses, we’ll have to take a taxi.
#7. Mrs Townsend was left to make all the ________ for the outing herself.
#8. She ________ type at 40 words per minute.
#9. – Hilary: I shan’t be more than five or ten minutes now. – Alfred: All right. I’ll wait over there until ________ ready.
#10. You must move your car at once, Madam; ________ I shall have to give you a ticket.
#11. A manager of a large international company is often given a big ________.
#12. The law states that heavy goods delivery vehicles may not carry ________ of more than fifteen tons.
#13. After the water workers went on strike there was a ________ of water.
#14. He’s entitled to a pension, but he won’t dream ________ retiring yet.
#15. Mix the contents of this packet ________ a little water.
#16. You can try ________ if you want to improve your English.
#17. His ________ of Richard III was acclaimed as one of the best by any actor.
#18. The army ________ defeat at the hands of its enemies.
#19. Their accounts were completely phony. They had been cooking the ________ for years.
#20. Some practical ________ is desireable for candidates interested in applying for this job.
