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Bob is not prepared to leave her current job. LAST 'Getting a new job is ______do!' cried Bob.

'Getting a new job is the last thing I want to / will do!' cried Bob

Cat wanted nothing more than to relax when he got home. TAKE All Cat wanted to ____easy when he got home.

All Cat wanted to do was (to) take things/it easy when he got home.

Experts say that things are bound to improve. DOUBT Expert say that there is _____better.

Expert say that there is no doubt (that) / things will get better.

Most of the children ignored what the teacher had told them. NOTICE Few of the children _____what the teacher had told them.

Few of the children took / (any/much) notice of what the teacher had told them.

He really wanted to impress the interviewers. DESPERATE He ________ the interviewers a good impression.

He was desperate to / give the interviewers a good impression.

Because he was injured he couldn't play in the next game. PREVENTED His ______ in the next game

His injury / prevented him from playing in the next game.

It's so difficult to create new ideas for the festival every year! COME How difficult _____with new ideas for the festival every year!

How difficult it is how to / come up with new ideas for the festival every year!

I earned less money than I thought I would last week. MUCH I _______ as I thought would last week.

I didn't earn as much money as I thought would last week.

I've been too busy to answer my emails, but I'll do it soon. ROUND I ___my emails yet, but I'll do it soon.

I have not got round / to answering my emails yet, but I'll do it soon.

I'm sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day. MATTER I think it's only _______Jemma becomes a famous model.

I think it's only a matter of time / before Jemma becomes a famous model.

I'm really tired. I shall be very glad when we get home. SOONER I'm really tired. The _____better.

I'm really tired. The sooner we get home the bet better.

Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery. GOT It _________ in collecting pottery.

It was Jake who / got me interested in collecting pottery

The ambulance came within minutes. MATTER It _____before the ambulance came.

It was a matter / of minutes before the ambulance came

I didn't realise how short the singer was until I saw him onstage. MADE It was only _______me realise how short the singer was.

It was only seeing him onstage / that made me realise how short the singer was

Everybody agreed that the music at Lenka's presentation was very annoying. OBJECTED It was the music _______at Lenka's presentation

It was the music that everyone/everybody objected to at Lenka's presentation.

It's nearly lunchtime, so would you like to eat something? FEEL It's nearly lunchtime, so _______to eat?

It's nearly lunchtime, so do you feel like / having something to eat?

My new job is not as easy as I expected. DIFFICULT My new job ____ I expected.

My new job is more difficult than I expected.

The company has a good reputation in the local area. HIGHLY The company _______of in the local area.

The company is highly / (thought/spoken) of in the local area.

At the beginning of the programme the panel of experts discussed the media and its importance in education. DISCUSSION The panel of experts started the programme ______the media and its importance in education.

The panel of experts started the programme by having a discussion about the media and its importance in education.

This computer is useless to me, so you can have it. USE This computer is ______ to me, so you can have it.

This computer is of / no use to me, so you can have it.

Everyone will enjoy this exhibition because there are no fewer than twenty dinosaurs on display. MANY This exhibition will appeal ______as twenty dinosaurs are on display.

This exhibition will appeal to everyone / because as many as twenty dinosaurs are on display.

We don't have as many qualified nurses as we need. FEWER We ______ we need.

We have fewer qualified nurses than we need.

We didn't have as much time as we wanted to understand all this information. TAKE What we wanted ______ in all this information.

What we wanted was more time to take in all this information.

First, you complete this form and then you post it to the embassy. FILL What you have ______this form and then send it to the embassy.

What you have to do is fill in/out this form and then send it to the embassy.

Your diet is just as bad as time. BETTER Your diet ______ mine.

Your diet is no better than mine.