EF Advanced whole year review

________ he ________ (have to) start work at 7.00?

Does, have to

. The hospitals were struggling to cope with the number of ________ as the fighting got more and more intense between the army and the rebels.

casualties

A ________ is a frequent combination of words. Often they are the only possible combination to express a concept, like light snow.

collocation

When you ______ money, you put it into your bank account.

deposit

A story that makes you feel sad is d________.

depressing

We'd rather you ________ (not borrow) money for university. We're happy to pay for you to go.

didn't borrow

You ________ (not have) time to go to the cinema tonight - you need to study.

don't have

He thinks very highly of himself for no reason and he really looks d________ on other people in the office.

down

Lilly was very lucky to get a ________ to study abroad, otherwise she wouldnʼt have been able to afford it.

grant

I didnʼt know which way to go at the junction, so I just went with my ________ feeling and turned right.

gut

Would you rather we ________ (have) Chinese food tonight?

had

James ________ (work) for the company for 20 years when he finally received a pay rise.

had been working

Betty isn't very good at DIY, so last year she ___________ her house ______________ (decorate) by a painter.

had, decorated

If only you ________ (not forget) to close the windows, the rain wouldn't have come in.

hadn't forgotten

Karl ________ (be) given a new job in marketing.

has been

I'm upset because Agatha isn't here yet and I ________ (wait) for two hours.

have been waiting

It's best to meet your problems ________ on and solve them before they get worse.

head

I was watching TV when I ________ (hear) a strange noise outside in the garden.

heard

Roman soldiers wore h________ to protect their heads from injury.

helmets

You can all go back to the building now, there is no i________ danger anymore.

immediate

The weather ________ (expect) to be mild and rainy this summer.

is expected

It ________ (say) that getting enough sleep is a very important part of staying healthy.

is said

I wish I ________ (know) how to help you, but I'm afraid I don't know how to fix computers.

knew

When you buy furniture from IKEA, itʼs best to follow the assembly instructions to the l________ if you donʼt want to waste your time.

letter

Allen loves living in Barcelona. He's having the time of his ________.

life

If you spend too much money, you're living beyond your ________.

means

My husband is very s________: he decided on Saturday morning that we should go to Wales for the weekend and we were on the road an hour later!

spontaneous

There was this gorgeous strawberry cheesecake in the café and just couldnʼt resist the t________ to buy one.

temptation

A ________-fisted person is not generous with money.

tight

If you keep trying, it's only a matter of ________ before you find a job.

time

There are thought ________ (be) tribes living in the Amazon that no one has ever contacted.

to be

Manuel speaks English without an accent, itʼs hard to believe that his mother t________ is actually Spanish.

tongue

I did a lot of u________ work as a volunteer but now I really need to find job that pays my bills.

unpaid

If you want to become a childrenʼs book writer you need to have a very v________ imagination first of all.

vivid

While my brother ________ (ride) his bike to school, he had a minor accident.

was riding

If only Ian ________ (be) a little happier. It makes me sad to know that he doesn't like his new school.

were/was