English grammar advanced

Question 1

He is quite money-obsessed, though ... worse things to be obessed by

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there are

Question 2

I left the place ... a bit disappointed

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feeling

Question 3

When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she ... over 60 years.

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had been reigning for

Question 4

Winston Churchill could speak in plain words and no more than ...

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needed

Question 5

Come as soon as you ... at Brussels airport

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land

Question 6

Unless safety regulations ... changed, the car will have a promising future.

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are

Question 7

... never have done that if ...

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I'd ... I'd known

Question 8

I find it hard ... why he made that mistake.

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to explain

Question 9

He had told his parents that the term ended a week later than it actually ...

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did

Question 10

If you can't do it yourself, have it ... by somebody else.

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done

Question 11

T. Edwards, ... 62, has published several articles.

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aged

Question 12

The play begins with the king ... by one of his soldiers

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being murdered

Question 13

She asked them to avoid ... late.

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being

Question 14

The Conservatives regained power in 1951 and ... office for thirteen unbroken years.

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held

Question 15

We ... a drink immediately after ...

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had ... signing the contract.

Question 16

'Can I have some more coffee?' 'I'am afraid there's none ...'

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left

Question 17

We had just gone to bed when we ... someone ... 'Fire!'

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heard ... shout

Question 18

Grapes don't ripen here as they ... in the south

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do

Question 19

Traduis: "tu n'aurais pas dû te comporter ce cette manière"

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You shouldn't have behaved like this

Question 20

The sun was hot and he could feel the sweat ... down his back.

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trickle

Questions 20