ZNO Leader. B2. Control writing (2 term)

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1) By the time the police came, the thief_______                    [managed, had been managing, had managed] to get away.

2) I am writing to ask for _______          [farther, further, farthest] information concerning the course.

3) I looked all over for my car keys, but they were_________           [nowhere, somewhere, anywhere] to be found.

4) If Sam is going to be late, he ________        [should, better, ought] to tell his parents.

5) You don't have to buy any more milk as we have ________         [little, lots, lots of] left from yesterday.

6) The more you exercise,__________             [the fitter, fitter, the fittest]you will become.

7) His father _________             [was able to, used to, ought to] work for a multinational company, but now he’s retired.

8) You__________              [needn't have, needn't, don't have] to bring dessert for the dinner; I've made a chocolate cake.

9) The mechanic____________               [need not, might not, 'd rather not]have repaired the car yet because it's still at the garage.

10) _________                    [Would anyone call, Had anyone called, Did anyone call] while was taking shower?

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1) ______                   [What did you make, What made you, What you made]for the party?

2) Let's meet outside the shopping centre after school, __________          [shall we, won't we, do we]?

3) Let me borrow your camera and I promise I_________                    [won't break, not going to break, won't be breaking]it.

4) That's the girl ________       [who's, whose, that]mother has been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

5) She doesn't mind ______             [doing, to do, to be doing] overtime at work even though she doesn't get paid for it.

6) I am very excited about going to the Swiss Alps on Friday; this time on Saturday, we_________                  [are going to ski, will be skiing, will ski] down the slopes.

7) Could you tell me when_______                         [will our order, our order will, is our order going to] be delivered?

8) He bought________                      [his wife flowers, his wife to flowers, for his wife flowers]for their anniversary.

9) How long _____                            [will you be playing, will you play, will you have been playing] basketball by the end of this year?

10) These exercises are ______        [enough, too, much] difficult for the students to do.

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Egg-and-spoon race originated at the end of the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The objective of the race is very _________         [basic, simple, light, natural], to carry an egg on the spoon and cross the finish line as fast as ________             [comfortable, convenient, possible, necessary]. Each competitor is ________               [fond of, known for, adjusted to, provided with] a spoon and an egg. At the starting line, all competitors line up with the eggs positioned on the spoon. When the start signal is set off, competitors run at full speed, holding the spoon with just one hand. Holding the spoon with two hands, or touching the egg with hands is not allowed. If a competitor drops it, they have to __________          [pick up, pick at, pick out, pick on] the egg, put it back on to the spoon and balance it before they can resume running. Though mostly eggs are used for races, they have also been ________          [changed, replaced, removed, balanced] in some instances with potatoes, tomatoes, lemons or synthetic eggs.