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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- George ....... to get Sally to marry him for years when, finally, she....... him by saying, "Yes". A)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Prices ....... steadily all year, so I hope that we ....... a pay rise soon. A) rose/have got…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- We ....... a new car, but we couldn't because we ....... how expensive they were. A) were buying/won't…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Winter, the most unpredictable of all seasons in Istanbul, sometimes ....... as early as October and ....... until…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- The main character was so funny that we laughed continually ....... the whole play. A) during B) until…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- She hasn't washed anything delicate in the washing machine ....... . A) until she bought some special soap…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- As the police ....... the road, we ....... a time-consuming detour around the mountain. A) are dosing/were making…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and women ....... their jobs in the pottery trade in the UK,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- In 1619, the first African slaves ....... in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers ....... nearly 700,000.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Normally, people ....... quickly from the flu, but so far this year many people ....... as a result…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- The phrase "post modernism" .......about fifty years ago, but most people still ....... what it means. A) was…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- He ....... great, poverty until he . up writing and got a proper job. A) has suffered/gives B)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- They ....... to buy a boat for years, and finally they ....... enough money. A) have been hoping/have…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- I ....... my book in the launderette while my washing ...... . A) have read/dries B) read/was drying…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- This time last year, his business ....... a reasonable profit, but now, because of bad management, he .......…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- I ....... Malcolm in his car, but he…….. the traffic and didn't see me. A) was seeing/watches B)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- She loves James Bond movies, so ............... one is showing she books a ticket straight away. A) while…