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Choose the best option:
_____ the recession, many people are still spending money.
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Although
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Despite
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Whereas
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Spite
Question 2
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In spite of the [blank_start]fact[blank_end] that he worked very hard, he didn't get the promotion
Question 3
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I get tempted to buy more products, even [blank_start]though[blank_end] can't really afford them.
Question 4
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The booking ________________ confirmed yet.
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hasn't been
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will not be
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weren't
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is being
Question 5
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I would like to launch a business app. _______ , I don't know what software I will use.
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Therefore
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However
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In spite
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Although
Question 6
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A meeting to know the new regulations ______ held last week.
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has been
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will be
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was
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were
Question 7
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You are allowed [blank_start]to[blank_end] borrow a car for official events.
Question 8
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When people succeed, it is because [blank_start]of[blank_end] their hard work.
Question 9
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We ______ to Cancun tomorrow afternoon for a training course, but we aren't sure. It's not confirmed yet.
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are going to travel
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will have traveled
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are travelling
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might travel
Question 10
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This is the link to the videoconference. We ________ at 5pm. Please log in punctually.
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are meeting
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have met
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will have met
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have been meeting
Question 11
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Change management strategies have resulted [blank_start]in[blank_end] successful outcomes.
Question 12
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The growth in online publishing has _____ to new laws to regulate copyright.
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brought
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led
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resulted
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have
Question 13
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To use this room for the conference, we need to _____ the speaker fixed.
Question 14
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By 2018, John ________ the company for twenty years.
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will have been running
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has been running
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is to have run
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had been running
Question 15
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a) It is [blank_start]pointless[blank_end] asking him for a new contract.
b) I find it [blank_start]easy[blank_end] to communicate by WhatsApp with my work team.
c) It [blank_start]seems[blank_end] that new suppliers will promote their products here.
d) It's [blank_start]considered[blank_end] rude to ask women their age.
e) It [blank_start]looks[blank_end] as if she has studied a Postgraduate.
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pointless
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easy
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seems
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considered
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looks
Question 16
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The government is constructing a new bridge with the tax-payers money.
A new bridge [blank_start]is being constructed[blank_end] by the government with the tax payers money.
Question 17
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He believes that humans ______by robots in the future.
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will be replaced
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will have replaced
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is being replaced
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have been replaced
Question 18
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When I was growing up [blank_start]it[blank_end] was always assumed that I’d become a musician like my parents.
Question 19
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I changed my job, because I [blank_start]was[blank_end] forced to work on weekends.
Question 20
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What phrase has a similar meaning?
A policy of the company is that we can't date our colleagues.
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We aren't allowed to date our colleagues.
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We are supposed to date our colleagues.
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We aren't able to date our colleagues
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It's not forbidden to date our colleagues.
Question 21
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a) It is [blank_start]necessary[blank_end] to show your ID at the entrance.
b) You are not [blank_start]required[blank_end] to work at your office. You can work at home.
c) We are not [blank_start]allowed[blank_end] to bring pets to this building.
d) You [blank_start]ought[blank_end] to update your CV with your new skills.
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necessary
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required
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allowed
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ought