EXPRESSIONS

The only person Jane didn’t like was her boss. (APART)

Jane liked everyone ________________ her boss.

I’ve always found learning languages easy. (GOOD)

I’ve always ________________ learning languages.

He wasted no time looking for a new car. (SOON)

He looked for a new car ________________ possibly could.

There weren’t any to do the job. (LACK)

There ________________ volunteers to do the job.

Nobody helped her clean the house last week. (HERSELF)

She ________________ last week.

I don’t live with anyone else in this house. (OWN)

I live ________________ in this house.

It is of no help if Tania goes to see the manager. (POINT)

There’s ________________ to see the manager.

Unfortunately, nobody painted this room for me. (MYSELF)

I ________________, unfortunately.

I am here as a representative of the Government (BEHALF)

I’m here ________________ the Government.

“I’ll never get angry with the referee again,” said Martin (TEMPER)

Martin promised never __________________________________ the referee again

There probably won’t be any more customers today. (UNLIKELY)

It ________________ be any more customers today.

Don’t worry! I’ll make him tell the truth. (OUT)

Don’t worry! I’ll ________________ him.

I really don’t like travelling by bus in the morning. (STAND)

I ________________ by bus in the morning.

I didn’t have enough money to go to Rwanda by plane. (AFFORD)

I ________________ to Rwanda by plane.

It was difficult for me to smile when they told me the news. (HELP)

I couldn’t ________________ heard the news.

I didn’t need any help to repair my bicycle. (REPAIRED)

I ________________ own.

Nobody came with me to the cinema yesterday. (MYSELF)

I ________________ to the cinema yesterday

I can hear you perfectly so you don’t need to shout. (NO)

I can hear you perfectly so ________________ to shout.

We left the room quietly because the baby was sleeping (ORDER)

We left the room quietly ________________ up the baby.

Going to the gym seems pointless to me. (POINT)

I can’t ________________ going to the gym.

Why don’t you throw away that old blouse? (RID)

How about _______________________________________ that old blouse?

You should have phoned her to tell her the game was cancelled (GIVE)

You were supposed _____________________________ to tell her the game was cancelled

I found it impossible not to laugh at his efforts (HELP)

I __________________________ at his efforts

Don’t worry if you can’t find Mexcafe, because most brands of coffee are similar. (MATTER)

Most brands of coffee are similar, so ________________ if you can’t find Mexcafe.

Is this your own drawing or did someone help you? (YOURSELF)

Did ________________ or did someone help you?

It's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing. (HELP)

I can't _______________________ when he starts singing.

I hate it when I'm ill. (STAND)

I ___________________________ ill

I shouldn’t bother to clean the windows today because it’s going to rain. (WORTH)

It ______________________________ the windows today because it’s going to rain.

She probably won’t try those apricots. (TO)

She isn’t ___________________________________those apricots.

I’m going to throw away all those old newspapers tomorrow (RID)

I’m going to _________________________ all those old newspapers tomorrow

Not many people become successful in the world of acting (MAKE)

Not many people _______________________ in the world of acting

“We did it on our own without any help”, they said proudly (THEMSELVES)

They said they ___________________________, without any help