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Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:54 am   Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space
 

Dear teachers,

Please help me to check this. Many thanks!

1. I don’t feel particularly (comfort) talking to people I’ve never met before.
I don’t feel particularly comfortable talking to people I’ve never met before.
2. I wasn’t looking forward to the journey, so I was (relief) when it was over safely.
I wasn’t looking forward to the journey, so I was relieved when it was over safely.
3. I thought he’d forgotten his promise, but he phoned to (sure) me that nothing had changed.
I thought he’d forgotten his promise, but he phoned to be [b]sure me that nothing had changed.[/b]
4. I enjoy going on long walks for a bit of (relax).
I enjoy going on long walks for a bit of relaxation.
5. Stop complaining! There are many children much less (fortune) than you.
Stop complaining! There are many children much less fortune than you.
6. It’s (character) of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm.
It’s uncharacteristic of him to lose his temper like that – he usually very calm.
7. Considering the amount of work there was, it’s (remark) that you’ve managed to finish it all so quickly.
Considering the amount of work there was, it’s remarkable that you’ve managed to finish it all so quickly.
8. So many things have been going wrong recently that it’s (real) – it seems like a nightmare.
So many things have been going wrong recently that it’s not real/ unreal – it seems like a nightmare.
9. Snow in August! How (ordinary)!
Snow in August! How extraordinary!
10. I met some tourists who asked me where they could find a (type) English well.
I met some tourists who asked me where they could find a typical English well.
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Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 13:58 pm   Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space
 

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3. I thought he’d forgotten his promise, but he phoned to (sure) me that nothing had changed.
I thought he’d forgotten his promise, but he phoned to be [b]sure me that nothing had changed.


The answer is "to assure."

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Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space #3 (permalink) Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:09 am   Form a word that fits suitably in the blank space
 

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