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He is bound to (retaliate)

A

Retaliate

1
Q

Unaccustomed as I am to public (speak)

A

Speaking

2
Q

The horse was close to (win)….. the race when it stumbled and fell

A

Winning

3
Q

Mary had to resign herself to (live) alone

A

Living

4
Q

The government is deeply committed to (garner) its economic goals

A

Garnering

5
Q

I shall confine myself to (talk) about major figures and events

A

Talking

6
Q

They were supposed to (meet) us here half an hour ago

A

Meet

7
Q

Simon agreed to (help) with the preparations for the party

A

Help

8
Q

The guest speaker failed to (turn up) at the conference

A

Turn up (aparecer)

9
Q

The Prime Minister committed the Cabinet to (cut) the budget for health care

A

Cutting

10
Q

Tonight, I don’t want to (go) out. I’d prefer to (stay) at home

A

Go/ stay

11
Q

After twelve hours of negotiation, the two sides in the rail dispute are no nearer to (reach) an agreement than they were at the start

A

Reaching

12
Q

Who is likely to (succeed) the Prime Minister?

A

Succeed

13
Q

The duties of a nanny are limited to (look) after the children and do not extend to (help) with the housework

A

Looking/helping

14
Q

I am not used to (handle) this type of machinery, so could you possibly explain the instructions slowly?

A

Handling

15
Q

The key to (create) a successful business is good management

A

Creating

16
Q

Alice was tempted to (apply) to the job

A

Apply

17
Q

What led Robert to (tell) such lies?

A

Tell

18
Q

People buying tickets before 30th April are entitled to (receive) a vaucher for a discount in the restaurant

A

Receive

19
Q

They agreed to (tell) us what would happen in the meeting

A

Tell

20
Q

The company has been commissioned to (undertake) a major research project

A

Undertake

21
Q

I couldn’t get anyone to (help)

A

Help

22
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I look forward to (hear) from you

A

Hearing