- Tell the milkman ......... us any milk   to not bring

- That isn't your desk. It's.......   hers

- That's the girl.......parents i met   whose

- The ......... outside the house said "Private"   notice

- The bank usually.......at 8:20   opens

- The book is ______ more interesting than I ______.   much / thought

- The boy admitted _____________ the toy.   Breaking.

- The boy didn't know what love was,......   did he?

- The candles... suddenly   blew out

- The car... on the way to school   broke down

- The company found this proposal particularly -----------------.   Interesting.

- The Congress passed a vote of... against the President   censure

- The director _____ the employees _____ extra hours.   wants / to work

- The Director's office is ____ than ____.   larger / yours

- The dishwasher... due to a faulty gasket   broke down

- The engine is still working; so far so good.   Il motore funziona ancora; fino ad ora è andata bene.

- The examination was ______ difficult ______ I expected.   less / than

- The film starts at......   half past eight

- The fisherman ......... to shore as soon as the stom clouds appeared on the horizon   rowed

- The goods ____ delivered on time, ____ worry.   will be / don't

- The government's ......... priority is the improvement of public services   top

- The human resources manager is responsible for   hiring and firing

- The insurance pays.....the medical bills   all

- The kids didn't study; ........., they failed the course   therefore

- The last train ______ ______ 11p.m..   leaves / at

- The London Trade Center is on the north... of the River Thames   bank

- The meaning of arriving or finishing something just before it is too late, at the last possible moment can be expressed by:   In the nick of time.

- The meaning of being involved in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with can be expressed by:   Be in over your head.

- The meaning of being wholly obligated, unable to free oneself can be expressed by:   Bound hand and foot.

- The meaning of paying too much attention to differences that are very small or unimportant can be expressed by:   Split hairs.

- The meaning of revealing a secret can be expressed by:   Tip your hand.

- The meeting today was......for no reason   called off

- The metal pipe in a chimney through which the smoke and heat pass is called a.......   flue

- The nominating committee generally met behind closed......   doors

- The notebook.........in the office yesterday evening, but now it's gone!   was

- The office ____ every day ____ 17:00.   closes / at

- The office... open on Saturdays   is not

- The old cinema has taken____________ a new lease of life since its renovation.   On.

- The opposite of dirty is:   clean

- The opposite of empty is:   full

- The opposite of safe is:   dangerous

- The plane......at 8:00   took off

- The police.......a good deal of criticism over their handling of the affair   went down through

- The president hadn't prepared a speach, so he made one.........the cuff   off

- The Prime Minister returned to Scotland..........   last night

- The results of the opinion ____ ____ unexpected.   poll / were

- The results of the test were doctored up.   I risultati dell'esame sono stati falsificati.

- The roads in the Alps can be quite ____ in winter.   icy

- The sales clerk forgot to give me the ____ when I paid for the radio.   receipt

- The ship was living the docks when I arrived the port.   Il battello lasciava la banchina, quando sono arrivato al porto.

- The sold-out tickets made him clear that the speaker we invited to our event was:   extremely popular

- The students are ______ good progress with the new teacher, she knows how to keep their attention.   Making.

- The whereabouts of the exiled president remains a __________guarded secret.   Closely.

- The workers have been called.........to protest against the dismissal   out

- The...........i study the... i know   more-less

- Their children don't get any exercise. They just watch television........   all day

- There are ......... things i like more than staying in bed late on weekends   few

- There are ____ eggs in the fridge.   some

- There are three .......... in the room   boys

- There is going to be a .......of television programmes on the great artists of the Renaissance   series

- There was a lot of .... and they all .... of their rooms.   Noise - ran out.

- There was a man ______________ was looking for you.   Who.

- There was... a big choice of hotels, i found it difficult to choose one   such

- There will soon be wireless computers in.......office   every

- These computers are... than those   newer

- They ......... and went upstairs   took their coats off

- They ____ Madrid.   haven't ever visited

- They can speak......English... Fench   both-and

- They have put _________ the meeting ___________ next week.   Off / until.

- They went over my work with a fine-toothed comb.   Hanno passato al vaglio il mio lavoro.

- They will.......study very hard if they want to succeed   have to

- They won't.........use their mobiles   be able to

- They.....food   ran out of

- This exercise is.......than the previous one   harder

- This is ... room in the hotel.   the worst

- This is absolutely the ____ book I've ever read.   worst

- This is the .........film i have ever seen   worst

- This is the first time...........   it has happened

- This morning I .... into Tom Brown!   Ran.

- This old book......years!   takes me back

- This time next week.........on the beach   i'll be lying

- This watch is not expensive. It's quite ____.   cheap

- To ___________ it may concern, I hereby designate Mathilda Jones ________ my attorney.   Whom / as.

- To be hit by a car or bus is the same as to be.........down   knocked

- To bear up   resistere

- To drop out   interrompere studi/corsi

- To express our own or other people's preferences we use:   Would rather + bare infinitive.

- To fall down   cadere al suolo

- To get out   uscire, fuggire

- To give out   distribuire

- To reduce the amount you do somethings is the same as to.......down   cut

- Today, many government services are performed by agencies and non- departmental public bodies whose staff are not   civil servants

- Tom was sick, so the doctor gave him a ____ for some antibiotics.   Prescription.

- Translate into English the following comparative form. Meno insisti, più ottieni.   The less you insist, the more you obtain.

- Translate into English the following comparative form. Meno ti preoccupi più felicemente vivi.   The less you worry the more happily you live.

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Meno ti preoccupi più felicemente vivi.   The less you worry the more happily you live.

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Più informazioni mi dai, meglio posso aiutarti.   The more information you give me the better I can help you.

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Più leggi più impari.   The more you read the more you learn.

- Translate the following sentence: Can you fetch me some chalk, please?   Puoi andare a prendermi del gesso, per favore?

- Translate: never mind!   Non preoccuparti.

- Two _____ people live in _____ city.   million / that

- Two cars and a motorbike.........in the fire   were destroyed