Car catches fire

Three people jumped ...(087)... a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning. They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into .. .(088)... . Mr. Peter Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield ...(089)... his Avenger estate car home ...(090). work with two friends when he noticed smoke ... (091)... into the car. He stopped, (092)... was unable to open the bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the flames. He then ...(093)... to get fire extinguishers from a nearby garage, but...(094)... also failed to have any effect. ...(095)... he telephoned for a ...(096)... but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burnt out.

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into on out of over through

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burning petrol smoke sparks flames

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drove has driven was driving was driven had driven

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to from at in since

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come having come being come coming to come

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but because although so as

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wandered jumped walked ran bent

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these those this what that

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At length Finally At the end Terminally Lengthily

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police car ambulance taxi fire engine van

2006 – C II. Reading comprehension

059. Have you considered ... the article for the newspaper?

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to write about writing your write yours writing writing

060. I can't understand how ... such an expensive dress.

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afforded you did you afford do you afford you afforded that you afforded

061.1 went to Europe last March, but I wish 1 ... in May.

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I have gone went had gone go would go

062. -I had to take a taxi home last night. - That's too bad, you ... in my car.

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can go may go might gone could have gone must have gone

063. - Jim went to the hospital alone. - If... me, I would have gone with him.

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had he told he has told he would tell he had told he tell

064. This perfume is very expensive, but it smells ....

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exceptional good exceptionally exceptional exceptionally exceptionally

well well best good

065. You drink too much water; you ... cut down on it.

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ought rather might should better

066. John and Kate are very ... each other; still they got married.

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different about different from different to different than different for

067. You don't look very well. You ... to work today.

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had better not go would rather would better better not go had better not

not to go not go to go

068. You ... to clean the windows. Why didn't you do it?

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are supposed are being supposed were supposed are supposing were supposing

069. It's the second time he ... in church.

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was is will be has been is being

070. We're late. I expect the film ... by the time we get.

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will has started will have started is started is starting will be started

071. - What would you like to drink? -I'll have ... please.

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a milk cup small milk a little milk a cup milk a small milk

072. We ... great difficulty in translating it into Hungarian.

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made felt took saw had

073. I've lost my keys. Can you help me look ... them?

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after at to for about

074. Did you ... to the theatre when you lived in Warsaw?

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used to go use to go use for going used for going use to going

075. They've got twenty ... and two ....

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sheeps / oxen sheeps / oxens sheep / oxes sheep / oxen sheeps / oxes

076. She was absolutely hopeless ... repairing things.

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by in about for at

077. The policeman ... his arm as the car approached.

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078.

Founded in the 17^th century, Harward University took its name from an early benefactor which donated his books to the

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library.

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Citrus growers become anxious about losing their crop of oranges whenever the temperature will get near freezing.

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080.

A couple needing a yard for their children rented the house advertising in the weekend newspaper.

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081.

It was raining too hard that I couldn't go outside for a walk in the evening.

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082.

Esperanto is unique among languages because they were invented by a single man, Ludwig Zamenhof.

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083.

Let's ask our teacher how to solve this problem consequently we cannot agree on the answer.

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084.

I wonder if she is going to the hairdresser's to have her hair to be done.

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085.

Did you notice Max to look at another paper during the exam.

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086.

Candidates for high-level political office might do promises which they cannot keep.

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Choose the correct words to complete each sentence correctly in this text and mark them on your answer sheet.