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They advised locking the doors carefully at night

A. They advised that the doors should be locked carefully at night

B. The doors were advised to be locked carefully at night

C. They advised the doors being locked carefully at night

D. They advised to lock the doors carefully at night

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by some it is supposed that bad luck may be avoided by locking on wood

A. if bad luck is coming, it will be destroyed provided that one knocks on wood. 

B. there are some people who believe that it is bad luck to avoid knocking on wood 

C. bad luck is said to be preventable by knocking on wood sometimes. 

D. that knocking on wood can keep bad luck away is believed by some people

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To get to work on time, they have to leave at 6.00am.

A. They always leave for work at 6.00am.

B. They have to leave very early to catch a bus to work.

C. Getting to work on time, for them, means leaving at 6.00am.

D. Leaving at 6.00am, they have never been late for work.

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To get to work on time, they have to leave at 6.00am.

A. They always leave for work at 6.00am.

B. They have to leave very early to catch a bus to work.

C. Getting to work on time, for them, means leaving at 6.00am.

D. Leaving at 6.00am, they have never been late for work.

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His parents advised him to study hard for his exam.

A. He was advised to study hard for his exam.

B. He was advised study hard for his exam.

C. He was advised to study hard his exam.

D. He is advised to study hard for his exam.

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As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.

C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.

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It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment

A. right now, Mary is having a holiday in Vermont , so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.

B. I think that Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night

C. if it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can’t be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment

D. are you sure is was Mary who shouted to you last night, because , as far I know , she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment

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 “No, I didn’t come to see her that night!”

A. He denied having come to see her that night

B. He denied to have come to see her that night

C. He denied not having come to see her that night

D. He refused to have come to see her that night