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1. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
If I_____________________________________________________________________
2. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________
3. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticised__________________________________________________
4. I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking.
If I _____________________________________________________________________
5. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall.
The police caught_________________________________________________________
6. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
Getting__________________________________________________________________
7. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.
He might________________________________________________________________
8. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.
We were________________________________________________________________
9. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
Sad_____________________________________________________________________
10. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
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