1) When I saw my wife's face, I ( ) that I had brought the wrong size. a) noticed b) realised 2) My husband never ( ) when I've been to the hairdresser's. a) notices b) realises 3) The water level in the river is ( ) a) raising b) rising 4) Don't ( ) your voice when you are having an argument. a) raise b) rise 5) I think we need to ( ) our new marketing plan. a) argue b) discuss 6) Teenagers often ( ) with their parents. a) argue b) discuss 7) There is a new road safety campaign to ( ) accidents. a) avoid b) prevent 8) We took the ring road ( ) going through the city centre. a) avoid b) prevent 9) Please ( ) to lock the door before you go out. a) remember b) remind 10) ( ) me to phone my mother later - it's her birthday. a) Remember b) Remind 11) I ( ) she'll come to the party. I'd really like to see her. a) expect b) hope 12) My driving test in next week, but I'm not ( ) to pass - I've only had ten lessons. a) expecting b) hoping 13) Mandy hasn't invited me to her party, but I don't ( ). a) mind b) matter 14) It doesn't ( ) if we're a bit late. a) matter b) mind 15) Oh no!! Somebody's ( ) my bike! a) robbed b) stolen 16) A 40 year old man has been charged with ( ) a bank in the high street. a) robbing b) stealing 17) I woke up in the night because I ( ) a noise. a) heard b) listened to 18) If you had ( ) what I was saying, you'd know what the problem was. a) heard b) listened to 19) Your brother ( ) exactly like your father- he's got the same eyes. a) seems b) looks 20) When I spoke to him on the phone, I thought he ( ) quite friendly. a) seemed b) looked

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