PET Reading Part 5

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The structure of the other options would be:
"....Hoped / Wished that they could come...'

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D. D

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You OPERATE a machine, PLAY an instrument, PERFORM in a theatre, but PRODUCE a work of art.

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C. C

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'FEW' and 'SOME' are used with plural nouns, 'ALL' would have to be 'all THE painting' (in other words, not just a part of a painting).

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A. A

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The other options need a preposition: More THAN / Close TO 'NEAR' is not possible in this context. 'NEARLY' is correct, but not an option.

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B. B

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The only option that uses the preposition 'OF' is THINK:
Planning / Wanting TO
Considering (no preposition)

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C. C

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WHO and WHOSE are used for people
WHAT is used for an unmentioned noun (I don't know WHAT to do - WHAT I like about Mark is...)

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B. B
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C. C

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The exhibitions in South Africa were not the SAME, nor EQUAL as those in Bicester. They were SIMILAR.
'LIKELY' is a false friend. It means 'Probably'.

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D. D

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They don't need to BRING the money, because it is already at the school. There is no mention of another account, or of JOINING or ADDING to another amount of money.

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A. A

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'Too' suggests a problem that does not exist.
'Such' must go before the noun ('SUCH a full SCHOOL)
'Enough' goes after the adjective ('not full ENOUGH')

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