The train service has been a______ since they introduced the new schedules.

He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.

→  He needn't ..............................................................................................................................

They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they weren’t really.   (AS) 

→........................................................................................................................................................

Complete each of the sentences so that it has similar meaning to the given one, using the words given

It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.

Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).

1. When I was driving, I realized that the car wasn’t working properly.  (WRONG)

→........................................................................................................................................................

Brendan was worried about having to______ for the boss’ retirement dinner as he didn’t own any formal clothes.

Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences

The strike was______ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.

Kate had been______ in order to buy a new laptop, but then she decided to use the money on the guitar lessons instead.