1) The wood crackled ... the fireplace. 2) Victor spent an hour trying to do the sum but...

Question

1) The wood crackled ... the fireplace. 2) Victor spent an hour trying to do
the sum but ... vain. 3) Before leaving the house she looked ... herself ...
the mirror. 4) There were five pieces ... furniture ... the living room. 5) An-
gela was a healthy young woman ... a pretty but pale face. 6) You should
come at 7 o’clock ... sharp. 7) She is always shy ... speaking in public.
8) We could hardly see each other’s faces ... the twilight. 9) ... least twenty
people have finished their projects. 10) I don’t know what to do. He is al-
ways standing ... my way. 11) I sent her an e-mail ... the vain hope that she
might call back. 12) She always returns ... twilight.

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Answer 1

1) The wood crackled in the fireplace.
2) Victor spent an hour trying to do the sum but in vain.
3) Before leaving the house she looked at herself in the mirror.
4) There were five pieces of furniture in the living room.
5) Angela was a healthy young woman with a pretty but pale face.
6) You should come at 7 o’clock sharp.
7) She is always shy of speaking in public.
8) We could hardly see each other’s faces in the twilight.
9) At least twenty people have finished their projects.
10) I don’t know what to do. He is always standing in my way.
11) I sent her an e-mail in the vain hope that she might call back.
12) She always returns at twilight.