What happened to a king with his minister lucanor english

1. You _must be wondering why___ I haven’t phoned you.

2. The _heavy rain prevented us from having___ the picnic we had planned.

3. Recently, __there has been a rise in___ the number of people who study a degree.

4. It was a matter of minutes_____ before the police came.

5. Can anyone _come up with a solution___ to this problem?

6. Are you accusing _me of not telling the truth___ about what happened?

7. I __haven’t got round to phoning ____ you, but I’ll do it soon.

8. Economists say that there is __no doubt that the situation will get__ better.

9. It _was my mother who/that got me interested___ in reading.

10. What is that’s __ causing you such a lot of____ confusion?

11. She made a very quick decision __without giving enough thought ___ to the matter.

12. It was _a while until/ till/ before they fully understand___ what I was explaining.

13. That matter _isn’t worth arguing about___.

14. Should __there be a/ any delay ___ to your parcel, contact us.

15. I __wouldn’t dream of studying___ another degree.

16. Those two books don’t ___have anything in common with_____ each other.

17. To _my surprise, nothing went___ wrong when we travelled to Canada.

18. You shouldn’t have sped __however well you___ drive.

19. I _had no idea (that) universities cost____ so much in Spain.

20. It’s such a small detail that you shouldn’t _let it get you____ down.

21. The Prime Minister is reported __to be making a recovery___ in hospital now.22. I don’t __take English seriously according___ to my teacher.

23. __There is hardly any petrol___ left in the car.

24. I _was desperate to give____ the new boss a good impression.