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The appropriate forms of the words given in the following box. I wish it had been a ___________ match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least. - English Honeydew

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Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.

I wish it had been a ___________ match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least.

Options

  • guide

  • succeed

  • chair

  • travel

  • pale

  • draw

  • true

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Solution

I wish it had been a drawn match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least.

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Chapter 7.1: A Visit to Cambridge - Working with Language [Page 102]

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Chapter 7.1 A Visit to Cambridge
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