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  • I must return the books I LENT / BORROWED from the library.
    borrowed
  • It was FUN / FUNNY to go to the beach with Rita’s family.
    fun
  • IF / UNLESS you don’t stop smoking, you’ll be seriously ill.
    If
  • Thieves STOLE / ROBBED my office last night.
    robbed
  • She’s done well, ISN'T / HASN'T she?
    hasn't
  • AMONG/BETWEEN you and me, the new teacher is kinda weird.
    Between
  • I did hardly/hard any work yesterday.
    hardly
  • Not ALL / EVERY dogs are clever.
    all
  • (on the phone) I'm sorry,the line is very bad. I can’t HEAR / LISTEN you.
    hear
  • I had LESS / FEWER time than I needed.
    less
  • I’ll see her WHILE / DURING the summer.
    during
  • I arrived home late, so I LOST / MISSED the film on TV.
    missed
  • Tom Cruise is not HIGH / TALL He's short.
    tall
  • It was cancelled BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF the bad weather.
    because of
  • She’s away on a business JOURNEY / TRIP.
    trip.
  • It was a rush, but we just managed to get there IN / ON time.
    on
  • She’ll be back soon; she’s BEEN / GONE to the bank.
    gone