walkin...walkin in....my shoes
1. "I had every _____ of applying for the job, but then I got a promotion and decided not to leave my present company."
contention
innovation
intention
invention
pretension
2. "She was all _____ to go out, but then the washing machine broke down, and she had to wait for the repair man."
seat
set
sit
sitting
sort
sorted
3. "I had it all _____ to bake a cake, but then there was a power cut, and I couldn't use the oven."
arranged
cooked
deranged
mixed
ranged
4. "He was _____ to do some gardening, but it rained heavily, so he watched TV instead."
arranged
decided
feeling
going
gone
intention
5. "I _____ have cleaned the house today, but I wasn't feeling well."
planned
think
tried
want
wanted
won't
would
6. "I had _____ intention of buying her a birthday present, but then I lost my purse and had no money."
all
any
ever
every
many
7. "He was _____ set to give a talk, but the event was cancelled at the last minute."
all
always
any
ever
every
too
8. "I would have taken the dog for a walk, _____ he didn't want to go out!"
and
but
however
meanwhile
then
9. "If _____ I'd listened to your advice, then I wouldn't have bought that dress!"
always
ever
every
only
sometime
sometimes
10. "If only she had thought of the consequences, _____ she wouldn't have gone there."
and
but
then
when
where
while
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