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  1. By the time the guests arrived, she _____ dinner.

    Answer: had cooked

    Past perfect 'had cooked' shows the cooking was completed before the guests arrived.

  2. He works _____ harder than his brother.

    Answer: much

    'Much' is used before comparative adjectives/adverbs to intensify the comparison.

  3. I would rather _____ home than go to the party.

    Answer: stay

    'Would rather' is followed by the base form (infinitive without 'to').

  4. The news _____ surprising to everyone.

    Answer: was

    'News' is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb.

  5. She told me that she _____ come tomorrow.

    Answer: would

    In reported speech, 'will' shifts to 'would' when the reporting verb is past tense.

  6. _____ of the two solutions is correct.

    Answer: Neither

    'Neither' means 'not one and not the other' and is used with exactly two options.

  7. You _____ see a doctor; that cough sounds serious.

    Answer: should

    'Should' expresses advice or recommendation.

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