Hi Fernando, In the first example, no THAT. THAT is wrong in this case. In the second example, no THAT sounds better; but you could put it in. The THAT is implied even if you don't say(write) it. While this would make the sentences grammatically correct, they are awkward sentences. Better sentence: A bequest is money or property that someone leaves to someone else after they die. (or even simpler, but more technical: A bequest is money or property that a decedent leaves to a beneficiary in a Will.)

1. We are short a staff person. OR We are short-staffed. 2. correct 3. correct 4. correct 5. Why would someone who's got everything want to steal something?

I can't think of a situation where one would use "at the alley."

I would say... 1) I feel a little sheepish GETTING so fooled by a silly little book that she wrote. OR I feel a little sheepish GETTING fooled so much by a silly little book that she wrote. (I think that SO or SO MUCH as you wrote them are both acceptable. SO in the first sentence is more common in spoken English and is more informal, often used by younger people. It is used as an intensifier, in this case to intensify how much you were fooled, like saying REALLY fooled.) 2) I think either are correct. See explanation above. 3) I think "fooled as much as" or "as fooled as" are both correct and equally acceptable; however, I would say "as he was" in both cases rather than "as him"

At breakneck speed is the more common expression and sounds more correct to me

To have value; be important

No, it is finished or over usually refers to an action or an activity or a performance. For example: I finished my homework. My homework is finished. (activity) The movie/concert/play/show/song is over. (performance) I finished practicing the piano. (action) My piano lesson is over. (activity) In your example, you could say: Q: Do you have any milk? A: No, it's gone. No, I'm out. No, the carton is empty.

If you were speaking before the awards, you wouldn't say "the trophy will come to me." You could say, however, 'the trophy will go to me' or 'I hope the trophy goes to me!' or 'I think the trophy will go to me, not to my opponent.' Of course, 'I will win or get the trophy' is correct, too. I'm not sure about 'trophy' and 'come' when it's going to another place. Can you give an example sentence?