Exercise - 1
Question: 1 Can you hear what he is ....... ?
Correct Answer : 1 [saying]
Notes: Can you hear what he is saying?
Question: 2 She hasn't come home ....... .
Correct Answer : 2 [yet]
Notes: She hasn't come home yet.
Question: 3 I ....... TV yesterday evening.
Correct Answer : 3 [watched]
Notes: I watched TV yesterday evening.
Question: 4 We live ....... the city centre.
Correct Answer : 4 [near]
Notes: We live near the city centre.
Question: 5 She looks ....... a famous film star.
Correct Answer : 5 [like]
Notes: She looks like a famous film star.
Question: 6 This television gives you the ....... news.
Correct Answer : 6 [latest]
Notes: This television gives you the latest news.
Question: 7 I only ....... one mistake in last night's test.
Correct Answer : 7 [made]
Notes: I only made one mistake in last night's test.
Question: 8 I want you to tell me the ....... truth.
Correct Answer : 8 [whole]
Notes: I want you to tell me the whole truth.
Question: 9 He is looking ....... a present to buy his girlfriend.
Correct Answer : 9 [for]
Notes: He is looking for a present to buy his girlfriend.
Question: 10 That's what I would like ....... Christmas.
Correct Answer : 10 [for]
Notes: That's what I would like for Christmas.
Question: 1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ....... rag to a bull.
Correct Answer : 1 [red]
Notes: Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a red rag to a bull.
Question: 2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ....... skies scenario.
Correct Answer : 2 [blue]
Notes: He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.
Question: 3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ....... on matters of procedure.
Correct Answer : 3 [green]
Notes: She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little green on matters of procedure.
Question: 4 Now that they have read it in ......., they believe me.
Correct Answer : 4 [black and white]
Notes: Now that they have read it in black and white, they believe me.
Question: 5 The reason why I feel so ....... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.
Correct Answer : 5 [blue]
Notes: The reason why I feel so blue today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.
Question: 6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ....... mark against her name.
Correct Answer : 6 [black]
Notes: She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a black mark against her name.
Question: 7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ........
Correct Answer : 7 [white]
Notes: In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.
Question: 8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ........
Correct Answer : 8 [yellow]
Notes: As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.
Question: 9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's ....... hot at mathematics.
Correct Answer : 9 [red]
Notes: Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's red hot at mathematics.
Question: 10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ....... look.
Correct Answer : 10 [black]
Notes: I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a black look.
Question: 1 Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.
Correct Answer : 1 [head]
Notes: Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.
Question: 2 You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.
Correct Answer : 2 [by]
Notes: You should always check the sell by date of things you buy in the supermarket.
Question: 3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........
Correct Answer : 3 [off]
Notes: When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.
Question: 4 The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.
Correct Answer : 4 [overlook]
Notes: The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.
Question: 5 It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.
Correct Answer : 5 [embarrassing]
Notes: It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.
Question: 6 Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.
Correct Answer : 6 [delivered]
Notes: Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day.
Question: 7 In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.
Correct Answer : 7 [gratitude]
Notes: In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.
Question: 8 In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.
Correct Answer : 8 [short]
Notes: In short nothing much happened at the meeting.
Question: 9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........
Correct Answer : 9 [ovation]
Notes: At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ovation.
Question: 10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........
Correct Answer : 10 [polls]
Notes: Politicians pretend to ignore opinion polls.