Exercise - 11
Question: 1 I expect you think I'm ....... because I don't understand that.
Correct Answer : 1 [stupid]
Notes: I expect you think I'm stupid because I don't understand that.
Question: 2 Does anyone honestly ....... what a politician says nowadays?
Correct Answer : 2 [believe]
Notes: Does anyone honestly believe what a politician says nowadays?
Question: 3 I'm sure you're quite ....... but many people disagree with you.
Correct Answer : 3 [right]
Notes: I'm sure you're quite right but many people disagree with you.
Question: 4 Do you know where the President of America ....... ?
Correct Answer : 4 [lives]
Notes: Do you know where the President of America lives?
Question: 5 I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any ........
Correct Answer : 5 [good]
Notes: I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any good.
Question: 6 I'm going ....... for a few days so don't send me any more work.
Correct Answer : 6 [away]
Notes: I'm going away for a few days so don't send me any more work.
Question: 7 This summer we went ....... holiday to Greece.
Correct Answer : 7 [on]
Notes: This summer we went on holiday to Greece.
Question: 8 If you can't reach me at home, send me a ........
Correct Answer : 8 [letter]
Notes: If you can't reach me at home, send me a letter.
Question: 9 I believe it is ....... to hold a door open for a lady.
Correct Answer : 9 [polite]
Notes: I believe it is polite to hold a door open for a lady.
Question: 10 It is considered bad ....... to shout at someone.
Correct Answer : 10 [manners]
Notes: It is considered bad manners to shout at someone.
Question: 1 It was one of those plays where the ....... moved at great speed.
Correct Answer : 1 [action]
Notes: It was one of those plays where the action moved at great speed.
Question: 2 There are different ways of ....... Shakespeare's plays and each director makes an individual choice.
Correct Answer : 2 [approaching]
Notes: There are different ways of approaching Shakespeare's plays and each director makes an individual choice.
Question: 3 One of the greatest actors of the century ....... an unforgettable character in the part of Scrooge from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Correct Answer : 3 [created]
Notes: One of the greatest actors of the century created an unforgettable character in the part of Scrooge from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Question: 4 Many people go to the theatre not to see a play where the plot is complicated but to listen to the brilliant ....... between the actors.
Correct Answer : 4 [dialogue]
Notes: Many people go to the theatre not to see a play where the plot is complicated but to listen to the brilliant dialogue between the actors.
Question: 5 You can't compare the ....... of watching live theatre with watching a film.
Correct Answer : 5 [experience]
Notes: You can't compare the experience of watching live theatre with watching a film.
Question: 6 Are you one of those people who never goes to see a play until you've read the ....... in the newspaper?
Correct Answer : 6 [reviews]
Notes: Are you one of those people who never goes to see a play until you've read the reviews in the newspaper?
Question: 7 The ....... were so carried away with the acting that at the end of the play they all stood up and applauded.
Correct Answer : 7 [audience]
Notes: The audience were so carried away with the acting that at the end of the play they all stood up and applauded.
Question: 8 There are always special ....... in her tragedies that move you to tears.
Correct Answer : 8 [elements]
Notes: There are always special elements in her tragedies that move you to tears.
Question: 9 However well written the play is, it will never succeed without outstanding ........
Correct Answer : 9 [performers]
Notes: However well written the play is, it will never succeed without outstanding performers.
Question: 10 As always his latest play has been a huge success and all the tickets are ....... until August.
Correct Answer : 10 [sold out]
Notes: As always his latest play has been a huge success and all the tickets are sold out until August.
Question: 1 Dear Sir, having read your advertisement, I should like to ....... this letter as my application for the post of marketing manager.
Correct Answer : 1 [submit]
Notes: Dear Sir, having read your advertisement, I should like to submit this letter as my application for the post of marketing manager.
Question: 2 As you will see from my ....... C.V., I am currently working as a waiter.
Correct Answer : 2 [attached]
Notes: As you will see from my attached C.V., I am currently working as a waiter.
Question: 3 You may think that this is a ....... job for someone who is applying for a marketing post.
Correct Answer : 3 [peculiar]
Notes: You may think that this is a peculiar job for someone who is applying for a marketing post.
Question: 4 Perhaps I should explain the ....... reason for working in a restaurant as a waiter in preparation for a marketing job.
Correct Answer : 4 [underlying]
Notes: Perhaps I should explain the underlying reason for working in a restaurant as a waiter in preparation for a marketing job.
Question: 5 As I see it, a restaurant is a market and it is the job of a waiter to ....... the clients into choosing products from the menu.
Correct Answer : 5 [tempt]
Notes: As I see it, a restaurant is a market and it is the job of a waiter to tempt the clients into choosing products from the menu.
Question: 6 I am sure I could very easily ....... all the requirements of the job.
Correct Answer : 6 [fulfil]
Notes: I am sure I could very easily fulfil all the requirements of the job.
Question: 7 For example some of my clients cannot decide whether to have ....... fruit or tiramisu.
Correct Answer : 7 [fresh]
Notes: For example some of my clients cannot decide whether to have fresh fruit or tiramisu.
Question: 8 On such an occasion like that I market well and always make them ....... the one we have most of.
Correct Answer : 8 [select]
Notes: On such an occasion like that I market well and always make them select the one we have most of.
Question: 9 I am sure I could ....... my skills as a waiter to the tasks that are needed for your advertised post.
Correct Answer : 9 [transfer]
Notes: I am sure I could transfer my skills as a waiter to the tasks that are needed for your advertised post.
Question: 10 Finally I look forward to ....... from you and as you will understand I don't want to 'wait' very long. Yours faithfully, I.A.M. Hopeful.
Correct Answer : 10 [hearing]
Notes: Finally I look forward to hearing from you and as you will understand I don't want to 'wait' very long. Yours faithfully,I.A.M. Hopeful.