Practice IELTS

Exercise - 137

Question: 1 My wife will only let me listen to classical music if I agree to wear my ........

Correct Answer : 1 [head phones]

Notes: My wife will only let me listen to classical music if I agree to wear my head phones.

Question: 2 My father lodged an insurance claim last week because he had an accident and broke one of the ....... on his car.

Correct Answer : 2 [headlights]

Notes: My father lodged an insurance claim last week because he had an accident and broke one of the headlights on his car.

Question: 3 Jimmy wanted to go to the Halloween party in an Indian costume but was unable to find a ....... to complete his outfit.

Correct Answer : 3 [head dress]

Notes: Jimmy wanted to go to the Halloween party in an Indian costume but was unable to find a head dress to complete his outfit.

Question: 4 The flight from Sydney to Singapore will take two hours longer than usual this morning as the plane is flying into a strong ........

Correct Answer : 4 [headwind]

Notes: The flight from Sydney to Singapore will take two hours longer than usual this morning as the plane is flying into a strong headwind.

Question: 5 I was very surprised to read the ....... in the newspaper this morning regarding the incarceration of our country's former president.

Correct Answer : 5 [headlines]

Notes: I was very surprised to read the headlines in the newspaper this morning regarding the incarceration of our country's former president.

Question: 6 First time entrants in this years city marathon will be given a ten minute ....... over the rest of the field.

Correct Answer : 6 [headstart]

Notes: First time entrants in this years city marathon will be given a ten minute headstart over the rest of the field.

Question: 7 I was very disappointed to find out that the new car that I wanted to buy had insufficient ........

Correct Answer : 7 [headroom]

Notes: I was very disappointed to find out that the new car that I wanted to buy had insufficient headroom.

Question: 8 All flights out of Sydney's new airport were delayed last week due to extremely strong ....... that was blowing across the tarmac.

Correct Answer : 8 [headwind]

Notes: All flights out of Sydney's new airport were delayed last week due to extremely strong headwind that was blowing across the tarmac.

Question: 9 Mixing spirits and beer is not a very good idea. I usually wake up with a very bad ....... the next morning.

Correct Answer : 9 [headache]

Notes: Mixing spirits and beer is not a very good idea. I usually wake up with a very bad headache the next morning.

Question: 10 We were extremely upset when we arrived at the cemetry and discovered that my late grandfather's ....... had been destroyed by vandals.

Correct Answer : 10 [headstone]

Notes: We were extremely upset when we arrived at the cemetry and discovered that my late grandfather's headstone had been destroyed by vandals.