Exercise - 157
Question: 1 It's getting very late ........
Correct Answer : 1 [I'll have to hurry]
Notes: It's getting very late I'll have to hurry.
Question: 2 If we leave it any longer, ........
Correct Answer : 2 [we'll miss the train]
Notes: If we leave it any longer, we'll miss the train.
Question: 3 There is a deadline, I'm afraid, ........
Correct Answer : 3 [so you mustn't dither]
Notes: There is a deadline, I'm afraid, so you mustn't dither.
Question: 4 We should have been there 2 hours ago, ........
Correct Answer : 4 [so we're well behind]
Notes: We should have been there 2 hours ago, so we're well behind.
Question: 5 If we leave this minute, ........
Correct Answer : 5 [I'm sure we'll make it]
Notes: If we leave this minute, I'm sure we'll make it.
Question: 6 They arrived in the middle of the night ........
Correct Answer : 6 [because their flight was delayed]
Notes: They arrived in the middle of the night because their flight was delayed.
Question: 7 As the old saying goes: ........
Correct Answer : 7 [He who hesitates is lost]
Notes: As the old saying goes: He who hesitates is lost.
Question: 8 They should have arrived by now. I wonder ........
Correct Answer : 8 [what has kept them]
Notes: They should have arrived by now. I wonder what has kept them.
Question: 9 I'm being as quick as I can. Just don't ........
Correct Answer : 9 [bug me]
Notes: I'm being as quick as I can. Just don't bug me.
Question: 10 I'm giving you your last warning. If you're not ready in five minutes, ........
Correct Answer : 10 [you're on your own]
Notes: I'm giving you your last warning. If you're not ready in five minutes, you're on your own.