Exercise - 2
Question: 1 You must not drink and then ....... a car.
Correct Answer : 1 [drive]
Notes: You must not drink and then drive a car.
Question: 2 Please be ....... when you cross this road.
Correct Answer : 2 [careful]
Notes: Please be careful when you cross this road.
Question: 3 Do what you like, I really don't ........
Correct Answer : 3 [mind]
Notes: Do what you like, I really don't mind.
Question: 4 If you want to ....... that book remember to bring it back.
Correct Answer : 4 [borrow]
Notes: If you want to borrow that book, remember to bring it back.
Question: 5 When your train arrives, I'll ....... you from the station.
Correct Answer : 5 [fetch]
Notes: When your train arrives, I'll fetch you from the station.
Question: 6 I always get ....... early in the summer.
Correct Answer : 6 [up]
Notes: I always get up early in the summer.
Question: 7 When you first meet someone, you usually shake them ....... the hand.
Correct Answer : 7 [by]
Notes: When you first meet someone, you usually shake them by the hand.
Question: 8 I have never ....... her before.
Correct Answer : 8 [seen]
Notes: I have never seen her before.
Question: 9 The teacher asked her students to do their ........
Correct Answer : 9 [homework]
Notes: The teacher asked her students to do their homework.
Question: 10 The police officer told the children always to tell the ........
Correct Answer : 10 [truth]
Notes: The police officer told the children always to tell the truth.
Question: 1 He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical ....... professor.
Correct Answer : 1 [absent-minded]
Notes: He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical absent-minded professor.
Question: 2 This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip ....... the world.
Correct Answer : 2 [around]
Notes: This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip around the world.
Question: 3 The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare ....... missing.
Correct Answer : 3 [parts]
Notes: The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare parts missing.
Question: 4 They were ....... of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.
Correct Answer : 4 [accused]
Notes: They were accused of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.
Question: 5 The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many ....... of kindness that she showed us in her long life.
Correct Answer : 5 [acts]
Notes: The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many acts of kindness that she showed us in her long life.
Question: 6 If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably ....... in value.
Correct Answer : 6 [increased]
Notes: If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably increased in value.
Question: 7 If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking ....... of you.
Correct Answer : 7 [advantage]
Notes: If you're not careful you'll find that because of your generous nature, she'll start taking advantage of you.
Question: 8 There's a huge ....... in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.
Correct Answer : 8 [advertisement]
Notes: There's a huge advertisement in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.
Question: 9 You'll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great ....... for them.
Correct Answer : 9 [affection]
Notes: You'll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great affection for them.
Question: 10 Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very ....... children.
Correct Answer : 10 [frightened]
Notes: Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very frightened children.
Question: 1 Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you ....... the end of the chapter.
Correct Answer : 1 [reach]
Notes: Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you reach the end of the chapter.
Question: 2 Answer the questions at the back of the book and make ....... that you check your answers carefully.
Correct Answer : 2 [sure]
Notes: Answer the questions at the back of the book and make sure that you check your answers carefully.
Question: 3 The whole purpose of all these exercises is to ....... your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Correct Answer : 3 [test]
Notes: The whole purpose of all these exercises is to test your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Question: 4 A useful way to ....... your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.
Correct Answer : 4 [increase]
Notes: A useful way to increase your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.
Question: 5 You should read not only newspapers but also novels so that you can see examples of ....... language.
Correct Answer : 5 [idiomatic]
Notes: You should read not only newspapers but also novels so that you can see examples of idiomatic language.
Question: 6 Another important activity is to ....... your spoken language.
Correct Answer : 6 [practise]
Notes: Another important activity is to practise your spoken language.
Question: 7 If you can ....... the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.
Correct Answer : 7 [afford]
Notes: If you can afford the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.
Question: 8 Try to ....... a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.
Correct Answer : 8 [persuade]
Notes: Try to persuade a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.
Question: 9 Play the tape back as many times as you like and ....... everything that the native speaker has said.
Correct Answer : 9 [repeat]
Notes: Play the tape back as many times as you like and repeat everything that the native speaker has said.
Question: 10 If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language ........
Correct Answer : 10 [fluently]
Notes: If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language fluently.