Exercise - 32
Question: 1 George Turnip was a highly respected vegetarian but the press were making serious ....... about him.
Correct Answer : 1 [allegations]
Notes: George Turnip was a highly respected vegetarian but the press were making serious allegations about him.
Question: 2 George denied everything and said he would ....... any newspaper which dared to print stories about him.
Correct Answer : 2 [sue]
Notes: George denied everything and said he would sue any newspaper which dared to print stories about him.
Question: 3 George had a very well paid contract with a television advertiser of garden peas and he didn't want to fall out ....... the company.
Correct Answer : 3 [with]
Notes: George had a very well paid contract with a television advertiser of garden peas and he didn't want to fall out with the company.
Question: 4 The contract stated that he would never eat any meat ........
Correct Answer : 4 [whatsoever]
Notes: The contract stated that he would never eat any meat whatsoever.
Question: 5 Wherever George went, journalists would follow him to try and find a way to ....... him.
Correct Answer : 5 [expose]
Notes: Wherever George went, journalists would follow him to try and find a way to expose him.
Question: 6 Even in his own house he was not safe because cameras would ....... on him.
Correct Answer : 6 [spy]
Notes: Even in his own house he was not safe because cameras would spy on him.
Question: 7 Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a ....... eating sausages'.
Correct Answer : 7 [fraud]
Notes: Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a fraud eating sausages'.
Question: 8 As it turned out these were not sausages but in fact very big carrots and the photographer had to pay enormous ........
Correct Answer : 8 [damages]
Notes: As it turned out these were not sausages but in fact very big carrots and the photographer had to pay enormous damages.
Question: 9 In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his ....... secret.
Correct Answer : 9 [guilty]
Notes: In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his guilty secret.
Question: 10 He admitted eating a meat pie every day. As the news headlines announced: '....... vegetarian eats his own words'.
Correct Answer : 10 [Bogus]
Notes: He admitted eating a meat pie every day. As the news headlines announced: 'Bogus vegetarian eats his own words'.
Question: 1 I agree in general with what you have said but I'm not happy about one point and I must ....... issue with you over that.
Correct Answer : 1 [take]
Notes: I agree in general with what you have said but I'm not happy about one point and I must take issue with you over that.
Question: 2 The trouble with her is that she always exaggerates and ....... an issue out of everything.
Correct Answer : 2 [makes]
Notes: The trouble with her is that she always exaggerates and makes an issue out of everything.
Question: 3 As far as I'm concerned his explanation was useless as it merely ....... the issue.
Correct Answer : 3 [confused]
Notes: As far as I'm concerned his explanation was useless as it merely confused the issue.
Question: 4 I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic ....... issue.
Correct Answer : 4 [at]
Notes: I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic at issue.
Question: 5 The value of one of the early copies of that book can be considerable if it happens to be a ....... issue.
Correct Answer : 5 [first]
Notes: The value of one of the early copies of that book can be considerable if it happens to be a first issue.
Question: 6 It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died ....... issue.
Correct Answer : 6 [without]
Notes: It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died without issue.
Question: 7 The police are very keen to talk to one particular man and have issued a ....... of him.
Correct Answer : 7 [description]
Notes: The police are very keen to talk to one particular man and have issued a description of him.
Question: 8 We panicked when we got near the house because we could see smoke issuing ....... the top bedroom window.
Correct Answer : 8 [out of]
Notes: We panicked when we got near the house because we could see smoke issuing out of the top bedroom window.
Question: 9 All the reporters of the war were issued ....... bulletproof jackets to give them better protection.
Correct Answer : 9 [with]
Notes: All the reporters of the war were issued with bulletproof jackets to give them better protection.
Question: 10 Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the ....... issue of the day.
Correct Answer : 10 [big]
Notes: Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the big issue of the day.