Exercise - 37
Question: 1 Yesterday ....... was very sunny outside.
Correct Answer : 1 [it]
Notes: Yesterday it was very sunny outside.
Question: 2 She ....... to swim when it is hot.
Correct Answer : 2 [loves]
Notes: She loves to swim when it is hot.
Question: 3 In some countries it never ........
Correct Answer : 3 [snows]
Notes: In some countries it never snows.
Question: 4 Do you like hot weather ....... not?
Correct Answer : 4 [or]
Notes: Do you like hot weather or not?
Question: 5 I like it ....... it rains.
Correct Answer : 5 [when]
Notes: I like it when it rains.
Question: 6 Have you ....... made a snowman?
Correct Answer : 6 [ever]
Notes: Have you ever made a snowman?
Question: 7 The sky is ....... cloudy today.
Correct Answer : 7 [very]
Notes: The sky is very cloudy today.
Question: 8 It looks ....... a storm is coming.
Correct Answer : 8 [like]
Notes: It looks like a storm is coming.
Question: 9 I am wet ....... my umbrella broke.
Correct Answer : 9 [because]
Notes: I am wet because my umbrella broke.
Question: 10 Laura wears gloves ....... her hands will stay warm.
Correct Answer : 10 [so]
Notes: Laura wears gloves so her hands will stay warm.
Question: 1 As it was very late when he came home he was as quiet as a ....... in order not to wake anybody up.
Correct Answer : 1 [mouse]
Notes: As it was very late when he came home he was as quiet as a mouse in order not to wake anybody up.
Question: 2 As she was on a very dangerous mission for the government she had to keep ....... about what she did for a living.
Correct Answer : 2 [mum]
Notes: As she was on a very dangerous mission for the government she had to keep mum about what she did for a living.
Question: 3 There were lots of rumours about what the son had done but as it was a very wealthy family the father tried very hard to ....... everything up.
Correct Answer : 3 [hush]
Notes: There were lots of rumours about what the son had done but as it was a very wealthy family the father tried very hard to hush everything up.
Question: 4 If you want me to say nothing about it, I promise that if anybody asks then my lips are ........
Correct Answer : 4 [sealed]
Notes: If you want me to say nothing about it, I promise that if anybody asks then my lips are sealed.
Question: 5 As far as I'm concerned to be away from traffic, phones and radios on holiday is perfect bliss because to me silence is ........
Correct Answer : 5 [golden]
Notes: As far as I'm concerned to be away from traffic, phones and radios on holiday is perfect bliss because to me silence is golden.
Question: 6 The so-called ....... majority are the vast number of people who don't actually go out on the street and protest.
Correct Answer : 6 [silent]
Notes: The so-called silent majority are the vast number of people who don't actually go out on the street and protest.
Question: 7 The hall was full of people anxious to hear what the speaker was going to say and in the few seconds before he started it was so quiet you could hear a ....... drop.
Correct Answer : 7 [pin]
Notes: The hall was full of people anxious to hear what the speaker was going to say and in the few seconds before he started it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Question: 8 The rescuers tried desperately to listen out for people trapped in the wreckage but sadly the cries of those trapped were ........
Correct Answer : 8 [inaudible]
Notes: The rescuers tried desperately to listen out for people trapped in the wreckage but sadly the cries of those trapped were inaudible.
Question: 9 The villagers complained about the noise from the daily bell ringing practice from the church and asked if it could somehow be ........
Correct Answer : 9 [muffled]
Notes: The villagers complained about the noise from the daily bell ringing practice from the church and asked if it could somehow be muffled.
Question: 10 In view of the embarrassment that might be caused if the story came out, she promised not to ....... a word about it.
Correct Answer : 10 [breathe]
Notes: In view of the embarrassment that might be caused if the story came out, she promised not to breathe a word about it.
Question: 1 Try and be a little more cheerful because if you don't bear ....... soon, you'll make everyone else miserable.
Correct Answer : 1 [up]
Notes: Try and be a little more cheerful because if you don't bear up soon, you'll make everyone else miserable.
Question: 2 We were in a small rowing boat and were terrified that the steamer hadn't seen us as it was bearing ....... on us.
Correct Answer : 2 [down]
Notes: We were in a small rowing boat and were terrified that the steamer hadn't seen us as it was bearing down on us.
Question: 3 I fully understand your comments and bearing those in ......., I have made the appropriate decision.
Correct Answer : 3 [mind]
Notes: I fully understand your comments and bearing those in mind, I have made the appropriate decision.
Question: 4 As we have all worked very hard this year, I'm hoping that our efforts will bear ........
Correct Answer : 4 [fruit]
Notes: As we have all worked very hard this year, I'm hoping that our efforts will bear fruit.
Question: 5 We all have our ....... to bear so I should be grateful if you would stop complaining all the time.
Correct Answer : 5 [crosses]
Notes: We all have our crosses to bear so I should be grateful if you would stop complaining all the time.
Question: 6 There is really nothing much you can do to stop it and I'm afraid you'll just have to ....... and bear it.
Correct Answer : 6 [grin]
Notes: There is really nothing much you can do to stop it and I'm afraid you'll just have to grin and bear it.
Question: 7 I hope you can be patient for a little longer and bear ....... me while I try and solve the problem.
Correct Answer : 7 [with]
Notes: I hope you can be patient for a little longer and bear with me while I try and solve the problem.
Question: 8 She has been proved right in everything she did as the report quite clearly bears ....... .
Correct Answer : 8 [out]
Notes: She has been proved right in everything she did as the report quite clearly bears out.
Question: 9 The judge dismissed the new evidence completely because it had no bearing ....... the trial.
Correct Answer : 9 [on]
Notes: The judge dismissed the new evidence completely because it had no bearing on the trial.
Question: 0 te honestly the two cases are so completely different that they really don't bear ........
Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]
Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 37