Exercise - 5
Question: 1 I ....... my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work.
Correct Answer : 1 [started]
Notes: I started my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work.
Question: 2 My car very rarely ....... first time when the weather is really cold.
Correct Answer : 2 [starts]
Notes: My car very rarely starts first time when the weather is really cold.
Question: 3 We ....... off early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun rise.
Correct Answer : 3 [started]
Notes: We started off early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun rise.
Question: 4 I read the ....... of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.
Correct Answer : 4 [beginning]
Notes: I read the beginning of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.
Question: 5 I can't ....... to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
Correct Answer : 5 [begin]
Notes: I can't begin to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
Question: 6 He ....... off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
Correct Answer : 6 [started]
Notes: He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
Question: 7 I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of ....... luck.
Correct Answer : 7 [beginner's]
Notes: I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of beginner's luck.
Question: 8 As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ....... of the end.
Correct Answer : 8 [beginning]
Notes: As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the beginning of the end.
Question: 9 Who would like to ....... off the debate?
Correct Answer : 9 [start]
Notes: Who would like to start off the debate?
Question: 10 I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't ....... up that old argument again.
Correct Answer : 10 [start]
Notes: I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't start up that old argument again.
Question: 1 A farmer had two sons both of whom were not very ....... and avoided work if they could.
Correct Answer : 1 [industrious]
Notes: A farmer had two sons both of whom were not very industrious and avoided work if they could.
Question: 2 One day the father knew that he was dying and called his two sons to his bed ........
Correct Answer : 2 [side]
Notes: One day the father knew that he was dying and called his two sons to his bed side.
Question: 3 He wanted his sons to pay as much ....... to the cultivation of the farm as he had done many years.
Correct Answer : 3 [attention]
Notes: He wanted his sons to pay as much attention to the cultivation of the farm as he had done many years.
Question: 4 He told them that there was a ....... treasure in the land and they would have to look for it when he had gone.
Correct Answer : 4 [hidden]
Notes: He told them that there was a hidden treasure in the land and they would have to look for it when he had gone.
Question: 5 He told them that they would find it in one of his 3 vine ....... but he didn't tell them which one it was.
Correct Answer : 5 [yards]
Notes: He told them that they would find it in one of his 3 vine yards but he didn't tell them which one it was.
Question: 6 The sons assured their father that they would work hard to ....... out the treasure.
Correct Answer : 6 [seek]
Notes: The sons assured their father that they would work hard to seek out the treasure.
Question: 7 As soon as their father had died and been ......., the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.
Correct Answer : 7 [buried]
Notes: As soon as their father had died and been buried, the sons took out all their farming tools and started to dig the land.
Question: 8 They worked really hard and dug every single ....... metre of their father's land.
Correct Answer : 8 [square]
Notes: They worked really hard and dug every single square metre of their father's land.
Question: 9 However long they dug and however hard they worked, they ....... to find the smallest bit of treasure.
Correct Answer : 9 [failed]
Notes: However long they dug and however hard they worked, they failed to find the smallest bit of treasure.
Question: 10 Clearly their father had been a wise man because all the work the sons had done on the land ensured that they had the best ....... for years.
Correct Answer : 10 [crop]
Notes: Clearly their father had been a wise man because all the work the sons had done on the land ensured that they had the best crop for years.
Question: 1 The business has lost a lot of orders recently and is going through a ....... time.
Correct Answer : 1 [thin]
Notes: The business has lost a lot of orders recently and is going through a thin time.
Question: 2 The railways system is very efficient as the trains always arrive ....... time.
Correct Answer : 2 [on]
Notes: The railways system is very efficient as the trains always arrive on time.
Question: 3 My opinion is that they don't know what to do and are merely playing ....... time.
Correct Answer : 3 [for]
Notes: My opinion is that they don't know what to do and are merely playing for time.
Question: 4 You can tell just looking at their out of date equipment that the company is well ....... the times.
Correct Answer : 4 [behind]
Notes: You can tell just looking at their out of date equipment that the company is well behind the times.
Question: 5 His invention showed that he understood what was going to happen in the future and proved he was ....... of his time.
Correct Answer : 5 [ahead]
Notes: His invention showed that he understood what was going to happen in the future and proved he was ahead of his time.
Question: 6 You can tell she has hit the ....... time because of the huge car she drives.
Correct Answer : 6 [big]
Notes: You can tell she has hit the big time because of the huge car she drives.
Question: 7 If you really want to send that letter off today, it's ....... time you went to the post office.
Correct Answer : 7 [high]
Notes: If you really want to send that letter off today, it's high time you went to the post office.
Question: 8 The orchestra are meant to ....... time with the conductor.
Correct Answer : 8 [keep]
Notes: The orchestra are meant to keep time with the conductor.
Question: 9 If you want to grow as a business and attract new customers you must ....... with the times.
Correct Answer : 9 [move]
Notes: If you want to grow as a business and attract new customers you must move with the times.
Question: 10 The parcel eventually arrived six weeks later, and not ....... time!
Correct Answer : 10 [before]
Notes: The parcel eventually arrived six weeks later, and not before time!