Exercise - 51
Question: 1 Waiter: What would you like to ....... with, sir?
Correct Answer : 1 [start]
Notes: Waiter: What would you like to start with, sir?
Question: 2 Diner: I was thinking I ....... try the soup.
Correct Answer : 2 [might]
Notes: Diner: I was thinking I might try the soup.
Question: 3 Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's ........
Correct Answer : 3 [off]
Notes: Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's off.
Question: 4 Diner: In that ....... I'll try the roast beef.
Correct Answer : 4 [case]
Notes: Diner: In that case I'll try the roast beef.
Question: 5 Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any ........
Correct Answer : 5 [left]
Notes: Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any left.
Question: 6 Diner: Oh that's a ....... . Perhaps I could have the pork.
Correct Answer : 6 [shame]
Notes: Diner: Oh that's a shame. Perhaps I could have the pork.
Question: 7 Waiter: It's really not your ....... . We don't have any pork now.
Correct Answer : 7 [day]
Notes: Waiter: It's really not your day. We don't have any pork now.
Question: 8 Diner: Oh this is ........ Do you have anything at all?
Correct Answer : 8 [ridiculous]
Notes: Diner: Oh this is ridiculous. Do you have anything at all?
Question: 9 Waiter: Now sir it's not worth ....... your temper. You could take the last thing on the menu.
Correct Answer : 9 [losing]
Notes: Waiter: Now sir it's not worth losing your temper. You could take the last thing on the menu.
Question: 10 Diner: Right then. If it's not too much ........ Please bring me a cup of coffee.
Correct Answer : 10 [trouble]
Notes: Diner: Right then. If it's not too much trouble. Please bring me a cup of coffee.
Question: 1 This castle has been here since the 16th century and hasn't really changed — it has stood the test of ........
Correct Answer : 1 [time]
Notes: This castle has been here since the 16th century and hasn't really changed — it has stood the test of time.
Question: 2 The law that has just been passed may be useful but we don't know until we've ....... it to the test.
Correct Answer : 2 [put]
Notes: The law that has just been passed may be useful but we don't know until we've put it to the test.
Question: 3 I think you're wise to find out first before you agree and believe it's a good idea to test the ....... first.
Correct Answer : 3 [waters]
Notes: I think you're wise to find out first before you agree and believe it's a good idea to test the waters first.
Question: 4 No-one knows whether he'll succeed in his attempt to get compensation as it's a bit of a test ....... .
Correct Answer : 4 [case]
Notes: No-one knows whether he'll succeed in his attempt to get compensation as it's a bit of a test case.
Question: 5 Obviously before you buy a car, you'll be allowed to test ....... it first.
Correct Answer : 5 [drive]
Notes: Obviously before you buy a car, you'll be allowed to test drive it first.
Question: 6 These are indeed ....... times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election.
Correct Answer : 6 [testing]
Notes: These are indeed testing times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election.
Question: 7 He was one of the most experienced of the company's test ....... who decided whether a plane was safe to fly.
Correct Answer : 7 [pilots]
Notes: He was one of the most experienced of the company's test pilots who decided whether a plane was safe to fly.
Question: 8 In the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde we see the hero mix something up in a test ....... and then drink it.
Correct Answer : 8 [tube]
Notes: In the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde we see the hero mix something up in a test tube and then drink it.
Question: 9 The aircraft engine had to be placed in a test ....... to make sure that it worked properly.
Correct Answer : 9 [bed]
Notes: The aircraft engine had to be placed in a test bed to make sure that it worked properly.
Question: 10 In order to make sure that your television is tuned properly there is a coloured test ....... on the screen.
Correct Answer : 10 [card]
Notes: In order to make sure that your television is tuned properly there is a coloured test card on the screen.
Question: 1 We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact ....... from apes.
Correct Answer : 1 [descended]
Notes: We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact descended from apes.
Question: 2 Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the house with ....... to burgle it.
Correct Answer : 2 [intent]
Notes: Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the house with intent to burgle it.
Question: 3 Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he ....... provided them with spending money.
Correct Answer : 3 [also]
Notes: Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he also provided them with spending money.
Question: 4 I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is ....... to sleeping in a tent.
Correct Answer : 4 [preferable]
Notes: I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is preferable to sleeping in a tent.
Question: 5 I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being ....... of him.
Correct Answer : 5 [suspicious]
Notes: I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being suspicious of him.
Question: 6 You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't ....... to your situation.
Correct Answer : 6 [apply]
Notes: You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't apply to your situation.
Question: 7 The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and ....... that he had acted correctly.
Correct Answer : 7 [concluded]
Notes: The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and concluded that he had acted correctly.
Question: 8 They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not ....... from one another in attitude.
Correct Answer : 8 [different]
Notes: They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not different from one another in attitude.
Question: 9 Like all good philosophers in ....... of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
Correct Answer : 9 [search]
Notes: Like all good philosophers in search of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
Question: 10 Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem ....... a challenge to our efforts.
Correct Answer : 10 [as]
Notes: Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem as a challenge to our efforts.