Exercise - 57
Question: 1 Venice is famous ....... its canals.
Correct Answer : 1 [for]
Notes: Venice is famous for its canals.
Question: 2 My son is afraid ....... the dark.
Correct Answer : 2 [of]
Notes: My son is afraid of the dark.
Question: 3 Maria is married ....... my cousin.
Correct Answer : 3 [to]
Notes: Maria is married to my cousin.
Question: 4 The second hotel was different ....... the first.
Correct Answer : 4 [from]
Notes: The second hotel was different from the first.
Question: 5 Lucas is very good ....... drawing.
Correct Answer : 5 [at]
Notes: Lucas is very good at drawing.
Question: 6 I'm tired ....... waiting for the bus. Let's take a taxi.
Correct Answer : 6 [of]
Notes: I'm tired of waiting for the bus. Let's take a taxi.
Question: 7 George was worried ....... his father's health.
Correct Answer : 7 [about]
Notes: George was worried about his father's health.
Question: 8 I didn't know you were interested ....... science.
Correct Answer : 8 [in]
Notes: I didn't know you were interested in science.
Question: 9 Why are you angry ....... him?
Correct Answer : 9 [with]
Notes: Why are you angry with him?
Question: 10 We were very pleased ....... the service.
Correct Answer : 10 [with]
Notes: We were very pleased with the service.
Question: 1 You look ....... in that dress, Amanda. How beautiful you are.
Correct Answer : 1 [stunning]
Notes: You look stunning in that dress, Amanda. How beautiful you are.
Question: 2 I can honestly say I haven't had such a ....... meal for ages.
Correct Answer : 2 [delightful]
Notes: I can honestly say I haven't had such a delightful meal for ages.
Question: 3 I must get to know the name of your ....... so that I can buy a suit like that.
Correct Answer : 3 [tailor's]
Notes: I must get to know the name of your tailor's so that I can buy a suit like that.
Question: 4 I must ....... you on your performance in the play — it was remarkable.
Correct Answer : 4 [congratulate]
Notes: I must congratulate you on your performance in the play — it was remarkable.
Question: 5 One can tell immediately that you are a ....... by the accomplished way you perform.
Correct Answer : 5 [professional]
Notes: One can tell immediately that you are a professional by the accomplished way you perform.
Question: 6 I honestly can't believe that you are ....... enough to have such grown up children.
Correct Answer : 6 [old]
Notes: I honestly can't believe that you are old enough to have such grown up children.
Question: 7 Even if I ....... for a hundred years, I couldn't possibly reach your standard.
Correct Answer : 7 [practised]
Notes: Even if I practised for a hundred years, I couldn't possibly reach your standard.
Question: 8 You certainly don't look your ........ What's your secret?
Correct Answer : 8 [age]
Notes: You certainly don't look your age. What's your secret?
Question: 9 It's always a ....... talking to you — you know so much!
Correct Answer : 9 [pleasure]
Notes: It's always a pleasure talking to you — you know so much!
Question: 10 Thank you very much for your letter. As always it's ....... to read.
Correct Answer : 10 [fun]
Notes: Thank you very much for your letter. As always it's fun to read.
Question: 1 The sands of ....... are running out and you'll have to hurry up.
Correct Answer : 1 [time]
Notes: The sands of time are running out and you'll have to hurry up.
Question: 2 It's no good ....... your head in the sand, you'll have to face the truth in the end.
Correct Answer : 2 [burying]
Notes: It's no good burying your head in the sand, you'll have to face the truth in the end.
Question: 3 If you ....... your enterprise on sand, it's certain to fail eventually.
Correct Answer : 3 [build]
Notes: If you build your enterprise on sand, it's certain to fail eventually.
Question: 4 They have decided to ....... a line in the sand and start all over again.
Correct Answer : 4 [draw]
Notes: They have decided to draw a line in the sand and start all over again.
Question: 5 The sands are ....... and everything is changing in this century.
Correct Answer : 5 [shifting]
Notes: The sands are shifting and everything is changing in this century.
Question: 6 It runs into millions and millions — almost as many as the ....... of sand you can see on this beach.
Correct Answer : 6 [grains]
Notes: It runs into millions and millions — almost as many as the grains of sand you can see on this beach.
Question: 7 Children often go down to the seaside and use their buckets and spades to make sand ........
Correct Answer : 7 [castles]
Notes: Children often go down to the seaside and use their buckets and spades to make sand castles.
Question: 8 In order to get children to go to sleep, parents sometimes say that the sand ....... will soon come and put sand in their eyes.
Correct Answer : 8 [man]
Notes: In order to get children to go to sleep, parents sometimes say that the sand man will soon come and put sand in their eyes.
Question: 9 For very small children at their nursery school there is often a sand ....... where they can play.
Correct Answer : 9 [pit]
Notes: For very small children at their nursery school there is often a sand pit where they can play.
Question: 10 When there is a danger of flooding, people often pile up sand ....... outside their houses to stop the water coming in.
Correct Answer : 10 [bags]
Notes: When there is a danger of flooding, people often pile up sand bags outside their houses to stop the water coming in.