Exercise - 60
Question: 1 This is the teacher ....... told me my son has been misbehaving in class.
Correct Answer : 1 [who]
Notes: This is the teacher who told me my son has been misbehaving in class.
Question: 2 My husband, ....... I love, sent me flowers at work last night.
Correct Answer : 2 [whom]
Notes: My husband, whom I love, sent me flowers at work last night.
Question: 3 This is the girl ....... car hit that tree down last week.
Correct Answer : 3 [whose]
Notes: This is the girl whose car hit that tree down last week.
Question: 4 Those were the boxes ....... were sent to you last month, but never made it here.
Correct Answer : 4 [which]
Notes: Those were the boxes which were sent to you last month, but never made it here.
Question: 5 ....... is going to take the dog for a walk?
Correct Answer : 5 [Who]
Notes: Who is going to take the dog for a walk?
Question: 6 ....... shall I fear, but the ones who hurt me?
Correct Answer : 6 [Whom]
Notes: Whom shall I fear, but the ones who hurt me?
Question: 7 I asked you ....... one of these shoes you think would go with my outfit.
Correct Answer : 7 [which]
Notes: I asked you which one of these shoes you think would go with my outfit.
Question: 8 ....... house is it, anyway? Are we allowed to stay in here?
Correct Answer : 8 [Whose]
Notes: Whose house is it, anyway? Are we allowed to stay in here?
Question: 9 I have friends ....... love me so much, they made a surprise birthday party for me last night.
Correct Answer : 9 [who]
Notes: I have friends who love me so much, they made a surprise birthday party for me last night.
Question: 10 That young man to ....... we owe some thanks, saved our mom's life on that car accident.
Correct Answer : 10 [whom]
Notes: That young man to whom we owe some thanks, saved our mom's life on that car accident.
Question: 1 He described the ....... very carefully.
Correct Answer : 1 [sequence]
Notes: He described the sequence very carefully.
Question: 2 The first thing was to be ....... since you started at a time when most people were asleep.
Correct Answer : 2 [punctual]
Notes: The first thing was to be punctual since you started at a time when most people were asleep.
Question: 3 Immediately you arrived you had to start sorting the mail into different pigeon ........
Correct Answer : 3 [holes]
Notes: Immediately you arrived you had to start sorting the mail into different pigeon holes.
Question: 4 Sometimes you found some ....... handwriting and didn't know where the letter should go.
Correct Answer : 4 [terrible]
Notes: Sometimes you found some terrible handwriting and didn't know where the letter should go.
Question: 5 He was always criticising teachers for not teaching children to write ........
Correct Answer : 5 [properly]
Notes: He was always criticising teachers for not teaching children to write properly.
Question: 6 These letters should be put to one side and old Charlie, the handwriting ....... , would look through them later.
Correct Answer : 6 [expert]
Notes: These letters should be put to one side and old Charlie, the handwriting expert, would look through them later.
Question: 7 The next ....... was to draw some cold water, fill the kettle and make a cup of tea.
Correct Answer : 7 [step]
Notes: The next step was to draw some cold water, fill the kettle and make a cup of tea.
Question: 8 Ted was always calm and optimistic. He never let himself get ....... by the job.
Correct Answer : 8 [depressed]
Notes: Ted was always calm and optimistic. He never let himself get depressed by the job.
Question: 9 He left me alone for an hour to follow his method and asked me to call him if I ....... any difficulties.
Correct Answer : 9 [encountered]
Notes: He left me alone for an hour to follow his method and asked me to call him if I encountered any difficulties.
Question: 10 As he had been very busy in his house since two that morning ....... of a burst water pipe, he went to have a rest.
Correct Answer : 10 [because]
Notes: As he had been very busy in his house since two that morning because of a burst water pipe, he went to have a rest.
Question: 1 Henry Orpington's first ....... that day was an open-air meeting on a large housing estate at ten o'clock.
Correct Answer : 1 [engagement]
Notes: Henry Orpington's first engagement that day was an open-air meeting on a large housing estate at ten o'clock.
Question: 2 As most of the men were ....... at work, his audience consisted mainly of women and young children.
Correct Answer : 2 [out]
Notes: As most of the men were out at work, his audience consisted mainly of women and young children.
Question: 3 Andrew Higgins kept a close watch on the platform from which Henry was making his speech, while several plainclothes policemen ....... inconspicuously with the crowd.
Correct Answer : 3 [mingled]
Notes: Andrew Higgins kept a close watch on the platform from which Henry was making his speech, while several plainclothes policemen mingled inconspicuously with the crowd.
Question: 4 There was very little reaction to Henry's speech, except from one or two people at the back who kept on asking what Henry's party intended to do about the ....... price of fruit and vegetables.
Correct Answer : 4 [rising]
Notes: There was very little reaction to Henry's speech, except from one or two people at the back who kept on asking what Henry's party intended to do about the rising price of fruit and vegetables.
Question: 5 After the speech he shook hands with some of the women. One of them lifted up a baby for him to kiss, but the ....... of Henry's beard must have frightened it because it began to scream its head off.
Correct Answer : 5 [sight]
Notes: After the speech he shook hands with some of the women. One of them lifted up a baby for him to kiss, but the sight of Henry's beard must have frightened it because it began to scream its head off.
Question: 6 At eleven o'clock he ....... a brief visit to a public house on the estate. Henry couldn't offer to buy anyone a drink because he knew very well that his opponents would consider that to be dishonest. So he let one of his supporters buy him a drink instead.
Correct Answer : 6 [paid]
Notes: At eleven o'clock he paid a brief visit to a public house on the estate. Henry couldn't offer to buy anyone a drink because he knew very well that his opponents would consider that to be dishonest. So he let one of his supporters buy him a drink instead.
Question: 7 At lunch time he went to his sister's house to see his wife and daughters. They had spent the morning addressing envelopes for the leaflets he was sending out. His sister, Vera, thoroughly ....... of his involvement in politics.
Correct Answer : 7 [disapproved]
Notes: At lunch time he went to his sister's house to see his wife and daughters. They had spent the morning addressing envelopes for the leaflets he was sending out. His sister, Vera, thoroughly disapproved of his involvement in politics.
Question: 8 Vera: Now I hope you can see the danger of getting mixed up in politics. You and the family will probably ....... get blown up by a bomb. Henry: Don't exaggerate, Vera. I'm sure it's just a joke.
Correct Answer : 8 [all]
Notes: Vera: Now I hope you can see the danger of getting mixed up in politics. You and the family will probably all get blown up by a bomb.Henry: Don't exaggerate, Vera. I'm sure it's just a joke.
Question: 9 There was a large crowd in the field when Henry arrived at eight o'clock for what was perhaps the biggest meeting of the ....... campaign. After a hard day's work, hundreds of farmers and farm labourers had come to the field to hear what Henry had to say.
Correct Answer : 9 [whole]
Notes: There was a large crowd in the field when Henry arrived at eight o'clock for what was perhaps the biggest meeting of the whole campaign. After a hard day's work, hundreds of farmers and farm labourers had come to the field to hear what Henry had to say.
Question: 10 Henry: Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate the anxiety you must all feel about support for your farms. I too have been a farmer and I know the difficulties you are experiencing, and so... Voice from the crowd: ... and so you've decided to become an M.P. and get rich! Henry: No, my friend. I want to give the farmers a ....... in the House of Commons.
Correct Answer : 10 [voice]
Notes: Henry: Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate the anxiety you must all feel about support for your farms. I toohave been a farmer and I know the difficulties you are experiencing, and so...Voice from the crowd: ... and so you've decided to become an M.P. and get rich!Henry: No, my friend. I want to give the farmers a voice in the House of Commons.