Exercise - 71
Question: 1 Ralph was late ....... work again. He may be fired.
Correct Answer : 1 [for]
Notes: Ralph was late for work again. He may be fired.
Question: 2 Naomi is keen ....... working in Africa this coming year.
Correct Answer : 2 [on]
Notes: Naomi is keen on working in Africa this coming year.
Question: 3 He's been suffering ....... migraine headaches again.
Correct Answer : 3 [from]
Notes: He's been suffering from migraine headaches again.
Question: 4 All of Chris' teachers agree that he is very good ....... math.
Correct Answer : 4 [at]
Notes: All of Chris' teachers agree that he is very good at math.
Question: 5 To get a job as a secretary, you must be good ....... typing and answering phones.
Correct Answer : 5 [at]
Notes: To get a job as a secretary, you must be good at typing and answering phones.
Question: 6 Due to his new shift, he has to wake up ....... 3 a.m. every day.
Correct Answer : 6 [at]
Notes: Due to his new shift, he has to wake up at 3 a.m. every day.
Question: 7 Such bad behavior is typical ....... the spoiled child.
Correct Answer : 7 [of]
Notes: Such bad behavior is typical of the spoiled child.
Question: 8 Mary is so pleased ....... her students' grades this past year.
Correct Answer : 8 [with]
Notes: Mary is so pleased with her students' grades this past year.
Question: 9 He was very angry ....... his mother because she grounded him yesterday.
Correct Answer : 9 [with]
Notes: He was very angry with his mother because she grounded him yesterday.
Question: 10 Karen is very jealous ....... Kim and it's very obvious to others.
Correct Answer : 10 [of]
Notes: Karen is very jealous of Kim and it's very obvious to others.
Question: 1 I always keep those two ....... with me when I go out at night.
Correct Answer : 1 [ingredients]
Notes: I always keep those two ingredients with me when I go out at night.
Question: 2 Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: "I must ........ My train leaves in ten minutes."
Correct Answer : 2 [fly]
Notes: Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: "I must fly. My train leaves in ten minutes."
Question: 3 "Don't forget to take those two tablets I ....... and let me know how you are."
Correct Answer : 3 [suggested]
Notes: "Don't forget to take those two tablets I suggested and let me know how you are."
Question: 4 "I'll ....... you know as soon as I come back from London." And then she went.
Correct Answer : 4 [let]
Notes: "I'll let you know as soon as I come back from London." And then she went.
Question: 5 Immediately Andrew started to worry. He didn't know her name. He didn't know her address and he felt strange. He ....... his pulse. He tests his mental faculties: "Two and two make four."
Correct Answer : 5 [checks]
Notes: Immediately Andrew started to worry. He didn't know her name. He didn't know her address and he felt strange. He checks his pulse. He tests his mental faculties: "Two and two make four."
Question: 6 It was a different sort of worry that was ....... a concern. He wants to see her again.
Correct Answer : 6 [almost]
Notes: It was a different sort of worry that was almost a concern. He wants to see her again.
Question: 7 ....... seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.
Correct Answer : 7 [Within]
Notes: Within seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.
Question: 8 What was ....... to him? He saw Sally standing on the platform getting into the train and the train leaving the station.
Correct Answer : 8 [happening]
Notes: What was happening to him? He saw Sally standing on the platform getting into the train and the train leaving the station.
Question: 9 He jumps down from the platform onto the ....... and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.
Correct Answer : 9 [track]
Notes: He jumps down from the platform onto the track and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.
Question: 10 Six weeks ....... this extraordinary episode Sally got married.
Correct Answer : 10 [after]
Notes: Six weeks after this extraordinary episode Sally got married.
Question: 1 The historical church has an ....... quality to it because of the beautiful artwork and the serenity that the stained-glass windows and natural lighting provide.
Correct Answer : 1 [eminent]
Notes: The historical church has an eminent quality to it because of the beautiful artwork and the serenity that the stained-glass windows and natural lighting provide.
Question: 2 Before the ball, the imposter ....... himself so the guests wouldn't recognize him.
Correct Answer : 2 [dissembled]
Notes: Before the ball, the imposter dissembled himself so the guests wouldn't recognize him.
Question: 3 The widow spent more than two days writing a loving and appropriate ....... to put on her beloved husband's headstone.
Correct Answer : 3 [epitaph]
Notes: The widow spent more than two days writing a loving and appropriate epitaph to put on her beloved husband's headstone.
Question: 4 The dark, eerie and ....... sky seemed to speak to general McKenney about the upcoming violence they were about to face.
Correct Answer : 4 [foreboding]
Notes: The dark, eerie and foreboding sky seemed to speak to general McKenney about the upcoming violence they were about to face.
Question: 5 Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the intuitive boy ....... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.
Correct Answer : 5 [foresaw]
Notes: Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the intuitive boy foresaw the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.
Question: 6 During the war, many families tried to ....... as much food and supplies as they could.
Correct Answer : 6 [hoard]
Notes: During the war, many families tried to hoard as much food and supplies as they could.
Question: 7 The warm and ....... charm of the home is what attracted Carrie to it in the first place. She likes the simple pleasures in life.
Correct Answer : 7 [discreet]
Notes: The warm and discreet charm of the home is what attracted Carrie to it in the first place. She likes the simple pleasures in life.
Question: 8 During the middle ages, men often fought each other in a ....... in order to settle serious disagreements.
Correct Answer : 8 [duel]
Notes: During the middle ages, men often fought each other in a duel in order to settle serious disagreements.
Question: 9 After the stock market crash, the once-affluent family was forced to ....... their home and lifestyle.
Correct Answer : 9 [downgrade]
Notes: After the stock market crash, the once-affluent family was forced to downgrade their home and lifestyle.
Question: 10 All animals are born with innate or ....... qualities. As they grow, they pick up new skills from their environment.
Correct Answer : 10 [immanent]
Notes: All animals are born with innate or immanent qualities. As they grow, they pick up new skills from their environment.