Exercise - 76
Question: 1 I graduated from college ....... 2002.
Correct Answer : 1 [in]
Notes: I graduated from college in 2002.
Question: 2 I like to go to bed ....... midnight on Saturdays.
Correct Answer : 2 [at]
Notes: I like to go to bed at midnight on Saturdays.
Question: 3 He migrated to Istanbul five years ........
Correct Answer : 3 [ago]
Notes: He migrated to Istanbul five years ago.
Question: 4 The artist had been painting ....... two decades before he sold his first painting.
Correct Answer : 4 [for]
Notes: The artist had been painting for two decades before he sold his first painting.
Question: 5 Shakespeare was born ....... 23 April, 1564.
Correct Answer : 5 [on]
Notes: Shakespeare was born on 23 April, 1564.
Question: 6 In Europe autumn begins ....... September.
Correct Answer : 6 [in]
Notes: In Europe autumn begins in September.
Question: 7 We always eat a roast dinner ....... Christmas day.
Correct Answer : 7 [on]
Notes: We always eat a roast dinner on Christmas day.
Question: 8 His pet anaconda died five months ....... and he still misses it.
Correct Answer : 8 [ago]
Notes: His pet anaconda died five months ago and he still misses it.
Question: 9 I've been studying Italian ....... I was five years old.
Correct Answer : 9 [since]
Notes: I've been studying Italian since I was five years old.
Question: 10 The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry ....... 1984.
Correct Answer : 10 [since]
Notes: The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry since 1984.
Question: 1 As we've got plenty of time to ....... before the train comes, let's have a coffee.
Correct Answer : 1 [kill]
Notes: As we've got plenty of time to kill before the train comes, let's have a coffee.
Question: 2 If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very ........
Correct Answer : 2 [tactless]
Notes: If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very tactless.
Question: 3 I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of ........
Correct Answer : 3 [sorts]
Notes: I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of sorts.
Question: 4 He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy ....... disposition.
Correct Answer : 4 [go-lucky]
Notes: He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy go-lucky disposition.
Question: 5 I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the ........
Correct Answer : 5 [weather]
Notes: I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the weather.
Question: 6 There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on ....... affairs.
Correct Answer : 6 [current]
Notes: There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on current affairs.
Question: 7 He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a ........
Correct Answer : 7 [pseudonym]
Notes: He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a pseudonym.
Question: 8 He spoke the language in a regional ......., which made it impossible for me to understand him.
Correct Answer : 8 [dialect]
Notes: He spoke the language in a regional dialect, which made it impossible for me to understand him.
Question: 9 I sometimes find that the ....... made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.
Correct Answer : 9 [commercials]
Notes: I sometimes find that the commercials made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.
Question: 10 Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the ....... is Tuesday week.
Correct Answer : 10 [deadline]
Notes: Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the deadline is Tuesday week.