Practice IELTS

Exercise - 20

Question: 1 Don't you ....... those bells..?

Correct Answer : 1 [think]

Notes: Don't you think those bells..?

Question: 2 I'm ....... sorry I can't hear a word you're saying.

Correct Answer : 2 [awfully]

Notes: I'm awfully sorry I can't hear a word you're saying.

Question: 3 ....... I was trying to say was.

Correct Answer : 3 [All]

Notes: All I was trying to say was.

Question: 4 Sorry you'll have to speak ........

Correct Answer : 4 [up]

Notes: Sorry you'll have to speak up.

Question: 5 I'll have one more ....... and then..

Correct Answer : 5 [go]

Notes: I'll have one more go and then..

Question: 6 It's no ....... I can't hear you.

Correct Answer : 6 [use]

Notes: It's no use I can't hear you.

Question: 7 Now I've shut the window and I'll make one more ........

Correct Answer : 7 [attempt]

Notes: Now I've shut the window and I'll make one more attempt.

Question: 8 I ....... wanted to say.

Correct Answer : 8 [simply]

Notes: I simply wanted to say.

Question: 9 Ah that's ....... better now I can't hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?

Correct Answer : 9 [much]

Notes: Ah that's much better now I can't hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?

Question: 10 It doesn't really ....... now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.

Correct Answer : 10 [matter]

Notes: It doesn't really matter now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.

Question: 1 Alan: Excuse me ....... but what are you doing?

Correct Answer : 1 [interrupting]

Notes: Alan: Excuse me interrupting but what are you doing?

Question: 2 User: I should have thought is was pretty ........

Correct Answer : 2 [obvious]

Notes: User: I should have thought is was pretty obvious.

Question: 3 Alan: Well, I only asked — there's no need to bite my ....... off!

Correct Answer : 3 [head]

Notes: Alan: Well, I only asked — there's no need to bite my head off!

Question: 4 User: Sorry I didn't mean to be rude but I'm trying to ........

Correct Answer : 4 [concentrate]

Notes: User: Sorry I didn't mean to be rude but I'm trying to concentrate.

Question: 5 Alan: I see and what is the ....... you are working on?

Correct Answer : 5 [task]

Notes: Alan: I see and what is the task you are working on?

Question: 6 User: I'm working on those ....... English tests, which I find very interesting.

Correct Answer : 6 [famous]

Notes: User: I'm working on those famous English tests, which I find very interesting.

Question: 7 Alan: Oh, yes I've heard of them. Do they ....... you with your English?

Correct Answer : 7 [help]

Notes: Alan: Oh, yes I've heard of them. Do they help you with your English?

Question: 8 User: Yes, they would do if you didn't ....... in asking questions.

Correct Answer : 8 [persist]

Notes: User: Yes, they would do if you didn't persist in asking questions.

Question: 9 Alan: If that's how you feel, I'll leave you ........

Correct Answer : 9 [alone]

Notes: Alan: If that's how you feel, I'll leave you alone.

Question: 10 User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in ....... and go and write another test.

Correct Answer : 10 [peace]

Notes: User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in peace and go and write another test.

Question: 1 The most difficult part for the salesperson is to ....... potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

Correct Answer : 1 [convince]

Notes: The most difficult part for the salesperson is to convince potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

Question: 2 If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be ....... enough to promote it vigorously.

Correct Answer : 2 [inspired]

Notes: If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be inspired enough to promote it vigorously.

Question: 3 A ....... customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

Correct Answer : 3 [satisfied]

Notes: A satisfied customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

Question: 4 That style of dress was once considered to be a ....... but now it is coming back into fashion.

Correct Answer : 4 [fad]

Notes: That style of dress was once considered to be a fad but now it is coming back into fashion.

Question: 5 One of the first things to do when you want to ....... a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.

Correct Answer : 5 [market]

Notes: One of the first things to do when you want to market a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.

Question: 6 The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets ....... for the same clientele.

Correct Answer : 6 [competing]

Notes: The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets competing for the same clientele.

Question: 7 Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be ....... enough.

Correct Answer : 7 [productive]

Notes: Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be productive enough.

Question: 8 Her ability to ....... facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

Correct Answer : 8 [consume]

Notes: Her ability to consume facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

Question: 9 The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can ....... different prices for the same article.

Correct Answer : 9 [compare]

Notes: The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can compare different prices for the same article.

Question: 10 If you want to keep ....... with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.

Correct Answer : 10 [current]

Notes: If you want to keep current with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.