Exercise - 24

Question: 1 Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.' Jane: '.......'

There's no point. There's no end. There's no idea. There's no angle.

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Correct Answer : 1 [There's no point.]

Notes: Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.'Jane: 'There's no point.'

Question: 2 Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.' Jane: '.......'

There's no requirement. There's no practicality. There's no aim. There's no need.

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Correct Answer : 2 [There's no need.]

Notes: Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.'Jane: 'There's no need.'

Question: 3 Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.' Jane: '.......'

There's little notice of that. There's little dream of that. There's little chance of that. There's little thought of that.

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Correct Answer : 3 [There's little chance of that.]

Notes: Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'Jane: 'There's little chance of that.'

Question: 4 Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.' Jane: '.......'

There's no case of that. There's no chance of that. There's no promise of that. There's no concept of that.

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Correct Answer : 4 [There's no chance of that.]

Notes: Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'Jane: 'There's no chance of that.'

Question: 5 Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?' Jane: '.......'

There's little picture, really. There's little imagination, really. There's little perception, really. There's little hope, really.

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Correct Answer : 5 [There's little hope, really.]

Notes: Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?'Jane: 'There's little hope, really.'

Question: 6 Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.' Jane: '.......'

There's still opportunity. There's still try. There's still time. There's yet time.

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Correct Answer : 6 [There's still time.]

Notes: Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.'Jane: 'There's still time.'

Question: 7 Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.' Jane: '.......'

There's no finding. There's no knowing. There's no guessing. There's no seeing.

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Correct Answer : 7 [There's no knowing.]

Notes: Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'Jane: 'There's no knowing.'

Question: 8 Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.' Jane: '.......'

There's no time. There's no event. There's no timing. There's no series.

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Correct Answer : 8 [There's no time.]

Notes: Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'Jane: 'There's no time.'

Question: 9 Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?' Jane: '.......'

There's no believing. There's no crediting. There's no saying. There's no announcing.

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Correct Answer : 9 [There's no saying.]

Notes: Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?'Jane: 'There's no saying.'

Question: 10 Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?' Jane: '.......'

There's no admitting it. There's no assigning it. There's no decrying it. There's no denying it.

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Correct Answer : 10 [There's no denying it.]

Notes: Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?'Jane: 'There's no denying it.'

Question: 1 A man had two dogs: a hound ....... to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.

trained tutored brought up educated

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Correct Answer : 1 [trained]

Notes: A man had two dogs: a hound trained to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.

Question: 2 Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large ....... of what he caught.

section slice portion quantity

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Correct Answer : 2 [portion]

Notes: Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large portion of what he caught.

Question: 3 The hound dog was very ....... about this.

overturned set up upturned upset

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Correct Answer : 3 [upset]

Notes: The hound dog was very upset about this.

Question: 4 He told the house dog he found it very ....... having to do all the hard work.

annoyed annoying annoys annoy

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Correct Answer : 4 [annoying]

Notes: He told the house dog he found it very annoying having to do all the hard work.

Question: 5 What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never ....... part in any of the hunting.

did put took had

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Correct Answer : 5 [took]

Notes: What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never took part in any of the hunting.

Question: 6 All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the ....... that the hound dog undertook.

exertions extremes exercises excesses

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Correct Answer : 6 [exertions]

Notes: All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the exertions that the hound dog undertook.

Question: 7 The house dog felt he had to ....... himself in the face of all this criticism.

display detect defend distend

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Correct Answer : 7 [defend]

Notes: The house dog felt he had to defend himself in the face of all this criticism.

Question: 8 The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to ....... someone.

accuse blame disapprove fault

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Correct Answer : 8 [blame]

Notes: The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to blame someone.

Question: 9 The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to ....... on the work of others.

hang support attach depend

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Correct Answer : 9 [depend]

Notes: The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to depend on the work of others.

Question: 10 The moral of this fable is: you mustn't ....... children for the mistakes of their parents.

reproach reprieve repeal reject

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Correct Answer : 10 [reproach]

Notes: The moral of this fable is: you mustn't reproach children for the mistakes of their parents.

Question: 1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky ....... now.

up high through on

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Correct Answer : 1 [high]

Notes: Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now.

Question: 2 I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ....... â€” in other words as many as possible.

end finish limit top

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Correct Answer : 2 [limit]

Notes: I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the limit â€” in other words as many as possible.

Question: 3 Her boss thought she was wonderful and always ....... her to the skies.

complimented congratulated flattered praised

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Correct Answer : 3 [praised]

Notes: Her boss thought she was wonderful and always praised her to the skies.

Question: 4 I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just ....... in the sky.

meat pie food meals

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Correct Answer : 4 [pie]

Notes: I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just pie in the sky.

Question: 0 stion: What do they call those huge buildings in New York? Answer: They're called sky........

scratchers ticklers scrapers touchers

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Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]

Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24

Question: 6 You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the sky........

space light opening window

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Correct Answer : 6 [light]

Notes: You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the skylight.

Question: 7 It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called sky........

blue pink yellow red

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Correct Answer : 7 [blue]

Notes: It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called skyblue.

Question: 8 The rocket was fired and quickly took off sky........

long broad wards length

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Correct Answer : 8 [wards]

Notes: The rocket was fired and quickly took off skywards.

Question: 9 He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky........

larking joking playing birding

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Correct Answer : 9 [larking]

Notes: He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally skylarking.

Question: 10 I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a sky........

drop fall crash dive

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Correct Answer : 10 [dive]

Notes: I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a skydive.

Question: 0 stions Index Up in the Clouds A1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now. answer:

high A2 I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the limit â€” in other words as many as possible. answer: limit A3 Her boss thought she was wonderful and always praised her to the skies. answer: praised A4 I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just pie in the sky. answer: pie

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Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]

Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24

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Exercise - 24