Exercise - 4
Question: 1 The brothers will ....... school both together at the end of this year.
Correct Answer : 1 [finish]
Notes: The brothers will finsih school both together at the end of this year.
Question: 2 They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ....... school in Switzerland.
Correct Answer : 2 [finishing]
Notes: They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous finishing school in Switzerland.
Question: 3 You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the ....... of the road.
Correct Answer : 3 [end]
Notes: You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the end of the road.
Question: 4 Sadly their marriage of 25 years ....... in divorce.
Correct Answer : 4 [ended]
Notes: Sadly their marriage of 25 years ended in divorce.
Question: 5 It didn't take long for the children to ....... off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.
Correct Answer : 5 [finish]
Notes: It didn't take long for the children to finish off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.
Question: 6 He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ....... up paying for everybody.
Correct Answer : 6 [ended]
Notes: He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ended up paying for everybody.
Question: 7 After the children had ....... doing their homework, the whole family watched television.
Correct Answer : 7 [finished]
Notes: After the children had finished doing their homework, the whole family watched television.
Question: 8 You could tell the time by him because he always ....... work at exactly the same time every day.
Correct Answer : 8 [finished]
Notes: You could tell the time by him because he always finished work at exactly the same time every day.
Question: 9 I've written practically the whole book except for the last part and I just don't know how to ....... the story.
Correct Answer : 9 [end]
Notes: I've written practically the whole book except for the last part and I just don't know how to end the story.
Question: 10 To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had ....... with each other.
Correct Answer : 10 [finished]
Notes: To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had finished with each other.
Question: 1 You must decide and ....... up your mind.
Correct Answer : 1 [make]
Notes: You must decide and make up your mind.
Question: 2 What time do you ....... up in the morning?
Correct Answer : 2 [get]
Notes: What time do you get up in the morning?
Question: 3 At the moment we are trying to ....... for the town centre.
Correct Answer : 3 [make]
Notes: At the moment we are trying to make for the town centre.
Question: 4 After they had shouted at each other, they decided to ....... it up.
Correct Answer : 4 [make]
Notes: After they had shouted at each other, they decided to make it up.
Question: 5 They are very good friends and ....... on well with each other.
Correct Answer : 5 [get]
Notes: They are very good friends and get on well with each other.
Question: 6 The firm has expanded and they want to ....... on extra staff.
Correct Answer : 6 [take]
Notes: The firm has expanded and they want to take on extra staff.
Question: 7 She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to ....... up new plots.
Correct Answer : 7 [make]
Notes: She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to make up new plots.
Question: 8 As we don't have much money at the moment, we've decided to ....... without certain luxuries.
Correct Answer : 8 [do]
Notes: As we don't have much money at the moment, we've decided to do without certain luxuries.
Question: 9 We mustn't be late this morning because today is when the new boss is going to ....... over.
Correct Answer : 9 [take]
Notes: We mustn't be late this morning because today is when the new boss is going to take over.
Question: 10 Most of the telephone lines were destroyed in the storm last night and so it's almost impossible to ....... through to anybody today.
Correct Answer : 10 [get]
Notes: Most of the telephone lines were destroyed in the storm last night and so it's almost impossible to get through to anybody today.
Question: 1 There's no need to worry, we shall get to the station long before the train leaves as we have ....... of time.
Correct Answer : 1 [bags]
Notes: There's no need to worry, we shall get to the station long before the train leaves as we have bags of time.
Question: 2 The concert doesn't start at least an hour and so we have time to ........
Correct Answer : 2 [kill]
Notes: The concert doesn't start at least an hour and so we have time to kill.
Question: 3 The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry — we have time to ....... .
Correct Answer : 3 [spare]
Notes: The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry — we have time to spare.
Question: 4 The problem is he has no work to do and with time on his ....... he is likely to get into trouble.
Correct Answer : 4 [hands]
Notes: The problem is he has no work to do and with time on his hands he is likely to get into trouble.
Question: 5 I told him time and ....... not to do it but he takes no notice.
Correct Answer : 5 [again]
Notes: I told him time and again not to do it but he takes no notice.
Question: 6 I always like to get to an appointment in ....... time.
Correct Answer : 6 [good]
Notes: I always like to get to an appointment in good time.
Question: 7 It's ....... time she learnt to look after herself.
Correct Answer : 7 [about]
Notes: It's about time she learnt to look after herself.
Question: 8 We're not living here for good but just for the time ........
Correct Answer : 8 [being]
Notes: We're not living here for good but just for the time being.
Question: 9 Time ....... , it's difficult to believe that we've been here all day.
Correct Answer : 9 [flies]
Notes: Time flies, it's difficult to believe that we've been here all day.
Question: 10 Time will ....... whether we have made the right decision.
Correct Answer : 10 [tell]
Notes: Time will tell whether we have made the right decision.