Exercise - 46
Question: 1 If I am not right I am ........
Correct Answer : 1 [wrong]
Notes: If I am not right I am wrong.
Question: 2 If you are not taller you are ........
Correct Answer : 2 [shorter]
Notes: If you are not taller you are shorter.
Question: 3 The car is not ....... , it is slow.
Correct Answer : 3 [fast]
Notes: The car is not fast, it is slow.
Question: 4 Today it is not hot, it is ........
Correct Answer : 4 [cold]
Notes: Today it is not hot, it is cold.
Question: 5 If I am not weak I am ........
Correct Answer : 5 [strong]
Notes: If I am not weak I am strong.
Question: 6 I do not get up ....... , I get up early.
Correct Answer : 6 [late]
Notes: I do not get up late, I get up early.
Question: 7 He is the heaviest and I am the ........
Correct Answer : 7 [lightest]
Notes: He is the heaviest and I am the lightest.
Question: 8 What goes up must come ........
Correct Answer : 8 [down]
Notes: What goes up must come down.
Question: 9 At the stop sign do not turn right, turn ........
Correct Answer : 9 [left]
Notes: At the stop sign do not turn right, turn left.
Question: 10 My mom's hair is not straight, it is ........
Correct Answer : 10 [curly]
Notes: My mom's hair is not straight, it is curly.
Question: 1 Personally I don't believe a word of it and if you want my opinion I think it's all stuff and ........
Correct Answer : 1 [nonsense]
Notes: Personally I don't believe a word of it and if you want my opinion I think it's all stuff and nonsense.
Question: 2 You know the kind of things politicians talk about: health care, education, welfare and stuff ....... that.
Correct Answer : 2 [like]
Notes: You know the kind of things politicians talk about: health care, education, welfare and stuff like that.
Question: 3 He'd carefully avoided having any alcohol until he was twenty-five and then he had a small drop of the ....... stuff.
Correct Answer : 3 [hard]
Notes: He'd carefully avoided having any alcohol until he was twenty-five and then he had a small drop of the hard stuff.
Question: 4 You shouldn't really have any difficulties with the work they're doing as it's very basic in fact you could call it ....... stuff.
Correct Answer : 4 [kids']
Notes: You shouldn't really have any difficulties with the work they're doing as it's very basic in fact you could call it kids' stuff.
Question: 5 It's quite clear she's studied the subject very thoroughly and when she lectured, you could tell she ....... her stuff.
Correct Answer : 5 [knew]
Notes: It's quite clear she's studied the subject very thoroughly and when she lectured, you could tell she knew her stuff.
Question: 6 Now remember when you get up to speak, we're all relying on you to impress everyone and we expect you to ....... your stuff.
Correct Answer : 6 [do]
Notes: Now remember when you get up to speak, we're all relying on you to impress everyone and we expect you to do your stuff.
Question: 7 It's very difficult to make him enjoy himself, relax and take it easy because he always behaves like a stuffed ........
Correct Answer : 7 [shirt]
Notes: It's very difficult to make him enjoy himself, relax and take it easy because he always behaves like a stuffed shirt.
Question: 8 ....... the stuff! I want to hear it loud and clear and as much of it as you can manage. Well done!
Correct Answer : 8 [That's]
Notes: That's the stuff! I want to hear it loud and clear and as much of it as you can manage. Well done!
Question: 9 If you really want to lose weight, the only way is to eat less and stop stuffing your ....... every five minutes!
Correct Answer : 9 [face]
Notes: If you really want to lose weight, the only way is to eat less and stop stuffing your face every five minutes!
Question: 10 It came as a great shock to him when he heard the news and quite ....... the stuffing out of him for days.
Correct Answer : 10 [knocked]
Notes: It came as a great shock to him when he heard the news and quite knocked the stuffing out of him for days.
Question: 1 As a troubleshooter he was often ....... to sort out problems in different area offices.
Correct Answer : 1 [sent]
Notes: As a troubleshooter he was often sent to sort out problems in different area offices.
Question: 2 I don't believe it myself but ....... to the newspapers he is supposed to have exaggerated the firm's profits.
Correct Answer : 2 [according]
Notes: I don't believe it myself but according to the newspapers he is supposed to have exaggerated the firm's profits.
Question: 3 He finds himself in a very difficult situation since you could say he's ....... a rock and a hard place.
Correct Answer : 3 [between]
Notes: He finds himself in a very difficult situation since you could say he's between a rock and a hard place.
Question: 4 Eventually they made their minds up and ....... to appoint the outsider to the job.
Correct Answer : 4 [decided]
Notes: Eventually they made their minds up and decided to appoint the outsider to the job.
Question: 5 In ....... to prevent any industrial espionage all employees had to sign a document preventing them from talking about their work.
Correct Answer : 5 [order]
Notes: In order to prevent any industrial espionage all employees had to sign a document preventing them from talking about their work.
Question: 6 With a view to providing a better environment for their children the couple decided to move ....... from the city to the countryside.
Correct Answer : 6 [away]
Notes: With a view to providing a better environment for their children the couple decided to move away from the city to the countryside.
Question: 7 The boss wants you to explain why there is a discrepancy in the figures and ....... for the sudden drop in profits.
Correct Answer : 7 [account]
Notes: The boss wants you to explain why there is a discrepancy in the figures and account for the sudden drop in profits.
Question: 8 The charity is finding it very difficult to continue operating and that's why it's ....... for the government to help.
Correct Answer : 8 [calling]
Notes: The charity is finding it very difficult to continue operating and that's why it's calling for the government to help.
Question: 9 The government are erecting concrete blocks around the Houses of Parliament to ....... the buildings against possible terrorist attacks.
Correct Answer : 9 [defend]
Notes: The government are erecting concrete blocks around the Houses of Parliament to defend the buildings against possible terrorist attacks.
Question: 10 It wasn't really a serious crime but it was pointed out to him that by parking there he was in ....... of a local byelaw.
Correct Answer : 10 [violation]
Notes: It wasn't really a serious crime but it was pointed out to him that by parking there he was in violation of a local byelaw.