Exercise - 52
Question: 1 Woman: Hello. 6 — 3 — 4 — 9 — 5. Who's ....... please?
Correct Answer : 1 [calling]
Notes: Woman: Hello. 6 — 3 — 4 — 9 — 5. Who's calling please?
Question: 2 Charlie: Yes, hello it's Charlie here. I wanted to ....... how you are.
Correct Answer : 2 [know]
Notes: Charlie: Yes, hello it's Charlie here. I wanted to know how you are.
Question: 3 Woman: Me? Oh, I'm doing ....... , thank you and you?
Correct Answer : 3 [fine]
Notes: Woman: Me? Oh, I'm doing fine, thank you and you?
Question: 4 Charlie: Well, to be ....... I've had a few problems recently.
Correct Answer : 4 [honest]
Notes: Charlie: Well, to be honest I've had a few problems recently.
Question: 5 Woman: Sorry to hear that. What ....... of problems?
Correct Answer : 5 [kind]
Notes: Woman: Sorry to hear that. What kind of problems?
Question: 6 Charlie: Well, it all started when my wife ....... out on me.
Correct Answer : 6 [walked]
Notes: Charlie: Well, it all started when my wife walked out on me.
Question: 7 Woman: Sorry to hear that. That must have been a ........
Correct Answer : 7 [blow]
Notes: Woman: Sorry to hear that. That must have been a blow.
Question: 8 Charlie: Of course that was some time ago and I've got ....... to it now.
Correct Answer : 8 [used]
Notes: Charlie: Of course that was some time ago and I've got used to it now.
Question: 9 Woman: By the way I don't know anybody ....... Charlie.
Correct Answer : 9 [called]
Notes: Woman: By the way I don't know anybody called Charlie.
Question: 10 Charlie: Sorry about that I must have ....... the wrong number. Have a nice day.
Correct Answer : 10 [dialled]
Notes: Charlie: Sorry about that I must have dialled the wrong number. Have a nice day.
Question: 1 She's got the kind of job that seems to keep her occupied all the time — 24- ........
Correct Answer : 1 [7]
Notes: She's got the kind of job that seems to keep her occupied all the time — 24-7.
Question: 2 ......., I couldn't agree with you more.
Correct Answer : 2 [Absolutely]
Notes: Absolutely, I couldn't agree with you more.
Question: 3 I really think we should talk about the subject we wanted to in the first place and ....... the issue.
Correct Answer : 3 [address]
Notes: I really think we should talk about the subject we wanted to in the first place and address the issue.
Question: 4 It's difficult to say exactly how many people are involved but I would say ....... 50.
Correct Answer : 4 [around]
Notes: It's difficult to say exactly how many people are involved but I would say around 50.
Question: 5 It was one of those sights that you never forget it was ........
Correct Answer : 5 [awesome]
Notes: It was one of those sights that you never forget it was awesome.
Question: 6 We don't know precisely how much it will cost but I could give a ....... figure of 6 million dollars.
Correct Answer : 6 [ball park]
Notes: We don't know precisely how much it will cost but I could give a ball park figure of 6 million dollars.
Question: 7 I agree with what you say, ....... but ...
Correct Answer : 7 [basically]
Notes: I agree with what you say, basically but ...
Question: 8 You fill in those forms on a weekly ........
Correct Answer : 8 [basis]
Notes: You fill in those forms on a weekly basis.
Question: 9 I hope you will be patient and ....... with me a minute.
Correct Answer : 9 [bear]
Notes: I hope you will be patient and bear with me a minute.
Question: 10 It's difficult to see how to get out of this situation because we're between a rock and a ....... place.
Correct Answer : 10 [hard]
Notes: It's difficult to see how to get out of this situation because we're between a rock and a hard place.
Question: 1 In some 19th century novels you see the very poor conditions people lived in that can only be described as ....... misery.
Correct Answer : 1 [abject]
Notes: In some 19th century novels you see the very poor conditions people lived in that can only be described as abject misery.
Question: 2 Television can give you a very good idea of how people live in different countries as it can ....... scenes from every day life.
Correct Answer : 2 [depict]
Notes: Television can give you a very good idea of how people live in different countries as it can depict scenes from every day life.
Question: 3 This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been ....... to fit into the newspaper.
Correct Answer : 3 [abbreviated]
Notes: This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been abbreviated to fit into the newspaper.
Question: 4 It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the ....... looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.
Correct Answer : 4 [furtive]
Notes: It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the furtive looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.
Question: 5 It was a remarkable performance because the actor seemed to convey the whole range of human emotions , what you might call the complete ....... from beginning to end.
Correct Answer : 5 [gamut]
Notes: It was a remarkable performance because the actor seemed to convey the whole range of human emotions , what you might call the complete gamut from beginning to end.
Question: 6 The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a ....... account of what the reporter was describing.
Correct Answer : 6 [garbled]
Notes: The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a garbled account of what the reporter was describing.
Question: 7 The teacher found it quite ....... to try and teach the children because they refused to listen to a word she was saying.
Correct Answer : 7 [futile]
Notes: The teacher found it quite futile to try and teach the children because they refused to listen to a word she was saying.
Question: 8 The university decided to give their ....... an honorary degree because she had always been most generous in her financial help.
Correct Answer : 8 [benefactor]
Notes: The university decided to give their benefactor an honorary degree because she had always been most generous in her financial help.
Question: 9 I've no wish to disregard or ....... your achievements but I think you could have done much more.
Correct Answer : 9 [belittle]
Notes: I've no wish to disregard or belittle your achievements but I think you could have done much more.
Question: 10 His attempt to make fun of the situation was considered to be in bad taste and ....... in the extreme.
Correct Answer : 10 [facetious]
Notes: His attempt to make fun of the situation was considered to be in bad taste and facetious in the extreme.