Exercise - 59
Question: 1 I would eat ....... 24/7 if I could get away with it.
Correct Answer : 1 [dessert]
Notes: I would eat dessert 24/7 if I could get away with it.
Question: 2 My friend said she doesn't ....... any foreign languages.
Correct Answer : 2 [know]
Notes: My friend said she doesn't know any foreign languages.
Question: 3 We took the kids swimming all morning. Now ....... completely exhausted.
Correct Answer : 3 [they're]
Notes: We took the kids swimming all morning. Now they're completely exhausted.
Question: 4 My friend's dog always chases ....... tail.
Correct Answer : 4 [its]
Notes: My friend's dog always chases its tail.
Question: 5 Every time I go on a trip I leave my dog in a ........
Correct Answer : 5 [kennel]
Notes: Every time I go on a trip I leave my dog in a kennel.
Question: 6 The ....... of my school was overwhelmingly strict.
Correct Answer : 6 [principal]
Notes: The principal of my school was overwhelmingly strict.
Question: 7 The chocolate chip cookies are on ....... five.
Correct Answer : 7 [aisle]
Notes: The chocolate chip cookies are on aisle five.
Question: 8 There are millions of ....... people in Third World Countries.
Correct Answer : 8 [poor]
Notes: There are millions of poor people in Third World Countries.
Question: 9 Christina loves to ....... !
Correct Answer : 9 [sew]
Notes: Christina loves to sew!
Question: 10 Hey Tom, how's the ....... in Tulsa today?
Correct Answer : 10 [weather]
Notes: Hey Tom, how's the weather in Tulsa today?
Question: 1 My main ....... for becoming a temporary postman during the Christmas holiday period.
Correct Answer : 1 [reason]
Notes: My main reason for becoming a temporary postman during the Christmas holiday period.
Question: 2 Was because I had amassed some rather large ........
Correct Answer : 2 [bills]
Notes: Was because I had amassed some rather large bills.
Question: 3 And what was more ....... I had got no money.
Correct Answer : 3 [important]
Notes: And what was more important I had got no money.
Question: 4 My trainer was a postman by the ....... of Ted.
Correct Answer : 4 [name]
Notes: My trainer was a postman by the name of Ted.
Question: 5 With a life time of ....... in doing all the walks in the town.
Correct Answer : 5 [experience]
Notes: With a life time of experience in doing all the walks in the town.
Question: 6 It was all a question of ....... , he said and then he explained
Correct Answer : 6 [order]
Notes: It was all a question of order, he said and then he explained
Question: 7 the moment I got into the ....... office.
Correct Answer : 7 [sorting]
Notes: the moment I got into the sorting office.
Question: 8 He didn't want any of his ....... to imagine that being a postman was an easy job.
Correct Answer : 8 [trainees]
Notes: He didn't want any of his trainees to imagine that being a postman was an easy job.
Question: 9 He was ....... up with people he met every so often
Correct Answer : 9 [fed]
Notes: He was fed up with people he met every so often
Question: 10 who ....... it was a part-time job because it was all finished by mid-day.
Correct Answer : 10 [claimed]
Notes: who claimed it was a part-time job because it was all finished by mid-day.
Question: 1 Henry: Hello. Man's voice: Is that Mr. Henry Orpington, the parliamentary candidate? Henry: Yes, ........
Correct Answer : 1 [speaking]
Notes: Henry: Hello.Man's voice: Is that Mr. Henry Orpington, the parliamentary candidate?Henry: Yes, speaking.
Question: 2 Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb... Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been ....... off. Operator! Operator! Operator!
Correct Answer : 2 [cut]
Notes: Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb...Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been cut off. Operator! Operator! Operator!
Question: 3 It was no good. The line had gone ........ As calmly as he could Henry went upstairs to tell his wife the alarming news.
Correct Answer : 3 [dead]
Notes: It was no good. The line had gone dead. As calmly as he could Henry went upstairs to tell his wife the alarming news.
Question: 4 They decided to get dressed at once and take the two girls to their aunt's house. Henry ....... the police but asked them to keep the news from the press.
Correct Answer : 4 [informed]
Notes: They decided to get dressed at once and take the two girls to their aunt's house. Henry informed the police but asked them to keep the news from the press.
Question: 5 At half past eight Henry was in conference with his election agent, Andrew Higgins, at party headquarters. Andrew: If you want my opinion, I suggest you cancel all your engagements for today and wait until the police get to the ....... of the matter.
Correct Answer : 5 [bottom]
Notes: At half past eight Henry was in conference with his election agent, Andrew Higgins, at party headquarters. Andrew: If you want my opinion, I suggest you cancel all your engagements for today and wait until the police get to the bottom of the matter.
Question: 6 Henry: Certainly not! I'm not going to let ....... be scared by some stupid crank.
Correct Answer : 6 [myself]
Notes: Henry: Certainly not! I'm not going to let myself be scared by some stupid crank.
Question: 7 Andrew: What did the man sound like? Did you recognize his voice? Henry: No, I was half asleep. His voice wasn't familiar but he sounded quite pleasant. He didn't seem to be ....... me.
Correct Answer : 7 [threatening]
Notes: Andrew: What did the man sound like? Did you recognize his voice?Henry: No, I was half asleep.His voice wasn't familiar but he sounded quite pleasant. He didn't seem to be threatening me.
Question: 8 Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've ....... your voice or something.
Correct Answer : 8 [lost]
Notes: Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've lost your voice or something.
Question: 9 Henry: No, I'm going to carry on as usual. Think of the advantage it would give my ....... if I were out of the campaign even for one day.
Correct Answer : 9 [opponents]
Notes: Henry: No, I'm going to carry on as usual. Think of the advantage it would give my opponents if I were out of the campaign even for one day.
Question: 10 Andrew: If you say so. But I'd like to make it ....... that I'm dead against it.
Correct Answer : 10 [clear]
Notes: Andrew: If you say so. But I'd like to make it clear that I'm dead against it.