Exercise - 10

Question: 1 The food here is quite good although the menu is quite ........

Correct Answer : 1 [basic]

Notes: The food here is quite good although the menu is quite basic.

Question: 2 I must admit that whenever I've eaten at that restaurant, I've always come away feeling ....... satisfied.

Correct Answer : 2 [completely]

Notes: I must admit that whenever I've eaten at that restaurant, I've always come away feeling completely satisfied.

Question: 3 I promise you that dining here will be really an ....... experience for you.

Correct Answer : 3 [exciting]

Notes: I promise you that dining here will be really an exciting experience for you.

Question: 4 There's something about the ....... of that particular dish that makes it memorable.

Correct Answer : 4 [flavour]

Notes: There's something about the flavour of that particular dish that makes it memorable.

Question: 5 It can be very irritating when the waiter ....... to bring what you have ordered.

Correct Answer : 5 [forgets]

Notes: It can be very irritating when the waiter forgets to bring what you have ordered.

Question: 6 If you're really interested, I'm sure the chef will tell you the ....... of that dish.

Correct Answer : 6 [ingredients]

Notes: If you're really interested, I'm sure the chef will tell you the ingredients of that dish.

Question: 7 As they're special ....... of the restaurant, they always get a good table.

Correct Answer : 7 [patrons]

Notes: As they're special patrons of the restaurant, they always get a good table.

Question: 8 We got very bad service today and had to ....... the waiter three times about the drinks.

Correct Answer : 8 [remind]

Notes: We got very bad service today and had to remind the waiter three times about the drinks.

Question: 9 We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a ....... choice.

Correct Answer : 9 [random]

Notes: We simply didn't know what to choose for our main dish so in the end we made a random choice.

Question: 10 The restaurant was listed in the guide as it had been ....... to be of the appropriate standard.

Correct Answer : 10 [judged]

Notes: The restaurant was listed in the guide as it had been judged to be of the appropriate standard.

Question: 1 Dear Charles I thought it was ....... time I wrote to you and told you what I've been up to.

Correct Answer : 1 [about]

Notes: Dear Charles I thought it was about time I wrote to you and told you what I've been up to.

Question: 2 My main news is that Mary has at long last ....... to marry me.

Correct Answer : 2 [consented]

Notes: My main news is that Mary has at long last consented to marry me.

Question: 3 She puts it another way and says she will be able to make an ....... man of me.

Correct Answer : 3 [honest]

Notes: She puts it another way and says she will be able to make an honest man of me.

Question: 4 And now I come to a very important ....... I want to ask of you.

Correct Answer : 4 [favour]

Notes: And now I come to a very important favour I want to ask of you.

Question: 5 Putting it ....... I should be delighted if you would agree to be my best man at our wedding.

Correct Answer : 5 [simply]

Notes: Putting it simply I should be delighted if you would agree to be my best man at our wedding.

Question: 6 I can ....... you that the duties are not in any way complicated.

Correct Answer : 6 [assure]

Notes: I can assure you that the duties are not in any way complicated.

Question: 7 In fact you could not possibly say that the job of best man is at all ........

Correct Answer : 7 [arduous]

Notes: In fact you could not possibly say that the job of best man is at all arduous.

Question: 8 This brings me to another point: why aren't you and Sara tying the ....... ?

Correct Answer : 8 [knot]

Notes: This brings me to another point: why aren't you and Sara tying the knot?

Question: 9 After all why should you two continue to be free and I have to give up my ....... ?

Correct Answer : 9 [liberty]

Notes: After all why should you two continue to be free and I have to give up my liberty?

Question: 10 Let me have your ....... as soon as possible. Your old friend, Mick.

Correct Answer : 10 [response]

Notes: Let me have your response as soon as possible.Your old friend, Mick.