Exercise - 124

Question: 1 Our daily habits often force us to ....... all kinds of degrading and destructive events, all in the name of keeping things comfortable or familiar.

Correct Answer : 1 [put up with]

Notes: Our daily habits often force us to put up with all kinds of degrading and destructive events, all in the name of keeping things comfortable or familiar.

Question: 2 A Russian culture festival on Tajik territory has been ....... indefinitely because of a local typhoid fever outbreak.

Correct Answer : 2 [put off]

Notes: A Russian culture festival on Tajik territory has been put off indefinitely because of a local typhoid fever outbreak.

Question: 3 The Government has decided to ....... the recent Cabinet decision to cut the food subsidy bill by 30 per cent, following protests from a section of Congress.

Correct Answer : 3 [put on hold]

Notes: The Government has decided to put on hold the recent Cabinet decision to cut the food subsidy bill by 30 per cent, following protests from a section of Congress.

Question: 4 ....... your garbage at the designated pickup point by 8 a.m. on the collection days scheduled for your area.

Correct Answer : 4 [Put out]

Notes: Put out your garbage at the designated pickup point by 8 a.m. on the collection days scheduled for your area.

Question: 5 It was reported that Hyundai Motor Co. will ....... a car-assembly plant in the Philippines after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea forge a free trade agreement.

Correct Answer : 5 [put up]

Notes: It was reported that Hyundai Motor Co. will put up a car-assembly plant in the Philippines after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea forge a free trade agreement.

Question: 6 Sweaters are easy to ......., comfortable, warm and above all stylish.

Correct Answer : 6 [put on]

Notes: Sweaters are easy to put on, comfortable, warm and above all stylish.

Question: 7 The United Nations was ....... charge of sorting out differences among countries offering to build a Tsunami early warning system after a flood of proposals in the wake of the Indian Ocean tragedy.

Correct Answer : 7 [put in]

Notes: The United Nations was put in charge of sorting out differences among countries offering to build a Tsunami early warning system after a flood of proposals in the wake of the Indian Ocean tragedy.

Question: 8 Homeowners ....... a kitchen fire last Sunday night, only to soon notice the fire was spreading inside the walls of their home.

Correct Answer : 8 [put out]

Notes: Homeowners put out a kitchen fire last Sunday night, only to soon notice the fire was spreading inside the walls of their home.

Question: 9 French soldiers decided to ....... a Punch and Judy show for their American counterparts.

Correct Answer : 9 [put on]

Notes: French soldiers decided to put on a Punch and Judy show for their American counterparts.

Question: 10 A Betawi couple hoping to marry last weekend were forced to ....... their wedding ceremony until law and order had been restored in the city.

Correct Answer : 10 [put off]

Notes: A Betawi couple hoping to marry last weekend were forced to put off their wedding ceremony until law and order had been restored in the city.