Exercise - 18

Question: 1 Now let's go ....... to our weather forecaster, Mary.

Correct Answer : 1 [over]

Notes: Now let's go over to our weather forecaster, Mary.

Question: 2 Yes, thank you and I'm afraid it's not ....... very bright at the moment.

Correct Answer : 2 [looking]

Notes: Yes, thank you and I'm afraid it's not looking very bright at the moment.

Question: 3 The trouble is that there are some very ....... rain clouds over the north.

Correct Answer : 3 [heavy]

Notes: The trouble is that there are some very heavy rain clouds over the north.

Question: 4 These will ....... some rainfall later this morning.

Correct Answer : 4 [produce]

Notes: These will produce some rainfall later this morning.

Question: 5 Then the clouds will ....... further south in the afternoon.

Correct Answer : 5 [move]

Notes: Then the clouds will move further south in the afternoon.

Question: 6 And by early evening the ....... country will see the rain.

Correct Answer : 6 [whole]

Notes: And by early evening the whole country will see the rain.

Question: 7 But things will ....... tomorrow.

Correct Answer : 7 [improve]

Notes: But things will improve tomorrow.

Question: 8 In the early morning the sun will make an ........

Correct Answer : 8 [appearance]

Notes: In the early morning the sun will make an appearance.

Question: 9 But you'll have to be quick because it soon ........

Correct Answer : 9 [disappears]

Notes: But you'll have to be quick because it soon disappears.

Question: 10 And of course after that our old friend rain ........

Correct Answer : 10 [returns]

Notes: And of course after that our old friend rain returns.

Question: 1 A long, long time ago there were two frogs who thought it would be a good idea to ........

Correct Answer : 1 [go on an outing]

Notes: A long, long time ago there were two frogs who thought it would be a good idea to go on an outing.

Question: 2 They had never left their pond before and to them it was a very big ........

Correct Answer : 2 [adventure]

Notes: They had never left their pond before and to them it was a very big adventure.

Question: 3 At first they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and for the first time in their lives experienced ........

Correct Answer : 3 [a sense of freedom]

Notes: At first they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and for the first time in their lives experienced a sense of freedom.

Question: 4 The weather was perfect and the sun never ........

Correct Answer : 4 [stopped shining]

Notes: The weather was perfect and the sun never stopped shining.

Question: 5 They found plenty of food and decided to stop and ........

Correct Answer : 5 [take a rest]

Notes: They found plenty of food and decided to stop and take a rest.

Question: 6 In the hot sun they started to feel sleepy and very soon ........

Correct Answer : 6 [fell asleep]

Notes: In the hot sun they started to feel sleepy and very soon fell asleep.

Question: 7 Suddenly the sound of a cat meowing ........

Correct Answer : 7 [made them wake up]

Notes: Suddenly the sound of a cat meowing made them wake up.

Question: 8 They panicked and ........

Correct Answer : 8 [fled for their lives]

Notes: They panicked and fled for their lives.

Question: 9 They ran into a farm house and jumped right into a barrel of milk where they ........

Correct Answer : 9 [hopped and hopped in order not to sink]

Notes: They ran into a farm house and jumped right into a barrel of milk where they hopped and hopped in order not to sink.

Question: 10 Sadly the smaller frog grew tired and drowned but the older one kept on moving about and in the morning ........

Correct Answer : 10 [found he was sitting on a barrel of butter]

Notes: Sadly the smaller frog grew tired and drowned but the older one kept on moving about and in the morning found he was sitting on a barrel of butter.

Question: 1 Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is ....... plans for a new scheme to help society.

Correct Answer : 1 [unveiling]

Notes: Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is unveiling plans for a new scheme to help society.

Question: 2 The idea behind the scheme is to try and ....... stealing in the country.

Correct Answer : 2 [curb]

Notes: The idea behind the scheme is to try and curb stealing in the country.

Question: 3 The scheme will be ....... into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.

Correct Answer : 3 [introduced]

Notes: The scheme will be introduced into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.

Question: 4 Children will be taught to respect other people's property and ........

Correct Answer : 4 [belongings]

Notes: Children will be taught to respect other people's property and belongings.

Question: 5 If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and ....... to being a thief.

Correct Answer : 5 [confess]

Notes: If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and confess to being a thief.

Question: 6 The Government ....... said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.

Correct Answer : 6 [spokesperson]

Notes: The Government spokesperson said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.

Question: 7 Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international ....... when he found his speech had disappeared.

Correct Answer : 7 [assembly]

Notes: Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international assembly when he found his speech had disappeared.

Question: 8 This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and ....... of the speech he told funny stories.

Correct Answer : 8 [instead]

Notes: This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and instead of the speech he told funny stories.

Question: 9 The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny ....... of his stories.

Correct Answer : 9 [side]

Notes: The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny side of his stories.

Question: 10 I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has ....... the next page.

Correct Answer : 10 [misappropriated]

Notes: I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has misappropriated the next page.