Exercise - 41
Question: 1 I live in the big house ....... the corner.
Correct Answer : 1 [on]
Notes: I live in the big house on the corner.
Question: 2 My son goes ....... English classes 5 days a week.
Correct Answer : 2 [to]
Notes: My son goes to English classes 5 days a week.
Question: 3 My friend Anna lives ....... England.
Correct Answer : 3 [in]
Notes: My friend Anna lives in England.
Question: 4 The milk goes ....... the refrigerator.
Correct Answer : 4 [in]
Notes: The milk goes in the refrigerator.
Question: 5 Will you come ....... me to the store?
Correct Answer : 5 [with]
Notes: Will you come with me to the store?
Question: 6 My car will not start because it is ....... gas.
Correct Answer : 6 [out of]
Notes: My car will not start because it is out of gas.
Question: 7 Please put the plates ....... the table.
Correct Answer : 7 [on]
Notes: Please put the plates on the table.
Question: 8 I like to eat ice cream ....... chocolate sauce on top.
Correct Answer : 8 [with]
Notes: I like to eat ice cream with chocolate sauce on top.
Question: 9 Were you ....... church yesterday?
Correct Answer : 9 [at]
Notes: Were you at church yesterday?
Question: 10 I am ....... work right now.
Correct Answer : 10 [at]
Notes: I am at work right now.
Question: 1 The train now ....... at the platform 6 is the 10.45 for London.
Correct Answer : 1 [standing]
Notes: The train now standing at the platform 6 is the 10.45 for London.
Question: 2 Unfortunately it is now 11 o'clock and so there is a ....... of 15 minutes already.
Correct Answer : 2 [delay]
Notes: Unfortunately it is now 11 o'clock and so there is a delay of 15 minutes already.
Question: 3 The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a power ....... on that particular line...
Correct Answer : 3 [failure]
Notes: The train at platform 14 cannot leave because there is a power failure on that particular line...
Question: 4 The train for London at platform 6 is still there and is not ....... to leave for at least 20 minutes.
Correct Answer : 4 [expected]
Notes: The train for London at platform 6 is still there and is not expected to leave for at least 20 minutes.
Question: 5 The small cafe situated near platform 6 is now ....... free cups of tea to those waiting for the London train.
Correct Answer : 5 [offering]
Notes: The small cafe situated near platform 6 is now offering free cups of tea to those waiting for the London train.
Question: 6 Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now ........
Correct Answer : 6 [waterlogged]
Notes: Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now waterlogged.
Question: 7 We thought for a moment that the 10.45 for London might be about to catch fire but it was a ....... alarm.
Correct Answer : 7 [false]
Notes: We thought for a moment that the 10.45 for London might be about to catch fire but it was a false alarm.
Question: 8 This is a general notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the main ....... is now open.
Correct Answer : 8 [concourse]
Notes: This is a general notice for all passengers: the restaurant in the main concourse is now open.
Question: 9 There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 but we're glad to tell you that the flames have been ........
Correct Answer : 9 [extinguished]
Notes: There was in fact a small fire in the train on platform 6 but we're glad to tell you that the flames have been extinguished.
Question: 10 We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of service because the driver is having a nervous ........
Correct Answer : 10 [breakdown]
Notes: We regret to announce that the 10.45 for London is now out of service because the driver is having a nervous breakdown.
Question: 1 You can take a cat nap beside the fire or doze off on a train .......
Correct Answer : 1 [journey]
Notes: You can take a cat nap beside the fire or doze off on a train journey
Question: 2 which all describe the kind of sleep that can be ....... at a moment's notice.
Correct Answer : 2 [interrupted]
Notes: which all describe the kind of sleep that can be interrupted at a moment's notice.
Question: 3 A more basic expression of this ....... is to have a little shuteye.
Correct Answer : 3 [sort]
Notes: A more basic expression of this sort is to have a little shuteye.
Question: 4 Should you wish for a little peace and ....... at the office,
Correct Answer : 4 [quiet]
Notes: Should you wish for a little peace and quiet at the office,
Question: 5 put a ....... outside your door stating: Do not disturb — having 40 winks.
Correct Answer : 5 [notice]
Notes: put a notice outside your door stating: Do not disturb — having 40 winks.
Question: 6 Forty apparently is the ....... allowed for this kind of sleep.
Correct Answer : 6 [maximum]
Notes: Forty apparently is the maximum allowed for this kind of sleep.
Question: 7 The strange ....... is that few people announce boldly:
Correct Answer : 7 [thing]
Notes: The strange thing is that few people announce boldly:
Question: 8 Well, I think I'll ....... to sleep now.
Correct Answer : 8 [go]
Notes: Well, I think I'll go to sleep now.
Question: 9 More ....... than not as a guest we'll say:
Correct Answer : 9 [likely]
Notes: More likely than not as a guest we'll say:
Question: 10 Well, I think if you don't ....... , I'll turn in now.
Correct Answer : 10 [mind]
Notes: Well, I think if you don't mind, I'll turn in now.