Exercise - 44

Question: 1 Our couch is ....... soft.

Correct Answer : 1 [very]

Notes: Our couch is very soft.

Question: 2 Our house ....... 3 bedrooms.

Correct Answer : 2 [has]

Notes: Our house has 3 bedrooms.

Question: 3 Does your dog live inside ....... outside?

Correct Answer : 3 [or]

Notes: Does your dog live inside or outside?

Question: 4 Does your ....... have a dishwasher?

Correct Answer : 4 [kitchen]

Notes: Does your kitchen have a dishwasher?

Question: 5 All of the walls are ....... white.

Correct Answer : 5 [painted]

Notes: All of the walls are painted white.

Question: 6 There is a rug ....... the floor in the living room.

Correct Answer : 6 [on]

Notes: There is a rug on the floor in the living room.

Question: 7 The ....... gets 6 channels.

Correct Answer : 7 [television]

Notes: The television gets 6 channels.

Question: 8 Our table is ....... for 8 people.

Correct Answer : 8 [big enough]

Notes: Our table is big enough for 8 people.

Question: 9 Do you lock the front door ....... night?

Correct Answer : 9 [at]

Notes: Do you lock the front door at night?

Question: 10 I will ....... the clothes after you fold them.

Correct Answer : 10 [put up]

Notes: I will put up the clothes after you fold them.

Question: 1 Fellow citizens I am honoured to be ....... to speak to you tonight about my party.

Correct Answer : 1 [invited]

Notes: Fellow citizens I am honoured to be invited to speak to you tonight about my party.

Question: 2 As you probably know the Tranquillity Party stands for peace and ....... in the countryside.

Correct Answer : 2 [quiet]

Notes: As you probably know the Tranquillity Party stands for peace and quiet in the countryside.

Question: 3 In our publicity, unlike our political ....... , we do not make a lot of noise about our policies.

Correct Answer : 3 [opponents]

Notes: In our publicity, unlike our political opponents, we do not make a lot of noise about our policies.

Question: 4 We want people to live in harmony with each other and to settle ....... amicably.

Correct Answer : 4 [disputes]

Notes: We want people to live in harmony with each other and to settle disputes amicably.

Question: 5 You may be interested to know that we are holding a ....... in the centre of our town this weekend.

Correct Answer : 5 [rally]

Notes: You may be interested to know that we are holding a rally in the centre of our town this weekend.

Question: 6 Naturally all the ....... are requested to be as peaceful as possible and above all not to shout.

Correct Answer : 6 [participants]

Notes: Naturally all the participants are requested to be as peaceful as possible and above all not to shout.

Question: 7 At the moment we are trying very hard to increase our membership which ....... stands at 500.

Correct Answer : 7 [presently]

Notes: At the moment we are trying very hard to increase our membership which presently stands at 500.

Question: 8 ....... this is a very small figure in comparison with the other major political parties.

Correct Answer : 8 [Admittedly]

Notes: Admittedly this is a very small figure in comparison with the other major political parties.

Question: 9 But then you all have turned ....... tonight and that proves there is growing interest in our ideals.

Correct Answer : 9 [up]

Notes: But then you all have turned up tonight and that proves there is growing interest in our ideals.

Question: 10 In ....... of the terrible weather you have come along tonight, ladies and gentlemen, and I should like to thank all four of you for coming.

Correct Answer : 10 [spite]

Notes: In spite of the terrible weather you have come along tonight, ladies and gentlemen, and I should like to thank all four of you for coming.

Question: 1 This story is ....... on an incident that actually happened.

Correct Answer : 1 [based]

Notes: This story is based on an incident that actually happened.

Question: 2 I'm afraid I shan't be ....... to come on Tuesday because of a prior engagement.

Correct Answer : 2 [able]

Notes: I'm afraid I shan't be able to come on Tuesday because of a prior engagement.

Question: 3 You can easily tell that this document ....... from the 12th century because of a distinctive script.

Correct Answer : 3 [dates]

Notes: You can easily tell that this document dates from the 12th century because of a distinctive script.

Question: 4 I'm sorry to tell you but she is simply ....... that this will be the result but she has no actual proof.

Correct Answer : 4 [hypothesizing]

Notes: I'm sorry to tell you but she is simply hypothesizing that this will be the result but she has no actual proof.

Question: 5 I do apologise for talking to you a minute ago only I ....... you for one of my colleagues, who looks exactly like you.

Correct Answer : 5 [mistook]

Notes: I do apologise for talking to you a minute ago only I mistook you for one of my colleagues, who looks exactly like you.

Question: 6 It's a waste of time asking them for their opinion as they're bound to object because they've been ....... against the idea from the start.

Correct Answer : 6 [prejudiced]

Notes: It's a waste of time asking them for their opinion as they're bound to object because they've been prejudiced against the idea from the start.

Question: 7 I asked you to bring back a different one but you've brought a similar one back that's exactly the ....... as the first one.

Correct Answer : 7 [same]

Notes: I asked you to bring back a different one but you've brought a similar one back that's exactly the same as the first one.

Question: 8 The main quality that is required of someone holding that kind of job is to have the ....... to get on with people.

Correct Answer : 8 [ability]

Notes: The main quality that is required of someone holding that kind of job is to have the ability to get on with people.

Question: 9 They couldn't hold their meeting in the open air ....... of the heavy rain.

Correct Answer : 9 [because]

Notes: They couldn't hold their meeting in the open air because of the heavy rain.

Question: 10 I always let her handle that kind of situation because she's very good at ....... with difficult clients.

Correct Answer : 10 [dealing]

Notes: I always let her handle that kind of situation because she's very good at dealing with difficult clients.