Exercise - 45
Question: 1 How ....... people are coming?
Correct Answer : 1 [many]
Notes: How many people are coming?
Question: 2 How ....... does the book cost?
Correct Answer : 2 [much]
Notes: How much does the book cost?
Question: 3 Do you need ....... milk for this recipe?
Correct Answer : 3 [much]
Notes: Do you need much milk for this recipe?
Question: 4 I need to practice piano ....... before the concert.
Correct Answer : 4 [a lot]
Notes: I need to practice piano a lot before the concert.
Question: 5 I have ....... of homework to do before tomorrow.
Correct Answer : 5 [a ton]
Notes: I have a ton of homework to do before tomorrow.
Question: 6 How ....... water do you drink every day?
Correct Answer : 6 [much]
Notes: How much water do you drink every day?
Question: 7 You are ....... smart.
Correct Answer : 7 [very]
Notes: You are very smart.
Question: 8 I have ....... of friends.
Correct Answer : 8 [lots]
Notes: I have lots of friends.
Question: 9 You are a ....... honest person.
Correct Answer : 9 [very]
Notes: You are a very honest person.
Question: 10 Do you have ....... ants in your house?
Correct Answer : 10 [many]
Notes: Do you have many ants in your house?
Question: 1 Her latest film ....... its object in a very short space of time, which was to shock.
Correct Answer : 1 [attained]
Notes: Her latest film attained its object in a very short space of time, which was to shock.
Question: 2 The critics ....... to praise the work of this director whatever films he makes.
Correct Answer : 2 [continue]
Notes: The critics continue to praise the work of this director whatever films he makes.
Question: 3 The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people lived and as such was to ....... future directors.
Correct Answer : 3 [influence]
Notes: The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people lived and as such was to influence future directors.
Question: 4 The only reason for them going to the cinema on that day was to find some form of ........
Correct Answer : 4 [entertainment]
Notes: The only reason for them going to the cinema on that day was to find some form of entertainment.
Question: 5 The director's intention in making the film was to try and ....... simplicity as seen by a child.
Correct Answer : 5 [represent]
Notes: The director's intention in making the film was to try and represent simplicity as seen by a child.
Question: 6 The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to ....... until all the stars had gone home.
Correct Answer : 6 [disperse]
Notes: The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to disperse until all the stars had gone home.
Question: 7 The delay in ....... the film to the general public was because certain scenes were considered tasteless.
Correct Answer : 7 [releasing]
Notes: The delay in releasing the film to the general public was because certain scenes were considered tasteless.
Question: 8 The theme of the second film is quite simply a ....... of the first.
Correct Answer : 8 [continuation]
Notes: The theme of the second film is quite simply a continuation of the first.
Question: 9 In the making of the film the direction is quite ....... from the financing of the project.
Correct Answer : 9 [separate]
Notes: In the making of the film the direction is quite separate from the financing of the project.
Question: 10 Very often someone will give a ....... of a film and when you see it for yourself, it's quite different.
Correct Answer : 10 [description]
Notes: Very often someone will give a description of a film and when you see it for yourself, it's quite different.
Question: 1 Some people who have been made redundant make no further effort to get employment in complete ....... to those who decide to retrain.
Correct Answer : 1 [contrast]
Notes: Some people who have been made redundant make no further effort to get employment in complete contrast to those who decide to retrain.
Question: 2 The new company decided not to copy their predecessors but ....... their structure after the latest trends in business.
Correct Answer : 2 [model]
Notes: The new company decided not to copy their predecessors but model their structure after the latest trends in business.
Question: 3 Under the new regulations no one is allowed to smoke inside the building but you are ....... to smoke outside.
Correct Answer : 3 [permitted]
Notes: Under the new regulations no one is allowed to smoke inside the building but you are permitted to smoke outside.
Question: 4 She is ....... as a possible future first minister.
Correct Answer : 4 [seen]
Notes: She is seen as a possible future first minister.
Question: 5 Although the bank had turned down his application twice, they suddenly had a change of heart and decided to ....... to his request for a loan.
Correct Answer : 5 [accede]
Notes: Although the bank had turned down his application twice, they suddenly had a change of heart and decided to accede to his request for a loan.
Question: 6 It's not yet been fully certified yet but the recently discovered bones are ....... to be those of the missing link.
Correct Answer : 6 [believed]
Notes: It's not yet been fully certified yet but the recently discovered bones are believed to be those of the missing link.
Question: 7 The ....... over the rights and wrongs of this issue has been a never- ending discussion inside parliament.
Correct Answer : 7 [debate]
Notes: The debate over the rights and wrongs of this issue has been a never- ending discussion inside parliament.
Question: 8 The local residents in this seaside village are very worried about the constant erosion of the cliff face, which is in ....... of falling into the sea.
Correct Answer : 8 [danger]
Notes: The local residents in this seaside village are very worried about the constant erosion of the cliff face, which is in danger of falling into the sea.
Question: 9 I think you have been overcharged for that work because it's more ....... twice what I had to pay.
Correct Answer : 9 [than]
Notes: I think you have been overcharged for that work because it's more than twice what I had to pay.
Question: 10 They first of all refused to stop their strike but in the end after much negotiation they were ....... to go back to work.
Correct Answer : 10 [persuaded]
Notes: They first of all refused to stop their strike but in the end after much negotiation they were persuaded to go back to work.