Exercise - 47
Question: 1 Mike: Where are you ....... today?
Correct Answer : 1 [going]
Notes: Mike: Where are you going today?
Question: 2 Linda: I really want to go ........
Correct Answer : 2 [shopping]
Notes: Linda: I really want to go shopping.
Question: 3 Mike: What's ....... with the shops here?
Correct Answer : 3 [wrong]
Notes: Mike: What's wrong with the shops here?
Question: 4 Linda: Nothing really but there is more ....... in the town.
Correct Answer : 4 [choice]
Notes: Linda: Nothing really but there is more choice in the town.
Question: 5 Mike: That's true but you have to ....... a long time for a bus.
Correct Answer : 5 [wait]
Notes: Mike: That's true but you have to wait a long time for a bus.
Question: 6 Linda: Yes, I ....... waiting for 30 minutes already.
Correct Answer : 6 [have been]
Notes: Linda: Yes, I have been waiting for 30 minutes already.
Question: 7 Mike: Then it's just ....... well it's not raining.
Correct Answer : 7 [as]
Notes: Mike: Then it's just as well it's not raining.
Question: 8 Linda: I don't like the ....... of that dark cloud over there.
Correct Answer : 8 [look]
Notes: Linda: I don't like the look of that dark cloud over there.
Question: 9 Mike: Oh dear. Are you going to wait any ........
Correct Answer : 9 [longer]
Notes: Mike: Oh dear. Are you going to wait any longer.
Question: 10 Linda: No. I've just ....... it's Sunday and there are no buses today.
Correct Answer : 10 [realised]
Notes: Linda: No. I've just realised it's Sunday and there are no buses today.
Question: 1 Personally I don't believe a word he told us because I think it was just a ....... story.
Correct Answer : 1 [tall]
Notes: Personally I don't believe a word he told us because I think it was just a tall story.
Question: 2 I'm afraid it was the ....... old story with her all over again because she's started arriving late at work again.
Correct Answer : 2 [same]
Notes: I'm afraid it was the same old story with her all over again because she's started arriving late at work again.
Question: 3 It was a bit of a ....... story really because she told us how her boyfriend had left her, she'd lost her job and she had nowhere to live.
Correct Answer : 3 [sob]
Notes: It was a bit of a sob story really because she told us how her boyfriend had left her, she'd lost her job and she had nowhere to live.
Question: 4 I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs — it's a bit like ....... stories.
Correct Answer : 4 [telling]
Notes: I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs — it's a bit like telling stories.
Question: 5 The story ....... that he's just married for the fourth time but I don't really believe it.
Correct Answer : 5 [goes]
Notes: The story goes that he's just married for the fourth time but I don't really believe it.
Question: 6 To ....... a long story short, I'll come straight to the point and tell you exactly what happened.
Correct Answer : 6 [cut]
Notes: To cut a long story short, I'll come straight to the point and tell you exactly what happened.
Question: 7 She did write one or two novels but she is best known for her excellent ....... stories.
Correct Answer : 7 [short]
Notes: She did write one or two novels but she is best known for her excellent short stories.
Question: 8 It's a brilliant film as far as the images are concerned but the story ....... is a bit weak.
Correct Answer : 8 [line]
Notes: It's a brilliant film as far as the images are concerned but the story line is a bit weak.
Question: 9 He started off from a very simple background and then worked his way up to be President of the bank — a genuine ....... story.
Correct Answer : 9 [success]
Notes: He started off from a very simple background and then worked his way up to be President of the bank — a genuine success story.
Question: 10 In early civilisations it was the story ....... to whom everyone went to hear what had happened in the past.
Correct Answer : 10 [teller]
Notes: In early civilisations it was the story teller to whom everyone went to hear what had happened in the past.
Question: 1 As a new employee she's very anxious to do the right thing and hopes that her new project ....... with the approval of her boss.
Correct Answer : 1 [meets]
Notes: As a new employee she's very anxious to do the right thing and hopes that her new project meets with the approval of her boss.
Question: 2 It's just not within his character and I would never say that he was ....... to that kind of behaviour.
Correct Answer : 2 [predisposed]
Notes: It's just not within his character and I would never say that he was predisposed to that kind of behaviour.
Question: 3 You couldn't find a more loyal bunch of people who have a ....... of reliability so strong that they will never let you down.
Correct Answer : 3 [sense]
Notes: You couldn't find a more loyal bunch of people who have a sense of reliability so strong that they will never let you down.
Question: 4 You can take it or leave it as there is absolutely no ....... to accept my proposal.
Correct Answer : 4 [pressure]
Notes: You can take it or leave it as there is absolutely no pressure to accept my proposal.
Question: 5 The department has ....... so much money on administration that there is little left for employing sales personnel.
Correct Answer : 5 [spent]
Notes: The department has spent so much money on administration that there is little left for employing sales personnel.
Question: 6 Although he claimed it was an accident, he was ....... of murder.
Correct Answer : 6 [accused]
Notes: Although he claimed it was an accident, he was accused of murder.
Question: 7 They say that pregnant women develop a ....... for certain foods and must eat them all the time.
Correct Answer : 7 [craving]
Notes: They say that pregnant women develop a craving for certain foods and must eat them all the time.
Question: 8 You must choose the right description for each word and I would ....... this one as an adjective.
Correct Answer : 8 [define]
Notes: You must choose the right description for each word and I would define this one as an adjective.
Question: 9 I wouldn't believe everything she says because it's my belief that she is ....... to exaggerate.
Correct Answer : 9 [inclined]
Notes: I wouldn't believe everything she says because it's my belief that she is inclined to exaggerate.
Question: 10 We will get as near as we can to your requirements but we may not be able to ....... all your needs.
Correct Answer : 10 [meet]
Notes: We will get as near as we can to your requirements but we may not be able to meet all your needs.