Exercise - 24
Question: 1 Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 1 [There's no point.]
Notes: Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.'Jane: 'There's no point.'
Question: 2 Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 2 [There's no need.]
Notes: Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.'Jane: 'There's no need.'
Question: 3 Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 3 [There's little chance of that.]
Notes: Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'Jane: 'There's little chance of that.'
Question: 4 Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 4 [There's no chance of that.]
Notes: Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'Jane: 'There's no chance of that.'
Question: 5 Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 5 [There's little hope, really.]
Notes: Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?'Jane: 'There's little hope, really.'
Question: 6 Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 6 [There's still time.]
Notes: Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.'Jane: 'There's still time.'
Question: 7 Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 7 [There's no knowing.]
Notes: Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'Jane: 'There's no knowing.'
Question: 8 Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 8 [There's no time.]
Notes: Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'Jane: 'There's no time.'
Question: 9 Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 9 [There's no saying.]
Notes: Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?'Jane: 'There's no saying.'
Question: 10 Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?'
Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 10 [There's no denying it.]
Notes: Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?'Jane: 'There's no denying it.'
Question: 1 A man had two dogs: a hound ....... to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.
Correct Answer : 1 [trained]
Notes: A man had two dogs: a hound trained to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.
Question: 2 Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large ....... of what he caught.
Correct Answer : 2 [portion]
Notes: Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large portion of what he caught.
Question: 3 The hound dog was very ....... about this.
Correct Answer : 3 [upset]
Notes: The hound dog was very upset about this.
Question: 4 He told the house dog he found it very ....... having to do all the hard work.
Correct Answer : 4 [annoying]
Notes: He told the house dog he found it very annoying having to do all the hard work.
Question: 5 What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never ....... part in any of the hunting.
Correct Answer : 5 [took]
Notes: What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never took part in any of the hunting.
Question: 6 All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the ....... that the hound dog undertook.
Correct Answer : 6 [exertions]
Notes: All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the exertions that the hound dog undertook.
Question: 7 The house dog felt he had to ....... himself in the face of all this criticism.
Correct Answer : 7 [defend]
Notes: The house dog felt he had to defend himself in the face of all this criticism.
Question: 8 The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to ....... someone.
Correct Answer : 8 [blame]
Notes: The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to blame someone.
Question: 9 The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to ....... on the
work of others.
Correct Answer : 9 [depend]
Notes: The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to depend on the work of others.
Question: 10 The moral of this fable is: you mustn't ....... children for the mistakes of their parents.
Correct Answer : 10 [reproach]
Notes: The moral of this fable is: you mustn't reproach children for the mistakes of their parents.
Question: 1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky ....... now.
Correct Answer : 1 [high]
Notes: Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now.
Question: 2 I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ....... — in other words as many as possible.
Correct Answer : 2 [limit]
Notes: I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the limit — in other words as many as possible.
Question: 3 Her boss thought she was wonderful and always ....... her to the skies.
Correct Answer : 3 [praised]
Notes: Her boss thought she was wonderful and always praised her to the skies.
Question: 4 I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just ....... in the sky.
Correct Answer : 4 [pie]
Notes: I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just pie in the sky.
Question: 0 stion: What do they call those huge buildings in New York? Answer: They're called sky........
Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]
Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24
Question: 6 You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the sky........
Correct Answer : 6 [light]
Notes: You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the skylight.
Question: 7 It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called sky........
Correct Answer : 7 [blue]
Notes: It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called skyblue.
Question: 8 The rocket was fired and quickly took off sky........
Correct Answer : 8 [wards]
Notes: The rocket was fired and quickly took off skywards.
Question: 9 He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky........
Correct Answer : 9 [larking]
Notes: He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally skylarking.
Question: 10 I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your
parachute in a sky........
Correct Answer : 10 [dive]
Notes: I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a skydive.
Question: 0 stions Index
Up in the Clouds
A1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now.
answer:
Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]
Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24
Question: 1 Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 1 [There's no point.]
Notes: Mike: 'I could try another source if you like.'Jane: 'There's no point.'
Question: 2 Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 2 [There's no need.]
Notes: Mike: 'I could give you a lift to the station.'Jane: 'There's no need.'
Question: 3 Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 3 [There's little chance of that.]
Notes: Mike: 'I suppose they might get the contract.'Jane: 'There's little chance of that.'
Question: 4 Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 4 [There's no chance of that.]
Notes: Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'Jane: 'There's no chance of that.'
Question: 5 Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 5 [There's little hope, really.]
Notes: Mike: 'What do you think are the chances of finding people still alive?'Jane: 'There's little hope, really.'
Question: 6 Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 6 [There's still time.]
Notes: Mike: 'I hope I haven't left it too late to apply.'Jane: 'There's still time.'
Question: 7 Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 7 [There's no knowing.]
Notes: Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'Jane: 'There's no knowing.'
Question: 8 Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 8 [There's no time.]
Notes: Mike: 'I wonder if we could call at the post office first.'Jane: 'There's no time.'
Question: 9 Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 9 [There's no saying.]
Notes: Mike: 'You just can't believe what they'll think up next, can you?'Jane: 'There's no saying.'
Question: 10 Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?' Jane: '.......'
Correct Answer : 10 [There's no denying it.]
Notes: Mike: 'I just think they've wasted their time, don't you?'Jane: 'There's no denying it.'
Question: 1 A man had two dogs: a hound ....... to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.
Correct Answer : 1 [trained]
Notes: A man had two dogs: a hound trained to help him with his sports and another to guard the house.
Question: 2 Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large ....... of what he caught.
Correct Answer : 2 [portion]
Notes: Whenever the hunter came home, he always gave the house dog a large portion of what he caught.
Question: 3 The hound dog was very ....... about this.
Correct Answer : 3 [upset]
Notes: The hound dog was very upset about this.
Question: 4 He told the house dog he found it very ....... having to do all the hard work.
Correct Answer : 4 [annoying]
Notes: He told the house dog he found it very annoying having to do all the hard work.
Question: 5 What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never ....... part in any of the hunting.
Correct Answer : 5 [took]
Notes: What made things worse, he continued, was that the house dog never took part in any of the hunting.
Question: 6 All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the ....... that the hound dog undertook.
Correct Answer : 6 [exertions]
Notes: All the house dog did was simply to feed himself on the results of the exertions that the hound dog undertook.
Question: 7 The house dog felt he had to ....... himself in the face of all this criticism.
Correct Answer : 7 [defend]
Notes: The house dog felt he had to defend himself in the face of all this criticism.
Question: 8 The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to ....... someone.
Correct Answer : 8 [blame]
Notes: The house dog asked him not to pick on him if he wanted to blame someone.
Question: 9 The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to ....... on the work of others.
Correct Answer : 9 [depend]
Notes: The house dog told him to criticize their master who had taught him not how to work but how to depend on the work of others.
Question: 10 The moral of this fable is: you mustn't ....... children for the mistakes of their parents.
Correct Answer : 10 [reproach]
Notes: The moral of this fable is: you mustn't reproach children for the mistakes of their parents.
Question: 1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky ....... now.
Correct Answer : 1 [high]
Notes: Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now.
Question: 2 I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ....... — in other words as many as possible.
Correct Answer : 2 [limit]
Notes: I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the limit — in other words as many as possible.
Question: 3 Her boss thought she was wonderful and always ....... her to the skies.
Correct Answer : 3 [praised]
Notes: Her boss thought she was wonderful and always praised her to the skies.
Question: 4 I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just ....... in the sky.
Correct Answer : 4 [pie]
Notes: I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just pie in the sky.
Question: 0 stion: What do they call those huge buildings in New York? Answer: They're called sky........
Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]
Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24
Question: 6 You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the sky........
Correct Answer : 6 [light]
Notes: You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the skylight.
Question: 7 It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called sky........
Correct Answer : 7 [blue]
Notes: It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called skyblue.
Question: 8 The rocket was fired and quickly took off sky........
Correct Answer : 8 [wards]
Notes: The rocket was fired and quickly took off skywards.
Question: 9 He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky........
Correct Answer : 9 [larking]
Notes: He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally skylarking.
Question: 10 I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a sky........
Correct Answer : 10 [dive]
Notes: I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a skydive.
Question: 0 stions Index Up in the Clouds A1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now. answer:
Correct Answer : 0 [wer Keys) Questions Index]
Notes: lish Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24