Exercise - 47

Question: 1 Mike: Where are you ....... today?

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Correct Answer : 1 [going]

Notes: Mike: Where are you going today?

Question: 2 Linda: I really want to go ........

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Correct Answer : 2 [shopping]

Notes: Linda: I really want to go shopping.

Question: 3 Mike: What's ....... with the shops here?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

sight look vision sign Show Answer

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 ........

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

appetite craving thirst eating Show Answer

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.