Exercise - 76

Question: 1 I graduated from college ....... 2002.

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Correct Answer : 1 [in]

Notes: I graduated from college in 2002.

Question: 2 I like to go to bed ....... midnight on Saturdays.

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Correct Answer : 2 [at]

Notes: I like to go to bed at midnight on Saturdays.

Question: 3 He migrated to Istanbul five years ........

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Correct Answer : 3 [ago]

Notes: He migrated to Istanbul five years ago.

Question: 4 The artist had been painting ....... two decades before he sold his first painting.

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Correct Answer : 4 [for]

Notes: The artist had been painting for two decades before he sold his first painting.

Question: 5 Shakespeare was born ....... 23 April, 1564.

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Correct Answer : 5 [on]

Notes: Shakespeare was born on 23 April, 1564.

Question: 6 In Europe autumn begins ....... September.

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Correct Answer : 6 [in]

Notes: In Europe autumn begins in September.

Question: 7 We always eat a roast dinner ....... Christmas day.

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Correct Answer : 7 [on]

Notes: We always eat a roast dinner on Christmas day.

Question: 8 His pet anaconda died five months ....... and he still misses it.

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Correct Answer : 8 [ago]

Notes: His pet anaconda died five months ago and he still misses it.

Question: 9 I've been studying Italian ....... I was five years old.

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Correct Answer : 9 [since]

Notes: I've been studying Italian since I was five years old.

Question: 10 The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry ....... 1984.

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Correct Answer : 10 [since]

Notes: The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry since 1984.

Question: 1 As we've got plenty of time to ....... before the train comes, let's have a coffee.

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Correct Answer : 1 [kill]

Notes: As we've got plenty of time to kill before the train comes, let's have a coffee.

Question: 2 If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very ........

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Correct Answer : 2 [tactless]

Notes: If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very tactless.

Question: 3 I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of ........

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Correct Answer : 3 [sorts]

Notes: I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of sorts.

Question: 4 He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy ....... disposition.

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Correct Answer : 4 [go-lucky]

Notes: He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy go-lucky disposition.

Question: 5 I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the ........

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Correct Answer : 5 [weather]

Notes: I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the weather.

Question: 6 There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on ....... affairs.

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Correct Answer : 6 [current]

Notes: There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on current affairs.

Question: 7 He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a ........

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Correct Answer : 7 [pseudonym]

Notes: He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a pseudonym.

Question: 8 He spoke the language in a regional ......., which made it impossible for me to understand him.

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Correct Answer : 8 [dialect]

Notes: He spoke the language in a regional dialect, which made it impossible for me to understand him.

Question: 9 I sometimes find that the ....... made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.

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Correct Answer : 9 [commercials]

Notes: I sometimes find that the commercials made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.

Question: 10 Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the ....... is Tuesday week.

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Correct Answer : 10 [deadline]

Notes: Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the deadline is Tuesday week.