Exercise - 82

Question: 1 I'm sorry, James isn't ....... at the moment. Can I take a message?

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Correct Answer : 1 [in]

Notes: I'm sorry, James isn't in at the moment. Can I take a message?

Question: 2 We've run ....... sugar. Could you please buy some more?

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Correct Answer : 2 [out of]

Notes: We've run out of sugar. Could you please buy some more?

Question: 3 I don't know how you ....... with such noisy brothers. It would drive me crazy.

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Correct Answer : 3 [put up]

Notes: I don't know how you put up with such noisy brothers. It would drive me crazy.

Question: 4 You've borrowed such a great deal of money from me lately. I need to ....... exactly how much you owe me.

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Correct Answer : 4 [work out]

Notes: You've borrowed such a great deal of money from me lately. I need to work out exactly how much you owe me.

Question: 5 Can you ....... the time of the next train to Munich?

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Correct Answer : 5 [find out]

Notes: Can you find out the time of the next train to Munich?

Question: 6 That maths exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to ....... some of the answers.

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Correct Answer : 6 [work out]

Notes: That maths exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to work out some of the answers.

Question: 7 I don't mind helping you bake a cake, but just make sure you ....... everything when you've finished.

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Correct Answer : 7 [put away]

Notes: I don't mind helping you bake a cake, but just make sure you put away everything when you've finished.

Question: 8 I'm broke. I have to ....... an idea for making money.

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Correct Answer : 8 [come up with]

Notes: I'm broke. I have to come up with an idea for making money.

Question: 9 Our teacher told us to ....... our work quietly.

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Correct Answer : 9 [get on with]

Notes: Our teacher told us to get on with our work quietly.

Question: 10 The government wants to ....... a new scheme to encourage people to start their own businesses.

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Correct Answer : 10 [try out]

Notes: The government wants to try out a new scheme to encourage people to start their own businesses.

Question: 1 It's almost completed now because all we have to do is sign a few documents and then the paper....... is finished.

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Correct Answer : 1 [work]

Notes: It's almost completed now because all we have to do is sign a few documents and then the paperwork is finished.

Question: 2 They've tried to keep the truth from you but nothing's changed as all they've done is paper ....... the cracks.

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Correct Answer : 2 [over]

Notes: They've tried to keep the truth from you but nothing's changed as all they've done is paper over the cracks.

Question: 3 If you keep the window open all the time, you'll need something heavy like a ....... to stop things blowing away.

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Correct Answer : 3 [paperweight]

Notes: If you keep the window open all the time, you'll need something heavy like a paperweight to stop things blowing away.

Question: 4 The professor is ....... an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.

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Correct Answer : 4 [delivering]

Notes: The professor is delivering an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.

Question: 5 I shouldn't worry too much about him. He looks very frightening but underneath he's really a paper ........

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Correct Answer : 5 [tiger]

Notes: I shouldn't worry too much about him. He looks very frightening but underneath he's really a paper tiger.

Question: 6 The reason why I knew all about the story in the village is because it was on the front page of the ....... paper.

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Correct Answer : 6 [local]

Notes: The reason why I knew all about the story in the village is because it was on the front page of the local paper.

Question: 7 As soon as the story about the scandal became known, it didn't take long to ....... the papers.

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Correct Answer : 7 [hit]

Notes: As soon as the story about the scandal became known, it didn't take long to hit the papers.

Question: 8 You really shouldn't ....... everything you read in the papers.

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Correct Answer : 8 [believe]

Notes: You really shouldn't believe everything you read in the papers.

Question: 9 She makes a loaf of bread last a very long time because she cuts each slice paper ........

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Correct Answer : 9 [thin]

Notes: She makes a loaf of bread last a very long time because she cuts each slice paper thin.

Question: 10 Do you know how many ....... of wallpaper are needed to decorate this room?

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Correct Answer : 10 [rolls]

Notes: Do you know how many rolls of wallpaper are needed to decorate this room?