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Exercise – 1

Question: 1 Can you hear what he is ……. ?

Correct Answer : 1 [saying]

Notes: Can you hear what he is saying?

Question: 2 She hasn’t come home ……. .

Correct Answer : 2 [yet]

Notes: She hasn’t come home yet.

Question: 3 I ……. TV yesterday evening.

Correct Answer : 3 [watched]

Notes: I watched TV yesterday evening.

Question: 4 We live ……. the city centre.

Correct Answer : 4 [near]

Notes: We live near the city centre.

Question: 5 She looks ……. a famous film star.

Correct Answer : 5 [like]

Notes: She looks like a famous film star.

Question: 6 This television gives you the ……. news.

Correct Answer : 6 [latest]

Notes: This television gives you the latest news.

Question: 7 I only ……. one mistake in last night’s test.

Correct Answer : 7 [made]

Notes: I only made one mistake in last night’s test.

Question: 8 I want you to tell me the ……. truth.

Correct Answer : 8 [whole]

Notes: I want you to tell me the whole truth.

Question: 9 He is looking ……. a present to buy his girlfriend.

Correct Answer : 9 [for]

Notes: He is looking for a present to buy his girlfriend.

Question: 10 That’s what I would like ……. Christmas.

Correct Answer : 10 [for]

Notes: That’s what I would like for Christmas.

Question: 1 Don’t talk to him about politics because it’s like a ……. rag to a bull.

Correct Answer : 1 [red]

Notes: Don’t talk to him about politics because it’s like a red rag to a bull.

Question: 2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ……. skies scenario.

Correct Answer : 2 [blue]

Notes: He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.

Question: 3 She hasn’t worked here very long and is therefore a little ……. on matters of procedure.

Correct Answer : 3 [green]

Notes: She hasn’t worked here very long and is therefore a little green on matters of procedure.

Question: 4 Now that they have read it in ……., they believe me.

Correct Answer : 4 [black and white]

Notes: Now that they have read it in black and white, they believe me.

Question: 5 The reason why I feel so ……. today is because it’s my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

Correct Answer : 5 [blue]

Notes: The reason why I feel so blue today is because it’s my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

Question: 6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ……. mark against her name.

Correct Answer : 6 [black]

Notes: She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a black mark against her name.

Question: 7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ……..

Correct Answer : 7 [white]

Notes: In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.

Question: 8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ……..

Correct Answer : 8 [yellow]

Notes: As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.

Question: 9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she’s ……. hot at mathematics.

Correct Answer : 9 [red]

Notes: Ask her to help you with your calculations because she’s red hot at mathematics.

Question: 10 I know he doesn’t like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ……. look.

Correct Answer : 10 [black]

Notes: I know he doesn’t like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a black look.

Question: 1 Some people only read the ……. lines in a newspaper.

Correct Answer : 1 [head]

Notes: Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.

Question: 2 You should always check the sell ……. date of things you buy in the supermarket.

Correct Answer : 2 [by]

Notes: You should always check the sell by date of things you buy in the supermarket.

Question: 3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ……..

Correct Answer : 3 [off]

Notes: When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.

Question: 4 The boss was good enough to ……. my mistake.

Correct Answer : 4 [overlook]

Notes: The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.

Question: 5 It is always ……. when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

Correct Answer : 5 [embarrassing]

Notes: It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

Question: 6 Newspapers are ……. to people’s doors every day.

Correct Answer : 6 [delivered]

Notes: Newspapers are delivered to people’s doors every day.

Question: 7 In her speech she expressed her ……. for all the help she had been given.

Correct Answer : 7 [gratitude]

Notes: In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.

Question: 8 In ……. nothing much happened at the meeting.

Correct Answer : 8 [short]

Notes: In short nothing much happened at the meeting.

Question: 9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ……..

Correct Answer : 9 [ovation]

Notes: At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ovation.

Question: 10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ……..

Correct Answer : 10 [polls]

Notes: Politicians pretend to ignore opinion polls.