Exercise – 17

Question: 1 What ……. to be the trouble?
ought looks seems tries

Correct Answer : 1 [seems]

Notes: What seems to be the trouble?

Question: 2 It ……. every time I drink a cup of tea.
happens goes does happened

Correct Answer : 2 [happens]

Notes: It happens every time I drink a cup of tea.

Question: 3 Can you give me a little more ……. ?
exact particular detail fact

Correct Answer : 3 [detail]

Notes: Can you give me a little more detail?

Question: 4 Well, I get a ……. in my right eye every time I drink a cup of tea.
hurt shoot feel pain

Correct Answer : 4 [pain]

Notes: Well, I get a pain in my right eye every time I drink a cup of tea.

Question: 5 Do you drink a ……. of tea with sugar?
much lot huge many

Correct Answer : 5 [lot]

Notes: Do you drink a lot of tea with sugar?

Question: 6 Yes, I ……. .
did have do done

Correct Answer : 6 [do]

Notes: Yes, I do.

Question: 7 I can’t ……. give up drinking tea, doctor.
probably possibly likely impossibly

Correct Answer : 7 [possibly]

Notes: I can’t possibly give up drinking tea, doctor.

Question: 8 I’m not ……. you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar…
placing indicating speaking asking

Correct Answer : 8 [asking]

Notes: I’m not asking you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar…

Question: 9 Yes, doctor I’m sorry I ……. you.
intervened intersected interrupted interfered

Correct Answer : 9 [interrupted]

Notes: Yes, doctor I’m sorry I interrupted you.

Question: 10 Next time you drink tea with sugar, don’t forget to ……. the spoon.
reject replace repeat remove

Correct Answer : 10 [remove]

Notes: Next time you drink tea with sugar, don’t forget to remove the spoon.

Question: 1 Do you know the difference …….?
between will and shall of will and shall from will and shall by will and shall

Correct Answer : 1 [between will and shall]

Notes: Do you know the difference between will and shall?

Question: 2 I can see from the expression on your face that you haven’t ……..
got a thought got a view got a clue got a suggestion

Correct Answer : 2 [got a clue]

Notes: I can see from the expression on your face that you haven’t got a clue.

Question: 3 I think the best way is to tell you a story that ……..
clears the difference explains the difference expounds the difference exposes the difference

Correct Answer : 3 [explains the difference]

Notes: I think the best way is to tell you a story that explains the difference.

Question: 4 The main difference is that ‘I will’ ……..
means ‘I want to’ signifies ‘I want to’ shows ‘I want to’ says ‘I want to’

Correct Answer : 4 [means ‘I want to’]

Notes: The main difference is that ‘I will’ means ‘I want to’.

Question: 5 If you say ‘I shall’ then you are talking ……..
on the future about the future to the future for the future

Correct Answer : 5 [about the future]

Notes: If you say ‘I shall’ then you are talking about the future.

Question: 6 I want you to imagine that a man is walking ……..
in the country on the countryside by the countryside over the country

Correct Answer : 6 [in the country]

Notes: I want you to imagine that a man is walking in the country.

Question: 7 After a few minutes he ……..
attains a river acquires a river nears a river reaches a river

Correct Answer : 7 [reaches a river]

Notes: After a few minutes he reaches a river.

Question: 8 There is a man in the river fully clothed who is ……..
in problems in hardships in difficulties in hazards

Correct Answer : 8 [in difficulties]

Notes: There is a man in the river fully clothed who is in difficulties.

Question: 9 The man in the river keeps ……..
calling off ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling out ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling to ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling from ‘I will drown, I will drown’

Correct Answer : 9 [calling out ‘I will drown, I will drown’]

Notes: The man in the river keeps calling out ‘I will drown, I will drown’.

Question: 10 The man on the river bank, who is good at grammar, thinks the man really wants to drown, walks on and ……..
allows him drown permits him drown lets him drown lets him to drown

Correct Answer : 10 [lets him drown]

Notes: The man on the river bank, who is good at grammar, thinks the man really wants to drown, walks on and lets him drown.

Question: 1 We often hear that such and such a piece of information cannot be released into the public ……. in the interest of national security.
dominion domination domain domestic

Correct Answer : 1 [domain]

Notes: We often hear that such and such a piece of information cannot be released into the public domain in the interest of national security.

Question: 2 Journalists however love to get hold of a story somehow but they run the risk of facing a ……. if they break the official secrects act.
back whip backlash backstore back strike

Correct Answer : 2 [backlash]

Notes: Journalists however love to get hold of a story somehow but they run the risk of facing a backlash if they break the official secrects act.

Question: 3 When there is a ……. inquiry taking place, the rush to get more details is intense.
high profile high brow high intensity high drama

Correct Answer : 3 [high profile]

Notes: When there is a high profile inquiry taking place, the rush to get more details is intense.

Question: 4 The more the authorities try to conceal what is happening, the more it fuels ……. about what might be happening.
speculative spectacle speciality speculation

Correct Answer : 4 [speculation]

Notes: The more the authorities try to conceal what is happening, the more it fuels speculation about what might be happening.

Question: 5 Sometimes a journalist will get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get ……. by government agencies if he dares reveal it.
wild torn savaged ravaged

Correct Answer : 5 [savaged]

Notes: Sometimes a journalist will get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get savaged by government agencies if he dares reveal it.

Question: 6 The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally ……. what can be disclosed in newspapers.
signal signify sign seal

Correct Answer : 6 [signal]

Notes: The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally signal what can be disclosed in newspapers.

Question: 7 Once this disclosure is ……. it’s the job of the journalist to follow it through to a satisfactory conclusion.
heightened highlighted high pitched hightailed

Correct Answer : 7 [highlighted]

Notes: Once this disclosure is highlighted it’s the job of the journalist to follow it through to a satisfactory conclusion.

Question: 8 Mind you it has to be a convincing article because the reading public can soon see through the ……. of a weak argument.
clarity clearness transparency transparent

Correct Answer : 8 [transparency]

Notes: Mind you it has to be a convincing article because the reading public can soon see through the transparency of a weak argument.

Question: 9 The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ……. a threat to the safety of the community at large.
place put start pose

Correct Answer : 9 [pose]

Notes: The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to pose a threat to the safety of the community at large.

Question: 10 The last possible thing that anyone wants to happen to their country is to turn it into a ……. for troublemakers.
port harbour haven location

Correct Answer : 10 [haven]

Notes: The last possible thing that anyone wants to happen to their country is to turn it into a haven for troublemakers.

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Exercise – 17

Question: 1 What ……. to be the trouble? ought looks seems tries Show Answer

Question: 2 It ……. every time I drink a cup of tea. happens goes does happened Show Answer

Question: 3 Can you give me a little more ……. ? exact particular detail fact Show Answer

Question: 4 Well, I get a ……. in my right eye every time I drink a cup of tea. hurt shoot feel pain Show Answer

Question: 5 Do you drink a ……. of tea with sugar? much lot huge many Show Answer

Question: 6 Yes, I ……. . did have do done Show Answer

Question: 7 I can’t ……. give up drinking tea, doctor. probably possibly likely impossibly Show Answer

Question: 8 I’m not ……. you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar… placing indicating speaking asking Show Answer

Question: 9 Yes, doctor I’m sorry I ……. you. intervened intersected interrupted interfered Show Answer

Question: 10 Next time you drink tea with sugar, don’t forget to ……. the spoon. reject replace repeat remove Show Answer

Question: 1 Do you know the difference …….? between will and shall of will and shall from will and shall by will and shall Show Answer

Question: 2 I can see from the expression on your face that you haven’t …….. got a thought got a view got a clue got a suggestion Show Answer

Question: 3 I think the best way is to tell you a story that …….. clears the difference explains the difference expounds the difference exposes the difference Show Answer

Question: 4 The main difference is that ‘I will’ …….. means ‘I want to’ signifies ‘I want to’ shows ‘I want to’ says ‘I want to’ Show Answer

Question: 5 If you say ‘I shall’ then you are talking …….. on the future about the future to the future for the future Show Answer

Question: 6 I want you to imagine that a man is walking …….. in the country on the countryside by the countryside over the country Show Answer

Question: 7 After a few minutes he …….. attains a river acquires a river nears a river reaches a river Show Answer

Question: 8 There is a man in the river fully clothed who is …….. in problems in hardships in difficulties in hazards Show Answer

Question: 9 The man in the river keeps …….. calling off ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling out ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling to ‘I will drown, I will drown’ calling from ‘I will drown, I will drown’ Show Answer

Question: 10 The man on the river bank, who is good at grammar, thinks the man really wants to drown, walks on and …….. allows him drown permits him drown lets him drown lets him to drown Show Answer

Question: 1 We often hear that such and such a piece of information cannot be released into the public ……. in the interest of national security. dominion domination domain domestic Show Answer

Question: 2 Journalists however love to get hold of a story somehow but they run the risk of facing a ……. if they break the official secrects act. back whip backlash backstore back strike Show Answer

Question: 3 When there is a ……. inquiry taking place, the rush to get more details is intense. high profile high brow high intensity high drama Show Answer

Question: 4 The more the authorities try to conceal what is happening, the more it fuels ……. about what might be happening. speculative spectacle speciality speculation Show Answer

Question: 5 Sometimes a journalist will get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get ……. by government agencies if he dares reveal it. wild torn savaged ravaged Show Answer

Question: 6 The person in charge of the enquiry will occasionally ……. what can be disclosed in newspapers. signal signify sign seal Show Answer

Question: 7 Once this disclosure is ……. it’s the job of the journalist to follow it through to a satisfactory conclusion. heightened highlighted high pitched hightailed Show Answer

Question: 8 Mind you it has to be a convincing article because the reading public can soon see through the ……. of a weak argument. clarity clearness transparency transparent Show Answer

Question: 9 The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ……. a threat to the safety of the community at large. place put start pose Show Answer

Question: 10 The last possible thing that anyone wants to happen to their country is to turn it into a ……. for troublemakers. port harbour haven location Show Answer