Exercise – 20
Question: 1 Don’t you ……. those bells..?
Correct Answer : 1 [think]
Notes: Don’t you think those bells..?
Question: 2 I’m ……. sorry I can’t hear a word you’re saying.
Correct Answer : 2 [awfully]
Notes: I’m awfully sorry I can’t hear a word you’re saying.
Question: 3 ……. I was trying to say was.
Correct Answer : 3 [All]
Notes: All I was trying to say was.
Question: 4 Sorry you’ll have to speak ……..
Correct Answer : 4 [up]
Notes: Sorry you’ll have to speak up.
Question: 5 I’ll have one more ……. and then..
Correct Answer : 5 [go]
Notes: I’ll have one more go and then..
Question: 6 It’s no ……. I can’t hear you.
Correct Answer : 6 [use]
Notes: It’s no use I can’t hear you.
Question: 7 Now I’ve shut the window and I’ll make one more ……..
Correct Answer : 7 [attempt]
Notes: Now I’ve shut the window and I’ll make one more attempt.
Question: 8 I ……. wanted to say.
Correct Answer : 8 [simply]
Notes: I simply wanted to say.
Question: 9 Ah that’s ……. better now I can’t hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?
Correct Answer : 9 [much]
Notes: Ah that’s much better now I can’t hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?
Question: 10 It doesn’t really ……. now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.
Correct Answer : 10 [matter]
Notes: It doesn’t really matter now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.
Question: 1 Alan: Excuse me ……. but what are you doing?
Correct Answer : 1 [interrupting]
Notes: Alan: Excuse me interrupting but what are you doing?
Question: 2 User: I should have thought is was pretty ……..
Correct Answer : 2 [obvious]
Notes: User: I should have thought is was pretty obvious.
Question: 3 Alan: Well, I only asked — there’s no need to bite my ……. off!
Correct Answer : 3 [head]
Notes: Alan: Well, I only asked — there’s no need to bite my head off!
Question: 4 User: Sorry I didn’t mean to be rude but I’m trying to ……..
Correct Answer : 4 [concentrate]
Notes: User: Sorry I didn’t mean to be rude but I’m trying to concentrate.
Question: 5 Alan: I see and what is the ……. you are working on?
Correct Answer : 5 [task]
Notes: Alan: I see and what is the task you are working on?
Question: 6 User: I’m working on those ……. English tests, which I find very interesting.
Correct Answer : 6 [famous]
Notes: User: I’m working on those famous English tests, which I find very interesting.
Question: 7 Alan: Oh, yes I’ve heard of them. Do they ……. you with your English?
Correct Answer : 7 [help]
Notes: Alan: Oh, yes I’ve heard of them. Do they help you with your English?
Question: 8 User: Yes, they would do if you didn’t ……. in asking questions.
Correct Answer : 8 [persist]
Notes: User: Yes, they would do if you didn’t persist in asking questions.
Question: 9 Alan: If that’s how you feel, I’ll leave you ……..
Correct Answer : 9 [alone]
Notes: Alan: If that’s how you feel, I’ll leave you alone.
Question: 10 User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in ……. and go and write another test.
Correct Answer : 10 [peace]
Notes: User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in peace and go and write another test.
Question: 1 The most difficult part for the salesperson is to ……. potential customers of the usefulness of the product.
Correct Answer : 1 [convince]
Notes: The most difficult part for the salesperson is to convince potential customers of the usefulness of the product.
Question: 2 If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be ……. enough to promote it vigorously.
Correct Answer : 2 [inspired]
Notes: If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be inspired enough to promote it vigorously.
Question: 3 A ……. customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.
Correct Answer : 3 [satisfied]
Notes: A satisfied customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.
Question: 4 That style of dress was once considered to be a ……. but now it is coming back into fashion.
Correct Answer : 4 [fad]
Notes: That style of dress was once considered to be a fad but now it is coming back into fashion.
Question: 5 One of the first things to do when you want to ……. a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.
Correct Answer : 5 [market]
Notes: One of the first things to do when you want to market a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.
Question: 6 The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets ……. for the same clientele.
Correct Answer : 6 [competing]
Notes: The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets competing for the same clientele.
Question: 7 Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be ……. enough.
Correct Answer : 7 [productive]
Notes: Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be productive enough.
Question: 8 Her ability to ……. facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.
Correct Answer : 8 [consume]
Notes: Her ability to consume facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.
Question: 9 The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can ……. different prices for the same article.
Correct Answer : 9 [compare]
Notes: The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can compare different prices for the same article.
Question: 10 If you want to keep ……. with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.
Correct Answer : 10 [current]
Notes: If you want to keep current with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.