Complete the following sentences.
1A "cock and bull story" is ...............
Wrong!
The idiom means "a foolish, unbelievable story".
2Good training is ............... to a doctor.
Wrong!
"Indispensable" means absolutely necessary.
3This website is for students ............... mother tongue is not English.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession before the noun "mother tongue".
4When I asked who had taken the money, the boys ............... ignorance.
Wrong!
"Affected" can mean pretended, as in "affected ignorance".
5A good manager should ............... criticizing subordinates unfairly.
Wrong!
The correct phrase is "refrain from" before a gerund.
6He was an ............... in the murder.
Wrong!
An "accomplice" is someone who helps another person commit a crime.
7When people ............... ill, they consult a doctor.
Wrong!
The common phrase is "fall" ill.
8This is Mrs. Seth, ............... they say is the best pianist in town.
Wrong!
"Who" is the subject of "is" in the relative clause.
9It is high time she ............... the dues.
Wrong!
After "It is high time," we use "paid" to talk about something that should happen now.
10He tiptoed into the room lest he ............... the baby.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "lest," both "wake up" and "should wake up" are acceptable.
Answers
- A “cock and bull story” is a foolish, unbelievable story.
- Good training is indispensable to a doctor.
- This website is for students whose mother tongue is not English.
- When I asked who had taken the money, the boys affected ignorance.
- A good manager should refrain from criticizing subordinates unfairly.
- He was an accomplice in the murder.
- When people fall ill, they consult a doctor.
- This is Mrs. Seth, who they say is the best pianist in town.
- It is high time she paid the dues.
- He tiptoed into the room lest he wake up / should wake up the baby.
