Complete the following sentences.
1The train is now ............... Victoria Terminus.
Wrong!
The verb "approaching" is used without a preposition before a direct object.
2She ............... her disapproval of the show by leaving the auditorium.
Wrong!
"Evinced" means showed or made clear.
3Her questions must have provoked him, for they ............... a bitter retort.
Wrong!
"Evoked" means brought out or caused a response.
4Her silence merely ............... the problem.
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"Exacerbated" means made a problem worse.
5This book is an ............... account of the author’s life.
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"Exhaustive" means very complete and detailed.
6They bought the apartment at an ............... price.
Wrong!
"Exorbitant" means much too high in price.
7Her shameless affair is the ............... in the family cupboard.
Wrong!
"Skeleton" completes the idiom meaning a hidden family shame.
8If we both put our ............... on the table, it would be easier to come to an agreement.
Wrong!
"Cards" completes the idiom meaning to speak honestly and openly.
9That noise is driving me up the ...............
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"Wall" completes the idiom meaning to annoy someone very much.
Done.
Score: 0/9
Answers
- The train is now approaching Victoria Terminus.
- She evinced her disapproval of the show by leaving the auditorium.
- Her questions must have provoked him, for they evoked a bitter retort.
- Her silence merely exacerbated the problem.
- This book is an exhaustive account of the author’s life.
- They bought the apartment at an exorbitant price.
- Her shameless affair is the skeleton in the family cupboard.
- If we both put our cards on the table, it would be easier to come to an agreement.
- That noise is driving me up the wall
