Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. The opera was pleasant but it is one of the composer’s …………………… works.
Lesser means smaller or less important.
2. The ruler’s ………………………….. practices led to a popular uprising.
Licentious means irresponsible or amoral.
3. The responsibility ……………………….. with the driver.
Lie can mean be placed or remain.
4. A smile …………………………….. up his face.
Either lighted or lit can be used as the past tense of light.
5. ………………………… me fifty dollars.
The verbs loan and lend are usually interchangeable.
6. A Rolls-Royce is a …………………………. car.
Luxurious means expensive or costly. Luxuriant means abundant.
7. The garden has …………………………. foliage.
Luxurious means expensive or costly. Luxuriant means abundant.
8. In the distance rose the ………………………………. Alps.
Majestic and majestical are both possible here.
9. She has a …………………………… for collecting seashells.
A mania is a passion, craze or craving.
10. He has one ………………………. – he is terrified of heights.
A phobia is a compulsive fear of something.
11. Only a man of ………………………….. could afford a house that big.
Means can mean money or resources. This expression is always used in the plural form.
12. We understood him .................................. his accent.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
Answers
1. The opera was pleasant but it is one of the composer’s lesser works.
2. The ruler’s licentious practices led to a popular uprising.
3. The responsibility lies with the driver.
4. A smile lit / lighted up his face.
5. Lend / loan me fifty dollars.
6. A Rolls-Royce is a luxurious car.
7. The garden has luxuriant foliage.
8. In the distance rose the majestic / majestical Alps.
9. She has a mania for collecting seashells.
10. He has one phobia – he is terrified of heights.
11. Only a man of means could afford a house that big.
12. We understood him despite / in spite of his accent.
