Fill in the blanks.
1. A committee has been set up to look into the ………………………….. of the residents.
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Wrong!
2. Do not ……………………… anything from your doctor or attorney.
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Wrong!
To conceal is to hide.
3. She lives in a small house ……………………… the river.
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Wrong!
Beside mean by the side of or near.
4. I am not buying that house. It is too small. ………………………, it requires a lot of repairs.
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Wrong!
Besides means in addition to.
5. After calling it a day, they ………………………. down to rest.
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Wrong!
Lay is the past simple form of lie.
6. The massive protests brought public life to a ………………………… standstill.
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Wrong!
7. As they had no children of their own, they ……………………. a child.
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Wrong!
8. It took him a while to ………………………… to the new circumstances.
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Wrong!
9. They kept him in the intensive care unit for close …………………………….
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Wrong!
10. Keep ……………………….. otherwise the bird will fly away.
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Wrong!
11. He ……………………….. me to consult a doctor.
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Wrong!
Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb. Its past simple form is advised.
12. The manager keeps a ………………………… record of his people.
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Wrong!
Answers
- A committee has been set up to look into the grievance of the residents.
- Do not conceal anything from your doctor or attorney.
- She lives in a small house beside the river.
- I am not buying that house. It is too small. Besides, it requires a lot of repairs.
- After calling it a day, they lay down to rest.
- The massive protests brought public life to a virtual standstill.
- As they had no children of their own, they adopted a child.
- It took him a while to adapt to the new circumstances.
- They kept him in the intensive care unit for close observation.
- Keep quiet; otherwise the bird will fly away.
- He advised me to consult a doctor.
- The manager keeps a confidential record of his people.
