Fill in the blanks.
1I was ............... impressed by their performance.
Wrong!
"Quite" means fairly or very, while "quiet" means not noisy.
2Prolonged use of powerful drugs will ............... your health in the long term.
Wrong!
"Affect" is the verb needed here, meaning to influence something.
3The old house is ............... with spiders and rats.
Wrong!
"Infested" means full of unwanted animals or insects.
4He was found guilty, so the judge ............... him.
Wrong!
"Convicted" means officially found guilty of a crime.
5Despite evidence suggesting his involvement, he was ...............
Wrong!
"Acquitted" means officially found not guilty of a crime.
6That was the most important ............... in his life.
Wrong!
"Incident" means an event, while an accident is an unplanned harmful event.
7One of the passengers ............... killed in the accident.
Wrong!
"Was" agrees with the singular subject "one".
8Ten miles ............... a long way to walk.
Wrong!
"Is" is used because "ten miles" is treated as one distance.
9She lives in a small house ............... the lake.
Wrong!
"Beside" means next to or by the side of something.
10After finishing his work, he ............... down to rest.
Wrong!
"Lay" is the past simple form of "lie" meaning to rest in a horizontal position.
11The heavy rains brought public life to a ............... standstill.
Wrong!
"Virtual" means almost complete in the phrase "a virtual standstill".
12Do you think people should ............... the local culture when they travel abroad?
Wrong!
"Adopt" means to accept and start using something, such as a culture or custom.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I was quite impressed by their performance.
- Prolonged use of powerful drugs will affect your health in the long term.
- The old house is infested with spiders and rats.
- He was found guilty, so the judge convicted him.
- Despite evidence suggesting his involvement, he was acquitted
- That was the most important incident in his life.
- One of the passengers was killed in the accident.
- Ten miles is a long way to walk.
- She lives in a small house beside the lake.
- After finishing his work, he lay down to rest.
- The heavy rains brought public life to a virtual standstill.
- Do you think people should adopt the local culture when they travel abroad?
