Fill in the blanks.
1No one asked him to ............... in this affair.
Wrong!
Use "meddle" to mean interfere in something that is not your business.
2It takes a lot of ............... to fight tigers.
Wrong!
Use "mettle" to mean courage and determination.
3The lawyer tried to ............... between the company and the union.
Wrong!
Use "mediate" when someone tries to help two sides reach an agreement.
4A government official ............... the dispute between the union and the company, and they agreed on a higher salary without an increase in pensions.
Wrong!
Use "mediated" when a third party helped two sides settle a dispute through discussion and agreement.
5The union and the company asked the government to ............... their dispute.
Wrong!
Use "arbitrate" when a third party hears both sides and makes a decision.
6The dispute was settled by ...............
Wrong!
Use "mediation" for the process of helping two sides settle a dispute.
7The Norsemen had ..............., craftiness, and good ships.
Wrong!
Use "mettle" to mean courage and strength of character.
8After a few days, it ............... that the injuries were more serious than first thought.
Wrong!
Use "transpired" to mean became known or was revealed.
9The movie is ............... in its portrayal of prisoner life.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "outstanding" or "exceptional" to mean extremely good.
10The tranquil beauty of the Mona Lisa is ...............
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Use "unique" to mean the only one of its kind.
11............... agreement is not as binding as a written contract.
Select 2 answers.
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Use "an oral" or "a verbal" agreement for an agreement made in spoken words; "aural" means related to hearing. Use "an" before the vowel sound of "oral" and "a" before "verbal".
12I have finished ............... of this book.
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Use "three-fourths" for three parts out of four.
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Answers
- No one asked him to meddle in this affair.
- It takes a lot of mettle to fight tigers.
- The lawyer tried to mediate between the company and the union.
- A government official mediated the dispute between the union and the company, and they agreed on a higher salary without an increase in pensions.
- The union and the company asked the government to arbitrate their dispute.
- The dispute was settled by mediation.
- The Norsemen had mettle, craftiness, and good ships.
- After a few days, it transpired that the injuries were more serious than first thought.
- The movie is outstanding / exceptional in its portrayal of prisoner life.
- The tranquil beauty of the Mona Lisa is unique.
- An oral / A verbal agreement is not as binding as a written contract.
- I have finished three-fourths of this book.