Fill in the blanks.
1. He got a/an ………………………………. for his performance in that movie.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. A balanced diet is ………………………… to health.
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Wrong!
3. He was a ………………………….. landlord.
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Wrong!
Beneficent means generous.
4. I want to know ……………………………. she will come.
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Wrong!
5. Metals ………………………….. when they are heated.
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Wrong!
6. The money …………………………… on that project could have been directed to other areas.
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Wrong!
Expended means spent.
7. You never ……………………………… to amaze me.
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Wrong!
Cease means stop.
8. The police ………………………………. his car.
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Wrong!
To seize is to take hold of something forcibly.
9. He soon became ………………………………. to working hard.
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Wrong!
10. …………………………… a loud noise, I woke up.
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Wrong!
Use the present participle here because we are talking about two simultaneous events.
11. Sleep still …………………………… me.
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Wrong!
12. They still ……………………………… the death of their favorite leader.
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Wrong!
Mourning is the expression of sorrow for someone's death.
Answers
- He got an award for his performance in that movie.
- A balanced diet is beneficial to health.
- He was a beneficent landlord.
- I want to know whether she will come.
- Metals expand when they are heated.
- The money expended on that project could have been directed to other areas.
- You never cease to amaze me.
- The police seized his car.
- He soon became accustomed to working hard.
- Hearing a loud noise, I woke up.
- Sleep still evades me.
- They still mourn the death of their favorite leader.
