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General English Exercise 1

May 31, 2013 - B2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1He distributed the sweets ............... .. the children.
Wrong!
2Which of the following words means the opposite of the word ‘generous’?
Wrong!
3Neither of them ............... fit for the job.
Wrong!
4‘This building is very old,’ the postmaster said. ‘I have to find an ............... . building for the post office.’
Wrong!
5When I met her, she ............... .. as a lecturer in a college.
Wrong!
6The sentence ‘Had I worked harder, I would have won’ means
Wrong!
7If I had not opened the door, the cat ...............
Wrong!
8I ............... . the newspaper, when the doorbell ……………………
Wrong!
9The opposite of the word sympathy is ...............
Wrong!
10I am going to ............... . library.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. He distributed the sweets among .. the children.
  2. Which of the following words means the opposite of the word ‘generous’? economical
  3. Neither of them is fit for the job.
  4. ‘This building is very old,’ the postmaster said. ‘I have to find an alternative . building for the post office.’
  5. When I met her, she was working .. as a lecturer in a college.
  6. The sentence ‘Had I worked harder, I would have won’ means I didn’t work harder, and I didn’t win
  7. If I had not opened the door, the cat would not have jumped out
  8. I was reading, rang . the newspaper, when the doorbell ……………………
  9. The opposite of the word sympathy is apathy
  10. I am going to the . library.
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