Fill in the blanks.
1He invested ten thousand dollars in stocks and lost ............... all.
Wrong!
Use "it" because a sum of money is treated as a single amount here.
2Is there ............... on the moon?
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The noun "life" means living things or existence in this question.
3With great difficulty, they climbed to the ............... .
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The noun "summit" means the top of a mountain.
4How many times have you ............... to me?
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The past participle of "lie" meaning not tell the truth is "lied".
5He has a ............... understanding of the situation.
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The adjective "thorough" means complete and careful.
6The Irish ............... famous for their sense of humor.
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Use "are" because "the Irish" refers to Irish people as a group.
7The governor ............... the foundation stone of the building.
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The past tense of "lay" meaning put something down is "laid".
8............... being small, the house requires a lot of repairs.
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Use "Besides" to mean in addition to.
9The old woman is ............... to see her grandchildren.
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The phrase "yearning" means strongly wanting something.
10She visits us on ............... days.
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The adjective "alternate" means every other in this sentence.
11We had to go. There was no ............... .
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The noun "alternative" means another possible choice.
12He tried to ............... the fact that he was a criminal.
Wrong!
The verb "conceal" means hide.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He invested ten thousand dollars in stocks and lost it all.
- Is there life on the moon?
- With great difficulty, they climbed to the summit .
- How many times have you lied to me?
- He has a thorough understanding of the situation.
- The Irish are famous for their sense of humor.
- The governor laid the foundation stone of the building.
- Besides being small, the house requires a lot of repairs.
- The old woman is yearning to see her grandchildren.
- She visits us on alternate days.
- We had to go. There was no alternative .
- He tried to conceal the fact that he was a criminal.
