Fill in the blanks.
1. It took me a lot of time to get used ................................ under supervision.
Wrong!
Write to + ing form after get used.
2. If you want to lose weight, you have to .................................. your calorie intake.
Wrong!
3. This color doesn't really ............................. me.
Wrong!
4. This suit doesn't ........................... me. Do you have a smaller size?
Wrong!
We use fit when we are talking about size. We use suit when we are talking about color, design or similar aspects.
5. We were not able ............................ her home.
Wrong!
Use a to-infinitive after be able.
6. She is quite capable ............................... the situation.
Wrong!
Use of + ing form after capable.
7. We ........................ our roof blown off in the storm.
Wrong!
8. That carpet needs ..............................
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
9. Don't call them now. They ............................ have gone to bed.
Wrong!
Use must to make a logical inference.
10. She found it hard to accept the fact that she ...........................
Wrong!
11. ............................ they arrived, the clock struck twelve.
Wrong!
12. The writer ............................... works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It took me a lot of time to get used to working under supervision.
- If you want to lose weight, you have to cut down on your calorie intake.
- This color doesn’t really suit me.
- This suit doesn’t fit me. Do you have a smaller size?
- We were not able to locate her home.
- She is quite capable of handling the situation.
- We had our roof blown off in the storm.
- That carpet needs cleaning / to be cleaned.
- Don’t call them now. They must have gone to bed.
- She found it hard to accept the fact that she had failed.
- Just as they arrived, the clock struck twelve.
- The writer whose works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.
