Fill in the blanks
1The police were ............... everybody's papers.
Wrong!
Use "checking" to mean examining documents to make sure they are correct.
2The car is difficult to ............... at high speeds.
Wrong!
Use "control" to mean keep the car safely under command.
3He looks ...............
Wrong!
After the linking verb "looks", use the adjective "smart".
4She fell ............... on the floor.
Wrong!
After "fell", use the adjective "unconscious" to describe her state.
5The situation seemed ...............
Wrong!
After the linking verb "seemed", use the adjective "impossible".
6She sat ..............., waiting for their decision.
Wrong!
Use "motionless" to describe her state while she sat.
7She is a woman who ............... to say what she thinks.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "who", the correct present simple form is "dares".
8The old woman ............... open the door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "didn't dare" and "dared not" are correct negative forms here and can be followed by the bare infinitive "open".
9It was ............... a meeting than a party.
Wrong!
Use "more of" before a singular countable noun in this comparison.
10You put ............... too much salt in the soup.
Wrong!
Use "much" to intensify "too much" before the uncountable noun "salt".
11You made ............... a lot of mistakes.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "rather" and "quite" can modify "a lot of" here.
12We drove ............... up to Madrid in four hours.
Wrong!
Use "right" to mean all the way in the phrase "right up to Madrid".
Answers
- The police were checking everybody’s papers.
- The car is difficult to control at high speeds.
- He looks smart.
- She fell unconscious on the floor.
- The situation seemed impossible.
- She sat motionless, waiting for their decision.
- She is a woman who dares to say what she thinks.
- The old woman didn’t dare / dared not open the door.
- It was more of a meeting than a party.
- You put much too much salt in the soup.
- You made rather / quite a lot of mistakes.
- We drove right up to Madrid in four hours.