Fill in the blanks.
1The High Court set ............... the decree of the lower court.
Wrong!
Set aside = annulled
2The factory turns ............... two million bicycles a year.
Wrong!
Turn out = produce
3He turned ............... to be a traitor.
Wrong!
Turn out = prove to be
4His own friends turned ............... him.
Wrong!
Turn against = become hostile
5He promised to come but failed to turn ...............
Wrong!
To turn up is to arrive.
6He worked ............... the problem in a few minutes.
Wrong!
To work out a problem is to solve it.
7A great orator like him can easily work ............... the mob.
Wrong!
To work up the mob is to incite them.
8He takes ............... his grandmother.
Wrong!
Take after = resemble
9The sofa takes ............... too much room.
Wrong!
Take up = occupy
10They stood ............... for their rights.
Wrong!
11The river is running ...............
Wrong!
Run over = over flow
12Because of his expensive habits, he ran ............... huge debt.
Wrong!
Run into = incur
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The High Court set aside the decree of the lower court.
- The factory turns out two million bicycles a year.
- He turned out to be a traitor.
- His own friends turned against him.
- He promised to come but failed to turn up
- He worked out the problem in a few minutes.
- A great orator like him can easily work up the mob.
- He takes after his grandmother.
- The sofa takes up too much room.
- They stood up for their rights.
- The river is running over
- Because of his expensive habits, he ran into huge debt.
