Fill in the blanks.
1Who will ............... the drinks?
Wrong!
We pay for something that is bought.
2He wasn’t very nice ............... me when we met yesterday.
Wrong!
With is not used after words which say how people act towards others.
3The noise prevented me ...............
Wrong!
Prevent is followed by object + from + ing form.
4He is rude ............... everyone.
Wrong!
With is not used after words which say how people act towards others.
5The police ............... everybody’s luggage.
Wrong!
When search is used without preposition, it means look through.
6The police are ............... a bald guy in his thirties.
Wrong!
Search for means the same as look for.
7I was shocked ............... the news of the accident.
Wrong!
Either by or at can be used after shocked.
8He is quite pleased ............... his results.
Wrong!
9I am thinking ............... studying palmistry.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either about or of is possible here. To is not possible.
10He is polite ............... everyone.
Wrong!
11What does it mean if you dream ............... hills and valleys?
Wrong!
12The driver was sleeping and crashed ............... the car in front.
Wrong!
We usually say crash into.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Who will pay for the drinks?
- He wasn’t very nice to me when we met yesterday.
- The noise prevented me from working
- He is rude to everyone.
- The police searched everybody’s luggage.
- The police are searching for a bald guy in his thirties.
- I was shocked Either could be used here the news of the accident.
- He is quite pleased All of the above his results.
- I am thinking about/of studying palmistry.
- He is polite to everyone.
- What does it mean if you dream Either could be used here hills and valleys?
- The driver was sleeping and crashed into the car in front.
