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Sentence completion

June 24, 2016 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. Her silence merely ……………… the problem.

a) exacerbated
b) solved
c) accelerated
d) improved

2. This book is an ……………….. account of the author’s life.

a) attractive
b) exhaustive
c) peripheral
d) exhausted

3. They bought the apartment at an ………………. price.

a) extreme
b) high
c) extra
d) exorbitant

4. Her shameless affair is the ………………. in the family cupboard.

a) secret
b) lock
c) bone
d) skeleton

5. If we both put our ……………….. on the table it would be easier to come to an agreement.

a) wallets
b) hands
c) cards
d) plans

6. That continuous noise is driving me up the ……………..

a) hill
b) wall
c) roof
d) road

7. Babar’s soldiers were armed to the ………………….. as they attacked the Lodhi army.

a) feet
b) teeth
c) top
d) neck

8. The thieves took to their ……………… as the policemen arrived.

a) soles
b) heels
c) feet
d) legs

9. She has money in ………………. but he still doesn’t do anything to help others.

a) bank
b) excess
c) access
d) great amount

Answers

1. Her silence merely exacerbated the problem.

2. This book is an exhaustive account of the author’s life.

3. They bought the apartment at an exorbitant price.

4. Her shameless affair is the skeleton in the family cupboard.

5. If we both put our cards on the table it would be easier to come to an agreement.

6. That continuous noise is driving me up the wall.

7. Babar’s soldiers were armed to the teeth as they attacked the Lodhi army.

8. The thieves took to their heels as the policemen arrived.

9. She has money in excess but she still doesn’t do anything to help others.

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