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Sentence completion exercise

January 27, 2016 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 9 answered
1The train is now ............... the Victoria Terminus.
Wrong!
2She ............... her disapproval of the show by leaving the auditorium.
Wrong!
3Her questions must have provoked him for they ............... a bitter retort.
Wrong!
4Her silence merely ............... the problem.
Wrong!
5This book is an ............... account of the author’s life.
Wrong!
6They bought the apartment at an ............... price.
Wrong!
7Her shameless affair is the ............... in the family cupboard.
Wrong!
8If we both put our ............... on the table it would be easier to come to an agreement.
Wrong!
9That noise is driving me up the ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/9

Answers

  1. The train is now approaching the Victoria Terminus.
  2. She evinced her disapproval of the show by leaving the auditorium.
  3. Her questions must have provoked him for they evoked a bitter retort.
  4. Her silence merely exacerbated the problem.
  5. This book is an exhaustive account of the author’s life.
  6. They bought the apartment at an exorbitant price.
  7. Her shameless affair is the skeleton in the family cupboard.
  8. If we both put our cards on the table it would be easier to come to an agreement.
  9. That noise is driving me up the wall
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