Fill in the blanks.
1It was not easy to break the caste ............... in ancient India.
Wrong!
"Proscription" means a ban or official prohibition.
2More than 10,000 kilometers ............... India from Europe.
Wrong!
"Separates" agrees with the singular distance expression "More than 10, 000 kilometers."
3In this age of competition, only ............... people can survive.
Wrong!
"Industrious" means hard-working and diligent.
4It was the age of the ............... revolution.
Wrong!
"Industrial" describes things connected with industry and factories.
5We must try to ............... ourselves to changing circumstances.
Wrong!
"Adapt" means change to suit new conditions.
6How long have you ............... in bed?
Wrong!
"Lain" is the past participle of "lie" when it means rest in a position.
7The project will require a ............... amount of money.
Wrong!
"Considerable" means large in amount or degree.
8The speech was ............... uninteresting.
Wrong!
"Rather" is natural before negative adjectives such as "uninteresting."
9She sat there lost in ............... .
Wrong!
"Thought" is used in the fixed expression "lost in thought."
10The soldiers fired ............... .
Wrong!
"Indiscriminately" means without careful choice or distinction.
11Some authors are very ............... to criticism.
Wrong!
"Sensitive" means easily affected or upset by something.
12He can’t possibly ............... all these figures in memory.
Wrong!
"Retain" means keep information in your memory.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It was not easy to break the caste proscription in ancient India.
- More than 10,000 kilometers separates India from Europe.
- In this age of competition, only industrious people can survive.
- It was the age of the industrial revolution.
- We must try to adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.
- How long have you lain in bed?
- The project will require a considerable amount of money.
- The speech was rather uninteresting.
- She sat there lost in thought.
- The soldiers fired indiscriminately.
- Some authors are very sensitive to criticism.
- He can’t possibly retain all these figures in memory.
