Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1I like everyone ............... you.
Wrong!
"Except" means excluding someone or something.
2I ............... him to call in the evening.
Wrong!
"Expect" means to think that something will happen.
3The critics ............... the director's new movie.
Wrong!
"Commended" means praised or spoke well of something.
4Cyclists can use the ............... railway tracks if they want to.
Wrong!
"Disused" means no longer being used.
5A greedy man often ............... his friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Misuses" and "abuses" can both mean treats someone badly or takes unfair advantage of them.
6Her biography is so slow that it is almost ............... .
Wrong!
"Unreadable" means very difficult or unpleasant to read.
7Mirrors give an ............... of more space in a room.
Wrong!
"Illusion" means a false or misleading impression.
8The teacher made an ............... to the Bible.
Wrong!
"Allusion" means an indirect reference to something.
9Prices are ............... .
Wrong!
"Rising" is correct because prices go up by themselves in this sentence.
10The plays of Oscar Wilde are famous for their ............... .
Wrong!
"Epigrams" are short, witty sayings.
11The student did ............... research before writing the term paper.
Wrong!
"Exhaustive" means very thorough and complete.
12The children were ............... after the day's play.
Wrong!
"Exhausted" means very tired.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I like everyone except you.
- I expect him to call in the evening.
- The critics commended the director’s new movie.
- Cyclists can use the disused railway tracks if they want to.
- A greedy man often misuses / abuses his friends.
- Her biography is so slow that it is almost unreadable .
- Mirrors give an illusion of more space in a room.
- The teacher made an allusion to the Bible.
- Prices are rising .
- The plays of Oscar Wilde are famous for their epigrams .
- The student did exhaustive research before writing the term paper.
- The children were exhausted after the day’s play.
