Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1I like everyone ............... you.
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Use "except" to mean excluding one person or thing.
2I ............... him to call in the evening.
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Use "expect" to mean think something will happen.
3The critics ............... the director's new movie for its brilliant acting.
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Use "commended" to mean praised someone or something; we commend something for a quality.
4Cyclists can use the ............... railway tracks if they want to.
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Use "disused" to mean no longer used.
5A greedy man often ............... his friends.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "misuses" and "abuses" can mean treats someone unfairly or badly.
6Her biography is so slow that it is almost ...............
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Use "unreadable" for writing that is too boring or difficult to enjoy reading.
7Mirrors give an ............... of more space in a room.
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Use "illusion" to mean a false impression.
8The teacher made an ............... to the Bible.
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Use "allusion" to mean an indirect reference.
9Prices are ...............
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Use "rising" when prices go up by themselves.
10The plays of Oscar Wilde are famous for their ...............
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Use "epigrams" to mean short, witty sayings.
11The student did ............... research before writing the term paper.
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Use "exhaustive" to mean very thorough and complete.
12The children were ............... after the day's play.
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Use "exhausted" to mean very tired.
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- I like everyone except you.
- I expect him to call in the evening.
- The critics commended the director’s new movie for its brilliant acting.
- 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.