Exercise - 30

Question: 1 arah: 'I want you to give me some more money.' Paul: '.......'

Oh you want, do you? Oh you do, do you? Oh you'd like, would you? Oh you give, do you? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 1 [Oh you do, do you?]

Notes: Sarah: 'I want you to give me some more money.'Paul: 'Oh you do, do you?'

Question: 2 Sarah: 'You're being very rude!' Paul: '.......'

Oh I have, have I? I am, you think? Oh I am, am I? Oh it is, is it? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [Oh I am, am I?]

Notes: Sarah: 'You're being very rude!'Paul: 'Oh I am, am I?'

Question: 3 Sarah: 'I've torn up your homework essay!' Paul: '.......'

That'll be nice, will it? That would be nice, wouldn't it? That's nice, is it? That's nice, isn't it? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 3 [That's nice, isn't it?]

Notes: Sarah: 'I've torn up your homework essay!'Paul: 'That's nice, isn't it?'

Question: 4 Sarah: 'I can't take any more.'Paul: '.......'

Oh you can, can you? Oh, you can't, can you? Oh you could, could you? Oh you could, could you? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 4 [Oh, you can't, can you?]

Notes: Sarah: 'I can't take any more.'Paul: 'Oh, you can't, can you?'

Question: 5 Sarah: 'She hates the sight of him.'Paul: '.......'

She did, did she? She hates, does she? She does, does she? She doesn't hate, does she? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [She does, does she?]

Notes: Sarah: 'She hates the sight of him.'Paul: 'She does, does she?'

Question: 6 Sarah: 'I would prefer to go by air.'Paul: '.......'

Oh you would, would you? Oh you prefer, don't you? Oh you did, did you? Oh, you wouldn't will you? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 6 [Oh you would, would you?]

Notes: Sarah: 'I would prefer to go by air.'Paul: 'Oh you would, would you?'

Question: 7 Sarah: 'I won't listen to you any more.'Paul: '.......'

So you will, will you? So you won't, will you? So you don't, do you? So you do, don't you? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 7 [So you won't, will you?]

Notes: Sarah: 'I won't listen to you any more.'Paul: 'So you won't, will you?'

Question: 8 Paul: 'I spent thousands on that car.'Sarah: '.......'

Oh, you have, have you? Oh you do, do you? Oh you did, did you? Oh you do, don't you? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 8 [Oh you did, did you?]

Notes: Paul: 'I spent thousands on that car.'Sarah: 'Oh you did, did you?'

Question: 9 Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'Paul: '.......'

Oh I must, must I? Oh I have to, have I? Oh I can't, can I? Oh I mustn't, must I? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 9 [Oh I mustn't, must I?]

Notes: Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'Paul: 'Oh I mustn't, must I?'

Question: 10 Sarah: 'That's not allowed you know.'Paul: '.......'

Oh you do, don't you? Oh it isn't, is it? Oh it is, isn't it? Oh it won't, will it? Show Answer

Correct Answer : 10 [Oh it isn't, is it?]

Notes: Sarah: 'That's not allowed you know.'Paul: 'Oh it isn't, is it?'

Question: 1 One morning an old lady turned ....... at the dining room and sat down.

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Correct Answer : 1 [up]

Notes: One morning an old lady turned up at the dining room and sat down.

Question: 2 She sniffed at the air full of breakfast smells, got up, turned ....... and walked out again.

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Correct Answer : 2 [around]

Notes: She sniffed at the air full of breakfast smells, got up, turned around and walked out again.

Question: 3 Apparently she had completely forgotten that she'd already eaten breakfast that day. I turned ....... to hide my smile.

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Correct Answer : 3 [aside]

Notes: Apparently she had completely forgotten that she'd already eaten breakfast that day. I turned aside to hide my smile.

Question: 4 Unfortunately Doris caught me at it. 'Don't you turn your nose ....... at the old dears', she rebuked me.

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Correct Answer : 4 [up]

Notes: Unfortunately Doris caught me at it. 'Don't you turn your nose up at the old dears', she rebuked me.

Question: 5 'You'll be like that one day' she continued, Just you wait'. I turned ....... to apologize.

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Correct Answer : 5 [back]

Notes: 'You'll be like that one day' she continued, Just you wait'. I turned back to apologize.

Question: 6 Sadly Doris had already turned her back ....... me and gone back to the kitchen.

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Correct Answer : 6 [on]

Notes: Sadly Doris had already turned her back on me and gone back to the kitchen.

Question: 7 She rather turned ....... me after that.

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Correct Answer : 7 [against]

Notes: She rather turned against me after that.

Question: 8 These days I wish I could turn the clock ....... and tell Doris how right she was!

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Correct Answer : 8 [back]

Notes: These days I wish I could turn the clock back and tell Doris how right she was!

Question: 9 You see I've just turned all the lights ....... ready for the night.

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Correct Answer : 9 [out]

Notes: You see I've just turned all the lights out ready for the night.

Question: 10 I'm now ready to turn ....... for the night but the worrying thing is I just can't remember what I had for supper.

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Correct Answer : 10 [in]

Notes: I'm now ready to turn in for the night but the worrying thing is I just can't remember what I had for supper.

Question: 1 It was necessary to telephone ....... enquiries before we could get the number to ring up the railway station.

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Correct Answer : 1 [directory]

Notes: It was necessary to telephone directory enquiries before we could get the number to ring up the railway station.

Question: 2 We thought it was a good idea to take some sandwiches with us so that we'd have something to eat for the ....... of the journey.

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Correct Answer : 2 [duration]

Notes: We thought it was a good idea to take some sandwiches with us so that we'd have something to eat for the duration of the journey.

Question: 3 As one of our party was over 60 she was ....... to a reduction in the price of the ticket.

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Correct Answer : 3 [entitled]

Notes: As one of our party was over 60 she was entitled to a reduction in the price of the ticket.

Question: 4 I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually ....... here.

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Correct Answer : 4 [operates]

Notes: I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually operates here.

Question: 5 Mind you the cost of travel is very high and ....... went up again last month.

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Correct Answer : 5 [fares]

Notes: Mind you the cost of travel is very high and fares went up again last month.

Question: 6 All you can say is that the high price is somewhat ....... by being able to get to a large city quickly.

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Correct Answer : 6 [offset]

Notes: All you can say is that the high price is somewhat offset by being able to get to a large city quickly.

Question: 7 The other advantage of this particular service is that by and large the trains are ........

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Correct Answer : 7 [punctual]

Notes: The other advantage of this particular service is that by and large the trains are punctual.

Question: 8 On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was ....... empty.

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Correct Answer : 8 [relatively]

Notes: On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was relatively empty.

Question: 9 We ate our sandwiches and for the ....... of the journey we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

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Correct Answer : 9 [remainder]

Notes: We ate our sandwiches and for the remainder of the journey we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

Question: 10 Before we knew what had happened we had left our ....... village behind and were in the middle of the big city.

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Correct Answer : 10 [remote]

Notes: Before we knew what had happened we had left our remote village behind and were in the middle of the big city.