Exercise - 32

Question: 1 George Turnip was a highly respected vegetarian but the press were making serious ....... about him.

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Correct Answer : 1 [allegations]

Notes: George Turnip was a highly respected vegetarian but the press were making serious allegations about him.

Question: 2 George denied everything and said he would ....... any newspaper which dared to print stories about him.

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Correct Answer : 2 [sue]

Notes: George denied everything and said he would sue any newspaper which dared to print stories about him.

Question: 3 George had a very well paid contract with a television advertiser of garden peas and he didn't want to fall out ....... the company.

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Correct Answer : 3 [with]

Notes: George had a very well paid contract with a television advertiser of garden peas and he didn't want to fall out with the company.

Question: 4 The contract stated that he would never eat any meat ........

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Correct Answer : 4 [whatsoever]

Notes: The contract stated that he would never eat any meat whatsoever.

Question: 5 Wherever George went, journalists would follow him to try and find a way to ....... him.

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Correct Answer : 5 [expose]

Notes: Wherever George went, journalists would follow him to try and find a way to expose him.

Question: 6 Even in his own house he was not safe because cameras would ....... on him.

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Correct Answer : 6 [spy]

Notes: Even in his own house he was not safe because cameras would spy on him.

Question: 7 Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a ....... eating sausages'.

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Correct Answer : 7 [fraud]

Notes: Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a fraud eating sausages'.

Question: 8 As it turned out these were not sausages but in fact very big carrots and the photographer had to pay enormous ........

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Correct Answer : 8 [damages]

Notes: As it turned out these were not sausages but in fact very big carrots and the photographer had to pay enormous damages.

Question: 9 In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his ....... secret.

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Correct Answer : 9 [guilty]

Notes: In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his guilty secret.

Question: 10 He admitted eating a meat pie every day. As the news headlines announced: '....... vegetarian eats his own words'.

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Correct Answer : 10 [Bogus]

Notes: He admitted eating a meat pie every day. As the news headlines announced: 'Bogus vegetarian eats his own words'.

Question: 1 I agree in general with what you have said but I'm not happy about one point and I must ....... issue with you over that.

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Correct Answer : 1 [take]

Notes: I agree in general with what you have said but I'm not happy about one point and I must take issue with you over that.

Question: 2 The trouble with her is that she always exaggerates and ....... an issue out of everything.

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Correct Answer : 2 [makes]

Notes: The trouble with her is that she always exaggerates and makes an issue out of everything.

Question: 3 As far as I'm concerned his explanation was useless as it merely ....... the issue.

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Correct Answer : 3 [confused]

Notes: As far as I'm concerned his explanation was useless as it merely confused the issue.

Question: 4 I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic ....... issue.

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Correct Answer : 4 [at]

Notes: I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic at issue.

Question: 5 The value of one of the early copies of that book can be considerable if it happens to be a ....... issue.

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Correct Answer : 5 [first]

Notes: The value of one of the early copies of that book can be considerable if it happens to be a first issue.

Question: 6 It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died ....... issue.

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Correct Answer : 6 [without]

Notes: It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died without issue.

Question: 7 The police are very keen to talk to one particular man and have issued a ....... of him.

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Correct Answer : 7 [description]

Notes: The police are very keen to talk to one particular man and have issued a description of him.

Question: 8 We panicked when we got near the house because we could see smoke issuing ....... the top bedroom window.

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Correct Answer : 8 [out of]

Notes: We panicked when we got near the house because we could see smoke issuing out of the top bedroom window.

Question: 9 All the reporters of the war were issued ....... bulletproof jackets to give them better protection.

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Correct Answer : 9 [with]

Notes: All the reporters of the war were issued with bulletproof jackets to give them better protection.

Question: 10 Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the ....... issue of the day.

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Correct Answer : 10 [big]

Notes: Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the big issue of the day.