Exercise - 45

Question: 1 How ....... people are coming?

lots much a lot many Show Answer

Correct Answer : 1 [many]

Notes: How many people are coming?

Question: 2 How ....... does the book cost?

much many lots a lot Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [much]

Notes: How much does the book cost?

Question: 3 Do you need ....... milk for this recipe?

many big much much of Show Answer

Correct Answer : 3 [much]

Notes: Do you need much milk for this recipe?

Question: 4 I need to practice piano ....... before the concert.

much very many a lot Show Answer

Correct Answer : 4 [a lot]

Notes: I need to practice piano a lot before the concert.

Question: 5 I have ....... of homework to do before tomorrow.

a ton a tan a million a much Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [a ton]

Notes: I have a ton of homework to do before tomorrow.

Question: 6 How ....... water do you drink every day?

many much lots of very Show Answer

Correct Answer : 6 [much]

Notes: How much water do you drink every day?

Question: 7 You are ....... smart.

much many very lots Show Answer

Correct Answer : 7 [very]

Notes: You are very smart.

Question: 8 I have ....... of friends.

much very lots many Show Answer

Correct Answer : 8 [lots]

Notes: I have lots of friends.

Question: 9 You are a ....... honest person.

ton very many much Show Answer

Correct Answer : 9 [very]

Notes: You are a very honest person.

Question: 10 Do you have ....... ants in your house?

much many a lot very Show Answer

Correct Answer : 10 [many]

Notes: Do you have many ants in your house?

Question: 1 Her latest film ....... its object in a very short space of time, which was to shock.

acquired got attained controlled Show Answer

Correct Answer : 1 [attained]

Notes: Her latest film attained its object in a very short space of time, which was to shock.

Question: 2 The critics ....... to praise the work of this director whatever films he makes.

run continue persist insist Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [continue]

Notes: The critics continue to praise the work of this director whatever films he makes.

Question: 3 The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people lived and as such was to ....... future directors.

influence hold infect show Show Answer

Correct Answer : 3 [influence]

Notes: The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people lived and as such was to influence future directors.

Question: 4 The only reason for them going to the cinema on that day was to find some form of ........

internment involvement engrossment entertainment Show Answer

Correct Answer : 4 [entertainment]

Notes: The only reason for them going to the cinema on that day was to find some form of entertainment.

Question: 5 The director's intention in making the film was to try and ....... simplicity as seen by a child.

report reprehend represent comprehend Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [represent]

Notes: The director's intention in making the film was to try and represent simplicity as seen by a child.

Question: 6 The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to ....... until all the stars had gone home.

dispose displace discover disperse Show Answer

Correct Answer : 6 [disperse]

Notes: The fans outside the cinema on the first showing of the film were unwilling to disperse until all the stars had gone home.

Question: 7 The delay in ....... the film to the general public was because certain scenes were considered tasteless.

replacing repeating releasing reporting Show Answer

Correct Answer : 7 [releasing]

Notes: The delay in releasing the film to the general public was because certain scenes were considered tasteless.

Question: 8 The theme of the second film is quite simply a ....... of the first.

construction continuation continuum continuing Show Answer

Correct Answer : 8 [continuation]

Notes: The theme of the second film is quite simply a continuation of the first.

Question: 9 In the making of the film the direction is quite ....... from the financing of the project.

separate separation separately separates Show Answer

Correct Answer : 9 [separate]

Notes: In the making of the film the direction is quite separate from the financing of the project.

Question: 10 Very often someone will give a ....... of a film and when you see it for yourself, it's quite different.

describing describes described description Show Answer

Correct Answer : 10 [description]

Notes: Very often someone will give a description of a film and when you see it for yourself, it's quite different.

Question: 1 Some people who have been made redundant make no further effort to get employment in complete ....... to those who decide to retrain.

comparison difference attitude contrast Show Answer

Correct Answer : 1 [contrast]

Notes: Some people who have been made redundant make no further effort to get employment in complete contrast to those who decide to retrain.

Question: 2 The new company decided not to copy their predecessors but ....... their structure after the latest trends in business.

model frame differ make Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [model]

Notes: The new company decided not to copy their predecessors but model their structure after the latest trends in business.

Question: 3 Under the new regulations no one is allowed to smoke inside the building but you are ....... to smoke outside.

arranged permitted granted let Show Answer

Correct Answer : 3 [permitted]

Notes: Under the new regulations no one is allowed to smoke inside the building but you are permitted to smoke outside.

Question: 4 She is ....... as a possible future first minister.

looked observed glanced seen Show Answer

Correct Answer : 4 [seen]

Notes: She is seen as a possible future first minister.

Question: 5 Although the bank had turned down his application twice, they suddenly had a change of heart and decided to ....... to his request for a loan.

accede access accrue adapt Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [accede]

Notes: Although the bank had turned down his application twice, they suddenly had a change of heart and decided to accede to his request for a loan.

Question: 6 It's not yet been fully certified yet but the recently discovered bones are ....... to be those of the missing link.

credited argued required believed Show Answer

Correct Answer : 6 [believed]

Notes: It's not yet been fully certified yet but the recently discovered bones are believed to be those of the missing link.

Question: 7 The ....... over the rights and wrongs of this issue has been a never- ending discussion inside parliament.

chatter debate gossip rumour Show Answer

Correct Answer : 7 [debate]

Notes: The debate over the rights and wrongs of this issue has been a never- ending discussion inside parliament.

Question: 8 The local residents in this seaside village are very worried about the constant erosion of the cliff face, which is in ....... of falling into the sea.

risk chance danger likelihood Show Answer

Correct Answer : 8 [danger]

Notes: The local residents in this seaside village are very worried about the constant erosion of the cliff face, which is in danger of falling into the sea.

Question: 9 I think you have been overcharged for that work because it's more ....... twice what I had to pay.

as at like than Show Answer

Correct Answer : 9 [than]

Notes: I think you have been overcharged for that work because it's more than twice what I had to pay.

Question: 10 They first of all refused to stop their strike but in the end after much negotiation they were ....... to go back to work.

pursued persuaded prevented perceived Show Answer

Correct Answer : 10 [persuaded]

Notes: They first of all refused to stop their strike but in the end after much negotiation they were persuaded to go back to work.