Exercise - 49

Question: 1 Linda: Have you ever ....... before? Only it's my first time in a plane and I'm a little nervous.

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Correct Answer : 1 [flown]

Notes: Linda: Have you ever flown before? Only it's my first time in a plane and I'm a little nervous.

Question: 2 Mike: Yes, lots of times. There's no need to ....... about it.

worry think ponder brood Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [worry]

Notes: Mike: Yes, lots of times. There's no need to worry about it.

Question: 3 Linda: That's easy for you to ....... but I feel very anxious.

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Correct Answer : 3 [say]

Notes: Linda: That's easy for you to say but I feel very anxious.

Question: 4 Mike: All you have to do is take it ....... and relax.

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Correct Answer : 4 [easy]

Notes: Mike: All you have to do is take it easy and relax.

Question: 5 Linda: I had a ....... drinks before I came on board and that hasn't helped.

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Correct Answer : 5 [few]

Notes: Linda: I had a few drinks before I came on board and that hasn't helped.

Question: 6 Mike: Never ....... I'm sure you'll be all right and anyhow we're starting to move now.

mind care object deny Show Answer

Correct Answer : 6 [mind]

Notes: Mike: Never mind I'm sure you'll be all right and anyhow we're starting to move now.

Question: 7 Linda: Yes, you're right. It's as ....... everything on the plane is shaking.

when like but if Show Answer

Correct Answer : 7 [if]

Notes: Linda: Yes, you're right. It's as if everything on the plane is shaking.

Question: 8 Mike: That means that the engines are warming ....... . It won't be long now.

off up over in Show Answer

Correct Answer : 8 [up]

Notes: Mike: That means that the engines are warming up. It won't be long now.

Question: 9 Linda: Oh yes. I don't know why I was so ....... I think flying is great!

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Correct Answer : 9 [nervous]

Notes: Linda: Oh yes. I don't know why I was so nervous I think flying is great!

Question: 10 Mike: Don't get too excited! We're still on the runway and haven't taken ....... yet.

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Correct Answer : 10 [off]

Notes: Mike: Don't get too excited! We're still on the runway and haven't taken off yet.

Question: 1 The other night we went out to the cinema or the ....... as they would say in the USA.

goings doings moves movies Show Answer

Correct Answer : 1 [movies]

Notes: The other night we went out to the cinema or the movies as they would say in the USA.

Question: 2 Nothing unusual you might say but we haven't visited a cinema for ........

periods ages times lengths Show Answer

Correct Answer : 2 [ages]

Notes: Nothing unusual you might say but we haven't visited a cinema for ages.

Question: 3 The subject ....... of the film concerned the American Civil War in the 1860's.

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Correct Answer : 3 [matter]

Notes: The subject matter of the film concerned the American Civil War in the 1860's.

Question: 4 At least that was ....... to be the background although the main interest was in something else.

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Correct Answer : 4 [supposed]

Notes: At least that was supposed to be the background although the main interest was in something else.

Question: 5 It will come as no ....... to you I'm sure if I tell you that this interest was in a love affair.

damage surprise concern interest Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [surprise]

Notes: It will come as no surprise to you I'm sure if I tell you that this interest was in a love affair.

Question: 6 The young couple in the story only meet about three times but still manage to ....... deeply in love.

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Correct Answer : 6 [fall]

Notes: The young couple in the story only meet about three times but still manage to fall deeply in love.

Question: 7 When you see the first kiss on the ....... and you are sitting in row four, it can be very dramatic.

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Correct Answer : 7 [screen]

Notes: When you see the first kiss on the screen and you are sitting in row four, it can be very dramatic.

Question: 8 Everything is so much bigger than you expect and you are constantly ....... your head from side to side.

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Correct Answer : 8 [turning]

Notes: Everything is so much bigger than you expect and you are constantly turning your head from side to side.

Question: 9 And the sound is much greater too. During the war scenes I was jumping up and down out of my seat like a ....... in the box at every explosion.

John Jack Jim James Show Answer

Correct Answer : 9 [Jack]

Notes: And the sound is much greater too. During the war scenes I was jumping up and down out of my seat like a Jack in the box at every explosion.

Question: 10 The following evening we were back again watching television but after the cinema it's never the ....... again.

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Correct Answer : 10 [same]

Notes: The following evening we were back again watching television but after the cinema it's never the same again.

Question: 1 You can have whichever one you want as I'll let you ....... from these examples here.

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Correct Answer : 1 [choose]

Notes: You can have whichever one you want as I'll let you choose from these examples here.

Question: 2 I think you can clearly see now what I mean as that incident ....... that I am obviously right.

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Correct Answer : 2 [demonstrates]

Notes: I think you can clearly see now what I mean as that incident demonstrates that I am obviously right.

Question: 3 For the first time in his life ....... of going straight home, he called in at a pub on the way back.

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Correct Answer : 3 [instead]

Notes: For the first time in his life instead of going straight home, he called in at a pub on the way back.

Question: 4 You can tell that this piece of furniture is ....... to America because of the strong colonial style.

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Correct Answer : 4 [native]

Notes: You can tell that this piece of furniture is native to America because of the strong colonial style.

Question: 5 ....... for his age and he is after all only 12, I think his achievement is remarkable.

Permitting Discerning Allowing Regarding Show Answer

Correct Answer : 5 [Allowing]

Notes: Allowing for his age and he is after all only 12, I think his achievement is remarkable.

Question: 6 If you ....... to take that step in your career, you have only yourself to blame if it all goes wrong.

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Correct Answer : 6 [choose]

Notes: If you choose to take that step in your career, you have only yourself to blame if it all goes wrong.

Question: 7 I've always thought of her as the kind of person you can trust, you know the sort you can ....... on.

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Correct Answer : 7 [depend]

Notes: I've always thought of her as the kind of person you can trust, you know the sort you can depend on.

Question: 8 It was a totally new experience for us visiting that factory abroad as we were ....... to all sorts of new techniques.

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Correct Answer : 8 [introduced]

Notes: It was a totally new experience for us visiting that factory abroad as we were introduced to all sorts of new techniques.

Question: 9 No one had a clue what had actually happened neither the police ....... the public.

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Correct Answer : 9 [nor]

Notes: No one had a clue what had actually happened neither the police nor the public.

Question: 10 All cyclists must now wear some kind of helmet in order to ....... their heads against injury in the event of an accident.

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Correct Answer : 10 [protect]

Notes: All cyclists must now wear some kind of helmet in order to protect their heads against injury in the event of an accident.