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Exercise - 18
Question: 1 Now let's go ....... to our weather forecaster, Mary.
Correct Answer : 1 [over]
Notes: Now let's go over to our weather forecaster, Mary.
Question: 2 Yes, thank you and I'm afraid it's not ....... very bright at the moment.
Correct Answer : 2 [looking]
Notes: Yes, thank you and I'm afraid it's not looking very bright at the moment.
Question: 3 The trouble is that there are some very ....... rain clouds over the north.
Correct Answer : 3 [heavy]
Notes: The trouble is that there are some very heavy rain clouds over the north.
Question: 4 These will ....... some rainfall later this morning.
Correct Answer : 4 [produce]
Notes: These will produce some rainfall later this morning.
Question: 5 Then the clouds will ....... further south in the afternoon.
Correct Answer : 5 [move]
Notes: Then the clouds will move further south in the afternoon.
Question: 6 And by early evening the ....... country will see the rain.
Correct Answer : 6 [whole]
Notes: And by early evening the whole country will see the rain.
Question: 7 But things will ....... tomorrow.
Correct Answer : 7 [improve]
Notes: But things will improve tomorrow.
Question: 8 In the early morning the sun will make an ........
Correct Answer : 8 [appearance]
Notes: In the early morning the sun will make an appearance.
Question: 9 But you'll have to be quick because it soon ........
Correct Answer : 9 [disappears]
Notes: But you'll have to be quick because it soon disappears.
Question: 10 And of course after that our old friend rain ........
Correct Answer : 10 [returns]
Notes: And of course after that our old friend rain returns.
Question: 1 A long, long time ago there were two frogs who thought it would be a good idea to ........
Correct Answer : 1 [go on an outing]
Notes: A long, long time ago there were two frogs who thought it would be a good idea to go on an outing.
Question: 2 They had never left their pond before and to them it was a very big ........
Correct Answer : 2 [adventure]
Notes: They had never left their pond before and to them it was a very big adventure.
Question: 3 At first they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and for the first time in their lives experienced ........
Correct Answer : 3 [a sense of freedom]
Notes: At first they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and for the first time in their lives experienced a sense of freedom.
Question: 4 The weather was perfect and the sun never ........
Correct Answer : 4 [stopped shining]
Notes: The weather was perfect and the sun never stopped shining.
Question: 5 They found plenty of food and decided to stop and ........
Correct Answer : 5 [take a rest]
Notes: They found plenty of food and decided to stop and take a rest.
Question: 6 In the hot sun they started to feel sleepy and very soon ........
Correct Answer : 6 [fell asleep]
Notes: In the hot sun they started to feel sleepy and very soon fell asleep.
Question: 7 Suddenly the sound of a cat meowing ........
Correct Answer : 7 [made them wake up]
Notes: Suddenly the sound of a cat meowing made them wake up.
Question: 8 They panicked and ........
Correct Answer : 8 [fled for their lives]
Notes: They panicked and fled for their lives.
Question: 9 They ran into a farm house and jumped right into a barrel of milk where they ........
Correct Answer : 9 [hopped and hopped in order not to sink]
Notes: They ran into a farm house and jumped right into a barrel of milk where they hopped and hopped in order not to sink.
Question: 10 Sadly the smaller frog grew tired and drowned but the older one kept on moving about and in the morning ........
Correct Answer : 10 [found he was sitting on a barrel of butter]
Notes: Sadly the smaller frog grew tired and drowned but the older one kept on moving about and in the morning found he was sitting on a barrel of butter.
Question: 1 Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is ....... plans for a new scheme to help society.
Correct Answer : 1 [unveiling]
Notes: Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is unveiling plans for a new scheme to help society.
Question: 2 The idea behind the scheme is to try and ....... stealing in the country.
Correct Answer : 2 [curb]
Notes: The idea behind the scheme is to try and curb stealing in the country.
Question: 3 The scheme will be ....... into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.
Correct Answer : 3 [introduced]
Notes: The scheme will be introduced into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.
Question: 4 Children will be taught to respect other people's property and ........
Correct Answer : 4 [belongings]
Notes: Children will be taught to respect other people's property and belongings.
Question: 5 If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and ....... to being a thief.
Correct Answer : 5 [confess]
Notes: If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and confess to being a thief.
Question: 6 The Government ....... said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.
Correct Answer : 6 [spokesperson]
Notes: The Government spokesperson said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.
Question: 7 Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international ....... when he found his speech had disappeared.
Correct Answer : 7 [assembly]
Notes: Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international assembly when he found his speech had disappeared.
Question: 8 This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and ....... of the speech he told funny stories.
Correct Answer : 8 [instead]
Notes: This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and instead of the speech he told funny stories.
Question: 9 The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny ....... of his stories.
Correct Answer : 9 [side]
Notes: The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny side of his stories.
Question: 10 I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has ....... the next page.
Correct Answer : 10 [misappropriated]
Notes: I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has misappropriated the next page.
