Sunday, July 13, 2014

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (AVANCED) (EXERCISE A31E127)










1. Choose the correct alternative.

(A) The child has been _________________________ of affection for so long that she hardly knows how to respond to love.
       (i) withheld             (ii) deprived           (iii) denied           (iv) excluded
  (B) I didn’t know which __________________ of soap powder you used, so I just bought
         The supermarket’s own. 
      (i) mark                    (ii) brand                (iii) label              (iv) make
  (C) There’s been a ___________________ in public opinion as far as the arming of the     
         police is concerned.
      (i) turn                     (ii) motion               (iii) shift              (iv) drift
  (D) At first I found it difficult to get used ____________________ on the other side of
         then road.
      (i) to drive               (ii) to driving           (iii) driving          (iv) being driven
  (E) I tried to ___________________ my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner
      loudly.
      (i) mask                   (ii) hide                    (iii) shield            (iv) veil
  (F) He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn’t _____________________ a
         suitable partner.
      (i) come by              (ii) come across       (iii) come up with  (iv) come round to
  (G) I’ve tried _______________________ with the knobs on the television but I can’t get
         the picture back.
      (i) juggling              (ii) fiddling              (iii) shuffling          (iv) tampering
  (H) Have you thought what the __________________________ might be if you didn’t
         win your case in court?
      (i) applications        (ii) bearings             (iii) implications     (iv) connections
  (I)  I think I’ll ________________________ out my father and see if he would lend me   
        his car for a few days.
      (i) chance                (ii) probe                  (iii) check                (iv) sound
  (J) I thought I saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical
        ___________________.
      (i) error                    (ii) illusion               (iii) delusion            (iv) deception
  (K) This is a cut of meat which ______________________ itself to long, slow cooking.
      (i) lends                    (ii) suits                    (iii) adapts               (iv) offers
   (L) What’s that awful noise? It’s only the dog ____________________on a bone.
      (i) nibbling               (ii) teething              (iii) gulping              (iv) gnawing
    
  
ANSWERS:

1. Choose the correct alternative.

(A) The child has been (ii) deprived of affection for so long that she hardly knows how to respond to love.
       (i) withheld             (ii) deprived           (iii) denied           (iv) excluded
  (B) I didn’t know which (ii) brand of soap powder you used, so I just bought
         The supermarket’s own. 
      (i) mark                    (ii) brand                (iii) label              (iv) make
  (C) There’s been a (iii) shift in public opinion as far as the arming of the     
         police is concerned.
      (i) turn                     (ii) motion               (iii) shift              (iv) drift
  (D) At first I found it difficult to get used (ii) to driving on the other side of
         then road.
      (i) to drive               (ii) to driving           (iii) driving          (iv) being driven
  (E) I tried to (iv) veil my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner
      loudly.
      (i) mask                   (ii) hide                    (iii) shield            (iv) veil
  (F) He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn’t (ii) come across a
         suitable partner.
      (i) come by              (ii) come across       (iii) come up with  (iv) come round to
  (G) I’ve tried (ii) fiddling with the knobs on the television but I can’t get
         the picture back.
      (i) juggling              (ii) fiddling              (iii) shuffling          (iv) tampering
  (H) Have you thought what the (iii) implications might be if you didn’t
         win your case in court?
      (i) applications        (ii) bearings             (iii) implications     (iv) connections
  (I)  I think I’ll (iv) sound out my father and see if he would lend me   
        his car for a few days.
      (i) chance                (ii) probe                  (iii) check                (iv) sound
  (J) I thought I saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical (ii) illusion.
      (i) error                    (ii) illusion               (iii) delusion            (iv) deception
  (K) This is a cut of meat which (i) lends itself to long, slow cooking.
      (i) lends                    (ii) suits                    (iii) adapts               (iv) offers
   (L) What’s that awful noise? It’s only the dog (iv) gnawing on a bone.
      (i) nibbling               (ii) teething              (iii) gulping              (iv) gnawing
    


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