ACTIVITY 283: For each group of
sentences (A-to-D), choose the best alternative (noun, verb or
adjective) from the menus. You can use the same word once only.
Then check the answers.
GROUP 1
A.
She was very
when she heard
about the rock star's death and cried
for days.
B.
She became
of the young man
hanging around the street corner,
and rang the police.
C.
Some dancers are so
before a
performance that they are sick.
D.
Mothers usually feel
when their
children are out late in the evening.
GROUP
2
A.
Do go on with your story: I'm
to know how it ended.
B.
The marriage guidance counsellor gave him a
look and
encouraged him to
keep talking.
C.
If you were
of the reason why
she acts like that, you would not
criticise her.
D.
I heard a terrible story
once, that someone was
throughout an
operation but
could say nothing.
GROUP 3
A.
I prefer to study
if you don't
mind.
B.
He wandered round the streets of the strange
town, feeling lost and
.
C.
She doesn't want to get married: she's quite
happy
.
D. This example of an ancient Egyptian painting is
: no other one like it is
known.
GROUP 4
A.
He was
to believe his friend's
excuses, thinking that she was lying.
B.
She stopped,
how to continue
with her explanation.
C.
They are
to have heard
the
news: they don't even have a radio.
D.
She had an
feeling that
someone was following her.
GROUP 5
A.
He is
to marry her and
nothing will change his mind.
B.
She's
of
passing the exam
with complete success.
C.
Have you fixed a
date for the
celebration yet?
D.
She's
to enjoy going to
college: she loves meeting new people.
GROUP 6
A.
The soldier was awarded a medal for his
in the battle.
B.
The student felt it was a great
to be registered
at OM Personal.
C.
Children feel complete
in
those that they love.
D.
The elderly poet is held in great
by the whole nation.
GROUP 7
A.
Waking up to sunshine and birdsong always puts
me in a good
.
B.
Most animals have an excellent
of smell.
C.
The witness looked around the courtroom without
.
D.
Her boss has a very quick
. He's always shouting at her.
GROUP
8
A.
I
in the country, but now I
live in a large city.
B.
Some people refuse to accept that humans
from apes.
C.
Last year my 12-year-old sister
three centimetres.
D.
My grandparents
a large
happy family with very little money.
CONGRATULATIONS
!!! You have finished UNIT 10 - LESSON 39 at OM Personal First Certificate. Before moving on to next lesson, please remember to revise everything you have learnt here.
