ACTIVITY 44:For questions 1-5 think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.Then check the correct answers.
QUESTION
1
a.
Mabel makes a ___ of never eating food that contains additives.
b.
They were now so wet that there was little ___ in opening their umbrellas.
c.
The trouble with Manuel's anecdotes is that it takes him ages to get to the ___.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
2
a.
Most of the movie is being ___ on location of the Argentinian Andes.
b.
As soon as the door opened, the dog ___ out and ran off across the fields.
c.
The first arrow he ___ missed the target completely.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
3
a.
Irma told her son to ___ so as not to be late for school.
b.
The Bariloche train always used to ___ on time, but recently it has often been
late.
c.
My father has always wanted to ___ his own business.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
4
a.
It is quite ___ to get to know new people when you move to a new city.
b.
Let the liquid toffee cool and only eat it when it is quite ___ to the touch.
c.
Monica thought the teacher had been quite ___ on her when making her homework.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
5
a.
A number of diseases are ___ by insects such as mosquitoes and flies.
b.
In the 17th century, cargoes of spices were ___ to Europe from India in sailing
ships.
c.
The instructor told the trainees that all the information had to be ___ in their
heads, because there wouldn't be time to write anything down.