ACTIVITY 127a:For sentences below choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Then check the correct answers.
121. They agreed to call off the strike on
that all those who had been dismissed
were reinstated.
122. I wonder whether the lecturer will be up to the
questions such an audience
is capable of.
123. It took us only a few hours to
the paper off all four walls.
124. There is
to be a fortune on the sea-bed nearby.
125. The possibility of our suffering a major defeat cannot be
out.
126. When he woke up, he realised that the things he had dreamt about could not
have happened.
127. 500 dollars? 700 dollars? Let's the difference and say 60 dollars.
128. The leaders, sensing that war was , prepared their defences.
129. There is a lot of friendly between the supporters of the two teams.
130. He read it through quickly so as to get the of it before settling down to a
thorough study.
131. The purpose of the survey was to the inspectors with local conditions.
132. My wife's being for migraine headaches at the clinic.
133. Despite the high divorce rate, the of marriage remains popular.
134. He drove fast and arrived an hour of schedule.
135. I'd like to this old car for a new model but I can't afford it.
136. They were awaiting official of the news they had heard from a friend.
137. Although they usually did their own painting and papering, on this occasion
they
brought in a firm of decorators.
138. In my opinion standards of workmanship have over the past twenty
years.
139. He tries to himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
140. When the police examined the house they found that the lock had been with.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have finished
LESSON 26
at OM Personal CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English. Before moving on to the next lesson, please remember
to revise everything you have learnt here.
