ACTIVITY 141: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.
I thought
I would save money, but in the
____ run
my spending
was about the same as usual.
b.
Detergent cannot harm a fabric, so
____ as it has been properly
dissolved.
c.
This isn't over, not
by a
____ shot.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
2
a.
People in the
____ say that the minister is going to resign.
b.
She has acquired a lot of
____–how about cars.
c.
The lawyers said that Paul did not
____ right from wrong at the
time of the crime.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
3
a.
I keep plenty of tinned food
in
____ for emergencies.
b.
A mother who has set great
____ by breast-feeding may feel disappointed by the experience.
c.
I don't know why you
____ up all those old magazines.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
4
a.
He
____ his trip short when his mother died.
b.
The outcome of the election is already
____ and dried.
c.
____ the crap and tell me what you really mean, Sara.
Type
the
word
here:
QUESTION
5
a.
Computer systems were brought into
____ to draw up attack
strategies.
b.
Doctors warned parents to
____ it safe by immunizing their
children.
c.
Laws on immigration come into
____ in this case.