December 5-11, 2005
Sentence completion
The following questions are incomplete sentences. One or more words have been left out of each. Choose the word or phrase that completes each sentence correctly.

1. In her anger, Marie had totally forgotten to ask Jeremy to return _________ .
A. her keys flat
B. her flat keys
C. to her flat keys
D. the keys to her flat

2. She had suspected it for quite some time, but when she finally saw her husband embracing another woman, her fury _________ to the kitchen and the knives.
A. short way
B. has a short way
C. shortens the way
D. shortened the way

3. Dr Michael will explain _________ .
A. you the device
B. to you the device
C. the device to you
D. you to the device

4. Despite the _________ , its unpopularity made it impossible to sell.
A. immaculate condition car
B. carŐs immaculate condition
C. condition of immaculate car
D. immaculate of carŐs condition

5. Comedy shows frequently _________ sexual innuendo for their gags.

  A. rely
B. rely by
C. rely on
D. rely for

6. I think you _________ a letter and explain your situation.
  A. should write
B. should write to
C. should to write
D. should write that

7. When the fire brigade finally arrived, most of the work _________ by local volunteers and helpful neighbours.
  A. finished
B. was finished
C. had been done
D. has been finished

8. With children being _________ , itŐs amazing that only the surface of stuffed toys is usually washable.
  A. as messy
B. as messy as they
C. as messy as them
D. as messy as they are

9. RetailersŐ attempts to attract business _________ that they meld one holiday into the next without waiting for the appropriate time of year.
  A. are desperate
B. became desperate
C. had been done
D. has been finished


 
 

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