OPEN CLOZE
You were driving at over fifty miles ___________ hour and the limit here is only forty.
per / an
The Sultan spent over fifty million dollars making the capital city's main hotel the most ______ in the country.
LUXURY
luxurious
Many people think Steve stole the money.
BELIEVED
Steve _________ the money.
Steve __IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STOLEN__ the money.
The man was questioned by the police after acting in a(n) ____ way outside the bank.
a. suspicious
b. faulty
c. dishonest
d. unfriendly
suspicious
Maya picked the bags _______ and left the restaurant.
a) down
b) up
c) over
Maya picked the bags up and left the restaurant.
I can eat almost _______ type of fish or seafood except for octopus, which I can't stand.
any
Police working on solving the bank robbery have by chance ______ a plan to murder a leading politician.
COVER
uncovered
He doesn't have enough money to buy the computer.
TOO
The computer __________ to buy.
The computer __IS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR HIM__ to buy.
Although they tried to put ____ the fire for nearly two hours, eventually the firefighters had to give up.
a. out
b. off
c. away
d. on
out
He asked her to go to the cinema with him but she turned him ____________.
a) down
b) off
c) through
He asked her to go to the cinema with him but she turned him down.
There were very _______ people at the party when we arrived but half an hour later, it was crowded.
few
I left the house at 8am and stared at the empty garage in ______. My car was nowhere to be seen. Someone had stolen it!
BELIEVE
disbelief
"You should start a new hobby, Mr. Jenkins", the doctor said.
TAKE
The Doctor advised _______ a new hobby.
The Doctor advised __MR. JENKINS TO TAKE UP__ a new hobby.
Are you ____ on foreign language films?
a. enthusiastic
b. excited
c. keen
d. liking
keen
The children threw snowballs _______ each other.
a) to
b) at
c) on
The children threw snowballs at each other.
I gave up my seat on the bus _______ that an old woman could sit down.
so
You paid $25 for a simple breakfast?! They have certainly ______ you! You should go back and complain.
CHARGE
overcharged
The man suddenly realised that the neighbour was watching him.
WATCHED
The man suddenly realised that he _______ the neighbour.
The man suddenly realised that he __WAS BEING WATCHED BY__ the neighbour.
Can you put me ____ for two days if I come and stay with you?
a. up
b. about
c. in
d. out
up
Would you mind holding _________ while I talk to Mr. Johnson?
a) on
b) about
c) through
Would you mind holding on while I talk to Mr. Johnson?
_______ me a favour and pass me the cell phone that's on the newspaper, please.
Do
The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the same time. Not ______, they were caught by the police during the fourth attempt.
SURPRISE
surprisingly
We paid some people to landscape the garden for us last year.
HAD
We ________ last year.
We __HAD THE GARDEN LANDSCAPED___ last year.
It was only a minor accident and we all escaped without ____.
a. damage
b. wounds
c. injury
d. hurt
injury
The photo is very unclear – I can’t make it _______ very well.
a) through
b) off
c) out
The photo is very unclear – I can’t make it out very well.