Exercise 12

1. LOOSE          Oscar had eaten so much he had to ...........................his belt

2. REFER             The dictionaries are with the other ..............................books

3. CONTAIN         You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table of ....................................................

4. TIGHT                 Use a bigger screwdriver to ................................this screw.

5. HYPOCRITE                   I think it's sheer ...............................to get married in church if you don't believe in God

6. SENSE           At the peace talks to discuss the war in South America, the British Foreign Minister told the press

                              that everything was being done to put an end to the .............................killing that was going on

7. NATURE     I don't care what you say. I still think it's very ..................not to want to get married and have children

8. POLITICS             In my opinion, all .................are equally bad, irrespective of which party they belong to

9. ENTHUSIAM           Although he was not .........................about helping with the washing up, he did so all the time

10. CREATE            Artists are ...............................people

Exercise 13

1. PURE               In some areas water has to be boiled to ............................................it

2. EXPECT            Although her visit was .................................., we made her welcome just the same

3. NEIGHBOUR     I know all the boys who live in my....................................................................................

4. BELIEVE              He doesn't agree with the ................................that there is life on other planets

5. SUSPECT              He examined the parcel ......................................, as he had no idea what it could be

6. BEGIN                     All the courses .........................in January will finish in June

7. SIGN                        A letter should always end with the ........................of the writer

8. ORDINARY            It is really quite..............................that we should have been at the same college without having

                                      met before

9. SIMILAR                There is a great ....................between Hari and his twin brother

10. DESCRIBE          With a good .....................of the criminal from witnesses, the police were able to find him easily

Exercise 14

1. DELIVER             The crash and carry price is only 5 pounds but they charge extra for....................................

2. COMFORT           These shoes look quite smart but they're terriblibly................................

3. INFORM              Always read a label on a product, it can give you some useful.............................................

4. HELP                    It's a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very............................................................

5. PATIENT             When I have to wait a long time to be served I start to feel.......................................................

6. REPLACE            I don't want my money back. I want a ..................................................

7. PATIENT             She got very angry but later she apologised for her...........................................................

8. RESPONIBLE      His boss told him off because he had behaved .............................................................

9. EMPLOY              I read an article about................................among school-leavers.

10. COURAGE           Her parents...................................her to apply for the job

Exercise 15

1. SHARP                   This knife is very blunt. It needs ............................................................

2. FLY                        I would like to book a .................................to Hong Kong

3. FAULT                   I'm afraid this iron you sold me is ......................................................

4. COMPLAIN          We have had a lot of .........................from customers today

5. PAY                       Please make your ........................at the counter overthere

6. LOOK                   Unless something is done about unemployment, the ................\...........for the future is not good

7. CONCLUDE        The ......................................is that the plan will fail

8. COMPARE           There is no ...............................between the two

9. THREAT              I have never been ...........................like that before

10. ACT                   There is a saying in English: " ..........................speak louder than words"

1. I'm sorry I was rude to you yesterday
I apologise.
2. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
In spite
3. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice
It.
4. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less
She thought Rome
5.After fighting the fire for twelve hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out
The firemen managed 
6. She knows a lot more about it than I do
I don';t know 
7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite .
8.He prefer goft to tennis
He'd rather
9. The garden still needs digging
The garden hasn't 
10. Susan felt sick, because he ate four cream cakes
If Susan

Exercise 47
1. John Speke failed to find the source of the River Nile

John didn't succeed
2. I'm sure it wasn't Mrs Elton you saw because she's in Bristol
It can't.
3. " Where is the station car park?" Mrs Smith asked
Mrs Smith asked.
4. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop
All the switches 
5. Alice's strange ideas astonished everybody
Everybody..
6. They have sold that old house at the end of the road
That old house
7. I don't really want to visit the museum
I'd rather 
8. We ought to leave the party now if we are to catch the last train
If we don't.
9. Mrs Edwards is the owner of that car
That car..
10. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We are going

1I didn't arrive in time to see her
I wasn't early.
2. . We couldn't drive because of the fog
The fog prevented 
3. A train leaves at eight o'clock every morning
There is 
4. . John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted
Which.
5. I haven't eaten this kind of food before
This is the first
6. She started working as a secratary five years ago
She has .
7. " Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?"he asked
He suggested 
8. I'm sure you didn't lock the front door. Here is the key
You can't 
9. He couldn't repair the broken vase.
The 
10. I started work for the company a year ago
I've been

1. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H. Lawrence, the famous novelist
D.H. Lawrence.
2. "How old is your little boy?"said the nurse to Mrs Bingley
The nurse asked Mrs Bingley.
3. We got lost because we didn't have a map
If we.
4. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It takes .
5. I'd rather you not see him tomorrow
I don't 
6. Amada finally managed to get a good job
Amada finally succeeded 
7. . " I've seen the film three times, Mary" said George
George told.
8. " Have you had enough for lunch?"the landlady asked me
The landlady asked
9. You might fall if you're not careful
Be careful.\
10. They'll have change the date of the meeting
The date

1. The trains couldn't run because of the snow
The snow.
2. The postman was bitten by our dog
Our dog 
3. She asked John how he liked her new dress
" How 
4. That's an insulting name to use for him

Don't call 
5. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded
Despite his 
6. . " Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?"asked Peter
Peter asked if 
7. He could not afford to buy the car
The car 
8. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the house
We can only get 
9. How long is it since they bought the house?
When 
10. " You'd better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth," said John
John advised Elizabeth