Q.1.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'I must have been about eleven years old when my mother told me about the ... ... .'
Q.2.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. There were a large number of ... ... at Martin's retirement party.
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Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. If you don't fancy a 'sarnie' (sandwich), how about some ... ... ?
Q.4.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'I wouldn't go outside today unless you absolutely have to : it's raining ... ... this morning!'
Q.5.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'The raid on the jewellery shop was quick, and probably terrifying, but the robbers were away in barely five minutes with about £1 million-worth of goods. This was a classic ... ... .'
Q.6.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. Before the days of computers, people used to write to one another proper letters using ... ... .
Q.7.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'Motorists are advised to be careful tomorrow morning, because of the localised risk of ... ... .'
Q.8.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. 'There seems to have been an awful lot of ... ... about them changing the day of our dustbin collection.'
Q.9.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. ' (...) And now, ... ... , will you please welcome tonight's star performer, who is going to delight us with a selection of the ... ... of Cole Porter?'
Q.10.
Choose the answer which best fills the gap/s in good, clear accurate English. A full athletics meeting will have a balanced programme of ... ... events.