Choose the suitable phrase from the given options to complete the sentences.
1. John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when he…………..
A) should have been studying
B) used to study
C) must have been studying
D) will have studied
E) could be studying
2.. Before she got that new job, Eda...... lots of good books, but now she just doesn't
have the time.
A) ought to be reading
B) had better read
C) used to read
D) can read
E) will have read
3. The man......briefcase is currently on fire is the same man......I argued with at the post
office last week.
A) whom / when
B) that/which
C) what / whose
D) whose / who
E) which / whom
4 .......on a chair every day, I am not used......, and so my leg muscles get sore when I
do.
A) Sitting / to being stood
B) Having been sitting / to standing
C) To sit / standing
D) Sat / having been standing
E) To have sat / to stand
5. .......$100 for my US visa application, I was upset......that I'd been rejected for
unspecified reasons.
A) Paying / being discovered
B) To be paid / discovering
C) Having paid / to discover
D) To pay / having discovered
E) Being paid / to be discovered
6. Mr. Berry feels that the world today is not......it was during his childhood.
A) too safe for
B) so safe that
C) the safest that
D) as safe as
E) much safer
7.As she watched......get in the car and drive away, Miranda knew that......life would
never be the same again.
A) he / herself
B) it / hers
C) their / her own
D) his / she
E) him / her
Answers
Hey there!
1.) Should have been studying
2.) Used to read
3.) whose/ who
4.) Having been sitting/to standing
5.)Having paid / to discover
6.)as safe as
7.)him / her
Hope it helps!
Answer:
Fill in the suitable phrase
Explanation:
1) John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when he should have been studying.
Therefore, option a is correct.
2) Before she got that new job, Eda used to read lots of good books, but now she just doesn't.
Hence, option c is correct.
3) The man whose briefcase is currently on fire is the same man who I argued with at the post.
4) To have sat on a chair every day, I am not used to standing and so my leg muscles get sore when I do.
5) Having paid $100 for my US visa application, I was upset to discover that I would have got rejected for unspecified reasons.
6) Mr Berry feels today is not as safe as it was in childhood.
7. As she watched him get in the car and drive away, Miranda knew that her life would never be the same again.
Hence, we have added suitable phrases in the blank places.
#SPJ3