- advanced-12
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 12
Letter Writing (4)
Q1 Dear all, just to let you know that we reached our ....... after a dramatic start.
(a) goal (b) aim (c) end (d) destination
Q2 I could say that we are having a wonderful time but that would be ....... from the truth.
(a) distant (b) far (c) long (d) further
Q3 Everything started to go wrong the moment we arrived at the airport because of the industrial ....... taken by
the baggage handlers.
(a) activity (b) acts (c) acting (d) action
Q4 These baggage handlers had decided they didn't want to ....... our cases on to the plane.
(a) lead (b) load (c) lode (d) led
Q5 The result of this was that we were held ....... for six hours in the departure lounge waiting for the end of the
dispute.
(a) up (b) on (c) by (d) about
Q6 By the time the plane took off as you can ......., we were all tired, hungry and miserable.
(a) believe (b) anticipate (c) imagine (d) think
Q7 When we eventually arrived at the hotel, we had to ....... our luggage at reception.
(a) sort out (b) sort of (c) sort in (d) sort by
Q8 The big problem was that our luggage wasn't there — it had simply ........
(a) disintegrated (b) distorted (c) dislodged (d) disappeared
Q9 Our first day was spent in the local shops ....... all the things that we believed we had brought with us.
(a) finding (b) looking (c) purchasing (d) searching
Q10 On the last day of our holiday the manager of the hotel greeted us ....... from ear to ear to inform us that our
luggage had arrived at reception!
See you soon
Meggy and Tom.
(a) screaming (b) beaming (c) streaming (d) strechting
