- advanced-18
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 18
The News
Q1 Here is the news read by Alan Townend. Today the Government is ....... plans for a new scheme to help
society.
(a) opening (b) unveiling (c) undoing (d) showing
Q2 The idea behind the scheme is to try and ....... stealing in the country.
(a) curb (b) kill (c) maintain (d) confuse
Q3 The scheme will be ....... into the school curriculum at the beginning of next academic year.
(a) entered (b) presented (c) welcomed (d) introduced
Q4 Children will be taught to respect other people's property and ........
(a) belongings (b) attachments (c) added (d) additions
Q5 If child A steals child B's exercise book, child A will have to stand up in front of the school and ....... to being a
thief.
(a) conduce (b) confess (c) conduct (d) conform
Q6 The Government ....... said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.
(a) speaking person (b) speak person (c) spoken person (d) spokesperson
Q7 Last week the Prime Minister had to give an important address to an international ....... when he found his
speech had disappeared.
(a) assembled (b) assembly (c) assembling (d) assembles
Q8 This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and ....... of the speech he told funny stories.
(a) in spite (b) in case (c) instead (d) intend
Q9 The worst part of the incident was that the audience did not see the funny ....... of his stories.
(a) edge (b) side (c) line (d) part
Q10 I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has ....... the next page.
(a) misappropriated (b) misconstrued (c) mistaken (d) misread
