- intermediate-47
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 47 (Answer Keys)
Hear my Story
A1 Personally I don't believe a word he told us because I think it was just a tall story.
answer: (c) tall
A2 I'm afraid it was the same old story with her all over again because she's started arriving late at work again.
answer: (a) same
A3 It was a bit of a sob story really because she told us how her boyfriend had left her, she'd lost her job and she
had nowhere to live.
answer: (d) sob
A4 I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs — it's a bit like telling stories.
answer: (b) telling
A5 The story goes that he's just married for the fourth time but I don't really believe it.
answer: (d) goes
A6 To cut a long story short, I'll come straight to the point and tell you exactly what happened.
answer: (a) cut
A7 She did write one or two novels but she is best known for her excellent short stories.
answer: (b) short
A8 It's a brilliant film as far as the images are concerned but the story line is a bit weak.
answer: (d) line
A9 He started off from a very simple background and then worked his way up to be President of the bank — a
genuine success story.
answer: (a) success
A10 In early civilisations it was the story teller to whom everyone went to hear what had happened in the past.
answer: (d) teller
