- intermediate-82
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 82
Paper expressions
Q1 It's almost completed now because all we have to do is sign a few documents and then the paper....... is
finished.
(a) job (b) work (c) task (d) function
Q2 They've tried to keep the truth from you but nothing's changed as all they've done is paper ....... the cracks.
(a) across (b) in (c) up (d) over
Q3 If you keep the window open all the time, you'll need something heavy like a paper-....... to stop things blowing
away.
(a) stone (b) rock (c) weight (d) block
Q4 The professor is ....... an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.
(a) speaking (b) delivering (c) talking (d) holding
Q5 I shouldn't worry too much about him. He looks very frightening but underneath he's really a paper ........
(a) tiger (b) lion (c) jaguar (d) cat
Q6 The reason why I knew all about the story in the village is because it was on the front page of the ....... paper.
(a) near (b) nearby (c) neighbouring (d) local
Q7 As soon as the story about the scandal became known, it didn't take long to ....... the papers.
(a) strike (b) attack (c) hit (d) thump
Q8 You really shouldn't ....... everything you read in the papers.
(a) believe (b) credit (c) think (d) ponder
Q9 She makes a loaf of bread last a very long time because she cuts each slice paper ........
(a) slight (b) long (c) tight (d) thin
Q10 Do you know how many ....... of wallpaper is needed to decorate this room?
(a) strands (b) rolls (c) strips (d) sizes
