- intermediate-82
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 82 (Answer Keys)
Paper expressions
A1 It's almost completed now because all we have to do is sign a few documents and then the paperwork is
finished.
answer: (b) work
A2 They've tried to keep the truth from you but nothing's changed as all they've done is paper over the cracks.
answer: (d) over
A3 If you keep the window open all the time, you'll need something heavy like a paper-weight to stop things
blowing away.
answer: (c) weight
A4 The professor is delivering an important paper on sociolinguistics tonight in the main hall.
answer: (b) delivering
A5 I shouldn't worry too much about him. He looks very frightening but underneath he's really a paper tiger.
answer: (a) tiger
A6 The reason why I knew all about the story in the village is because it was on the front page of the local paper.
answer: (d) local
A7 As soon as the story about the scandal became known, it didn't take long to hit the papers.
answer: (c) hit
A8 You really shouldn't believe everything you read in the papers.
answer: (a) believe
A9 She makes a loaf of bread last a very long time because she cuts each slice paper thin.
answer: (d) thin
A10 Do you know how many rolls of wallpaper is needed to decorate this room?
answer: (b) rolls
