- advanced-24
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24 (Answer Keys)
Up in the Clouds
A1 Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky high now.
answer: (b) high
A2 I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the limit — in other words as many as possible.
answer: (c) limit
A3 Her boss thought she was wonderful and always praised her to the skies.
answer: (d) praised
A4 I simply don't believe the scheme will ever succeed, it's just pie in the sky.
answer: (b) pie
A5 Question: What do they call those huge buildings in New York? Answer: They're called skyscrapers.
answer: (c) scrapers
A6 You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the skylight.
answer: (b) light
A7 It's a very pale version of the colour and that's why it's called skyblue.
answer: (a) blue
A8 The rocket was fired and quickly took off skywards.
answer: (c) wards
A9 He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally skylarking.
answer: (a) larking
A10 I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your
parachute in a skydive.
answer: (d) dive
