{"id":935,"date":"2015-11-28T15:56:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=935"},"modified":"2015-11-28T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:56:31","slug":"vocabulary-exercise-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/vocabulary-exercise-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Boswell\u2019s \u2018Life of Samuel Johnson\u2019 is perhaps the greatest —————— ever written.<\/p>\n

a) novel
\nb) biography
\nc) autobiography
\nd) fiction<\/p>\n

2. A light drizzle —————- to the humidity.<\/p>\n

a) supplemented
\nb) added
\nc) complemented
\nd) increased<\/p>\n

3. He has ——————– a huge number of debts.<\/p>\n

a) caused
\nb) incurred
\nc) earned
\nd) accumulated<\/p>\n

4. The suspect was taken into custody but the —————— revealed nothing.<\/p>\n

a) questions
\nb) probe
\nc) interrogation
\nd) inquiry<\/p>\n

5. He was ———————- because he made several controversial remarks about some religious leaders.<\/p>\n

a) excommunicated
\nb) applauded
\nc) criticized
\nd) praised<\/p>\n

6. If you have ——————— skin, you must not leave home without your sunscreen on.<\/p>\n

a) sensitive
\nb) sensible
\nc) senile
\nd) insensitive<\/p>\n

7. His spectacles wouldn\u2019t rest on the ——————– of his nose.<\/p>\n

a) arch
\nb) bridge
\nc) tip
\nd) top<\/p>\n

8. Mira pulled a ——————- face when she was told that she couldn\u2019t go to the party.<\/p>\n

a) round
\nb) short
\nc) long
\nd) big<\/p>\n

9. Manu, of course, didn\u2019t pay the fine, but then he is a law —————— himself.<\/p>\n

a) by
\nb) in
\nc) unto
\nd) among<\/p>\n

10. He ——————- through the nose because of his inability to act promptly.<\/p>\n

a) said
\nb) paid
\nc) got
\nd) saw<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. Boswell\u2019s \u2018Life of Samuel Johnson\u2019 is perhaps the greatest biography<\/strong> ever written.<\/p>\n

2. A light drizzle added<\/strong> to the humidity.<\/p>\n

3. He has incurred<\/strong> a huge number of debts.<\/p>\n

4. The suspect was taken into custody but the interrogation<\/strong> revealed nothing.<\/p>\n

5. He was excommunicated<\/strong> because he made several controversial remarks about some religious leaders.<\/p>\n

6. If you have sensitive<\/strong> skin, you must not leave home without your sunscreen on.<\/p>\n

7. His spectacles wouldn\u2019t rest on the arch<\/strong> of his nose.<\/p>\n

8. Mira pulled a long<\/strong> face when she was told that she couldn\u2019t go to the party.<\/p>\n

9. Manu, of course, didn\u2019t pay the fine, but then he is a law unto<\/strong> himself.<\/p>\n

10. He paid<\/strong> through the nose because of his inability to act promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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