Practice 6

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PRACTICE 6

1. Local residents have come out in __________ to the planned closure.
A. opposition B. conflict C. oppose D. contradict
2. We __________ threats of this kind very seriously.
A. have B. make C. give D. take
3. She can be as _________ as a mule.
A. stubborn B. stupid C. slow D. quick
4. You will need to _________ them of your enthusiasm for the job.
A. advice B. convince C. persuade D. prove
5. The ambulance got there just __________ time to save his life.
6. Pete, _________ her good friend, will help her.
A. is B. being C. be D. been
7. He could not help __________.
A. to cry B. cried C. cry D. crying
8. We appreciate __________ from you.
A. hearing B. hear C. to hear D. heard
9. He rushed out of the room, _________ the door as he went.
A. slammed B. to slam C. slamming D. slams
10. The instructor praised her __________.
A. to write B. written C. writing D. write
11. Margaret’s worst fault is _________.
A. to late B. been late C. late D. being late
12. The spy admitted _________ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
A. having given B. having been given C. to have given D. to have been given
13. The nurse suggested _________ two aspirins.
A. taking B. being taking C. to take D. to be taken
A. at B. on C. in D. of
14. Be careful not to step on the _________ glass.
A. breaking B. broke C. break D. broken
15. The __________ passengers jumped into the lifeboat when notified that the ship was sinking.
A. exciting B. excite C. excited D. excitedly

 

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1. Local residents have come out in __________ to the planned closure.
A. opposition B. conflict C. oppose D. contradict
2. We __________ threats of this kind very seriously.
A. have B. make C. give D. take
3. She can be as _________ as a mule.
A. stubborn B. stupid C. slow D. quick
4. You will need to _________ them of your enthusiasm for the job.
A. advice B. convince C. persuade D. prove
5. The ambulance got there just ___in_______ time to save his life.
[FONT=&quot]2. [/FONT]A. at B. on C. in D. of
6. Pete, _________ her good friend, will help her.
A. is B. being C. be D. been
7. He could not help __________.
A. to cry B. cried C. cry D. crying
8. We appreciate __________ from you.
A. hearing B. hear C. to hear D. heard
9. He rushed out of the room, _________ the door as he went.
A. slammed B. to slam C. slamming D. slams
10. The instructor praised her __________.
A. to write B. written C. writing D. write
11. Margaret’s worst fault is _________.
A. to late B. been late C. late D. being late
12. The spy admitted _________ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
A. having given B. having been given C. to have given D. to have been given
13. The nurse suggested _________ two aspirins.
A. taking B. being taking C. to take D. to be taken

14. Be careful not to step on the _________ glass.
A. breaking B. broke C. break D. broken
15. The __________ passengers jumped into the lifeboat when notified that the ship was sinking.
A. exciting B. excite C. excited D. excitedly