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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 10


1)There was no ........ in waiting until six o'clock so we left      worth  point   use     time
2)The fog has played havoc ....... the airport's flight schedule of         with     for       to
3).......... all I know, he's still living there             
 for       much              further                        far
4) I look forward ........ from you                             
to hear                        to hearing      for hearing    hear
5) I told you ....... it               
not touching             to touching    for not touching        not to touch
6)... the time they get here, it will have finished             In         On       By       Till
7)The wound took a long time to ......        cure    heal    seal     remedy
8)I took the stairs because the lift was .......    
in order     out of condition     out of order    out of shape
9)You ...... better take the books to the library today to avoid paying a fine   
should                        had                 would             ought to
10)His phone was ........ off because he hadn't paid his bill    
cut       broken                        taken  set
11)He burst ..... tears after failing the exam         in         to         into     out
12)The plane left on time ............ the fog nevertheless         in spite   however         despite
13)It seemed a good .... at the time, but it proved to be a disaster 
idea  thought   belief     reckoning
14)......... having a cold, he managed to get the work finished in time   
In spite           Despite          Even               though           Although
15)I look forward ........... from you  to hear                        hearing                      to hearing      having heard
16)According ...... the opinion polls, the opposition are five points ahead    for       with     by        to
17)The company made a huge ........ last year    profit   reward                        bonus money
18)He ........... on the course because he was off sick for three weeks
left behind                  fell behind                got through              got over
19)I bought the car because it has a very low fuel .......
consumption             consummation         consummate             consume
20)It's time we ......        left                   were to leave                        leave              leaving
21)Get ...... the bus at the stop before the station           through          over    on       in
22)The factory chimneys ......... too much smoke         
give in                 give off      give over        give in to
23)I'd be very grateful if you..... me your reply as soon as possible   
could send   sending   had sent  send
24)He won't get the job ....... he passes the exam                    
if          whenever      whether         unless
25)I've always wished I .......... a musical instrument     
would play     should play   could play     might play
26)I will not stand ....... any more of his rudeness             up to   by        for       out
27)Please tell ........ call me her to              her for               her                  to her
28)Call me the second you ........ anything   hear  will have heard     will be hearing   will hear
29)........ it is supposed to be easy to do, they still found it very hard 
Despite          Nevertheless            Although      In spite of 


Masseur                One who treats painful muscles by massaging muscles
Navvy  One employed as a labourer to do excavating work, especially for canals, railways, roads, etc.
Novelist                 One who writes novels
Navigator               One who Sails or directs the course of a ship
Optician                 One who tests eyesight and sells spectacles
Oculist                   One who attends to the diseases of the eye
Obstetrician          A physician who assists women at child-birth
Purser              An officer in charge of the store, provisions, and accounts on a ship or plane
Psychologist         One who studies the human mind
Psychiatrist           One who is medically qualified to treat diseases of the mind
Poet                        One who writes poetry
Pawnbroker          One who lends money and keeps goods as security
Principal                The head of a school or college
Potter                     One who makes pots, vessels, and other articles of baked clay
Philatelist              One who collects postage stamps
Plumber             One who mends or installs pipes, taps, cisterns, etc., for the supply of water and household drainage.
Pilot                       Same as aviator
Physician                          One who attends to sick people and prescribes medicines
Pharmacist / Chemist      One who compounds and sells drugs or medicines
Playwright                         A dramatist; one who writes dramas or dramatic poetry


Topics
1)A furious mob       2)The Coolie             3)The Hot Season         4)Personalities I should like to meet   5)The most unpleasant man I have met  6)Punctuality 7)Character               8)Discipline    9)courage             10)Contentment
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