Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. The old man told stories of ……………….. days.

a) begone
b) bygone

2. A horse …………………… easily carry a burden of several hundred pounds.

a) can
b) may

3. The federal budget …………………. By Congress.

a) must approve
b) must be approved

4. The class buffoon ………………… funny faces while the teacher was lecturing.

a) made
b) did

5. My father built this business ………………… years of hard work.

a) with
b) for

6. One of the beauties of the plan …………… its simplicity.

a) is
b) are

7. School vacation begins ……………… Monday.

a) on
b) in
c) at

8. …………………. a beginning chess player, she plays quite well.

a) Of
b) For
c) Off

9. The boy was beguiled …………….. thinking that he could become a famous singer.

a) into
b) with
c) for

Answers

1. The old man told stories of bygone days.

2. A horse can easily carry a burden of several hundred pounds.

3. The federal budget must be approved by Congress.

4. The class buffoon made funny faces while the teacher was lecturing.

5. My father built this business with years of hard work.

6. One of the beauties of the plan is its simplicity.

7. School vacation begins on Monday.

8. For a beginning chess player, she plays quite well.

9. The boy was beguiled into thinking that he could become a famous singer.