Complete the following sentences.

1. The train is now ……………………….. the Victoria Terminus.

a) approaching
b) approaching at
c) approaching to
d) approaching on

2. She …………………….. her disapproval by leaving the room while we were discussing the matter.

a) evinced
b) saw
c) envisaged
d) engaged

3. His questions must have provoked her for they ……………………. a bitter retort.

a) evoked
b) evinced
c) resulted
d) invoked

4. Your silence is merely …………………… the problem.

a) solving
b) exacerbating
c) accelerating
d) improving

5. This book is an ……………………….. account of the life and teachings of Gandhi.

a) exhausted
b) exhaustive
c) peripheral
d) attractive

6. They bought the apartment at an ………………………… price.

a) extreme
b) exorbitant
c) extra
d) high

7. Her shameless affair with her boss is the …………………….. in their family cupboard.

a) secret
b) skeleton
c) bone
d) lock

8. If we both put our ………………………. on the table it would be easier for us to come to an agreement.

a) cards
b) wallets
c) cards
d) plans

Answers

1. The train is now approaching the Victoria Terminus.

2. She evinced her disapproval by leaving the room while we were discussing the matter.

3. His questions must have provoked her for they evoked a bitter retort.

4. Your silence is merely exacerbating the problem.

5. This book is an exhaustive account of the life and teachings of Gandhi.

6. They bought the apartment at an exorbitant price.

7. Her shameless affair with her boss is the skeleton in their family cupboard.

8. If we both put our cards on the table it would be easier for us to come to an agreement.