Underline Best Answer Exercise

[nunudada]

UNDERLINE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

• The bank manager agreed to give me $200 ……. the $500 he had already lent me.

§ Extra to
§ According to
§ In addition to (my answer)
§ Surplus to

• I haven’t heard from Tom for ages. I wish he ……….. me his phone number before he left.
  • Could give (my answer)
  • Would give
  • Can give
  • Had given

• The old man said that he was poor, but when he died it turned ….. that he was extremely rich.
  • Out (my answer)
  • Up
  • In
  • Down

• The house has been empty for so long that it will be difficult to ……. The damage that has been done.
  • Solve
  • Replace
  • Improve
  • Repair (my answer)

• The car came round the corner too fast. There was no way I could …… crashing into it.
  • Miss
  • Avoid (my answer)
  • Prevent
  • Lose

Are they correct please? Thank you.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by nunudada

UNDERLINE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

• The bank manager agreed to give me $200 ……. the $500 he had already lent me.

§ Extra to
§ According to
§ In addition to (my answer)
§ Surplus to

Your answer is really the only answer that makes sense.

Originally Posted by nunudada

• I haven’t heard from Tom for ages. I wish he ……….. me his phone number before he left.
  • Could give (my answer)
  • Would give
  • Can give
  • Had given

• I wish he had given me his phone number before he left.

Originally Posted by nunudada

• The old man said that he was poor, but when he died it turned ….. that he was extremely rich.
  • Out (my answer)
  • Up
  • In
  • Down

• The house has been empty for so long that it will be difficult to ……. The damage that has been done.
  • Solve
  • Replace
  • Improve
  • Repair (my answer)

• The car came round the corner too fast. There was no way I could …… crashing into it.
  • Miss
  • Avoid (my answer)
  • Prevent
  • Lose

You only missed one. That's not bad.