Question

I. Choose the right word from those given in brackets. 1. There was ... (hard, hardly) any ... (applause, applaud) when he sat down. 2. His... (speak, speech) was boring and nobody listened to it. 3. He was ... (elected, chosen) president of the country. 4. They ... (lay, laid) on the beach. 5. She ... (lay, laid) emphasis on the last word. 6. ... (Choose, select) your friends carefully. 7. They were given an interesting topic to... (speech, speak) on. 8. When everybody took their ... (seats, sits), the professor began his lecture. 9. Repeat his ... (real, exact) words, please. 10. The old man fell and​

Answer 1

I. Choose the right word from those given in brackets:

1. There was **hardly** any **applause** when he sat down.

2. His **speech** was boring, and nobody listened to it.

3. He was **elected** president of the country.

4. They **lay** on the beach.

5. She **laid** emphasis on the last word.

6. **Choose** your friends carefully.

7. They were given an interesting topic to **speak** on.

8. When everybody took their **seats**, the professor began his lecture.

9. Repeat his **exact** words, please.

10. The old man fell and... *(the sentence is incomplete, please provide the continuation)*