GRAMMAR EXERCISES -3

   Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.
(a) top (b) big (c) main (d) head
Q2     You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.
(a) in (b) through (c) by (d) off
Q3     When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........
(a) off (b) through (c) out (d) over
Q4     The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.
(a) oversee (b) overtake (c) overdo (d) overlook
Q5     It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.
(a) embarrassing (b) peculiar (c) singular (d) attitude
Q6     Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.
(a) taken (b) distributed (c) delivered (d) handed
Q7     In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.
(a) thankfulness (b) gratitude (c) gratefulness (d) thanking
Q8     In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.
(a) quick (b) briefly (c) short (d) shortly
Q9     At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........
(a) ovation (b) applause (c) cheering (d) support
Q10   Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........
(a) votes (b) figures (c) numbers (d) polls