Drills 05-06 - Y K Lo | Library

Instructions

Fill in the blanks with the words given on the right. Each word can be used once only.

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Drill 5

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The new principal _____ great stress on punctuality.		make
My heart was _____ when I heard the news.		regulating
If you smoke, you _____ the risk of contracting lung cancer.		Take
The government’s intention of _____ the property market resulted in the slump.		reserve
_____ my advice and quit smoking at once.		broken
We _____ our rights to take legal action.		let
He is trying to achieve two targets with one effort. He wants to _____ two birds with one stone.		lays
We regret that we were _____ in a very impolite manner by your waiters.		run
I have a proposal to _____ at the general meeting tomorrow.		kill
He can’t afford to pay the school fee, _____ alone to buy a new computer.		treated

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
I just cannot _____ out his real intention.		turned
The problem of air pollution has _____ rise to many new cases of lung diseases.		figure
Td like to _____ out whether residents here need a day nursery or not.		pay
The rumour _____ out to be true in the end.		makes
Don’t worry! I will _____ all the arrangements for the celebration.		given
He often _____ believe that he does not know how to use a computer, but he is lying.		take
If you refuse to co-operate, we have to _____ legal action.		make
If I have time, I will _____ you a visit next week.		find
You’ve been _____ into believing that he is innocent.		tricked
The government has _____ out the possibility of selling land at cheap prices.		ruled