69 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Sixty Nine
1 - ] Everybody , Somebody , Anyone , Nobody
Give the best explanations you possibly can , either in
English or in your own language , of the words between brackets in this story .
The first one has been done for you .
This is a story about four people named ‘Everybody’ ,
‘Somebody’ ,’Anybody’ and ‘Nobody’ .
0 . (Everybody) was asked to do it . 0 . All the (four)
people
1 . (Everybody) was sure 1
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2 . (Somebody) would do it . 2
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3 . (Anybody) could have done it , 3
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4 . but (Nobody) did it .
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5 . (Somebody) got angry about that because it was 5 .-----------------------
6 . (Everybody’s) job .
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7 . (Everybody) thought 7 .-----------------------
8. (Anybody) could do it , but 8 .
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9 . (Nobody) realized that 9
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10 . (Everybody) wouldn’t do it . 10
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11 . It ended up that (Everybody) 11
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12 . blamed (Somebody)
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13 . when (Nobody) did what 13
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14 . (Anybody) could have done ! 14 .
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Answer Key
1 . Each of the (four) people . 2 . One of them : it’s
not important which 3 . ‘Any person’
, in general 4 . None of the (four) people . 5 . One of
the (four) people (not named) 6 . (a job) belonging to / to be done by all of
them 7 . Each of the ( four) people . 8 . Any of the (four) people , or anyone
in general . 9. None of the (four) people . 10 . All the (four) people .
11. Each of them 12 . One pf the othes . 13 . None of
them .14 . Any of them /anyone in general
2 -] Regular and Irregular Verbs Which Are Easily Confused
Choose the right verb and /or supply the right form
0 . It was our policy to deal with problems as they
(arise / rise) . 0 . arose
1 . You shouldn’t walk on a field that’s just been
(sew/ sow) . 1
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2 . Rock bands have (rise / raise / rouse) millions
for charity . 2
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3 . All the mistakes in my essay have been (ring)
. 3 .
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4 . The motor (spring) into life at the touch of a
button ! 4 . --------------------
5 . I don’t know how we’ll never cure her of (lay /
lie) . 5
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6. It looks as though the terrorists had been (lay
/lie) in wait . 6 .
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7 . You don’t have to go round (lay/ lie) down the
law ! 7
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8 . We’ve all (lay / lie) bets on the favorite . 8 .
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9 . I’ve lost count of the number of times she’s (
lay / lie) to me . 9 .
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10 . Why have they (lie/ lay) quiet for so long
? 10
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11 . How long is it since you (wind / wound) this old
clock ? 11 . ------------------
12 . How many soldiers were (wind / wound) in the gun
battle ? 12 .-------------------
13 . How many meters down is the (sink) ship ? 13 .
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14 . We’ll have to wait till the sun has (rise /
raise / rouse) . 14 .
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15 . Wait till everyone has (wake up / awake) . 15 .
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16 . The business was (find / found) in 1842 . 16 . -------------------
17 . Flood water (fly / flow) right through our house
! 17 .
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18 . How many trees have you (fall / fell) today
? 18
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19 . The traitors have been (hang) .
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20 . Meat needs to be (hang) for a few days to become
tender . 20 .
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Answer Key
1. sown 2 . raised 3 . ringed 4 . sprang 5 . lying 6
. lying 7 . laying 8. laid 9 .lied
10. lain 11 . wound 12 . wounded 13 . sunken 14 .
risen 15 . woken up 16 . founded
17 . flowed 18 . felled 19 . hanged 20. hung
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