Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 16

1. After Gerardo put on his glasses, he could ______ the bird flying high in the sky.
   1.   ?    see
   2.   ?    catch
   3.   ?    chase
   4.   ?    smell
2. First the directions said to ______ the ingredients. Then they said to ______ the cake.
   1.   ?    mix...bake
   2.   ?    cook...stir
   3.   ?    eat...make
   4.   ?    cool...knead
3. A bird was trapped in our house. We held the door open, but it could not ______.
   1.   ?    remove
   2.   ?    escape
   3.   ?    remember
   4.   ?    decide
4. After I ______ the door, no one could come in without a key.
   1.   ?    closed
   2.   ?    shut
   3.   ?    opened
   4.   ?    locked
5. The birthday girl anxiously ______for her guests to ______.
   1.   ?    called...come
   2.   ?    waited...arrive
   3.   ?    watched...cry
   4.   ?    looked...move in
6. The toddler tried to ______ a tower of blocks, but it fell down.
   1.   ?    build
   2.   ?    grow
   3.   ?    imagine
   4.   ?    remove
7. The war ended in ______ because the opponents ______.
   1.   ?    death...loved each other
   2.   ?    peace...came to an agreement
   3.   ?    celebration...had a party
   4.   ?    sadness...stopped fighting
8. She was very ______ the flies buzzing around her head.
   1.   ?    annoyed at
   2.   ?    happy with
   3.   ?    hungry for
   4.   ?    impressed by
9. When you ______ someone, you make the world a better place.
   1.   ?    hurt
   2.   ?    trick
   3.   ?    meet
   4.   ?    help
10. I wanted to ______ the race, but my friends encouraged me to ______ running.
    1.   ?    win...stay
    2.   ?    quit...keep
    3.   ?    attempt...forget
    4.   ?    lose...stop