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Change The Words

Change the word(s) in parentheses to a one-word equivalent. Then click the answer button to see the correct answer.

  1. (In place of) a job, he's looking for a course to take.

  2. Please (go on). This story is very interesting.

  3. I'm getting (accustomed) to coming here all by myself.

  4. Last night a train ran into a (bank of snow).

  5. Don't forget to bring a (pail) of milk when you come home.

  6. It's extremely cold (outside; in the open air).

  7. The champion (fought better than) his opponent.

  8. From my hotel window I (have a view of) the bay.

  9. She did not (forgive; pardon) him for his rudeness.

Copyright (C) 1997 Vera Mello (vcqm@ruralsp.com.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.