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Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 122




Q1- Everyone was ........ by her speech and listened intently
Captured                   caught            captivated                  taken up
Q2 - You are under no obligation ........... to sign the contact
Wherever       moreover       indeed            whatsoever
Q3 - The ............ of the contract state that employees must give two months' notice
Terms             regulations    laws    small print
Q4 - Could you ....... a few potatoes for me?
Carve             Peel                Mince             Shave
Q5 - ......... had the plane touched down than customs officials boarded it
Hard               Only when                Usually                      No sooner
Q6 - The new motorway has three .......... in each direction
Roads                        lanes              ways               rows
Q7 - I suggest .......... the small print before you sign that contract
you read        you to read                do you read               for reading
Q8 - The TV show has been an instant success and is doing well in the .......
Ratings                      polls                circulation                 opinion
Q9 - Shoplifters will be ........
Persecuted                prosecuted                prohibited                  prevented
Q10 - If only people ...... be more considerate!
Might                          may                 would             should
Q11 - He's happy because he ......... the exam
Passed           failed              succeeded                did
Q12 - She was ...... responsible for the accident
Done              taken              decided                      held
Q13 - Early retirement gave him more time to .......... his own interests
look for                       chase                         pursue           take
Q14 - We are all well ....... of your qualifications; there's no need to tell us again.
Knowledge                knowledgeable         aware             acquainted
Q15 - Several people were hurt when the train came to a sudden ........
Delay              halt                 stand              brake
Q16 - Hunger has decreased in some areas, ........... in others it has increased
Unlike                        despite           whereas         as opposed
Q17 - I didn't set ........ to cause any trouble; it just happened that way
Up                   out                  off                   about
Q18 - The more expensive one seems to be a better choice ....... it will last a lot longer
in view of                   in that             by dint of                    due to
Q19 - The workers went ....... strike for better working conditions
To                    in                     on                   into
Q20 - The company was ........ up after a disastrous year
Wound                       folded             put                  taken
Q21 - The company has to make thirty workers ....... to save money
Sacked           fired                redundant                 unemployed
Q22 - We arrived in ..... time for the flight
Good              just                  plenty             high
Q23 - It took him two weeks to get ........ the infection
Through                     into                 by                    over
Q24 - ............ for the police, there would have been a lot more trouble
If it were                     Had it not been                     Unless it had been              If it had been
Q25 - The management and union went to ............. to resolve the problems
Negotiation               discussion                 agreement                 arbitration
Q26 - Mrs Wright ........ the meeting
Chaired                      led                               managed                   directed
Q27 - I was ....... the impression that he was coming
In                     under                         to                     for
Q28 - Her work was praised for its ......... attention to detail
Subtle                        concentrated             meticulous                significant
Q29 - The information was ....... to the press by an informer inside the company
Filtered                       said                 passed                       leaked
Q30 - I couldn't get a replacement because the shop didn't have any in ...........
Stock              supply                        store               shop



The Power of Prayer
A poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food. The grocer scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store.

Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can." He told her he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"
She replied, "Yes sir"

"OK" he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries." She hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.

The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it."

The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery list; it was a prayer, which said: "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence. The lady thanked him and left the store. The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, "It was worth every penny of it." Only God knows how much a prayer weighs.
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