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[LasVegas]

Dear all,

please can you look up below exercise and correct me if I am wrong with the gaps.

Thank you very much in advance for your effort.
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Christopher Columbus and the New World
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain to find a new route to India,
China and Japan. At this time most people thought you would fall off the edge of the world if
you sailed too far. Yet sailors such as Columbus had seen how a ship appeared to get lower and
lower on the horizon as it sailed away. For Columbus this (2) ................. that the world was
round. He (1) ................. to his men about the distance travelled each day. He did not want them
to think that he did not (3) ................. exactly where they were going. (4) ................. , on October
12, 1492, Columbus and his men landed on a small island he named San Salvador. Columbus
believed he was in Asia, (5) ................. he was actually in the Caribbean.

1 proved
2 lied or cheated??
3 know
4 Finally
5 but  


1 The children won’t go to sleep ..unless. we leave a light on outside their bedroom.
A except B otherwise C unless D but

2 I’ll give you my spare keys in case you ....get .... home before me.
A would get B got C will get D get

3 My holiday in Paris gave me a great ..chance... to improve my French accent.  (würde hier auch possibility passen?)
A occasion B chance C hope D possibility

4 The singer ended the concert ..with.. her most popular song.
A by B with C in D as

5 Because it had not rained for several months, there was a ...shortage.... of water.
A shortage B drop C scarce D waste

6 I’ve always ...regarded... you as my best friend.
A regarded B thought C meant D supposed

7 She came to live here ...already... a month ago. (würde hier auch almost passen?)
A quite B beyond C already D almost

8 Don’t make such a ...trouble....! The dentist is only going to look at your teeth.
A fuss B trouble C worry D reaction

9 He spent a long time looking for a tie which ...fixed.... with his new shirt.
A fixed B made C went D wore

10 Fortunately, ......except..... from a bump on the head, she suffered no serious injuries from her
fall.
A other B except C besides D apart

[Keswick (Contributor)]

Dear all,

please can you look up below exercise and correct me if I am wrong with the gaps.

Thank you very much in advance for your effort.
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Christopher Columbus and the New World
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain to find a new route to India,
China and Japan. At this time most people thought you would fall off the edge of the world if
you sailed too far. Yet sailors such as Columbus had seen how a ship appeared to get lower and
lower on the horizon as it sailed away. For Columbus this (2) ................. that the world was
round. He (1) ................. to his men about the distance travelled each day. He did not want them
to think that he did not (3) ................. exactly where they were going. (4) ................. , on October
12, 1492, Columbus and his men landed on a small island he named San Salvador. Columbus
believed he was in Asia, (5) ................. he was actually in the Caribbean.

1 proved
2 lied or cheated?? -- I would use lied here
3 know
4 Finally
5 but


1 The children won’t go to sleep ..unless.. we leave a light on outside their bedroom.
A except B otherwise C unless D but

2 I’ll give you my spare keys in case you ....got .... home before me.
A would get B got C will get D get

3 My holiday in Paris gave me a great ..chance... to improve my French accent. (würde hier auch possibility passen?) -- ja, aber chance passt besser
A occasion B chance C hope D possibility

4 The singer ended the concert ..with.. her most popular song.
A by B with C in D as

5 Because it had not rained for several months, there was a ...shortage.... of water.
A shortage B drop C scarce D waste

6 I’ve always ...regarded... you as my best friend.
A regarded B thought C meant D supposed

7 She came to live here ...already... a month ago. (würde hier auch almost passen?) -- das kommt auf den Kontext an, aber grundsaetzlich ja
A quite B beyond C already D almost

8 Don’t make such a ...fuss....! The dentist is only going to look at your teeth.
A fuss B trouble C worry D reaction

9 He spent a long time looking for a tie which ...went.... with his new shirt. -- hier steht WENT im Sinne von zusammen passen.
A fixed B made C went D wore

10 Fortunately, ......apart..... from a bump on the head, she suffered no serious injuries from her
fall.
A other B except C besides D apart