Trios 3: Name: . Think of ONE Word Only Which Can Be Used Appropriately in All Three Sentences

TRIOS 3
Name: …………………………………………………………….
Think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
1. a. When Erica was trying to complete an important course assignment, she often lost all ……………..of
time, and sometimes forgot to eat.
b. There is no ……………………….in cleaning the house before the party, but it will certainly need doing
afterwards.
c. Just entering that ancient building gave Simon a real ……………………of how different life must have
been in the past.
2. a. This is a piece of music which never fails to ………………………me.

b. The whole family are planning to ………………………to Australia later this year.
c. Next year the club intends to ………………the date for the annual dinner to the first Saturday in May.
3. a. The police are looking for a tall woman with ………………………hair in connection with the bank raid.
b. The weather will be ……………………today although it might rain later this evening.
c. “I think it would be ……………………to say that we played very badly today,” the rugby manager said to
the journalist.
4. a. Lenka ………………………..her friends from home when she went away to university.
b. The car went out of control and just ……………………..hitting a lamp post.
c. We would have enjoyed the play more if we hadn’t ………………………………the first act.
5. a. Harry has already spent two ……………………….at the college.

b. The talk was difficult for me to appreciate because the speaker used technical ……………………. I hadn’t
heard before.
c. Joe must make sure he understands all the ……………………laid down in the agreement.
6. a. Mrs. Loreno ………………me a copy of the book she had written many years ago.
b. The results of the survey …………………that people are eating more healthily than five years ago.
c. Petra …………………….no interest in science when she was at school.
7. c. You might as well do your homework now; you’ll have to do it at some …………………
b. The problem with our Geography teacher is that it takes him half an hour to get to the ………………….of
the lesson.
c. Don’t get upset by what Carlo says; politeness isn’t really his strong……………………
8. a. The government needs to …………………….major financial and political decisions in the coming year.
b. It doesn’t ………………………much intelligence to realize that the plan to ban parking in the city centre
won’t work.
c. I don’t think we really have much choice at this stage – all we can do is ………………..our accountant’s
advice.
9. a. The tutor said the organization of ideas in my essay was ……………………, but I needed to do more work
on the conclusion.
b. They say that the secret of a ………………………skin is drinking plenty of liquids and eating lots of fruit
and vegetables.
c. It was a long time before the road was ……………………of traffic, so that she could overtake the lorry.
10. a. The band got its first big ……………………in 2003 when it played in America.
b. It’s rained hard for two days and our trip won’t go ahead unless there’s a ……………………in the
weather.
c. Sam and Anna went to Spain for a short ……………………in September.
11. a. We’ll have to ………………..whether or not to let you go to the party; it all depends on how you behave
between now and then!
b. I’m going to …………………… Lucia later so I’ll pass on a message if you want.
c. I can …………………... your point but I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
12. a. If Lisa can’t behave ………………during the swimming lesson she’ll have to leave the pool.
b. I’ve never actually met Ramon myself but everyone speaks very …………………..of him.
c. The new history teacher’s really good; he seems to know his subject …………………
13. a. John’s inexperience might …………………against him if he applies for the manager’s job.
b. I can always ……………………..on Henry to help out in an emergency.
c. Mary should …………………herself lucky not to have been sacked for arriving late so often.
14. a. The football team were in …………….spirits before the match and felt sure they would win.
b. Mr. Prasad has held a …………………position in local government for fifteen years.
c. Today’s cycle race may be cancelled because of the …………………..winds.
15. a. The committee ……………………..to discuss the plans for widening the road.
b. The writer ……………………….the deadline but with only a couple of hours to spare.
c. The engineers ………………………so many problems that they had to abandon the project.
16. a. Once the management has decided on the …………………..of events for the training day, a letter will be
sent to all staff.
b. The President gave the …………for a holiday to be declared to celebrate the birth of his son.
c. I’d asked them to deliver the fridge but it never arrived, and when I enquired the company said they
had no trace of my …………………..
17. a. After months of intensive training, Glyn thought he was in with a ………………….chance of winning a
medal at the games.
b. The manager made a …………………argument for lowering the price of the company’s product.
c. The ………………currents in the bay make sailing tricky even in perfect weather conditions.
18. a. They had a long wait at the airport so they ……………………the time doing puzzles.
b. Jan …………………the contract to me so that I could check its accuracy.
c. The car that ……….................us on the motorway was going far too fast.
19. a. You need to ………………………on the right side of Mrs Smith – she can be very difficult if she gets
annoyed with you.
b. The doctor says I’ll need to …………………..on taking the tablets for at least week.
c. You can …………………that bicycle for as long as you want – I never use it these days.
20. a. The film examines the theme of what it is like to live a strange ……………….far from home.
b. He owned a large amount of ……………..in the north of the country, and was said to be extremely rich.
c. The …………………..in that area is very fertile, and supports a wide variety of crops.

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2. a. This is a piece of music which never fails to ………………………me.

5. a. Harry has already spent two ……………………….at the college.

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