U04 A Grammar Extra Practice

While drinking at a river, antelope often fall prey / predator / carnivore to hungry lions.

• fall prey

• predator

• carnivore

The report indicates that asthma is more conspicuous / prevalent / sufficient in developed nations.

• conspicuous

• prevalent

• sufficient

When consumers found out about the product’s poor safety record, sales suddenly outnumbered / emulated / plummeted.

• outnumbered

• emulated

• plummeted

There were swarms / means / trunks of flies around the trash cans.

• swarms

• means

• trunks

Nuclear waste is encircled / encased / enforced in special containers so that it cannot leak.

• encircled

• encased

• enforced

Some species of birds try to imitate / collide / perfect the call of other species, but they cannot copy it exactly.

• imitate

• collide

• perfect

Measures have to be made / taken / carried to reduce the high crime rate downtown.

• made

• taken

• carried

When marking tests, teachers should not be influenced by interchangeable / preconceived / viable ideas about a student.

• interchangeable

• preconceived

• viable

Once you have straightened / tightened / widened things out with Paul, everything will be fine.

• straightened

• tightened

• widened