08 ELEMENTARY USAGE
Complete the blanks with one missing word.
01. If today is Tuesday, Thursday is the day after .............................
02. I prefer a life in the open ................................ to working in an office.
03. The town was a long distance .................................
04. I couldn't buy the book because the shop didn't have a copy ............................... stock.
05. The problem needs to be taken seriously. ............................... is no laughing matter.
06. If it had not been for his seat belt, he would have died ................................. the accident.
07. The ambulance arrived just ................................. time to save his life.
08. Talking to the old lady, I had to shout ................................ she was hard of hearing .
09. She is an exceptional person, one ................................. a thousand.
10. I am taking the radio to the repair shop because it is ................................. of order.
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