1. They had never left their pond before and to them it was a very big ..........

advent

adventurous

adventure

adventurer

2. At first they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and for the first time in their lives experienced ..........

a sense of free

a sense of freeing

a sense of freed

a sense of freedom

3. The weather was perfect and the sun never ..........

stopped to shine

stopped to burn

stopped shining

stopped shone

4. They found plenty of food and decided to stop and ..........

take rest

take a rest

take resting

take rested

5. In the hot sun they started to feel sleepy and very soon ..........

fell into asleep

fell into sleep

fell asleep

fell into sleepy

6. Suddenly the sound of a cat meowing ..........

made them awake

made them waken

made them waking

made them wake up

7. They panicked and ..........

flew for their lives

fled for their lives

flowed for their lives

fleeing for their lives

8. They ran into a farm house and jumped right into a barrel of milk where they ..........

hopped and hopped in order not to sink

hopping and hopping in order not to sink

hoped and hoped in order not to sink

hoping and hoping in order not to sink

9. Sadly the smaller frog grew tired and drowned but the older one kept on moving about and in the morning ..........

found he was sat on a barrel of butter

found he sat on a barrel of butter

found he was sitting on a barrel of butter

found he sits on a barrel of butter

10. Jane: Did you know you broke the glass when you ......... the door last night?

smashed

crashed

slammed

slashed

11. Frank: It couldn't possibly have been me I always shut doors ..........

still

hardly

scarcely

quietly

12. Jane: I'm sorry you're not telling the truth, you were the last person to ..........

come home

come to home

come at home

come to house

13. Mike: That doesn't prove anything. Actually I heard the sound of glass ......... in the night.

creaking

crackling

breaking

broken

14. Jane: You're just making that up — I know you're not ..........

saying the truth

speaking the truth

talking the truth

telling the truth

15. Mike: Honestly, I did hear that kind of noise, I ..........

swear I did

assure I did

adjure I did

advise I did

16. Jane: Sorry you can protest if you like but it doesn't ..........

break any ice with me

cut any ice with me

freeze any ice with me

make any ice with me

17. Mike: Just a minute what's that note .........?

gummed on the door

adhered on the door

glued on the door

stuck on the door

18. Jane: It's some kind of note from Joe next door — no I ..........

can't make it out

can't make it off

can't make it in

can't make it on

19. Mike: Give it to me. Very interesting! He says he broke the glass by accident and ..........

he's soundly apologetic

he's deeply apologetic

he's sorry apologetic

he's purely apologetic

20. Alan: Excuse me ......... but what are you doing?

intervening

interviewing

interrupting

intercepting