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279. advanced-36
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 36 (Answer Keys)
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A1
I'm suspicious really because at the back of my mind I don't trust them.
answer: (b) mind
A2
He said he'd read my funny story and had laughed twice, which was a sort of back handed compliment.
answer: (d) handed
A3
She was a very famous film star some 40 years ago but now she's regarded as unimportant — a sort of back
number.
answer: (c) number
A4
He's having trouble with his mother-in-law because she likes to control everything rather like a backseat
driver.
answer: (b) driver
A5
Where we live is a sort of backwater because nobody here knows what's going on in the world.
answer: (d) water
A6
She's the sort of person who can't bear being secretive and will never talk about you behind your back.
answer: (c) behind
A7
There's still some way to go with this latest project but I think we've broken the back of it.
answer: (b) broken
A8
I've lived here all my life and know every single road and street like the back of my hand.
answer: (d) hand
A9
Poor woman since she got knocked down by a car, she's been flat on her back.
answer: (a) flat
A10
He's one of those irritating people who manages within a few minutes of meeting someone to put their back
up.
answer: (b) put

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