English Grammar Exercises

Q6 Yes, it's a slight problem but quite honestly I wouldn't lose any ....... over it if I were you. (a) rest (b) sleep (c) time (d) slumber Q7 I followed as much as I could of his arguments but then I gave up because I'd completely lost ....... of what he was saying. (a) pace (b) route (c) path (d) track Q8 After he'd wasted all his money, got into debt and then ended up in prison, his family began to regard him as a bit of a lost ........ (a) case (b) reason (c) cause (d) argument Q9 To be frank I find these philosophical discussions too deep for me and many of the points are lost ....... me. (a) to (b) on (c) for (d) by Q10 Putting all your money in that enterprise is futile it's like playing a losing ........ (a) part (b) role (c) section (d) game English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 54 Losing It (2) Q1 The trouble with him is that if you push him too far, he's likely to shout at you and lose his ........ (a) cold (b) coldness (c) cool (d) ice Q2 There's no hope for him now because he's lost his ....... and has gone completely crazy. (a) glasses (b) stones (c) jewels (d) marbles Q3 At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her ........ (a) skill (b) nerve (c) sense (d) feeling Q4 First he started shouting and then he began to throw things round the room and it was clear he had just lost his ........ (a) rag (b) cloth (c) cover (d) sheet Q5 Despite his great age we realized that he'd not lost his ....... because he was still able to deliver a wonderful speech. (a) feel (b) contact (c) touch (d) feeling Q6 Do you mind repeating that last bit again as I seem to have lost the ....... of your argument? (a) length (b) string (c) cord (d) thread Q7 When it came to dividing the profits we lost ....... because we didn't get our fair share. (a) off (b) out (c) in (d) through Q8 As she was walking across the tight rope at the circus she lost her ....... and fell to the ground. (a) control (b) direction (c) balance (d) sense Q9 After a while I got fed up with the film and began to lose ....... in the story. (a) thought (b) following (c) thinking (d) interest