Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase:

Part A: Lexis and Structure

31. Why is she ______ so unreasonable?

    • The phrase "is being" is used to describe a temporary behavior or attitude.
    • 31. C. being

32. No sooner had I entered ______ he stood and walked out.

    • The correlative conjunction "no sooner... than" is used to indicate that one event immediately follows another.
    • 32. B. than

33. Didn't he ______ the siren go?

    • After the auxiliary verb "didn't", the main verb should be in its base form.
    • 33. C. hear

34. You may keep it; it ______

    • "Yours" is the correct possessive pronoun.
    • 34. B. is yours

35. The dog has ______ the man.

    • After "has", the past participle of the verb is required. The past participle of "bite" is "bitten".
    • 35. D. bitten

36. He stood ______ as I lifted the weight.

    • "Stood by" means to be present and observe, or to support. In this context, it means he was present while the weight was lifted.
    • 36. B. by

37. You should not look ______ my shirt so enviously.

    • The correct phrasal verb for directing one's gaze is "look at".
    • 37. A. at

38. We believe ______ what we do.

    • "Believe in" means to have faith or confidence in something.
    • 38. C. in

39. I'll put this ______ for tomorrow.

    • "Put down for" can mean to schedule or make a note of something for a future time.
    • 39. C. down

40. It's useless looking up ______ me for help, friend.

    • "Look to" means to rely on or expect help from someone.
    • 40. D. to

41. You saw me, ______?

    • This is a tag question. The main clause is positive and in the simple past ("saw"). The tag should be negative and in the simple past.
    • 41. A. didn't you

42. Hurry please, ______ you?

    • For an imperative sentence (a command or request), the common tag question is "will you".
    • 42. D. will

43. I got a letter from Tei yesterday, ______?

    • This is a tag question. The main clause is positive and in the simple past ("got"). The tag should be negative and in the simple past.
    • 43. C. didn't

44. Tell them the plan, ______?

    • For an imperative sentence, the common tag question is "will you".
    • 44. D. will you

45. Kwaku cooked the jollof, ______?

    • This is a tag question. The main clause is positive and in the simple past ("cooked"). The tag should be negative and in the simple past.
    • 45. B. didn't he

46. It does not rain but it ______

    • This is part of the idiom "It never rains but it pours," meaning that when bad things happen, they tend to happen all at once.
    • 46. A. pours