Question

Fill in the blanks with the word to wait for or to expect in the required form.

1. It is Kate's birthday, she is ... her guests.

2. But she didn't ... that a dog could bring a birthday greeting.

3. It's six o'clock. Where is Ann? We can't ... her any longer.

4. But Ann is ... the tram.

Fill in the blanks with the word to leran, to find out or to discover in the required form.

1. The other part of the book tells us what young scientists can do to ... about animals and plants living in different surroundings.

2. When Pierre Curie ... about his wife's discovery he decided to leave his own researches and to help his wife in her work.

3. I am sad to ... the news of him being ill.

4. Ring him up to ... if he is at home.

5. We suddenly ... that it was too late to catch the train.

6. She ... that the whole story was untrue.

7. It's interesting to ... that the legend of King Arthur is probably based on a real hero of the Britons.

8. For a long time they tried to ... about their adopted daughter's past but to no avail.

9. Look at the timetable and you will ... the time and the place of all the lectures.

10. I am ... what really happened.

Answer 1

1)waiting
2)except
3)wait
4)excepting
1)find out
2)learned
3)learn 
4)find out
5)discovered
6)learned
7)discover
8)find out
9)learn 
10)not learned