ESL Blues
By Myself / On My Own
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1. Choose the best possible response:
A:
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to lend you any more money.
B:
I don't need your money. I have money of _____.
a) mine
b) myself
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
2. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Are you sure he threatened you?
B:
I'm more than sure. He looked me straight in _____ eye and said he would hurt me if I didn't stop.
a) the
b) my
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
3. Choose the best possible response:
A:
I want everyone to enjoy _____ this evening. It's a special day.
B:
Don't worry. We'll enjoy ourselves for sure.
a) yourselves
b) themselves
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
4. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Let's count our money. See if we have enough between _____ to buy some food.
B:
I only have three bucks. How much do you have?
a) ourselves
b) each other
c) us
d)
None of the above
5. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Did you have problems getting people to understand you during your trip?
B:
Not really. We used our phones to make _____ understood wherever we were.
a) ourselves
b) each other
c) us
d)
None of the above
6. Choose the best possible response:
A:
I don't know how climate change will affect this part of the world. One must be prepared.
B:
And be ready to adapt _____ to a rapidly-changing environment.
a) oneself
b) ourself
c) yourself
d)
None of the above
7. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Why don't you find a roommate? It will be cheaper.
B:
I prefer to live _____.
a) on my own
b) by myself
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
8. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Is this your parents' car?
B:
No. It's _____.
a) a friend of my father
b) a friend of my father's
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
9. Choose the best possible response:
A:
Do you know that guy in the pin-striped suit?
B:
Not really. He's just a colleague of _____.
a) me
b) my own
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
10. Choose the best possible response:
A:
I was shocked to find out that they leave their kids at home _____ when they go out in the evening.
B:
That's stupid. Those kids are really young.
a) alone
b) on their own
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above