Exercise 23

Question 1

1. Life is very ____ in London.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 1

1. Life is very hectic in London.

Question 2

2. You are so lucky to live here with all this ____ countryside around you.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 2

2. You are so lucky to live here with all this scenic countryside around you.

Question 3

3. We traveled along the coast of Lake Tahoe by a very ____ route.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 3

3. We traveled along the coast of Lake Tahoe by a very pictersque route.

Question 4

4. The ____ downtown area of Chicago is dotted with massive new office developments.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 4

4. The bustling downtown area of Chicago is dotted with massive new office developments.

Question 5

5. Sticklepath is a ____ little town right in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 5

5. Sticklepath is a sleepy little town right in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.

Question 6

6. She had albums filled with sketches of churches, old bridges, and ____ cottages.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 6

6. She had albums filled with sketches of churches, old bridges, and lovely cottages.

Question 7

7. Madison Plains, Ohio, is a ____, thriving community with 1200 inhabitants.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 7

7. Madison Plains, Ohio, is a pretty, thriving community with 1200 inhabitants.

Question 8

8. Taking a train through the Canadian Rockies is one way of seeing this vast stretch of ____ country.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 8

8. Taking a train through the Canadian Rockies is one way of seeing this vast stretch of magnificent country.

Question 9

9. It’s hard to imagine that the park’s only a few minutes walk from the ____ of midtown Manhattan.
   Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 9

9. It’s hard to imagine that the park’s only a few minutes walk from the hustle and bustle of midtown Manhattan.

Question 10

10. It’s a ____ village on the Suffolk border but in summer it’s packed with tourists.
    Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 10

10. It’s a quiet village on the Suffolk border but in summer it’s packed with tourists.

Question 11

11. People were protesting because the council planned to build a new road through Burleigh Wood, a local ____.
    Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 11

11. People were protesting because the council planned to build a new road through Burleigh Wood, a local beauty spot.

Question 12

12. Middleton is a very quiet town where nothing ____ ever happens.
    Hectic; bustling; quiet; beauty spot; magnificent; pictersque; scenic; sleepy; hustle and bustle; exciting; lovely; pretty

Answer 12

12. Middleton is a very quiet town where nothing exciting ever happens.