24. TEST YOURSELF in the vocabulary. In English there is a number of words that are easily confused. Choose the right ones to complete the sentences below. 1. What terrible weather we are having! ... been raining for hours. The baby was calling for ... mother. a) its b) it's 2. It took them some time to find ... seats in the hall. I love St. Petersburg and want to go ... again. a) there b) their 3. Please be ... I can't hear a thing. I'm still not ... clear about what I'm supposed to do. a) quite b) quiet 4. The ... of Man is to the west of Great Britain. The bride and groom were slowly walking down the ... hand-in-hand. a) isle b) aisle 5. The great ... of Siberia is covered in thick forests. Going by ... saves a lot of time. a) plain b) plane 6. The ... of Queen Victoria was the longest in British history. Autumn ... tends to be cold and unpleasant. a) reign b) rain 7. - Waiter, what's this? - It's ... soup, sir. - Never mind what it has ... I want to know what it is now. a) been b) bean 8. I love stories about the ... of the Round Table and King Arthur. A person can't work days and ..., we need a break. a) nights b) knights 9. The ... tree under my window is covered in blossom. I could do with a new ... of shoes to match my new outfit. a) pair b) pear 10. This sock is old. It has a ... in it. And when can we hear the ... story? a) whole b) hole 11. He was at the ... of the queue to enter the coach. Yours is the most charming ... I've ever heard. a) tale b) tail 12. I wish grown-ups could occasionally look at the world ... the eyes of a child. The demonstrators who ... stones at the police were arrested. a) through b) threw