Scrapped French holiday causes chaos
Scrapped French holiday causes chaos
Can you match the two halves of the sentence together by using the best linking word?
1. [Multiple choice]
The French have more holiday time ………. people in most other countries.
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. with
- 2. than (correct)
- 3. on
2. [Multiple choice]
French workers are furious ……. the disorganised scrapping of a public holiday.
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. about (correct)
- 2. in
- 3. on
3. [Multiple choice]
The French government decided to capitalise …… the public’s reaction to a series of deaths.
Answers for Quiz [3].
- 1. in
- 2. over
- 3. on (correct)
4. [Multiple choice]
In 2003 the Pentecost bank holiday was abolished ……. just four years.
Answers for Quiz [4].
- 1. for (correct)
- 2. on
- 3. into
5. [Multiple choice]
Some public services were shut as usual ……. other workers were forced to go to work.
Answers for Quiz [5].
- 1. on
- 2. which
- 3. while (correct)
6. [Multiple choice]
Railway workers kept their day off in return……. working an extra 112 seconds per day.
Answers for Quiz [6].
- 1. over
- 2. for (correct)
- 3. to
7. [Multiple choice]
Parents who worked on the Monday faced problems …. many nurseries and schools were shut.
Answers for Quiz [7].
- 1. as (correct)
- 2. how
- 3. in
8. [Multiple choice]
In France lorries are banned from roads on public holidays ……. goods could not be delivered.
Answers for Quiz [8].
- 1. then
- 2. if
- 3. so (correct)
9. [Multiple choice]
The money has been set aside for the funding……. more paid carers for vulnerable people.
Answers for Quiz [9].
- 1. for (correct)
- 2. in
- 3. with
10. [Multiple choice]
People do not seem so much angry about losing a day’s public holiday…… at the chaotic way the government behaved.
Answers for Quiz [10].
- 1. or
- 2. with
- 3. as (correct)