Vocabulary Revision of 'On...duty'

The ……………………… of the town lasted for nine days before the enemy finally captured it.

• convict

• siege

• surveillance

The terrorists took a few ……………………… and tried to negotiate for money.

• hostages

• convicts

• outskirts

The discovery ……………………… many years of research.

• obtained

• committed

• culminated

The police had the gang under ……………………… for several weeks.

• praise

• swap

• surveillance

The hospital is ……………………… tests to find out what's wrong with her.

• carrying out

• evacuating

• obtaining

After four years at Oxford, Lisa ……………………… a doctorate.

• committed

• obtained

• praised

Heathrow Airport lies on the ……………………… of London.

• outskirts

• convicts

• hostages

The bomb blast ……………………… a lot of people.

• evacuated

• stormed

• wounded

The fire alarm went off and we were instructed to ……………………… the building.

• swap

• evacuate

• release

The jail ……………………… the prisoner after four years.

• released

• swapped

• praised