Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences:

1. The chemical injected into the body will attach itself…………to cancer cells.
A. preferably B. preferential C. preferentially D.
preferring
2. Lead and smoke are emitted in engine exhausts…………..tiny particles.
A. in B. of C. as D. under
3. Thousands of people………….out into the streets to welcome the Queen.
A. rushed B. pulled C. gathered D. made
4. English is understood more………..than any other language.
A. largely B. broadly C. immensely D. widely
5. Remind Tony about the party …………..
A. in case B. unless C. provided that D. axcept
6. The laser beam must be very…………so that it can drill through the most delicate bones.
A. long B. intensive C. intense D. bright
7. “But so”, I told him, “you are my own …………..”
A. heart and heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin
and bone
8. We have a ……….future ahead with little comfort,food and hope.
A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
9. Don’t be late for the interview,…………people will think you are a disorganised person.
A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
10. An almost………….line of the traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D.
stopping
11. Not for a moment…………..the truth of the case.
A. did he doubt B. he did doubt C. he doubted D. was he
doubting
12. I enjoying walking to school, but on rainy days I …………to going by bus.
A. prefer B. would rather C. resort D. commit
13. If public transport is to succeed in serving the public, it is important to……….services
such as trains and buses into one system so that they work together and offer a more
convenient service.
A. join B. combine C. unite D. integrate
14. He could run in a race……….what the man had said.
A. from B. of C. for D. with
15. Theives made………..over twenty thousand pounds.
A. up B. off C. off with D. up with
16. ……….the number 15 bus and get off at the roundabout. My house is just across the
road.
A. Travel B. Go C. Take D. Stop
17. A chicken can………up to three eggs a day.
A. lie B. lay C. put D. place
18. …………stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. At all costs B. By all means C. In all D. On the
whole
19. Good theories are important of course, but we must have …………evidence to support
them.
A. empirical B. true C. realistic D. first-
class
20. Mary’s parents tried to ……….a subtle preesure on her to marry someone who could
carry on the family business.
A. bring B. employ C. exert D. take
21. I was……….in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.
A. submerged B. distracted C. gripped D.
engrossed

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22. I cann’t tell Peter and Paul apart; they are……….twins.
A. similar B. alike C. resemblance D. identical
23. Bundy beach is……….only from the sea.
A. explainable B. returnable C. stoppable D.
accessible
24. In conferences, speakers…………the audience mainly in English.
A. say B. speak C. talk D.
address
25. He…………in the doorway in order to ligh his cigareete.
A. arrested B. entered C. paused D. hung
26. Do not use mobile phones during………and landing.
A. flight off B. take-off C. lift off D. mounting
27. He thought that he admired he was afraid of swimming he lose ………..with his friends.
A. face B. nerve C. weight D. regard
28. Not too bad but sometimes I just can’t get the……..of it.
A. drop B. fall C. hang D. low
29. I like to visit other countries but i find the………..of travel is too high.
A. money B. cost C. expenses D.
currency
30. They don’t ………..cheques in that restaurant.
A. accept B. agree C. allow D. admit
31. Since the accident he has walked with a ………
A. slope B. limp C. lame D. strain
32. We didn’t ………..to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
33. The company wanted to ………alliances with other motor manufactures.
A. do B. take C. forge D. come
34. The canned soup…………a lot of salt.
A. consuders B. contains C. holds D. tell
35. The man jumped out of the window and commited…………
A. suicide B. homicide C. murder D. death
36. He was charged with a(n)………..of currency regulations.
A. break B. disrespect C. breach D. observance
37. Mr Thony was a terrible teacher and obviously not……….for teaching.
A. cut in B. cut on C. cut up D. cut out
38. After considering the case, the judge put the young offender…………for two years.
A. in charge B. in control C. on trial D. on
probation
39. Jane said she could not…………the information given in the lecture.
A. accumulate B. absorb C. admire D. listen
40. On Sunday, Tim studied for seven hours……….
A. on end B. at once C. in full D. at length
41. I ………hope there won’t be a repetition of these unfortunate events.
A. deeply B. strongly C. sincerely D. thoroughly
42. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall………to unscrupulous money lenders.
A. prey B. fool C. scapegoat D.
sacrifice
43. He was caught using forged bank notes to pay for goods and charged with………..
A. deception B. fraud C. embezzlement D. theft
44. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live……….free.
A. for B. of C. at D. out
45. Five minutes later the actor appeared ……….torn costume.
A. by B. under C. with D. in
46. My mom was in the……….of feeding the pigeons in the morning.
A. manner B. habit C. custom D. tradition

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47. He is so……….with his new job that he has little time for his family.
A. tolerated B. bored C. occupied D. satisfied
48. Tom came to the party with………….
A. 3 other friends B. 3 another friends C. other 3 friends D.
all are correct
49. I must drink something. I’m ………..of thrist.
A. wanting B. dying C. getting D. wishing
50. They ……….him with a mendal for his loyal service during the war.
A. gave B. offered C. awarded D. presented
51. Yesterday I was writing to the shop to ask why my books ………..yet.
A. haven’t been arrived B. haven’t arrived C. hadn’t been arrived D.
hadn’t arrived
52. Harry is very good………his hands.
A. at B. with C. about D. for
53. The school has…….rules about wearing jewellery.
A. strong B. hard C. strict D. sharp
54. The cost of living has……….over ten percent in the past years.
A. raised B. come C. risen D. gone
55. The boy stood at the front door with his legs………apart.
A. wide B. widen C. widely D. width
56. The journalist received information from a ……….source in government.
A. lifeless B. nameless C. fruitless D. useless
57. People………how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read and write.
A. have known B. had known C. knew D. are
known
58. We have just had an interesting ………….of Europe, visiting 10 countries in a month.
A. trip B. voyage C. tour D.
journey
59. Hardly had the van turned round the corner when one of the back wheels………..
A. came off B. took off C. came out D. took out
60. She opened the basket and emptied the ………..into a saucepan.
A. fullness B. contents C. insides D. containers