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Question 1: If you have an old blanket, ________ it along so that we have

something to sit on at the beach. 

A. bring B. go C. put D. keep 

Question 2: Measures must be taken to stop nuclear waste being ________ at sea. 

A. dropped B. left C. dumped D. stored Question 3: The water park we went

to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance________ was a bit expensive. 

A. fare B. cost C. expense D. fee 

Question 4: The couple were finally________ by the landlord after not paying rent
for six months. 

A. demolished B. evicted C. rejected D. evacuated Question 5: I couldn’t

believe it when Marcy accused me of ________ in her relationship with Joe. 

A. intervening B. interacting C. interfering D. intercepting Question 6: Do you believe

in that old ________ about not walking under a ledder? A. curse B. misfortune C.

uncertainty D. superstition 

Question 7: My brother together with my parents________ going to meet my

relatives at the airport this afternoon. 

A. are B. were C. is D. was 

Question 8: If I had attended the party last night, I________ able to go to work
today. 

A. won’t be B. am not C. wouldn’t have been D. wouldn’t be 

Question 9: The food being cooked in the kitchen was giving________ a

wonderful smell. 
 A. up B. off C. round D. over
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Question 10: Her parents insisted that she ________ until she ________ her
degree. 
A. stayed / finished 

B. would stay / finished 

C. stayed / had finished 

D. stay / finished 
Question 11: Computers make it________ for people to store information and
perform their work. 

A. easily B. much easier C. much more easily D. at ease 

Question 12: I'm going to an interview. I hope I’ll get the job. Please________ for me. 

A. keep your fingers 

B. hold your fingers crossed 

C. hold your fingers 

D. keep your fingers crossed 

Question13: Managers claim we are in desperate_________of greater

investment in our industries. 

A. requirement B. excess C. need D. lack 

Question 14: I’m not lazy but I think we have _________public holidays. We
ought to have more. 

A. too little B. too few C. rather a few D. fairly little Question 15: Only after I

explained it to him _________the problem. A. he understood B. he did understood

C. did he understand D. did he understood 

Question 16: There were one or two _________voices, although the majority were
in favor of the proposal. 
 A. acclaiming B. clamoring C. refuting D. dissenting Question 17: It is a sad fact
that in our country, along with most other countries in the world, the environment is
still_________
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A. under attack B. under danger C. being endangering D. facing

extinction 

Question 18: The company managed to _________its best workers and kept its rival
from stealing them. 

A. promote B. employ C. retain D. consider Question 19: It was a

_________that the driver survived the crash. His car was completely damaged. 

A. misted B. miracle C. secret D. strange 

Question 20: I woke up late for my interview because I _________about it all night
and didn’t get much sleep. 

A. worried B. had been worrying 

C. have been worrying D. had worried 

Question 21: This is _________less satisfactory than the previous offer. A.

fairly B. far C. absolutely D. distant 

Question 22: I’m afraid my youngest son has never been particularly quick on the
_________ 

A. upshot B. upturn C. upkeep D. uptake 

Question 23: Many people think that the advantages of living in a city
_________the disadvantages 

A. outweigh B. outnumber C. outgrow D. outrun Question 24: I will always

be _________to my tutor for his help. A. invaluable B. impoverished C.

indebted D. priceless 
Question 25: We ________be going to France this summer, but we’re not sure yet. 

A. can B. must C. would D. might Question 26: He packed ________his job

and went traveling in Nepal. A. off B. away C. out D. in
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Question 27: The jury________her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the

subject. 

A. paid B. gave C. made D. said 

Question 28: Be careful! Don’t ________your drink on the table. A. spill B. spread

C. flood D. flow Question 29: “The baby is crying! Will you ________while 1

prepare his milk?” 

A. look him up 

B. look after him 
C. care about him 
D. make him up 

Question 30: The driver________control of the vehicle and crashed into a bus. A. lost B.
missed C. failed D. dropped