Skills for exams MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE - IDIOMS MISCELLANEOUS 1 1, My dad was the one who encouraged me to dream a) high by big ©) bigger 4d) large 2. He spoke of his desire to play for his country. a) blazing b) firing c) buming d) incinerated 3. Nota____ achiever academically, he excelled at athletics and held the "Winner of the Games’, a) tall b) huge o)big d) high 4, Jenny has set her __ on winning the competition. a) sights b) views ) mind 4) brain 5. I've been working for 3 hours straight. 'm going to call ita____and head back to the pub. a) day b) night ©) stop d) halt 6. You can't quit now, not when you're finally getting the ___of how to stand on a wakeboard without falling a) hold b) grasp ) hang 4) grip 7. To the best of my . the salary in Macdonald's isn't that bad at all a) information b)understanding —_¢) knowing, d) knowledge 8, The bank statement may ___ light on where I have spent all that money. a) throw b) give ©) bring 4d) catch 9. Both are top notch fighters, but Xena clearly has the ___here. a) border b)tip c)edge d)rim 10. Rule of ___: Only touch each piece of paper once. a) thumb ) palm c) knuckle d) finger 1. Service is friendly and attentive, almost to a(n) a) error b) misfit ©) failure 4) fault 12, This is a clear case where they are using outright lies asa_to an end. a) base b) method ©) means ) way vk.com/skills4exams13. The open sea is a complex habitat in its own a) spot b) right c)mule d) view 14, The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain a) field b) sailing ©) rolling d) stretch 15. The advertising campaign will try to home the message that excessive drinking is ahealth risk a) hammer ) punch, ©) push d) send 16, British police are supposed to use guns only as a last a) vacation b) holiday ©) option 4d) resort, 17.1 didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the of the doubt a) ground b) method ) chance 4d) benefit 18, The young film-makers were given rein to experiment with new themes and techniques, a) free b) clear ©) unpaid d) easy 19, Last week Chicago was colder than parts of Mars. Scientists are____the alarm more urgently. a) sounding b) clinking ©) shouting 4d) setting 20. Last year around 20 coal mines were shut. Fund managers are__ firms to become greener. a) hammering b) knocking ) prodding 4d) pleading 21. The government responded to the growing __by appointing a commission. a) call ) clamour ) squawk 4d) hurl 22. Although the majors’ power has waned, they still__for 10% of global oil and gas output a) total b) equal c) make 4d) account 23. Shell recently said that it would _ emissions from its products. a) edge b) clear c) curb d) halt 24. If they want to increase ___from the factory, they'll have to modemize. a) input b) intake ) outset 4) output vk.com/skills4exams25. The financial ___from oil are higher than those from renewables. a) returns b) refunds ©) rewinds d) loss 26. Funds with $32tm of assets have joined to put __on the world’s biggest emitters a) pressure b) force ©) blame d) stretch 27. Lawyers are bringing waves of actions accusing oil firms of everything from misleading the public tobeing___ forrising sea levels a) accurate b) ignorant ©) liberal 4) liable 28, Although the Green New Deal ___awareness, it almost certainly fails this test as itis based on a massive expansion of government spending and central planning, a) rises b) grows ) influences 4) raises 29. Ithas been an___ summer in Yakutia, an icy republic in Russia's far east. a) ardent b) arduous ©) ardour d) inapt 30, Arctic sea ice is now receding at a(n) __rate a) alarming b) disturbing ©) startling 4d) overwhelming 31. Tiksi has seen a new military base go up. Itisin the ___ for a 2.Sbn-rouble port project. a) going b) seeking ©) running 4) walking 32 Rusa is warming rapidly and is experiencing a full range of climate-change-connected __for its a)emergencies _b) misfortunes c) meltdowns 4d) calamities 33. Russia’s companies “understood that they lose more by remaining on the ___than by joining”. a) comers b) opposites c) edges 4d) sidelines 34. Cutting emissions by 25-30% requires __no reduction from today’s less industrial levels. a) ultimately b) virtually ©) amazingly 4d) eventually 35. The number of ships taking the NSR remains a___ of those taking more established paths, such as the Suez Canal a) fraction ) fragment ©) particle 4d) molecule 36. Russian branch of Fridays for Future, an international group of students demanding ___ against climate change, has just 50-100 members in Russia. a) activities b) deal ©) doings 4d) action vk.com/skills4exams37. Frequent severe weather will ___alarming consequences across Russia’ territory. a) shoot b) drive ©) trigger d) boost 38. Arctic infrastructure will ___as the ground becomes softer. a) ramble ) scramble c) soruple 4) crumble 39. The book really itself to being tumed into a film. a) makes, b) lends c) urges 4) promises 40. They've both had knee injuries, but the two friends make of their weaknesses. a) light b) bad ©) loose d) case 41. Gold is often the most popular choice with silver a second. a) quick b) fast c) close 4d) short 42. Her love for him was like a madness, and she was completely in its a) leverage b) cell ) thrall 4d) grasp 43. Getting some work experience now will stand you in good (for) when you apply for ‘a permanent job. a) stead b) right c)use d) help 44, Garda is a charming old village that is very on the eye. a) light b) easy ) favourable d) catchy 45. We didn't have cupboards so we made with boxes. a) do b)left ©) better d) get 46. Once you get past the essay questions on the test, you're home a) quick b)run ©) free d) back 47. The story revolves around two lovers whose romance is___all odds a) above b) beyond. c)against d) over 48. When you value yourself, you take life easily in your___, remaining centred, strong and clear in any situation. a) stride b) stead c) step d) way vk.com/skills4exams49. The whole area is a colourful barrage of flora and fauna and don't forget to keep your eyes for hummingbirds, lizards and even monkeys. a) naked b) peeled ) clean 4d) strong 50. She's been __the limelight recently, following the release of her controversial new film. a)in b) out c) beyond d) above SL. Asa parent, I knew that there was a___ line between panic and caution. a) short b) thin ©) free d) fine 52. The new guy is better salesman and will ___ the marketing department's line much more closely. a) watch b) cross ©) tick d) toe 53. I'm so bored at work, I wish they'd give me something I could really get my ___into. a) teeth b) hands ) ams d) elbows 54, Don't____to conclusions! Perhaps it was his daughter he was dancing with a) leap b) plunge ) jump d) rush 55. Itook the offer at__value because I didn’t think they would try to trick me. a) face b) neat ) clean d) head 56. How they can live in such chaos is___me. a) above b) below c) around d) beyond 57. His findings were nothing ___of miraculous. a) like ‘b) short c) less ) little 58. You have to accept the ebb and ___of love in a relationship. a) fall b) flow c) flaunt ) failure 59. I'm up tomy ___ in homework this week. a) eyes b)ears ) neck d) elbows 60. We expected a lot of her, and her performance ___to our expectations, a) proved right —_b) lived up ©) built on 4) turned out 61. "He's a bit serious, isn't he?" "Yeah, not exactly a___ of laughs." a) barrel by bottle c) box 4) cupboard vk.com/skills4exams62. Drivers are reminded that they leave their cars here at their own a) loss b) damage ©) risk ) chance 63. Coming to ___with chronic illness and disability takes time and strength. a) ends b) margins ©) grips d) terms 64. Peter was coming round for dinner and I was all of a a) flutter b) fuss o)joy d) rack 65. She ___a good chance of passing her exam if she works hard, a) takes ) stands ©) picks d) holds 66. The reform process was put in___in 1985. a) way b) train ) rail d) line 67. She was at her _ end trying to figure out how to control her 14-year-old son. a) legs’ b) guts’ ©) wits! 4d) mind's 68. I didn't have long to talk so Lcut to the ___and asked whether he was still married, a) chase b) short ©) track d) end 69. Recognition by this organization can make or __a career a) ruin b) upend ) smash, d) break 70. You can be sacked on the __ for stealing. a) spot b) edge ©) point d) verge 71. There's something odd about him, but Ican't put my ___on it. a) finger b) toe ©) fist 4d) nail 72. Will you____an eye on my suitcase while I go to get the tickets? a) lay b) set c) have 4d) keep 73. Much of his success comes from being __with what his customers want. a) on page b) in tune c)toeye d) on wave 74, My dog has personality in. a) boxes, b) jars ©) shovels. 4) spades vk.com/skills4exams75. When it came to the Twas too nervous to ask her for a date. a) climax b) core ) break d) crunch 76, Management often ___a blind eye to bullying in the workplace. a) tum b) cast ©) put d) leave 77. She's so___ herself since she landed this new job, it's unbearable, a) into b) above c)up d) over 78. Her speech __a sympathetic chord among business leaders. a) played b) tuned ©) struck d) set 79. When you're new in a school, it's easiest to just go with the __for a while, and see what people are like. a) flock b) flow ) crowd 4) trend 80. She's forever finding ___with the way he works. a) fault b) blame ) flaw 4d) sores 81. We bought the furniture at __from a friend who works in the furniture business. a) value b) price ©) cost d)tag 82. We had to jump through ___to get my Dad admitted to hospital a) holes b) fire ©) fence d) hoops 83. She shouted his name at the top of her a) chords b) voice ©) vocals d) breath 84. I took most of the big things to the new house, but there are a few odds and ___left to pick up. a) pieces b) ends c) edges d) means 85. She didn’t do much, but she got the ___ share of the attention from the teachers. a) lion's b) wolf's ©) tiger's 4d) dog's 86. [know you made a mistake, but I wouldn't lose____overit. a) mind b) head ) temper d) sleep 87. Her sudden death sparked offa feeding ___in the media a) fret b) flatter ©) frenzy ¢) fair vk.com/skills4exams88. I spent a day in our warehouse showing the new guy the a) ropes b) handles c) hooks 4d) lines 89, He has a nice enough voice but he's not going to set the world a) on shakes b) on fire )in shock 4d) in uptum 90. If Sue gets a job, Mike will have to take up the __at home, a) slack ) labour c) ropes 4) guard 91. Everything else that happened in my life ___into insignificance beside that one event. a) dies b) fades ) vanishes d) pales 92. All those children unsupervised sounds to me like a___ for disaster. a) highway ) pavement ©) recipe d) secret 93. My mother threw a___when she saw what a mess we'd made of her kitchen a) fire b) shout c) row fit 94. They were very unhappily married but kept up ____for the sake of their children. a) faces ) appearances ©) heads d) lines 95. Apple took the ___off the new model of the iMac yesterday a) covers b) wraps ©) sheets d) caps 96. I find it hard to get my __around such complex issues. a) head b) brains ©) mind d) wits 97. The man who acts passive but aggressively gets his own ___ by not doing what is wanted. a) way b)line ©) path d)idea 98. All our work has only led us upa_alley. a) closed b) short o) end 4d) blind 99. In the exam she rose tothe __and wrote a brilliant essay. a) task b) chance ©) oceasion 4) problem ava) : Okay, so you made a mistake - you just have to put itdownto__and carry on with your life. a) experience b) expertise ©) knowledge 4d) chance vk.com/skills4examsAnswer Keys 1, B dream big 2. Cbuming desire 3. Dahigh achiever 4, A set one’s sights on 5. Acall ita day 6. C get the hang of 7. Dio the best of my knowledge 8. A throw light on 9. Chave the edge 10. A rule of thumb 11. D kind/generous etc. to a fault 12. Ca means to an end 13. B in its own right 14. B plain sailing 15. A hammer (the message) home 16. Dasa last resort 17. D give someone the benefit of the doubt, 18. A give free rein 19. A sound the alarm 20. C prod 21. B clamour 22. D account for 23. C curb 24. D output 25. A returns 26. A put pressure on 27. D liable 28. D raise awareness 29. B arduous 30. Aatan alarming rate 31. C in the running for 32. D calamities 33. D on the sidelines 34. B virtually 35. Aa fraction of 36. D demand action against 37. C trigger consequences 38. D crumble 39. B lends itself to 40. A make light of 41. Ca close second 42. Cin one’s thrall 43. A stand you in good stead 44, B easy on the eye 45. A make do (with) 46. C home free 47. C against (all) odds 48. A take in your stride 49. B keep your eyes peeled 50. A in the limelight 51. Da fine line between vk.com/skills4exams 52. D toe the line 53. A get one’s teeth into 54. C jump to conclusions 35. A at face value 56. D beyond me 57. B nothing short of 58. B the ebb and flow 59, A/B/C up to one’s eyes/ears/neck in 60. B live up to one’s expectations 61. A a barrel of laughs 62. C at your own risk 63. D come to terms with 64, A all of a flutter 65. B stand a good chance of 66. B putin train 67. C at one’s wits’ end 68. A cut to the chase 69, D make or break 70. A on the spot 71. A put one’s finger on 72. D keep an eye on 73. B be in tune with 74, Din spades 75. D come to the crunch 76. A turn a blind eye to 77. be up oneself 78. C strike a chord with 79. B go with the flow 80. C find fault with 81. C at cost 82. D jump through hoops 83. B at the top of one’s voice 84. B odds and ends 85. A the lion’s share of 86. D lose sleep over 87. Ca feeding frenzy 88. A show the ropes 89. B set the world on fire 90. A take up the slack 91, BID fade/pale into insignificance 92. C a recipe for (disaster) 93. D throw a fit/tantrum 94. B keep up appearances 95, B take the wraps off 96. C get one’s mind around 97. A get one’s own way 98. D a blind alley 99. C rise to the challenge/oceasion 100.A put down to experience