TEST C13B

1. If the management _____ its promise, there will almost certainly be another strike.
A. goes back on B. goes back from C. lets down on D. lets off on
2. The train was nearly half an hour late, but I suppose that that's _____, isn't it?
A. par for the course B. the matter of course C. up to the par D. course for the par
3. The main disadvantage of our house is that the only _____ to the garden is through the main
bedroom.
A. access B. passage C. communication D. right of way
4. Three candidates will be short- listed for the post, but we do not know _____.
A. whom B. those C. which D. what ones
5. The space programme _____ more than $25 billion since 2002.
A. costs B. cost C. has cost D. is costing
6. - Old Sammy has won two million on the pools.
- I don't believe you. You're _____.
A. having me off B. having me on C. putting me out D. putting me off
7. When Billy found out he was colour blind, he was very disappointed. He had _____ on becoming a
pilot you see.
A. aimed his eyes B. fixed his view C. set his sights D. aimed his prospect
8. My grandmother had _____ mind, which kept her alert and well- informed even in old age.
A. an examining B. a demanding C. a querying D. an enquiring
9. I don't know _____. I’ve never been there.
A. what is Kenya like B. what Kenya is like C. how is Kenya D. how Kenya is like
10. Too bad we told Robert. I'd rather we _____ to him the other day.
A. hadn't talked B. didn't talk C. weren't talking D. wouldn't have talked
11. In this instance, there is some disagreement _____ Dubai is in breach of international law.
A. as to whether B. whether C. as if D. as whether or not
12. She's a real miser. Getting money from her is like trying to get _____.
A. blood from a stone B. blood from the stones C. water from a stone D. water from the stones
13. Let's go to the beach now, _____ we?
A. don't B. will C. shall D. should
14. I don't _____ with the idea of long prison sentences for non- violent crimes.
A. keep B. sit C. hold D. set
15. We can't eat this bread. It's _____.
A. rotten B. mouldy C. rancid D. fungal
16. I can't wait for him any longer. I would like _____ here at once.
A. that he come B. he comes C. him to come D. him coming
17. I've finally finished paying back my car loan. That's a _____, I can tell you.
A. millstone off my mind B. burden off my brain
C. weight off my mind D. load off my head
18. They parted at the checkpoint. _____ know he would never see her again.
A. He little did B. Little did he C. Little he did D. He did little
19. The rain is really _____ down! We can't possibly go out in it.
A. splashing B. gurgling C. trickling D. pelting
20. He'll soon get _____ his disappointment.
A. over B. out of C. away from D. through
21. _____ in the West, scientists would have carried out a multitude of tests.
A. Should the accident occur B. Had the accident occurred
C. Were the accident to occur D. Had the accident to occur
22. Sales are up. We're _____ our competitors.
A. gaining terrain from B. gaining ground on C. winning earth from D. gaining terrain on
23. The US opposed the granting of extra aid _____ wasted.
A. lest it be B. least it should be C. less it be D. though it be
24. What's this parcel doing here? You should _____ it sent last week.
A. have B. have had C. have made D. make
25. There were threatening _____ in his words.
A. connotations B. overtones C. associations D. accusations
26. It was dear from his big ears and long nose that he took _____ his father rather than his mother,
who had very delicate features.
A. after B. off from C. down from D. up to
27. - I can't understand these operating manuals at all.
- It's hardly surprising. They're as clear as _____.
A. sludge B. ooze C. mud D. clay
28. After a while, the flat was silent again. The baby had cried himself _____. His mother sighed with
relief.
A. sleeping B. to sleeping C. into sleeping D. to sleep
29. She was able to _____ my argument effectively by quoting statistics that were more recent than
mine.
A. counter B. retaliate C. reciprocate D. confront
30. Naturally, there is a great deal of anxiety about ongoing _____ in the area.
A. jobs'losses B. job's losses C. job losses D. jobs lost
31. Having decided to rent a flat, we set _____ contacting all the estate agencies in the town.
A. out B. to C. about D. off
32. In a negotiation, let the other party make the first offer. Never show your _____ too early.
A. deal B. deck C. card D. hand
33. Release this man. There _____ against him.
A. is no evidence B. is no proof C. are no evidences D. are no proofs
34. Police have warned people to be _____ when strangers call at the door.
A. choosy B. bewared C. cagey D. wary
35. The question is whether an _____ ban on tobacco advertising actually works.
A. all- in B. all- over C. all- throughout D. all- out
36. So you're both coming? All the _____ !
A. best B. more C. most D. better
37. He's a marvellous mimic. You should see the way betakes _____ the Prime Minister.
A. up B. off C. over D. on
38. You're not the only one who's worried about redundancy. We're all in the same _____.
A. bath B. gondola C. boat D. canoe
39. Naturally it _____ as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A. occurred to me B. struck me C. appeared to me D. seemed
40. They have two daughters, the _____ is studying medicine in Poland.
A. younger of whom B. youngest of whom C. younger of who D. youngest of which
41. The team has got off _____.
A. with flying colours B. to a flying start C. on a good footing D. with sound footings
42. He has promised to _____ the matter.
A. look out of B. look down on C. look into D. view off on
43. "What do you expect me to do about it?" he said with a _____ of his shoulders.
A. shrug B. twitch C. flick D. hunch
44. - These are the screws you're looking for.
- _____! You have really sharp eyesight!
A. So are they B. It's so C. So they are D. So are there
45. This news about the minister's resignation is completely reliable. I got it from the _____, the
minister herself.
A. donkey's teeth B. camel's spit C. monkey's lips D. horse's mouth
46. Hie longer we waited for take-off, the more exasperated we became. _____ the children, they were
simply impossible to control.
A. As for B. As regarding C. As much as D. As refers to
47. His jokes seemed to be going _____ very well with his audience, if their laughter was any indication.
A. off B. along C. by D. down
48. A pipe had burst and water was _____ out of it with great force. If he didn't do something fast, the
whole house would be flooded.
A. seeping B. trickling C. gushing D. pelting
49. He came _____ a small fortune when his uncle died, but he managed to squander most of it within a
few years.
A. onto B. up with C. off with D. Into
50. Nigel isn't the sort of person who criticises management decisions. The truth is he wouldn't say
boo to a _____.
A. goose B. duck C. dodo D. sparrow