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1. Shall I make a/an ______ for 8 o'clock at that Japanese restaurant?

A. booking B. preservation C. appointment D. reservation
2. Several foreign workers were ______ hostage by rebel fighters.
A. done B. taken C. remained D. made
3. This also helped people to ______ environmentally responsible behavior towards nature.
A. choose B. adopt C. change D. adapt
4. The jury ______ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. made B. gave C. said D. paid
5. These measures have been ______ in order to increase the company's profits.
A. done B. taken C. carried D. tried
6. If apprentices are given the opportunity to get involved early on, they should ______ it.
A. take B. get C. have D. make
7. Denis was rewarded for having ______ an active part in the Green Summer activities.
A. achieved B. made C. done D. taken
8. Some people ___________sport to keep fit, not because they like it.
A. do B. practice C. train D. make
9. She's on the phone at the moment - will you ______ the line?
A. remain B. hold C. take D. make
10. If we ______ turns driving, we can travel all night.
A. make B. take C. get D. do
11. Students can also use word processing applications to ____ their vocabulary.
A. study B. learn C. improve D. prove
12. Australians believe that pursuing lifelong learning will help them to get a good job and ______
employers' demands.
A. meet B. take C. adopt D. make
13. The water in this river is seriously polluted, which ______ some species of fish in danger of
extinction.
A. lays B. places C. leaves D. takes
14. This is a photograph of the school I ________ when I lived in Swindow.
A. went B. joined C. attended D. studied
15. The idea to _______ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.
A. walk B. pay C. go D. do
16. We should ______ a green lifestyle. We will conserve our natural resources.
A. adopt B. achieve C. attain D. adapt
17. I'm looking for work in marketing companies. I'd love to ______ smartphone marketing.
A. have B. do C. make D. get
18. The police had to ______ the news to the boy's parents.
A. take B. keep C. break D. make
19. It's a waste of time bringing extinct species like dinosaurs and mammoths back to life. Why don't
they ______ their time to working out ways to cure diseases like cancer instead?
A. spend B. contribute C. adopt D. dedicate
20. If you ______ the rules and get caught, you should be penalized.
A. break B. harm C. damage D. spoil
21. You need to take ______ for your actions.
A. charge B. duty C. responsibility D. over
22. I have no idea how to_______ this kind of business.
A. take B. run C. turn D. make
23. Another disadvantage of A.I. is that the computer operating systems could be ______ control of by
hackers, causing misuse of robotic devices.
A. done B. made C. taken D. put

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24. Many A.I. experts believe that A.I. technology will soon ______ even greater advances in many
other areas.
A. take B. do C. make D. get
25. If rich kids make a ______, their servants tidy things up again.
A. mistake B. fuss C. call D. mess
26. You must learn to ______ your balance in skating.
A. keep B. take C. make D. get
27. I'm going for a walk in the park. Would you like to ______ me company?
A. follow B. keep C. stay D. ward
28. Sam always knows how to break the ______ and get people feeling relaxed.
A. ice B. shyness C. silent D. embarrassment
29. John is _________ a lot of interest in buying my old car.
A. making B. showing C. proving D. throwing
30. John Keih is going to talk about the precautions we all need to ______ when doing different types of
physical activity.
A. get B. make C. do D. take
31. - Which subject do you _______ at university? - I major in Math.
A. make B. do C. practice D. demonstrate
32. Has the committee_________ a decision yet?
A. made B. voted C. arrived D. done
33. E-books are typically ____ through a student's personal device, such as a notebook, tablet or cellphone.
A. concentrated B. accessed C. made D. stored
34. You shouldn't _______ fun of hose orphans who are very sensitive.
A. take B. make C. lose D. get
35. I have no difficulty in _______ good use of the plans you have prepared.
A. making B. getting C. taking D. putting
36. You should take ______ in the fact that your English is improving.
A. note B. pride C. notice D. part
37. My cousin obviously didn't ________much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
38. The landlord of this apartment ________ me about $ 50 per month in rent.
A. charges B. costs C. draws D. takes
39. The teacher ______ a few critical comments on my essay.
A. took B. did C. made D. got
40. However strict ______ we took, we couldn't eliminate the risk of any further riots in the streets.
A. controls B. discipline C. measures D. regulations
41. Aware of sea turtles' behavior, Malaysian local authorities have ______ efforts to restore their
population.
A. taken B. had C. done D. made
42. I ______ him company while he was waiting for the bus.
A. take B. keep C. help D. make
43. We could not agree on the best methods to ______.
A. have B. do C. get D. adopt
44. The van driver said he couldn't ______ us a lift home as there were no free seats in his vehicle.
A. give B. take C. drive D. make
45. If you see a girl and a boy at the movie theater, you might make an _______ that they are dating. You do not
know them, so you do not know if they actually are dating.
A. assumption B. adjustment C. advertisement D. appointment
46. The teachers have been kind enough to make ______ for Jake this semester after his mother's
sudden death.
A. appointments B. admissions C. amendments D. allowances
47. Mountaineers ______ many risks when they climb high mountains.
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A. do B. make C. get D. take
48. She ______ me an enormous compliment.
A. did B. made C. paid D. suggested
49. Producing organic products ______ a lot of efforts and depends on many farming conditions.
A. makes B. has C. gets D. takes
50. Tourism is changing rapidly as nature, heritage, and recreational destinations become more
important, and as conventional tourism is forced to ____ tougher environmental requirements.
A. impose B. lay C. set D. meet
51. People cut down forest trees to ______ more room for land for agriculture and building housing.
A. get B. take C. make D. do
52. With a great love for adventure, he would never ______ a chance to travel.
A. take B. have C. catch D. miss
53. The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is a General Certificate of Education set of exams _______ in the
U.K.
A. indicated B. spent C. taken D. met
54. People with disabilities can ______ a better life with the help of technology.
A. take B. adapt C. lead D. adopt
55. "Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!"
A. having B. taking C. making D. doing
56. Scientists have made an important ______ in the area of genetics.
A. preparation B. invention C. discovery D. exploration
57. Programs to ______ public awareness are also conducted by the turtle centers.
A. grow B. raise C. develop D. rise
58. At the funeral the whole neighborhood came out to pay their last ______.
A. attention B. respects C. heed D. words
59. I ______ a complaint to the manager about the poor service in the restaurant.
A. got B. did C. made D. took
60. If you _____ a crime, you must expect to suffer the consequences.
A. make B. commit C. perform D. do
61. Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had _______ the perfect crime.
A. committed B. escaped C. charged D. got away
62. John always ______ himself a cup of tea when he gets to work.
A. has B. takes C. makes D. does
63. We waited for thirty minutes for the professor to ______ an appearance,then we went home.
A. do B. make C. offer D. take
64. The professor noticed that the student's essay ________a strong resemblance to an article he had seen
published in a journal.
A. carried B. bore C. contained D. held
65. The school ________ a system of monthly tests in place of an annual exam.
A. collected B. took C. adopted D. gathered
66. I decided to ______ a diary of our trip to Toronto.
A. take B. make C. keep D. have
67. Another typical American feature is the importance they ______ on money and things it can buy.
A. make B. place C. take D. bring
68. His work ______ fresh ground for performance art.
A. made B. broke C. done D. created
69. In the UK, there are some websites that provide school students with practical advice about leaving
school and ______ the next step in their careers.
A. doing B. having C. taking D. getting
70. He would win the race if he _______his brother's example and trained harder.
A. followed B. answered C. set D. repeated

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