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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 19

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. As soon as he saw the man behind the 7. Don't take what he says too seriously. He's
desk, he realised he ______ to the wrong Only ______.
room. □ a) feeling your foot
□ a) came □ b) taking your hair
□ b) had come
□ c) pulling your leg
□ c) was coming
□ d) knocking your knee
□ d) had been coming
8. —Which one of these two umbrellas is
2. ______one cigarette when he reached for
yours?
the packet and took another.
—______. That's mine over there.
□ a) Hardly had he finished
□ b) Only he had finished □ a) None
□ c) Not only he had finished □ b) Neither
□ d) He had finished hardly □ c) Not one or other
3. Henry beat me at tennis. But he ______if □ d) Not one or another
he hadn't cheated so much with the line 9. The play ______ until 8:30, so I think we
calls. have time to eat something first.
□ a) couldn't do it □ a) won't be starting
□ b) couldn't have done it □ b) isn't starting
□ c) wouldn't do it
□ c) shall not Start
□ d) wasn't able to do it
4. Parker has always had a tendency □ d) mightn't start
To ______the importance of minor 10. The next morning David started out
problems. on what ______to be a very eventful
journey.
□ a) augment
□ b) multiply □ a) resulted
□ c) exaggerate □ b) arose .
□ d) heighten □ c) turned
5. Jim's changed a lot since he was □ d) proved
promoted. I think the power has ______ 11. Arriving very early in the morning, we
his head. had the whole beach to ______.
□ a) gone to □ a) us only
□ b) gone over □ b) us alone
□ c)shaken
□ c) ourselves
□ d) taken it into
6. Their predictions were not ______by □ d) only us
subsequent events. In fact, the very 12. They managed to find their way out of
opposite occurred. the jungle ______not having a map or
□ a) carried out compass.
□ b) borne off □ a) despite of
□ c) borne out □ b) even though
□ d) carried off □ c) nevertheless
□ d) in spite of
13. I don't know how I'm going to tell my dad 20. Because of the awful weather, the play was
that I failed my maths exam. He's going to poorly attended, but ______people who
______. came had an excellent evening.
□ a) go through the walls □ a) the few
□ b) hop to the ceiling □ b) a few
□ c) shoot out the window □ c) few
□ d) hit the roof □ d) the less
14. I got a huge surprise last week. My cousin 21. —Do you think the Chancellor will increase
from Australia arrived on my doorstep, taxes on alcohol and cigarettes again?
Completely ______. He was the last —I ______. In my view, they're expensive
person in the world I expected to see. enough already.
□ a) in the red □ a) hope not
□ b) red, white and blue □ b) don't hope so
□ c) in a blue moon □ c) hope it's not
□ d) out of the blue □ d) don't hope it's so
15. It's your mother's birthday next week. 22. I get on well with my mother-in-law. We
______her a present! ______on most things.
□ a) Remember to buy □ a) are all eyes
□ b) Remember buying □ b) keep our eyes peeled
□ c) Recall to buy □ c) see eye to eye
□ d) meet each other's eyes
□ d) Recall buying
16. He often gives the impression that 23. He has been with the company for thirty
he doesn't care about his work. But years, but the management has now
appearances can be ______, you know. decided to ______with his services.
Ken's a really hard worker. □ a) discard
□ a) deceptive □ b) dispense
□ b) tricky □ c) disuse
□ c) deceitful □ d) dismiss
24. If Hilary hadn't looked out the window
□ d) fraudulent
at that moment, she ______the thieves
17. Her ______just slouched in front of the
television while she did all the work. trying to break into her car
□ a) wouldn't have spotted
□ a) brother good-for-nothing
□ b) didn't spot
□ b) good-for-nothing brother
□ c) hadn't spotted
□ c) good for nothing brother
□ d) wouldn’t have been spotting
□ d) good brother for nothing 25. It's been more than ten years since we had
18. I see a lot of young people with this new
the living room ______. I'm fed up looking
hair style. It seems to be ______.
at it. Let's redecorate it completely.
□ a) piling up
□ a) made up
□ b) bringing off □ b) counted up
□ c) catching on □ c) brought off
□ d) coming off □ d) done up
19. Jimmy doesn't like my cooking, but it 26. The meeting might go on for several
doesn't bother me. ______, I say. hours, ______I'll not be home in time for
□ a) Everyone to his own dinner, I'm afraid.
□ b) Each to his own □ a) at which point
□ c) Each one his own □ b) by which time
□ d) Everyone's his own □ c) in which case
27. Most of my mates go for a drink after 33. —Tell me, is Phyllis a nurse or a dentist?
work, but I don't. Going to the pub isn't —______. She's a psychiatrist.
really my ______.
□ a) None
□ a) glass of beer
□ b) Not one or other
□ b) slice of cake
□ c) cup of tea □ c) Nor one nor other
□ d) bread and butter □ d) Neither
28. In the ______of any real evidence against 34. I've just bought a _______table.
the three men, the case had to be dropped. □ a) lovely wooden coffee
□ a) scarcity
□ b) wooden lovely coffee
□ b) absence
□ c) lovely coffee wooden
□ c) lack
□ d) wooden coffee lovely
□ d) want
29. _______ early for her appointment, Betty 35. Many of our procedures are _______on
began to leaf through the pile of old those used in Japanese companies.
magazines. □ a) moulded
□ a) Having arrived □ b) modelled
□ b) By arriving
□ c) adapted
□ c) Because arriving
□ d) formed
□ d) Once arrived
36. _______one of you broke the window will
30. —How's the new job going, Tom?
have to pay for it.
—Fine, thanks. But everything's very new.
It’ll take me a couple of weeks to ______, □ a) Whoever
I expect. □ b) Whichever
□ a) put my foot in it □ c) Whatever
□ b) put my foot down □ d) What
□ c) get cold feet 37. The children were no trouble at all. They
□ d) find my feet Were _______.
31. —They're very happy with their new flat.
□ a) like gold dust
—They _______. It's a beautiful place to
live. □ b) as good as gold
□ a) should be □ c) golden boys
□ b) should □ d) glittering like gold
□ c) will 38. Why don't you _______and see US the
□ d) could be next
32. I hate work. If only I _______have to go! time you're in the area?
□ a) won't □ a) draw up
□ b) didn't □ b) drop off
□ c) don't □ c) drop in
□ d) wouldn't
□ d)end up
39. Realising he would arrive _______for the 45. _______fifty planes an hour land at
meeting, he phoned to warn the others. Heathrow.
□ a) late □ a) As many as
□ b) lately □ b) As much as
□ c) with delay □ c) So many as
□ d) delayed □ d) As many that
40. I couldn't hear myself thinking _______ 46. If I were you, I'd take out some travel
all the noise in the room. insurance, just to be _______.
□ a) because □ a) safer than sorry
□ b) what for □ b) on the safe side
□ c) for □ c) for safety first
□ d) for that □ d) in the safe seat
41. Talks are to be held _______Downing 47. Since they had stopped serving meals, we
Street. had to _______ourselves with sandwiches.
□ a) in □ a) settle
□ b) on □ b) content
□ c) to □ c) please
□ d) at □ d) make do
42. In spite of his _______as a player, he has 48. If the worst comes to the worst, we've got
had a long and successful career. our savings to _______.
□ a) shortages □ a) fall back on
□ b) disabilities □ b) fall down on
□ c) deficiencies □ c) rest upon
□ d)snags □ d) rest off on
43. If the train hadn't been late, I ______it. 49. A six-month suspended sentence! He was
□ a) wouldn't catch lucky to __________ so lightly.
□ b) wouldn't be able to catch □ a) get out
□ c) wouldn't manage to catch □ b) come off
□ d) couldn't have caught □ c) get off
44. Seeing that he had failed the exam, he □ d) come out
went to the nearest pub to drown his
______. 50. It was a good idea but I'm afraid it didn't
□ a) pains quite _______.
□ b) griefs □ a) come off
□ c) troubles □ b) come up
□ d) sorrows □ c) rise up
□ d) rise off