LESSON 5

1: I don't suppose there is anyone there, ___?

A. is there B. isn't there C. do I D. don't I
2: He lost the race because he___petrol on the last lap.
A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out
3: Prices of flats___from a few thousand to millions of dollars.
A. vary B. change C. differ D. fluctuate
4: The political candidate knew the issue was a hot___, so he deferred to his chief of staff, who
directed s to the committee chairperson.
A. tomato B. potato C. pot D. dog
5: As he made no ___to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.
A. statement B. mention C. reference D. comment
6:___should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision.
A. Always B. Under no circumstances
C. No sooner than D. Only when
7: Could you possibly___me at the next committee meeting?
A. stand in for B. make up for C. fall back on D. keep in with
8:___, the invention was perfect, but it didn’t sell very well.
A. Technologically B. Politically C. Practically D. Technically
9: Making mistakes is all___of growing up.
A. chalk and cheese B. top and bottom C. part and parcel D. odds and ends
10: He tries to___himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend
11: They___have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. can’t D. might
12: If you want to join this club,you must___this application form.
A. make up B. write down C. do up D. fill in
13: What___are used for assessing a student's ability?
A. criteria B. criterion C. criterias D. criterions
14: Don't let my mother watch any of those sad movies - she cries at the drop of a___.
A. hat B. bag C. cat D. rag
15: Living in the countryside is a far cry from reading about it. It___. You have to deal
with___poverty and go through the bad patch.
A. is of crass stupidity/grueling B. is no mean feat/grinding
C. goes against the grain/abject D. dwindles away to nothing/extreme
16: I___you know important this is.
A. need hardly tell B. need hardly to tell C. need to hardly tell D. need to tell
hardly
17: His accent gave him___.
A. away B. off C. out D. up
18: The___horse began to run as fast as he could.
A. frightening B. frightened C. frighten D. frightful
19:Denise has been burning the midnight___trying to finish this report, so she must be
exhausted.
A. lamp B. candle C. oil D. gas
20: You can't believe a word that woman says - she is a___liar.
A. deliated B. devoted C. committed D.
compulsive
21: On the battle field___.
A. lay the tanks B. did the tanks lie C. lied the tanks D. the tanks lay
22: I hope this headache will___soon.
A. pass away B. come away C. wear off D. go out
23: You can exercise your___to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn't receive any
money at that point.
A. duty B. obligation C. rights D. possibility
24: I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to
devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm falling between___stools.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
25:___of computers, it is difficult to imagine how tedious the work of accountants and clerks
must have been in the past.
A. At the age B. On the age C. In the age D. By the age
26: To love and to be loved___the greatest happiness on Earth.
A. are B. is C. were D. being
27: Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be___by our center.
A. put down B. turned over C. passed away D. taken out
28: It's___to a non-addict that an illicit drug can control the life of a young abuser.
A. readable B. favorable C. imperative D.incomprehensible
29: You'd better___the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday.
A. hit B. beat C. stab D. bite
30: At her trial in 1431, Joan was accused of being in ___with the devil.
A. cooperation B. association C. league D. conjunction
31: Jane: "Shall we turn back?" - Tom: "Well, I'm___turning back. It's too dangerous to go
mountain climbing___this weather."
A. about / in B. by/ in C. for/ in D. against/ on
32:She had been depressed all day but she started to___after she heard that she was promoted.
A. shout up B. cheer up C. take up D. break up
33: With her beauty and charm, she___film audiences everywhere.
A. tortured B. deceived C. captivated D. defeated
34: I heard___that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.
A. in the woods B. on the grapevine C. under your feet D. on the olive
branch
35: She clearly joined the firm with a (an)___to improving herself professionally.
A. view B. aim C. plan D. ambition
36: As an adult, I’m independent___my parents financially.
A. on B. with C. of D. from
37:Noone knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I___was about four years ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
38: Nuclear engines operate without air and consume ___fuel than other engines do.
A. much less B. much fewer C. a lot higher D. far more
39: Duncan Smith hit the nail on the___when he said that the Prime Minister promised so much
and yet changed so little.
A. head B. back C. leg D. foot
40: She___hope of any reconciliation.
A. departed B. left C. ceased D.
abandoned
41: The dress is a little big for you. You'd better go to tailor's and___at the waist.
A. make it less wide B. have it made wider C. make it wider D. have it made
less wide
42: The smell of the sea___his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for
granted 43: There are several habits that man takes from his childhood and continues to use
even after he reaches and___maturity.
A. accomplishes B. attains C. obtains D. comes
44: At school, people always used to take the___out of him for having red hair.
A. cat B. dog C. mickey D. rat
45: Going on this diet has really___me good. I've lost weight and I feel fantastic!
A. done B. taken C. made D. had
46: There has been an announcement from the Principal that the students will not hear the bell
___this week as it has broken.
A. ring B. ringing C. rang D. rung
47: The kidnapper gave himself___to the authorities.
A. up B. off C. away D. up
48:___of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or national TV
networks.
A. Dedication B. Compilation C. Condensing D. Dispersal
49: Necessity is the___of invention.
A. father B. ancestor C. mother D. antecedents
50: Look, will you stop___in and let me finish my sentence!
A. butting B. moving C. pushing D. plugging