5 Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

Circle the letter

A, B, C or D for each sentence (1-25). Give one answer only to each question.
1 I'm afraid you may find the truth somewhat .......... .
A inedible B unmanageable C indigestible D unpalatable

2 The youth team really ... themselves in the semi-final.

. ...
A surmounted B excelled C beat D exceeded

3 1 personally don't believe you can . . . . . . . . . . of his support.

D be sure

4 He opened the account with a(n) . . . . . . . . . . to running up a healthy overdraft.

5 The . . . . . . . . . . feeling at the meeting was that we should go ahead.

6 The estate agent assured us that we could . . . . . . . . . . the

house at any time.
A look over B overlook C oversee D see through

7 There is little doubt that your daughter has a real . . . . . . . . . . with animals.
B intuition C aptitude D flair

8 Your query unfortunately does not .......... into this category.

9 There is every . . . . . . . . . . of things going horribly wrong.

1 0 Your work falls well ... . . . . the required standard.

11 She came back with an answer as quick as a(n) .......... .

1 2 The government was finally . ....... down by a minor scandal.

1 3 It appears that the hostages were not . . . .. .. . to any unnecessary suffering.

C subsumed D subverted

1 4 The .. . are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.

..
A chances B bets C prospects D odds

15 Her performance in the last scene was quite . . . . . . . . .

A describable B remarkable C notable D noticeable

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16 Have you ever really . . . . . . . . up to your parents?

A spoken B reached C worked D stood

17 For years now it seems he has been . . . . . . . . . . by bad luck.

A bugged B doorned C dogged D haunted

18 Unernployrnent figures have . . . . . . . . since the last election.

A lified B raised C flown D soared

19 At last, I . . . . . . . . . . on him to help us out of our dilemma.

A persuaded B prevailed C laboured D convinced

20 The earthquake ..........6.5 on the Richter scale.

A weighed B rneasured C achieved D counted

21 You should be . . . . . . . . . . ashamed of yourself for what you've done.

A thoroughly B hopelessly C entirely D earnestly

22 Wouldn't you agree that the balance of power has . . . . . . . . . . recently?

A affected B swept C shified D weighed

23 The referee's attention was drawn . ....... a player lying prostrate in the centre circle.
A to B by C on D for

24 Despite a string of perforrnances he retained his place in the side.

. ....
A promising B reasonable C satisfactory D rnoderate

25 Nobody frorn the President down should imagine they are ......... the law.
A beyond B over C within D above