TEST – Fowler Proficiency Use of English 2

I.
1. Much his surprise she gave him her phone number.
2. As she grew up, her father was no account to her.
3. She was intent pursuing a career in business.
4. The claim that he strangled a son of David I revenge for being blinded is late and seems improbable.
5. The first extract from the book was published in the newspapers last Sunday and the Government fear there are
further awkward revelations store.
6. She was told to wear flat shoes, account of her back problem.
7. Eligibility for five weeks' holiday is restricted senior management.
8. The fear of violent crime has now risen of all proportion to the actual risk.
9. This advertisement is a typical example their marketing strategy.
10. one point, I thought he was going to burst into tears.
11. all accounts, Garcia was an excellent manager.
12. They spend money like water. I don’t know how much longer they can go on living their means.
13. We are still dealing with problems resulting errors made in the past.
14. There was an accident that resulted the death of two passengers.
15. Joan has catered functions up to 200 people.
16. She doesn't conform the rules of society.
17. She seemed none the worse her night out in the cold.
18. The program is threat of closure due to lack of funding.
19. I often have to make decisions that go the grain.
20. He always felt shy and ill ease at parties.
21. the most part, people seemed pretty friendly.
22. He performs best pressure.
23. A woman mistook him a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.
24. The baby can't even sit up yet, let walk!
25. I am acting behalf of the bank.
26. They have to win the contract - thousands of jobs are stake.
27. I never know whether to take him his word.
28. There's been no rain to speak for several months.
29. The defense budget is higher than it was the height of the Cold War.
30. We've already discussed the subject great length.
31. Bertorelli has scored 165 points, and I don't think anyone will improve that.
32. The application was approved, subject certain conditions.
33. The judge directed the jury to acquit Phillips the murder.
34. Evans is credited inventing the system.

II.
A.
1. Bellow supported Roth's early work, and Roth's work was to a resemblance to Bellow's.
2. The soldiers in the front line the brunt of the enemy attack.
3. It was an accident. I don't any grudges.
B.
1. Game shows like that have had their .
2. She suddenly turned round one and said she was leaving me.
3. Come on, let's call it a and go home.
C.
1. The candle fell over and set to the barn.
2. Danny finally saw the and bought me flowers on Valentine's Day.
3. This evidence did not come to until after the trial.
D.
1. Schellenberg settled the and they went outside.
2. Alas, there is no space to give a proper of the thoughts of these great minds.
3. Existing models of global warming have not taken this into , according to Cox.
E.
1. Starting at midnight, he would begin his routine, closing his eyes and falling asleep before the clock had
____________ twelve.
2. Before the police could react, the gang again.
3. To be honest, the same thought had me.
F.
1. It's easy to holes in her argument.
2. Be careful because there are a lot of petty thieves looking for a chance to your pocket.
3. Are you trying to a quarrel?
G.
1. The festival is likely to huge crowds.
2. The artist will the winning lottery ticket out of a hat.
3. I always the curtains when it gets dark.
H.
1. He accused me of not my weight.
2. Did Ronnie really call or are you just my leg?
3. Gooch has developed as a captain, too, strings whereas before he might have retreated.
I.
1. The purpose of the article was to draw to the problems faced by single parents.
2. I'll give the matter my undivided .
3. He said that very little escapes his .
J.
1. If my Mum finds out, I'll never hear the of it.
2. For Geoff, the job was simply a means to an .
3. I was at a loose so I decided to go see an old movie.
K.
1. These youngsters work 70 metres below level.
2. His latest movie looks set to break new .
3. Often parents and teenagers find they have little common .
L.
1. You'll just have to put your down and tell him he can't stay out on school nights.
2. I've really put my in it this time. I didn't realize that was her husband!
3. She swore she would never set in his house again.

M.
1. Similar causes tend to similar results.
2. He was turned off the bus when he failed to a ticket.
3. In the next chapter we examine why the public sector may wish to private goods.
N.
1. You as if you've got a cold.
2. She was unable to the alarm.
3. Energy analyst Walt Patterson believes this would the death knell for research.
O.
1. In the springtime, everything comes to again.
2. What a perfect likeness! This is my father to the .
3. His girlfriend was trying to give him the kiss of .
P.
1. As a general most students finish their coursework by the end of May.
2. A series of payments used to be the exception rather than the .
3. Everyone in the country is bound by the of law.
Q.
1. The leather is starting to away at the seams.
2. The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to off.
3. I look like I have been pressed into this against my wishes though I a phoney smile.
R.
1. You can see from what she wears that she’s got more money than .
2. Choosing a wedding dress is all a matter of personal .
3. She acknowledged her remark had been in bad .
S.
1. I wasn't sure that our clothing would muster at the club door.
2. It’s not for me to judgement on other people’s beliefs but, if they’re as strange as that, it was unwise of
him to make them public.
3. The rules in this country my comprehension.
T.
1. I bought the book on the of your recommendation.
2. For several years the business went from strength to .
3. It is used at full for immediate odour elimination, or in a 6 to 1 dilution for ongoing preventative
maintenance.
U.
1. The garden is at its in June.
2. She had her hair don because she wanted to look her at the wedding.
3. I'm sure he went there with the of intentions.
V.
1. My curiosity finally got the of me and I opened the letter.
2. At least he’s been honest enough to admit to his mistakes so I think the of him for that.
3. If they can do them both at the same time, then so much the .
W.
1. At the of her mind was the thought that he might be with someone else.
2. Alex deserves a pat on the for all his hard work.
3. Come on, John. Stop messing around and put your into it!
X.
1. Rather than giving in and losing , she carried on her needless quarrel with her father.
2. It looks, on the of it, like a minor change in the regulations.
3. The bill was made law in the of fierce opposition.
Y.
1. The teacher took the to learn all our names on the first day.
2. She got the jewellery through customs without any .
3. The company ran into when it tried to expand too quickly.
Z.
1. The family has had a time of it these last few months.
2. It was luck that you lost your job.
3. The meat was and hard to chew.
A’.
1. It won't be easy to put the changes into .
2. We tried to wake him, but to no .
3. In we're earning less than last year because of inflation.
B’.
1. I'd like to your attention to paragraph four.
2. Could you me to Trafalgar Square, please?
3. Have you found anyone to the play?
C’.
1. I'm sure that if it came to the , he would do what is expected of him.
2. He made a of spending Saturdays with his children.
3. We all like him, but that's beside the .