ANSWER KEY TO TEST 8

PART ONE
I.
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C

PART TWO
I.
1. have reached
2. was getting
3. have been working
4. had been suffering (had suffered)
5. hovering / being thrown / climbing / leading / had arranged / had been waiting
II.
1. in 2. about 3. on 4. in 5. from
6. of 7. for 8. of 9. in 10. to (with)
11. in 12. about 13. through 14. in 15. with
16. about 17. for 18. for 19. of 20. to
III.
1. let me down 2. make up 3. bear me out
4. put off 5. leave you out 6. run her down
7. put forward 8. rule out 9. give you away
10. look up
IV.
1.People think he had a hand in a gold smuggling operation.
2.The so - called headmaster has just made a speech.
3.I’d like another matter to be brought up before the meeting closes.
4.Literature is not his cup of tea.
5. She’s not very strong person. I’m afraid she might lose control of her feelings when she hears the news.
6. Drop me a line when you come there.
7.The proposals were still under examination.
8. I’m tired now because I’ve been on my feet all day.
9.It was a bitter - sweet memory.
10.At first she liked him but now she’s beginning to have second thoughts.

PART THREE
I.
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
II.
1. instability 2. deadly 3. falsifying
4. indescribable 5. senseless / nonsense
6. infamous / infamy 7. differentiate 8. activated
9. deformity 10. compelling

PART FOUR
1. predictable  predict 2. which  where
3. takes place  took place 4. did ... sounds  made ... sounds
5. controllably  uncontrollably 6. believes  believe
7. disaster  the (a) disaster 8. terrified  terrifying / terrible
9. another people  other people 10. dead toll  death toll

PART FIVE
I.
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B
II.
1.development 2. scarce 3. progress
4. lead 5. enjoyment 6. providing
7. fought 8. necessary 9. scientific
10. together