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If'd known he'd been fired, | wouldn't have asked him how things were going at work. I really __, didn’t ? Ca) put my pawinit 1b) set my mark on it Ce) put my foot in it Cd) set my seal on it 8. Our two children are very alil them has red hair and blue eyes. a) Either Ob) Every one Daal Od)Each 9. By this time next week, Mandy _her ‘exams and we can all go out to celebrate. Da) will be finishing Ob) will have finished Dd)is going to finish Od) will finish 10. The pilot spoke to the passengers to their fears. Da) soothe Ob) dissipate Oc)deter Cd)allay 11. I'm not surprised they're splitting up. They never really talked i a) toone another 1b) to one and to other 1 oto themselves Cd) the one to other We can't seem to save any money, hard we try! a) no matter how Ob) what matter how De) hard how Od) whatever 24= a 15. She suggested \'ve been to more than twenty interviews. | feel like 'm banging my head Cla) ona dead doorway Ob) onan iron curtain De) against a brick wall Od) against a stone threshold What nonsense! You're talking Ca) off your head Cb) out your earholes C¢) through your hat Cd) down your nostrils, __ to the manager about my problem. Ca) meto speak Ob) that | speak De) me speaking Cd) me that | speak . I don’t understand why you want to make a____ about such attrivial matter. a) trouble Ob) stir Oo) fuss Od) number The actors gavea__ Cla) performance run-of-the-mill 1b) run of the mill performance Oe) run-of-the-mill performance Dd) performance run of the mill Her parents died when she was still a child. She was by her grandparents. Da) borne up 1b) brought up De) brought off Od) raised up Why don't we have yoghurt? It's good as cream and much healthier, too. a)each bit Cb) every part Ce)each part Cd) every bit 20. a 22. 23. 24, 2 a ‘Much of the early history of the country is still unknown. For example, we know about the early patterns of settlement. Da)little Ob) less Goalittle Od)not much . Liz will provide all the food for the party. At least, she promised. Ca)so Ob) she would Oc) it would be so Od) so she would —I'm going to try to fix the computer myself. —Are you sure that’s a good idea? You don’t know anything about electronics.You may be biting off more than you can Da) digest Ob) chew Oe) munch Od) crunch The problem with Louella is that she is to give up immediately when faced with any problem. if only she had a little more self-confidence and perseverance! Qa)apt Ob) habitual Od) subject Od) susceptible We would in Cardiff if we hadn't found someone to buy our previous house. Da)still have lived Ob)still be living De) live still Od) have lived still Listen, Bill, something urgent has Iwon't be able to meet you for lunch after all. Da) risen up Ob) come up De) jumped up Od) dropped off I didn't finish work until after 10, es everybody else had already gone home. Da) by which time Ob) in which time De) in which case Od) by which point poate 2527. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. There's a rumour that the Prime Minister accepted a bribe. —Well, you know what people say: there's Da) no fire without smoke 1b) no flame without fire Oc) no smoke without fire Od) no fire without flame ‘Something had obviously amused him because he was quietly to himself. Dal groaning Ob) grunting a) squealing Cid) chuckling over his shoulder, he could see the two constables still chasing him. a) Glancing Ob) To glance OdInglancing Od) With glancing —What did the boss think of your suggestion? —He didn't even bother to read it. He just rejected it Da) hand over fist Ob) out of fist qd) out of hand Cd) through his fingers I've never managed to beat Greg at chess yet, and! don’t suppose! __. He's just. too good. Qa) will ever 1b) never will Oodjever will Od) will never Kim can be so irritating at times. Even so, Iwish | my temper with her this morning. a) didn't lose Ob) haven't lost Oc) wasn't losing Od) hadn't lost 33; 34. 35. 36. 3% 38. There is point in continuing this discussion if you aren't prepared to make any concessions. Da)little Ob)ailittle De)small Od) asmall —Do you live in a flat? —No, I rent house down near the railway station. (a) a furnished old large (1b) an old furnished large Oda furnished large old Cd) a large old furnished Their relationship has become so unbearable for each of them that it is now too late to the situation. a) recover Ob) cure Odheal Od) remedy party is elected will have to deal with major economic problems. a) Any which Ob) The which 1.) No matter which Od) Whichever I've read the instruction book that came with the media player, but | can’t make of it. It's totally incomprehensible. Da) head nor foot Ob) head nor tail Cd) head nor feet Od) tip nor top Try not to make too much noise. The baby has just Da) pushed off (1b) pulled up (e) dropped of 0d) dropped in 26 Taney publahing4 4 4 39. They were forced to. their holiday. Ca) cut shortly Cb) cut short Od) shortcut Od) shortly cut the meeting being at two o'clock, | won't have time to have lunch with you. Oa)With Ob) For Oe) Because Od) Owing There had been a serious accident the motorway near Swindon. Dajin Objon Odalong 7 Odat This must be a terrible time for the poor woman. | really for her. Da) sympathise Ob) pity Do feel Cd) commiserate She'd have won the race if she the last hurdle. at Da) hadn't tripped and fallen Ob) didn't trip and fall Cle wasn't tripping and falling O d) hadn't tripped and fell 'm completely out of my inthe French class. | need to go downa level. Ca) reach Ob) height Oddepth Cd) range 47. 48. 49. 50. . Miss McCrea was anyone could have had. She never lost her temper with even the stupidest pupils. Ca)as patient teacher as (1b) so patient a teacher as Ce)so patient teacher as Cid) as patient a teacher as . I'm not sure whether to believe you or not but I'm going to give you the At least, for the time being. a) benefit of the doubt Ob) profit of the doubt Dd) profit ofthe proof Od) benefit of the proof ‘She was on her throughout the interview because she didn't want to say anything stupid. Da) defence Ob) lookout Oc) caution Od) guard The confidence trickster's story was quite improbable, but a large number of people itnevertheless. Da) dropped for Ob) lapped up Do fell for Od)ate up What are you exactly? Are you implying that | had something to do with the robbery? Da) comingat Cb) getting about Oe) coming about Od) getting at —I haven't seen you for donkey's ages. What have you been getting ? —Oh, nothing much really. Same as usual. Da) upto Ob) round to De) away with Od) over with eiahng 27