TEST 0017

1. Linda: Have you ever ....... before? Only it's my first time in a plane and I'm a little nervous. (a) fled (b) flown (c) flowed (d) flying
2. Mike: Yes, lots of times. There's no need to ....... about it. (a) worry (b) think (c) ponder (d) brood
3. Linda: That's easy for you to ....... but I feel very anxious. (a) dictate (b) speak (c) call (d) say
4. Mike: All you have to do is take it ....... and relax. (a) back (b) cool (c) easy (d) straight
5. Linda: I had a ....... drinks before I came on board and that hasn't helped. (a) lot (b) few (c) little (d) many
6. Mike: Never ....... I'm sure you'll be all right and anyhow we're starting to move now. (a) mind (b) care (c) object (d) deny
7. Linda: Yes, you're right. It's as ....... everything on the plane is shaking. (a) when (b) like (c) but (d) if
8. Mike: That means that the engines are warming ....... . It won't be long now. (a) off (b) up (c) over (d) in
9. Linda: Oh yes. I don't know why I was so ....... I think flying is great! (a) nervous (b) terrible (c) awful (d) nerving
10. Mike: Don't get too excited! We're still on the runway and haven't taken ....... yet. (a) through (b) by (c) off (d) in
11. Charles: I don't think I've ....... you before in this pub. (a) see (b) seen (c) seeing (d) saw
12. Deborah: No, this is my first ....... . (a) stay (b) encounter (c) meeting (d) visit
13. Charles: And I see you've ....... your little dog with you. (a) brining (b) brings (c) brought (d) bought
14. Deborah: Yes, he goes ....... with me. (a) everywhere (b) all over (c) somewhere (d) nowhere
15. Charles: It's very good the way he sits at the table and eats his ....... with a knife and fork. (a) substance (b) content (c) sustenance (d) food
16. Deborah: Oh yes. He's very good. At home when he's ....... eating, he goes into the kitchen and washes up his plates. (a) finished (b) ended (c) ends (d) finishes
17. Charles: That's really ....... I find that difficult to believe. (a) amaze (b) amazing (c) amazes (d) amazed
18. Deborah: Believe me — he's a really wonderful dog and can do ....... things that people do. (a) much (b) more (c) most (d) lots
19. Charles: The one thing I've ....... is that he doesn't say anything. (a) remarked (b) connected (c) commented (d) noticed
20. Deborah: Yes, that's right. He's not talking today because he's got a ....... throat. (a) sick (b) sore (c) ill (d) hurt
21. Waiter: What would you like to ....... with, sir? (a) engage (b) consume (c) start (d) tackle
22. Diner: I was thinking I ....... try the soup. (a) can (b) will (c) ought to (d) might
23. Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's ....... . (a) off (b) over (c) through (d) under
24. Diner: In that ....... I'll try the roast beef. (a) example (b) case (c) instance (d) situation
25. Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any ....... . (a) left (b) leaving (c) right (d) taken
26. Diner: Oh that's a ....... . Perhaps I could have the pork. (a) crime (b) blame (c) shame (d) short
27. Waiter: It's really not your ....... . We don't have any pork now. (a) moment (b) time (c) hour (d) day
28. Diner: Oh this is ....... . Do you have anything at all? (a) ridicule (b) ridiculous (c) ridiculing (d) ridiculed
29. Waiter: Now sir it's not worth ....... your temper. You could take the last thing on the menu. (a) losing (b) holding (c) dropping (d) throwing
30. Diner: Right then. If it's not too much ....... . Please bring me a cup of coffee. (a) difficulty (b) problem (c) hardship (d) trouble