LESSON 69

Question 1:B.etween you and me, so don’t tell anyone, I am sure he will lose
the election.
A. In truth B. In confidence C. In fact D. In conclusion
Question 2: His reputation has been greatly______by the success ofhis new book.
A. enhanced B. heightened C. enlarged D. expanded
Question 3: He was______with an extraordinary musical ability.
A. ensured B. entrusted C. entreated D. endowed
Question 4: I could______a note of panic in his voice.
A. desist B. detest C. detect D. deter
Questions: It is______impossible to tell the twins apart.
A. realistically B. virtually C. closely D. extremely
Question 6: Thousands of people use the______of footpaths across these hills.
A. grid B. network C. circuit D. channel
Question 7: A newspaper's opinions are given in its______.
A. cartoons B. editorial C. reports D. titles
Question 8: MrB.rown is not a serious investor, but he likes to______in the stock market.
A. splash B. splatter C. paddle D. dabble
Question 9: The terrorists who hijacked the plane last night are still holding ten
A. casualties B. hostages C. pedestrians D. victims
Question 10: They tried in vain to save enough money to buy a house and so
finally they rented one.
A. without money B. without trial C. without success D. without work
Question 11: No wonder she is jumping for joy, she has just been given
promotion.
A. very jumpy B. very silly C. very happy D. very noisy
Question 12: I wish I could trust you again, but all you ever did to me was to let
me down.
A. to make me cry B. to make me angry
C. to despite me D. to disappoint me
Question 13: You shouldn’t worry about the exam because you have prepared
well and you will probably find it a piece of cake.
A. easy to digest B. easy to read C. easy to start D. very easy
Question 14: My son would love to have aB.uzz Lightmonth toy for his birthday. Do you
have any at your store?-Sorry, madam. They are out of stock.
A. bankrupt B. broken C. not available D. stacked
Question 15: I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my
whole investment has gone down the drain.
A. has been overtaken B. has been confirmed
C. has been wasted D. has been confused
Question 16: I would advise you to do that as well and in that way you will kill
two birds with one stone.
A. get things done twice B. get something done two times
C. get two things done at the same time D. get two things done twice
Question 17: Everyone thought Jane and Elly were a happy couple, but it was
all just making believe.
A. modesty B. pretending C. reality D. denial
Question 18: It is very difficult to______the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign
language.
A. transfer B. exchange C. convert D. convey
Question 19: At the end of the match the players were______exhausted.
A. solely B. utterly C. actually D. merely
Question 20: We couldn’t fly______because all the tickets had been sold out.
A. economical B. economy C. economic D. economics
Question 21: David never wastes his time; he tries to improve himself at every______
A. technique B. opportunity C. consideration D. operation
Question 22: It will certainly enhance your______of reading when you are aware of very
slight differences in the writer's expression.
A. condition B. recommendation C. material D. enjoyment
Question 23: You should read this novel. It has been______recommended by all the critics.
A. deeply B. fully C. highly D. truly
Question 24: True learning does not______in gathering facts from the teachers; it requires
active assimilation of knowledge.
A. achieve B. consist C. depend D. come
Question 25: There should be a law against______.
A. violent family B. fights for households
C. violent domestics D. domestic violence
Question 26: The manager of the hotel always puts a______on the service quality.
A. pressure B. great stress C. stressed D. stressful
Question 27: During the flood, many local people ran out of food and starved
to______.
A. dying B. die C. death D. dead
Question 28: The saying that "Misfortunes never come______” means that many problems
can happen at the same time.
A. soon B. at once C. single D. singly
Question 29: In fairy tales, bad witches often try to cast a spell on the______.
A. innocent B. innovative C. innovation D. initiative
Question 30: The majority of people agree that modern drugs are the most
effective way to cure a (n)______.
A. treatment B. symptom C. illness D. sicken