Nguyen Ti, Dung

10ANH
Febuay 20, 2021

TY4P MCQ 61.6% (154/250)

1. General Custer was confident of victoy despite being vastly _____ by the enemy.

A outnumbered

B outclassed

C overcome

D ovetaken

If one group of people or things outnumbers another, the first group has more people or things in it than
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second group.

2. Don't tell me you've read War and Peace _____!

A yet

B still

C already

D just

3. The ministy refused to _____ the figures to the press.

A release

B leak

C show

D add

If someone in authoity releases something such as a document or infomation, they make it available.
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4. Steve _____ his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question. A
threw out

B threw off

C threw away

D threw in
 blow, miss, pass up, squander, throw away, tun down, waste + chance
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5. Mr Jones gave his sons some money to _____ them up in business. A
get

B set

C put

D make

set sb up to provide sb with the money that they need in order to do sth
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6. _____ comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.

A It

B Therefore

C There

D That

7. James had, _____, saved the manuscipt of his first novel from the buning house. A
lastly

B at last

C lately

D at least

8. Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _____ that the matter was confidential. A
reasons

B excuses

C grounds

D foundations

9. The lawyer insisted that his client _____ never have been arested in the first place. A
should

B must

C ought

D would
10. As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to _____.
A fall away

B fall back
 C fall over

D fall out

If soldiers fall back, they move back because they are being attacked.
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11. How voters will react to this latest political scandal _____ to be seen.

A is

B remains

C has

D waits

it remains to be seen
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used to say that it is still uncetain whether something will happen or is tue

12. ‘There is no futher treatment we can give,’ said Dr Jekyll. ‘We must let the disease take its
_____.’
A course

B end

C tem

D way

take/un its course

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develop in the usual way and reach a natural end

13. He walked from the cout a free man, having been _____ of murder.
A unconvinced

B discharged

C liberated

D acquitted

If someone is acquitted of a cime in a cout of law, they are fomally declared not to have committed the
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14. Michael was the _____ force behind the company's rapid expansion.
A managing

B leading

C ising

D diving
 diving force behind
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someone or something that strongly influences people and makes them do something

15. Can you take _____ of the shop while Mr Ben tall is away?

A management

B unning

C charge

D operation

If you take charge of someone or something, you make yourself responsible for them and take control
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them. If someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for them.

16. Jack and Chistine wondered how the umours had begun to _____.
A disseminate

B spread

C un

D develop

a umour circulates, gets about/around, goes around/round, spreads

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17. The minister made no _____ of any futher negotiations.

A mention

B comment

C indication

D remark

18. The forecasters take a gloomy _____ of the economic future.

A regard

B aspect

C view

D outlook
19. You’d rather speak to him yourself, _____?
A hadn’t you

B didn’t you

C wouldn’t you
 D won’t you

20. I wish the neighbours _____ making so much noise.

A would stop

B will stop

C stopping

D stopped

21. Mrs Nelson’s baby is now two weeks _____.

A late

B overdue

C delayed

D expected

When the baby is two weeks overdue, it was expected to be bon two weeks ago.
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22. Evey worker gets an extra month’s salay as an end-of-year _____. A

bonus

B addition

C reward

D donation

23. At the scene of the disaster the Pince said some comfoting words to the _____ relatives. A
lamenting

B wailing

C complaining

D gieving
24. The soldiers walked cautiously through the _____ deseted streets. A
obviously

B apparently

C probably

D hopefully

25. Since he spoke about the subject so indirectly, it was difficult to see what he was _____. A
getting at
 B getting on

C getting in

D getting up

26. This new instument is _____ us a lot of trouble.

A working

B giving

C making

D producing

27. If you do not repay the money we will, as a last _____, take you to cout. A
measure

B attempt

C act

D resot

28. At the paty conference, the Pime Minister _____ backing for his new policies. A
won

B got

C had

D held
29. The two trains came _____ ten metres of collision.
A just

B near

C within

D almost

30. May wanted to give Nigel a present that was a little bit out of the _____. A
ordinay

B nomal

C average

D eveyday

31. Most people would _____ at the chance of working for that company.
 A dive

B grab

C seize

D jump

32. All but two of the injured were _____ from hospital within twenty-four hours. A
discharged

B released

C sent

D allowed

33. We decided to _____ a coin to see who would go first.

A throw

B pitch

C roll

D toss
34. If you want to know which companies to invest in, George can give you some _____. A
clues

B hints

C words

D tips

35. He was awarded a medal in _____ of his sevices to the Queen. A

view

B recognition

C regard

D light

36. The racing-diver climbed out of the wreckage completely _____.

A unwounded

B intact

C unscathed

D well-preseved

37. The King showed his mercy by _____ the rebels’ lives.
 A saving

B spaing

C granting

D accepting

38. The banks _____ the Govenment’s new proposals on credit control. A
welcomed

B greeted

C flouished

D cheered
39. The entire machine was _____, taken to another factoy and re-assembled there. A
dismantled

B disconnected

C demolished

D uncoupled

40. At the end of the day the shopkeeper walked to the bank, caying the day’s _____ in a special bag.
A income

B takings

C eanings

D profits

takings
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the money that a business, shop etc. gets from selling its goods over a paticular peiod of time
the day's/week's etc. takings

41. I don’t need to know the whole stoy, just give me the _____.
A gist

B details

C essence

D summay

42. The company is suspected _____ the trade embargo.

A having broken

B to break

C of breaking
 D breaking

43. _____ had I left the hotel when I was surounded by photographers.
A No sooner

B Immediately

C Just

D Hardly
44. The rocks in this area have been _____ into strange shapes by the wind and rain. A
broken

B eroded

C moulded

D deteiorated

45. You must refrain _____ tea or coffee while taking this medicine.
A to dink

B from dinking

C dink

D dinking

46. When both parents went to pison, social workers took the children _____ care.

A with

B for

C into

D to

47. William is an authoity _____ medieval tapesties.

A on

B with

C about

D in

48. Many of his best photographs of the conflict were taken when he was actually _____ fire. A on
B under

C in
 D to
49. The machine should have switched itself off but it failed to do _____. A it
B thus

C that

D so

50. _____ we need to complete the repairs is £2,000.

A Eveything

B Only

C Just

D All

51. George decided to _____ from his position as company chaiman.

A step down

B step aside

C step back

D step out

52. The police car drove into the car park and _____ sharply. A
pulled in

B pulled up

C pulled aside

D pulled about

53. The police asked the kidnappers to _____ the deadline by six hours. A
prolong

B extend

C delay

D lengthen
54. You might not get better but this medicine will do you no _____. A
worse

B danger

C ham

D illness
55. Extra blankets will be supplied on _____.
A request

B demand

C asking

D need

56. James was _____ from school for bad behaviour.

A exiled

B dismissed

C expelled

D discharged

57. ‘You are not compaing _____ with like,’ said Margaret. A
like

B same

C both

D each

58. The pisoner escaped by _____ of a rope ladder. A

means

B method

C use

D way
59. I could tell that John didn’t know _____ had been an accident. A it
B where

C there

D that

60. _____ is understood to be no question of a ciminal act having taken place. A

There

B It

C Although

D And
61. There is nothing we can do _____ than wait.

A except

B other

C rather

D moreover

62. _____ no fault of his own, Bian was an hour late for the meeting. A
From

B For

C By

D Through

63. I’ve been meaning to _____ repaiing that fence for ages. A
get round to

B get out of

C get up to

D get on to
64. The govenment decided to _____ down on income tax evasion. A
press

B crack

C push

D snap

65. ‘I don’t believe you! You’re having me _____!’ said Jack.

A out

B on

C over

D up

66. Over the centuies the feet of many visitors have _____ the steps to the castle.

A won out

B won through

C won down

D won in
67. Eveyone on the tip was _____ on getting as much out of it as possible. A
detemined

B intent

C willing

D inclined

68. They attempted to _____ the painting to its oiginal condition. A

restore

B renovate

C repair

D refurbish
69. The defenders _____ the enemy until reinforcements aived.
A held off

B held out

C held away

D held down

70. As he read the text aloud, the newscaster _____ over the words.
A slipped

B twisted

C fell

D stumbled

71. The general was relieved of his command after committing one of the worst _____ in the histoy of
wafare.
A faults

B defeats

C disasters

D blunders

72. Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been _____.
A broken into

B tampered with

C touched up

D taken out
73. This is a matter of the _____ concen.
A ultimate

B utmost

C utter

D universal
74. Schoolchildren are gifted at _____ nicknames for their teachers.
A developing

B coining

C defining

D hinting

75. The president declared that time was _____ in the search for peace.
A unning in

B unning through

C unning out

D unning up

76. Tom trains hard, is talented and eager to win – he is, in _____, the pefect competitor.

A total

B whole

C shot

D pat

77. _____ attempts were made to reach those buied beneath the ubble of the collapsed building. A
Strong

B Strenuous

C Energetic

D Exhausting

78. Casinos ensure there is a healthy _____ between what they take from gamblers and what they pay
out.
A profit

B margin

C difference

D balance
79. He was told that students over the age of twenty-six were not entitled to a govenment _____ to help
with their studies.
A handout

B subsidy

C aid

D grant

80. I revised my views _____ comments from colleagues.

A in the light of

B futher to

C against

D consequent upon

81. He bought the cottage _____ renovating it and then selling at a large profit. A
with a view to

B with the target of

C aiming to

D his goal being

82. She got the job _____ of considerable competition.

A in the face

B in the teeth

C regardless

D irespective

83. That is a view to which I do not _____.

A agree

B suppot

C subscibe

D maintain
84. If only he _____ help us by talking directly to the boss.
A might

B could

C will

D should
85. It was difficult for the lecturer to _____ his voice to the back of the hall. A
shout

B raise

C deliver

D project

86. The dealer _____ the cards before the game began.

A mixed

B mingled

C soted

D shuffled

87. The _____ of the pudding is in the eating!

A taste

B proof

C quality

D pleasure

If you say the proof of the pudding or the proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that
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something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tied or used.

88. After the engine failed, the boat just _____ with the curent.
A floated

B moved

C difted

D rolled
89. The consultant outlined the patient’s _____ and asked the students to identify the disease. A
signs

B reactions

C notes

D symptoms

90. Harold would rather we _____ hold the meeting on Fiday.

A shouldn’t

B weren’t to
 C didn’t

D wouldn’t

91. You may not have liked her, but _____ be quite so ude?

A should you

B did you dare to

C did you need to

D would you have to

92. The company doesn’t have a graphics section and _____ out all its design work. A
fams

B sends

C tenders

D offers

fam somebody/something out to

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to send work to other people instead of doing it yourself

93. The politician knew exactly how to call _____ a response from the audience. A
up

B foward

C out

D foth
94. She has not yet got _____ her recent illness.
A by

B through

C over

D out of

95. The new recuits were put under a lot of _____.

A pressure

B woy

C pain

D tension
96. Such a hoible cime created a sense of _____ among the public.

A avenge

B fuy

C outrage

D revenge

Outrage is an intense feeling of anger and shock.

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97. This singer is on the _____ of a wondeful career.

A threshold

B stat

C edge

D point

98. Although he was regarded as being a talented actor, his career was not a success in financial
_____.
A ways

B tems

C aspects

D points
99. The training manager told the trainees that they would have _____ all the techniques needed in
selling by the end of the course.
A mastered

B overcome

C conquered

D vanquished

100. There was _____ coverage of the stoy on all the television channels.

A complete

B extensive

C total

D absolute

101. John ____________ it upon himself to ensure that eveyone had satisfactoy accommodation. A took
B did
 C got

D made

If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for pemission or
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approval.

102. Douglas took ____________ of his meeting with the Pime Minister to argue his case.

A oppotunity

B advantage

C chance

D effect

take advantage of sth to use the good things in a situation

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103. In ____________, it was a bad idea to pay him in cash.
A hindsight

B consideration

C retrospect

D knowledge

in retrospect thinking now about something in the past

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with/in hindsight the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened

104. All things ____________, he is the best president we are likely to get.

A considered

B thought

C taken

D added

all things considered when you consider all the pats or events of a situation
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105. The minister assured us that there were ____________ funds for this project. A
ich

B financial

C ample

D deep

106. This painting stands a good ____________ of winning the pize.

 A possibility

B chance

C oppotunity

D cetainty

If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to
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achieve it.
107. As the election results came through, the Pime Minister ____________ defeat. A
declared

B granted

C conceded

D announced

If you concede defeat, you accept that you have lost a stuggle.
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108. After months of getting ____________, the detectives began to feel that they were onto
something.
A somewhere

B nowhere

C eveywhere

D anywhere

If you say that you are getting nowhere, or getting nowhere fast, or that something is getting you
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nowhere, you mean that you are not achieving anything or having any success.

109. It is vey appropiate that the pize ____________ go to such a young architect.

A could

B should

C need

D might

110. The High Street in Cambidge is blocked by a loy that has ____________ its load. A
slipped

B shed

C loosed

D ovetuned
 If a loy sheds its load, the goods that it is caying accidentally fall onto the road.
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111. There is more work here than I can ____________ on my own.

A cope with

B do with

C make out

D go for
112. In the early years of the twentieth centuy, several rebellions ____________ in the nothen pats of the
county.
A rose up

B tuned out

C came up

D broke out

rebellion + break out / begin

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113. Marcus never wites the timetable down. He keeps it in his ____________. A
brain

B mind

C head

D heat

114. For a couple of hours after I left the dentist’s my jaw was still ____________. A
asleep

B unfeeling

C painless

D numb

115. I expect ____________ the course next year.

A completing

B to complete

C will complete

D completed

116. Don’t tell anyone about this, ____________?

 A do you

B won’t you

C will you

D should you
117. The accused ____________ guilty to all charges.
A pleaded

B admitted

C said

D confessed

118. Do not ____________ the diver while the bus is in motion.

A disturb

B distract

C convet

D inteupt

distract sb/sth (from sth) to take sb's attention away from what they are tying to do
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119. The patient’s heat-rate and breathing must be carefully ____________ duing the operation. A
counted

B monitored

C obseved

D supevised

120. ‘There is no ____________ of forced enty,’ said Inspector Morse.

A mark

B attempt

C trace

D sign

121. Twenty people were arested duing the demonstration, of ____________ four were charged with
obstuction.
A who

B whom

C which
 D them
122. After eating the apple she threw the ____________ in the bin.
A core

B remains

C stones

D centre

The core of a fuit is the central pat of it. It contains seeds or pips.
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123. I didn’t lean vey much ____________ my time at that college.

A duing

B throughout

C on

D all

124. The unpaid bills will be ____________ to next month’s account.

A caied in

B caied on

C caied up

D caied over

If something caies over or is caied over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in
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situation.

125. ‘We have ____________!’ said the controller, as the rocket rose into the air.

A lift-off

B take-off

C uplift

D getaway

lift-off when a spacecraft or rocket leaves the ground

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126. We need guaranteed financial ____________ before we can even stat the design work.

A agreement

B backing

C analysis
 D plans
127. At this time of year famers ____________ their crops and store them for winter. A
gather

B remove

C pick up

D take in

128. After three weeks the cut on Tom’s hand had still not ____________. A
cured

B joined

C mended

D healed

129. The cliffs on this pat of the coast are being ____________ by the sea.

A won

B eroded

C demolished

D deteiorated

130. Guy was ____________ the conspiracy because of his fiendship with the conspirators. A
caught in

B taken in

C drawn into

D pulled by

131. While on holiday Walter and Daisy were caught ____________ a militay coup. A
into

B up in

C with

D out of
132. He is a man ____________ to the police.
A known

B familiar

C recognisable

D accountable
133. Attendance at the council meeting was vey ____________.
A poor

B small

C slack

D limited

134. Anyone ____________ ticket has been stolen should contact the airline immediately.

A his

B their

C whose

D which

135. Sally regretted ____________ the jounalist so much.

A telling

B tell

C to tell

D told

136. Mrs Archer is known ____________ the finest collection of twentieth centuy at in pivate hands. A as
have

B having

C by having

D to have
137. The police promised him ____________ from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully. A
safety

B protection

C immunity

D absolution

138. Alter their catastrophic defeat the ____________ of the amy made their way back to their
mountain strongholds.
A suvivors

B remnants

C wounded

D deseters
139. This cout deals only with ____________ cime.
A petty

B tivial

C small

D insignificant

140. In this quiz you have the chance to ____________ your wits against the most intelligent people in
England.
A set

B pit

C ty

D sharpen

141. More than thity people ____________ evidence to the cout duing the four-week tial. A gave
B explained

C produced

D spoke
142. Adam is thought ____________ at sea.
A to have been killed

B having been killed

C to be killed

D be killed

143. The lawyer claimed that the tests had been caied out by expeienced scientists but this is not
necessaily ____________.
A so

B the way

C thus

D the method

144. ____________ what he says, obseve what he does.

A Although

B In contrast

C Contray

D Never mind
145. It was decided that ____________ the following Thursday.
A we met

B we would meet

C our meeting

D we will meet

146. Most of the victims died because they ____________ poisonous fumes.
A suffocated

B inhaled

C inspired

D gasped
147. He ____________ his life to the skill of the surgeons.
A owes

B keeps

C preseves

D maintains

148. His ideas about the future of the company did not ____________ with those of the chaiman. A fit
B go along

C tally

D suit

149. ____________ we understand his reasons, we cannot condone his behaviour.

A Even if

B Only if

C What if

D As if

150. I don’t think that this fashion will ____________.

A catch on

B catch up

C catch out

D catch over
151. Your son has the _____ of a fine musician.
A beginnings

B makings

C looks

D talents
152. In the _____ climate, it is difficult to anticipate what the political reaction will be. A
curent

B topical

C contemporay

D actual

153. People expect their representatives on the council to be ready and willing to _____ the
impotant local issues.
A address

B target

C hit

D citicise

154. The children have such _____ appetites that I have to cook them double potions. A
devouing

B delicious

C voracious

D omnivorous

155. He found that the test was child’s _____.

A play

B games

C matches

D delight

156. The teacher is only too _____ with the difficulties caused by disuptive students. A
used

B aware

C familiar

D accustomed
157. Her ability, _____ with a detemination to succeed, should make her vey successful. A
connected

B coupled

C joined

D related

158. The troops were positioned in _____ for action.

A anticipation

B alet

C standby

D readiness

159. Householders were told not to use hose-pipes as a(n) _____ against a seious water shotage.

A preparation

B precaution

C attempt

D provision

160. The minister received _____ a show of suppot that it was impossible to think he would resign. A
such

B so

C as

D alike

161. You have failed to pay the outstanding bill and, _____, we have been forced to take the matter
futher.
A finally

B consequently

C subsequently

D eventually
162. _____ his love of swimming, it’s hardly surpising he enjoys spending his holidays by the sea. A
Recognising

B Given

C Providing

D Granted
163. He’s a tough politician – he knows how to _____ the stom.
A ide out

B un down

C keep up

D push back

164. ‘Relax,’ said Hay. ‘We’re _____ the worst.’

A over

B against

C done with

D finished off

165. Sebastian got _____ for damaging his bicycle.

A ticked off

B browned off

C fightened off

D bitten off

166. He always wants to have things his own _____.

A way

B road

C path

D direction
167. He broke his am in two places and it was a long time before the bones would _____. A
cure

B seal

C knit

D join

168. We couldn’t have afforded to buy the house if our parents hadn’t helped us to _____ the cost. A
pay

B meet

C manage

D achieve
169. John’s obsevation was a bit wide of the _____.

A target

B mark

C point

D goal

170. There are hundreds of endangered _____ in the world.

A species

B breeds

C clans

D vaieties

171. The helicopter _____ over the ship and lowered a doctor onto the deck. A
flew

B stationed

C hovered

D stayed
172. Before you stat making the pudding, make sure you have all the necessay _____ ready. A
food

B pieces

C elements

D ingredients

173. Continue _____ the sauce to prevent it sticking to the pan.

A tuning

B moving

C stiing

D agitating

174. Because of the ice, divers found their cars _____ on the road.

A squealing

B slipping

C squeaking

D skidding
175. The cut on his face needed twelve _____.
A threads

B links

C stitches

D joins

176. May said she wanted to be Pime Minister when she grew up but Anna, not to be _____, said she
was going to be Queen.
A overawed

B outdone

C outclassed

D ovetaken
177. Sally’s remark that she was feeling won out _____ thoughts of a holiday. A
stimulated

B provoked

C prompted

D engendered

178. The soldiers had little to _____ from delaying militay action.
A benefit

B win

C gain

D obtain

179. In tems of protocol, the President takes _____ over all others in the county.

A pioity

B the lead

C precedence

D the head

180. In this distict there is a growing _____ between those with jobs and those without. A
separation

B fissure

C difference

D divide
181. This champion racehorse is one in a _____.
A hundred

B million

C billion

D thousand
182. I’m not surpised people are arguing – they are at the _____ of their tether. A
end

B limit

C finish

D temination

183. _____ you had to find a new job, what would you like to do?
A Provided

B Supposing

C So

D Though

Supposing
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used at the beginning of a sentence or clause to mean 'what would happen if'

184. _____ from collecting shells, he also enjoys looking for fossils.
A Except

B Besides

C Apat

D Excluded

185. _____ I’m concened he’s the best manager this company has ever had. A
Where

B As far as

C Whereas

D While

186. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to _____ heavy pressure from
colleagues.
A fend off

B laugh off
 C send off

D push off
187. When attacked by his opponents, the general _____ with a strong justification for his policy. A hit
back

B stuck up

C leapt up

D pushed foward

188. Jane’s vey modest, always _____ her success.

A playing down

B tuning around

C keeping down

D pushing back

189. Mark had to _____ his pocket money by doing jobs around the house.

A gain

B work

C ean

D take

190. A _____ for the company said that the matter was being investigated. A
speaker

B representative

C publicist

D spokesperson

191. Activities in the depatment store were _____ by animal ights activists protesting against the sale of
fur coats.
A disoientated

B disupted

C deranged

D disturbed
192. Famers decided to _____ outside the Ministy of Agiculture in protest against the cut in
subsidies.
A caution

B boycott
 C control

D picket

193. The scientist’s claim to have visited other planets was greeted with _____ laughter from his
colleagues.
A idiculous

B deisive

C amusing

D ludicrous

194. Opinion polls are conducted in order to _____ public attitudes and views. A
indicate

B calibrate

C gauge

D quantify

195. He’s vey keen, but has he got the stamina to stay the _____?

A race

B course

C length

D championship

If you stay the course, you finish something that you have stated, even though it has become vey
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difficult.

196. Any athlete who aims to _____ pefomance by taking dugs is likely to be detected and banned.

A develop

B enhance

C stimulate

D motivate
197. Tim _____ himself as one of the best, if not the best, actors of his generation. A
estimates

B regards

C appreciates

D values
198. Helen was vey much in _____ of her father.
A respect

B awe

C regard

D admiration

If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are
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slightly afraid of them.

199. Stephen felt _____ about changing his job.

A afraid

B apprehensive

C indecisive

D timid

200. Many people _____ pleasure in looking after their gardens.

A deive

B take

C get

D make

201. Scottish pound notes are not legal _____ in England.

A tender

B money

C exchange

D value
202. The down and outs under the railway bidge _____ stones at the rats to keep them away. A
drove

B beat

C hurled

D stuck

203. The tracker stalked the tiger for days but the animal _____ capture.
A missed

B slipped
 C jumped

D eluded

204. This book will be a delight to _____ readers of science fiction.

A amateur

B skilled

C seasoned

D loving

205. Chistopher is prepared to _____ his professional reputation on the idea that this stone circle
oiginally had an astronomical purpose.
A isk

B bet

C gamble

D stake

206. A considerable _____ of folklore has built up regarding the magical propeties of sites such as
Stonehenge.
A pile

B body

C doctine

D culture
207. You’ll be willing to help, _____ you?
A wouldn’t

B won’t

C shan’t

D aren’t

208. Let’s do our best to help, _____ we?

A will

B should

C shall

D ought

209. _____ it not for your help, I would never be able to manage.
 A Were

B Would

C Had

D Should

210. _____ for Tom’s opposition, we would have agreed to the contract. A
Be it not

B Would it not have been

C Should it not have been

D Had it not been

211. The news repot _____ the plight of the refugees. A

headlined

B captioned

C highlighted

D pinpointed
212. Many actors go through a _____ when their lack of work makes them question their vocation. A tial
B predicament

C phase

D season

213. It’s obvious from the car he dives that John’s business is _____.
A fine

B wealthy

C vigorous

D booming

214. The sound of the waves _____ on the shore lulled her to sleep.

A surging

B thundeing

C rolling

D breaking

215. The townspeople fomed a _____ mob to find and kill the man who killed the sheiff. A
 hunting

B lynch

C search

D punishment

216. In any _____ peiod, examples can be found of new words enteing the language. A
stated

B given

C named

D cetain
217. The two sides are entrenched and any meeting between them is unlikely to _____ a result. A
submit

B force

C yield

D concede

218. The old house was unable to withstand the _____ of severe winter weather and suffered
considerable stuctural damage.
A extremity

B onslaught

C outrage

D fuy

219. Since the infomation was already in the public _____ the newspaper felt free to publish it. A
area

B domain

C eye

D awareness

220. It was a disaster on the _____ of the nuclear accident at Chenobyl. A

size

B scale

C tems

D consequences
221. Closure of schools took place _____ falling numbers of pupils.
A in the context of

B with regard to

C with a concen for

D in consideration of
222. He works hard, but _____ of his health.
A at the expense

B at the limit

C at a cost

D at a loss

223. This type of cheese is vey hard to _____ by.

A get

B come

C go

D put

224. Doctors are often _____ to accidents in ural areas.

A called up

B diven out

C called out

D ung up

225. The Sales Manager spent several months _____ up his team.
A drawing

B building

C keeping

D sending

226. I’ve got just enough time for a word with you, as long as you make it _____ and snappy. A
bief

B shot

C cut

D sharp
227. She’s clever enough, but if her course lasts for six years, there are those who wonder if she’ll go
the _____.
A race

B course

C distance

D lap

228. Being alone in the house all day looking after three young children is enough to make anyone’s
patience wear _____.
A thin

B out

C down

D slim

229. Her training in accountancy provided a sound _____ for work in the financial world. A
footing

B base

C ground

D basis

230. She always fights best when the _____ are down.

A cutains

B chips

C blinds

D suppots

231. After years of working together, the patners found themselves _____ linked. A
pemanently

B indelibly

C perpetually

D inexticably
232. The President decided to release a number of political pisoners as a(n) _____ of goodwill. A
gesture

B indication

C pledge

D symbol
233. He justified his harsh words on the grounds that they had been made in the _____ of the
moment.
A spur

B heat

C flash

D height

In the heat of the moment

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when feelings were vey strong

234. The company was dealt a _____ blow when its chief designer deseted to another fim. A
killing

B homicidal

C motal

D suicidal

235. Don’t look so woied! You should take the boss’s remarks with a _____ of salt.

A teaspoon

B pinch

C grain

D dose

236. Failure to _____ with the ules will result in dismissal.

A assent

B comply

C abide

D consent
237. Rachel has a highly developed _____ of fine at.
A taste

B reaction

C liking

D appreciation

238. Our company has holidays that _____ for all tastes.
A respond
 B cater

C suit

D agree

239. The child showed his _____ of the food by leaving most of it on his plate.

A disapproval

B objection

C distaste

D exception

240. Sally has an amazing _____ of jokes that she uses to good effect at paties. A
body

B repetoire

C vaiation

D store

241. Tania was _____ after the accident and had to spend several weeks in bed. A
injured

B incapacitated

C convalescent

D hampered
242. In the dispute with his neighbour, Mr Smith had a long _____ of gievances. A
recital

B list

C brochure

D file

243. Anna sat on the grass _____ an apple.

A chewing

B munching

C ginding

D sucking

244. Before his act, the magician had to _____ an assistant in the audience.
 A use

B conceal

C plant

D locate

245. The bad weather _____ longer than had been expected. A
caied on

B went by

C passed off

D came around

246. After a fall in profits, the company decided to _____ the hotel business. A
pull out of

B back off from

C take out of

D keep away from

247. Jane’s been _____ a bad patch – a holiday should cheer her up. A
coming up with

B going through

C putting up with

D getting down

248. _____ do his views reflect those of the company as a whole? A

To what extent

B In what condition

C Under what circumstances

D To what end

249. Children are always tying to find out _____ they can go with a new teacher.

A how far

B what length

C what distance

D how long

250. It’s _____ he was tying to tell us something.

A as if

B even

C how

D though