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    1. His poor handling of the business ___________ on negligence.

    a) bordered b) edged c) approached d) neared

    2. When we got to the box office the question of who should pay ___________.

    a) raised b) arose c) came d) appeared

    3. People living abroad are not ___________ to enter for this competition.

    a) enabled b) permissible c) capable d) eligible

    4. I'm sure that never happened- it's just a __________ of your imagination.

    a) fantasy b) figment c) piece d) picture

    5. Tax ________ deprives the state of several million pounds a year.


    a) retention b) desertion c) escapism d) evasion

    6. After the accident,there was considerable doubt _______ exactly what had
    happened.

    a) in the question of b) as to c) in the shape of d) for

    7. The police car set off in ________ of the robbers.

    a) pursuit b) prosecution c) chase d) trail

    8. David is captain of the school basketball team , ________ his father before him.

    a) similar to b) just like c) such as d) as well as

    9. He was unable to keep up the pace ________ by the first three runners.

    a) set b) staged c) created d) led

    10. A few political extremists _________ the crowd to attack the police.

    a) animated b) agitated c) incited d) stirred

    11. Price increases are now running at a(n) _________ level of thirty per cent.

    a) highest b) record c) uppermost d) top

    12. It was felt that the new bonus for increased production would provide an
    _______ to work overtime.

    a) incitement b)attraction c) initiative d) incentive

    13. The scheme is too expensive to be _________ at the present moment.

    a) compatible b) liable c) feasible d) accessible

    14. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty _________.

    a) went off b) died out c) died down d) wore off

    15. Mr Jones wants twenty copies of this letter ________off on the photocopier.

    a) put b) run c) taken d) turned


    16. The police _________ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the
    demonstration.

    a) came in for b) brought about c) went down with d) opened up

    17. We're rather short of people to organise the trip, so do you think you could
    ___________?

    a) take on b) join up c) fix up d) helped out

    18. He was very upset when the boss passed him ________ and promoted a
    newcomer to the assistant's job.

    a) by b) up c) over d) aside

    19. The desk was so _________ with papers that it was hard to find anything.

    a) burdened b) cluttered c) overrun d) muddled

    20. What you say is true ,but you could have _________ it more tactfully.

    a) talked b) phrased c) observed d) remarked

    21. Whenever we plan to go for a picnic ,it _________ rains.

    a) continuously b) invariably c) unavoidably d) interminably

    22. Candidates should note that the _________ for entries for the examination is
    2nd December.

    a) deadline b) term c) period d) closure

    23. Six novels a year ,you say? He's certainly a _________ writer.

    a) fruitful b) fertile c) virile d) prolific

    24. I have several problems at the moment ,_________ the least of which is lack of
    money.

    a) but b) not c) only d) far

    25.For the experiments to succeed, the measurements must be accurate to


    _________ five centimetres.
    a) about b) under c) within d) exactly

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