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Multiple Choice
A. incongruously B. vehemently C. inadvertently D. graciously

1. The local authority expressed regret as US drone strike has _____ killed innocent hostages.
2. He had a momentary _____ of concentration and before he knew it the car had spun out of
control.
A. lapse B. loss C. slip D. mistake
3. We were sorted out into groups according to the types of honors and quite a long wait _____.
A. ensued B. eventuated C. supervened D. transpired
4. The fighting has stopped, so to _____, the war is over.
A. all pins and needles B. all chop and change
C. all prim and proper D. all intents and purposes
5. If you never put oil into your car engine, one day it will _____.
A. flake ou B. settle up C. seize up D. run off
6. If you pay the restaurant bill with your credit card, it will _____ with you later.
A. settle down B. settle up C. pay back D. pay off
7. Their performances are really ____ compare. How amazing!
A. out of B. over C. within D. beyond
8. Most critics praise that actor’s work but I think he’s rather _____.
A. over-played B. over-rated C. over-blown D. over-priced
9. Would you be _____ to hold the door open?
A. too kind B. kind enough C. as kind D. so kind
10. He’ll have to buckle _____ to his work soon if he wants to pass his finals.
A. up B. in C. down D. for
11. I didn’t really want to go to the party, but I thought I’d better put _____ an appearance.
A. away B. in C. off D. on
12. I knew my mother would _____ a face the minute she saw my new haircut.
A. drag B. lift C. pull D. raise
13. In his _____ days, he was quite dandy.
A. drag B. lift C. pull D. raise
14. We are not known _____ at all, and as we grow, we feel a progressive lack of individual
personality.
A. gruelingly B. severally C. expensively D. brusquely
15. He has fled to the mountains of Galicia, _____ he cannot possibly escape on horseback over
the border.
A. meanwhile B. heretofore C. whence D. indefinitely
16. This very morning, she announced, she has managed to procure what might be the last two
crates od peaches in France.
A. obscure B. conceal C. consume D. obtain
17. The fashion of the last Louis but one, of the line that was never to break – the 14th Louis –
was _____ in their rich furniture; but, it was diversified by many objects that were illustratioons
of old pages in the history of France.
A. varied B. conspicuous C. invisible D. negative
18. It was right in the middle of the school yard _____ I saw a strange alien.
A. where B. which C. that D. which
19. This scandal has _____ criticism raining down on Mr Deby from all sides.
A. taken B. got C. brought D. made
20. “Do you think Dennis took the money?” – “I wouldn’t _____ him.”
A. put it past B. think it through C. pass it over D. rub it up
21. Whenever there’s some fresh scandal ahout the royal family, the puclic are always eager to
_____ it up.
A. flap B. swish C. lap D. gulp
22. She’s one of those people who are always _____ and asking questions about other people’s
private lives.
A. poking aroung B. digging up C. prying out D. spying on
23. The blue sundress set _____ her long blonde hair.
A. up B. off C. forth D. in
24. The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position _____. It enhanced his power and
his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order
25. Brain cancer requires _____ treatment such as surgery.
A. aggressive B. confrontational C. malignant D. rigorous
26. It’s _____ that he never mentioned our argument; I wonder why he didn’t.
A. special B. rare C. curious D. eccentric
27. The job you’ve been offered is a(n) _____ opportunity to travel and meet people.
A. sole B. only C. unique D. single
28. _____ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute for herself.
A. What with B. If it weren’t for C. Barring D. Given
29. The weather seems to be _____ up after heavy rains.
A. tuning B. improving C. picking D. bringing
30. Because of the controversy, he packs _____ his job.
A. out B. in C. over D. up
31. We have a lot of financial difficulties, but at last, we carry it _____.
A. out B. on C. off D. over
32. I realized _____ that he was a thief.
A. sooner of later B. all along C. at the beginning D. eventually
33. His flat looks so _____ that it is difficult to believe that he just had a party last night.
A. spick and span B. by and large C. safe and sound D. sick and tired
34. To succeed in this job, you have to be utterly _____.
A. hot-blooded B. single-minded C. kind-hearted D. near-sighted
35. What a coincidence this is! It’s so strange that you _____ be staying in the same hotel as us.
A. should B. must C. ought to D. can
36. As always, I am _____ with everything you say.
A. agree B. agreeing C. agreeable D. in agreement
37. The team won the championship four years _____.
A. running B. passing C. following D. rotating
38. Despite all the interruptions, he _____ with his work.
A. stuck at B. held on C. hung out D. pressed on
39. We hadn’t _____ there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane.
A. bargained on B. factored on C. counted with D. accounted with
40. The sky is already dark. It must be _____ for 8 o’clock.
A. closing on B. getting up C. getting on D. closing up
41. I’ve had this car for 12 years, but now I’m having more and more problems with it. Clearly
it’s _____.
A. on its hind legs B. got its back up C. got its heart set D. on its last leg
42. I gave them _____ time to make a decision.
A. spacious B. lavish C. extensive D. ample
43. Not only is little Jonny’s grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also his
pronuciation _____.
A. slothful B. sluggish C. hazard D. haphazard
44. There’s nothing to _____ as it’s a general knowledge quiz.
A. come round to B. face up to C. swot up on D. come up with
45. The account of their journey has been _____ together from personal letters and diaries.
 A. pieced B. set C. pulled D. got
46. Following years of intense training, the accomplished athlete _____ the medal triumphantly.
A. took off B. went off C. ran off D. carried off
47. The country is an economic _____ with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
A. lost cause B. basket case C. false dawn D. dark horse
48. My mother nearly _____ when I said I was going to buy a motorbike.
A. let the cat out of the bag B. put the cat among the pigeons
C. had kittens D. got out of the rat race