PRACTICE TEST 5

1. I don't suppose there is anyone there,________?

A. is there B. isn't there C. do I D. don't I
2. He lost the race because he________petrol on the last lap.
A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out
3. Prices of flats________from a few thousand to millions of dollars.
A. vary B. change C. differ D. fluctuate
4. The political candidate knew the issue was a hot________, so he deferred to his chief of staff, who directed
questions to the committee chairperson.
A. tomato B. potato C. pot D. dog
5. As he made no________to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.
A. statement B. mention C. reference D. comment
6.________should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision.
A. Always B. Under no circumstances C. No sooner than D. Only when
7. Could you possibly________me at the next committee meeting?
A. stand in for B. make up for C. fall back on D. keep in with
8.________, the invention was perfect, but it didn’t sell very well.
A. Technologically B. Politically C. Practically D. Technically
9. Making mistakes is all________of growing up.
A. chalk and cheese B. top and bottom C. part and parcel D. odds and ends
10. He tries to________himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend
11. They________have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. can’t D. might
12. If you want to join this club, you must________this application form.
A. make up B. write down C. do up D. fill in
13. What________are used for assessing a student's ability?
A. criteria B. criterion C. criterias D. criterions
14. Don't let my mother watch any of those sad movies - she cries at the drop of a________.
A. hat B. bag C. cat D. rag
15. Living in the countryside is a far cry from reading about it. It________. You have to deal with________poverty
and go through the bad patch.
A. is of crass stupidity/grueling B. is no mean feat/grinding
C. goes against the grain/abject D. dwindles away to nothing/extreme
16. I________you know important this is.
A. need hardly tell B. need hardly to tell C. need to hardly tell D. need to tell hardly
17. His accent gave him________.
A. away B. off C. out D. up
18. The________horse began to run as fast as he could.
A. frightening B. frightened C. frighten D. frightful
19. Denise has been burning the midnight________trying to finish this report, so she must be exhausted.
A. lamp B. candle C. oil D. gas
20. You can't believe a word that woman says - she is a________liar.
A. dedicated B. devoted C. committed D. compulsive
21. On the battle field________.
A. lay the tanks B. did the tanks lie C. lied the tanks D. the tanks lay
22. I hope this headache will________soon.
A. pass away B. come away C. wear off D. go out
23. You can exercise your________to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn't receive any money at that
point.
A. duty B. obligation C. rights D. possibility
24. I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or
to my job, I feel like I'm falling between________stools.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
25.________of computers, it is difficult to imagine how tedious the work of accountants and clerks must have been
in the past.
A. At the age B. On the age C. In the age D. By the age
26. To love and to be loved________the greatest happiness on Earth.
A. are B. is C. were D. being
27. Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be________by our center.
A. put down B. turned over C. passed away D. taken out
28. It's________to a non-addict that an illicit drug can control the life of a young abuser.
A. readable B. favorable C. imperative D. incomprehensible
29. You'd better________the books if you want to pass your exam on Friday.
A. hit B. beat C. stab D. bite
30. At her trial in 1431, Joan was accused of being in________with the devil.
A. cooperation B. association C. league D. conjunction
31. Jane: "Shall we turn back?" - Tom: "Well, I'm________turning back. It's too dangerous to go mountain
climbing________this weather."
A. about / in B. by/ in C. for/ in D. against/ on
32. She had been depressed all day but she started to________after she heard that she was promoted.
A. shout up B. cheer up C. take up D. break up
33. With her beauty and charm, she________film audiences everywhere.
A. tortured B. deceived C. captivated D. defeated
34. I heard________that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.
A. in the woods B. on the grapevine C. under your feet D. on the olive branch
35. She clearly joined the firm with a (an)________to improving herself professionally.
A. view B. aim C. plan D. ambition
36. As an adult, I’m independent________my parents financially.
A. on B. with C. of D. from
37. No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I________was about four years ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
38. Nuclear engines operate without air and consume________fuel than other engines do.
A. much less B. much fewer C. a lot higher D. far more
39. Duncan Smith hit the nail on the________when he said that the Prime Minister promised so much and yet
changed so little.
A. head B. back C. leg D. foot
40. She________hope of any reconciliation.
A. departed B. left C. ceased D. abandoned
41. The dress is a little big for you.You'd better go to tailor's and________at the waist.
A. make it less wide B. have it made wider C. make it wider D. have it made less wide
42. The smell of the sea________his childhood.
A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted
43. There are several habits that man takes from his childhood and continues to use even after he reaches
and________maturity.
A. accomplishes B. attains C. obtains D. comes
44. At school, people always used to take the________out of him for having red hair.
A. cat B. dog C. mickey D. rat
45. Going on this diet has really________me good. I've lost weight and I feel fantastic!
A. done B. taken C. made D. had
46. There has been an announcement from the Principal that the students will not hear the bell________this week as
it has broken.
A. ring B. ringing C. rang D. rung
47. The kidnapper gave himself________to the authorities.
A. out B. off C. away D. up
48.________of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or national TV networks.
A. Dedication B. Compilation C. Condensing D. Dispersal
49. Necessity is the________of invention.
A. father B. ancestor C. mother D. antecedents
50. Look, will you stop________in and let me finish my sentence!
A. butting B. moving C. pushing D. plugging