PRACTICE TEST 4

1. Save your money, Don’t________it too quickly.

A. go through B. die down C. hold on D. touch on
2. They all have to follow the rules, and none of them is________the law.
A. over B. beyond C. above D. onto
3. They________the aid of the United States but did not receive it
A. asked B. found C. sought D. obtained
4. The police spokesman said he was________to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been
looking for.
A. inclined B. seemed C. suspected D. supposed
5. I’m________my brother is.
A. nowhere near as ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nowhere like so ambitious as D. nothing as ambitious as
6. He says he might come, but I________.
A. doubt B. doubt it C. doubt so D. doubt about it
7. I’m sure your bank manager will lend you a________ear when you explain the situation to him.
A. merciful B. sympathetic C. pitiful D. compassionate
8. Have you seen the girl________?
A. that I told B. I told you of C. I told you about D. I told you of her
9. Children usually________a flu much more quickly than adults.
A. pickup B. pick at C. pick on D. pick out
10. The accident________was the mistake of the driver.
A. causing many people to die B. caused great human loss
C. to cause many people die D. which causes many people to die
11. A number of oil tankers have been laid________recently.
A. on B. down C. up D. in
12. The inscription on the tombstone had been worn________by the weather and could scarcely be read
A. away B. off C. out D. on
13.________second thoughts, I’d rather not go out tonight.
A. With B. In C. On D. Under
14. The new hairdryer does not comply________British safety standard
A. to B. with C. against D. on
15. Many books were not available to the public because of government________.
A. omission B. inhibition C. compensation D. censorship
16. The woman accused of shoplifting was found not guilty and was ________
A. excused B. liberated C. acquitted D. interned
17. He is a(n)________authority on the subject
A. prominent B. expert C. eminent D. quality
18. My car was so old that I could only sell it for________.
A. rubbish B. scrap C. debris D. waste
19. Not only________in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved
20. I felt a bit________and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the fevers
21. The school was closed for a month because of a serious________of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
22. I don’t think he’s ever been there,________?
A. do I B. has he C. have I D. hasn’t
23. They had a four-day holiday, then began work________.
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in proportions D. in earnest
24. He is a tough politician - he knows how to________the storm.
A. run down B. keep up C. ride out D. push back
25. On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks________all over the carpet
A. plunged B. scattered C. settled D. tossed
26. Various societies define________in many rather complex ways.
A. that is successful B. what success is C. that success is D. what is success
27. I could not turn in my paper on time because my word processor________.
A. fell down B. turned down C. tore down D. broke down
 28. “You must always________us the truth” the judge said to the man.
A. tell B. confess C. speak D. say
29. Her father is a________drinker. He is always drinking.
A. strong B. heavy C. addictive D. capable
30. I like that photo very much. Could you make an________for me?
A. increase B. enlargement C. expansion D. extension
31. Smith had a lucky escape. He________killed.
A. would have been B. must have been C. could have been D. should have been
32. Over the last few months, garages________the price of petrol four times.
A. have risen B. have put up C. raised D. have gone up
33. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign had become completely________.
A. unreadable B. misread C. readable D. illegible
34. I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown________to the noise of the airplanes.
A. accustomed B. unconscious C. familiar D. aware
35. I find it difficult to make________as prices keep ________
A. end meet-rising B. ends meet-raising C. end meet-raising D. ends meet-rising
36. All his plans for starting his own business fell________.
A. in B. through C. down D. away
37. They________a big fortune when they were young, so they didn’t have to work hard.
A. came into B. came up C. came across D. came round
38. Man: “I heard you have a part in the school play tonight.” Woman: “Yes, and I’m on________and needles.”
A. bins B. pins C. tins D. rins
39. I’m trying this alternative cold remedy. It’s________different plant roots and herbs, and tastes very strange.
A. consisting of B. containing C. composed of D. included
40. I’m really feeling under the________today; I have a terrible cold.
A. weather B. climate C. storm D. cloud
41. George has________; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream-anything which is sweet.
A. a sweet mouth B. sweet lips C. a sweet tooth D. a sweet tongue
42. You’ve all________the point. The film itself is not racist - it simply tries to make us question our own often
racist attitude.
A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. missed D. lost
43. She________the table for supper.
A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid
44. Big cities like New York and Tokyo are________populated.
A. greatly B. closely C. densely D. various
45. Because I’ve been ill and away from school. I’ve fallen________with my work.
A. for B. behind C. on D. out
46. It all happened so quickly, one minute I was making chips and the next the whole kitchen was________fire!
A. at B. on C. by D. in
47. “Have you got a copy of Gone with the wind?” “You’re________luck. We’ve just one copy left”.
A. by B. with C. in D. on
48. He is over the________about his examination result.
A. earth B. star C. sun D. moon
49. Most people are fairly confident that the workers will win________in the end.
A. through B. from C. with D. by
50. It’s a long walk tomorrow. We need to________as early as possible.
A. set up B. set in C. set off D. set down