CPE: Grammar 1

Only on very rare occasions _______ an appearance before midday.

• would make the old lady

• would the old lady make

• the old lady would make

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• the old lady make

Unfortunately, their house _______ while they were at the restaurant celebrating their anniversary.

• got burgled

• went burgled

• burgled

• had burgled

Why do you object to _______ - he'll be an asset to the company?

• he be taken on

• him being taken on

• he being taken on

• him be taken on

No offence intended _______ I think you haven't understood the problem correctly.

• if

• when

• as

• but

your house repainted every year?

• Have you got

• Have you

• Do you have

• Have you been

I take great exception _______ the implication that I was not telling the truth.

• against

• from

• to

• with

Women had to fight hard to gain _______ equality.

• an

• the

• her

• ---

The more I get to know him, the _______ I like him.

• most

• much

• less

• lesser

He escaped by _______ the hair's breadth

• the hair's breadth

• a hair's breadth

• the breadth of a hair

• a breadth of a hair

I've never heard _______ ridiculous speech.

• such a

• a such

• so a

• a so