Upstream Advanced: Unit 1, Multiple Choice

Our main ............ is to reduce debt by cutting costs.

• objective

• decision

• resolution

• desire

The discovery of penicillin was a significant medical ............

• revolution

• innovation

• novelty

• breakthrough

Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an applicant because of their social or financial ............

• past

• background

• history

• precedent

It's important to project a(n) ............ image during the interview.

• upbeat

• positive

• optimistic

• cheerful

Aspirin was used as a medicine as far ............

• back

• beyond

• behind

• before

Competitive ............ is an essential requirement for success in the entertainment industry.

• mind

• thought

• spirit

• soul

The brochure stated the hotel was situated ............ beside the sea.

• direct

• right

• precise

• exact

There is a ............ of options to choose from with something to suit all tastes.

• degree

• variance

• scale

• range

They say he inherited his money from a ............ relative he had never met.

• faraway

• remote

• distant

• slight

Carrie doesn't do her own washing, she ............ her little sister to do it for her.

• makes

• gets

• lets

• puts