CPE3/Final Exam

He stood on the street corner, _________ passers-by about the stupidity of the forthcoming war.

• scrounging

• yanking

• haranguing

• unearthing

I managed to __________ some money off my dad.

• seethe

• scoff

• harangue

• scrounge

Freddie lived _________ and he was involved with many shady characters.

• by his wits

• down

• through

• it up

The golden rule is to begin gently and not to plunge into a sudden regime of v (a)   (using a lot of energy and strength or determination) exercise.

We ________________ to get the route of the new road changed.

• saw eye to eye

• lived from hand to mouth

• fought tooth and nail

• came face to face

Write the correct preposition for the verb below.

congratulate

(a)  

Write the correct preposition for the verb below.

specialize

(a)  

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article.(a/an/the/-)

_____ strenuous exercise results in _____ release of _____ endorphines in _____ brain, giving athletes _____ natural high.

(a)  

We simply cannot afford to be __________ about the future of our car industry.

• cynical

• apprehensive

• complacent

• confection

In that story there is no __________, just the relish in the fray itself.

• pseudonym

• conjecture

• mnemonic

• denouement