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_______ (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

Write the correct preposition for the verb below.

specialize

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

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

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