Lexico Test 15

Every year on January 8^th, thousands of fans travel to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee to _______ the king of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

• visit upon

• pay homage to

• pay attention to

• memorize

Can you _____ to it that no one uses this entrance?

• ensure

• guarantee

• assure

• see

Answer explanation

see to it that = ensure that

I was proud to be ______ out for special praise for my performance.

• selected

• singled

• separated

• distinguished

For children in poor countries, access to clean water is ______.

• a matter of course

• a different matter

• a matter of life and death

• a matter of fact

He seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ______ his intelligence.

• devalue

• depreciate

• underrate

• minimize

Work hard, try your best and one day you will ______ all your ambition.

• win

• get

• have

• realize

Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centres show the same bland _____ and no imagination.

• similarity

• likeness

• equality

• uniformity

She wears the most _____ color combinations you could ever imagine.

• hiding

• hideout

• hidebound

• hideous

Richard started the race well but ran out of ______ in the later stages.

• power

• steam

• force

• effort

Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a ______.

• delay

• stand

• brake

• halt