ha long quiz

1. I assure you that I _________ no hostile feelings towards you.

A. shelter B. harbour C. embrace D. cover

• A

• B

• C

• D

2. The salesman demonstrated how a push of the button would cause the aerial to _________.

A. rebound B. retreat C. recoil D. retract

• A

• B

• C

• D

3. He cannot _________ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his own department.

A. insist B. plead C. refer D. defend

• A

• B

• C

• D

4. I thought I had made it_________ that I didn’t want to discuss this matter.

A. distinct B. plain C. frank D. straight

• A

• B

• C

• D

5. Maria is a very good student. She is, __________, an excellent one.

A. in most parts B. for most parts

C. for the most part D. in most of the parts

• A

• B

• C

• D

6. _________ is a belief generally held by people who live in colder climates.

A. That weather affects a person’s mood

B. Weather affects a person’s mood

C. A person’s mood is affected by weather

D. Although a person’s mood is affected by weather

• A

• B

• C

• D

7. In the director’s opinion, it was high time the actress began to ______ her age.

A. be B. reach C. act D. perform

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. As soon as he read the letter, tears _________ in his eyes.

A. filled in B. soaked up C. welled up D. weighed down

• A

• B

• C

• D

9. Whenever he watched detective films, his imagination ran _________.

A. raging B. riot C. unchecked D. furious

• A

• B

• C

• D

10. He had such a bad stomach that he was _________ with pain.

A. bent down B. folded over C. snapped off D. doubled up

• A

• B

• C

• D