1_use-of-english-b1plus-quiz4

Stephen .......... from the competition because he thought the new rules were unfair.

• avoided
• escaped
• exited
• withdrew

You’ll have to .......... and save if you want to buy that computer.

• scrimp
• hustle
• pick
• choose

A .......... of lightning suddenly lit up the sky.

• shine
• wave
• ray
• flash

That pasta sauce was delicious. Could I have the ..........?

• technique
• method
• prescription
• recipe

The shoplifter will appear .......... a court next month.

• with
• under
• before
• to

Laura always asks personal questions. She’s a bit of a .......... .

• lazybones
• scatterbrain
• killjoy
• nosey-parker

Many people .......... to the use of pesticides in farming.

• object
• disagree
• argue
• dislike

.......... to popular belief, tigers do not attack humans, unless they feel threatened.

• Opposite
• Contrary
• Contrasting
• Opposed

I was so angry they cancelled my flight. It made my blood .......... .

• boil
• warm
• sweat
• hot

Peter .......... the emails that he didn’t want to keep in his inbox.

• deleted
• withheld
• destroyed
• withdrew