Multiple choice 1 (UOE - Proficiency)

The old house was..................... furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.

• thinly

• sparsely

• mildly

• rarely

The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n).................... at the back used for deliveries.

• access

• way

• passage

• direction

I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't...................... the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.

• indicated

• highlighted

• pinpointed

• looked up

You shouldn't have bought so many...................... presents on this holiday. You won't have any money left when you go back home.

• rich

• lavish

• worthy

• invaluable

It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to...................... as early as possible.

• set up

• set in

• set off

• set about

Sometimes, we don't appreciate the.........................pleasures of life such as a beautiful sky, a cup of coffee with a friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.

• sheer

• simple

• normal

• plain

Even though she is 87, her mind is very ..........................and she is very aware of everything going on around her.

• alert

• lively

• demanding

• lifelike

The captain decided to................... ship even though he thought there was no real danger of it sinking.

• abandon

• evacuate

• desert

• evict

If you continue to..................... debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy eventually.

• save

• raise

• incur

• default

The accidental ...........................of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.

• disruption

• demolition

• injuring

• squashing