LEXICO GRAMMAR TEST 8

After the fraud scandal, the famous singer had to make great efforts to ______ his reputation.

• reinforce

• leverage

• retrieve

• salvage

Answer explanation

salvage (v) /ˈsælvɪdʒ/: to manage to rescue something from a difficult situation; to stop a bad situation from being a complete failure

• salvage reputation: get a good reputation again

We ______ deny that we have ever cheated or tampered illegally with any match ball in any game during our careers.

• categorically

• allegedly

• distinctly

• highly

Answer explanation

categorically (adv) /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkli/: in a clear and definite way

Because he was an ______ criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

• ilegible

• impenetrable

• impermeable

• incorrigible

Answer explanation

incorrigible (a) /ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/: having bad habits that cannot be changed or improved

The summer months are the best, apart from the really hot ______ we usually get in August.

• term

• interval

• wave

• spell

Answer explanation

spell (n): a short period of time during which something lasts

Ex: There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later.

This theme park attracts more visitors than ______ any other in Europe.

• practically

• really

• utterly

• actually

Answer explanation

practically:

1. almost; very nearly

2. 2. in a realistic or sensible way; in real situations

She had made a firm decision and wasn't ______ by anything I said against it.

• detracted

• prevailed

• induced

• swayed

Answer explanation

sway sb (v) : persuade sb to believe something or do something

She's so ______; you really have to watch what you say or she'll walk out of the room.

• high and dry

• prim and proper

• rough and ready

• sick and tired

Answer explanation

prim and proper: always behaving in a careful and formal way, and easily shocked by anything that is rude

Mr. Smith ate his breakfast in great ______ so as not to miss the bus to Liverpool.

• speed

• pace

• rush

• haste

Hundreds of people have visited our clinic over the years and found that the expert help and advice they have received have given them a new ______ of life.

• extension

• period

• lease

• length

Answer explanation

a (new) lease of life: the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life

She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he ______ to sleep.

• drifted off

• carried off

• slipped off

• popped off

Answer explanation

drift off (v): fall asleep