PROGRESS TEST 11.2024

The athlete was _______ in defeat and praised his opponent's skill, for which he received a lot of praise.

• abrasive

• valiant

• chivalrous

• magnanimous

It's very ___ of you to defend her but don't you think she can speak for herself?

• abrasive

• valiant

• chivalrous

• magnanimous

I wish you’d stop _________ with that watch. It needs to be repaired by a professional.

• dabbling

• striving 

• tinkering 

• preserving

His driving is so bad that I always turn _______ when I am sitting with him in the car.

• around the bend

• in a fog

• off his trolley

• green around the gills

Anyone who saw us doing this would think we were ___. It's so silly.

• around our bends

• in a fog

• off our trolleys

• green around the gills

He _____ denied the accusations, saying they were totally false.

• excessively 

• superficially 

• strenuously

• unstintingly

Many people give ___ of their time and energy to reduce the difficulties experienced by the refugees.

• excessively 

• superficially 

• strenuously

• unstintingly

The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only _______.

• larger than life

• on the dot

• by a whisker

• a notch above

The plane landed at two o'clock _______.

• larger than life

• on the dot

• by a whisker

• a notch above

She’s raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and trying to maintain some _______ of a personal life.

• semblance

• vestige

• inkling

• portent