Unit 8 Quick Quiz

His appointment will ___ the company.

• benefit highly

• be of highly benefit to

• be highly beneficial to

• be beneficial highly to

They ___ the votes by now. Let’s phone for the results.

• ’ll be counting

• are counting

• have counted

• ’ll have counted

She ___ in amazement when she saw the present we’d bought her.

• clutched

• gasped

• flinched

• started

In my opinion, the plot was a bit ___, but overall it was an enjoyable film.

• far-reaching

• clear-cut

• hard wired

• far-fetched

Listening to music usually helps keep my ___ up when I’m feeling low.

• temper

• spirits

• head

• mood

The noise of the chair scraping across the stone floor ___ my teeth on edge.

• made

• let

• set

• did

The recent economic news is ___, but with luck we’ll come out of recession soon.

• tingling

• unsettling

• disturbed

• anxious

The images of optical illusions you sent me really ___ with your mind, don’t they?

• push

• muddy

• mess

• complicate

I’ll take on the project if you like, but it’s stepping out of my ___ zone.

• content

• happy

• comfort

• immediate

When the dentist touched my sore tooth, I ___.

• clutched

• winced

• kick-started

• grimaced