Vocabulary and language_Quiz 4

The man’s choice to run away virtually _______ to an admission of guilt.

• resulted

• came

• amounted

• added

Environmental pollution has _______ many species to the verge of extinction.

• sent

• thrown

• brought

• driven

After years of working together, the partners found themselves _______ linked.

• permanently

• indelibly

• perpetually

• inextricably

It was decided that the cost of the project would be _______ and so it was abandoned.

• repressive

• prohibitive

• restrictive

• exclusive

Living by the ocean really _______ your _______. Once you’ve lived there, you never want to leave.

• came in/heart

• get in/heart

• run in/blood

• came in/blood

Tamara has set her _______ on becoming a ballet-dancer.

• feet

• brain

• head

• heart

Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _______ ever since he offended her at the party.

• eyes

• books

• likes

• treats

Knowing the confidential details gave him a(n) _______ over the other candidates.

• edge

• possibility

• exertion

• fringe

He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he _______ his word.

• stood by

• stuck at

• went back on

• held onto

His new play is not only interesting but also unique. It is really off the beaten ______.

• track

• road

• path

• route