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Upstream Advanced: Unit 1, Multiple Choice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our main ............ is to reduce debt by cutting costs.

a)

objective

b)

decision

c)

resolution

d)

desire

2.

The discovery of penicillin was a significant medical ............

a)

revolution

b)

innovation

c)

novelty

d)

breakthrough

3.

Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an applicant because of their social or financial ............

a)

past

b)

background

c)

history

d)

precedent

4.

It's important to project a(n) ............ image during the interview.

a)

upbeat

b)

positive

c)

optimistic

d)

cheerful

5.

Aspirin was used as a medicine as far ............

a)

back

b)

beyond

c)

behind

d)

before

6.

Competitive ............ is an essential requirement for success in the entertainment industry.

a)

mind

b)

thought

c)

spirit

d)

soul

7.

The brochure stated the hotel was situated ............ beside the sea.

a)

direct

b)

right

c)

precise

d)

exact

8.

There is a ............ of options to choose from with something to suit all tastes.

a)

degree

b)

variance

c)

scale

d)

range

9.

They say he inherited his money from a ............ relative he had never met.

a)

faraway

b)

remote

c)

distant

d)

slight

10.

Carrie doesn't do her own washing, she ............ her little sister to do it for her.

a)

makes

b)

gets

c)

lets

d)

puts

11.

When the workload got too much for him, he gave in and decided to ............

a)

allot

b)

entrust

c)

assign

d)

delegate

12.

You must complete the Business ............ course satisfactorily before you can progress to the third year programme.

a)

Morals

b)

Values

c)

Rights

d)

Ethics

13.

For the ............ of rewiring your home, hiring an electrician is a wise move.

a)

aim

b)

purpose

c)

object

d)

intention

14.

He agreed to give me his car for the weekend on ............ that I helped him write his essay.

a)

condition

b)

term

c)

rule

d)

decree

15.

The Beatles remain hugely popular among the ............ and the old alike.

a)

youth

b)

adolescents

c)

young

d)

teenagers

16.

The manager really wanted Anna to join the company; she believed she would be a valuable ............ to her team of salespeople.

a)

addition

b)

accumulation

c)

supplement

d)

appendage

17.

Expect seminars and tutorials to ............ approximately 15% of your time at university.

a)

cover

b)

receive

c)

occupy

d)

complete

18.

Some say that success in today's competitive workplace calls for toughness and ............

a)

ruthlessness

b)

cruelty

c)

rudeness

d)

callousness

19.

When he learnt that the assistant manager was retiring, he felt that this was an opportunity he just had to ............

a)

grab

b)

follow

c)

pull

d)

seize

20.

For such an old house, it is in excellent ............

a)

state

b)

condition

c)

form

d)

shape