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Revision 7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

No one was able to explain the _______ of the old custom.

a)

beginning

b)

origin

c)

starting point

d)

reason

2.

It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big _______ of feet.

a)

couple

b)

size

c)

number

d)

pair

3.

It is very difficult to _______ a secret from my family.

a)

keep

b)

take

c)

learn

d)

hear

4.

If you want a cheap air ticket you must _______ well in advance.

a)

book

b)

reserve

c)

engage

d)

buy

5.

He tripped on the stairs and could not _______ falling.

a)

resist

b)

stop

c)

prevent

d)

avoid

6.

He could not keep his family because his wages were too _______.

a)

short

b)

low

c)

few

d)

tiny

7.

He applied for a _______ in the offices of a local newspaper.

a)

work

b)

career

c)

duty

d)

job

8.

When Ali arrived in London he spent all his time _______ important museums and buildings.

a)

sight-seeing

b)

looking

c)

travelling

d)

touring

9.

He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.

a)

near

b)

within

c)

inside

d)

beyond

10.

It was necessary to _______ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business

a)

extend

b)

lengthen

c)

increase

d)

grow

11.

It’s difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep _______.

a)

rising

b)

growing

c)

gaining

d)

raising

12.

I don’t think he will ever get _______ the shock of his wife’s death

a)

through

b)

over

c)

by

d)

off

13.

In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large _______ from his bank.

a)

finance

b)

capital

c)

debt

d)

loan

14.

The main attraction of the job was that it offered the _______ to do research.

a)

possibility

b)

proposal

c)

opportunity

d)

prospect

15.

They always kept on good _______ with their next – door neighbors for their children’s sake.

a)

friendship

b)

relation

c)

terms

d)

will