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HSG 9 - LEXICO - GRAMMAR

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It isn't the funniest film I've ever seen. I would say it's __________ amusing at best.

a)

softly

b)

mildly

c)

modestly

d)

barely

2.

When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was _______.

a)

over the hill

b)

up in the clouds

c)

over the moon

d)

in the seventh moon

3.

My neighbor informed _________ a large crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night.

a)

me that there was

b)

to me that there was

c)

me on there being

d)

to me of there being

4.

The meeting ________ place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled.

a)

will have taken

b)

would take

c)

was to take

d)

is due to take

5.

There are two supermarkets in the town but _________ of them sells fresh fish.

a)

none

b)

neither

c)

no one

d)

either

6.

" My mother is very good at cooking." - "________"

a)

She must be very proud of it

b)

How long has she been cooking?

c)

Do you enjoy it?

d)

You must have good taste.

7.

Finally, we had to _______ to legal threats.

a)

apply

b)

resort

c)

intend

d)

recur

8.

________ the expression on his face, I'd say he wasn't too pleased to see us. In fact, I'd say he was furious.

a)

As for

b)

Judging by

c)

Provided with

d)

Seeing as

9.

_ "Could I have a refund?" -"_______"

a)

No, thank you

b)

Not at all

c)

Never mind

d)

No problem. Do you have a receipt?

10.

I bumped into Patrick at the supermarket. He was asking ________ you.

a)

by

b)

after

c)

on

d)

upon

11.

Why don't we have yoghurt? It's ________ as good as cream and much healthier too.

a)

each bit

b)

every part

c)

each part

d)

every bit

12.

We would ________in Cardiff if we hadn't found someone to buy our previous house.

a)

still have lived

b)

still be living

c)

live still

d)

have lived still

13.

He denied ________ the glass window of our classroom.

a)

breaking

b)

to break

c)

break

d)

having broken

14.

When you reach the fork in the road, you can go _________. They both lead to the village.

a)

either way

b)

the two ways

c)

the both ways

d)

each way

15.

It was ________ pleasure to be working out of doors after five long years locked in a cell.

a)

plain

b)

sheer

c)

pure

d)

simple

16.

He returned home after a _________ in New York.

a)

weekly holiday

b)

weeks' holiday

c)

week's holiday

d)

holiday of a week

17.

You must pay import __________ on certain goods bought into this country.

a)

fees

b)

surcharges

c)

supplement

d)

duties

18.

He's always ________ the government, but then he never votes in the elections.

a)

shooting off

b)

calling out

c)

running down

d)

calling off

19.

A defeat in the second round marked the end of the ___________ for last year's champion.

a)

line

b)

avenue

c)

street

d)

road

20.

We cannot judge a person simply on the ________ of his education.

a)

condition

b)

basis

c)

principle

d)

theory

21.

I doubt ________ the company will make any profit at all this year.

a)

when

b)

whether

c)

since

d)

so that

22.

Of course, I'll pay the piano at the party but I am a little _______.

a)

out of use

b)

out of reach

c)

out of tune

d)

out of practice

23.

All these sweaters are extremely ________ by the local residents of a small Scottish island.

a)

well - knitted

b)

well - founded

c)

well - fashioned

d)

well- made

24.

_________ plants recylce carbon dioxide and creat oxygen, which we need to breathe and _________ most of our food comes from ________plants

a)

x/x/x

b)

The/x/the

c)

x/the/x

d)

x/a/the

25.

The _________ on the town - clock showed it was nearly midnight.

a)

pointers

b)

hands

c)

fingers

d)

indicators

26.

Despite all my anxiety, I _______for the job I wanted. I am really going to work hard to justify their confidence.

a)

was hired

b)

hired

c)

got hiring

d)

got hired

27.

He wanted to know ________for a picnic the previous morning.

a)

if we had been going

b)

that if we had been going

c)

we were going

d)

that we were going

28.

Of all athletes, Alex is __________.

a)

the less qualified

b)

the less and less qualified

c)

the more qualified

d)

the least qualified

29.

He offered to _________her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

a)

show

b)

lend

c)

help

d)

loan

30.

Thanks to my friends' ___________ remarks, my essays have been improved.

a)

constructive

b)

constructional

c)

constructor

d)

construct

31.

The Olympic Games are given world - ________ television coverage.

a)

wide

b)

over

c)

global

d)

through

32.

I've just been told some __________ news.

a)

astonishment

b)

astonishable

c)

astonishing

d)

astonished

33.

Tom was the last student __________.

a)

to be interviewed

b)

had been interviewed

c)

to have interviewed

d)

to interview

34.

By the time Peter's daughter graduates from university, _________retired.

a)

he

b)

he has

c)

he'll being

d)

he will have

35.

What a nice day!Let's go for a picnic, __________?

a)

will we

b)

do you

c)

shall we

d)

don't you

36.

The ministry refused to __________the figures to the press.

a)

leak

b)

release

c)

show

d)

add

37.

As she is so heavily overworked, there is a _____________ possibility that there will be a nervous breakdown.

a)

distinctive

b)

little

c)

distinct

d)

manifest

38.

There was no one in the house, but the ___________ of the meal lay on the table.

a)

remains

b)

remainders

c)

ruins

d)

records

39.

The car was repaired but not to the owner's __________.

a)

joy

b)

pleasure

c)

regard

d)

satisfaction

40.

Where's that ________ dress your grandmother gave you?

a)

long pink silk lovely

b)

pink long lovely silk

c)

lovely long pink silk

d)

lovely pink long silk