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HQ.SAT - 02.10.21

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Is Leah OK?” - “Yes, we spent hours ........ about her problem and she seems to feel better now.”

a)

talking

b)

speaking

c)

discussing

d)

listening

2.

I stayed up all night because I was completely ........ the book I was reading.

a)

absorbed in

b)

acquainted with

c)

appealed to

d)

spontaneous about

3.

The little boy was ...... by the storekeeper, who charged him twice the normal price for a soda.

a)

set down

b)

ripped off

c)

torn up

d)

shaken up

4.

Catherine Rhodes is considered to be one of the big .......... in the fashion industry.

a)

rifles

b)

guns

c)

pistols

d)

weapons

5.

He didn’t intend to make a speech., If asked to, he would make a few remarks ........., but that was all he would do.

a)

off the cuff

b)

on the off-chance

c)

off and on

d)

off his rocket

6.

In a situation like this, there are no ....... rules. You just have to use your own discretion.

a)

clear and cut

b)

hard and fast

c)

up-and-coming

d)

out-and-out

7.

Cell phones have become a permanent ....... in modern society. Most people could not imagine living without one.

a)

clasp

b)

stint

c)

fixture

d)

rupture

8.

From an early age, the child had an .......... ability to guess what other people were thinking. His school teachers said they had never seen anything like it before.

a)

impetuous

b)

idyllic

c)

uncanny

d)

odious

9.

The actor is now at the ....... of his career, having recently received universal praise and numerous awards for his latest film role.

a)

pinnacle

b)

figment

c)

relapse

d)

vortex

10.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


The match is being televised …………………. in over sixty countries around the world.

People who fish on this part of the river usually use …………………. bait.

It’s hard to imagine that a qualified electrician would have left …………………. wires exposed in an area where children play.

(a)  

11.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


Jenny, …………………. that you’ve been here for three years, we need to start thinking about your promotion.

I’m sure Harold was here just …………………., wasn’t he?

You can share my computer for …………………., but they’ll have to get you your own quite soon.

(a)  

12.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


We’re hoping that the weather will …………………. so we can at least spend part of the evening outside.

The police …………………. offenders overnight if they are arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

I realise that I will have to learn to …………………. my tongue in situations where people are likely to take offence.

(a)  

13.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


I was just …………………. to go home, but that’s okay.

It’s …………………. time you got home – we’ve been worried sick!

We’re definitely going to have to do something …………………. increasing our market share.

(a)  

14.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


I should get a reply from them any …………………. now.

It’ll only take them a …………………. to update the website.

Now is the …………………. of truth!

(a)  

15.

For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.


I do hope we’re going to arrive …………………. time.

How anyone could work in that office for years …………………. end I just don’t know.

Jim bet me that Doug was going to get the sack so I immediately said: ‘You’re ………………….!’

(a)