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Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 35mins
Mr. Firelighter was charged with _____ the funds of several charities.
misappropriating
mislaying
mistaking
misplacing
She summed up Henry's achievements in a few _____ phrases.
felicitous
utilitarian
loquacious
ominous
After the break-up, her mood _____ between hope and despair.
transfixed
radiated
emanated
vacillated
We can't apply the same theory to this situation - it is ____ opposite to the one we encountered last month.
diabolically
diagonally
diametrically
diachronically
She wears the most _____ color combinations you could ever imagine.
hiding
hideout
hidebound
hideous
A few of the older campers were sent home after a week as they were _____.
lenient
erratic
unruly
indulgent
The estate company is now _____ their new apartment building.
hiring
chartering
leasing
mortaging
Despite all the evidence, he wouldn't admit that he was in the _____.
fault
error
wrong
slip
Jim's tough character won't let anyone push him ______.
up
off
around
through
She can't be interested in the lessons, ____ that she always arrives late.
viewing
seeing
noting
judging
The room was _____ decorated in gold and silver; it was quite simply over the top.
ostentatiously
tantalizingly
tactfully
benevolently
It had been assumed Phillip would take over the manager's post after the man retired. But it never came to _____ since he decided to change his place of work.
final
occurrence
pass
being
The authorities probably want to be tough and won't _____ to the hijackers' absurd demands.
abandon
yield
resign
collapse
Jane is determined to _____ her claim as an actress.
stroll
tick
stake
obtain
When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of ______ sarcasm.
biting
sharpening
slicing
striking
He has been trying to improve his grades but instead, they have remained as _____ as possible.
static
oncoming
parasitic
virtual
I'm afraid Tim doesn't take much care over his homework. He usually does it _____.
any old how
any how
how on earth
how come
Music is not only (a) , but it does sharpen our personality. ( REPRESENT)
She gave her time and advice (a) in order for this work to be completed. (STINT)
Many teachers express serious (a) about the new tests. (GIVE)
(a) of course, I am much better off than I used to be. (MONEY)
She há scrawled me a note in her familiar _____writing.
scratchy
scruffy
rusty
sloppy
He made a number of _____ remarks about my cooking, which upsets us.
slashing
stabbing
chopping
cutting
You really will have to be able to _____ down a job for more than 6 weeks.
keep
turn
take
hold
They were caught because their sudden wealth gave the ____ away.
fact
game
idea
match
A wave of bombings _____ through the capital's business district.
slashed
hacked
incised
ripped
The government is now faced with the (a) problems of unemployment. (SUPER)
Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to _____ his load cold.
throw off
throw away
throw down
throw over
I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night, so I'm not really on the _____ today.
mark
fringe
ball
weakness
I will always regret letting that opportunity slip through my _____.
hands
fingers
mind
heart
I woke up late, ____ down some orange juice to wake me up and ran to the car.
grinded
gasped
grabbed
gulped
I only had lunch an hour ago, but I'm starting to feel a little ____ already.
parched
famished
stuffed
peckish
Sleeplessness is also _____ by overworking and unfavorable surroundings.
engendered
applied
instigated
evolved
What I find most _____ about it is that she didn't even have the decency to say that she was sorry.
furious
galling
touchy
blazing
She really _____ her time to help.
gave of
gave in
gave way
gave back
That Jack was born and brought up in a rich family is as plain as the _____.
nose on his face
back of his hand
hair on his head
tip of his tongue
The preparations for the Olympic Games are on ______ according to the committee in charge.
goal
target
progress
aim
She recognized his face, but his name ______ her.
missed
escaped
forgot
failed
We're afraid you're ______ a dead horse, Rose Kate will never agree to your proposal.
flogging
ridding
worming
hiding
Try to dress yourself with your arm in a _____ is almost impossible.
sling
bandage
regimes
fixation
In the _____ of just two days, her whole life changed.
interval
space
spell
duration
The thief took ____ when they heard a police car approaching.
retreat
flight
escape
getaway
By the ____ of it, the economy will improve over the next few months.
face
impression
evidence
look
He is a(n) _____ young man who shows no respect for Gods.
impious
ludicrous
precipitous
capacious
The progress has progressed in _____ and starts due to a constant change in funding.
wits
bits
fits
sits
The aid organization promised to deliver medical supplement _____ the double.
at
in
with
round
Douglass portrayed himself as a (a) man, which appealed strongly to the middle-class white Americans. (MAKE)
'They say that your wife tends to pry into other people's private matter.' - 'I don't care - It's no skin off my _____'
palm
skull
cheek
nose
If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered _____.
null and void
nook and cranny
neck and neck
nip and tuck
The patient recovered from his operation ____.
by bits and pieces
gradual
by degrees
in bits and pieces
They were so taken aback by the outcome of their plan that they stood _____ to the floor in surprise.
rooted
entrenched
stuck
earthed
The prisoner was released from gaol when it was discovered that there had been a _____ of justice.
mishap
miscarriage
mistake
misdemeanour
We were ______ on the island until the tide went out and we could use the causeway.
deserted
marooned
abandoned
jettisoned
Demand for the product is expected to peak five years from now and then to ____.
taper off
fall down
set back
drift away
Lack of sleep over the last few months is finally ____ Jane.
coming over
getting on with
putting on
catching up with
The low, unbroken ____ of the machine next door gradually bored its way into his brain.
din
thud
blare
hum
After their release, the hostages described the _____ they had been through.
epic
ordeal
burden
quest
This pesticide kills insects ____ contact.
with
at
for
on
For many young people, driving cars at high speed seems to _____ a rather fatal fascination.
contain
comprise
weave
hold
By supplying Europeans with home-produced crocodiles, we can _____ the market value of illegally supplied crocodile meat.
downsize
downplay
undercut
undergo
Bearing in mind that ' (a) is forearmed.'
(WARN)
In any transport system, the safety of passengers should be _____.
paramount
eminent
chief
prime
