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LEXICO-GRAMMAR (2)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The minister made no _______ of any further negotiations.

a)

idication

b)

mention

c)

comment

d)

remark

2.

Find someone who will let you talk things through, or _____ that, write down your thoughts.

a)

except

b)

falling

c)

for all of

d)

given

3.

I don't agree with his policies but I'm going to ______ them for now.

a)

play along with

b)

play havoc with

c)

play cat and mouse with

d)

play down

4.

His promise is as good as ______. We can rely on him.

a)

gold

b)

gem

c)

diamond

d)

jewel

5.

The old man led a _______ existence after she left and refused even to see his children.

a)

reclusive

b)

deserted

c)

remote

d)

vacant

6.

The juvenile delinquent was place on ___________ for a year.

a)

trial

b)

charge

c)

probation

d)

surveillance

7.

Given the appalling weather conditions on top of the mountain, I’d say the chances of their finding any survivors are very _______ indeed.

a)

narrow

b)

lean

c)

remote

d)

shallow

8.

I'd been living in this country for a few years, but it wasn't until I had kids that I felt like I had really put down ______  here.

a)

roots

b)

seeds

c)

nuts

d)

fruits

9.

I have been ______ by ill health ever since I left university.

a)

hounded

b)

wormed

c)

ducked

d)

dogged

10.

It was a very wild winter. I think we had one ______ of snow and that was it.

a)

gust

b)

flurry

c)

drop

d)

patch

11.

Various ecological issues have come to the ______ since the discovery of the hole in the earth's ozone layer.

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side

d)

fore

12.

 I've seen her perform on television, but never in the ______

a)

meat

b)

flesh

c)

blood

d)

vein

13.

She's always ______ to me about how badly she's treated at work.

a)

grumbling

b)

whining

c)

objecting

d)

complaining

14.

Jack was disappointed not to be promoted as he was given to ______ that the job would be his.

a)

know

b)

understand

c)

realize

d)

say

15.

I found the last scene extremely ______ and particularly well - directed.

a)

pathetic

b)

sympathetic

c)

pitiful

d)

moving

16.

Large UK-owned companies are ______ their European rivals when it comes to creating wealth, a study has concluded.

a)

outstripping

b)

outrunning

c)

catching up

d)

exceeding

17.

Donald Trump’s pledge to rip up existing trade deals with Mexico would ______ substantial damage on the US economy and kill the region’s competitiveness on the world stage, according to the Mexican economist who led the country’s trade talks with the US.

a)

inflict

b)

induce

c)

impose

d)

wreak

18.

The proposal would  ______  a storm of protest around the country

a)

spark

b)

sparkle

c)

ignite

d)

trigger

19.

The rates of extreme poverty have halved in recent decades. But 1.2 billion people still live ______

a)

on the house

b)

on the tenterhooks

c)

on the breadline

d)

on the cards

20.

The exercise routine works in ______ with the diet

a)

tandem

b)

league

c)

hand

d)

cooperation

21.

The audience were in ______ as they watched the latest Aykebourne comedy.

a)

stitches

b)

shreds

c)

tears

d)

pleats

22.

I realized ______ that he was a thief.

a)

sooner of later

b)

at the beginning

c)

all along

d)

eventually