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mixed 15,16

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They were _________ tempted to relieve the shopkeeper of his three juiciest-looking apples.

a)

badly

b)

powerfully      

c)

sorely

d)

powerfully      

2.

Her close personal friends never ________ in their belief in her; whatever was written in the press.

a)

reneged

b)

derided

c)

taunted

d)

faltered

3.

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle.

The lecture hall gradually emptied as Professor Jackson rambled (a)   .

4.

This is the time of the year when stores mark (a)   their prices, so you can get good deals.

5.

Strong consumer loan growth and rising real income will boost consumer (DISCRETION) (a)   spends

6.

Hundreds of scholars have gone to extremes to help ______ the mystery of the human genetic structure with an ardent hope for ______ mankind from disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis or arthritis.

a)

dissolve/liberating

b)

unravel/liberating

c)

dissolve/insulating

d)

unravel/insulating

7.

The hopes, are, then that hundreds of maladies that humanity is ______ with at present might eventually cease to exist in the not too distant future.

a)

aggravated

b)

persecuted

c)

plagued

d)

teased

8.

Simply keeping catastrophe at (a)   was never to satisfy an environmental group  that wants the Galapagos Islands to remain as they were when Darwin visited in 1839

9.

The Galapagos Islands were designated a national park in 1959, and developed an apparently model ecotourism industry- groups are sent (a)   hopping to designated sites and always with a guide.

10.

I was puzzled lúng túng by his ______ reply to my innocent question.

a)

clement

b)

indignant

c)

indolent

d)

wayward

11.

Woken up suddenly by the explosion, he _____ out of his tent, still half asleep. 

a)

waded

b)

tramped

c)

staggered

d)

trudged

12.

After their release, the hostages described the _____ they had been through.

a)

epic

b)

burden

c)

quest

d)

ordeal

13.

It seems like we are (a)   a big storm this weekend.

14.

She has been very busy this week, so she hasn’t got (a)   calling her family yet.

15.

Whatever the drivers, it has become a compelling activity for many, so it is hardly surprising that some people feel a sense of (CONNECT) (a)   if they are unable to get online for any period of time