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mixed 19,20

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking.

a)

Chop

b)

Trim

c)

Hack

d)

Slice

2.

Politicians should be _________ to the public who elected them.

a)

controlled

b)

dependable

c)

priviledged

d)

accountable

3.

I stood up too quickly and _______ all peculiar.

a)

got on with

b)

caught up with

c)

came over

d)

put on

4.

Her voice _____ off as she realized everyone was listening.

a)

fell

b)

dropped

c)

tapered

d)

drifted

5.

Sometimes I work for ten hours (a)   a stretch.

6.

Audiences were stunned by the dazzling (a)   of his dancers. (virtuoso)

7.

The president described the attack as "a day that will live in (a)   ". (famous)

8.

Xerophytic shrubs are able to withstand  desiccation in severe droughts without dying.

The word desiccation is closest in meaning to _______.

a)

destruction

b)

growth

c)

adaptation

d)

drying

9.

His message is deeply _________ for anyone who values democracy.

a)

disconcerting

b)

challenging

c)

jumpy

d)

cutting

10.

The office building was _______, so the rents were low.

a)

tumble-down

b)

downcast

c)

rundown

d)

down-and-out

11.

_______ her qualifications, she's still useless at the job.

a)

On account of

b)

For all

c)

As far as

d)

Concerning

12.

I just think he ought to get a ______ on himself - he's behaving like a child.

a)

grip

b)

clutch

c)

grasp

d)

clasp

13.

She's (a)   an artist to paint her portrait. (mission)

14.

Despite the amount of research that has been carried out, researchers in the field are still in two (a)   about that.

15.

These people are guilty of acts of appalling atrocity.

a)

indignity

b)

complexity

c)

brutality

d)

mendacity