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Lexico Test 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often _____ position and want to try out their own strength.

a)

speak for

b)

jockey for

c)

front for

d)

whistle for

2.

The third candidate for the seat is a relatively unknown ______.

a)

ability

b)

property

c)

identity

d)

quantity

3.

In an attempt to ______, she has planned a meeting with employees to discuss the issue.

a)

clear the air

b)

leave the field clear

c)

see her way clear

d)

get the all clear

4.

Entry to the club is only permitted upon _______ of a membership card.

a)

production

b)

notification

c)

introduction

d)

administration

5.

I just got this quarter's budget, and we definitely need to ______ and spend less going forward.

a)

call it a draw

b)

get the short straw

c)

pull in our horns

d)

draw a bead

6.

The limousine had _____ windows, so we couldn’t see who was inside.

a)

hinged

b)

louvred

c)

leaded

d)

tinted

7.

Disney executives have decided to release the film as a ______ title.

a)

click-through

b)

sell-through

c)

run-through

d)

all-through

8.

The industry is _____ of an intensified drive for more mechanisation.

a)

in the dock

b)

in the clear

c)

in the throes

d)

in the can

9.

As each question is asked, each team _____ and then writes down its answer.

a)

goes into reverse

b)

goes into a huddle

c)

goes into raptures

d)

positive

10.

In medieval times, professional perfumers would _____ personal scents for their clients from six to eight special ingredients.

a)

extoll

b)

enchant

c)

concoct

d)

revere

11.

Local businesses have been increasingly put _____ by the austerity measures after the economic crash.

a)

under the bonnet

b)

under the knife

c)

under the blood

d)

under the cosh

12.

Next month companies will be invited to _____ for a new international telecommunications system.

a)

rekindle

b)

tender

c)

eschew

d)

revamp

13.

The economic situation is giving a lot of investors the _______

a)

dilly-dallies

b)

eensie-weensie

c)

touchy-freely

d)

heebie-jeebies

14.

Once again she _____ the intelligence report for some inspiration.

a)

thumbed through

b)

squeaked through

c)

rifled through

d)

worked through

15.

The research is (a)   , using several techniques: analysis of statistical sources, literature reviews, field studies and case-history material. (DISCIPLINE)

16.

She may be the youngest member of the team, but she's no (a)   . (WEIGHT)

17.

Although her father was a (a)   market trader, his wealth was modest by comparison with that of the new jet-set. (DO)

18.

One of the big strengths of this history is the way these themes are all (a)   . (WEAVE)

19.

Older respondents tend to state that replies in honorifics; younger ones are less (a)   . (REVERE)