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Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The police were baffled by the attack as there seemed to be no apparent ....

a)

Design

b)

Principle

c)

Motive

d)

Plot

2.

If you want to be sure of receiving a copy of the magazine, I suggest you ... an annual subscripton.

a)

Put down

b)

Take out

c)

Write off

d)

Send up

3.

After feeing off ... for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor.

a)

Food

b)

Color

c)

Fitness

d)

Balance

4.

... the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment

a)

No sooner

b)

Only

c)

Not until

d)

Just before

5.

There was ... evidence to bring charges against the man.

a)

Insubstantial

b)

Inferior

c)

Ineffective

d)

Insufficient

6.

The runner got a huge blister on his heel where his new shoes ...

a)

Scratched

b)

Rubbed

c)

Scraped

d)

Gripped

7.

The size of the pop star's personal fortune was the subject of much ... in the press.

a)

Doubt

b)

Guessing

c)

Speculation

d)

Wonderment

8.

Jemery's friends were fond of him ... because of his generosity.

a)

At least

b)

Still less

c)

Even less

d)

Not least

9.

The thick fog ... out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.

a)

Ruled

b)

Struck

c)

Stamped

d)

Crossed

10.

Looking down at the coral reef, we saw ... of tiny, multi-colored fish.

a)

Swarms

b)

Flocks

c)

Teams

d)

Shoals

11.

Of all the paintings in the gallery, it was this one that really ... my eye.

a)

Grasped

b)

Snatched

c)

Caught

d)

Seized

12.

She had made a firm decision and wasn't ... by anything I said against it.

a)

Detracted

b)

Prevailed

c)

Induced

d)

Swayed

13.

We might have to change our plans for the weekend and, ... we'll let you know as soon as possible.

a)

In case

b)

If so

c)

Providing

d)

Supposing

14.

I was reluctant to ... the subject because I thought he wouldn't want to discuss it.

a)

Raise

b)

Originate

c)

Advance

d)

Provoke

15.

My attempts to solve the problem only ... to make it worse.

a)

Contributed

b)

Functioned

c)

Served

d)

Attained

16.

Can you tell me the ... of these shoes ?

a)

Charge

b)

Price

c)

Amount

d)

Expense

17.

It is too early in the ... to expect many visitors to the town.

a)

Term

b)

Season

c)

Time

d)

Calendar

18.

She took up many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time ...

a)

On her hands

b)

In hand

c)

At her hand

d)

At hand

19.

Please leave this place ... on the enrolment form.

a)

Absent

b)

Blank

c)

Missing

d)

Undone

20.

After the flash flood, all the drains were over flowing ... storm water.

a)

From

b)

With

c)

By

d)

For

21.

I would like to ... Mr Fukuyama to present the trophy to the victorious team.

a)

Call over

b)

Call out

c)

Call upon

d)

Call up

22.

My neighbor is ... ; he is always showing that he never cares about his bad behaviour.

a)

Grim-faced

b)

Faceless

c)

Face-saving

d)

Barefaced

23.

The teacher doled ... the chocolate to his student for having done well in the examinations.

a)

Off

b)

On

c)

Out

d)

Away