WorksheetsEnglish 4
Total questions: 109
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
I've hesitated long enough about applying for that course so now I'm going to take the _______ and do it
dive
flow
plunge
part
My teacher will throw a_________ if I don't go to his class today.
chalk
mood
punishment
fit
I don't like my professor. I always greet him but he just______ me.
looks down
looks into
looks through
looks round
While we're here, we're going to______ our old friends.
look over
look in
look up
look by
Scan the brochures and you will find many types of holiday on_______
request
offer
convenience
pack
The thought of taking a year out from studying is______
disparaging
intimidating
alarming
enticing
If they have shown good reasons for taking a year out and have not just______ into it.
drifted
floated
flopped
flown
REPLACE THE WORDS IN ITALICS WITH A PHRASE FROM THE BOX
'Do you know who's been appointed to the job?'
'Well it's not official yet but, if you promise not to print it, I can tell you that it's Tom Smith.'
(a)
REPLACE THE WORDS IN ITALICS WITH A PHRASE FROM THE BOX
'Is stephen suspected of stealing the money?'
'Yes. The police haven't taken any action but he's been under suspicion for weeks now.'
(a)
REPLACE THE WORDS IN ITALICS WITH A PHRASE FROM THE BOX
'I understand you fell off the back of Jack's motorbike?'
'Yes, and I'm bruised all over!'
(a)
When Ben learnt that Amy had gone on a date with someone else, the______ flew.
fires
sparks
flames
flaks
Well our holidays are over but we certainly________ a ball, didn't we?
did
made
had
created
The realisation of our holiday plans has had to be ............... because of my mother’s sudden illness.
prevented
shelved
expired
lingered
Don’t be angry with Sue. All that she did was in good ...............
hope
belief
idea
faith
Not only were the little children ............... with this nasty cold. We had a few adult patients, too.
afflicted
imposed
injured
aggravated
It’s ............... of this kind of work to take a lot of time.
usual
average
characteristic
regular
His public announcement of the secret plans was dealt a sheer ............... of confidence and was heavily criticized by the other members of the council.
damage
breach
crash
fracture
Nobody, even the best doctors, expected Frank’s ............... to be so quick and successful after so severe an accident.
renewal
recuperation
resumption
remuneration
PREPOSITIONS
According to the guidebook, this region is notorious (a) floods and tornadoes.
PREPOSITIONS
The tanker had already been (a) sea for two weeks when it struck the iceberg.
PREPOSITIONS
I’m afraid you’ll have to buy a new hairdryer. This one is (a) repair.
PREPOSITIONS
I was tough. They had a hard time of persuading me (a) changing my mind about the weekend plans.
WORD FORMATION
The witness claimed she was capable of discovering the man’s evil intentions from the (a) (MURDER) look in his eyes.
WORD FORMATION
‘Have you got any (a) (GIVE) about the cooperation?’ ‘Oh no, I’m sure it will be successful.’
I decided right there and then to buy it and now I really regret it! (WHIM)
->I (a) and now I really regret it!
I find grammar exercises extremely boring. (STIFF)
->Grammar exercise (a)
Today ______________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
hardly ever corporations introduce
hardly ever introduce corporations
corporations hardly introduce ever
corporations hardly ever introduce
However strict ______________ we took, we couldn’t eliminate the risk of any further riots in the street.
regulations
controls
disciplines
measures
If you ______________ a moment, I’ll see if I can find another question paper for you.
have waited
will wait
are waiting
would have waited
The solitary scientist ______________ by himself has in many instances been replaced by a cooperative scientific team.
making important discoveries
to make important discoveries
has made important discoveries
important discoveries were made
Learn all you can about your subject. The more you know, the better (30) _______ you are to find a solution.
supplied
provided
equipped
furnished
Thinking is hard work, which is why we (31) _______ away from it.
start
shy
draw
shrink
Don’t limit yourself to straight-line, logical thinking. Sneak up on your problem from a new (32) _______.
angle
edge
point
approach
WORD FORMATION
Absent an objective measure, therefore, the range of (ESTIMATION) (a) is wide.
WORD FORMATION
Right-handers are said to make up 85% to 95% of all people and left-handers 5% to 15%, while the remaining tiny percentage are (DEXTERITY) (a) , so they can use both hands with equal ability.
WORD FORMATION
Some evidence exists that the phenomenon is genetic, but (45. GENE)__________________ cannot agree on the process by which handedness may be passed only by (46. INHERIT)__________________.
(write in this order: 45 _____/46 _____)
(a)
WORD FORMATION
And it has been observed by anthropologists that left-handedness tends to be less common in (49.RESTRICT) __________________ societies and more common in (50.PERMIT) __________________ ones. But no consensus has been reached on how that could occur.
(write in this order: 49 ____/50 _____)
(a)
CLOZE
Good fabric was in short (55) (a) during the Second World War, but Vera was lucky enough to come across some silk left over from the manufacture of parachutes.
CLOZE
These were an instant (58)_____ when they appeared in department stores and during the 1950s they were the (59)______ of fashion, (60) ______ worn by celebrities such as the film star Marilyn Monroe. By 1960, the company which Vera had set up was employing 200 staff and producing 130 patterns per season.
(write in this order: 58 ____/59 ___/60 ___)
(a)
Shortly after Sue and Brian met, he announced they were getting married. (HAD)
-> Scarcely (a) he announced they were getting married.
Although I had imagined my parachute jump would terrify me, it was actually quite exciting.
(BEING)
-> Far (a) experience I had imagined, my parachute jump was actually quite exciting.
In his speech, the College Principal spoke highly of the third-year science students who had won an award. (PAID)
-> The College Principal (a) the award-winning third-year science students in his speech.
Would you mind if I asked you to sign this petition? (RAISE)
-> Would you (a) my asking you to sign this petition?
Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ________.
desire
will
wish
way
He was________ because of his poor work.
conspired
expelled
interfered
extradited
A survey presents a useful ________ of statistical data.
break-down
break-up
break-in
break-away
The troops were positioned in ________ for action.
anticipation
readiness
standby
alert
CLOZE
Rescue workers and mountain climbers will also find the bag useful, as will students who don’t want their MP3
players to run out by (60) (a) on their way to school.
Your story is different from the facts. (tie)
->Your story (a) the facts.
Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme. (disapproval)
-> Local residents (a) the new traffic scheme.
I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
->I object (a)
It is rumored that we will have a new boss.
->Rumor (a)
I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not.
->It remains (a)
Peter insisted on being told the complete sorry.
->Nothing but (a)
CHOOSE THE OPPOSITE OF THE UNDERLINED WORD
The elevator in the administrative building is currently out of order.
working properly
on duty
loading completely
in stock
CHOOSE THE OPPOSITE OF THE UNDERLINED WORD
Both parties agreed that the contract would cease after two-year period.
pause
defer
persist
secure
CHOOSE THE OPPOSITE OF THE UNDERLINED WORLD
During the COVID-19 pandemic chaos, the little country still had to repel territorial intrusion from the outside.
endurance
retreat
submission
surrender
The National Assembly delegates will cast their vote tomorrow to __________ the president.
specify
elect
appoint
opt
The scientist will be rewarded with a posthumous honor in __________ for the persecution he suffered while alive.
counterattack
penance
amendment
recompense
Some low-wage manufacturing opponents are pirating the corporation’s technology, but the director is not ___________ disconcerted.
out and away
in the slightest
out and about
at the latest
CHOOSE THE SENTENCE WHICH HAS THE SAME MEANING WITH THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SENTENCES
The peasants hoped for the best but prepared for the worst concerning the natural disaster. They walked on air when finding themselves bypassed by the hurricane.
Tremendous relief flooded through the peasants the moment the hurricane swept through without inflicting extensive irreparable damage.
Optimistic and well-prepared for the potential hurricane though the peasants were, they road on a wave after suffering little damage from it.
While the peasants kept an optimistic outlook, they were ready for adversity and were elated once the forecasted hurricane did not strike them.
Given that prudent preparations for the upcoming hurricane were made, the peasants were blissed out to triumph over the adversity it brought.
CHOOSE THE SENTENCE WHICH HAS THE SAME MEANING WITH THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SENTENCES
The coronavirus pandemic has caused people to change their behaviors for the better. People are now more
conscious of making sustainable choices in their daily lives.
It is the coronavirus pandemic that has pushed social development because people had to cross the bridge when they came to it and selected feasible solutions in life.
Even the coronavirus pandemic has its bright side since individuals are more enlightened about making responsible and lasting changes in how they live.
Drastic times call for drastic measures, which forced people to opt for renewable substances in their daily lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
Humans could kill two birds with one stone when people’s consciousness was raised towards sustainable living style because of the coronavirus pandemic.
What ___________ you use in picking a winner in the art contest?
are the criteria
are the criterions
is the criteria
are the criterions
Warbeck University offers a valuable, ___________ education in a great city.
paralleling
paralleled
unparralleling
unparalleled
___________ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law.
All police officers
All police officers must
That all police officers
For all police officers
Sorry, but I just can’t make it to the dinner party as I’m up to my ___________ in work.
ears
eyes
shoulders
head
CLOZE
From education and the creative economy to IT and advanced engineering, industries in the UK (65) (a) hugely from using the English language.
CLOZE
But it also helps economics overseas to prosper. English language (66) (a) provide life-changing opportunities, and promote prosperity and security around the world.
It may seem strange, but the painter has no formal training. (LACKS)
=> Strange though it (a) any kind of formal training.
My parents are planning to pay someone to repair and redecorate them house next month. (UP)
=> My parents are planning to (a) next month.
Absolute secrecy was vital to the success of the mission.
=> Without (a)
We will be returning the books to the library soon.
=> It won’t (a)
We have no seats left for the concert on June 11th
=> All the (a)
You may be disqualified for the contest if you don’t obey the rules.
=> Failure (a)
_______ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
To award
Having awarded
To be awarded
Having been awarded
Language is so _______ woven into human experience that it is scarcely possible to imagine life without it.
tightly
tautly
rigidly
stiffly
Millions of people say Coke tastes best from a bottle, and whether this is scientifically provable or not. These millions know they like the look of the bottle and the way it fits so _______ into the hand.
neatly
orderly
tidily
finitely
A number of landslides have _______ Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on 25th April which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more.
stroke
caused
hit
blown
CLOZE
Not only was the space cramped, but there was no electricity, Internet or telephone access, so she felt totally cut (35) ______ from the outside world.
down
away
out
off
WORD FORMATION
Culture is no longer merely the beautiful and (1. SINGLE) ______ until the late twentieth century that a (2.SCHOLAR)________ interest in objects began to replace the traditional interest in -isms, with historians, (3.LITERATE) ________ critics and philosophers all
suddenly becoming fascinated by the meaning of objects, large and small.
(write in this order: 1 ___/2 ___/3 ___)
(a)
WORD FORMATION
There are obvious problems with this (58. MATERIAL) (a) conception of culture.
WORD FORMATION
If our experience of everyday life is so satisfactory, then how much more so is the (60. SPECTATOR) (a)
of our everyday things under scrutiny.
Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs given in the box. Each phrasal verb is used only ONCE. Make any necessary changes.
I like this photograph so much that I am going to have it (a)
Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs given in the box. Each phrasal verb is used only ONCE. Make any necessary changes.
As far as I know, the idea of the party does not quite appeal to him and that’s why he’s thinking of (a)
Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs given in the box. Each phrasal verb is used only ONCE. Make any necessary changes.
I can’t stop thinking there’s something more that the scheme needs (a)
That historian is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive life. (AUTHORITY)
-> He is (a)
David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party. (CONGRATULATED)
->David (a) a good venue for the party.
Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating with him.
->But (a)
The red shoes are slightly more expensive than the green ones. (QUITE)
->The green shoes (a) the red ones.
Richard is much more committed to the project than Grant seems to be. (LIKE)
->Grant seems to be (a) to the project.
My new MP3 player was twice the price of yours. (EXPENSIVE)
->Your MP3 player was (a) mine.
Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle. (NEARLY)
->Annabelle (a) her brother, Derek.
WORD FORMATION
Taking advantage of someone’s trust or innocence is completely (a) (DESPISE)
WORD FORMATION
The government decided that the funding of the project was completely (a) (SUSTAIN) given the collapse of the economy.
WORD FORMATION
The restaurant was closed down following an inspection that deemed the kitchen to be (a) (HYGIENE) and unfit for food preparation.
WORD FORMATION
You could hardly say he was lazy; he’s been (a) (GAIN) employed ever since he left school.
WORD FORMATION
When she found out that she had missed out on a place by two marks, she felt completely (a) (SPIRIT)
This cloth _________ very thin.
feels
touches
holds
handles
_______ for a second interview will be informed by mail.
Who chosen
Those are chosen
If you are chosen
All chosen
The plan _____________ for a long time was eventually finalized yesterday.
have been developed
developing
being developed
to be developed
I ________ a five-day trip to London to have a good rest, but I
couldn’t find time.
would take
could take
was to take
was taking
WORD FORMATION
First, the superb scenery, complemented by the pleasant
climate all year round, provides a (42. POEM) (a) setting for romance.
WORD FORMATION
Just imagine walking among
tall pine trees on windswept hills, standing in awe of a spectacular waterfall, or sitting among carpets of (44. FRAGRANCE) (a) flowers at sunset.
WORD FORMATION
It is also possible for them to enjoy local specialties to the
(49. ACCOMPANY) (a) of soft music in elegant restaurants which are open until late at night.
WORD FORMATION
In conclusion, Da Lat is the Vietnamese’s first choice for a (50. MEMORY) (a) holiday.
Was it difficult for you to solve the puzzle? (DIFFICULTY)
-> (a) ?
As I hadn’t prepared carefully, I didn’t have a successful interview.
->Not (a)
He was a widower when he died.
->He died (a)
I thought he was my father.
->I mistook (a)
