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Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unless the director gets the actor he wants for the main part, the flm will be cancelled. (MEAN)

--> If the director doesn’t get the actor he wants for the main part, it (a)   the flm.

2.

The employees suggested some improvements to the computer system which would make it easier to use. (FORWARD)

--> The employees (a)   improving the computer system to make it easier to use.

3.

Their offices are in a_____ building on the edge of town.

a)

astronomical

b)

nondescript

c)

non-stick

d)

non-event

4.

If I had known about the mosquitoes, I would never have signed (a)   for this.

5.

You’ll need to take some waterproof clothes because you can’t_______ the weather being good at this time of year.

a)

pay up

b)

set off

c)

come up

d)

count on

6.

I’ve______ to help with the sponsored walk on Sunday and I hope I haven’t taken on too much

a)

set off

b)

signed up

c)

put off

d)

count on

7.

Marie made some rather foolish remarks and now she feels she’ll never (a)   them down.

8.

We were late (a)   off and that’s why we were late arriving.

9.

I don’t think we’ll miss the train if we leave home on time. (LONG)

--> We should manage to catch the train (a)   off from home on time.

10.

Ellie was given a trophy by her school because she had worked so hard. (PRESENTED)

--> Ellie’s school (a)   a trophy if she had not worked so hard.

11.

Could you please cancel my appointment? (GRATEFUL)

--> I (a)   cancel my appointment.

12.

The word means full of dust

a)

dusty

b)

insinuating

c)

morbid

d)

condolence

13.

a person who is lazy and avoids work is called a ______.

a)

slumber

b)

lobbyist

c)

slacker

d)

inhibition

14.

folks lived their lives (a)   bush paths at the end of unpaved roads of red clay.

15.

You’ll find a large shopping centre (a)   the outskirts of the city.

16.

Where (a)   would you look but on the Internet?

17.

This so-called paradise is situated (a)   a virgin coastline of jungle-clad mountains.

18.

As the majority head for the resorts of the east and north coasts, they miss (a)   entirely on the gorgeous southwestern triangle that dips deep into the Caribbean and embraces Paraíso.

19.

I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a ____ sense. (expressing disapproval or criticism.)

a)

pejorative

b)

proffer

c)

thaw

d)

perspire

20.

I've got a ____ of hair in my eye.

a)

apphrehension

b)

snap

c)

spur

d)

strand

21.

The phrase meaning "To be unrelated or irrelevant to someone or something."

a)

have nothing to do with

b)

miss the whole point

c)

without a trace

d)

get your hand on

22.

Yesterday there was a sudden downward______ in share prices.

a)

refine

b)

movement

c)

solicitor

d)

resolution

23.
a)

blister

b)

contagious

c)

fractures

d)

contingent

24.

Use this shampoo if your hair is ______.

a)

oily

b)

fattening

c)

appetising

d)

nullify

25.

I tried to maximise every moment on that frst run and then had to____ for a week.

a)

hobble around

b)

soreness

c)

aspiration

d)

aggregate

26.

I am prepared to ______ if the meeting appears to be a waste of time.

a)

vote with my feet

b)

turn my nose up at it

c)

ride the crest of it

d)

turn the tables

27.

We admired the _____ and simplicity of the Roman architecture.

a)

impersonal

b)

sect

c)

irredeemable

d)

grandeur

28.

She left the courtroom______ by armed guards.

a)

steep

b)

grime

c)

flanked

d)

secular

29.

I’m really tired. I’ll be very glad when we get home. (SOONER)

--> I’m really tired. The (a)   better