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VC: T24

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We will be up the creek without ... if we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly

a)

a rope

b)

a sailor

c)

a paddle

d)

an anchor

2.

I know 10 dollars is just a drop in the .., but if everyone gives that much, it will make a big difference

a)

jar

b)

bucket

c)

kettle

d)

box

3.

About 20% of the country's population is ... with the drought while the government sends no help

a)

inflicted

b)

inflected

c)

afflicted

d)

affected

4.

Hundreds of scientists have tried in a(n) ... hope to realize that the absurd dream of reviving the dead

a)

gripping

b)

far-fetched

c)

imminent

d)

forlorn

5.

Living in the countryside tends to ... us from the rush and pressure of the modern world

a)

safeguard

b)

refrain

c)

upkeep

d)

insulate

6.

I ran into an unknown in the Lexico-Grammar exercise, but I didn't try and ... the gap

a)

stuck at

b)

hung out

c)

held over

d)

pressed on

7.

The accused ... guilty to all charges and was sentenced to life imprisionment

a)

confessed

b)

pledged

c)

pleaded

d)

admitted

8.

Given her domineering personality, I would understand if you want to ... of his relationship

a)

conk out

b)

draw out

c)

bail out

d)

air out

9.

The sound of the waves ... on the shore lulled the little girl to sleep after a tired day

a)

surging

b)

thundering

c)

clapping

d)

breaking

10.

The nature of fame is ..., you may be sought after when you're still young but will soon be forgotten when old age comes

a)

eminent

b)

transient

c)

alluring

d)

wavering

11.

I can't understand how they were ... into believing that they had won a lot of $

a)

misled

b)

perjured

c)

hoodwinked

d)

alluded

12.

I attended a ... sale the other night and saw people queueing up to buy old clothes in order to clothe their children

a)

stultifying

b)

rumble

c)

jumbo

d)

jumble

13.

Since the couple is not rlly famous, their wedding ceremony was very much a ... affair (RADAR)

(a)  

14.

The ... of the new policy was higher productivity but lower employees satisfaction

(SHOT)

(a)  

15.

Ever since my father passed away, my brother has become the ... of the whole family (PIN)

(a)  

16.

People believe that ... cooperation in the hi-tech sector would benefit both countries (LATERAL)

(a)  

17.

Never been in a relationship, the girl ... in all the attention she received

(LUXURY)

(a)