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Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The new cirriculum has been designed to ______ students’ learning by combining theory with hands-on practice.
a)
alleviate
b)
exaggerate
c)
sharpen
d)
optimize
2.
The consultant called in by the firm had a ______ of experience bearing on the problem.
a)
wealth
b)
carton
c)
bank
d)
hoard
3.
The chairman had a recommendation that ______.
a)
each member studied more carefully the problem
b)
the problem was more carefully studied by each member
c)
with more carefulness the problem could be studied
d)
each member study the problem more carefully
4.
A career in marketing has always been what she desires, so she just ______ herself in her work.
a)
immersed
b)
submerged
c)
engulfed
d)
engrossed
5.
Rather than ponder the questions, the interviewee ______ out the first answer coming into his head.
a)
blundered
b)
blurted
c)
bungled
d)
botched
6.
She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he ______ to sleep.
a)
drifted off
b)
burned with
c)
slipped into
d)
popped up
7.
He was so highly knowledgeable on the areas that many would say he was something of a ______.
a)
veteran
b)
novice
c)
probationer
d)
archivist
8.
Many people refused to fall in with the idea that religion is a(n) ______ disputable anachronism.
a)
academically
b)
cerebrally
c)
cognitively
d)
intellectually
9.
A large proportion of the households in this area is ______ to the internet thanks to a generous foreign donor.
a)
linked with
b)
wired up
c)
hooked up
d)
crossed with
10.
It was a close ______ but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight.
a)
drive
b)
run
c)
call
d)
go
11.
You are not supposed to park on the hard ______ except in an emergency.
a)
shoulder
b)
area
c)
lane
d)
head
12.
Round and round ______.
a)
went the wheels of the engine
b)
the wheels of the engine went
c)
did the wheels of the engine go
d)
going the wheels of the engine
13.
I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the ______ when I sat next to him at the theatre.
a)
face
b)
flesh
c)
blood
d)
vein
14.
He preferred to ______ any profits he made back into business.
a)
sow
b)
plan
c)
plough
d)
dig
15.
His new manager, who is always willing to do somebody a good ______, is kind-hearted and sociable.
a)
go
b)
turn
c)
play
d)
part
16.
It was a hot summer day and ice cream salesmen were doing a ______ trade.
a)
roaring
b)
bustling
c)
flickering
d)
staggering
17.
The choreographer ______ his fingers in time to the music so that the dancers could pick up the tempo.
a)
clenched
b)
snapped
c)
nudged
d)
beckoned
18.
The football club decided to ______ the team with a couple of world-class players.
a)
beef up
b)
chuck out
c)
match against
d)
sort out
19.
When you join this game, it’s important that you should ______.
a)
keep your wits about you
b)
gather your wits
c)
keep your head in the clouds
d)
go to your head
20.
Regional parliaments allow ______ for remote parts of the country or islands far from the captital.
a)
self-government
b)
self-sufficiency
c)
self-regulation
d)
self-support
21.
The police investigated many clues, but they were all _______.
a)
red tape
b)
blue jokes
c)
white lies
d)
red herrings
22.
Dr Johnson managed to ensure that the scientists in his research team were the _______ of the crop.
a)
cream
b)
catch
c)
top
d)
blend
23.
The job wasn’t giving the ______ of the experience he wanted.
a)
width
b)
depth
c)
length
d)
breadth
24.
While she ______ through her Maths exams, he struggled.
a)
floated
b)
drifted
c)
sailed
d)
flew
25.
Had we been in control of monetary policy, we would have raised interest rates sharply after the election instead of doing it in ______.
a)
fingers and thumbs
b)
bits and bobs
c)
dribs and drabs
d)
bibs and tuckers
26.
We don’t want him to suspect we’re giving him a surprise party. Make sure you don’t _________.
a)
break the ice
b)
kick the bucket
c)
spill the beans
d)
sweep the board
27.
Companies are joining forces with governments in Africa to ______ regional campaigns against malaria.
a)
fabricate
b)
originate
c)
mount
d)
produce
28.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were ______ after weeks of intense negotiations.
a)
rebuilt
b)
restored
c)
repositioned
d)
replaced
29.
There are a lot of problems and we’re not ______ yet.
a)
out of the woods
b)
down the ladder
c)
back to the path
d)
into the lights
30.
During the award ceremony, the host decided to ______ a surprise ______ the audience by announcing an additional category for the awards.
a)
remit/to
b)
spring/on
c)
devolve/to
d)
apprise/of
31.
There is no point in phoning him. He’s certain ______ by now.
a)
to leave
b)
to have left
c)
left
d)
having left
32.
I’d rather you ______ anything for tonight, but I suppose it’s too late to change things now.
a)
not arrange
b)
don’t arrange
c)
didn’t arrange
d)
hadn’t arranged
33.
______, the meeting stops here.
a)
If no question being asked
b)
Without any questions, however
c)
No questions asked
d)
There being no question
34.
The decline of this industry over the last decade _______ training programs to be eliminated.
a)
had been caused by vital
b)
once vitally led to some
c)
has caused once vital
d)
has once led to vital
35.
________, I had to buy a new one.
a)
My dictionary losing
b)
My dictionary had been lost
c)
My dictionary having been lost
d)
Because my dictionary lost
36.
The government has rightly been________ its health policy.
a)
taking to task
b)
taking to the task of
c)
taken for the task of
d)
taken to task for
37.
______, watching every our move.
a)
A tall man at the back of the room stood
b)
Stood a tall man at the back of the room
c)
Stood at the back of the room a tall man
d)
At the back of the room stood a tall man
38.
I was talking to ______ the manager about the taste of the dishes we ate.
a)
no one rather than
b)
no one better than
c)
none other than
d)
none whatsoever rather
39.
______ by thousands of kilometres, India and Germany have had an influence on each other.
a)
Although separating
b)
Though separated
c)
Despite being separating
d)
Much as separated
40.
______ talking of running for election again, after such a crushing defeat, is surely proof of his resilience.
a)
That he is
b)
Should he be
c)
Had he been
d)
That he were
41.
She always gets what she wants because she knows how to ______ the rules.
a)
elicit
b)
desert
c)
slack
d)
circumvent
42.
I have no appetite and I am lethargic. I’ve been feeling under _______ for ages.
a)
weather
b)
par
c)
stress
d)
counter
43.
There was no one downstairs; so he turned off the lights again and decided that she _________ imagined things.
a)
must have
b)
should have
c)
can’t have
d)
needn’t have
44.
_________, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant.
a)
Having hunger satisfied
b)
Their hunger satisfied
c)
Hunger been satisfied
d)
Satisfying their hunger
45.
My new pullover _______ to half of its previous size when I washed it.
a)
dwindled
b)
reduced
c)
diminished
d)
shrank
46.
Don’t mention work to Ray, as it’s a sore _______ with him at the moment.
a)
point
b)
sight
c)
thumb
d)
threat
47.
Today, while the vast majority of people are _______ opposed to the use of drugs in sport, detection remains a real problem for the governing bodies.
a)
steadily
b)
staunchly
c)
vaguely
d)
diametrically
48.
The government is making little _______ in its fight to beat inflation.
a)
advance
b)
improvement
c)
headway
d)
forward
49.
_______, the meeting stops here.
a)
If no question being asked
b)
Without any question, however
c)
No questions asked
d)
There being no question
50.
I recommend that Miriam ________ a boarding school. She'd be much more challenged academically.
a)
attend
b)
attending
c)
attended
d)
would attend
51.
Most critics agree that rather little ________ done by the artist after his illness has any great value.
a)
of what was
b)
of that was
c)
of that what was
d)
which has been
52.
_________, I’d like to talk about myself as the happiest person in the world.
a)
Be that it may
b)
Strange as it might sound
c)
How much strange it may be
d)
Strange though might it sound
53.
________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was created.
a)
Ranking
b)
To be ranked
c)
Being ranked
d)
To be ranking
54.
If you continue to _______ debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy eventually.
a)
arise
b)
secure
c)
incur
d)
default
55.
Investors were caught ________ by the sharp drop in share prices.
a)
unawares
b)
unconscious
c)
short
d)
red-handed
56.
_________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
a)
Leaving uncovered
b)
Having left uncovered
c)
Left uncovered
d)
Been left uncovered
57.
The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ________ further rioting to occur.
a)
should
b)
did
c)
were
d)
had
58.
Granddad would spend hours talking to us youngsters around the dinner table ________ about his happy younger days back east on the farm.
a)
recalling
b)
reminiscing
c)
reminding
d)
memorising
59.
I’d rather you ________ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
a)
wouldn’t make
b)
didn’t make
c)
haven’t made
d)
hadn’t made
60.
It’s a _________ shame that so little is done nowadays to help the homeless in our large cities.
a)
sweeping
b)
crying
c)
dying
d)
pitying
61.
You will find their house __________ you take a good street map with you.
a)
as long as
b)
even if
c)
unless
d)
otherwise
62.
......I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare money at the moment.
a)
Much as
b)
Try as
c)
Even
d)
Despite
63.
Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _______ that the matter was confidential.
a)
reason
b)
excuses
c)
grounds
d)
foundations
64.
“Don’t look so worried! You should take the boss’s remarks with a ______ of salt.”
a)
teaspoon
b)
pinch
c)
gray
d)
dose
65.
I caught the last bus by the skin of my _________.
a)
teeth
b)
leg
c)
neck
d)
mouth
66.
The police ____ off the street when the bomb had gone off.
a)
cordoned
b)
battened
c)
fastened
d)
shuttered
67.
She doesn’t like to keep anything hidden: she always _________ her mind.
a)
talks
b)
speaks
c)
tells
d)
says
68.
We were under no _________ about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
a)
fantasies
b)
daydreams
c)
illusions
d)
deceptions
69.
The local authorities need to _________ down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
a)
hit
b)
force
c)
move
d)
crack
70.
The doctor thought he had got over the worst, but his condition suddenly _________.
a)
deteriorated
b)
dismantled
c)
dissolved
d)
disintegrated
71.
I’ve got such a _________ headache that I can’t concentrate on the lecture.
a)
beating
b)
drumming
c)
hammering
d)
throbbing
72.
_________ cars usually have special and unique things that the owners wish to have.
a)
ey are certainly more expensive.
b)
Man-made
c)
Custom-made
d)
Well-kept
73.
He is too _____ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
a)
instant
b)
compulsive
c)
spontaneous
d)
continuous
74.
The train _______ the bay and then turned inland for twenty miles.
a)
coasted
b)
skirted
c)
edged
d)
sided
75.
The smoke _________ from the burning tires could be seen from miles.
a)
bulging
b)
radiating
c)
billowing
d)
sweeping
76.
We intend this to be a(n) _________ project, taking us into the next decade.
a)
constant
b)
incessant
c)
steady
d)
ongoing
77.
Mr. Parris said he’d like _________ by Monday, if that’s possible.
a)
finished the report
b)
the report finished
c)
the report will be finished
d)
have the report finished
78.
_______ at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
a)
Hardly as he worked
b)
Hard as he worked
c)
Hard as he do
d)
Hard as he was
79.
I came.......an old friend while I was in the park.
a)
in
b)
across
c)
over
d)
for
80.
If you don’t like this pen. Take...................There are some left in the box.
a)
another
b)
one other
c)
others
d)
the other
81.
How voters will react to this latest political scandal __________ to be seen.
a)
is
b)
remains
c)
has
d)
waits
82.
___________ is understood to be no question of a criminal act having taken place.
a)
There
b)
It
c)
What
d)
That
83.
You may not have liked her, but _________ be quite so rude?
a)
should you
b)
did you need to
c)
did you dare to
d)
would you have to
84.
___________officially a dependent territory, the island is effectively autonomous.
a)
Despite
b)
Although
c)
While
d)
Notwithstanding
85.
The interviewer told Alison that she would earn 30,000 pounds a year, ___________ she to be offered the job.
a)
were
b)
should
c)
lest
d)
ought
86.
_______________, the rector was forced to resign.
a)
Having abandoned by his staff
b)
Abandoned by his staff
c)
His staff abandoning
d)
He was abandoned by his staff
87.
“Has Tom handed in his essay?” - “How __________ what he’s done?”
a)
should I know
b)
can I know
c)
did I know
d)
could I know
88.
The flowers will soon start to bloom ___________ winter is gone and the weather is beginning to get warmer.
a)
even if
b)
now that
c)
so
d)
even though
89.
Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ____________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
a)
for
b)
so
c)
yet
d)
and
90.
The Mayormoved that rural people ________ to live and look for jobs in big cities.
a)
allow
b)
must allow
c)
allowed
d)
be allowed
91.
This celebrity website is fun but most of the information is __________ inaccurate.
a)
wildly
b)
thoroughly
c)
strongly
d)
brutally
92.
She only passed on a ___________ of information she could glean from her colleagues because it is top secret.
a)
stroke
b)
shred
c)
spate
d)
snippet
93.
As the election results came through, the Prime Minister __________ defeat.
a)
declared
b)
granted
c)
conceded
d)
announced
94.
The patient’s heart-rate and breathing must be carefully___________ during the operation.
a)
counted
b)
observed
c)
monitored
d)
supervised
95.
They took a __________ route so that they could see all the sights.
a)
concise
b)
devious
c)
malignant
d)
circuitous
96.
We could hear ___________ voices from behind the closed doors.
a)
covered
b)
muffled
c)
cloaked
d)
concealed
97.
That designer has real ___________ - he’s bound to go far with so much talent.
a)
flank
b)
compulsion
c)
flair
d)
impudence
98.
He just wanted one ___________ before settling down and getting married.
a)
final fling
b)
last leap
c)
happy hop
d)
joyful jump
99.
Everyone bosses me about at work; I’m nothing but a __________.
a)
lame duck
b)
general dogsbody
c)
blue-eyed boy
d)
marked man
100.
Would you believe it! The day after Dave resigned, he had a phone call from Tokyo offering him a job at twice his present salary! Dave always____________.
a)
faces the music
b)
lets his hair down
c)
has a finger in every pie
d)
falls on his feet
101.
How can I pull myself together when this is not ______ a challenge?
a)
more a worry than
b)
so much a worry as
c)
worth worrying for
d)
as worrying as
102.
Many craters on the Earth’s surface were probably formed by very large meteorites ______.
a)
which smashed into the ground and an explosion
b)
smashing into the ground and exploding
c)
when smashed into the ground and exploded
d)
they smashed into the ground and exploded.
103.
______ at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
a)
Hardly had he worked
b)
Hard as he worked
c)
While he had hardly worked
d)
However hardly he worked
104.
To such straits ______ by his extravagance that he took to begging.
a)
he reduced to
b)
he was reduced to
c)
was he reduced to
d)
did he reduce to
105.
My parents were always on the move and somy childhood was spent being draggedfrom _______ pillar to ______ post.
a)
one - another
b)
a - a
c)
the - the
d)
Ø - Ø
106.
Last weekend, _______ nothing to watch on television, we sang karaoke together.
a)
there being
b)
there having
c)
having had
d)
being
107.
I believe that he really does want to work for us, but he's playing hard to _______ so that we offer more money.
a)
catch
b)
get
c)
grab
d)
give
108.
Sailing solo around the world was no mean ______.
a)
deed
b)
step
c)
feat
d)
act
109.
George is a close friend, but where I part ______ with him is over the issue of women's rights.
a)
company
b)
views
c)
friendship
d)
opinions
110.
If students are_____ to start a job, career advisers have useful information that may help them make the transition into the working world smoother.
a)
due
b)
doomed
c)
prone
d)
about
111.
_____ the team's strategy in this championship.
a)
Far be it for me to have criticised
b)
Far from having criticised
c)
It's a far cry from me having criticised
d)
Few and far between having criticised
112.
The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only _______.
a)
larger than life
b)
on the dot
c)
by a whisker
d)
a notch above
113.
A(n) ______discussion evolved within minutes of them being introduced.
a)
alive
b)
vivacious
c)
animated
d)
verbose
114.
She’s raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and trying to maintain some _______ of a personal life.
a)
semblance
b)
vestige
c)
inkling
d)
portent
115.
Making hand-knitted scarves has become a ______ industry in many parts of the country.
a)
cottage
b)
street
c)
service
d)
youth
116.
Will development ever again be the _____of burden pulling the region out of economic malady?
a)
beast
b)
load
c)
glutton
d)
chief
117.
Three of the players were out injured, but there’s still no excuse for such a ______ performance.
a)
walking
b)
strolling
c)
pedestrian
d)
striding
118.
Trent’s theory rested on such a dubious scientific ______ that most rejected it outright.
a)
footing
b)
grip
c)
balance
d)
traction
119.
I feel a bit warythatpeopleseem so eager to make a _______ offaithaboutdriverlesscarsbeing free to drive in our street.
a)
hop
b)
jerk
c)
leap
d)
twitch
120.
Negotiations went _______, but we did manage to reach an agreement on the contract by the deadline.
a)
down to the short strokes
b)
down for the count
c)
down to the ground
d)
down to the wire
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