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BDHSG11 Correction Sheet

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Materialism traps us__ in a word of possessions hag-ridden by irrational fears of likely loss and lurking dangers.

a)

Impromptu

b)

Off the cuff

c)

On a whim

d)

Unawares

2.

As he was caught__ an offensive weapon, he was immediately a suspect.

a)

In possession of

b)

On ownership of

c)

With handling with

d)

Out of control with

3.

Egypt is a fantastic country for tourists. It's absolutely__in history.

a)

Soaked

b)

Drenched

c)

Steeped

d)

Saturated

4.

The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your new boyfriend__and all.

a)

Warts

b)

Spots

c)

Moles

d)

Faults

5.

The ABC Institute is holding a series of lectures to generate interest in the period of history which is too often__

a)

Neglected

b)

Abandoned

c)

Subdued

d)

Deserted

6.

[...] Progress was being made in science and technology, and artists were forging styles that had a powerful and__ influence on subsequent centuries.

a)

Maintaining

b)

Remaining

c)

Enduring

d)

Sustaining

7.

To be unsatisfactory (v) = (a)   (v)

8.

A lack of sth (n) = (a)   (n)

9.

Many people's lives nowadays are__ of concentration.

a)

Absent

b)

Devoid

c)

Deficient

d)

Lacking

10.

The board proposes that the majority of this year profits__ in new product development.

a)

Is invested

b)

To be invested

c)

Will be invested

d)

Be invested

11.

Although she had been told quite__to pull herself together, she simply couldn't stop crying.

a)

Rigidly

b)

Unsympathetically

c)

Unrelentingly

d)

Sternly

12.

I really must go and lie down for a while; I've got a__headache.

a)

Cutting

b)

Splitting

c)

Ringing

d)

Cracking

13.

The floor was so rotten that it almost gave__ under Timmy's weight.

a)

Way

b)

Away

c)

Back

d)

Up

14.

I'm in a real__and I just don't know what to do.

a)

Dilemma

b)

Paradox

c)

Query

d)

Hunch

15.

His success depended on a (a)   combination of circumstances (FORTUNE).

16.

My mother (a)   me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam (VOUCH).

17.

There's little hope that Morris's behavior will ever improve. It will probably remain so (a)   till he grows up (CORRECT).

18.

I'm afraid one committee won't be enough to investigate all the (a)   of the dissatisfied clients (GRIEF).

19.

Not sick , Mai guesses, but probably (a)   now that she drank a lot at the party last night (HANG).

20.

We have to be good examples, to look at our behavior and to stop being (a)   (RIGHT).

21.

The (a)   sports stadium is the bride of the city (FUTURE).

22.

(a)   , we should stay in a hostel instead of a hotel (BUDGET).