TEST 31
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap[Author:AW] .
1. In ............... of a horrible pain in his right knee, marathon runner didn't give up.
2. Ever ................. I met Julia, I've been in love with her.
3. I am flat ................. . I have no money at all.
4. Time and ................., the old tower clock goes wrong.
5. Now, you tell us your ................. of the story Ed before we decide who was responsible for starting the fight.
6. ................. had the sun gone down when a cold wind started to blow.
7. Wait a second, Harry. I have to ................. on a make-up.
8. July the 4th was a memorable day. It ................. down in American history.
9. There's no ................. for you to paint the ceiling. We had it painted last month.
10. My sister is pregnant. Her baby is ................. next month. I can't wait to become an aunt.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form[Author:AW] .
1. It would be .............................. to drive all the way without a REASON
spare wheel in the boot. We must take it.
2. I got this strange feeling when I realised there was only water all SEE
around us and no land in .............................. .
3. Manchester is an .............................. city. INDUSTRY
4. Dave's a very .............................. person. There are no INVENT
problems that he cannot solve.
5. It was most .............................. of you to drive the car without a RESPONSIBLE
valid licence.
6. .............................. to animals should be severely punished. CRUEL
7. Influenza is an .............................. disease. It can be passed INFECT
through sneezing or coughing.
8. You can always count on Ed. He is a .............................. person. DEPEND
9. There's clear evidence of the businessman's .............................. INVOLVE
in the corruption affair.
10. The kidnappers .............................. to kill the hostages unless THREAT
their demands were fulfilled immediately.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. I'm sorry madam but the skirts you're asking about are not _ _ a _ _ _ b _ _ at the moment. Come next week.
2. Don't eat the meat. It looks stale. You might get a food _ _ i _ _ _ _ n _ .
3. You consume too much fatty food and get too little exercise. This is why you are
_ v_ _ w _ _ _ _ _ .
4. Molly is very _ _ d _ _ _ . She never boasts about her achievements.
5. Two skiers are reported to have been killed by an _ _ a _ _ _ c _ _ that was caused by some other irresponsible skiing fanatics.
6. You can't go abroad without a passport. The officers won't let you cross the _ _ o _ _ _ _ r.
7. Mick, our beloved son, _ _ p _ _ r _ s us financially. Without it, we would die of hunger.
8. Keep the information in secret. It is strictly _ _ _ f __ _ _ _ t _ _ _ .
9. After inspecting my throat, the doctor made out a _ _ _ _ c _ _ p _ _ _ _ with medicine to take.
10. It's _ _ _ m _ _ knowledge that professor Thompson is in love with Fiona. Everybody knows that.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. You must learn to take things easy. You are a ............... of nerves.
a) bunch b) spool c) bundle d) heap
2. You have done ............... to us with this deficious meal. Thank you, Helen.
a) justice b) fair c) virtue d) honour
3. The family had lost all their possessions in the fire. They had to start everything from ............... .
a) scrap b) scrub c) scribble d) scratch
4. I didn't know Robert had ............... out of university. Wasn't he satisfied with it?
a) stepped b) dropped c) fallen d) tripped
5. If you keep evading taxes like this, you'll soon ............... up in prison.
a) lead b) find c) end d) cease
6. The youths are being mercilessly ............... by their bosses. They receive hardly any money for the hard work they do.
a) exploited b) exposed c) explored d) exhausted
7.'What's happened? Why are you wearing a plaster on the leg?' 'I ............... my ankle while I was playing basketball the other day.'
a) bent b) sprained c) flipped d) leapt
8. I don't believe a word you're saying. You're just pulling my ..............., aren't you?
a) leg b) head c) arm d) nose
9. This year, our company has already ............... on fifty new employees.
a) brought b) taken c) put d) set
10. That electric razor I bought didn't come up to my ............... so I took it back.
a) satisfaction b) liking c) comfort d) expectations
1 spite 2 since 3 broke 4 again 5 side 6 Hardly 7 put 8 went 9 need 10 due
1 unreasonable 2 sight 3 industrial 4 inventive 5 irresponsible 6 cruelty 7 infectious 8 dependable 9 involvment 10 threatened
1 available 2 poisoning 3 overweight 4 modest 5 avalanche 6 frontier 7 supports 8 confidential 9 prescription 10 common
1C 2A 3D 4B 5C 6A 7B 8A 9B 10D