1. I find going to the supermarket once a month the most ………. way to shop.
a) convenience
b) convenient
c) convinced
d) appropriate
2. Just leave the dishes to …….. ; I'll wash them later.
a) rinse
b) soak
c) drop
d) swollen
3. How long does it take for the glue to ……..?
a) set
b) boil
c) ice
d) freeze
4. You must go to the doctor if you're ……. up blood.
a) sneezing
b) coughing
c) yawning
d) snoring
5. The elevators in this building are always breaking ….. .
a) up
b) off
c) of
d) down
6. Make sure you give the paint enough time to dry and …… .
a) prepare
b) set
c) harden
d) become ready
7. You are allowed to …….. 6 books from the library at a time.
a) lend
b) provide
c) borrow
d) owe
8. It is sometimes difficult to find suitable …. parents.
a) false
b) artificial
c) foster
d) secondary
9. The teacher ……. his finger to his lips for silence.
a) lifted
b) carried
c) raised
d) rose
10. He …….. when he was 65.
a) retired
b) pensioned
c) finished
d) retreated
11. Sanchez was …… to three years in prison for his part in the crime.
a) imprisoned
b) sentenced
c) convinced
d) sent
12. Jimmy's grandmother …….. him with toys and candy.
a) breaks down
b) spoils
c) destroys
d) damages
13. You have to know all the music by …… .
a) by memory
b) by heart
c) by eye
d) by ear
14. Clinton is facing a battle to get Congress to accept his budget ……… .
a) preposition
b) treaty
c) proposal
d) paper
15. She's got a warm, ……….. personality.
a) outdoing
b) outdone
c) outgoing
d) outgone
16. He was suddenly …… by a strong feeling of his insignificance. |
a) pushed
b) overwhelmed
c) shaded
d) pressed
17. There's been a huge increase in the number of ….. on London's streets.
a) villains
b) beggars
c) donors
d) donators
18. I think these traditional customs should be ……. .
a) pretended
b) prevented
c) preserved
d) prerecorded
19. Can you explain the …….. of laser printing?
a) technologies
b) techniques
c) technicalities
d) technics
20. You can't come in if you're not a member - it's against the ………. .
a) orders
b) laws
c) rules
d) instructions