MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE - 04
MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE 04 –
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each sentence below. A. VOCABULARY :
1. Everyone was shocked to hear that a politician of his _____ would stop so low A. credence B. stature C. guile D. affinity
2. His smirk suggested some vicious _____, which terrified everyone at the meeting. A. subtleties B. allusion C. insinuations D. inertia
3. That my brother _____ boasts about his achievements is absolutely annoying. A. inexorably B. incessantly C. intricately D. intrepidly
4. He ran _____ over his employees when he thought they weren’t working hard enough A. aspersions B. roughshod C. criticism D. complaints
5. I’ve run the whole _____ of emotions from joy to sorrow during the course A. gamut B. spectrum C. line D. flicker
6. The Times is a newspaper with a _____ of over three million A. distribution B. coverage C. circulation D. sales
7. She was _____ with guilt when she realized that the accident has been her fault. A. consumed B. ravaged C. devoured D. dazzled
8. His hasty, _____ action resulted in his being failed the final test last year A. preposterous B. spasmodic C. precipitous D. despicable
9. Young people have tendency to be enthralled by seemingly ____ march of new technology. A. indisputable B. inexorable C. inadmissible D. inadvertent
10. The saucepan fell onto the floor with the great _____ A. clatter B. whoosh C. crunch D. squeak Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
1. It was not so much a marriage __________. A. as a business arrangement
B. than a business arrangement C. nor a business arrangement D. and a business arrangement
2. __________ circling the globe faster than Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg.
A. Also known as a pioneer journalist, the exploits of Nellie Bly included
B. The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included
C. A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits also included
D. Included in Nellie Bly’s exploits, who was a pioneer journalist,
3. __________, he remained optimistic. A. He was badly wounded B. Wounded badly though he is C. Badly wounded as he was D. As he was badly wounded
4. As soon as I let go of the string, __________, high into the sky. A. The balloon going up B. went up the balloon C. the balloon gone up D. up went the balloon
5. It has been, __________, the hottest summer for the last 100 years. A. without 1984 B. 1984 aside C. 1984 expected D. exception 1984
6. The government is to end the system__________ farmers make more money from leaving land
unplanted than from growing wheat. A. on which B. whereby C. whereupon D. which
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7. __________ no evidence against him, he was released. A. There was no evidence B. There being no evidence
C. Despite the fact that there was D. but for the evidence
8. Nebraska has floods in some years, __________. A. while others are droughts B. droughts are in others C. in others droughts D. as in others droughts
9. These walls are __________ remain of the city. A. all which B. all what C. all that D. all the
10. __________ the traffic and the heavy rain, it’s no wonder you’re late. A. What with B. What C. While D. Because Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C. IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
1. James is reliable as he never ______ on his words. A. comes back B. gets at C. adheres to D. goes back
2. I’m sure you must have been _______. This laptop is not worth $2399. A. fallen out B. tracked down C. ripped off D. back off
3. I have given you enough money. You cannot ____ me ____ lending you anymore. A. keep/on B. talk/into C. pull/through D. put/forward
4. This is a serious matter, so you have to ______ me this time. Do not try to hide anything. A. pegged out B. dig with C. level with D. hinge upon
5. So as to achieve the First prize in the National English Competition, you should _____ English advances. A. beef out B. knuckle down C. beaver away D. swot up
6. I can’t stand staying here anymore. This room is hot like a(n) ______. A. cooker B. furnace C. oven D. boiler
7. Neither side is prepared to _____ an inch in the negotiations. A. budge B. stir C. bend D. push
8. The hotel staff pulled out all the ______ to make sure the children had a wonderful day. A. barricades B. roadblocks C. stops D. plugs
9. Jane announced her pregnancy at Lucy’s wedding, which results in Lucy’s feeling that Jane stole her _____. A. strike B. storm C. cloud D. sunset
10. Jay looks unusual. He must have a _______ in the closet. A. bone B. skeleton C. heart D. stomach Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. D. COLLOCATION.
1. The man in the picture ______ a resemblance to my grand-father. A. bears B. takes C. chops D. circuits
2. Unless you give up smoking, you will _____ the risk of damaging your health. A. capture B. fall C. bear D. run
3. Those doors need new _____ of glass. A. slice B. panes C. pieces D. portions
4. You are bound to _____ the information about the 11-09 Terror In the newspaper archives. A. find B. hold C. grab D. flash
5. Friends and relatives came to ______ their last respects to Mr. Clarke. A. return B. treat C. pay D. offer
6. It is advisable that you should _______ dress before sitting in an interview.
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7. It was getting ______ dark, so we decided to come back to the dormitory. A. fairly B. totally C. utterly D. notoriously
8. There is ______ chance that he will become Prime Minister. A. thin B. slim C. distinct D. narrow
9. So as to ______ the stressful moment you should listen to relaxing songs. A. withstand B. anticipate C. decimate D. withhold 10. He is 20 years of ______. A. old B. ripe C. time D. age. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9. 10.
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