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MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE #1 – C1+ LEVEL – 14.7.2020 ---o0o---
Choose the correct answer to each of the following sentences. 1.
You’re looking so stressed Mike. You need to ______ it easy. A. take B. do C. go D. make 3.
A meteorite or comet ______ is thought to have contributed to the dinosaurs’ extinction. A. crash B. impact C. clash D. smash 5.
My father is a horrible ______ driver, which is why none of us like driving him around. A. backseat B. learner C. hit-and-run D. chauffeur 7.
Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t ______ his career in any way. A. restricted B. obstructed C. cramped D. impeded 9.
Police ______ with protestors who are trying to protect an ancient woodland from being destroyed. A. clashed B. quarrelled C. smashed D. conflicted
11. ______ back to teaching surprised all of us. A. If she had gone B. Because she had gone C. That she had gone D. When she had gone
13. Scientists are yet to understand the full nutritional ______ of the humble olive. A. favours B. helps C. goods D. benefits
15. McDonald refused to ______ his reasons for resigning. A. resort to B. elaborate on C. subject to D. appeal to
17. Aunt Rosie comes to visit only once in a ______. We love having her around to make jokes about Mum. A. blue moon B. cloud nine C. following wind D. distant star
19. You can’t keep ______ your parents every time you have a problem. A. taking out B. rising up C. handing off D. running to
21. Colin was so ______ because of his exam that he could not sit still for five minutes. A. on the verge B. on edge C. on border D. on rim
23. “Can you give it ______? I’ll get to it when I get to it,” said Benny to his wife who was asking him to fix the washing machine for the umpteenth time. A. a rest B. a nap C. some time D. all over
25. You can come and ______ us performing this operation, if you want. A. discover B. gaze C. observe D. look
27. Mark: “Another cup of apple juice?”
Lucas: “No, but thanks ______.” A. not at all B. for all C. all the same D. you for all
29. Nearly every organisation has a ______, who gets blamed for all the problems that arise. A. scapegoat B. fat cat C. dark horse D. understudy
31. Child: “What’s for dinner, Mum?”
Mum: “Grilled fish. That ______ me, they’re still in the freezer. Could you get them out?”
Child: “No problem.” A. reminds B. wakes C. caught D. turned Page 1
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33. The house was going to cost Leslie ______ but he didn’t care. He said that it was his dream house. A. through the nose B. up the wall C. an arm and a leg D. all ears
35. For the past few months she’s been as a street ______ selling fruit and veg. A. dealer B. trader C. pusher D. vendor
37. It’s hard to describe the nightmare he had ______. A. come on B. out in C. lived through D. set up
39. Oh, that dress ______ too much, Carol. I’d change it. A. betrays B. publishes C. tells D. reveals
41. The allegation has caused one lecturer’s career to ______ the dust. A. hit B. chew C. ditch D. bite
43. I would buy that house but I ______ enough money. A. had not had B. did not have C. do not have D. will not have
45. Alcohol ______ has risen again among the young, according to a new report published today. A. consumption B. spending C. inhalation D. absorption
47. Apple Computer has unveiled its new desktop computer design, ______ all disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick. A. which includes B. enclosing C. which contains D. which integrates
49. If we have to break the rules, then ______. A. so is it B. so be it C. so it is D. so it be
51. When choosing for this role, don’t ______ the talents of Brian, one of the best actors in the academy. A. oversee B. overvalue C. overrate D. overlook
53. Kerry read ______ and understood that the ‘early’ retirement his manager was hinting at meant they had found his replacement. A. their lips B. between the lines C. like a translation D. the books
55. The audience were in ______ as they watched the comedy. A. stitches B. pleats C. tears D. shreds
57. The nurse cleaned the wound to reduce the risk of ______. A. affection B. confection C. defection D. infection
59. Have you decided whether you’ll ______ for our standard insurance or the premium policy? A. choose B. opt C. select D. decide
61. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second ______. A. helping B. portion C. ration D. share
63. Many people are feeling the ______ now that there is an economic recession. A. strain B. pinch C. prod D. pain
65. Bears used to be very ______ in this part of the country, but nobody has seen one for ten years. A. sparse B. broad C. thorough D. widespread
67. He has managed to convince even the most ______ among us that Scottish rugby may indeed have a future fit to mirror its glorious past. A. sceptical B. partial C. adaptable D. incapable
69. “The help do not speak ill of their mistresses, so ______, Emerald,” said the duchess to her daughter’s new maid. A. rock the boat B. bite your tongue C. stick your neck out D. stand tall Page 2
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71. You need to be more productive, Susan, and I mean that in ______ of the hours you do here in the office. A. sense B. question C. terms D. aspects
73. He was arrested because he ______ to the description of the wanted man. A. answered B. responded C. suited D. fitted
75. Ben was ______ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor’s note with him and was excused. A. pulled B. assembled C. summoned D. requested
77. The two lecturers, who were found guilty of plagiarism, were only suspended by the dean for their actions. Many viewed the
punishment as a mere slap on the ______. A. wrist B. ankle C. face D. flesh
79. Sharon had broken many regulations at work and finally paid the ______ by losing her job. A. cost B. fine C. fee D. price
81. For stamps and coins to be of value, they need to be in ______ condition. A. mighty B. flat C. sharp D. mint
83. She said that ______ the painting cost, it would be worth it. A. however B. whatever C. how much D. what
85. I had to summon ______ the energy to finish the race. A. on B. down C. back D. up
87. The residents had no time to get away as the storm hit without ______ warning. A. initial B. previous C. prior D. precedent
89. George ______ better in the tennis tournament than I thought he ______ because he got through to the finals.
A. will have played – ought to B. should have played – did
C. had better play – should have D. must have played – could
91. You’ve been ______ from the competition because we’ve discovered you cheated. A. lost B. failed C. eliminated D. beaten
93. The workers have to ______ to produce enough ammunition for their people who are going to war.
A. work against the clock B. stay the course C. clean the clock
D. put the clocks forward
95. The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small ______ of dialogue. A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches
97. ______ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound system. A. What linguists call
B. It is called by linguists C. Linguists call it
D. What do linguists call
99. The police ______ four states as they traced the bank robber. A. crossed B. journeyed C. chased D. travelled Page 3