LEXICO – GRAMMAR (PART 1)

TEST 1
Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. It was a close _______ but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight.
A. run B. drive C. call D. go
2.It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny_________ the poison taking it for her asthma medicine because the
bottle was unmarked.
A. could swallow B. had swallowed
C. might have swallowed D. was able to swallow
3. The government is doing all it can to _______ war on dangerous driving.
A. launch B. wage C. stage D. battle
4.Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Mark must be _______ for recognising that he would
never become a great musician.
A. merited B. commended C. advocated D. talented
5.The country has few natural resources and its economy has been _______ for some time now.
A. ailing B. diseased C. unwell D. sickening
6. The first runner came in. The second runner followed him closely. A. The first runner who
closely followed by the second came in.
B. The second runner closely followed the first one came in.
C. The second runner who was closely followed came in with the first one.
D. In came the first runner, closely followed by the second.
7. Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with _______ the course of justice.
A. perverting B. inverting C. converting D. diverting
8. My sister likes wearing tight tops and close-fitting dresses but I prefer _______; sweaters and jeans.
A. floppy B. baggy C. flabby D. shabby
9.There is a very strong movement now against _______ sports like hunting or shooting.
A. death B. killing C. blood D. terminal
10. Would you be ______ my letter while I’m away?
A. too good as to forward B. As good as forward
C. so good as to forward D. So good as to forwarding
11. The new company had been________ with one problem after another and looked as if it were about to go under.
A. glorified B. tainted C. fraught D. bewildered
12. One of the most powerful pressure groups in the country is the road and car_______, which opposes any
legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
A. branch B. folder C. segment D. lobby
13. In its pure state antimony has no important uses, but ________ with other substances, it is extremely useful metal.
A. combined physically or mentally B. when combined physically or mentally
C. physically or mentally combined D. the physical and chemical combination 14. I was scared…………..
when I looked down from the top of the cliff.
A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid
15. I'm sure I was invited to join the committee as the _______ woman.
A. token B. sample C. representative D. coupon
16. Unfortunately, his report doesn't _______ with what we've learnt from other sources.
A. pally B. rally C. tally D. ally
17.The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the royals.
A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out
18. It's always nice to see Bella- she's such a _______ of sunshine.
A. light B. ray C. glow D. beam
19. I don't think Paul will ever get married - he's the stereotypical _______ bachelor.
A. settled B. confirmed C. fixed D. determined
20. A new generation of performers,______ those who by now had become a household name, honed their skills
before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. along with talented as
C. together with talented as D. having been more talented than

TEST 2
Choose the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each of the following sentence.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1.The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a .............. disease.
A. contingent B. contiguous C. contagious D. congenial
2. I was in a _______ as to what to do. If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said nothing I would be
more in trouble.
A. doubt B. quandary C. hitch D. complexity
3. The government needs to ______ businesses that have been trying to evade the tax.
A. put the screws on B. get into gear
C. put one over on D. wipe off the map
4. It is not definite that the company will accept our offer, but there's a ___________ chance so there is no reason not
to try.
A. sporting B. bragging C. pumping D. bubbling
5. A career in marketing has always been what she desires, so she just ___________herself in her work.
A. immersed B. submerged C. engulfed D. dipped
6. I like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is a kind of halfway ___________
between the two for me.
A. house B. line C. road D. hunch
7. The Oscar winning actress simply _______charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. exuded B. excluded C. expunged D. extricated
8. The boss was away, so his assistant had to .............. him and make a speech.
A. make off with B. do away with
C. stand in for D. take up on
9. Losing my job was ............... I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened.
A. a bone to pick with B. a breath of fresh air
C. a bleeding heart D. a blessing in disguise
10. With the blistering pace of technological advancements in recent years, both workers and employers have a
myriad of choices, and ________ access to education.
A. exhaustive B. profuse C. bottomless D. unfettered
11. You could tell that she wasn’t happy about the news by the way she ________ her face in disapproval.
A. crossed out B. blew up C. blacked out D. screwed up
12. Is it ironic when people ___________ glasses of wine and drink to each other's health?
A. splat B. clunk C. clank D. clink
13. Different from a misanthrope who has a hatred of people in general, Joey is more of a___________ being
distrustful of human goodness and sincerity.
A. pessimist B. tyrant C. cynic D. misogynist
14. When will you realise that it was your self-righteous and ___________ attitude that prevented you from learning
better ideas from other people?
A. fallow B. ghoulish C. bigoted D. conniving
15. I found the information for the project in the encyclopedia but I couldn't give ______and verse on it.
A. chapter B. unit C. poem D. extract
16. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the Redmond
company's demise are, ______, premature.
A. saying the most B. to say the least
C. to say the most D. to the least degree
17. __________ chair the meeting.

A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should

C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to
18. Something _____ immediately to prevent teenagers from _____ in factories and mines.
A. should be done /being exploited B. we should do /exploiting
C. should do /be exploited D. should have done /exploited
19. If I__________to date that guy, I'd be living in the lap of luxury now.
A. was accepting B. would accept C. accepted D.had accepted
20. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his power and his sense of his
own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order

TEST 3
1. The athlete was _______ in defeat and praised his opponent's skill, for which he received a lot of praise.
A. abrasive B. valiant C. chivalrous D. magnanimous
2. I wish you’d stop _________ with that watch. It needs to be repaired by a professional
A.dabbling B. striving C. tinkering D. preserving
3. His driving is so bad that I always turn _______ when I am sitting with him in the car.
A. around the bend B. in a fog
C. off his trolley D. green around the gills
4. He _____ denied the accusations, saying they were totally false
A. excessively B. superficially C. strenuously D. unstintingly
5. The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only _______.
A. larger than life B. on the dot C. by a whisker D. a notch above
6. She’s raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and trying to maintain some _______ of a personal life.
A. semblance B. vestige C. inkling D. portent
7. Negotiations went _______, but we did manage to reach an agreement on the contract by the deadline.
A. down to the short strokes B. down for the count
C. down to the ground D. down to the wire
8. Given the competitiveness of the National Contest, I have to knock it out of the _______ or
I won’t be able to win any prizes.
A. park B. nail C. roof D. ring
9. She was extremely elegant and obviously very _________
A. entitled B. upheld C. upstanding D. well-heeled
10. I know it’s hard at first when you start a new job, but you’ll soon ______. A. show your teeth B. find
your feet C. follow your nose D. try your hand
11. The preparations ____________ by the time the guests ____________.
A. bad been finished/ arrived B. have finished I arrived
C. had finished/ were arriving D. have been finished/ were arrived
12. ____________, playing music is an effective way for them to open their heart to the outside world.
A. Being visually impaired people B. Such were their visual impairments C. Having been
visually impaired D. For those with visual impairments
13. One day, ____________, she announced that she was leaving.
A. in the red B. in the pink C. over the moon D. out of the blue 14. John was out of his
______________ in the advanced class, so he moved to the intermediate class.
A. class B. depth C. league D. head
15. One of the most important things you have to remember when you join this game is that you should
____________.
A. go to your head B. keep your wits about you
C. keep your head in the clouds D. gather your wits
16. Sailing is not ____________ an art.
A. more science than B. so much a science as C. as scientific as D. worth science for
17. ____________ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you ___ weight by now.
A. Had I would have lost B. Were/ would have lost C. If/ will Jose D. Did/ would
18. It's very important that we ____________ as soon as there’s any change in the patient’s condition.
A. be notified B. being notified C. are notified · D. were notified
19. There are ____________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot 20. ____________
motivate learning is well documented.
A. That is computers B. Computers that C. That computers D. It is those computers

TEST 4
1. Beneath the streets of a modem city_______ of walls, columns, cables, pipes,and tunnels required to satisfy the
needs of its inhabitants.
A. where exists B. the existing network
C. the network’s existence D. exists the network
2. Everything looks very positive for the company, _______ the current investors do not default on their agreements.
A. assuming that B. whether C. whereas D. as if
3. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United
States_______
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
4. I would rather _______ my holiday in Egypt than in Turkey. I really couldn’t stand the food.
A. take B had taken C. to have taken D. have taken
5. According to a recent report, the disease is rare, affecting _______ ten thousand adults.
A. out of every one B. the only one of
C. every one from D. only one out of every
6. I feel a bit wary that people seem so eager to make a _______ of faith about driverless cars being free to drive in our
street.
A. hop B. jerk C. leap D. twitch
7. He has secured a loan for a new building by ______ upon the resources of two existing tenants.
A. dwelling B. training C. playing D. drawing
8. They worked _______ all weekend, trying to get it finished on time.
A. ferociously B. furiously C. indignantly D. outrageously
9. Individuals are being arrested and detained for lengthy periods, often without trial, for disseminating information
judged to be ______ via the Internet.
A. frolicsome B. unpropitious C. pedestrian D. Seditious
10. The sun ______ down with merciless intensity on the six men adrift in the life boat.
A. shone B. scared C. glared D. flared
11. He was found to have provided the court with ______ evidence.
A. doctored B. tampered C. feigned D. shammed
12. The story _____ well, indicating that sports obsession is a universal quality.
A. travels B. carries C. sails D. crosses
13. Her legs were starting to grow tired and sore, and a _____ of pain was ______ in her side. A. stitch / erupting B.
crick / arousing C. prick / bursting D. throb / surging
14. Some find it hard to _____ themselves to the new working condition.
A. apply B. accommodate C. habituate D. conduct
15. She deliberately _____ the waters by constantly referring to other irrelevant cases.
A. sullied B. muddied C. blemished D. shrouded
16. The president claims the new media is _____ hostile to his initiatives.
A. impalpably B. implacably C. impeccably D. implausibly
17. Talking about the quality of your work behind your back was a _____ tactic on her part!
A. know-how B. look-out C. low-down D. show-down
18. Research in this field is of relatively recent _____; that’s why I’m not conversant with it.
A. progress B. caliber C. vantage D. vintage
19. He said my novel showed promise. He liked the style and the story-line, and he was ____ just to be kind.
A. getting his bearings B. flexing his muscles
C. pulling his punches D. spreading his wings
20. How am I expected to _____ a meal for six of his friends with almost nothing in the fridge?
A. conjure up B. eke out C. hack down D. roll in

TEST 5
1.The proposal drew many negative comments as it _________ common sense.
A.struck a hard bargain against B. reinvented the wheel of
C. threw the book at D. flew in the face of
2. Older people who declared social support from _________ or neighbors were more helpful to their own household.
A.cronies B. confidants C. confederates D. oppoes
3. They _________ a two-month tour of the US with a party in Washington.
A.set forth B. brought off C. kicked off D. sallied forth
4.My boss is always having a _________ at me. He always seems to find something to criticise me for.
A.gun B. dig C. pitch D. hit
5._________, only people who agree with her are real Jews.
A.We can infer how she is concerned B. Inferred from what she is concerned C. We can infer that as far as
she is concerned D. We can infer what she is concerned
6.I must confess I was _________ myself with rage.
A.beyond B. beside C. over D. above
7.Those mediocre singers seem to be _________, but they will soon fade into obscurity.
A.having their work cut out B. riding on the crest of a wave
C. standing firm D. laying down their life
8.The starter motor was _________ again, which got on my nerves.
A.firing away B. playing up C. sounding out D. harping on
9.She _________ fainted when she heard that her son had died.
A.rather than B. nothing but C. all but D. near
10.Still doubtful of the success of the _________ “flying machines”, the writer mused that “comparatively few of us
have any desire to float in the air at a great height from the earth.”.
A.bedraggled B. newfangled C. credentialed D. bespectacled
11. Will development ever again be the _________ of burden pulling the region out of economic malady?
A.beast B. load C. glutton D. chief
12.We all decreed that _________.
A.there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to
C. they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel be coming to an end
13.With a feeling of dark _________, I went home straight despite our plans to play football.
A.intuition B. foreboding C. premonition D. herald
14.A special conference has been _________ to discuss the organization of a standardized national examination.
A.stirred B. summoned C. initiated D. inaugurated
15.By now the passengers were getting _________ with the delay.
A.palmed off B. fobbed off C. browned off D. nodded off
16.Most sociologists agree that the problem of discrimination is not _________ to any country.
A.typical B. peculiar C. unusual D. particular
17.The captain knew that if his team lost another match he would get his _________.
A.marching orders B. credit crunch C. hush money D. golden handshake
18._________ around stones that are sunwarmed, even the smallest of stones creates tiny currents of warm air.
A.The cool air B. If the air is cool C. That the air cools D. The cooler the air 19.Although he always gave the
impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large amount of money stashed _________ in the bank.
A.out B. back C. up D. away
20. Four miles off the southern coast of Massachusetts _________, a popular summer resort.
A. lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard
B. the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there
C. does lie the island of Martha’s Vineyard
D. where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies

TEST 6
1.Blake may seem bossy, but it's Lisa that really ________ in that relationship.
A. fills their boots B. puts a sock C. gets their knickers D. wears the trousers 2.It is no surprise that this story
has ________ in our office after Daisy was told about it.
A given a buzz B ridden high C done the rounds D rung the bell
3.The immigrants from this country will not be given the right of ________ in Britain when the new legislation comes
into force.
A abode B abbess C baptism D lodging
4.After winning the lottery, they moved into a more ___________ house in a high-class residential area and had a
more comfortable life.
A. well-attended B. well-built C. well-appointed D. well-disposed
5.The President has gotten used to being _________ by his political opponents whenever a new policy is proposed.
A blasted off B ripped off C zonked out D sniped at
6.I can’t see why the teacher compliments Harry so much, his performance is basically nothing to _______ home
about!
A write B call C go D tell
7.We are required to _________ empirical data and evidence from reliable sources to support our argument.
A. adduce B. attest C. elicit D. accost
8.Since John is the bee’s _______in terms of English, it is no wonder so many friends ask him for support in this
subject.
A. wings B. knees C. antenna D. spiracle
9.Fingerprints are the most ______ types of evidence used in criminal cases because it’s one of the most
reliable forms of identification.
A. culpable B. incriminating C. liable D.offending
10.There is no need to ___________ over the cracks, I know you are having problems, just tell me and I will help you.
A. carpet B. paper C. lay D. curtain
11.I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.
A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid
12.Since he is not polite, he often makes ______ remarks.
A. immaterial B. impertinent C. impervious D. implausible
13.In a culture where knockoffs are normal, from sportswear to DVDs, it will not be easy to _________ deep-
rooted academic habits.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
14.I tried to ______myself from the situation but it was impossible.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate 15.Last week’s violence was _______
condemned by foreign governments.
A. grimly B. roundly C. roughly D. bitingly
16.There are _________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. quite a lot D. a great many
17.In fact, the criminals _________ in because the front door was wide open, and so they just walked in.
A. needn’t have broken B. shouldn’t have break
C. didn’t need to break D. couldn’t have broken
18.Although usually unflappable even in front of a crowd,_________ during the recital.
A. her anxiety overwhelmed Carla completely B. Carla being overwhelmed by anxiety C. Carla’s anxiety
overwhelmed her D. Carla was overwhelmed by anxiety.
19.On the island _________ the only representative of the Indian's handicraft.
A. does it remain B. did it remain C. remains it D. remains
20.Of the Len beauty spots my brother visited _________ left a lasting impression on him.
A. none of which B. not one of them C. and none of them D. which none

TEST 7
1. “Is Nigel still here?”
“Yes, but hurry, he is just ______.”
A. about to leave B. about leaving C. to be leaving D. to leave
2. Speaking about his long battle with illness struck a ______ with the audience.
A. wire B. rope C. string D. chord
3. I prefer to practice the violin alone in my bedroom as having other members of the family listen really ______ my
style.
A. restricts B. impedes C. obstructs D. cramps
4. “Are you coming to the wedding?”
“Yes, but I would prefer not ______ to the reception afterwards.”
A. going B. to go C. having gone D. to have gone
5. Breaking his leg dealt a ______ to his chances of becoming a professional footballer.
A. thump B. strike C. hit D. blow
6. The Oscar winning actress simply ______ charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. exuded B. excluded C. expunged D. extricated
7. Harry blew a ______ when his holiday was cancelled.
A. switch B. plug C. fuse D. socket
8. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the ______ when I sat next to him at the theatre.
A. meat B. blood C. flesh D. vein
9. Many forest – ______ animals were killed in the fire.
A. dwelling B. residing C. inhabiting D. settling
10. “How did Gina react when she arrived at her surprise birthday party?”
“She exclaimed ______ a wonderful surprise.”
A. to be B. that it was C. being D. to being
11. Attendance has ______ severely during the Christmas period.
A. fallen back B. fallen off C. fallen in D. fallen through 12. She is in two minds
______ marrying him.
A. on B. of C. about D. for
13. The teacher was adamant and stuck to his ______ about the date of the final exam.
A. weapons B. guns C. thumbs D. necks
14. ______ other runner is as fast as him.
A. No B. Any C. Not D. Some
15. What are you getting ______? I can’t understand what you are trying to say.
A. off B. on C. at D. through
16. Maggie is so moody and unpredictable. She’s apt to fly off the ______ without any real cause.
A. handle B. strap C. catch D. belt
17. Once at the skating rink, Ivan was allowed to skate to his heart’s ______.
A. happiness B. content C. contentment D. delight
18. The heavy rain lashed down ______ throughout the night without letting up.
A. continually B. perpetually C. eternally D. continuously
19. Lots of fans were waiting at the airport, ______ to see Ricky Martin arrive.
A. to hope B. hoped C. for hoping D. hoping
20. The exercise routine works in ______ with the diet.
A. tandem B. league C. hand D. cooperation
 TEST 8
1. Rescuers cast a _____ to the drowning man and hauled him out of the sea.
A. lifeline B. lifeboat C. lifeguard D. lifesaver
2. Although citizen-centred schemes involve residents in debates, full political _____ is kept by local councillors and
MPs.
A. autonomy B. autarchy C. autocracy D. authority
3. He answered the teacher’s question so quickly that it seemed as though he had _____ the answer out of the air.
A. grabbed B. snatched C. seized D. plucked
4. This curtain material _____ easily.
A. hangs itself B. makes itself C. creases D. bend
5. There is no need to get so _____ about being turned down. There are other advertising agencies out there, you
know.
A. destitute B. descendant C. despondent D. despicable
6. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _____ in the gardens.
A. pottering about B. hanging around C. whiling away D. winding down
7. Having lost her home, Lucy got _____ a gang of people who hang around causing trouble.
A. in with B. up to C. on with D. by on
8. Julie felt unfairly _____ when she spoke out against a company proposal and the entire staff team turned against
her.
A. prosecuted B. persecuted C. oppressed D. suppressed
9. It is impossible to miss the _____ of the Generation X in America.
A. manifestation B. propriety C. depreciation D. coalescence 10. Apart from one or two
_____ of brilliance from Owen, England put on a rather poor performance.
A. spells B. flashes C. storms D. spells
11. The way people store their emotions if more corporeal than _____.
A. telegenic B. asymmetric C. psychogenic D. telepathic
12. His fight to _____ four black men of the rape of a seventeen-year-old white girl two years ago partially inspired
the group to protest.
A. exculpate B. exonerate C. bereave D. misappropriate
13. After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of _____.
A. rabble B. rubble C. ramble D. rumble
14. Having sacked three employees, the boss was obliged to provide each with _____ pay.
A. retirement B. unemployment C. dismissal D. severance
15. Don’t get yourself _____ up over such a trivial matter
A. done B. worried C. whipped D. worked
16. I _____ with the performances but I got the flu the day before.
A. Was to have helped B. helped C. was to help D. had helped
17. She_____ fainted when she heard her father died.
A. Rather than B. nothing but C. all but D. near
18. Three candidates will be short-listed for the post but we do not know _____.
A. whom B. those C. which D. what ones
19. Stars differ differently from planets _____ they are self-luminous whereas planets shine by reflected lights.
A. From which B. when C. and D. in that
20. Owning and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, _____ earlier generations.
A. as did B. as it was of C. like that of D. so have

TEST 9
1. It was only when I saw Manhattan………………into the distance beneath and behind me that I finally began to
relax.
A. abating B. withdrawing C. receding D. reversing
2. They spent their time fishing or……………… through the woods.
A. ambling B. striding C. roaming D. treading
3. Good instructors will……………… early signs of failure in their students.
A. get through with B. come up with C. think back on D. look out for 4. Many collectors are willing to
pay ………………the odds for early examples of his work.
A. over B. above C. up D. beyond
5. Security at the event has been tightened since last year; ………….., about 1000 managed to get in without tickets.
A. Nonetheless B. Notwithstanding C. At any rate
D. Any way you slice it
6. ……………… Jim’s support, I wouldn’t have got the job.
A. As for B. But for C. Except for D. Just for
7. Choose whatever you like from the menu. It’s your birthday so money is no ______.
A.brain B. barrier C. factor D. object
8. ________, helped shape the history of American industry.
A.Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has
B.Joseph Wharton, including his many successful business ventures, have
C.Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, have
D.Joseph Wharton and his many successful business ventures has
9. He has been dating her for 3 years now, so he plans on buying a diamond ring and ______ the question over
Christmas break.
A.begs B. fires C. shoots D. pops
10. After several injuries and failures, things have eventually ________ for Todd when he reached the final round
of the tournament.
A.taken up B. turned on C. gone on D. looked up
11. Ironically, many courses offered in schools these days do not ______ changes in the job market.
A.catch B. make C. reflect D. show
12. The ocean can be easily distinguished from a lake by two things: the presence of kelp and _____.
A.its distinctive smell B. their smell
C. smelling distinct D. a distinctive smell
13. The defendants are accused of attempting to ________ the course of justice.
A.convert B. divert C. pervert D. invert
14. Despite the group’s many musical successes, _________ to afford new instruments and gas money for the van.
A.they are struggling B. they struggle C. it is struggling D. it is struggled 15. I forgot my glasses so
I'm as blind as a(n)_______.
A.bat B. owl C. racoon D. beaver
16. We used to share a room at college, but we ______ apart over the years.
A.ran B. broke C. drifted D. distanced
17. The team turned ______ trumps in the final game and won the championship.
A.up B. out C. above D. over
18. I’d say let’s meet on Saturday but I’m none _____ sure what’s happening at the weekend.
A. so B. very C. that D. too
19. I'm seeing the boss this afternoon. I'll put in a ______ word about you. It might help you with your request for
promotion.
A.special B. pleasant C. good D. nice
20. This trend has only been strengthened with the enfranchisement of spending ________ in modern industrial
societies.
A.force B. strength C. weight D. power

TEST 10
1. _____________ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call.
A. Having quarreled B. Because having quarreled
C. Because of she quarreled D. Having quarreled
2. What’s all this crying____________________?
A. without the aid of B. in aid of
C. with the aid of D. within the aid of
3. It is possible to stay overnight here although there is no guest house _______________.
A. at that B. as such C. in itself D. for that
4. ______________, I haven’t seen Catherine all day.
A. Coming to think of it B. Coming to think about it
C. To come to think of it D. Come to think of it
5. Not until the doctor confirms that my sister is _____________ can the whole family stop worrying.
A. beyond the pale B. out of the woods
C. on the round D. in the zone
6. After the competition, my friends tried to ___________ by teasing me about my failure.
A. bell my cat B. go to the dogs
C. get my goats D. shoot my bull
7. Only kids __________ when Tet comes because they don’t have so many things to do like adults.
A. keep their chins up B. hit the hay
C. carry the day D. have a ball
8. My younger brother keeps begging me to let him join our club’s party, but it is likely that he will feel like
___________.
A. a fifth wheel B. the fourth wall
C. an extra pair of hands D. a gift horse
9. Work-life balance is the most important thing to me so I would never take that job for all the tea in ____________.
A. Britain B. England C. Turkey D. China
10. The professor ___________ the books looking for the information he needed in order to answer his students’
thorny questions.
A. seized B. groped C. gawked D. perused
11. My daughter is a real animal lover, she _____________ any form of cruelty towards animals and follows a
vegetarian diet.
A. abstains B. abhors C. debars D. desecrates
12. It turned out that we __________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. mustn’t D. needn’t have
13. When Nadine arrived, she soon __________ at all her jokes.
A. had everyone laughed B. had laughing everyone
C. had everyone laughing D. had laughed everyone
14. __________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer
15. There are __________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. quite a lot D. a great many
16. Certain passages were _____from the book after censorship due to inappropriate content.
A. decimated B. excised C. censured D. coveted
17. This accident has _____ the traffic all day, I wish the forces could react quicklier.
A. stowed away B. cordoned off C. snarled up D. towed away
18. I got emotional and couldn’t help _____ at the end of “Me before you”, a flight attendant even asked me if I was
having some problems.
A. whining B. snarling C. bellowing D. bawling
19. In facts, the criminals __________ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.
A. needn’t have broken B. shouldn’t have broken
C. didn’t need to break D. couldn’t have broken
20.I yielded to the temptation of sleeping comfortably on my bed and decided to ____________from work.
A. sag off B. write off C. dust off D. bump off