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EXAMPLE. John __________ not here today.
are be is am
The correct answer is: 'is'.
1. __________ say anything more.
I'd rather not to I hadn't rather I rather didn't I'd rather not
2. If he __________ that to me, I'd have handed in my notice.
would have said had said said was saying
3. Never forget __________ a soldier.
you are you to be your being you're being
4. Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence underlined? You really must have this room redecorated.
I assume that you were obliged to redecorate this room. It is my view that this room needs to be redecorated. I assume that you redecorated this room yourself. Did you pay someone else to redecorate this room?
5. __________ I can tell, they are happily married.
Until As So far as What
6. Three of these verbs have the same form for past tense and past participle, like sit - sat - sat. Which one does not?
show sweep kneel keep
7. How dare you accuse me __________ flirting with your secretary?
by for of with
8. Guess who I happened to bump __________ the other day: our old teacher.
across over against into
9. He told her __________ her face that she was a thief.
in at before to
10. The ambulance arrived __________ minutes of the emergency call.
within by after with
11. I __________ sight of her just as she disappeared into the bank.
had caught took made
12. I know you're angry, but that's no reason to __________ it out on me.
let put take throw
13. He never speaks well of anybody: he's always running people __________ .
down out off up
14. 'Clear __________! This is private property!'
away up along off
15. You need to shop __________ if you want to find bargains.
about around along away
EXAMPLE. I __________ a lovely holiday in Turkey last year.
passed had brought made
The correct answer is: 'had'.
16. Please __________ to make sure that there is petrol in the car.
check control oversee examine
17. Is Sarah your __________ child, or does she have brothers and sisters?
own only single unique
18. Have you had __________ to look at the photos I sent you?
the moment the possibility an occasion a chance
19. That hat completely __________ your appearance.
amends adapts alters adjusts
20. Doesn't she just love to be the __________ of attraction?
star centre point middle
21. He's a horrible man. I cannot stand the __________ of him.
view appearance sight glimpse
22. You must make __________ for him: he's not very well.
adjustment allowances accommodation amends
23. If I tell you a secret, promise to __________ .
keep yourself to yourself hold your breath about it keep it to yourself play it close to your chest
24. I was going to emigrate, but I've __________ .
had second thoughts about it kept it in mind thought nothing of it play it close to your chest
25. He's hardly got any money, but he always dresses immaculately: he likes to __________ .
put his best foot forward make a splash paint the town red keep up appearances
EXAMPLE. 'arrive'.
arriv- -ure arriv- -ement. arriv- -ation arriv- -al
The correct answer is: 'arrival'.
26. Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word 'awkward'.
awkward- -ment awkward- -ness awkward- -hood awkward- -acity
27. Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word 'cruel'.
cruel- -ity cruel- -dom cruel- -th cruel- -ty
28. Three of these stems can be made into a noun by adding -over, e.g., stop+over => stopover. Find the one which cannot.
hang- -over left- -over break- -over take- -over
29. Three of these words can be made into verbs by adding -n or -en, e.g., wide=> widen. Find the one which cannot.
threat depth length height
30. Three of these stems can form verbs ending in -ify, e.g., electr- => electrify. Find the one which cannot.
min- ampl- fals- clar-
EXAMPLE. There's (1)__________ learning a foreign language if you don't intend to make use of it. After all, you wouldn't go to all the trouble of taking (2)__________ if your only means of transport were a bicycle, would you?
1.
a lot of fun to be had from no point in more work in nothing to
The correct answer is: 'no point in'.
2.
nasty medicine a cookery course time off work driving lessons
The correct answer is: 'driving lessons'.
As soon as his son Giacomo had left the room, the old man turned to me again. His eyes narrowed and he beckoned to me to lean forward. He began to talk in an urgent whisper, (31)__________ there were only the two of us in the room. 'It's a perfect crime, don't you think?' he said. 'I'm going to be rich! Just think! I'm going to (32)__________ bank in all Paris!' His eyes shone with excitement. 'Yes, dear boy, I will simply walk in, fill my briefcase with money and walk out again,' he said. He sat back, his face radiating self-confidence. I was certain now that he (33)_________ head. 'But, won't somebody try to stop you?' I asked, as gently as I could. 'Ah, that's (34)__________ it, my simple young friend: I will be invisible!' As he said this, he looked anxiously towards the door before continuing. 'Look!' he said. He opened his briefcase, and allowed me to peer in. It was stuffed with what (35)__________ dead plants, leaves and blades of grass. 'Herbs. That's the secret. I have perfected a formula to make myself invisible.'
31.
mainly because although he didn't say why despite the fact that so as to make sure that
32.
take every franc from the thieve the best make a fortune out of a huge rob the biggest
33.
was completely off his had nothing in his needed to be examined on the there was a big mistake inside his
34.
the cure for the beauty of nothing in what's happened to
35.
a huge quantity of he took to be was left with nothing but a load of looked to me like
EXAMPLE.
steake break clean great
The correct answer is: 'choose'.
36.
nature change gravity basis
37.
discipline vision cylinder muscle
38.
office promise service expertise
advice desert survey refuse
40.
insult perform convert perfect