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#1. He can’t (…) with crisis situations at all.

1) face; 2) cope; 3) achieve; 4) succeed; 5) run

#2. I must (…) this word in the dictionary, because I don’t know what it means.

1) look up; 2) look for; 3) study; 4) explore; 5) search

#3. Tom has the bad (…) of biting his nails

1) trend; 2) fashion; 3) habit 4) custom; 5) tendency

#4. She is really (…) on rock music. That’s all she listens to.

1) fond; 2) keen; 3) interested; 4) willing; 5) like

#5. Parents always say how quickly their children (…) and become adults.

1) bring up; 2) rise; 3) educate; 4) grow up; 5) raise

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#1. During the gold rush, many settlers travelled to California (…) of gold.

1) in charge; 2) in search; 3) at the sight; 4) at random; 5) in sense

#2. We were (…) to play tennis today, but we cancelled it.

1) predicted; 2) calculated; 3) estimated; 4) supposed; 5) forecast

#3. In my (…), the political system should change.

1) mind; 2) idea; 3) view; 4) thought; 5) supposition

#4. Every four years there is a general (…) and people vote for the party they prefer.

1) selection; 2) choice; 3) election; 4) option; 5) voting

#5. If the chest pain continues, you should (…) a doctor.

1) advise; 2) recommend; 3) propose; 4) consult; 5) suggest

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#1. You need a passport to cross the (…) between Ireland and Great Britain.

1) line; 2) edge; 3) border; 4) rim; 5) separation

#2. Hurry up, or will (…) the train.

1) lose; 2) miss; 3) drop; 4) avoid; 5) void

#3. The (…) from London to Liverpool is about 200 kilometers.

1) distance; 2) length ; 3) gap; 4) area; 5) measure

#4. You should (…) a hotel before you come to our city

1) preserve; 2) order; 3) keep; 4) book; 5) take

#5. I am going to ask for directions because I think we have (…) our way.

1) missed; 2) lost; 3) misunderstood; 4) dropped; 5) mistaken

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#1. It is (…) time you learned English

1) high; 2) full; 3) absolute; 4) tall; 5) far

#2. He’d (…) hours lying on his bed watching TV.

1) take; 2) pass; 3) spend; 4) get; 5) miss

#3. Researchers have (…) to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your genes.

1) reached; 2) arrived; 3) come; 4) achieved; 5) got

#4. Do you mind if I just (…) a phone call from your office?

1) take; 2) make; 3) do; 4) have; 5) get

#5. Ten million text messages are sent on (…) every minute.

1) general; 2) average; 3) common; 4) normal; 5) occasion