English_1 / RL16
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I couldn’t believe my ....
1) break 2) fortune
3) chance 4) luck
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Under no ... will I allow such a thing.
1) situation 2) situations
3) circumstances 4) circumstance
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The Rough Guide to Greece, published in 1982, was a ... success.
1) bright 2) great
3) strong 4) loud
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The early books were written on very ... money for readers.
1) much 2) few
3) small 4) little
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Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin used x-ray analysis of DNA, ... Crick and Watson preferred to build models.
1) however 2) whereas
3) unlike 4) despite
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How much is this shampoo? I can’t see the ... anywhere.
1) price 2) fee
3) cost 4) payment
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Small shops usually treat their regular ... better than supermarkets.
1) patients 2) clients
3) customers 4) shoppers
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What ... of washing-up liquid do you normally buy?
1) mark 2) make
3) brand 4) label
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Wilfred Thesiger’s desert journeys in the Middle East are a constant ... of inspiration to all those who share his love for the region.
1) source 2) spring
3) reason 4) origin
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If you are ... in travelling in the Middle East, reading Thesiger is a must.
1) keen 2) enthusiastic
3) fascinated 4) interested
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Wilfred was born and ... up in East Africa.
1) brought 2) raised
3) fetched 4) reared
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He cannot lie, he always ... the truth.
1) says 2) tells
3) discusses 4) talks
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One day, without ... a word to her, Wilkins showed Franklin’s results to Watson, and it was those results which helped him to discover the real structure of DNA.
1) telling 2) dropping
3) giving 4) saying
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In the late 1940s, Wilfred travelled to the Arabian peninsula to ... information for his project.
1) gather 2) learn
3) listen 4) search
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He first ... across the Bedu, the traditional nomadic inhabitants of the desert.
1) met 2) encountered
3) came 4) got
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When tomatoes were first ... into North America, therefore, tomatoes were viewed with suspicion.
1) imported 2) arrived
3) appeared 4) presented
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Winning the Nobel prize has made her ... known throughout the world.
1) un 2) highly
3) generally 4) well
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Journalism has a very ... history.
1) long 2) far
3) large 4) deep
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The Romans planned to ... their ships across the desert.
1) ride 2) drive
3) push 4) sail
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The invention of the printing press made the rapid ... of journalism possible.
1) increase 2) ascent
3) extend 4) growth
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Changes in journalism in the twentieth century ... place as a result of technological advances.
1) gave 2) stood
3) took 4) held
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The ... of the newspaper journalist may have declined in recent years.
1) mark 2) influence
3) command 4) position
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May I give you a ... of advice?
1) few 2) piece
3) bit 4) number
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Many radio and television journalists became ... names as they reported events while they were rightly happening.
1) familiar 2) known
3) usual 4) accustomed
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News broadcaster Walter Cronkite will be remembered by millions of television ... for his coverage of events.
1) spectators 2) passers-by
3) observes 4) viewers
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In the UK, people ... to four hours per day watching television.
1) pass 2) take
3) sit 4) spend
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If a politician ... a fool of himself on TV, his career is over.
1) makes 2) looks
3) behaves 4) does
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That’s why it’s very important ... the programme makers show us.
1) that 2) why
3) if 4) what
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The writer ... a talk to a group of school-leavers.
1) made 2) gave
3) had 4) led
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Don Strange, who works as e vet in northern England, ... a busy life.
1) leads 2) keeps
3) passes 4) follows
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As well as having to ... pets which are unwell, Don Strange often visits farms where problems of various kinds await him.
1) deal 2) fix
3) treat 4) solve
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Could you ... me a favour and pass me the salt, please?
1) make 2) have done
3) do 4) please
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The vet has lost ... of the number of times he has been called out at midnight.
1) memory 2) count
3) score 4) patience
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I am a fashion designer and each year I produce my own ... of new clothes for young people to wear.
1) arrangement 2) collection
3) gathering 4) composition
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The vet has been called out at midnight to give ... to a farmer with sick sheep or cows.
1) suggestion 2) warning
3) advice 4) recommendation
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The programme showed the difficult situations Don Strange ... every day.
1) faces 2) greets
3) copes 4) stands
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... love the documentary.
1) Onlookers 2) Watchers
3) Viewers 4) Spectators
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There is nothing ... of the Romans canals.
1) left 2) stayed
3) stand 4) kept
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He continues to receive ... numbers of letters.
1) large 2) wide
3) great 4) long
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He receives letters which make a real ... on him.
1) effect 2) impression
3) emotion 4) influence
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Francis Crick and James Watson said that DNA was ... to two spiral staircases going up and down at the same time.
1) same 2) similar
3) alike 4) resembled
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If I were in your .... I wouldn't interfere.
1) seat 2) sit
3) place 4) location
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The committee is happy to report it has no ... to the construction of the new theatre building.
1) idea 2) scheme
3) objection 4) plan
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In some countries, when ... guests arrive from abroad they may feel they have been given a particularly heavy meal.
1) strange 2) foreign
3) alien 4) unfamiliar
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In 1962, Watson, Crick and Wilkins were ... the Nobel Prize for their work.
1) presented 2) awarded
3) donated 4) celebrated
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I've ... seen this film and I don't want to see it again.
1) still 2) already
3) before 4) never
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The Pyramids are perhaps the most famous of the seven ... of the ancient world.
1) structures 2) wonders
3) fortifications 4) fantasies
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If the day is cloudy and groundhog can’t see his shadow, it means there will be an ... spring and he stays above ground.
1) advanced 2) ahead
3) early 4) immature
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Let's phone them again just to ... the arrangements for our tomorrow meeting.
1) ensure 2) make sure
3) make sure of 4) take care
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His friends always make ... of him because he's got an enormous nose.
1) kidding 2) joking
3) fun 4) point
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... he was travelling, he lived as a nomad, visiting different places.
1) While 2) Throughout
3) During 4) Alongside
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Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. ... in 2004.
1) House of Commons 2) House of Lords
3) Senate 4) Supreme Council
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It was Tom ... had the idea of giving a party.
1) to 2) when
3) who 4) which
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The programme showed Don Strange ... a meeting with villagers concerned about the damage a new road might do to their local environment.
1) keeping 2) holding
3) carrying 4) taking
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When I’m not at school, there is no point in dressing up in ... clothes.
1) smart 2) sharp
3) official 4) dirty
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We read a newspaper every day to keep track of the ... news.
1) last 2) later
3) latest 4) next
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The ... traffic on the motorway meant that we arrive home later than we expected.
1) block 2) heavy
3) difficult 4) mobile
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These days, tomato ... an important role in the cooking of many cultures and is a key ingredient in many types of fast food.
1) forms 2) meets
3) does 4) plays
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How much sugar would you like in your tea? – Two ..., please.
1) parts 2) fragments
3) lumps 4) drops
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What he needs is a change of scene; he feels ... and tired of everything.
1) sorry 2) sick
3) unlucky 4) unfortunate
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If you want a good and cheap air ticket you must ... well in advance.
1) engage 2) book
3) buy 4) cost
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In 2003, David Beckham ... an honour for services to football from Britain’s Queen.
1) collected 2) granted
3) gave 4) received
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She's become a lot more ... and no longer needs everything to be done for her.
1) free 2) single
3) independent 4) by herself
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Remember, please, the customer is always right. You as a shop assistant must always be ....
1) wrong 2) careless
3) rude 4) polite
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The first recipe for tomato ketchup dates from 1727 and in the 1800s, tomatoes began to be used more ... in sauces and soups.
1) greatly 2) broadly
3) wholly 4) widely
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French is a ... of the Romance group of languages.
1) player 2) speaker
3) member 4) individual.
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Slovakia has several mountain regions that ... skiers in the winter.
1) attend 2) attract
3) like 4) visit
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The city with the largest ... in the world is Mexico City.
1) population 2) number
3) popularity 4) beautiful.
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They went to the beach ... the bad weather.
1) unlike 2) despite
3) in spite 4) though
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A hat is a good investment, wherever you’re planning to go out and ....
1) around 2) about
3) along 4)above
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We need to protect our neck from the effects of ... sunlight.
1) sharp 2) keen
3) bright 4) deep
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Sheffield Footbool Club was ... one-hundred-and-fifty years ago, and is the oldest in the world.
1) founded 2) invented
3) originated 4) discovered
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The 2000 of used football boots will be given to young people living in South Africa who are ... in taking up the sport and set up local teams.
1) interested 2) curious
3) keen 4) attracted
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All the boots donated must be in good ....
1) fitness 2) state
3) condition 4) form
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The club’s website has ... information about the charitable scheme.
1) grater 2) further
3) wider 4) larger
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Mother carefully ... together her children’s packed lunches each morning.
1) puts 2) sets
3) places 4) fetches
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A bento is a single-portion Japanese takeaway meal that traditionally ... of rice, fish or meat, with vegetables on the side.
1) consists 2) includes
3) contains 4) involves
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Belgium ... to think of itself as the home of the finest chocolate in the world.
1) likes 2) insists
3) pretends 4) stresses
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Some of the country’s ... chocolate shops can be found in Brussels.
1) leading 2) winning
3) ruling 4) beating
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Marcolini is ... regarded as the most fashionable chocolate-maker in Belgium.
1) wholly 2) greatly
3) widely 4) deeply
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David Beckham ... in London in 1975.
1) born 2) come
3) birthday 4) bear
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The Marcolini shop has black walls, a white floor and staff who ... black and white shirts.
1) carry 2) wear
3) dress 4) clothe
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Some Belgians would ... that the best examples of the country’s skill at chocolate-making are the small chocolates called pralines.
1) suggest 2)remind
3) persuade 4) inform
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When I was about twelve, I ... the chance to go to the western China.
1) got 2) found
3) reached 4) received
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My dad is a botanist by ....
1) work 2) profession
3) job 4) employment
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It was an international expedition and my name was ... not on the list of participants.
1) completely 2) definitely
3) particularly 4) confidently
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He obviously began to ... doubts as soon as the plane was in the air.
1) have 2) see
3) do 4) make
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Callendale Castle, often called one of the ... castles in England, is built on a hill in West Bassetshire.
1) finest 2) beautiful
3) nice 4) most
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Callendale Castle ... many stories, and many secrets.
1) creates 2) reads
3) reveals 4) holds
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A lazy kitchen boy left a pig roasting on the open ... unattended.
1) water 2) fire
3) air 4) earth
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David Beckham is an English footballer who has ... for Manchester United and Real Madrid.
1) stayed 2) played
3) won 4) lost
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Barack Obama is the first African American to win the ... for the White House.
1)game 2) race
3) match 4) contest
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My little brother is ... of riding a bicycle.
1) good 2) afraid
3) fear 4) terror
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Barack Obama’s charisma and intelligence have made him extremely ... with many Americans.
1) like 2) favoured
3) special 4) popular
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Mark’s parents ... and his mother married an Indonesian man.
1) divorced 2) parted
3) divided 4) left
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Tom ... schools in Jakarta until he was ten years old.
1) go 2) come
3) attended 4) studied
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... four years in New York, Barack Obama moved to Chicago.
1) Before 2) During
3) After 4) Therefore
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Barack Obama ... Harvard Law School and became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.
1) studied 2) learned
3) came 4) entered
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Would you like ... more coffee?
1) something 2) some
3) anything 4) no
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The area of Northern Ireland is ..., you can get anywhere in less than 2.5 hours.
1) huge 2) enormous
3) bit 4) small
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