English_1 / RL20

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All the workers in our firm get a Christmas … of

1) bonus 2) fine

3) prize 4) reward

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Many people save money to … for their old age.

1) live 2) provide

3) enjoy 4) rest

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Many people who go to see their bank manager have a … problem.

1) cash-book 2) cashing up

3) cash flow 4) cash back

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After missing an easy shot, the player threw her … angrily on the ground.

1) net 2) racket

3) court 4) umpire

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He spends hours in his … every evening developing rolls of film.

1) camera 2) darkroom

3) lens 4) tripod

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Place your foot in the … and swing your other leg over the horse’s back.

1) saddle 2) stirrup

3) bit 4) bridle

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Because of the fear of heights and the swinging motions of the seats, Linda has never been persuaded to get on a … .

1) carousel 2) roller coaster

3) big wheel 4) water slide

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My grandmother is a fanatic about her favorite …; she laughs and cries with the actors as though they were real people.

1) documentary 2) chat show

3) soap opera 4) cartoon

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Be sure you drain the spinach in the … before you spread it over the sheets of pastry.

1) whisk 2) grater

3) saucepan 4) colander

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Despite the many … distractions she had to overcome, she achieved the success she deserved.

1) extended 2) extracted

3) external 4) extravagant

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The total … of nuclear weapons would hopefully give the world something to celebrate.

1) extermination 2) elimination

3) ellipsis 4) exception

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The … of hard work bringing positive results is perhaps out of favor now in the modern world.

1) abstract 2) opinion

3) concept 4) belief

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Overconfidence due to overnight success can take us quickly down that … road to failure.

1) sticky 2) slippery

3) oily 4) slithery

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Company headquartes are situated … in the heart of the city.

1) direct 2) exact

3) precise 4) right

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He … achieved more and more experience until he finally reached the top of his profession.

1) achieved 2) gained

3) earned 4) won

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The preparation for the Olympic Games are on … according to the committee in charge.

1) goal 2) target

3) progress 4) aim

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Following years of intense training, the accomplished athlete … the medal triumphantly.

1) took off 2) went off

3) ran off 4) carried off

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Having worked his fingers to the … for many years, he eventually saw the fruit of his hard work at the age of fifty.

1) end 2) edge

3) bone 4) nail

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Once she had achieved the success she desired, she decided that it was time to … it easy for a while.

1) take 2) make

3) have 4) do

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The was a wonderful ski … way up in the mountains, suitable for the whole family.

1) lodge 2) hostel

3) pension 4) house

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The lucky survivors of the freak storm related their … tale to the eager journalists.

1) challenging 2) harrowing

3) gruelling 4) saddening

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The heat of summer sun had caused the area to catch fire, leaving behind only … smoldering tree trunks.

1) blackened 2) smoky

3) deadly 4) dried

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She was … an array of questions during the interview.

1) put up with 2) put forward

3) put over 4) put through

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The boss was … with the new employee over his qualifications and ability to perform his job well.

1) at a loose end 2) at a loss

3) at odds 4) at a standstill

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Things will get better in the long … .

1) time 2) term

3) interval 4) period

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The seminar … five hours.

1) lasts 2) endures

3) has 4) continues

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Yoga helps … stress.

1) relax 2) loosen

3) ease 4) calm

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You are … to follow the guidelines.

1) suggested 2) informed

3) proposed 4) advised

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His methods have … effects on the patient.

1) confident 2) positive

3) progressive 4) gainful

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There was a dramatic … of policy which nobody had predicted.

1) change 2) turn

3) switch 4) swing

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The company’s plans to build a new factory in the area … a very strong reaction from the public.

1) produced 2) developed

3) raised 4) originated

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The plans for the new shelter were abandoned because a … location could not be found.

1) right 2) due

3) suitable 4) valid

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He is known to … challenges at work with unique professionalism.

1) order 2) run

3) control 4) handle

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Maria’s boss told her that personal items such as photographs should be … out of sight.

1) covered 2) packed

3) kept 4) held

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There has been a dramatic … in the attitude towards borrowings from banks.

1) change 2) turn

3) switch 4) swing

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The witness said that he heard two shots being … before seeing two men running down the street.

1) thrown 2) aimed

3) pulled 4) fired

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Ted went to the police and hanged in the money he founded in the street; honest people like him are a … nowadays.

1) scarcity 2) unavailability

3) rarity 4) shortage

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The board held a meeting to discuss the future … of the organization.

1) way 2) line

3) plan 4) direction

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Vegetable fats, … not as harmful as animal fats, can nevertheless result in gaining weight.

1) thought 2) yet

3) even 4) still

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If you take regular exercise, your body … more effectively.

1) practices 2) serves

3) functions 4) exercises

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It was a… squabble and they didn't make up for weeks.

1) strong 2) sharp

3) bitter 4) sour

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Take a penknife with you - it might… in handy.

1) come 2) be

3) fall 4) get

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Everything is going well and business is … .

1) roaring 2) boosting

3) bursting 4) booming

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I found her attitude quite … I really can't understand why she's so angry.

1) moving 2) baffling

3) unconditional 4) invasive

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Making personal phone calls during office hours is … upon where I work.

1) frowned 2) disapproved

3) condemned 4) criticized

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Peter was too … to dare to stand up and speak in front of all those people.

1) self-aware 2) self-righteous

3) self-indulgent 4) self-conscious

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Sally has been feeling rather down in the … recently. How can we cheer her up?

1) mood 2) dumps

3) beans 4) feelings

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Don't believe John - there's not a … of truth in what he says!

1) trace 2) touch

3) grain 4) slip

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He was knocked out in the fight and they had to threw water on him to bring him … .

1) back 2) round

3) in 4) over

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The environmental … group Greenpeace has done a lot to change government policies.

1) campaign 2) pressure

3) power 4) force

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. The young offender was obliged to report to his probation ... on a weekly basis.

1) officer 2) guide

3) advisor 4) leader

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Deborah won the match against all… .

1) chances 2) hopes

3) facts 4) odds

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Getting teenagers to assist old people can help to … the generation gap.

1) cover 2) fix

3) throw 4) bridge

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In court, the accused … guilty to all the charges.

1) was 2) pleaded

3) claimed 4) admitted

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The government has decided to cut … on funding for education.

1) off 2) out

3) back 4) away

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Discussions on the issue of expansion of the company have been in ... since the outbreak of disease in the area.

1) hitch 2) limbo

3) feud 4) core

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Viewers were at the incredible sight of the lunar landscape, unable to take their eyes off the… screen until the very end of the broadcast.

1) switched 2) devised

3) transfixed 4) stifled

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The culprit had been under their noses all along and so the investigators were criticised heavily for making unnecessary… .

1) blunders 2) hitches

3) assets 4) tasks

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The authorities were ... that the public should not find out about the high level research being carried out at the institute.

1) certain 2) adamant

3) absolute 4) sure

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Should any letters arrive while I'm away during the summer could you please …to me, as I'm trying to sort out a job for September.

1) send them on 2) send them away

3) send them out 4) send them in

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They certainly … the mould when they brought out their latest model; it's totally different from anything else they've ever produced!

1) destroyed 2) broke

3) cracked 4) changed

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… the light of recent findings, the government has decided to invest further funds in the research project.

1) By 2) In

3) Under 4) With

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It's an accepted fact that in the modern world certain companies try to… their nearest competitors.

1) outrun 2) outgrow

3) outdistance 4) outdo

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We are lucky to be witness to this era of ever - increasing … change.

1) experimental 2) digital

3) technological 4) new age

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Working mothers throughout the company were delighted with the introduction of …, as it made it easier to manage collecting children from school at different times on different days.

1) overtime 2) part-time

3) flexitime 4) full-time

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Any job that involves doing the same thing day in day out must be pretty… .

1) strenuous 2) mundane

3) stimulating 4) arduous

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Keith's … income looks impressive, but once tax and social security contributions are deducted, it's not so much.

1) full 2) grand

3) net 4) gross

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Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere… , having to do absolutely everything for her five brothers and sisters.

1) taskmaster 2) workmate

3) slavedriver 4) workhorse

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I could never quite ... what her position in-the firm was until we met at a reception and got chatting.

1) work around 2) get out

3) work out 4) get across

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They were on the … of folding the company when an investor saved the day with a large, financial contribution.

1) edge 2) basis

3) verge 4) offchance

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Travelling abroad for a year gave Jane a completely new… on life

1) image 2) picture

3) perspective 4) appearance

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Some children had drawn a moustache on the woman in the photo as a… .

1) prank 2) hunch

3) comedy 4) stunt

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Many people ... having to pay so much VAT or what they buy.

1) object 2) estimate

3) resent 4) annoy

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The written text of the advert was so small and blurred that I couldn't ... it.

1) attend 2) realize

3) define 4) decipher

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It's a simple … restaurant, so there's no need to dress up.

1) unpretentious 2) unpredictable

3) irresponsible 4) unassuming

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It's a really muddy path, so we'd better wear … .

1) sandals 2) wellingtons

3) stilettos 4) mittens

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Bill ... his fists, trying to contain his anger. 1) pursed 3) clenched

2) twisted 4) shrugged

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Spending so much money on a dress you only wear once is just money down the ... , in my opinion.

1) bin 2) sink

3) drain 4) earth

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I don't believe you really met Jack Nicholson; you're … me on!

1) having 2) putting

3) taking 4) giving

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Sue felt her boss was always picking ... her and blaming her unfairly.

1) at 2) out

3) to 4) on

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The company is going lo hire a famous actress to … their new range of beauty products.

1) make 2) launch

3) sail 4) set

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Kelly went on a shopping … and spent half her salary on clothes.

1) mall 2) spree

3) deal 4) chain

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We all hope that the boss is going to ... the bill for the staff party.

1) arm 2) leg

3) foot 4) head

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Mr. Nesbitt … a lot of weight with the owner of the store, so he's the one you should try to persuade.

1) carries 2) takes

3) pulls 4) measures

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The situation is a critical one and calls …clear thinking and careful planning.

1) up 2) on

3) in 4) for

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All these colleges together … the university of Cambridge.

1) take up 2) make up

3) set up 4) bring up

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Great emphasis is…at Oxford and Cambridge on what are called "tutorials".

1) given 2) brought

3) laid 4) made

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A tutor gives ... instruction in his study at least once a week to students numbering not more than four.

1) personal 2) personnel

3) private 4) self

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She was acquinted with some of the people, the others seemed vaguely… to her.

1) familiar 2) similar

3) acquainted 4) familiarly

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British Airways … the departure of Right 371 to Cairo.

1) declared 2) advertised

3) announced 4) pronounced

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I think her clothes are not at all … for our party.

1) matching 2) suiting

3) identical 4) suitable

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I … to announce a break in the negotiations.

1) look forward 2) apologize

3) regret 4) conclude

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I visit my Granny …day — on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

1) every other 3) all other

2) each other 4) this and the other

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Before the exam he had to study for nine hours… .

1) at last 2) at length

3) on end 4) in full

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The teacher couldn't make out my handwriting. He said it was… .

1) illicit 2) illogical

3) illegible 4) illusive

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She did not understand what they were talking about, so she gave them a…look.

1) clear 2) blank

3) certain 4) plain

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The loud music in the room next to mine…me from my work.

1) irritated 2) distracted

3) annoyed 4) interfered

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He was so … in his thought that he did not hear me enter.

1) absorbed 2) attracted

3) attentive 4) seized

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Nick has a good head for physics. They say he is so ... at it that he will win a Nobel prize some day.

1) keen 2) brilliant

3) hopeful 4)proud

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You have the mistaken idea that all the students in your group are idle. — But Mary Green has hardly done any … this week!

1) job 2) lesson

3) work 4)effort

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