1 - Maxx Perälä's Treasure Trove of English Materials
Grammar and Vocabulary
Read the sentences carefully and for each item choose the alternative that best fits the context.
1. Despite playing under strength, the village team ____ beat their rivals.
a) could b) were able to c) couldn't d) weren't able to b) were able to
2. She had to do the shopping for her neighbour, ____ she?
a) didn't b) hadn't c) does d) isn't a) didn't
3. He daren't ____ his boss for a rise just now.
a) asking b) be asking c) to ask d) ask d) ask
4. I'll hand over all my files to my assistant before I ____.
a) am leaving b) leave c) will leave d) shall leave b) leave
5. By the time Brown's daughter graduates, ____ retired.
a) he b) he has c) he'll being d) he'll have d) he'll have
6.How long has the property ____ to your family?
a) belonged b) belonging c)belongs d) been belonging a) belonged
7. Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ____?
a) do you b) will you c) have you d) don't you b) will you
8. The noise was so loud that we all ____ wear ear-protectors.
a) must b) have to c) should d) had to d) had to
9. This time next year ____ chief translator to the Finnish UN delegation.
a) he is b) he'll being c) he'll be d) he's being c) he'll be
10.It is essential that all top security documents ____be stamped CONFIDENTIAL.
a) should b) must c) will d) may a) should
11.I suggest Beth ____ in touch with the organisers.
a) should get b) to get c) getting d) should getting a) should get
12.According to ____ surveys, the majority of Finns don't want to join NATO.
a) the most b) most c) most of d) the most of b) most
13. You ____ continue. You've made your point clearly enough already.
a) needn't b) mustn't c) don't have d) won't a) needn't
14.Let's get the house cleared up before he ____ .
a) is arriving b) arrives c) will arrive d) arrived b) arrives
15. My grandmother is absent-minded. She never ____ to put a stamp on an envelope!
a) remembers b) is remembering c) remembered d) should remember a) remembers
16. In my opinion, the government should ____ action.
a) to take b) taking c) take d) have take c) take
17. Since last year my department's work ____ built up considerably.
a) was b) have c) is d) has d) has
18. The bill had already been paid, so I ____ to do it.
a) hadn't b) didn't need c) needn't d) haven't b) didn't need
19. Only ____ research has been carried out in this field.
a) a little b) a few c) few d) not much a) a little
20. It's 3 p.m. David ____ have arrived in London by now.
a) would b) can c) should d) ought c) should
21. If Bertie ____ to his guns, he'll probably get what he wants.
a) will stick b) would stick c) stuck d) sticks d) sticks
22. I do hope he ____ in his plans.
a) shall succeed b) will succeed c) can succeed d) succeed b) will succeed
23. By November Rachel ____ enough to buy a mountain bike.
a) saves b) will have saved c) has saved d) will be saving b) will have saved
24. ____ anyone object, the plan will be reconsidered.
a) If b) Do c) Should d) Might c) Should
25. We regret ____ you that your telephone has been disconnected due to an unpaid bill
a) to inform b) informing c) to tell you d) telling a) to inform
26. Why don't you try ____ the key anti-clockwise?
a) to turn b) on turning c) turning d) turn c) turning
27. The company's apology ____ regarded as an exercise in damage limitation.
a) were b) was c) would d) had b) was
28. We don't allow ____ in the classrooms.
a) that people smoke b) smoke c) people to smoke d) to smoking c) people to smoke
29. I really must ____ on with my work now.
a) to get b) getting c) get d) to getting c) get
30. The accused denied ____ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
a) to have ever been b) have ever been c) having ever been d) ever having been d) ever having been
31. Why don't you do what you're told, instead of ____ such a song and dance about it?
a) to make b) making c) made d) make b) making
32. The children ____ to stay up late.
a) don't allow b) aren't let c) aren't allowed d) would rather c) aren't allowed
33. I posted the parcel without ____ it.
a) weighing b) weigh c) weighed d) to weigh a) weighing
34. I suppose you just went to the disco ____ improve your conversational skills!
a) so as b) for c) in order to d) too c) in order to
35. He was't responsible. He wasn't ____ .
a) blame b) to blame c) blaming d) for blame b) to blame
36. What a dangerous thing to do! You ____ have been killed!
a ) may b) can c) must d) might d) might
37. For the rest of his life he lived in fear of ____ tracked down.
a) having b) be c) being d) been c) being
38. All that rubbish will have to be ____ at once.
a) get rid of b) got rid of c) got rid d) getting rid of b) got rid of
39. You'll get a free months's subscription, ____ you renew your membership by the end of January.
a) unless b) however c) were d) provided d) provided
40. By the time I went to the ticket office, the concert ____ sold out.
a) had been b) have been c) was d) are a) had been
41. We ____ to stop off in Singapore but the airline changed the arrangements at the last minute.
a) was going b) had c) were going d) ought c) were going
42. I wish I ____ more about lace-making!
a) would know b) knew c) know d) can know b) knew
43. I felt as if I ____ his confidence.
a) have betrayed b) would betray c) had betrayed d) am betraying c) had betrayed
44. ____ bread is regarded by some as a therapeutic activity.
a) To make b) Made c) Making d) Having made c) Making
45. It's time they ____ promotion, in my view.
a) get b) got c) will get d) have got b) got
46. The candidate ____ to have withdrawn her application.
a) claimed b) said c) denied d) reported a) claimed
47. There's nothing I like more than ____ for a brisk walk in the morning.
a) go b) out c) walking d) going d) going
48. How can you waste all that money on ____ ?
a) gamble b) to gamble c) gambling d) the gamble c) gambling
49. The newspaper ____ bought is the early evening edition.
a) that b) which c) who d) you d) you
50. They'll explain ____ you need to know to complete your report.
a) what b) that c) which d) how a) what
51. The TV company ____ contract is up for renewal is losing money.
a) which b) whose c) the d) who's b) whose
52. Teresa ____ enjoys all kinds of team sports.
a) every week b) seldom c) with great enthusiasm d) greatly d) greatly
53. In ____, it was obviously the wrong thing to do.
a) hindsight b) the wake c) retrospect d) the whole c) retrospect
54. I'll have to do overtime tonight, ____ is very tiresome.
a) which b) what c) that d) so a) which
55. There were ____ few tickets sold that the concert was cancelled.
a) a b) very c) so d) such c) so
56. That was the day ____ we heard the news about Mick and Sarah.
a) when b) which c) on d) what a) when
57. The piano was ____ heavy for us to carry from the removal van.
a) far b) much c) so d) too d) too
58. I'm afraid that's the best ____ can do for you.
a) which b) I c) that d) what b) I
59. He ____ that he had three Rolls-Royces at home.
a) threatened b) reminded c) boasted d) informed c) boasted
60. Everything ____ can be done to ease the situation has been implemented.
a) that b) which c) what d) who a) that
61. You've got to be ____ certain before you decide.
a) deadly b) deathly c) dead d) dearly c) dead
62. She burst into tears when he spoke to her ____ .
a) sharp b) sharpish c) sharper d) sharply d) sharply
63. They ____ us not to touch the aminals.
a) said b) refused c) suggested d) told d) told
64. Her cousin is ____ related to the Hapsburg family.
a) nearly b) close c) closely d) near c) closely
65. We accused him ____ a blatant lie.
a) to telling b) to tell c) in telling d) of telling d) of telling
66. You ____ assumed that we'd be starting at 8.00.
a) right b) rightly c) fairly d) fair b) rightly
67. The witness ____ ever having seen the prisoner.
a) denied b) admitted c) insisted d) objected a) denied
68. Police are reported ____ found illegal drugs in the star's home.
a) they have b) having c) to have d) have had a) they have
69. No, he ____ ever jogs round the park these days.
a) doesn't b) occasionally c) hardly d) almost c) hardly
70. It's by ____ means the best book I've ever read.
a) no b) all c) fair d) some a) no
71. The probation officer suggested Jim ____ to her every week.
a) to report b) reporting c) should report d) reports c) should report
72. I never know ____ to ask for permission or not.
a) if b) either c) when d) whether d) whether
73. She waited for twenty minutes and ____ arrived at the head of the queue.
a) lastly b) finally c) at the end d) eventual b) finally
74. He'll believe anything. he's so ____.
a) garrulous b) gullible c) credible d) believable b) gullible
75. At ____ time did I ever promise you a pay rise.
a) any b) no c) all d) some b) no
76. He's got plenty of ____ experience as he's worked in that field already.
a) second-hand b) firsthand c) primary d) tertiary b) firsthand
77. On the phone you don't sound ____ your sister.
a) similar b) same c) like d) as c) like
78. Don't blame the boy – he's a(n) ____ child.
a) just b) unfortunate c)unique d) mere d) mere
79. His car isn't as economical ____ yours.
a) that b) like c) that d) as d) as
80. The heads of the feuding families have been ____ enemies for years.
a) sworn b) promised c) cursed d) blood a) sworn
81. Not only was there no tea, ____ there were no sandwiches either.
a) and b) nor c) but d) so c) but
82. The girl felt ____ with hunger.
a) faintly b) fainting c) fainted d) faint d) faint
83. People in this village have got an ____ appetite for news.
a) inexorable b) inevitable c) insatiable d) inedible c) insatiable
84. Hardly had he sat down ____ he was sent for again.
c) insatiable b) than c) after d) that c) insatiable
85. Even the other convicts considered it a ____ crime.
a) guilty b) hard-bitten c) heinous d) hell-bent c) heinous
86. Books ____ 'War and Peace' contribute to our understanding of Russian history.
a) such b) like c) as d) how b) like
87. Nothing was arranged – it was all very ____ .
a) take-away b) worn-out c) slapdash d) slap-up c) slapdash
88. She gave me the same advice ____ you did.
a) like b) than c) as d) who c) as
89. ____ you are, the more you laugh.
a) Happier b) More happy c) What happier d) The happier d) The happier
90. Don't worry about making a noise. The children are wide ____ .
a) waking b) awake c) woken d) awoke b) awake
91. She's always been one of your ____ critics.
a) fiercest b) most violent c) wildest d) hardest a) fiercest
92. ____ has such a stunning achievement been recorded.
a) Always b) Seldom c) Today d) Recently b) Seldom
93. When ____ money into the slot, be sure to use undamaged coins.
a) on inserting b) having inserted c) to insert d) inserting d) inserting
94. The mother sat by her ____ child's bedside all night.
a) asleep b) sleep c) sleeping d) overslept c) sleeping
95. Your car's very ____. It hardly seems to use any petrol at all.
a) economical b) economic c) ecumenical d) ecological a) economical
96. I'm in a terrible ____ . I just don't know what to do.
a) problem b) quandary c) loss d) trouble b) quandary
97. ____ to the bank manager's loan, my company managed to stay solvent.
a) With thanks b) Thank you c) Thanks d) Gratefully c) Thanks
98. We have every confidence ____ his ability to handle the situation.
a) on b) in c) with d) by b) in
99. Is there any chance ___ the machinery repaired?
a) to have b) of having c) for having d) of being b) of having
100. By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ____ name.
a) housewife b) housekeeper c) house d) household d) household
101. Now that Mr Brown has refused, we'll have to find a substitute ____ the post.
a) to b) as c) for d) in c) for
102. It's hard to do ____ to such a masterpiece.
a) judgement b) justice c) fair play d) fairness b) justice
103. It's crucial that he ____ attend the ceremony.
a) should b) must c) will d) ought a) should
104. How you invest your money is none of my ____ .
a) affair b) matter c) business d) care c) business
105. I'm afraid you've got the wrong end of the ____ .
a) loaf b) pot c) leg d) stick d) stick
106. I'm ____ a complete loss to understand why you reacted so violently.
a) at b) in c) on d) by a) at
107. ____ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you'd have lost weight by now.
a) Did b) Were c) If d) Had d) Had
108. If the level of taxation is ____ this year, small businesses will be affected.
a) raised b) risen c) arisen d) raising a) raised
109. Don't ____ anything to him if you can help it.
a) speak b) tell c) talk d) say d) say
110. I couldn't hear what he said, because he was muttering ____ his breath.
a) out of b) under c) in d) on b) under
111. I object ____ to do all the work myself.
a) being asked b) to asking c) to being asked d) on being asked c) to being asked
112. The stones have ____ buried in the sand for a thousand years.
a) lied b) lying c) laid d) lain d) lain
113. I want ____ clear up the mess you've made!
a) that you b) you to c) you do d) you should b) you to
114. We shall deal with your pay rise ____ due course.
a) in b) on c) by d) with a) in
115. The judge ____ his disapproval of the young man's behaviour.
a) said b) told c) voiced d) spoke c) voiced
116. Nobody would question the PM's integrity. He is above ____ .
a) contempt b) average c) all d) suspicion d) suspicion
117. I'll ____ you just one more story before you go to sleep.
a) speak b) say c) tell d) talk c) tell
118. If only I ____ lost my temper in the meeting.
a) wouldn't have b) wouldn't c) hadn't d) didn't c) hadn't
119. The road was closed, so we had to ____ and find an alternative route.
a) put down b) turn back c) go about d) go off b) turn back
120. We ____ for Paris at midnight.
a) set off b) made for c) went off d) got down a) set off
121. I knew your family would stand ____ you.
a) for b) off c) by d) about c) by
122. How could you have ____ him for your brother?
a) confused b) considered c) thought d) mistaken d) mistaken
123. It is vital that we ____ a change in people's attitudes.
a) bring down b) bring back c) bring about d) look after c) bring about
124. Giuseppe's secretary ____ a call to the office in Milan.
a) put through b) applied for c) put by d) set about a) put through
125. We'll have to ____ down the options before coming to a decision.
a) slow b) narrow c) bring d) wind b) narrow
126. Janet certainly ____ her mother in her devil-may-care approach to life.
a) looks after b) calms down c) cares for d) takes after d) takes after
127. Ingrid broke ____ in tears when we told her about the accident.
a) off b) through c) down d) for c) down
128. I'm so tired I'll probably ____ off in the cinema.
a) doze b) sleep c) turn d) fall a) doze
129. If the bus doesn't come, you can always flag ____ a taxi.
a) after b) for c) down d) off c) down
130. Look, I ____ it all back. I should never have spoken like that.
a) put b) call c) give d) take d) take
131. I think a couple of coffees will ____ off the meal nicely.
a) go b) send c) round d) wear c) round
132. The official ____ quickly through my file, and then handed it back to me.
a) got b) turned c) looked d) saw c) looked
133. You look really sick! We must send ___ a doctor!
a) off b) by c) about d) for d) for
134. Don't ____ ! I haven't finished explaining yet!
a) hang up b) hold on c) hang on d) call up a) hang up
135. The motorist must have run ____ the fox without noticing.
a) out b) on c) over d) up c) over
136. It ____ out that the accused had bribed some of the jurors.
a) resulted b) pointed c) broke d) turned d) turned
137. I expect the new trend will soon ____ here.
a) catch up b) catch on c) take up d) identify with b) catch on
138. It's difficult to tell identical twins ____ .
a) on b) out c) apart d) over c) apart
139. Donna will have to ____ her antiques, because she needs the money.
a) part with b) take out c) move on d) clear up a) part with
140. I'll use my credit card to ____ up before we check out.
a) take b) sum c) bottle d) settle d) settle
141. Scientists ____ a carefully controlled experiment on the mystery virus.
a) carried over b) measured out c) carried out d) put up c) carried out
142. As darkness fell, there was nothing for it but to ____ for the nearest village.
a) call b) go c) make d) stand c) make
143. There is no time to do anything but ____ briefly on the most important points.
a) touch b) run c) go d) pick a) touch
144. Owning an animal can really tie you ____ .
a) out b) down c) back d) off b) down
145. The terrorist headquarters was blown ____ in the army attack.
a) down b) out c) over d) up d) up
146. Don't worry if you make a mistake. Just ____ it out.
a) rule b) slip c) leave d) cross d) cross
147. It's no good trying to ____ with Eddie. You'll never change his mind.
a) deal b) discuss c) reason d) side c) reason
148. Thank goodness you'll be there. I'm ____ on your support.
a) holding b) calling c) hanging d) counting d) counting
149. The lecture hall gradually emptied as Professor Hicks ____ on.
a) kept b) passed c) rambled d) touched c) rambled
150. The speaker failed to get his message ____ to his audience.
a) around b) in c) across d) out c) across
151. The reporter announced solemnly that ther President had ____ in his sleep.
a) passed away b) died away c) passed out d) dropped off a) passed away
152. He's been to the USA, Australia and India this year. He certainly gets ____ !
a) on b) around c) out d) away b) around
153. Look, I'm sorry to ____ in, but I think I can help you.
a) move b) plug c) butt d) pop c) butt
154. Our family heirlooms are ____ from mother to daughter.
a) taken after b) put by c) parted with d) handed down d) handed down
155. Politicians frequently ____ a lot of criticism.
a) come out in b) catch up woth c) come in for d) get p to c) come in for
156. I was disappointed when I saw the film. It was a real ____ .
a) let-down b) breakdown c) turnout d) drop-out a) let-down
157. You'll lose marks if you don't ___ in all the gaps.
a) send b) fill c) fit d) join b) fill
158. He gambled ____ his life's savings before starting on his wife's.
a) across b) around c) out d) away d) away
159. Did you notice Bob trying to ___ doing the washing-up?
a) get up to b) break out of c) get out of d) get along with c) get out of
160. To beat the holiday traffic, we'll have to ____ out at dawn.
a) set b) go c) move d) drive a) set
161. I could probably ____ out the answer if I had a pencil, some paper and a calculator.
a) think b) study c) hand d) work d) work
162. Delilah wasn't at all hungry, and could only ____ with the food on her plate.
a) finger b) toy c) snack d) work b) toy
163. I know it's a pretty boring routine, but you'll just have to ____ on for the moment, I'm afraid.
a) count b) live c) soldier d) move c) soldier
164. As the years passed, Joe's memories of his terrible experience ____ away.
a) faded b) backed c) passed d) got a) faded
165. This is a big decision to make. Think it ____ before you give me your final word tomorrow.
a) upon b) carefully c) on d) over d) over
166. I presume you declare any private ____ to the appropriate authorities.
a) income b) revenue c) interest d) allowance a) income
167. Derek had no experience of white-water canoeing, so it was extremely ____ of him to try and shoot the rapids
a) hazardous b) intrepid c) perilous d) foolhardy d) foolhardy
168. Meg had a ____ escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday.
a) close b) near c) slender d) narrow d) narrow
169. The five-hour ____ which was performed on Mrs Brown's hip was expensive but effective.
a) treatment b) operation c) medicine d) therapy b) operation
170. Albert Einstein ____ the rewards of his hard work when he was given the Nobel Prize.
a) got b) obtained c) reaped d) collected c) reaped
171. I can't understand Göran's Swedish, because he speaks a regional ____ .
a) dialect b) jargon c) accent d) slang a) dialect
172. When the lift finally started moving, we were all packed in like ____ .
a) fish b) anchovies c) sardines d) dates c) sardines
173. Mrs Taylor decided to buy a new coat by ____ order, as she didn't have time to look round the shops.
a) postal b) mail c) banker's d) standing b) mail
174. I usually switch off the television when the ____ come on.
a) advertising b) slogans c) posters d) commercials d) commercials
175. 'When do you have to hand in that report?' 'The ____ is Friday.'
a) lifeline b) byline c) headline d) deadline d) deadline
176. Hufvudstadsbladet wanted to boost its ____ by targeting a younger market.
a) circulation b) readers c) coverage d) market a) circulation
177. The soldier who saved the lives of three of his comrades was given a ____ award.
a) prenatal b) posthumous c) postprandial d) predicted b) posthumous
178. You never quite know what Ken is up to – he's rather a dark ____ .
a) dog b) fox c) wolf d) horse d) horse
179. Tine took her four-year-old daughter to the children's hospital for an appointment with a ____ .
a) paediatrician b) pedestrian c) philologist d) philatelist a) paediatrician
180. For my ____ of mind, promise you'll wear a life-jacket in the boat.
a) satisfaction b) contentment c) peace d) calmness c) peace
181. The burglar suffered ____ of conscience after unwittingly stealing a little girl's teddy bear.
a) pains b) aches c) stabs d) pangs d) pangs
182. In attacking an old lady, the youth committed a ____ crime.
a) heinous b) naughty c) bad d) evil a) heinous
183. The World Health Organisation has stated that smallpox has been almost completely ____ .
a) uprooted b) eradicated c) obliterated d) extinguished b) eradicated
184. Our amateur dramatic group are ____ a play this weekend. The first performance is on Wednesday.
a) rehearsing b) repeating c) playing d) practising a) rehearsing
185. Once the new business ideas were implemented, sales ____ and the company made huge profits.
a) plunged b) lifted c) rocketed d) achieved c) rocketed
186. Cosmetics companies who claim not to ____ their products on animals are gaining a large share of the market.
a) test b) try c) experiment d) practise a) test
187. Looking at old photos in family albums often ____ happy memories of the past.
a) creates b) evokes c) makes d) reminds b) evokes
188. The week of exams left Jane exhausted, and she's still rather ____ .
a) low down b) full of beans c) under the weather d) in worse condition c) under the weather
189. It was a complicated, subtle text, and the translator was nor sure he had captured all its ____ of meaning.
a) allusions b) tones c) shadows d) nuances d) nuances
190. What a mad thing to do! You could have been killed! It was ____ folly!
a) merely b) only c) sheer d) wild c) sheer
191. The president, flanked by his bodyguards, made a powerful ____ on the steps of the White House.
a) speech b) talk c) lecture d) sermon a) speech
192. Because Trevor had started a fight in the playground, he was in ____ for the rest of that day.
a) punishment b) exile c) dishonour d) disgrace d) disgrace
193. Blood ____ are needed urgently, as the national blood bakn reserves are getting low.
a) volunteers b) donors c) givers d) offers b) donors
194. Those who live on the ____ tend to have a less sentimental view of nature than city-dwellers.
a) country b) soil c) earth d) land d) land
195. Janet was full of ____ towards her stepmother.
a) terribution b) resentment c) reprisal d) vengeance b) resentment
196. Factories are having to ____ all production processes, and, in some cases, the workforce, too.
a) slim b) simplify c) streamline d) train c) streamline
197. Digitally ____ messages may soon be delivered via cable direct into our homes.
a) numbered b) dialled c) encoded d) deciphered c) encoded
198. Josie makes a good ____ from her freelance work.
a) profession b) job c) living d) earnings c) living
199. When Wilson's company was hit by recession, he decided to take early ____ .
a) redundancy b) retirement c) resignation d) redeployment b) retirement
200. Who needs more than the ____ necessities of life?
a) naked b) pure c) bare d) sole c) bare
201. The ____ of the abandoned orphans in Romania has aroused the world's pity.
a) sadness b) trouble c) case d) plight d) plight
202. I'm afraid Jennifer's very ___ . She believes everything she's told.
a) gullible b) trustworthy c) credible d) honest a) gullible
203. People can make themselves walk on nails or through fire. It's a question of mind over ____ .
a) body b) material c) matter d) facts c) matter
204. If you aren't sure what day the 24th is, look it up on the ____ .
a) calendar b) diary c) agenda d) dairy a) calendar
205. With ____, it's easy to see that a mistake has been made.
a) rear view b) overlook c) retrospect d) hindsight d) hindsight
206. In August we always go to our secret hideout, miles from anywhere and really off the beaten ____ .
a) road b) track c) path d) lane b) track
207. The woman accused of shoplifting was found not guilty and was ____ .
a) acquitted b) liberated c) excused d) interned a) acquitted
208. You're not supposed to park on the hard ____ except in an emergency.
a) lane b) shoulder c) leg d) area b) shoulder
209. While the yacht sailed on, I went to my ____ and slept for a while.
a) deck b) cabin c) bunk d) cockpit b) cabin
210. Some people prefer to watch a film first, and then read the ____ in the paper.
a) critic b) revue c) review d) criticism c) review
211. We can always find out what books the author consulted by referring to the ____ .
a) index b) bibliography c) key d) dust-jacket b) bibliography
212. The old man did not notice it had begun to rain. He was so ____ in feeding the pigeons.
a) concentrated b) obsessed c) engrossed d) fascinated c) engrossed
213. Several influential pressure ____ are campaigning for a reduction in the current prison population.
a) groups b) charities c) points d) members a) groups
214. Burglar alarms on cars may act as a ____ to the casual thief.
a) prevention b) deterrent c) stopper d) precaution b) deterrent
215. A lot of old ____ were settled in the New York gangland killings in the 60s.
a) quarrels b) criminals c) scores d) feuds c) scores
216. I had a(n) ____ that a disaster would occur, and it did.
a) premonition b) prediction c) forethought d) anticipation a) premonition
217. Don't worry if you run out of money at the weekend. You can always get some from the cash ____.
a) desk b) dispenser c) counter d) card b) dispenser
218. We should never have quarreled like that. Let's bury the ____ and forget all about it.
a) axe b) argument c) hatchet d) subject c) hatchet
219. It is often difficult for a householder to ___ squatters and regain possession of his or her property.
a) eliminate b) withdraw c) evict d) vacate c) evict
220. When the teacher asked Amanda what the chemical formula was, her mind was a total ___ .
a) void b) empty c) nothing d) blank d) blank
221. If you have a(n) ____ control handset, you don't even need to get out of your chair to change TV channels.
a) distant b) electronic c) far d) remote d) remote
222. As a result of the recent rise in the divorce ratre, there are far more ____ parents than there used to be.
a) single b) only c) unique d) separate a) single
223. I was really hoping to get that job, as they'd put me on the ____, but in the end they appointed someone else.
a) interview b) short c) top d) good b) short
224. Geraldine always brings back beautiful little ____ from her African trips.
a) memorials b) reminders c) souvenirs d) memories c) souvenirs
225. The shorter Cambridge Dictionary consists of two ____, A-L and M'Z.
a) volumes b) editions c) tomes d) issues a) volumes
226. When Delia's brother Mike pulled her hair, she got her own ____ by kicking him under the table.
a) back b) fun c) revenge d) retaliation a) back
227. Some of the villagers thought the old woman had the ____ eye.
a) black b) evil c) magic d) wicked b) evil
228. The young man ____ casually out of the café and flagged down a taxi.
a) marched b) rambled c) strolled d) staggered c) strolled
229. The boys at the back of the class started ____ when the teacher told them they would have more homework.
a) stammering b) snapping c) mumbling d) muttering d) muttering
230. As she got up to accept her award, the actress threw her rival a ____ of total contempt.
a) glance b) stare c) gaze d) glimpse a) glance
231. The children were ____ quietly in the corned while Mr Fox tried unsuccessfully to mop up the tea he had spilt.
a) guffawing b) sniggering c) jeering d) sneering b) sniggering
232. The drawer wouldn't open, even when Francis ____ at it with both hands.
a) jerked b) towed c) dragged d) tugged d) tugged
233. The ascent seemed impossible, but Wayne finally ____ up the courage to tackle it.
a) plucked b) seized c) gripped d) snatched a) plucked
234. The Morgans looked everywhere for their lost cat, but ____ a blank.
a) pulled b) dragged c) drew d) picked c) drew
235. The wet cobblestones in the village square ____ in the light from the streetlamps.
a) glimmered b) glistened c) glared d) glittered b) glistened
236. I'll get soaked if I go out now. It's simply ____ !
a) drizzling b) pouring c) showering d) dripping b) pouring
237. As the fire wasn't completely out, they were able to stir up the glowing ____ and put some more wood on.
a) flames b) blaze c) sparks d) embers d) embers
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Key
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
11.A 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.D 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.D
31.B.32.C 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A
41.C 42.B.43.C 44.C 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.D 50.A
51.B 52.D 53.C 54.A 55.C 56.A 57.D 58.B 59.C 60.A
61.C 62.D 63.D 64.C 65.D 66.B 67.A 68.A 69.C 70.A
71.C 72.D 73.B 74.B 75.B 76.B 77.C 78.D 79.D 80.A
81.C 82.D 83.C 84.A 85.C 86.B 87.C 88.C 89.D 90.B
91.A 92.B 93.D 94.C 95.A 96.B 97.C 98.B 99.B 100.D
101.C 102.B 103.A 104.C 105.D 106.A 107.D 108.A 109.D 110.B
111.C 112.D 113.B 114.A 115.C 116.D 117.C 118.C 119.B 120.A
121.C 122.D 123.C 124.A 125.B 126.D 127.C 128.A 129.C 130.D
131.C 132.C 133.D 134.A 135.C 136.D 137.B 138.C 139.A 140.D
141.C 142.C 143.A 144.B 145.D 146.D 147.C 148.D 149.C 150.C
151.A 152.B 153.C 154.D 155.C 156.A 157.B 158.D 159.C 160.A
161.D 162.B 163.C 164.A 165.D 166.A 167.D 168.D 169.B 170.C
171.A 172.C 173.B 174.D 175.D 176.A 177.B 178.D 179.A 180.C
181.D 182.A 183.B 184.A 185.C 186.A 187.B 188.C 189.D 190.C
191.A 192.D 193.B 194.D 195.B 196.C 197.C 198.C 199.B 200.C
201.D 202.A 203.C 204.A 205.D 206.B 207.A 208.B 209.B 210.C
211.B 212.C 213.A 214.B 215.C 216.A 217.B 218.C 219.C 220.D
221.D 222.A 223.B 224.C 225.A 226.A 227.B 228.C 229.D 230.A
231.B 232.D 233.A 234.C 235.B 236.B 237.D
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