Question 1: The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.

A. range B. extent C. amount D. quality

Question 2: It was found that he lacked the ______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. persuasion B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation
Question 3: She’s so ______; you really have to watch you say or she’ll walk out of the room.
A. high and dry B. prim and proper C. rough and ready D. sick and tired
Question 4: Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ______ that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds D. foundation
Question 5: We can’t speed up production ______ the expense of quality.
A. in B. at C. on D. of
Question 6: Humans have difficult choices to ______ about saving endangered species.
A. make B. do C. give D. bring
Question 7: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial ______ in the United States.
A. intergration B. education C. torture D. segregation
Question 8: ___________, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car
population of the United States at that time.
A. By design B. On purpose C. For example D. By happenstance
Question 9: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep ______.
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
Question 10: Like everyone else, Sue has her ______ of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied
with life.
A. ups and downs B. ins and outs C. safe and sound D. odds and ends
Question 11: You will have to ______ if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. keep your hand in
Question 12: It never ______ my head that such a terrible thing would happen.
A. struck B. dawned C. occured D. entered
Question 13: People are advised to ______ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on
Question 14: Mr. Peter is the big ______ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of
Managing Director.
A. bread B. meat C. cheese D. apple
Question 15: ______ to the South in the winter is a popular fact.
A. Where birds migrate B. Bird migratings
C. When birds migrate D. That birds migrate
Question 16: Some crimes seem to be ______ in this country than in others.
A. less common enough B. much less common
C. the least common D. very less common
Question 17: It took Ted a long time to get ______ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. across C. along with D. through
Question 18: Sarah and I ______ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see
me there.
A. coincidentally B. practically C. intentionally D. deliberately
Question 19: We spend nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out ______.
A. the star came B. did the star come C. came the star D. under
Question 20: My mother often ______ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for
even the slightest one.
A. neglects B. overlooks C. avoids D. passes
Question 21: Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the ______.
A. fault B. error C. wrong D. slip
Question 22: I find mending old socks incredibly ______ that’s why I always ask my mother to do it for
me.
A. hilarious B. tedious C. furious D. recreational
Question 23: Children used to ______ their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals.
A. look up to B. watch out for C. stand up to D. come round to
Question 24: Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful ______ in computer software.
A. pioneer B. navigator C. generator D. volunteer
Question 25: What I like about this restaurant is that there is ______ parking space right outside it.
A. plenty B. ample C. expanded D. big
Question 26: Peter is working in an office. He’s a white-______ worker.
A. collar B. sleeve C. shirt D. button
Question 27: Maria will ______ charge of the advertising for the play.
A. get B. make C. do D. take
Question 28: Negotiating is the process of communicating back and ______ for the purpose of reaching
an agreement.
A. next B. forth C. again D. from
Question 29: If you don’t take a flu shot, you’re likely to ______ the flu.
A. keep up with B. go in for C. come down with D. put up with
Question 30: Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught
deliberately and learned consciously, are only the ______ of the iceberg of culture.
A. ship B. rid C. tone D. tip
Question 31: Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.
A. breathe B. speak C. pass D. mutter
Question 32: I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being ______.
A. tied in B. tied down C. tied up D. tied in with
Question 33: The entire city was ______ electricity last night – it was chaotic.
A. no B. almost no C. hardly any D. without
Question 34: I suppose I could ______ advertising.
A. catch on B. get out of C. go in for D. work out
Question 35: We had to turn ______ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous appointment.
A. over B. out C. up D. down
Question 36: The black widow spider’s notoriety is not without foundation. However, an element of
exaggeration has led to certain ______ regarding its evil nature.
A. concept B. preconception C. misconception D. conception
Question 37: When confronted with a mass of ______ tape, many people feel a sense of powerlessness.
A. red B. green C. blue D. brown
Question 38: Everyone is hoping and praying that ______ peace will eventually come to the area.
A. durable B. ongoing C. temporary D. enduring
Question 39: Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new ______ in the field and
possibly lead to a cure.
A. earth B. ground C. soil D. land
Question 40: He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an ______ container for his father, a ______
watch for his mother and a doll with ______ for his little sister.
A. tight air; proof water; white snow B. air-tiglited; water-proofed; snow-whited
C. tight aired; proof watered; white snowed D. air-tight; water-proof; snow-white
Question 41: The match will be screened on ITV with ______ commentary by Any Gray.
A. lively B. live C. alive D. living
Question 42: There’s a list of repairs as long as ______.
A. a mile B. a pole C. your arm D. your arms
Question 43: He suddenly saw Sue ______ the room. He pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to
get to her.
A. across; through B. over; through C. across; across D. over; along
Question 44: She ______ till the early hours listening to pop music.
A. kept me up B. took me up C. hold me up D. caught me up
Question 45: I don’t know what we are going to ______ if I lose this job.
A. get by B. give away C. live on D. grown on
Question 46: All ______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. what is needed B. for our needs C. the thing needed D. that is needed
Question 47: It is urgent that this letter ______ immediately.
A. was posted B. posted C. be posted D. be post
Question 48: No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I ______ was about four years
ago.
A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him
Question 49: It is only recently that ballets have been based on the themes ______ American life.
A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected
Question 50: As an adult, I’m independent ______my parents financially.
A. on B. with C. of D. from