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Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase. If you make a mistake you can change your answer. Attempt all questions.
1. If you don't take exercise you ........ the risk of getting ill.
stand
face
run
suffer
I don't know
2. He was ........ with embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison
accused
convicted
charged
arrested
I don't know
3. If you are ........ with this test you should perhaps attempt an easier one.
stumbling
stressed
struggling
straining
I don't know
4. Insulation was fitted to ........ further heat loss from the building.
guard
protect
save
prevent
I don't know
5. We are all ........ the opinion that hydrocarbons in the atmosphere contribute to global warming.
in
on
of
with
I don't know
6. ........ had we sold our stock when the markets crashed .
If only
Just
Seldom
Hardly
I don't know
7. I can't ........ thinking that we made a mistake in our calculations - the total is too high.
help
bear
stand
be
I don't know
8. I dread ........ what would have happened if there'd been an accident.
thinking
to think
to thinking
the thought
I don't know
9. Can you wait thirty seconds while I ........ in to the Post Office for some stamps ?
saunter
breeze
break
pop
I don't know
10. The chess players tried very hard to ........ each other on every move in the tournament
outnumber
outclass
outweigh
outwit
I don't know
11. Having lost his voice as a result of a throat infection he was forced to ........ to get his point across.
gesticulate
provaricate
manipulate
perambulate
I don't know
12. I'm in a bit of a rush. But I'll stop for a cup of tea, .........
although
though
as well
despite it
I don't know
13. You could give her a call. I'm certain that, at this time of day, she ........ in the office.
will be
was
had been
would have been
I don't know
14. As the crowd ........ the gate many at the front were crushed and injured.
clustered at
surged toward
mustered at
amassed by
I don't know
15. He's a very ........ gentleman - always poking his nose in the affairs of others.
daunting
tenuous
influential
meddlesome
I don't know
16. As I walked along the landing I noticed water ........ under the door
leaking
seeping
oozing
filtering
I don't know
17. The written examination should take you the ........ part of an hour.
best
largest
maximum
optimum
I don't know
18. You should ........ for delays on your way to the airport.
expect
account
anticipate
allow
I don't know
19. When the hurricane was ........ they emerged from their shelter to survey the damage.
departed
over
finished
away
I don't know
20. Unfortunately he often engaged in business ventures where the pickings were ........ .
thin
slim
modest
miniscule
I don't know
21. As a teenager he had many ....... , one of which was to play oboe in the orchestra
vocations
undertakings
desires
aspirations
I don't know
22. Please make ........ that you have your passport and ticket with you before leaving for the airport.
absolute
definite
possible
certain
I don't know
23. Theirs is a longstanding friendship. They've known ........ another for years.
each
one
all
both
I don't know
24. Julia is such a diligent student. She spends a lot of her spare time ........ in her books.
confined
immersed
encompassed
contemplating
I don't know
25. He's only sixteen and a first time ........ . If he's lucky he'll only get a suspended sentence.
suspect
criminal
delinquent
offender
I don't know



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