LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

1 Using public transport to get to work ____ in our city. 11 Slaves were ____ in Brazil in 1888.
a is ritual a self-sufficient
b is norm b sovereign
c is the norm c autonomous
d is our norm d emancipated
2 I wouldn’t say that looking after Grandma was a ____, it’s 12 New Zealand was the first country to ____ women, in 1893.
just hard work sometimes. a liberate
a burden b enfranchise
b deference c emancipate
c ritual d subjugate
d span 13 They moved to a farm in the country with every intention of
3 I’ve moved to a new flat and have now got a good ____ who producing all their food and becoming ____.
doesn’t charge me a fortune to live there. a self-sufficient
a tenant b autonomous
b landlord c independent
c lease d sovereign
d agency 14 We are all equal here. We don’t believe in ____ society.
4 I don’t think this ____ agreement is fair. Why do we need to a a mediocre
pay two months’ deposit? b an obligatory
a utilities c a hierarchical
b lease d a classified
c agency 15 Remember, you are not ____. There are plenty of other
d tenancy people who would love to do your job.
5 Please note that you are not allowed to ____ your room for a dispensable
the duration of your tenancy. b indispensable
a evict c mature
b sublet d immature
c refer 16 Health and safety training is ____ in the factory. You can’t
d deposit start working until you’ve passed the course.
6 After six months of not paying her rent, Andrea was a required
presented with an ____ order. b allowed
a upfront c fixed
b eviction d obligatory
c lease 17 Betty ____ Steven and did all his work while he was on
d utilities holiday.
7 Don’t ____ your resignation until you’ve got another job in a tended for
the pipeline. b hit out on her own for
a give c was given a free hand by
b remove d stood in for
c assign 18 You know you can ____ your friends for emotional support.
d tender a lean on
8 Saying Greg has been ____ is a nicer way of saying he’s been b lay off
sacked or fired. c step up
a relieved of his duties d settle down
b granted sick leave 19 You’re going to have to ____ if you want to carry on working
c given overtime here.
d given his marching orders a give a free hand
9 She ____ a day before her daughter was born and was back at b strike out
work three months later. c pull your weight
a went on sick leave d lift your weight
b was offered early retirement 20 Monica ____, which was awful because I really didn’t know
c went on maternity leave what I was doing.
d given her walking papers a burnt the midnight oil
10 You aren’t going to be able to keep this up if you ____ some b left me to my own devices
of your work to the rest of the staff. c gave me a free hand
a delegate d struck out on her own
b don’t delegate
c nominate
d don’t relieve

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II. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 They were surprised by such ____ criticism of their methods. 11 It is dangerous to ____ success with happiness, as many high-
a pleasing flyers find out to their cost.
b gushing a gear
c tantalising b drive
d overt c equate
2 Their self-help books come ____ with advice on how to live a d amount
perfect life. 12 In ____, the poor are going without so that the rich can carry
a wanting on stripping the world of resources.
b replete a degree
c needing b essence
d overt c account
3 I felt I’d been tricked when I realised that d fundamental
what I thought was a documentary, was in 13 That’s so ____! You criticise me for shopping and then come
fact ____. home with all those new clothes.
a merchandising a charismatic
b a caption b manipulative
c an infomercial c acquisitive
d telemarketing d hypocritical
4 His campaign to ban sugary drinks in schools is gaining ____ 14 Violet is incredibly ____, you know. She’ll get you doing
as more and more people sign his petition. things you’d never dream of doing in normal circumstances.
a momentum a manipulative
b speed b fraudulent
c agreement c complimentary
d accord d driven
5 Our ____ share for the organic shampoo is still 15 Jack was the victim of ___ transaction on his credit card and
very small. lost more than £100.
a sales a a hypocritical
b trade b a manipulative
c market c a fraudulent
d merchandising d an acquisitive
6 Advertising on ____ TV costs a fortune. 16 However much you go on about it, you’re not going to ____. I
a top-time won’t change my mind.
b prime-time a rule me out
c lead-time b drive me out
d key-time c wear me down
7 Have you seen that ad for the new smartphone? d get behind me
It looks so ____, I’m really tempted to buy one. 17 I can’t believe you ____ letting you stay out so late.
a hyped a talked your mum into
b endorsed b talked into your mum
c coaxed c talked your mum for
d enticing d got your mum into
8 I’m not going to allow them to ____ me one way or the other. 18 The clients aren’t exactly ____ your ideas, but they aren’t
I’m going to make up my own mind. convinced yet that it’s the right campaign.
a sway a flicking through
b endorse b ruling out
c tout c splashing out
d pitch d getting behind
9 They finally managed to ____ her into coming with them. 19 She ____ with her smile and amusing conversation.
a lobby a sucked me in
b hype b ruled me out
c cajole c got behind me
d pull d won me over
10 I’m not going to ____ this product because I don’t think it’s 20 I haven’t read it exactly. I’ve just flicked ____ it.
any good. a onto
a entice b through
b endorse c on
c woo d up
d coax

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III. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 The allegations printed in today’s paper are completely false. 11 Mike was operated on by the most ____ surgeon in the
I’m going to sue for ____. country.
a stalking a immortal
b slander b fabled
c hounding c eminent
d lampoon d credible
2 Belinda is being ____ by an ex-boyfriend. She’s going to 12 The highly ____ documentary The Eagle Huntress is well
have to go to the police. worth seeing.
a slandered a eminent
b hounded b illustrious
c lampooned c fabled
d stalked d acclaimed
3 Look! There’s a ____ of reporters in the foyer. 13 We weren’t surprised when the young singer stole the ____ at
There must be a celebrity staying here. the concert yesterday. She was incredible!
a pack a legend
b scoop b stardom
c column c limelight
d cluster d minutes
4 He’s a great dinner party guest, always telling hilarious ____. 14 This is the performance of his life. I won’t be surprised if he
a memoirs hits the ____ with this film.
b scoops a big time
c anecdotes b limelight
d gossips c map
5 Carl was being ____ by one of his colleagues at work, who’d d headlines
found out about his fraudulent working practices. 15 David Bowie was a ____ in his own lifetime.
a libeled a splash
b blackmailed b legend
c hounded c fable
d slandered d scoop
6 I’ve been reading the president’s ____. It’s fascinating 16 After ten years living as a recluse, she made
finding out about his life before he entered politics. a spectacular ____ at the Lakeside Concert
a anecdotes Hall.
b excerpts a stardom
c memoirs b comeback
d scandals c limelight
7 Of all the fashion magazines we publish, this is the one with d splash
the highest ____. It’s still very popular. 17 It took five years of hard work and a lot of rejection before
a print Katie was signed by ____.
b circulation a a photographer
c instalments b publicity
d distribution c press
8 Andy Young, our sports ____ on Channel 6, will now tell you d an agent
about the football results this weekend. 18 It’s no use ____ publicity one day, and then complaining you’re
a press being hounded by the press the next day.
b gossip a reaching
c column b dropping
d correspondent c getting
9 We can’t print this story unless you are sure that all the d seeking
information here is from a ____ source. 19 She’s a star but she’s also very down to earth; not ____ at all.
a credible a out of hand
b discreet b at odds
c notorious c full of herself
d leaked d full of celebrity
10 Hannah might not be famous, but she does come from ____ 20 The party got a bit ____, so I called his parents.
family of politicians and artists. They told everyone to go home on the spot.
a a fabled a out of hand
b an acclaimed b underhand
c an illustrious c over the top
d an eminent d at odds

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IV. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 The archeologists discovered a large quantity of ____ in the 11 The Viking sagas have their origins in the rich ____ tradition
grave, including exquisite gold and silver cups. of story telling in Scandinavia.
a values a aural
b heritage b written
c stereotypes c oral
d artefacts d voiced
2 I didn’t really enjoy the book because her characters were 12 The greatest danger to the ____ population when the
____ from different countries rather than convincing Europeans first arrived in America was diseases such as
individuals. smallpox and measles.
a diverse a aboriginal
b stereotypes b indigenous
c typical c Indian
d categories d ethnic
3 Their ____ are identical. You can tell they are brothers just by 13 They ____ with neighbouring countries and managed to drive
the way they move their hands when they talk. out the invaders.
a codes a closed ranks
b assumptions b held fast
c mannerisms c sat tight
d values d joined forces
4 Although these are ____ prejudices, I believe that they can be 14 Just ____ and someone will be there to rescue you soon.
eradicated in time. a close ranks
a deep-rooted b join forces
b long-gone c sit tight
c age-long d band together
d old-time 15 Actually, I’m ____ two cultures. I feel 100 per cent British.
5 They arrived in black limousines, in the time-____ fashion. a torn between
a old b not torn between
b rooted c integrated in
c honoured d diversifying
d held 16 He ____ his parents and refused to marry the girl they’d
6 Their ____ religious beliefs were of great comfort in troubled chosen for him.
times. a won’t defy
a age-long b will defy
b long-gone c defied
c strongly-held d couldn’t defy
d time-honoured 17 The ____ season is coming to an end at last and we can all go
7 The six wives of Henry VIII have gone down in ___ back to our normal routines.
of English history. a festive
a the books b festivity
b the annals c observance
c memorial d ceremony
d vestiges 18 You’re not supposed to take it literally, you know. It’s a ____
8 These glasses are not exactly a family ____, but they’re quite play after all.
nice. a festive
a value b irreverent
b legacy c satirical
c revival d ceremonial
d heirloom 19 His ____ behaviour at work cost him his job.
9 During the ____ of Queen Elizabeth I, England became a a sensitive
relatively stable country. b condemned
a kingdom c respectful
b power d disrespectful
c reign 20 The Prime Minister has ____ the recent violence on our
d ruling streets.
10 In some countries, a bride’s family is still required to pay a a disrespected
____ to the groom’s family. b condemned
a dowry c commented
b bill d pronounced
c relic
d heirloom

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 ANSWER KEY
I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 Using public transport to get to work ____ in our city. 11 Slaves were ____ in Brazil in 1888.
a is ritual a self-sufficient
b is norm b sovereign
c is the norm c autonomous
d is our norm d emancipated = given freedom
2 I wouldn’t say that looking after Grandma was a ____, it’s 12 New Zealand was the first country to ____ women, in 1893.
just hard work sometimes. a liberate
a burden b enfranchise = give so the right to vote
b deference c emancipate
c ritual d subjugate
d span 13 They moved to a farm in the country with every intention of
3 I’ve moved to a new flat and have now got a good ____ who producing all their food and becoming ____.
doesn’t charge me a fortune to live there. a self-sufficient
a tenant b autonomous
b landlord c independent
c lease d sovereign
d agency 14 We are all equal here. We don’t believe in ____ society.
4 I don’t think this ____ agreement is fair. Why do we need to a a mediocre
pay two months’ deposit? b an obligatory
a utilities c a hierarchical = arranged in order of importance
b lease d a classified
c agency 15 Remember, you are not ____. There are plenty of other
d tenancy people who would love to do your job.
5 Please note that you are not allowed to ____ your room for a dispensable
the duration of your tenancy. b indispensable
a evict c mature
b sublet: cho thuê d immature
c refer 16 Health and safety training is ____ in the factory. You can’t
d deposit start working until you’ve passed the course.
6 After six months of not paying her rent, Andrea was a required
presented with an ____ order. b allowed
a upfront c fixed
b eviction = order that force so to leave a property d obligatory
c lease 17 Betty ____ Steven and did all his work while he was on
d utilities holiday.
7 Don’t ____ your resignation until you’ve got another job in a tended for
the pipeline. b hit out on her own for
a give c was given a free hand by
b remove d stood in for
c assign 18 You know you can ____ your friends for emotional support.
d tender = offer a lean on
8 Saying Greg has been ____ is a nicer way of saying he’s been b lay off
sacked or fired. c step up
a relieved of his duties d settle down
b granted sick leave 19 You’re going to have to ____ if you want to carry on working
c given overtime here.
d given his marching orders a give a free hand
9 She ____ a day before her daughter was born and was back at b strike out
work three months later. c pull your weight
a went on sick leave d lift your weight
b was offered early retirement 20 Monica ____, which was awful because I really didn’t know
c went on maternity leave what I was doing.
d given her walking papers a burnt the midnight oil
10 You aren’t going to be able to keep this up if you ____ some b left me to my own devices = allow so to do what they want
of your work to the rest of the staff. c gave me a free hand
a delegate d struck out on her own

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b don’t delegate = give a duty to someone
c nominate
d don’t relieve
II. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 They were surprised by such ____ criticism of their methods. 11 It is dangerous to ____ success with happiness, as many high-
a pleasing flyers find out to their cost.
b gushing a gear
c tantalising b drive
d overt = done publicly c equate
2 Their self-help books come ____ with advice on how to live a d amount
perfect life. 12 In ____, the poor are going without so that the rich can carry
a wanting on stripping the world of resources.
b replete = full a degree
c needing b essence
d overt c account
3 I felt I’d been tricked when I realised that d fundamental
what I thought was a documentary, was in 13 That’s so ____! You criticise me for shopping and then come
fact ____. home with all those new clothes.
a merchandising a charismatic
b a caption b manipulative
c an infomercial = long advertisement with lots of info c acquisitive
d telemarketing d hypocritical
4 His campaign to ban sugary drinks in schools is gaining ____ 14 Violet is incredibly ____, you know. She’ll get you doing
as more and more people sign his petition. things you’d never dream of doing in normal circumstances.
a momentum a manipulative = control so to your advantage
b speed b fraudulent
c agreement c complimentary
d accord d driven
5 Our ____ share for the organic shampoo is still 15 Jack was the victim of ___ transaction on his credit card and
very small. lost more than £100.
a sales a a hypocritical
b trade b a manipulative
c market c a fraudulent = illegal
d merchandising d an acquisitive
6 Advertising on ____ TV costs a fortune. 16 However much you go on about it, you’re not going to ____. I
a top-time won’t change my mind.
b prime-time a rule me out
c lead-time b drive me out
d key-time c wear me down = make so tired and change their mind
7 Have you seen that ad for the new smartphone? d get behind me
It looks so ____, I’m really tempted to buy one. 17 I can’t believe you ____ letting you stay out so late.
a hyped a talked your mum into
b endorsed b talked into your mum
c coaxed c talked your mum for
d enticing d got your mum into
8 I’m not going to allow them to ____ me one way or the other. 18 The clients aren’t exactly ____ your ideas, but they aren’t
I’m going to make up my own mind. convinced yet that it’s the right campaign.
a sway = persuade so to change their mind a flicking through
b endorse b ruling out = excluding
c tout c splashing out
d pitch d getting behind
9 They finally managed to ____ her into coming with them. 19 She ____ with her smile and amusing conversation.
a lobby a sucked me in
b hype b ruled me out
c cajole c got behind me
d pull d won me over = persuade so to accept something
10 I’m not going to ____ this product because I don’t think it’s 20 I haven’t read it exactly. I’ve just flicked ____ it.
any good. a onto
a entice b through
b endorse c on
c woo d up
d coax

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III. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
1 The allegations printed in today’s paper are completely false. 11 Mike was operated on by the most ____ surgeon in the
I’m going to sue for ____. country.
a stalking a immortal
b slander = a false statement about so b fabled
c hounding c eminent - famous
d lampoon d credible
2 Belinda is being ____ by an ex-boyfriend. She’s going to 12 The highly ____ documentary The Eagle Huntress is well
have to go to the police. worth seeing.
a slandered a eminent
b hounded b illustrious
c lampooned c fabled
d stalked d acclaimed = praised/repsected
3 Look! There’s a ____ of reporters in the foyer. 13 We weren’t surprised when the young singer stole the ____ at
There must be a celebrity staying here. the concert yesterday. She was incredible!
a pack a legend
b scoop b stardom
c column c limelight = attention
d cluster d minutes
4 He’s a great dinner party guest, always telling hilarious ____. 14 This is the performance of his life. I won’t be surprised if he
a memoirs hits the ____ with this film.
b scoops a big time = public attention
c anecdotes = short, funny stories b limelight
d gossips c map
5 Carl was being ____ by one of his colleagues at work, who’d d headlines
found out about his fraudulent working practices. 15 David Bowie was a ____ in his own lifetime.
a libeled a splash
b blackmailed b legend
c hounded c fable
d slandered d scoop
6 I’ve been reading the president’s ____. It’s fascinating 16 After ten years living as a recluse, she made
finding out about his life before he entered politics. a spectacular ____ at the Lakeside Concert
a anecdotes Hall.
b excerpts a stardom
c memoirs = a book about a famous person b comeback
d scandals c limelight
7 Of all the fashion magazines we publish, this is the one with d splash
the highest ____. It’s still very popular. 17 It took five years of hard work and a lot of rejection before
a print Katie was signed by ____.
b circulation a a photographer
c instalments b publicity
d distribution c press
8 Andy Young, our sports ____ on Channel 6, will now tell you d an agent
about the football results this weekend. 18 It’s no use ____ publicity one day, and then complaining
a press you’re being hounded by the press the next day.
b gossip a reaching
c column b dropping
d correspondent c getting
9 We can’t print this story unless you are sure that all the d seeking (seek attention)
information here is from a ____ source. 19 She’s a star but she’s also very down to earth; not ____ at all.
a credible a out of hand
b discreet b at odds
c notorious c full of herself = overconfident/ very satisfied
d leaked d full of celebrity
10 Hannah might not be famous, but she does come from ____ 20 The party got a bit ____, so I called his parents.
family of politicians and artists. They told everyone to go home on the spot.
a a fabled a out of hand
b an acclaimed b underhand
c an illustrious = famous/well-respected c over the top

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d an eminent d at odds

IV. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

1 The archeologists discovered a large quantity of ____ in the 11 The Viking sagas have their origins in the rich ____ tradition
grave, including exquisite gold and silver cups. of story-telling in Scandinavia.
a values a aural
b heritage b written
c stereotypes c oral
d artefacts - object of historical interest d voiced
2 I didn’t really enjoy the book because her characters were 12 The greatest danger to the ____ population when the
____ from different countries rather than convincing Europeans first arrived in America was diseases such as
individuals. smallpox and measles.
a diverse a aboriginal
b stereotypes = an idea about someone, but the idea is b indigenous
usually wrong/ a usually wrong conception about c Indian
someone d ethnic
c typical 13 They ____ with neighbouring countries and managed to drive
d categories out the invaders.
3 Their ____ are identical. You can tell they are brothers just by a closed ranks
the way they move their hands when they talk. b held fast
a codes c sat tight
b assumptions d joined forces
c mannerisms = repeated movements with your hands 14 Just ____ and someone will be there to rescue you soon.
d values a close ranks
4 Although these are ____ prejudices, I believe that they can be b join forces
eradicated in time. c sit tight
a deep-rooted d band together
b long-gone 15 Actually, I’m ____ two cultures. I feel 100 per cent British.
c age-long a torn between
d old-time b not torn between
5 They arrived in black limousines, in the time-____ fashion. c integrated in
a old d diversifying
b rooted 16 He ____ his parents and refused to marry the girl they’d
c honoured chosen for him.
d held a won’t defy
6 Their ____ religious beliefs were of great comfort in troubled b will defy
times. c defied = refused to obey so
a age-long d couldn’t defy
b long-gone 17 The ____ season is coming to an end at last and we can all go
c strongly-held back to our normal routines.
d time-honoured a festive
7 The six wives of Henry VIII have gone down in ___ b festivity
of English history. c observance
a the books d ceremony
b the annals = to be remembered as an important event 18 You’re not supposed to take it literally, you know. It’s a ____
c memorial play after all.
d vestiges a festive
8 These glasses are not exactly a family ____, but they’re quite b irreverent
nice. c satirical = châm biếm
a value d ceremonial
b legacy 19 His ____ behaviour at work cost him his job.
c revival a sensitive
d heirloom = vật gia truyền b condemned
9 During the ____ of Queen Elizabeth I, England became a c respectful
relatively stable country. d disrespectful
a kingdom 20 The Prime Minister has ____ the recent violence on our
b power streets.
c reign a disrespected
d ruling b condemned

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10 In some countries, a bride’s family is still required to pay a c commented
____ to the groom’s family. d pronounced
a dowry = của hồi môn
b bill
c relic
d heirloom