MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died from
………. radiation sickness.
A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards
2. I am not by ..........................a particularly ambitious man.
A. inclination B. habit C. character D. tendency
3. After much debate, he reached a .......................................
A. manifestation B. consensus C. precision D. cohesion
4. We can expect to treble our turnover once the January sales get into full …………………
A. force B. flight C. speed D.
swing
5. She expressed her ……………… for certain kinds of cheaply produced movies.
A. disapproval B. distaste C. dissatisfaction D. disloyalty
6. The police have been ordered not to ………….if the students attack them.
A. combat B. rebuff C. retaliate D. challenge
7. Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely…………
A. disseminated B. dislocated C. dismantled D. expressed
8. We weren't able to drive down the street because of a ______ in the middle of the
road.
A. broadening B. border C. barricade D. buttress
9. Researchers have made a(n) ………. plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue their
project.
A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned
10. I appealed to all …………….people to support me and I was successful.
A. same-minded B. thought-sharing C. familiar-thinking D. like-minded
1. She hasn't _________ from the anesthetic yet.
A. gone through B. taken for C. turned down D. come round
2. It’s very ____ of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.
A. sympathetic B. grateful C. considerate D. appreciative
3. The ____ thought of exams makes her feel ill.
A. sole B. onlyC. mere D. just
4. The student’s hard work was ____ with success in his degree examinations.
A. rewarded B. thanked C. awarded D. presented
5. The thought of another world war is a ____ prospect.
A. scaring B. dreading C. frightened D. terrifying
6. Many students find it difficult to make ____ meet on their small grants.
A. ends B. points C. circles D. edges
7. This emerald bracelet is ____; it is the only one of its kind in the world.
A. only B. original C. peerless D. genuine
8. That window needs a new ____ of glass.
A. pane B. slice C. mirror D. portion
9. I am ____to Mr. Morrison because of the kindness and concern that he showed me when I was
at the airport.
A. indebted B. gratified C. beholden D. liable
10. How could you just abandon me in the middle of London with no money and leave me ____
and dry?
A. cold B. out C. high D. low
11. He was awarded the medal for “displaying professional competence of the highest _____ in
the rescue attempts.”
A. ability B. order C. position D. credit
12. I always get _____ in my stomach before visiting the dentist.
A. worms B. crabs C. butterflies D. hedgehogs
13. He spent his entire life ____ round the world, never settling down anywhere.
A. roaming B. scattering C. scrambling D. transporting
14. The confidence trickster ____ the old lady out of her life savings.
A. deceived B. misled C. robbed D. swindled
15. You didn't think I was being serious, did you, Brian! It was a joke! I was pulling your
_______ that's all!
A. thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg
16. I bought a computer last year, but I've had nothing but trouble With it. As far as I'm
concerned it was £800 down the _______.
A. loo B. sink C.drain D. plughole
17. Such relaxed days were few and far ____ in her hectic life.
A. between B. beyond C. off D. out
18. He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as _______
A. a waterfall B. a lake C. a bell D. a mirror
19. The police ____ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. came in for B. brought about C. opened up D. went down with
20. It was too late to ____ of the contract.
A. back away B. back down C. back out D. back up
21. The little boy was continually ____ the ornaments.
A. tripping up B. falling down C. breaking upD. knocking over
22. One of the major responsibilities of this position is to approve proposals and to ____ their
implementation.
A. override B. oversee C. overbear D. overcome
23. Some people feel that television should give less ____ to sport.
A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement
24. . I don't _________ any grudge against you.
A.keep B. bear C. take D. grasp
25. “Are you ill? You look terrible!” “Well, I am a bit ____. The doctor says I must rest.
A. run-down B. run-off C. run-in D. run-up
26. Nobody can fool me. I’m never ____ in.
A. taken B. taking C. given D. giving
27. Pauline can't have emigrated to New Zealand because I saw her last night at Simon's party, as
_______as life.
A. true B. real C. good D. large
28. If no one will ____ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school.
A. admit off B. admit in C. own up in D. own up to
29. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality ____.
A. for a larger profit margin B. in place of to earn more money
C. to gain more qualities of money D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit
30. He wanted her at_________, even if it meant giving up everything he had.
A. a pinch B. all costs C. a standstill D. a loose end
1. I have never seen ………… before .
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film
2. I am in favour of his proposal that a special committee ………………….. to examine the
problem.
A. sets up B. be set up C. will be set up D. has to be set up
3. The scientists …….. the festival of Ramadan, but they were too busy with their research in the
laboratory.
A. would have liked to commemorate B. would have loved to have observed
C. would prefer to have obeyed D. would sooner have celebrated
4. You promised to have a day off and go camping with us and you were at work until midnight
this Sunday. I would rather you…………… your word.
A. keep B. would have kept C. had kept D. kept
5. I …………. He should have ………. than to lend them money.
A. am not sorry once and for all / thought more B. am not sorry for once / been better
C. for one thing am not sorry / known more D. for one am not sorry / known better
6. It just .......................that was in their area that, so I went to visit them.
A. so occurred B. so happened C. so chanced D. so arose
7. I’ll be kind to her ………..she decide to leave me.
A. in case B. whereas C. so as not D. lest
8. A new generation of performers, ……. those who by now had become a household name,
honed their skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. along with talented as
C. together with talented as D. having been more talented than
9. I don't suppose there is anyone there, ……….?
A. is there B. isn't there C. do I D. don’t I
10. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times ………. my country,” he said.
A. as much as that in B. more than that in C. as many as that in D. as high as that in
1. I’m afraid you’ve caught me on the ……….. I wasn’t expecting you until this afternoon.
A. hop B. grapevine C. spot D. stove
2. Alice is going to put……….. the job of a sales assistant in Newcastle.
A. forward to B. up to C. down on D. in for
3. I don’t have time to clean the kitchen right now. Maybe I can ………….. it later.
A. get around to B. put off C. get away with D. come up with
4. The young man got…………for damaging his bicycle.
A. browned off B. frightened off C. ticked off D. bitten off
5. That wall would fall over if it wasn’t …………….with planks of wood.
A. propped up B. watered down C. chanced upon D. stored up
6. My parents had a lot of children, so sometimes there wasn't enough food to .......................
A. put on B. fall back on C. give out D. go round
7. Unfortunately, our secret plans had been given …….by someone before we managed to put
them into practice.
A. up B. out C. away D. in
8. ‘ Do you think Robert is a good candidate for the job?’ ‘ Well, I have known the boy for many
years and I can ………………….his great capacity for solving complex questions.’
A. set in B. vouch for C. take back D. account for
9. We knew the concert was sold out, but we still went to the stadium ………the off-chance
that someone might want to sell us their tickets.
A. with B.by C. in D. on
10. After a fall in profits, the company decided to…….. the hotel business.
A. back off from B. pull out of C. take out of D. keep away from
1.When she saw me nearly dropped the priceless vase, she __________ in horror.
A.twirling B. curling C. swirling D. hurling
2.Everyone was __________ with him after he missed the penalty in the last five minutes of the
match.
A.comforting B. feeling C. commiserating D. feeling sorry
3.She is always __________ clichés like “money doesn’t grow on trees” and so on.
A. giving out B. putting out C. butting out D. trotting out
4.He calls her “Funny Face”, but she says it is a(n) __________ of endearment.
A.word B. expression C. phrase D. term
6.He had a momentary _________ of concentration and before he knew it the car had spun out of
control.
A.lapse B. mistake C. slip D. error
7.I wonder what __________ of wisdom good old Professor Maxwell will cast before us in this
morning’s lecture.
A.pearls B. gems C. jewels D. stones
8.In all _______, he’s already left.
A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities
9.I have got a _______ headache. I need to take a rest and some aspirin.
A. spitting B. raving C. splitting D. burning
10.A large group of teenagers were __________ around the entrance to the discotheque.
A. mulling B. muddling C. mauling D. milling
1.I certainly feel a lot __________ since I started going swimming every day.
A. more fit B. fit C. fitter D. fittest
2._____________ did Tom accept the job.
A. No sooner had you agreed B. Only with your agreement
C. Not until you agree D. Hardly you agreed
3.The cake that I kept __________ after finishing the homework disappeared without a trace.
A.to eat B. eating C. having eaten D. to have eaten
4.There was the most fantastic __________ during the opening ceremony.
A.display of fireworks B. firework display
C. firework’s display D. displayed firework
5.Can you tell me the year __________ Australia introduced decimal currency?
A. in which B. when C. that D. which
6. I’d rather _________to the movies yesterday
A. have gone B. go C. had gone D. went
7.___________ we were not able to go camping last week.
A. It rained such hard that B. It rained so hardly that
C. It was such heavily rained that D. There was so much rain that
8.The letter _________ me of the theft hadn’t been signed.
A. to accuse B. accused C. accusing D. that accuse
9.__________ migrate long distances is well documented.
A. That it is birds B. That birds C. Birds that D. It is that birds
10.I propose the report _________ sent in..
A. would be B. be C. must be D. was
1. He _________ a great job straight after university because his father is a big fish in city
politics.
A. came into B. got through C. walked into D. ran up
2. They ________ the same old excuses last time this happened.
A. made out B. wheeled out C. blotted out D. cut out
3. The police have ___________ on the man they believe to be responsible for the murder.
A. zoomed in B. focused in C. kept in D. zeroed in
4. After years of addiction, he __________ drugs completely.
A. swore off B. swore out C. swore by D. swore in
5. They kept saying they were interested, but they were just ____________ .
A. stringing me along B. laying me around C. catching me out D. taking me on
6. The truth finally ________ about her death when it was broadcast on TV.
A. found out B. hovered outC. sank in D. showed out
7. It has been so successful that they have ____________ for another fortnight.
A. held it over B. held it off C. blown it over D. carried it off
8. I was a little ________ aback at the directness of the question.
A. given B. taken C. held D. brought
9. Her voice _______ as she realized everyone was listening.
A. tapered off B. cut off C. set back D. held out
10. Three years after the accident the lawyers finally managed to ________ a settlement with the
insurance company.
A. hammer out B. pour out C. dump on D. drum out
1. The week of exams left Miranda exhausted, and she’s still rather ______
A. low down B. full of beans
C. in worse condition D. under the weather
2. We have all passed our final exams. We are going to _________the town red to celebrate.
A. color B. decorate C. paint D. make
3. Helen was ________ disappointed when she learned that she hadn’t won the beauty contest.
A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily
4. Making private calls on the office is severely _________on in our department.
A. frowned B. criticized C. regarded D. objected
5. An education system that benefits bright children _________ of those who are slower to learn.
A. at the expense B. at the limit C. at the cost D. at the loss
6. The dealer wanted £40 and I was only willing to pay £30, but we finally agreed to_______ the
difference.
A. drop B. decrease C. split D. divide
7. Angela’s work was praised for its ______ attention to detail.
A. meticulous B. significant C. subtle D. concentrated
8. Mr. Henson’s bitter comments on the management’s mistakes gave _______ to the conflict
which has already lasted for four months.
A. cause B. ground C. goal D. rise
9. The escaped prisoner fought _________ before he was finally overpowered.
A. foot and mouth B. heart and soul C. head over heels D. tooth and nail
10. Unfortunately she has been given an ______ task .
A. insurmountable B. undeveloped C. inoperable D. unsolved
1. “How was your French class today?”
“Good! I ______ to give a short speech and it went well.”
A. had B. am supposed C. would have D. ought to have
2. “I can’t remember us ever ______”, replied the stranger.
A. to meet B. to have met C. being met D. having met
3. ______ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. Akin to B. Prior to C. In addition to D. With reference to
4. Polyphony is a synonym of counterpoint, ______ the term “counterpoint” is generally
associated with the technique of polyphonic music.
A. unless B. formerly C. though D. additional
5. ______ after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the “sound barrier”.
A. It was shortly B. Shortly after C. There was shortly D. Being shortly
6. Would you be ______ my letter while I’m away?
A. too good as to forward B. As good as forward
C. so good as to forward D. So good as to forwarding
7. Had she worked harder last summer, she ______
A. wouldn’t have been sacked B. wouldn’t have sacked
C. wouldn’t sack D. wouldn’t be sacked
8. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
9. The bell ______ the end of the period rang, ______ our heated discussion.
A. indicating, interrupting B. indicated, interrupting
C. indicating, interrupted D. indicated, interrupted
10. ______ law degrees as today.
A. Never have so many women received
B. Never have women ever received
C. Never so many women have been receiving
D. Never have there been so many women receiving
1. Are you taking ______ all of these phrasal verbs?
A. for B. down C. off D. in
2. Have you ______ with your homework yet?
A. gotten through B. taken over C. thought up D. checked over
3. The company has to ______ ways of reducing costs.
A. take in B. think over C. work out D. look out
4. Stop wasting your time. It’s time you ______ some real work.
A. got off withB. got on for C. got up to D. got down to
5. What were you ______ when you said you might not see Mark for some time?
A. driving at B. dealing in C. driving for D. doing without
6. She didn’t like flying and was apprehensive ______ making the journey alone.
A. at B. withC. about D. for
7. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth ________.
 A. came out B. went out C. came through D. fell out
8. Adam felt sick ______ heart after his girlfriend had walked out ______ him.
A. in/against B. by/by C. with/to D. at/on
9. No amount of money can make ________ the death of a child.
A. up B. for C. out D. up for
10. The community centre scheme has run ________ strong local opposition.
A. up against B. out of C. away with D. down with
1. There is large effort _____ to rebuild arts education in the New York City public schools.
A. under way B. in the way C. out of way D. over the way
2. After living together for six years, Janet and Matt have finally decided to _____.
A. feel the pinch B. pull a few strings C. tie the knot D. be up and about
3. The party was already _____ by the time we arrived. Everyone was singing and dancing.
A. in full swing B. up in the air C. over the moon D. under a cloud
4. His strange behaviour aroused the _____ of police.
A. doubt B. suspicion C. disbelief D. notice
5. Media reports on the outcome of military intervention often _____ the true facts.
A. divert B. detract C. depose D. distort
6. The day their first child was born, the new parents were _____ with joy.
A. overthrown B. overpowered C. overtaken D. overcome
7. We may win, we may lose – it’s just the luck of the _____.
A. chance B. draw C. odds D. fate
8. They’re having serious problems. Their relationship is on the _____.
A. cliffs B. rocks C. stones D. grass
9. The renewed interest in Elizabethan times is evident in a _____ of new Hollywood films set
during that period.
A. spate B. hypocrisy C. transience D. demise
10. The car was _____ speed.
A. gathering B. collecting C. consuming D. firing
1. It was the impact of the rail road _________agriculture in the West .
A. expanding B. that expanded C. what expanded D. which expanded
2. _________his brother, Jim exercises every day.
A. Alike B. Dislike C. Unlike D. Liking
3.I propose the report _________ sent in..
A. would be B. be C. must be D. was
4. The Second World War was so terrible, _______ time a large number of families were
separated.
A. during the B. during which C. at the D. on which
5. My car, _________, was very expensive
A. which imported from Japan B. that was imported from Japan
C. imported from that Japan D. was imported from that Japan
6. Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor the air at a certain temperature _______ with
the amount it could hold at that temperature.
A. to compare B. comparing C. compared D. compares
7. _______ by the policeman, his face went pale with fear.
A.For being tied B. Having been tied C. What he did was seen D. His hands tied
8. Price continued to rise while wages remained low _______ the government became
increasingly unpopular.
A.Provided that B. in order that C. on condition that D. with the result that
9. We hire our bicycle _______.
A.by the hour B. by hours C. by an hour D. for hours
10. You can try asking Jim for help, but _______ any good.
A. it won’t do you B. it’s not doing you C. it won’t be doing you D. it will do you
26. After ten years living as a recluse, she made a spectacular ____ at the Lakeside Concert Hall.
A. stardom B. comeback C. limelight D. splash
27. It’s no use ____ publicity one day, and then complaining you’re being hounded by the press
the next day.
A. reaching B. dropping C. getting D. seeking
28. She’s a star but she’s also very down to earth; not ____ at all.
A. out of hand B. at odds C. full of herself D. full of celebrity
29. The party got a bit ____, so I called his parents. They told everyone to go home on the spot.
A. out of hand B. underhand C. over the top D. at odds
30. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions
of the Redmond company's demise are, ______, premature.
A. saying the most B. to say the least C. to say the most D. to the least degree
31. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in _______in my future career.
A. good grounding B. good stead C. fine precedent D. stable footing
32. After I was nearly expelled in my first year of college, I decided to stop fooling around, put
my _______ to the wheel, and get as much out of my degree as I could.
A. shoulder B. arms C. shoulders D. leg
33. Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is ________ with would-be actors.
A. bulging at the seams B. flying by the seat of its pants
C. wearing the trousers D. burning a hole in its pocket
34. ________, the party began.
A. The music turning on B. The music having been turned on
C. Turning on the music D. Having turned the music on
35. Charlotte _____ the new girl immediately, within hours of meeting each other they were best
of friends.
A. took issue with B. took heart from C. took a shine to D. took his hat off to
1. Many people no longer trust their own ______ memories and commit every detail of their
lives to some digital device or other and are completely lost without it.
A. controllable B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. fallible
2. The dispute was eventually resolved by a(n) _______ decision of the arbitrator.
A. interested B. uninterested C. disinterested D. uninteresting
3. Our company has over 100 branches, ______ in a major urban area.
A. each locating B. the location of which
C. and are locate D. each located
4. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always ______ acquiring tremendous amounts of
valuables.
A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon
5. Being a ______ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you
seriously.
A. fruiting B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering
6. A new generation of performers, _______ those who by now had become household name,
honed their skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. together with talented with
C. along with talented with D. having been more talented with
7. Despite the harsh flow of the stream, she _______ her way through the water.
A. powered B. struck C. directed D. scrambled
8. Global warming has progressed _______ glaciers everywhere are shrinking.
A. too much an extent that B. to such an extent that
C. enough an extent that D. so great an extent that
9. When are we going to get rid of all these empty cartons? They've been ______ up the office
for weeks now.
A. buttering B. clutching C. cluttering D. botching
10. Owning and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, ______ earlier
generations.
A. as did B. as it was of C. like that of D. so have
11. Facebook's shares are ______ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will
compete with TikTok in the US.
A. holding her thumb B. on high skies C. coming up roses D. on a tear
12. He will be sued for _______ of contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. fracture B. crack C. rupture D. breach
13. My sister was a very _______ woman, one day she would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
14. We had _______ cold winter this year, so our heating bills were very high.
A. a reluctantly B. an excessively C. an aimlessly D. a cautiously
15. Henry kept trying to ______ his duties, so his manager told him if he didn’t take
responsibility for his work, he would have to leave the company.
A. beaver away B. clam up C. chicken out of D. weasel out of
16. Sam swore that he would ______ after he figured out that I had started the rumor about him.
A. fight shy of me B. get even with me C. lie heavy on me D. run afoul of me
17. The spokesperson said the information campaign was a ______ to hide the most regressive
tax in history.
A. red tape B. fig leaf C. book cover D. witch cloak
18. It’s urgent ______ of the problem immediately.
A. the personnel manager be informed B. to be informed the personnel manager
C. the personnel manager is being informed D. informing the personnel manager
19. He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just ______.
A. going with the flow B. going through the motions
C. going against the grain D. going along with them
20. They are a real ______ organisation; they are only interested in making a profit as soon as
possible.
A. devil-may-care B. fly-by-night C. open-and-shut D. down-to-earth
30. I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the ________ out of the bag.
A. dog B. sheep C. cat D. horse