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GSE2 Weekly Practice Test 1-KEY

Part 1: Lexico-grammar

1. The old house was ____________ furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.

A. Thinly B. sparsely C. mildly D. rarely

2. You shouldn’t have bought so many ____________ presents on this holiday. You won’t have any
money left when you go back home.

A. Rich B. lavish C. worthy D. invaluable

3. He’ll lose his job unless he ________ and starts doing a lot better.

A. Pulls his socks up C. pull the strings

B. Pull his leg D. pull a muscle

4. If the manager says anything about the missed deadline, just ___________ your tongue, say
nothing and we can discuss it later.

A. Eat B. swallow C. bite D. suck

5. His ________ excuses invariably exasperated the manager.

A. Feeble B. frail C. robust D. rocky


6. Jon recovered from his surgery in less than 10 days, and is now __________ of condition.

A. In the red C. in the black

B. In the soup D. in the pink

7. I knew I was on the right ________ when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object, not
painting it.

A. Track B. direction C. road D. path

8. He was a _________ gambler and often heavily in debt.

A. Compulsive B. complaisant C. concentric D. compulsory

9. He passed all of his exams with flying ________.

A. Ease B. colours C. speed D. looks

10. Martin always get up at the crack of dawn with a view to _________ the traffic.

A. Striking B. hitting C. beating D. battering

11. They _________ our television and our stereo.

A. Made off with B. came down with C. jumped out at D. felt up on

12. ________ in 1607, Jamestown in Virginia was the first settlement in the New World
A. Finding B. Found C. Founding D. Founded

13. She had been wearing a silk dressing-gown – probably she was taking a bath ________ going
out.

A. Privy to B. at pains to C. prior to D. relative to

14. It is _______ dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.

A. Past B over C. beyond D. outside

15. I’m in all favour of ambition but I think when he says he’ll be a millionaire by the time he’s 25,
he’s simply crying for the ________.

A. Star B. moon C. sun D. earth

16. We were given a private _______ of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.

A. View B. opinion C. advice D. idea

17. Working on bridges doesn’t bother him because he has a _____ for heights.

A. Command B. head C. skill D. capability

18. Although he wasn’t the star of the film, Keanu Reeves _______ the show.

A. Took B. robbed C. grabbed D. stole


19. It was a bad time for me. There is an _______ of viral fever in the African countries right now.

A. Outcome B. outbid C. outbound D. outbreak

20. ______ second thought, I think I’ll go after all.

A. Away B. of C. on D. out

21. There’s not a ______ of evidence to suggest that he committed the crime.

A. Scrap B. waste C. debris D. rubbish

Part 2: Word form

1. She was critical, she answered back, she was _bad/ill-mannered_ at table, sharp-tongued – all to
impress that young horror. (MANNER)

2. All information will be treated as strictly _confidential_. (CONFIDENCE)

3. Not many willingly _confront_ him, especially when he’s in one of his moods. (FRONT)

4. He was a great public _benefactor_ and gave land for building the sea wall. (BENEFIT)

5. Otherwise, it was difficult to sense true feelings, at least from Julie’s _standpoint_. (STAND)

6. Interestingly, my relationship with my own mother has improved _immeasurably_. (MEASURE)


7. Although it usually irritated his wife, the husband’s _domineering_ways came in handy when
there was a crisis to handle. (DOMINATE)

8. Some politicians have realised that there are more _artful_ ways of subduing people than
shooting or jailing them. (ART)

9. Because it happens on a _biannual _ basis, there are only two times a year that night and day
are the exact same length. (ANNUAL)

10. He is _desirous_ of her hand in marriage. (DESIRE)

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