Advaned exercises on LEXICO - WORD FORM - OPEN CLOZE TEST Compiled by Le Thi Bich Hang Mã A809157

ADVANCED EXERCISES Compiled by Le Thi Bich Hang

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PRACTICE TEST 3 1. The war in Iraq is a ______ debated issue. A. deeply B. hotly C. profoundly D. heavily 2. He will be remembered by the staff with great ______. A. fondness B. fancy C. passion D. crush 3. He carefully ______ his sunflower plants. A. tended B.attended C. grew D. maintained 4. She already has a couple of good wins ______. A. under her collar B. under her belt C. up her sleeve D. in her shoes 5. Whenever she refused, he'd beat her ______. A. black and blue B. black and white C. blue in the face D. out of the blue 6. Their qualifications ______them to a higher salary. A. enable B. entitle C. entail D. envisage 7. Since he is not polite, he often makes ______ remarks. A. immaterial B. impertinent C. impervious D. implausible 8. He had failed because of a lack of talent for ______ speaking A. impeccable B. impressive C. imposing D. impromptu 9. I get ______ pains up my spine whenever I try to move. A. splitting B. thumping C. shooting D. stinking 10. Dealing with the failed waste incinerator project is a ______ issue in west Norfolk A. burning B. heating C.boiling D. firing 11. He had the ______ to blame me for his mistake! A. valour B. chivalry C. gracefulness D. audacity 12. He had always been ______ by his elder sister. A. overtaken B. overstated C. overshadowed D. overwhelmed 13. He remained loyal to me through ______ A. null and void B. life and soul C. thick and thin D. up and coming 14. The long-standing dispute about working conditions finally came ______when the workforce voted for strike action A. to a head B. to the point C. to a standstill D. out of its shell 15. If you're caught stealing you'll be ______. A.in black books B. for the high jump C. in a quandary D.in the doghouse 16. Such a questionable assertion is sure to ______ criticism. A. commence B. instigate C. launch D. provoke 17. Such people ______an indistinct anger and hatred. A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate 18. In a culture where knockoffs are normal, from sportswear to DVDs, it will not be easy to ___deep-rooted academic habits A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate 19. I tried to ______myself from the situation but it was impossible. A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate 20. She is ______grateful to her family for their support A. continually B. continuously C. perpetually D. eternally 21. The child's ______talking started to irritate her. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing 22. She had a(n) ______ parade of young men coming to visit her. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing 23. They were able to respond swiftly because they already have a secret ballot strike mandate over a(n) ______pay dispute. A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing 24. The police have expressed ______concern about the missing child's safety. A. critical B. essential C. significant D. grave 25. Naylor was one of those men who ______ to the challenge of danger. A. raise B. rise C. ride D. arise 26. Like more and more women, she believes marriage would ______her style. A. restricts B. impedes C. obstructs D. cramps 27. He's not nearly such a good writer as he's ______up to be.