Lexico practice test for Olympic 30-4, gifted students... without key (7 pages) Mã A728796

LEXICO – E140 1. Because of a serious crash on the motorway, traffic __________ for two hours. A. came to a dead end B. came to the boil C. came to a standstill D. came to the crunch 2. My brother can be unreliable at times but when it __________ I know I can depend on him to help me. A. comes to a dead end B. comes to the boil C. comes to a standstill D. comes to the crunch 3. I don’t know who stole my money, but __________ I’ll find out. A. by any chance B. by all means C. by hook or by crook D. by trial and error 4. I’ve cleaned your office, Mr Jones, but I didn’t __________ anything on your desk. A. annoy B. confuse C. disturb D. bother 5. If you don’t pull your __________ up next term, you will have to repeat the year. A. hat B. boot C. belt D. socks 6. I think it will be OK once we __________ out the difficulties. A. wash B. iron C. wipe D. boil 7. Dad went for a check-up at the hospital and was given a clean __________ of health. A. chance B. bill C. account D. sheet 8. Attention __________ is the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before becoming distracted. A. scope B. span C. limit D. stretch 9. I would take what he says __________ if I were you. A. off the cuff B. with a pinch of salt C. out of luck D. down the drain 10. The __________ of society was at their wedding, including top film stars and journalists. A. bean B. grape C. salt D. cream 11. I expect everyone who works here to __________ and comply with the rules. A. toe the line B. get a grip on themselves C. cap it all D. tighten their belt 12. I'm not sure what is causing the problem, but I'm determined to __________ of it. A. get the gist B. get to the bottom C. get the knack D. get the feeling 13. They've only just met - isn't it __________ to be talking about marriage already? A. throwing in the towel B. jumping the gun C. playing it safe D. facing the music. 14. The area has been smartened __________ by the arrival of yuppy residents. A. out B. off C. over D. up 15. When Sue has had a row with someone, she works it __________ by going for a long walk. A. out B. up C. away D. off 16. Heavy rain will cover most of the UK next week with ______________ cold and strong gales set to make a miserable end to the month. A. biting B. squeezing C. cutting D. scathing 17. I’m afraid that Tim doesn’t take much care over his homework. He usually does it __________. A. any old how B. any how C. how on earth D. how come 18. Don’t __________ in judgment on my driving when yours is worse. A. put B. plead C. sit D. take 19. I just think he ought to __________ - he's behaving like a child. A. toe the line B. get a grip on himself

C. cap it all D. tighten his belt 20. We went through hell and high __________ to get these theatre tickets and now she says she doesn’t want to go. A. storms B. heaven C. mountains D. water 21. We were prepared to move heaven and __________ to ban a new airport here. A. cosmos B. sphere C. earth D. planet 22. It was the end of the __________ for Tommy when the boss saw him at the races during working hours. A. edge B. rim C. lane D. line 23. He seemed to __________ after his wife’s death. He completely lost control of his life. A. take a back seat B. take a wrong turning C. go off the rails D. run out of steam 24. It didn’t seem amusing at the time, but we had a __________ laugh about it afterwards. A. loud B. good C. big D. sound 25. If you always let children have their __________, they’ll become spoilt. A. course B. way C. shot D. path 26. The city is worth visiting – it has a lot __________ for it – attractive landscape, delicious food, and low cost of living. A. going B. making C. fleeing D. flying 27. I went to the exhibition, but there was nothing much to _______ of there. A. talk B. speak C. tell D. say 28. If I can __________ this weekend, I ‘ll bring you those plans. A. bide my time B. play for time C. make time D. kill time 29. She can’t leave the house because of her broken leg, so I’m sure time __________ very slowly for …