
1. The trades unions called for a 5% pay increase for all public workers.
A. section B. area C. zone D. sector
2. Everyone agrees that with ______they shouldn’t have chosen pink.
A. retrospect B. fairness C. practice D. hindsight
3. It is interesting idea and, ______at least, has a lot going for it.
A. in theory B. in fairness C. in conclusion D. in reality
4. At 45, the ex-heavy weight champion is a(n) ______of his former itself.
A. reflection B. image C. shadow D. miniature
5. The current crisis should ______as a warning not to be overconfident in the markets.
A. link B. serve C. strike D. intend
6. References can have a considerable ______on employment prospects.
A. cause B. decision C. weight D. bearing
7. She didn’t ______doing the ironing, as she hadn’t wanted to go out anyway.
A. object B. matter C. care for D. mind
8. The safe ______of nuclear waste is a major international problem.
A. disposal B. abandon C. display D. sale
9. My watch seems to be______several minutes a day.
A. fonvarding B. gaining C. progressing D. moving on
10. Italy were knocked ______the World Cup.
A. into B. away from C. out of D. forward to
11. I was completely ______over by their warm reception.
A. pushed B. run C. bowled D. thrown
12. She has a talent for all the things I’m hopeless.
A. for B. on C. of D. at
13. The bottom end of our garden is a real______
A. sunshade B. sun-trap C. sunseeker D. sunshing
14. There would be a ______of protest if they showed the victims on TV.
A. sea B. stream C. storm D. tsunami
15. A rise in interest rates at the time would have thrown our plans out of______
A. place B. half C. gear D. room
16. In the event, we found your advice absolutely ______
A. unworthy B. valuable C. invaluable D. impecunious
17. I personally don’t believe you can __be sure of/ rely on/depend on/count on____his
support.
A. count B. depend C. rely D. be sure
18. What were some of the things that brought ______the French Revolution?
A. up B. about C. around D. on
19. Absolutely anyone is welcome here, ______of their age, sex or creed.
A. mindful B. considering C. regardless D. devoid
20. It was a long dispute with neither side giving ______easily.
A. clearance B. ground C. inch D. hand
21. I feel a(n) ______better after a night’s sleep.
A. shade B. degree C. idea D. note
22. I wasn’t there myself but______they had the most almighty row.
A. broadly B. apparently C. conversely D. primarily
23. She gave a ______performance of the concerto that had the audience on its feet.
A. matchless B. suitable C. listless D. competent
24. As computer games go, this one’s not particularly out of ______
A. normal B. usual C. average D. ordinary
25. The cost of ______has risen dramatically.
A. life B. lives C. alive D. living
26. The wrecked liner is still ly on the sea______
A. floor B. bed C. ground D. bottom
27. The high______of cancer was attributed to the proximity of a nuclear power station.
A. amount B. dosage C. extent D. incidence
28. The President denied they were ______nuclear weapons.
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