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1. The spacecraft ___________ into space and then spent three days getting to the Moon.
a. hurled b. threw c. blasted d. orbited
2. New drugs need to be tested for years to see if there are any ___________ effects which could be harmful.
a. long-range b. long-term c. long-gone d. long-felt
3. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of ___________ and the security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today.
a. reach b. kilter c. hand d. the ordinary
4. The police, ___________ convinced of the suspect's guilt, began to follow him covertly 24 hours a day.
a. greatly b. enough c. powerfully d. utterly
5. The room fell silent when Johnson, unaware of the couple's history, ___________ the subject of divorce.
a. brought about b. brought in c. brought up d. brought off
6. I suppose I always felt a certain amount of jealousy towards Elvin who was always such a well ___________ young man.
a. thought about b. thought up c. thought through d. thought of
7. I can't stand opera. I can't even ___________ myself to listen to five minutes of it on a CD.
a. take b. give c. make d. bring
8. Don't worry about those two rowing. They have a long history ___________ back to when they were at college together. I think they even enjoy arguing.
a. stretching b. lying c. returning d. coming
1. The sales department was ___________ with complaints after the faulty washing machine went on sale nationwide.
a. attacked b. flooded c. wetted d. sieged
2. The police were called out in the early hours of the morning when there was a ___________ involving a few teenagers.
a. disturbance b. riot c. outcry d. campaign
3. Morale at the football club began to decline as the ___________ departure of the coach approached.
a. future b. predictable c. nearby d. forthcoming
4. The coach has ___________ fit to move to another club after some disputes over player contracts.
a. seen b. looked c. seemed d. chosen
5. ___________ on by my husband, I applied for the job I had always dreamt of having.
a. begged b. obliged c. urged d. pleaded
6. As you are no doubt ___________ aware, your lies have shown you to be an untrustworthy employee and we will have to let you go.
a. steadily b. painfully c. apparently d. sharply
7. The train finally arrived, covered in snow after two further hours. ___________ to say, when I arrived at the restaurant, there was no sign of Maggie at all.
a. silly b. useless c. wasteful d. needless
8. Did you ever realise you have an uncanny ___________ of coming down to the kitchen just as I am about to serve dinner? Very strange!
a. habit b. knack c. trick d. routine
1. You seem a strong candidate Mr. Williams but you don't quite ___________ our requirements for this post.
a. meet b. reach c. achieve d. gain
2. ___________ by both financial and emotional problems, the father decided he had had enough and slipped away from the house quietly at dawn.
a. pressured b. beset c. filled d. drowned
3. I felt let down by a very unsupportive boardroom, ___________ by the very chairman himself, Wilson Gray. I had no choice but to resign.
a. at most b. not least c. notwithstanding d. henceforth
4. If they ask you about me, don't ___________ that you know where I am, OK?
a. let on b. give in c. give on d. let in
5. Just remember that August in Australia is ___________ with a North American December, though it doesn't snow!
a. on level b. on a par c. evens d. compared
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