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LEXICO-GRAMMAR 2
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below.
1. My mother _____ when she found out that I’d forgotten to do the washing-up again.
A. stood her ground B. hit the ceiling
C. felt off color D. made my blood boil
2. Only during the early 20th century _____ in the United State.
A. liquor was prohibited then B. that liquor was prohibited
C. was liquor prohibited D. when liquor was prohibited
3. _____ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private
education.
A. to award B. to be awarded
C. having awarded D. having been awarded
4. Jane was full of _____ towards her stepmother.
A. retribution B. resentment C. reprisal D. vengeance
5. I caught the last bus by the skin of my _____.
A. teeth B. leg C. neck D. mouth
6. It is the _____ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.
A. height B. depth C. source D. matter
7. In my view, the changes to the education system have been to good _____.
A. influence B. outcome C. upshot D. effect
8. Poor management brought the company to the _____ of collapse.
A. brink B. rim C. fringe D. brim
9. The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put it _____ the next
day.
A. correct B. proper C. sound D. right
10. I can’t understand why you have to make such a _____ about something so
unimportant.
A. mess B. stir C. fuss D. bother
11. The judge looked at the _____ and reminded him that he had to tell the whole truth.
A. bystander B. witness C. onlooker D. viewer
12. I was disappointed that the restaurant had _____ flowers on the table.
A. false B. untrue C. artificial D. forged
13. As she is so heavily overlooked, there is a _____ possibility that she will have a
nervous breakdown.
A. distinctive B. distinct C. little D. manifest
14. _____ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-
drawn.
A. Akin B. Prior C. In addition D. With reference
15. The truant was _____ from school for unbecoming behaviour.
A. dispelled B. repelled C. expelled D. compelled
16. Of course he can lift that! He is as ______ as a horse.
A. tough B. big C. heavy D. strong
17. Fearing for his life, he _____ the mugger for mercy.
A. pleaded B. petitioned C. urged D. begged
18. I am not convinced that financial advisers always act in their clients’ best _____.
A. advantage B. interest C. intention D. result
19. The case against the bank robbers was _____ for lack of evidence.
A. discarded B. dismissed C. refused D. eliminated
20. Five readers _____ the correct solution to our recent competition.
A. communicated B. qualified C. submitted D. subscribed
21. Many parents have to work long hours so that even young children are left to their
own __________________ after school has finished.
A. concerns B. activities C. affairs eD. devices
22. She recognized his face, but his name _________________ her.
A. missed B. escaped C. forgot D. failed
23. It took several months before the organization was up and _________________.
A. running B. coming C. down D. about
24. “I feel awful.” “It ________________you right for eating so much”
A. serves B. deserves C. conserves D. reserves
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