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1. It isn’t the funniest film I’ve ever seen. I would say it’s ___________ amusing at best.
A. softly B. mildly C. modestly D. barely
2. When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was ___________.
A. over the hill B. up in the clouds
C. over the moon D. in the seventh moon
3. My neighbor informed ___________ a large crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night.
A. me that there was B. to me that there was
C. me on there being D. to me of there being
4. The meeting ___________ place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled.
A. will have taken B. would take
C. was to take D. is due to take
5. There are two supermarkets in the town but ___________ of them sells fresh fish.
A. none B. neither C. no one D. either
6. - “My mother is very good at cooking.” - “___________”
A. She must be very proud of it. B. How long has she been cooking?
C. Do you enjoy it? D. You must have good taste!
7. Finally, we had to ___________ to legal threats.
A. apply B. resort C. intend D. recur
8. ___________ the expression on his face, I’d say he wasn’t too pleased to see us. In fact, I’d say he was furious.
A. Judging by B. As for C. Provided with D. Seeing as
9. - Customer: “Could I have a refund?” - Salesperson: “___________”
A. No, thank you. B. Not at all.
C. No problem. Do you have the receipt? D. Never mind.
10. I bumped into Patrick at the supermarket. He was asking ___________ you.
A. by B. after C. on D. upon
11. Why don’t we have yoghurt? It’s ___________ as good as cream and much healthier, too.
A. each bit B. every part C. each part D. every bit
12. We would ___________ in Cardiff if we hadn’t found someone to buy our previous house.
A. still have lived B. still be living C. live still D. have lived still
13. He denied ___________ the glass window of our classroom.
A. breaking B. to break C. break D. having broken
14. When you reach the fork in the road, you can go ___________. They both lead to the village.
A. either way B. the two ways C. the both ways D. each way
15. It was ___________ pleasure to be working out of doors after five long years locked in a cell.
A. plain B. sheer C. pure D. simple
16. He returned home after a ___________ in New York.
A. weekly holiday B. week’s holiday C. weeks’ holiday D. holiday of a week 17. “ATM” stands for ___________ .
A. automatic talking machine B. automated teller machine
C. automation telling mate D. automobile teller mate
18. You must pay import ___________ on certain goods bought into this country.
A. fees B. surcharges C. supplement D. duties
19. He’s always ___________ the government, but then he never votes in the elections.
A. shooting off B. calling out C. running down D. calling off
20. A defeat in the second round marked the end of the ___________ for last year’s champion.
A. line B. avenue C. street D. road
21. We cannot jugde a person simply on the ___________ of his education.
A. condition B. basis C. principle D. theory
22. I doubt ___________ the company will make any profit at all this year.
A. when B. whether C. since D. so that
23. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I am a little ___________.
A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice
24. All these sweaters are extremely ___________ by the local residents of a small Scottish island.
A. well-knitted B. well-founded C. well-fashioned D. well-made
25. ___________ plants recycle carbon dioxide and create oxygen, which we need to breathe and ___________ most of our food comes from ___________ plants.
A. Ø/Ø/Ø B. The/Ø/ the C. Ø/ the /Ø D. Ø/ a/ the
26. The ___________ on the town - hall clock showed it was nearly midnight.
A. pointers B. hands C. fingers D. indicators
27. Despite all my anxiety, I ___________ for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence.
A. was hired B. hired C. got hiring D. got hired
28. He wanted to know ___________ for a picnic the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going
C. we were going D. that we were going
29. Of all athletes, Alex is ___________.
A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified
C. the more qualified D. the least qualified
30. He offered to ___________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
A. show B. lend C. help D. loan
31. Thanks to my friends' ___________ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructive B. constructional C. constructor D. construct
32. The Olympic Games are given world - ___________ television coverage.
A. wide B. over C. global D. through
33. I’ve just been told some ___________ news.
A. astonishment B. astonishable C. astonishing D. astonished
34. Tom was the last student ___________ .
A. to be interviewed B. had been interviewed
C. to have interviewed D. to interview
35. By the time Peter’s daughter graduates from university, ___________ retired.
A. he B. he has C. he’ll being D. he will have
