1. Students sometimes support themselves by ……… of evening jobs.
A. ways B. means C. efforts D. methods
2. The newspaper did not mention the ……… of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range B. extent C. amount D. quantity
3. We sat on after the meal,……… the taste of the fine brandy.
A. indulging B. sensing C. sipping D. savoring
4. Protests died down when they realized that the new tax ……… to only 50p a week.
A. added B. reached C. approached D. amounted
5. The prison was so well guarded that any thought of escape was ……….
A. despairing B. aimless C. desperate D. pointless
6. The student failed to meet the necessary ……… for admission to the course.
A. fulfilments B. requirements C. qualities D. aptitudes
7. No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been ……… to Bach.
A. identified B. associated C. referred D. attributed
8. A property company was making a take-over ……… for the supermarket site.
A. proposition B. bid C. tender D. proposal
9. It’s the Prime Minister’s right to ……… an election at any time he likes.
A. summon B. nominate C. call D. submit
10. He was disqualified for failing to ……… with the rules of the competition.
A. accommodate B. compete C. comply D. acquiesce
