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1.

When I turned on the switch, the lights ________.
A) cracked

B) fired

C) expired

D) fused

E) flared

2.

Be careful with that knife because it has a very sharp ________.
A) side

B) steel

C) rim

D) cut

E) blade

3.

They are ________ all those old houses to make room for a new
Town Hall.
A) putting down

B) doing down

C) taking down

D) pulling down

E) running down

4.

________ the bottle well before you pour out the medicine.
A) agitate

B) shake

C) stir

D) spin

E) tumble

5.

I’m afraid I took your umbrella by ________.
A) fault

B) error

C) misdeed

D) mistake

E) misjudgment

6.

The prisoners had spent almost a year digging a ________ before
the guards discovered it.
A) tube

B) subway

C) tunnel

D) pipe

E) pass

7.

I wish you’d let me speak for myself and not ________ the words
out of my mouth.
A) take

B) remove

C) pull

D) snatch

E) grab

8.

To get your illustrated guide to Great Britain just fill in the ________
and send it with 50p to the Tourist Board.
A) cheque

B) note

C) coupon

D) bill

E) warrant

9.

There’s no ________ in going to the cinema now as the film’s already
started.
A) reason

B) cause

C) motive

D) point

E) ground

10. That’s absolute nonsense; you’re talking out of the ________.

A) tip of your tongue

B) back of your head

C) skin of your teeth

D) depth of your soul

E) side of your mouth

11. Without exercise many people’s bodies become ________.

A) soggy

B) flabby

C) spongy

D) doughy

E) squashy

12. “________ man kills the thing he loves” is a well-known saying.

A) all

B) none

C) each

D) any

E) some

13. He fell guilty about breaking off the engagement and often had a

________ of conscience.
A) spasm

B) twinge

C) sting

D) pain

E) pinch

14. The members of the team were very ________ and changed their

plans at short notice.
A) flexible

B) supple

C) loose

D) plastic

E) lenient

15. I visited many historic houses and castles ____ my summer holiday.

A) within

B) inside

C) during

D) including

E) wherein

16. She likes classical music and is particularly ________ on Mozart.

A) overwhelmed

B) hearty

C) eager

D) keen

E) enthusiastic

17. There’s ________ telling what he will do if he’s annoyed.

A) none

B) nobody

C) nothing

D) no

E) not

18. Tom’s very spoilt and always demanding attention; I expect it’s

because he’s ________ child.
A) an only

B) one

C) a lone

D) a single

E) an alone

19. Actors have to _______ a play before they  give a public performance.

A) practice

B) repeat

C) rehearse

D) prepare

E) reproduce

20. There was no ________ of anyone having entered the room.

A) sight

B) look

C) sign

D) signal

E) notice

21. If your handbag has been stolen, you must ________ it to the police

immediately.
A) tell

B) report

C) inform

D) announce

E) record

22. Has John paid you back the £5 you ________ him?

A) lent

B) borrowed

C) owed

D) gave

E) charged

23. Who ________ of going for this walk in the rain?

A) thought

B) decided

C) proposed

D) insisted

E) wanted

24. When he retired, my father _______ his business to my eldest brother.

A) made out

B) made away

C) made over

D) made up

E) made for

25. The ________ at that restaurant is excellent.

A) attention

B) service

C) serving

D) care

E) attending

26. I enjoyed that book so much that I read it from ________ to end in

one day.
A) opening

B) beginning

C) start

D) commencement

E) introduction

27. The kidnappers demanded a ________ of £509.000.

A) forfeit

B) ransom

C) penalty

D) fine

E) reward

28. I wish you wouldn’t keep _______ my time asking such silly questions.

A) losing

B) spending

C) wasting

D) engaging

E) occupying

29. I only received the application ________ for the job yesterday.

A) paper

B) form

C) order

D) notice

E) document

30. When he came back from holiday his skin was beautifully _______.

A) tanned

B) sunburnt

C) toasted

D) browned

E) burnt

31. Did you have a good ________ when you went to Scotland?

A) experience

B) stay

C) enjoyment

D) time

E) amusement

32. Five hundred people were ________ in the earthquake.

A) sunk

B) buried

C) flooded

D) overrun

E) overturned

33. When I paid for my groceries in the supermarket, the cashier gave

me the wrong ________.
A) rebate

B) sum

C) exchange

D) return

E) change

34. He won’t be able to drive his car unless he ________ his license.

A) remits

B) reforms

C) revises

D) reports

E) renews

35. Yesterday Stephen studied for five hours ________.

A) on end

B) at length

C) in full

D) in time

E) at once

36. The ________ for the course are £50 a term.

A) charges

B) costs

C) payments

D) fees

E) subscriptions

37. Do you wear your watch on your right ________ because you are

left-handed?
A) hand

B) elbow

C) wrist

D) palm

E) ankle

38. He arrived at a most _____ moment; I was just getting into the bath.

A) importunate

B) inopportune

C) uncomfortable

D) incongruous

E) unfitting

39. This road is ________ to flood in winter.

A) leading

B) unprotected

C) conducive

D) liable

E) susceptible

40. Buying in bulk ________ one to make substantial savings.

A) enables

B) facilitates

C) means

D) ensures

E) empowers

TEST 17

Test 17

Book 2 Part D