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When I turned on the switch, the lights ________.
- A) cracked
- B) fired
- C) expired
- D) fused
- E) flared
Be careful with that knife because it has a very sharp ________.
- A) side
- B) steel
- C) rim
- D) cut
- E) blade
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
________ the bottle well before you pour out the medicine.
- A) agitate
- B) shake
- C) stir
- D) spin
- E) tumble
I'm afraid I took your umbrella by ________.
- A) fault
- B) error
- C) misdeed
- D) mistake
- E) misjudgment
The prisoners had spent almost a year digging a ________ before the guards discovered it.
- A) tube
- B) subway
- C) tunnel
- D) pipe
- E) pass
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
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
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
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
Without exercise many people's bodies become ________.
- A) soggy
- B) flabby
- C) spongy
- D) doughy
- E) squashy
"________ man kills the thing he loves" is a well-known saying.
- A) all
- B) none
- C) each
- D) any
- E) some
He fell guilty about breaking off the engagement and often had a ________ of conscience.
- A) spasm
- B) twinge
- C) sting
- D) pain
- E) pinch
The members of the team were very ________ and changed their plans at short notice.
- A) flexible
- B) supple
- C) loose
- D) plastic
- E) lenient
I visited many historic houses and castles ____ my summer holiday.
- A) within
- B) inside
- C) during
- D) including
- E) wherein
She likes classical music and is particularly ________ on Mozart.
- A) overwhelmed
- B) hearty
- C) eager
- D) keen
- E) enthusiastic
There's ________ telling what he will do if he's annoyed.
- A) none
- B) nobody
- C) nothing
- D) no
- E) not
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
Actors have to _______ a play before they give a public performance.
- A) practice
- B) repeat
- C) rehearse
- D) prepare
- E) reproduce
There was no ________ of anyone having entered the room.
- A) sight
- B) look
- C) sign
- D) signal
- E) notice
If your handbag has been stolen, you must ________ it to the police immediately.
- A) tell
- B) report
- C) inform
- D) announce
- E) record
Has John paid you back the £5 you ________ him?
- A) lent
- B) borrowed
- C) owed
- D) gave
- E) charged
Who ________ of going for this walk in the rain?
- A) thought
- B) decided
- C) proposed
- D) insisted
- E) wanted
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
The ________ at that restaurant is excellent.
- A) attention
- B) service
- C) serving
- D) care
- E) attending
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
The kidnappers demanded a ________ of £509.000.
- A) forfeit
- B) ransom
- C) penalty
- D) fine
- E) reward
I wish you wouldn't keep _______ my time asking such silly questions.
- A) losing
- B) spending
- C) wasting
- D) engaging
- E) occupying
I only received the application ________ for the job yesterday.
- A) paper
- B) form
- C) order
- D) notice
- E) document
When he came back from holiday his skin was beautifully _______.
- A) tanned
- B) sunburnt
- C) toasted
- D) browned
- E) burnt
Did you have a good ________ when you went to Scotland?
- A) experience
- B) stay
- C) enjoyment
- D) time
- E) amusement
Five hundred people were ________ in the earthquake.
- A) sunk
- B) buried
- C) flooded
- D) overrun
- E) overturned
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
He won't be able to drive his car unless he ________ his license.
- A) remits
- B) reforms
- C) revises
- D) reports
- E) renews
Yesterday Stephen studied for five hours ________.
- A) on end
- B) at length
- C) in full
- D) in time
- E) at once
The ________ for the course are £50 a term.
- A) charges
- B) costs
- C) payments
- D) fees
- E) subscriptions
Do you wear your watch on your right ________ because you are left-handed?
- A) hand
- B) elbow
- C) wrist
- D) palm
- E) ankle
He arrived at a most _____ moment; I was just getting into the bath.
- A) importunate
- B) inopportune
- C) uncomfortable
- D) incongruous
- E) unfitting
This road is ________ to flood in winter.
- A) leading
- B) unprotected
- C) conducive
- D) liable
- E) susceptible
Buying in bulk ________ one to make substantial savings.
- A) enables
- B) facilitates
- C) means
- D) ensures
- E) empowers

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