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Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.
- A) notice
- B) remark
- C) warning
- D) observation
- E) attention
The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real _____.
- A) cost
- B) value
- C) price
- D) sum
- E) expense
This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas.
- A) deep
- B) important
- C) thick
- D) cloudy
- E) great
I can't find the scissors anywhere. What have you done ______ them?
- A) with
- B) to
- C) of
- D) by
- E) for
You couldn't _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town.
- A) keep
- B) net
- C) take
- D) learn
- E) hear
The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too ________.
- A) little
- B) few
- C) short
- D) low
- E) small
The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.
- A) drove
- B) traveled
- C) rode
- D) followed
- E) tracked
When the bill came, he had to _______ money from his brother to pay it.
- A) borrow
- B) lend
- C) loan
- D) ask
- E) let
Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to ________ the factory.
- A) extend
- B) increase
- C) broaden
- D) grow
- E) magnify
The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and ________.
- A) earthy
- B) soiled
- C) dusty
- D) greasy
- E) muddy
Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world's problems.
- A) come to
- B) come around
- C) come up
- D) come in
- E) come on
When John _____ in London, he went to see the Houses of Parliament.
- A) came
- B) reached
- C) arrived
- D) got
- E) stood
He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.
- A) near
- B) inside
- C) within
- D) at
- E) beyond
I was not ________ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all over my hand.
- A) familiar
- B) awake
- C) disturbed
- D) astonished
- E) conscious
Tropical diseases are comparatively ________ in Britain.
- A) scarce
- B) rare
- C) less
- D) slight
- E) scattered
If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number in the book.
- A) look at
- B) look to
- C) look through
- D) look up
- E) look after
She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________ between Austria and Yugoslavia.
- A) limit
- B) edge
- C) bar
- D) border
- E) division
Margaret proudly showed her mother the toy cat she had ________ in the competition.
- A) gained
- B) won
- C) caught
- D) rewarded
- E) taken
He asked us if we would ________ to share a room.
- A) accept
- B) consider
- C) agree
- D) admit
- E) approve
Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly.
- A) assist
- B) frequent
- C) attend
- D) follow
- E) present
The _____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
- A) fee
- B) fare
- C) debt
- D) hire
- E) prize
He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician play hit favorite piece of music.
- A) occasion
- B) possibility
- C) fate
- D) opportunity
- E) space
He tried to ________ his daughter of the dangers of spending more than she earned.
- A) remember
- B) remain
- C) warn
- D) realize
- E) threaten
We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly ________ by the weather.
- A) damaged
- B) hurt
- C) ruined
- D) spoiled
- E) wasted
Dearer electricity will mean ________ bills for most families.
- A) dear
- B) difficult
- C) expensive
- D) hard
- E) heavy
These figures give a rough guide to the cost of ________ your car.
- A) controlling
- B) handling
- C) keeping
- D) managing
- E) running
It was the longest film I've ever seen; it ________ four hours.
- A) ended
- B) finished
- C) lasted
- D) stayed
- E) was
The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.
- A) advertised
- B) decided
- C) explained
- D) promised
- E) told
Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.
- A) determined
- B) willing
- C) strong
- D) patient
- E) obvious
It takes six weeks to ________ a man to do this job.
- A) train
- B) guide
- C) lead
- D) raise
- E) learn
On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite ________.
- A) left
- B) deserted
- C) unpopular
- D) unattended
- E) alone
In today's paper, it _____ that there will be a new government soon.
- A) tells
- B) states
- C) stands
- D) writes
- E) records
Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.
- A) notice
- B) attention
- C) regards
- D) reference
- E) study
When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought.
- A) taxes
- B) duty
- C) fines
- D) rates
- E) allowance
It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the safety-crossing by a lorry.
- A) knocked down
- B) knocked out
- C) run across
- D) run out
- E) run in
The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.
- A) amount
- B) cost
- C) expense
- D) increase
- E) price
When it was time for our tickets to be _______, I couldn't find mine.
- A) controlled
- B) bought
- C) checked
- D) overlooked
- E) served
Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes?
- A) see through
- B) look through
- C) look up
- D) look into
- E) see to
At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a ________ across Europe.
- A) journey
- B) route
- C) travel
- D) progress
- E) voyage
He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.
- A) show
- B) make
- C) paint
- D) describe
- E) picture

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