Test - 22

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Test - 22

He was sent to prison for ________ a bank.
- A) borrowing
- B) lending
- C) robbing
- D) stealing
- E) taking
She bought a new ________ for the party.
- A) clothes
- B) clothing
- C) dress
- D) vest
- E) wear
My favorite ________ is roast beef.
- A) dish
- B) eat
- C) menu
- D) plate
- E) receipt
Several of the explorers did not survive the terrible ________ across the desert.
- A) excursion
- B) journey
- C) step
- D) travel
- E) voyage
What a beautiful dress! It ________ you perfectly.
- A) goes
- B) likes
- C) matches
- D) mixes
- E) suits
As the two teams were ________ at the end of the game, they had to play again to decide the winners of the competition.
- A) correct
- B) equal
- C) exact
- D) fair
- E) just
The books I borrowed are overdue. I'll have to take them back to the ________.
- A) bible
- B) bookshop
- C) library
- D) magazine
- E) review
Naturally I'm ________ that I didn't pass the examination but I'll do better next time.
- A) deceived
- B) despaired
- C) disappointed
- D) disillusioned
- E) tricked
He was the only person to _____ the crash. Everyone else was killed.
- A) alive
- B) cure
- C) recover
- D) relieve
- E) survive
I ________ him to go to the Lost Property office to see if his umbrella had been found.
- A) advertised
- B) advised
- C) announced
- D) noticed
- E) remarked
I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.
- A) laid
- B) lay
- C) led
- D) lied
- E) stood
It was on the top shelf, out of ________.
- A) achievement
- B) arrival
- C) attempt
- D) reach
- E) touch
Before you take on the job, will you give me a rough ________ of how much it will cost?
- A) esteem
- B) estimate
- C) realization
- D) value
- E) worth
The competitors in the car rally had to follow the ________ laid down by the organizers.
- A) address
- B) direct
- C) progress
- D) route
- E) street
When, the clock ________ twelve, we raised our glasses and drank to celebrate the New Year.
- A) beat
- B) hit
- C) shot
- D) struck
- E) turned
He had no way of making a fire so he had to eat the fish ________.
- A) crude
- B) raw
- C) rough
- D) rude
- E) wild
It was so hot that I had to go indoors. I couldn't ______ it any longer.
- A) carry
- B) hold
- C) pass
- D) stand
- E) support
The concert was so ________ that the audience went to sleep.
- A) bored
- B) boring
- C) exhausted
- D) tired
- E) tiring
What a beautiful ________! It's a pity we have no flowers to put in it.
- A) crystal
- B) cup
- C) glass
- D) mug
- E) vase
Stick this ________ on the parcel that says "Fragile". Then people will see that they must handle it carefully.
- A) advertisement
- B) advice
- C) label
- D) sign
- E) signal
I've ________ for a job in Mexico. I hope I get it.
- A) applied
- B) appointed
- C) implied
- D) presented
- E) succeeded
Look, Mother; James has brought you a ________ of flowers.
- A) branch
- B) bucket
- C) bunch
- D) bush
- E) growth
Although the town had changed in the ten years since he had last visited it, much of it was still ________ to him.
- A) accustomed
- B) common
- C) familiar
- D) relative
- E) used
When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
- A) earned
- B) inherited
- C) paid
- D) spent
- E) won
This year the company made a ________ but next year we hope to make a profit.
- A) loose
- B) lose
- C) loss
- D) lost
- E) lot
I'm afraid the lift is out of ______ so well have to walk up the stairs.
- A) function
- B) movement
- C) order
- D) practice
- E) running
l ________ to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once they have left the shop.
- A) regret
- B) resent
- C) respect
- D) sense
- E) sorry
I ________ hands with him when I was introduced to him.
- A) gave
- B) greeted
- C) nodded
- D) shook
- E) waved
His shoes were so old that his ________ were sticking out of them.
- A) ankles
- B) fingers
- C) thumbs
- D) tips
- E) toes
Would you ________ looking after the baby for me while I'm out?
- A) agree
- B) like
- C) matter
- D) mind
- E) object
I ________ you to drive carefully today. The roads are icy.
- A) propose
- B) recommend
- C) refer
- D) regard
- E) suggest
Good ________! I hope you win.
- A) chance
- B) luck
- C) run
- D) sort
- E) wish
The trade ________ of the company is a flying horse.
- A) brandy
- B) class
- C) mark
- D) model
- E) stain
The hotel room was so dirty that I was ________ and complained to the manager.
- A) ashamed
- B) disgusted
- C) disgusting
- D) embarrassed
- E) shameful
It's no use waiting for him any longer. We _______ as well go without him.
- A) can
- B) just
- C) may
- D) must
- E) should
Her husband treated her badly. I'm surprised she ________ it for so long.
- A) put by
- B) put off
- C) put through
- D) put up
- E) put up with
They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.
- A) fell down
- B) fell off
- C) fell out
- D) fell over
- E) fell through
He could hardly ________ such a generous offer.
- A) turn down
- B) turn for
- C) turn off
- D) turn round
- E) turn up
He ________ for his office every morning at eight o'clock.
- A) began out
- B) set about
- C) set out
- D) set to
- E) started up
Vitamin C is ________ in lemons; therefore, lemons can help us fight colds.
- A) simple
- B) abundant
- C) single
- D) unmixed
- E) temporary

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