1. Choose the correct alternative.
(A) The child has been _________________________ of
affection for so long that she hardly knows how to respond to love.
(i) withheld (ii) deprived (iii) denied (iv) excluded
(B) I didn’t know which __________________ of
soap powder you used, so I just bought
The supermarket’s own.
(i) mark (ii) brand (iii) label (iv) make
(C) There’s been a ___________________ in
public opinion as far as the arming of the
police
is concerned.
(i) turn (ii) motion (iii) shift (iv) drift
(D) At first I found it difficult to get used
____________________ on the other side of
then road.
(i) to drive (ii) to driving (iii) driving (iv) being driven
(E) I tried to ___________________ my
disappointment at losing by cheering the winner
loudly.
(i) mask (ii) hide (iii) shield (iv) veil
(F) He joined a computer dating scheme but so
far it hasn’t _____________________ a
suitable partner.
(i) come by (ii) come across (iii) come up with (iv) come round to
(G) I’ve tried _______________________ with
the knobs on the television but I can’t get
the picture back.
(i) juggling (ii) fiddling (iii) shuffling (iv) tampering
(H) Have you thought what the
__________________________ might be if you didn’t
win your case in court?
(i) applications (ii) bearings (iii) implications (iv) connections
(I) I think I’ll ________________________ out my
father and see if he would lend me
his car for a few days.
(i) chance (ii) probe (iii) check (iv) sound
(J) I thought I saw water in the distance but
it must have been an optical
___________________.
(i) error (ii) illusion (iii) delusion (iv) deception
(K) This is a cut of meat which
______________________ itself to long, slow cooking.
(i) lends (ii) suits (iii) adapts (iv) offers
(L) What’s that awful noise? It’s only the
dog ____________________on a bone.
(i) nibbling (ii) teething (iii) gulping (iv) gnawing
ANSWERS:
1. Choose the correct alternative.
(A) The child has been (ii) deprived of affection for so long that she hardly knows
how to respond to love.
(i) withheld (ii) deprived (iii) denied (iv) excluded
(B) I didn’t know which (ii) brand of soap powder you used, so I just bought
The supermarket’s own.
(i) mark (ii) brand (iii) label (iv) make
(C) There’s been a (iii) shift in public opinion as far as the arming of the
police
is concerned.
(i) turn (ii) motion (iii) shift (iv) drift
(D) At first I found it difficult to get used
(ii) to driving on the other
side of
then road.
(i) to drive (ii) to driving (iii) driving (iv) being driven
(E) I tried to (iv) veil my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner
loudly.
(i) mask (ii) hide (iii) shield (iv) veil
(F) He joined a computer dating scheme but so
far it hasn’t (ii) come across a
suitable partner.
(i) come by (ii) come across (iii) come up with (iv) come round to
(G) I’ve tried (ii) fiddling with the knobs on the television but I can’t
get
the picture back.
(i) juggling (ii) fiddling (iii) shuffling (iv) tampering
(H) Have you thought what the (iii) implications might be if
you didn’t
win your case in court?
(i) applications (ii) bearings (iii) implications (iv) connections
(I) I think I’ll (iv) sound out my father and see if he would lend me
his car for a few days.
(i) chance (ii) probe (iii) check (iv) sound
(J) I thought I saw water in the distance but
it must have been an optical (ii)
illusion.
(i) error (ii) illusion (iii) delusion (iv) deception
(K) This is a cut of meat which (i) lends itself to long, slow
cooking.
(i) lends (ii) suits (iii) adapts (iv) offers
(L) What’s that awful noise? It’s only the
dog (iv) gnawing on a bone.
(i) nibbling (ii) teething (iii) gulping (iv) gnawing
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