Quiz 8
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Vocabulary and Use your English
Choose the correct answers.
1 Village primary schools are ____ well-qualified 8 Beatrice has finally ____ our way of thinking.
teachers, but they are having trouble filling posts. a caught on
a wanting b come round to
b desperate to c drifted along
c crying out for d mounted over
d looking out
9 I can’t meet up with you because my work has ____
2 One of the key ____ of student satisfaction is course and I need to catch up.
completion and online recommendations. a come into
a arguments b kept on
b indicators c mounted up
c criteria d mounted on
d reviews
10 Carla is a leader ____ of child psychology.
3 Copying another person’s work without ____ them is a in the chosen field
equal to plagiarism. b in her chosen field
a reviewing c in choosing field
b analysing d in her field chosen
c indicating
11 Theo is ____ literary success having published a
d acknowledging
brilliant first novel.
4 The professor is respected for his ____ intelligence, a on the threshold of
and loved for his sense of humour. b on the face of
a infinite c in accordance with
b retentive d in line with
c reasoning
12 You’ve given them so much information I’m not
d formidable
sure they’ll be able to ____.
5 If you don’t ____ yourself to your studies at school, a keep at it
you won’t get a place at university. b take it all on
a apply c take it all in
b append d count on it
c concern
13 I don’t want to discuss this any more. Please ____.
d review
a learn the hard way
6 Have you looked at the course ____ for this term? b hit the books
I thought we were starting mechanics next term. c do it by the books
a span d drop the subject
b agenda
14 Peter has only been here a couple of days.
c syllabus
He doesn’t really ____ yet.
d rationale
a have the ropes
7 What are you writing your final ____ on? b know the ropes
a thesis c learn the hard way
b insights d get his act together
c theory
d insights
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15 I’m so relieved we’re ____ when it comes to his 18 They ____ their research systematically and with
report. It’s great that we agree it needs more work. discipline.
a at the same time a attended
b in the same line b chose
c on the same page c referred
d with the same subject d conducted
16 His ____ at lectures has been good, but his work has 19 Paul ____ his findings in his latest article for the
been below standard. National Geological Journal.
a attendance a compiled
b arrival b detailed
c referral c conducted
d conduct d referred
17 Have you ____ your assignment this term? 20 They were subjected to tough ____ action if they
Tomorrow is the deadline, you know. broke the rules.
a compiled a punishing
b submitted b disciplining
c conducted c disciplinary
d detailed d disciplined
( ___ / 20 marks)
Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1 They told us ____ go into the lecture hall because 7 We ____ our children to go to university so that they
we were late. could get better jobs.
a you can’t a promised
b we couldn’t b warned
c can’t c forbade
d couldn’t d encouraged
2 Mary said we ____ better leave early if we wanted 8 George ____ me that if I didn’t start working I’d fail
to arrive on time. my exams.
a had a persuaded
b must b forbade
c have c warned
d ought d encouraged
3 Sarah said that she’d studied there ____. 9 We’ll remind ____ your belongings at the end of the
a next year course.
b the following year a you to collect
c the last year b you collected
d the previous year c to collect
d collecting
4 She ____ he was busy at that moment.
a said if 10 Tony denied ____ Zena’s essay.
b asked him if a copy
c told if b to copy
d told him if c copying
d that copy
5 We ____ to help but she refused.
a promised 11 Later he admitted ____ it after all.
b decided a do
c offered b doing
d agreed c to do
d did
6 Harry and Tim promised ____ the dishes after
dinner. 12 Wendy ____ for not having replied. She said she was
a do very sorry.
b to do a complained
c have done b admitted
d to have done c apologised
d denied
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13 Did Martha ____ of finding the questions too hard? 17 The professor ____ me that I would pass the course.
a describe a complained
b described b mentioned
c complain c warned
d accuse d assured
14 We congratulated ____ such a good result. 18 She insisted ____ the washing up before going
a how they achieved to bed.
b they achieved a should do
c them achieving b do
d them on achieving c that we do
d on we do
15 She accused ____ from her, but I didn’t do it.
a me copying 19 Where ____ to see the best ruins?
b me of copying a you recommend that they go
c me on copying b do you recommend that they go
d me to copy c do you recommend they going
d you recommend they should go
16 Did he ____ that he and Sam had been to the same
college? 20 Linda ____ I’d done the shopping.
a mention a asked me if not
b warn b asked me not whether
c accuse c asked me whether or not
d describe d asked or not
( ___ / 20 marks)
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