MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

Question 1: It was a _____ example of how to deal with the problem.

A. coursebook B. workbook C. textbook D. schoolbook
Question 2: I managed to _____ a couple of tickets to the World Cup final.
A. mark B. record C. register D. score
Question 3: He’s old enough now to earn his _____ and stop living off his parents.
A. intake B. keep C. upkeep D. carry
Question 4: Clean and _____ the wound immediately.
A. wear B. dress C. clothe D. decorate
Question 5: I’m trying to _____ a meeting between them.
A. doctor B. nurse C. engineer D. police
Question 6: She’s certainly _____ the goods. Everything is ready as she said it would be.
A. delivered B. carried C. transported D. brought
Question 7: Heart surgery _____ tremendous skill and concentration.
A. correct B. exact C. precise D. accurate
Question 8: They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to _____the spread of the disease.
A. prove B. test C. examine D. check
Question 9: Three of their players were out injured, but there’s still no excuse for such a _____
performance.
A. walking B. strolling C. pedestrian D. striding
Question 10: He _____ the hope that he would one day be one of the top-notch singers.
A. gathered B. fetched C. pleased D. entertained
Question 11: Mr Wellbred went to a school which _____ good manners and self-discipline.
A. blossomed B. planted C. harvested D. cultivated.
Question 12: A doctor by profession, this is her first _____ into operating.
A. safari B. excursion C. expedition D. exploration
Question 13: “He said I looked fat.” “That's a bit ______ coming from him.”
A. aplenty B. rich C. poorly D. fatty Question
14: For a millionaire like him, money is no _____.
A. object B. article C. item D. gadget
Question 15: I love kids, but watching 20 of them at once is no _____, believe me!
A. outing B. sightseeing C. hangout D. picnic
Question 16: My grandparents are very old-fashioned and I’m having a lot of trouble _____ the idea
of studying online occasionally.
A. advertising B. trading C. selling D. auctioning
Question 17: This may sound like we're _____ our own praises here, but I honestly think our band
takes the world by storm.
A. cheering B. singing C. dancing D. drawing
Question 18: We’ll have to _____ these last two parts of the campaign until our next meeting.
A. table B. desk C. chair D. bench
Question 19: There was a(n) _____ scene in the film that really blew my mind.
A. electrical B. magnetic C. electric D. energetic
Question 20: The children are tired of being promised ______ tomorrow.
A. mango B. jam C. butter D. strawberry
Question 21: The police looked out at the ______ of faces in the crowd.
A. sea B. ocean C. expanse D. pond
Question 22: She’ll ______ the interview - the job is practically hers already.
A. jump B. step C. walk D. stroll
Question 23: It was a tough ______, but eventually I decided to break up our relationships.
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Question 24: The police are still ______ from their failure to prevent the robbery.
A. shrewding B. smarting C. clevering D. sharpening
Question 25: Sailing was his favorite weekend _______.
A. career B. profession C. occupation D. employment
Question 26: Alan Newell was the _______ father of artificial intelligence.
A. creating B. founding C. establishing D. forming
Question 27: Being beaten, _______ losers often throw board game pieces or say mean things to
other people in a fit of rage.
A. sore B. livid C. incensed D. furious
Question 28: Wally’s friends would come in here by the ______, at any odd hour of the day or night.
A. score B. mark C. grade D. point
Question 29: The principal of my school doesn’t ________ this kind of misbehaviour.
A. mien B. demeanor C. visage D. countenance
Question 30: Penicillin remains the drug of ______ in treating this disease.
A. prime B. class C. choice D. decision
Question 31: He’s used to strenuous movements - this is a walk in the _______ to him.
A. lane B. forest C. park D. garden
Question 32: It’s impossible to ________ a conversation with all this noise going on!
A. hold B. keep C. carry D. take
Question 33: She cleared out the dead _______ as soon as she took over the company.
A. rock B. wood C. stone D. tree
Question 34: I wish George and his father would settle their ________ and start talking to each other
again.
A. disagreements B. differences C. problems D. arguments
Question 35: Thousands more refugees are arriving _________ the day.
A. in B. by C. on D. with
Question 36: He is a(n) _______ basketball player.
A. school B. class C. academy D. college
Question 37: My main _______ about the job is that I have to work on Saturdays.
A. beef B. meat C. pork D. steak
Question 38: Joe was _______ by the travel bug as a five-year-old.
A. stung B. wounded C. sunk D. bitten
Question 39: I seem to have gotten a bad ______ after coming in late so many times.
A. jazz. B. rock C. folk D. rap
Question 40: An adorable girlfriend is just what the _______ ordered, especially when Christmas is
just around the corner.
A. teacher B. boss C. doctor D. captain
Question 41: You needn’t treat us to anything, we won’t stay long, for it’s only a _____ visit.
A. minute B. flying C. small D. speedy
Question 42: He’s into judo _______ time.
A. high B. fine C. big D. in
Question 43: Don’t ______ Grandpa started on the weather unless you want to hear about the
“Farmers’ Almanac” all night.
A. make B. get C. take D. allow
Question 44: There’s no one to ______ him as an illustrator of children’s books.
A. touch B. contact C. reach D. communicate
Question 45: You’ve been driving for a while - do you want me to ______ you?
A. bout B. stint C. streak D. spell
Question 46: Rumors are ______ that the school may close.
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Question 47: We need to ______ some control on this situation before we find ourselves in serious
trouble.
A. exercise B. handle C. apply D. operate
Question 48: I can ride a motorcycle, after a ______. I wouldn’t ride one on a busy highway, though.
A. model B. fashion C. pattern D. form
Question 49: She _______ of aching knees from her arthritis.
A. complained B. accused C. criticized D. moaned
Question 50: Plenty of companies are ______ themselves for not investing in the technology at an
earlier stage.
A. knocking B. pulling C. driving D. kicking
Question 51: When it comes to exciting cities, New York is in a ______ of its own.
A. school B. league C. degree D. class
Question 52: My mother’s face ______ when she saw that the meal she’d spent all day preparing
had burned in the oven.
A. fell B. failed C. declined D. dropped
Question 53: You can take it as a ______ that there will be champagne at the wedding.
A. must B. given C. need D. right
Question 54: Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will ______ you in good stead
no matter what line of work you go into.
A. erect B. mount C. rear D. stand
Question 55: I’ve been looking for a new stereo system for my car, and this is just the _____.
A. business B. job C. work D. task
Question 56: I spent the ______ part of a day cleaning that kitchen!
A. greatest B. best C. most D. largest
Question 57: I ______ my chances in the competition because I know I can run faster than the other
girls.
A. desire B. fancy C. wish D. dream
Question 58: They were busy so I left - I didn’t want to ______ my welcome.
A. outstay B. outlive C. outgrow D. outbid
Question 59: When you take the exam, you should break the ______ of the chemical equations first,
since they give you the most trouble.
A. back B. rear C. tail D. end
Question 60: You and your family look like the ______ of happiness in these photos!
A. portrait B. sketch C. delineation D. picture
Question 61: If you are going to town, keep your eyes ______ for that book I was telling you about.
A. peeled B. clean C. wide D. fresh
Question 62: She used every trick in the ______ to claim his inheritance but to no avail.
A. tale B. story C. book D. novel
Question 63: Make sure that personal motivation is not ______your judgment.
A. clouding B. fogging C. misting D. storming
Question 64: You should know better than to wear a skirt like that to a formal dinner; it is simply not
the ______ thing!
A. fixed B. completed C. done D. down
Question 65: The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on ______
whenever I’m at her house.
A. eggshells B. nutshells C. bombshells D. seashells
Question 66: I’m famished after that hike. I could ______ a hamburger right now.
A. kill B. destroy C. damage D. murder

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