ENGLISH PRACTICE 34

PART I: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (7, 0 POINTS)

I. Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences. (2,0

points)

1. The strike was ___ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.

A. called off

B. broken up

C. set back

D. put down

2. Lindsay’s excuses for being late are beginning to ___ rather thin.

A. get

B. turn

C. wear

D. go

3. ___ the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large

B. Altogether

C. To a degree D. Virtually

4. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to

the ___ wonderfully.

A. event

B. performance

C. incident

D. occasion

5. The train service has been a ___ since they introduced the new schedules.

A. shambles

B. rumpus

C. chaos

D. fracas

6. Is an inexperienced civil servant ___ to the task of running the company.

A. capable

B. skilled

C. eligible

D. suited

7. We ___ have been happier in those days.

A. can’t

B. couldn’t

C. might not

D. must not

8. You’ve lived in the city for most of your life, so ___ you’re used to the noise.

A. apparently

B. presumably

C. allegedly

D. predictably

9. The storm ripped our tent to ___

A. slices

B. shreds

C. strips

D. specks

10. He ____ so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fully

recovered.

A. indicted

B. inferred

C. induced

D. inflicted

11. Hotel rooms must be ____ by 10 a. m, but luggage may be left with porters.

A. vacated

B. evacuated

C. abandoned

D. left

12. I do not think there is so much as a ____ of truth in that rumor.

A. crumb

B. speck

C. grain

D. pebble

13. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to ____

A. get through

B. get by

C. get on

D. get up

14. I have very ____ feelings about the plan – it might possibly work or it could be

a disaster.

A. certain

B. mixed

C. doubtful

D. troubled

15. The noise of the typewriter really ____ me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.

A. put

B. pulled

C. set

D. took

16. The sixth time he called me at night was the ____

A. last cause

B. last straw

C. touch and go

D. hot air

17. All three TV channels provide extensive ____ of sporting events.

A. broadcast

B. network

C. coverage

D. vision

18. They seemed to be ____ to the criticism and just carried on as before.

A. disinterested

B. sensitive

C. uncaring

D.

indifferent

19. “Shall we go out tonight?”

- “____”

A. Yes, I can

B. Yes, we are

C. Yes, we go

D.

Yes, let’s

20. It's no use ___ over ___ milk.

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