A. cover B. control C. undergo D. undertake

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS I. WORD CHOICE 1. In any profession, you have to learn to take the…………… with the smooth.

A. hard B. stodgy C. rough D. coarse 2. The new secretary seems a bit lazy, she doesn’t really …………… her weight.

A. push B. give C. act D. pull 3. A bad management decision …………… disaster for the company.

A. drew B. spelt C. lay D. sprang 4. There was no …………… difference between the original and the copy.

A. knowable B. discoverable C. discernible D. understandable 5. Jessica was scraping the bottom of the……………for an excuse saying she had a hairdresser’s appointment.

A. glass B. pitcher C. jug D. barrel 6. Daisy says she didn’t want to be chosen, but it’s just sour……………; she did really.

A. grapes B. lemons C. raisins D. milk 7. Harold realized too late that he had sold the van too cheaply: but there was no point in …………… over spilt milk.

A. sobbing B. weeping C. screaming D. crying 8. I get so stressed at work it’s hard sometimes to …………… in the evenings.

A. unwind B. undo C. undergo D. untie 9. Going down white-water rapids in a canoe must be extremely …………… ! Does your heart start beating really fast?

A. trivial B. mundane C. sedentary D. exhilarating 10. Was it always an ……………of yours to play for France?

A. urge B. adoration C. anticipation D. aspiration

II. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (10pts) Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each blank. 1. The engagement ring he gave her……………been more beautiful.

A. couldn't have B. might have C. shouldn’t have D. must have 2. He doesn't like children chatting in class.…………… he will not put up with.

A. Such B. Those C. That D. This thing 3. Despite his disability he tried to lead……………as possible.

A. as normal life B. a normal a life

C. as normal as life D. as normal a life 4. Since I …………… him, I have never seen him so angry like that.

A. have known B. knew C. know D. am knowing 5. There's nothing……………now - we 'll have to buy a new car.

A. to do B. to be done C. to have been done D. to be doing 6. ……………a high level of blood cholesterol.

A . It is eggs that contains B. It is eggs that contain

C. Those are eggs they contain D. It are eggs that contain 7. The work area……………cordoned off. Some passers-by could have been injured.

A. must have been B. might have been C. could have been D. should have been 8. There was a sudden bang …………… me up during the night.

A. woke B. waking C. that woke D. that wakes 9. If…………… by hunger, you might consider eating a frog.

A. they are driven to desperation B. driving to desperate

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C. you are driving to desperation D. driven to desperation 10. His story was so sad it almost had us…………….

A. to cry B. cry C. crying D. have cried

III. PREPOSITION Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each blank. 1. I really must…………… up my Japanese before we visit Japan next year.

A. bottle B. brush C. dig D. tighten 2. It was supposed to be a private meeting but he just……………!

A. barged in B. broke off C. crowded around D. whiled away 3. An Industrial society which makes goods that are not designed to last is known as a …………… society.

A. fallout B. takeaway C. set-aside D. throwaway 4. He'd threatened to divorce her but I never thought he'd…………… with it.

A. come through B. get through C. go through D. make through 5. The prime minister has said that the government is committed…………… the preservation of the country's national interests.

A. on B. with C. to D. in 6. I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly…………… me that I'd left my wallet at home.

A. dawned on B. dawn up to C. came up to D. came on 7. It's a good idea to …………… people before taking them into your confidence.

A. tumble to B. size up C. bank on D. root out 8. These measures have been taken with a view…………… increasing the company's profits.

A. off B. in C. of D. to 9. All our household goods are insured…………… accidental damage.

A. just in case B. for C. from D. against 10. When the chairman ran off with his secretary, the Board tried to……………the matter.

A. tuck away B. hush up C. shut down D. switch off

IV. COLLOCATIONS Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each blank. 1. John takes a ……………seat in his marriage. His wife makes all the decisions in the family.

A. tail B. rear C. front D. back 2. Catherine Rhodes is considered to be one of the big …………… in the fashion industry.

A. rifles B. guns C. pistols D. weapons 3. Martha didn’t get the job at the florist’s, but she’s got several…………… in the fire.

A. logs B. irons C. coals D. embers 4. He didn't intend to make a speech. If asked to, he would make a few remarks……………, but that was all he would do.

A. off the cuff B. on the off-chance C. off and on D. off his rocket 5. In a situation like this, there are no …………… rules. You just have to use your own discretion.

A. clear and cut B. hard and fast C. up-and-coming D. out-and-out 6. She demanded to be promoted to a post of responsibility, otherwise she would …………… about her affair with the Prime Minister.

A. reveal the cake B. spill the beans

C. let loose the pussycat D. spit out the bit 7. Her wages were so low that she had to take a second job just to ……………

A. tie up loose ends B. meet her match C. make ends meet D. be on the loose 8. “Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?” - “That’s what I was just about to suggest. Great minds……………

A. think alike B. think the same C. meet each other D. meet likewise