Level C lesson 61 potx

Level C lesson 61
1. He stood on one leg, ________ against the wall, while
he took off his shoe.
C
(A) stopping
(B) staying
(C) leaning
(D) supporting
2. ________ of all of us who are here tonight, I would like
to thank Mr Jones for his talk.
A
(A) On behalf
(B) On account
(C) In person
(D) Instead
3. It was a complete ________; I never meant to hurt her!
C
(A) chance
(B) error
(C) accident
(D) happening
4. When I was in the hotel my money ________.
A
(A) was stolen
(B) is stolen
(C) was stealing
(D) has been stolen
5. ________ to an accident in the High Street, traffic is
moving very slowly on the London Road.
B
(A) Through

(B) Owing
(C) Because
(D) Since
6. I am going to have a short rest as I ________ a
headache.
B
(A) take
(B) have
(C) feel
(D) suffer
7. Wild ducks always fly in a definite ________.
D
(A) figure
(B) formula
(C) shape
(D) formation
8. There was a robbery at the bank, and the police are
looking ________ the matter.
C
(A) up to
(B) in on
(C) into
(D) through
9. I’m not sure how old he is but he must be ________ for
70.
C
(A) going by
(B) getting up
(C) getting on
(D) going off

10. The sky is ________ so I don’t think it will rain.
B
(A) clean
(B) clear
(C) cloudy
(D) open
11. It tasted so ________ of lemon that the other flavours
were lost.
C
(A) hardly
(B) forcefully
(C) strongly
(D) fully
12. I am not in the least ________ about his opinion.
B
(A) aware
(B) concerned
(C) interested
(D) regarded
13. Whenever you go to the sales, you ________ your
money buying things that nobody wants.
C
(A) lose
(B) miss
(C) waste
(D) leave
14. Paris lies ________ the river Seine.
C
(A) over
(B) next

(C) on
(D) at
15. At the end of the day we watch a little television
________ going to bed.
A
(A) before
(B) then
(C) upon
(D) during
16. Mr Handforth could have continued working until he
was 65, but he decided to ________ early.
C
(A) resign
(B) withdraw
(C) retire
(D) retreat
17. It is obvious to everyone that he is not responsible
________ this mistake.
A
(A) for
(B) of
(C) on
(D) about
18. The sergeant’s orders were perfectly ________.
C
(A) executed
(B) developed
(C) exercised
(D) applied
19. She’s obviously going to get a top job soon. She’s a

real high ________.
B
(A) cats
(B) flier
(C) market
(D) fish
20. The boy looks like his father and the girl takes
________ her mother.
C
(A) over
(B) for
(C) after
(D) off