Level C lesson 51 potx

Level C lesson 51
1. In Britain home ownership has ________ rapidly since
1960.
C
(A) enlarged
(B) raised
(C) grown
(D) heightened
2. Nobody ________ that aeroplane crash.
A
(A) survived
(B) recovered
(C) lived
(D) released
3. The bus was so late reaching the station that I
________ missed my train.
A
(A) almost
(B) already
(C) soon
(D) entirely
4. The manager did not offer her the job because of her
untidy ________.
D
(A) sight
(B) view
(C) presence
(D) appearance
5. You ________ have seen the Jacobs yesterday -
they’re in Australia.
C

(A) mustn’t
(B) needn’t
(C) can’t
(D) shouldn’t
6. The hotel has been built on the ________ of a lake.
C
(A) border
(B) boundary
(C) edge
(D) front
7. His performance was ________; the audience was
delighted.
B
(A) unmarked
(B) faultless
(C) worthless
(D) imperfect
8. Please ________ your bill before you leave the shop
and make sure that it is correct.
A
(A) check
(B) control
(C) esteem
(D) figure
9. It’s difficult to see through the windscreen - I can’t even
make ________ where the road is.
B
(A) up
(B) out
(C) into

(D) over
10. I found the book rater dull, I couldn’t read it ________.
B
(A) by the end
(B) to the end
(C) on the end
(D) at an end
11. She has to work hard to keep the house ________
and tidy with three small children.
B
(A) smooth
(B) neat
(C) ordered
(D) plain
12. How much have you borrowed ________ me already?
D
(A) of
(B) off
(C) on
(D) from
13. This warm coat will protect you ________ the cold.
A
(A) from
(B) about
(C) at
(D) of
14. Spies may have a number of ________ names and
papers.
C
(A) artificial

(B) synthetic
(C) false
(D) imitation
15. He was ________ after he had packed for the
holidays.
B
(A) tired off
(B) tired out
(C) tired down
(D) worn out
16. If I had known about it, I ________ him to go.
A
(A) would have told
(B) will tell
(C) told
(D) would tell
17. You ________ better be careful not to miss the train!
C
(A) would
(B) should
(C) had
(D) did
18. I hope you don’t mind me ________ so late at night.
A
(A) telephoning
(B) to telephone
(C) telephone
(D) to have telephoned
19. As cunning as a ________ = very clever, very smart.
A

(A) a fox
(B) a leopard
(C) an owl
(D) an owl
20. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific
________.
B
(A) divisions
(B) disciplines
(C) matters
(D) compartments