d. by
→ a
28. Before you sign the contract, in mind that you won’t be
able to
change anything later.
a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
→ b
29. All my money is up in the new car I have bought.
a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d. limited
→ c
30. It was so hot that the in the wood actually dried up last
summer.
a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
→ d
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to
to play the
piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d. discover
→ b
32. The building of the new bridge will …………. as planned.
a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
→ b
33. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will
bring it in a
few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d. Wherever
→ a
34. We must tell you about our when we first arrived in
Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
→ d
35. What a nice coat! And the color you.
a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows
→ c
36. The traffic in town was very and I got home earlier than
expected.
a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
→ a
37. I was to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table.
a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
→ b
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and out
of the
house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
→ a
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to her
children behind.
a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
→ b
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the
of
time.
a. tick
b. wink
c. nick
d. brink
→ c
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to his
intelligence.
a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
→ d
42. Not only visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK
as well.
a. they plan to
b. they must
c. will they
d. are they paying
→ c
43. Joseph had become to scenes of human distress after
many years
as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
→ b
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their offices.
a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
→ c
45. Given the present economic situation, it be best to wait
before
making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
→ b
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date
with her
holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
→ d
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has