Level C lesson 121 pdf

Level C lesson 12 1. The little girl wouldn’t go into the sea ________ her father went too. D (A) except (B) but (C) also (D) unless 2. The ________ part of the week is always busy for me. C (A) front (B) start (C) early (D) near 3. She ________ to take her neighbour to court if he didn’t stop making so much noise. B (A) promised (B) threatened (C) offered (D) suggested 4. You mustn’t be angry with her. It wasn’t her ________ that she was late. D (A) blame (B) error (C) mistake (D) fault 5. He sat there with his arms ________ doing nothing, waiting for us. D (A) folded (B) flapped (C) turned (D) twisted 6. Our neighbours ________ their hedge cut once a year. C (A) make (B) do (C) have (D) fix 7. I could tell he was pleased ________ the expression on his face. D (A) at (B) for (C) in (D) by 8. Tom always calls himself Tom Williams, but his ________ surname is Winterbottom. D (A) natural (B) present (C) current (D) real 9. If you keep trying you might ________ to do it. D (A) succeed (B) discover (C) understand (D) manage 10. Joan’s third child was born in the ambulance ________ to the hospital. C (A) in the way (B) by the way (C) on the way (D) a long way 11. The meeting, ladies and gentlemen, is now ________. A (A) at an end (B) at the end (C) on end (D) to the end 12. They promised to write ________ we never heard from them again. A (A) but (B) except (C) although (D) because 13. I ________ to him for my bad behaviour. A (A) apologised (B) coped (C) excused (D) forgave 14. Ever ________ he was in junior school Nicholas has wanted to become a doctor. D (A) after (B) always (C) next (D) since 15. It was on the top shelf, out of ________. D (A) achievement (B) arrival (C) attempt (D) reach 16. Computers are supposed to ________ time, but I’m not so sure they do! B (A) spare (B) save (C) spend (D) waste 17. I didn’t mean to do it; it was ________ accident. A (A) by (B) in (C) for (D) on 18. Her acceptance speech was ________, eliciting thunderous applause at several points. B (A) tedious (B) well-received [...]... (C) cowardly (D) uninteresting 19 a wild goose chase = D (A) a very pleasant experience (B) a wild night on the town (C) a dangerous race in the streets between cars trying to (D) a search for something that cannot be found 20 You could have avoided risking , General Brown B (A) the life of your soldiers (B) the lives of your soldiers (C) your soldiers’ life . spare (B) save (C) spend (D) waste 17. I didn’t mean to do it; it was ________ accident. A (A) by (B) in (C) for (D) on 18. Her acceptance speech was ________, eliciting thunderous. (B) except (C) although (D) because 13. I ________ to him for my bad behaviour. A (A) apologised (B) coped (C) excused (D) forgave 14. Ever ________ he was in junior school Nicholas. wanted to become a doctor. D (A) after (B) always (C) next (D) since 15. It was on the top shelf, out of ________. D (A) achievement (B) arrival (C) attempt (D) reach 16. Computers are