A ’s always left B ’s been always leaving C ’s always leaving D used to leave 3 After he had been in office for a year, they realised that he _____ there as he was completely incompeten
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For questions 1–50, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
1 He _ very hard so was relieved when he scraped through the exam
A revised B hadn’t been revising C wasn’t revising D hasn’t been revising
2 She _ the lights switched on It never crosses her mind how much electricity she’s wasting
A ’s always left B ’s been always leaving C ’s always leaving D used to leave
3 After he had been in office for a year, they realised that he _ there as he was completely
incompetent and had no idea what he was doing
A wasn’t allowed to be B agreed to be C must be D shouldn’t have been
4 Although we’d lost our last five matches, we managed to get into the quarter finals _
A with the odds B against the odds C by the odds D for the odds
5 No one could have _ the chain of events that the accident set in motion
A foreseen B previewed C alerted D foreboded
6 She went in search of a new agent, without _ help she would never have made it
A who B whose C that D which
7 It’s pretty standard that _ of them don’t get through the first round of the competition
A hardly any B very little C the most D most
8 If the article is to be believed, most people _ with the newly proposed tax reforms
A agree B agrees C is agreeing D are agreeing
9 It was only when we heard a stifled cough that we realised someone was _ in the undergrowth
A concealing B ambushing C lurking D sneaking
10 Our boss is quite radical and doesn’t believe in _ strict limitations on the areas of work staff are
involved in within the company
A laying B burdening C imposing D commanding
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A they were on the verge of B they were going to C we expected them to D they were due to
12 In later years she came to the conclusion that, as she preferred animals to people, she _ become a
vet not a doctor
A should’ve B might well have C could have D may have
13 You _ tell your brother – you know how much that car means to him
A don’t need to B had better not C couldn’t D weren’t able to
14 I don’t believe for a moment that if you play that record backwards, you’ll hear a _ message in the
background
A telepathic B subliminal C subsiding D sublingual
15 Aunt Doris has always been a bit of a hoarder but when we realised just how much _ she had
accumulated of late, even we were shocked
A chaos B confusion C muddle D clutter
16 He’s always been a _ , so we weren’t at all surprised when he decided to buck the system and do
his own thing
A nonconformist B unconformist C misconformist D reconformist
17 _ they couldn’t have told us all that we were likely to lose our jobs because the business was
failing is beyond me
18 Whether or not I _ work and travel for a while depends very much on my father’s health
A have decided to quit B ’m quitting C will be quitting D decide to quit
19 Yawning in a meeting isn’t considered polite so I knew I had to _ the one I could feel coming
A smother B squash C hush D stifle
20 He maintains that he has managed to keep his youthful appearance by always taking a short _ in
the afternoon
21 We were _ disappointed when the award for best project went to our main competitors
A virtually B bitterly C absolutely D completely
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manner
A otherwise B not unless C unless D providing that
23 If we had known it was going to be so difficult to reach the summit before nightfall, we wouldn’t even
_ to attempt it
A begin B had begun C have begun D have been beginning
24 He’s such a charming young man It’s clear that his parents have _ good manners in him
A inserted B instilled C inspired D incited
25 He didn’t mention his recent promotion for fear that it would _ trouble amongst his colleagues
A set off B spark off C set out D lead off
26 What do you think would be the best venue for the party then, _ place or ours?
A theirs B there C they’re D their
27 If you fancy _ while you’re in the area, give us a bell
A to meet up B to meeting up C meet up D meeting up
28 The boat struggled _ course in the gale force storms
A to stay on B staying on C to stay for D staying for
29 The _ green paisley tie he wore really set him apart from the other interview candidates
A vibrant B lively C vital D dynamic
30 When she’s that excited, it’s nigh on impossible to get a word in _ Believe me, I’ve tried!
A sideways B sidelong C edgewise D edgeways
31 _ returned home that I realised just how much I missed seeing my brother
A It wasn’t until I B It was only by C The reason why I D It’s only by
32 She said that what she _ most about living away from home would be our daily walks in the dunes
A misses B missed C will miss D would miss
33 _ help me make this decision I’m just so unsure of which direction to take for my future
A I’d sooner you will B I wish you will C If only you could D I rather you
34 After a momentary _ in concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and complete the test
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A shouting distance B close range C a stone’s throw D near
36 Try as I might, the car’s wheels _ to budge from the mud
A have refused B refused C refuse D will refuse
37 Would you believe, he says he’s _ busy to come out with us this month?
A too much B much too C so much D much so
38 The report confirmed that pensioners were _ to try internet banking
A the little afraid B hardly afraid C the more afraid D too afraid
39 Since signing a rather _ sponsorship deal, his career has gone from strength to strength
A sufficient B lucrative C ample D wealthy
40 The recession has heavily impacted our small business, so much so that we have had no option but to
_ staff
A let up B give up C lay off D leave off
41 The board of Governors _ that we all meet the following week to discuss the issue of school
admissions
A insisted B discussed C encouraged D commented
42 His doctor _ him to take more regular exercise and to cut back on the amount he ate
A suggested B argued C demanded D advised
43 My grandfather never much cared _ people who judged others on material possessions
44 The moment the kennel doors opened the little dog came _ towards us
A colliding B hurtling C fleeing D flitting
45 Would you believe that the first time my sister went to get fuel, she got the _ stuck in the fuel tank
A tap B snout C nib D nozzle
46 Knowing that she _ offered such a wonderful opportunity again, she accepted the job offer and said
goodbye to all that she knew
A was B has been C would be D might never be
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new role
A to attend B attending C to be attending D attend
48 We were reminded that we _ obligation to give further details to the authority
A were not under B weren’t in C were under no D had under no
49 He’s such a hard man to _ as he’s always flitting from one site to another
A pin in B lock in C narrow down D nail down
50 When they discovered a _ flaw in the design of the product, all models were recalled
A fatal B mortal C tragic D suicidal
Total: 100