Ho Chi, Vuong 09/13/2018

11ANH

Tests 3-6 75% (56/75)

1.    Some of the people in the audience got completely carried _____ and tried to get
up on the stage.
A out

B off

C away

D over

2.    How much _____ do Jerry's opinions carry with the committee?

A weight

B value

C importance

D worth

3.    Lots of people said their idea would never work, but they managed to carry it
_____.
A out

B off

C away

D over

4.    Sometimes I wonder what it was that carried her _____ the years of poverty and
suffering.
A over

B away from

C through

D out of

5.    There was a vote and the _____ was carried, 33 to 12.

A premise

B motion

C movement

D suggestion

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6.    Don't take any notice of Justine. She never carries _____ her threats.
A out

B off

C through

D over

7.    You look very red in the face. _____, or something?

A Have you been running

B Have you run

C Were you running

D Had you been running

8.    By the time Cristina's youngest daughter turns 21, I _____.

A am retiring

B have retired

C have been retiring

D will have retired

9.    It's been a good year. I _____ two books and a couple of articles, all of which are
now in print.
A 've written

B 've been writing

C 'll have written

D 'd written

10.    My neighbour really gets on my nerves. She _____ the washing machine on late
at night.
A has always put

B had always put

C is always putting

D has always been putting

11.    He _____ over a million dollars before he turned eighteen.

A had earned

B has earned

C was earning

D had been earning

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12.    What _____ this time next year, do you think?
A will you be doing

B will you do

C are you doing

D do you do

13.    _____ of spending a whole month in France next summer.

A I think

B I will think

C I will be thinking

D I am thinking

14.    She really is a _____ woman. She's made a fortune but she started with nothing.
A self-sufficient

B self-centred

C self-made

D self-governing

15.    I suppose she is a little absent-_____ from time to time, but she’s absolutely
brilliant.
A brained

B consciousness

C minded

D spirited

16.    Ours isn’t a particularly long-_____ friendship but it's certainly the one I value
most.
A run

B standing

C winded

D lasting

17.    Nigel's fantastic in a crisis. He's so calm and _____-headed.

A hard

B square

C level

D light

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18.    You need to take vitamins to stop yourself getting run _____.
A over

B out

C through

D down

19.    Patrick was quite well-_____ before he won the lottery.

A out

B up

C on

D off

20.    _____ reference to your letter of September 17, 2000, I wish to inform you that
your application has been accepted.
A On

B At

C With

D By

21.    l would be most _____ if you would return my manuscript to me in the enclosed
stamped addressed envelope.
A gracious

B indebted

C grateful

D ingratiated

22.    Can you tell me the year _____ Australia introduced decimal currency?
A when

B which

C what

D in which

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23.    The currency _____ value has declined most rapidly over the last year is the
Euro.
A which

B that

C whose

D who's

24.    I'm not sure I’d _____ along with what the Prime Minister said about education
spending.
A get

B go

C be

D carry

25.    As far as _____, family are more important than friends.

A I concern

B I'm concerned

C I'm concerning

D I’ve concerned

26.    Remember _____ some spaghetti when you go to the supermarket.

A getting

B to get

C get

D you get

27.    I would never have expected _____ the exam if she hadn't told me I was doing
so well.
A to pass

B passed

C pass

D passing

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28.    When did you start _____ the piano?
A to playing

B to play

C play

D played

29.    We don't usually allow members of the public _____ the library.
A using

B used

C to use

D to using

30.    I don't regret _____ to live in France, but I do miss New Zealand sometimes.
A have come

B to have come

C having come

D had come

31.    She admitted _____ the anonymous letter.

A to send

B that she sends

C to sending

D have sent

32.    He suggested _____ a break around three in the afternoon.

A to take

B to taking

C should take

D we take

33.    Mentioning anything to do with overpopulation in front of Bill is like a red _____

to a bull.
A cloth

B dress

C robe

D rag

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34.    Be careful what you say to John. He's like a bear with a sore _____ this morning.
A paw

B stomach

C head

D tooth

35.    Let me help you with that heavy suitcase. I'm as strong as a(n) _____.
A buffalo

B bull

C yak

D ox

36.    Nothing ever seems to ruffle Lucy. She stays as cool as a _____ whatever is
happening around her.
A lettuce

B cucumber

C radish

D tomato

37.    She turned as white as _____ when you mentioned the night of 15th November.
I'm sure she knows what happened.
A a sheet

B ice

C snow

D a wall

38.    You're like a bull in a _____ shop sometimes. How could you have been so
insensitive as to mention Bruce to Caroline?
A hardware

B china

C haberdashery

D pet

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39.    She's always _____ clichés like 'money doesn't grow on trees' and so on.
A putting out

B giving out

C passing out

D trotting out

40.    A study that's just been published _____ our theory completely.
A puts up

B holds up

C backs up

D takes up

41.    I suppose it might be the seven-year _____ but sometimes I wish I hadn't
married Carlos.
A scratch

B itch

C bite

D sting

42.    I'll have spaghetti bolognese. No, on second _____, perhaps I'll have the lasagne.
A opinion

B ideas

C thoughts

D impression

43.    I don't think there's so much as a _____ of truth in that rumour.

A grain

B speck

C crumb

D pebble

44.    He calls her 'Funny Face', but she says it's a(n) _____ of endearment.
A expression

B phrase

C term

D sign

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45.    It was just a _____ of the tongue, but she still gave me a lower mark for the
speaking test.
A mistake

B slip

C error

D lapse

46.    He had a momentary _____ of concentration and before he knew it the car had
spun out of control.
A mistake

B slip

C error

D lapse

47.    I know I can speak without fear of _____ when I say that George Wilson has
always been a tremendous asset to the company.
A difference

B correction

C argument

D contradiction

48.    They had a bit of a difference of _____ and they don't really see much of each
other any more.
A view

B opinion

C idea

D perspective

49.    I wonder what _____ of wisdom good old Professor Maxwell will cast before us
in this morning's lecture.
A gems

B jewels

C pearls

D stones

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50.    It's only a(n) _____ of time before the traffic in this city ceases to move
altogether.
A issue

B question

C problem

D query

51.    By the end of the first half of the twenty-first century, women _____ against
men in many sports.
A are competing

B compete

C are going to compete

D will be competing

52.    The Olympic games are _____ start tomorrow morning at 8.30 a.m. our time.
A due to

B on the point of

C about to

D bound to

53.    By the end of the games Australia _____ almost as many medals as they did in
Atlanta.
A will be winning

B will win

C will have won

D are winning

54.    Don't tell Alice who won. She _____ the results and she'll almost certainly want
to see the race.
A won't have heard

B won't hear

C isn't hearing

D doesn't hear

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55.    _____ anything this Friday evening? We're having a few people over for a drink
and a light meal.
A Will you do

B Do you do

C Have you done

D Will you be doing

56.    He's a bit of a(n) _____. He never seems to win anything or even get a place.
A ran-also

B no runner

C also-ran

D has-run

57.    The Dutch team managed to _____ out a winner in the last five minutes of play.
A get

B pull

C take

D hold

58.    She's had a lot of _____ in her career but she has continued to train hard and
win races, nevertheless.
A set-ups

B set-tos

C set-offs

D setbacks

59.    Ian Thorpe is the quintessence of an athlete _____ glory.

A after

B in pursuit of

C trailing

D chasing after

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60.    His injuries prevented him from _____ training until only a few weeks before the
championships.
A resuming

B restarting

C rekindling

D recalling

61.    He got married and almost gave up tennis completely but now I hear he _____ a
comeback.
A having

B getting

C taking

D making

62.    She won a gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle, a silver in the medley and
_____ of that she broke two world records.
A in top

B at top

C on top

D to top

63.    It's all very _____ saying you're going to train harder, but you've got to actually
do it.
A good

B well

C fine

D right

64.    After the _____ had called the meeting to order, we got down to business.
A leader

B boss

C conductor

D chairperson

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65.    A number of the _____ were injured in the blaze.
A fire-battlers

B fire extinguishers

C fine-stoppers

D fire-fighters

66.    He wanted to travel and got a job as a _____ with one of the major airlines.
A flying aide

B flight assistant

C flying waiter

D flight attendant

67.    She's a woman of her _____. You can trust her to do what she says she'll do.
A promise

B oath

C word

D vow

68.    My parents always taught me to be _____ person and not to let others influence
me too much.
A my

B true to

C my own

D a real

69.    What _____ gets on my nerves is the way the commentators are always
criticising the other team.
A absolutely

B quite

C completely

D really

70.    She's _____ talented but she doesn't spend enough time on the practice courts.
A totally

B completely

C very

D absolutely

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71.    They didn't play _____ well in the first round and were lucky to get through.
A quite

B rather

C terribly

D really

72.    The new coach has really made an effort to _____ team spirit.
A foster

B advance

C further

D favour

73.    She threatened to _____ him from the team unless he improved his attitude.
A quit

B take

C cut

D drop

74.    Our team _____ first in the local schools' championship.

A had

B did

C made

D came

75.    He's a bit inclined to lose his _____ and shout at people if our team are losing
the match.
A temper

B mind

C nerve

D balance

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