TEST 2

1. He is a wretched idle ________ never done a day's work in his life.

A. Collar worker B. layabout C. couch potato D. stepmother
2. A ________ who walked along the street said the noise was from
a wedding celebration.
A. Passer-by B. sister-in-law C. co-founder D. layabout
3. I'll flash my ____________ to make sure he sees us.
A. Headline B. eye C. headlight D. hand
4. During the evening _____________ hour it was often solid with vehicles.
A. Dash B. rush C. quick D. busy
5. You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your ___________card.
A. Credit B. money C. fame D. merit
6. The _________________ made the wall sink and start to crumble.
A. Flooding B. drought C. lightning D. earthquake
7. Limit __________ food & alcohol consumption to once or twice a week.
A. Stuff B. junk C. garbage D. litter
8. Did your parents give you ____________ money when you were little?
A. Extra B. bonus C. pocket D. patch
9. The ________ won't last unless both sides are prepared to compromise.
A. Ceasefire B. wage C. pickup D. power
10. ___________ fever sufferers have a worse time when the pollen count is high.
A. Grass B. Hay C. Swath D. Forage
11. The airplane nosed up through the cloud ________________.
A. Stock B. form C. bank D. grouping
12. My ______________ feet were soundless over the carpet.
A. Bald B. bare C. nude D. white
13. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to ____________ the pain.
A. Support B. release C. close D. bear
14. Special drilling equipment is being used to tunnel beneath the sea ________.
A. Bed B. layer C. bridge D. foot
15. The ____________ for the repairs came to $650.
A. Fortune B. bill C. space D. power
16. This scar is from the ____________ of a dog.
A. Food B. bark C. bite D. voice
17. Concrete ___________ were used by most builders in the 1960s
when constructing office buildings.
A. Slices B. blocks C. cubes D. segments
18. Police found the ___________ of a young boy in Epping Forest last night.
A. Flesh B. frame C. form D. body
19. I shut the door and fastened the __________.
A. Bolt B. belt C. helmet D. saddle
20. You can see people's breath on a cold day.
A. Air B. breath C. gossip D. noise
21. Discipline is the _____________ between goals and accomplishment.
A. Map B. ship C. point D. bridge
22. If a woman is ________ you, she'll primp herself to draw attention to her appearance.
A. Into B. with C. in D. off
23. Don’t drink, the milk is _____________.
A. Up B. down C. above D. off
24. I’ve been ____________ him to fix that cupboard for weeks now.
A. On with B. on towards C. on at D. on to
25. The thieves realized that the police were ______________ them.
A. On to B. in with C. on with D. in to
26. Teachers are _____________ some major problems these days.
A. On against B. up towards C. up against D. on towards
27. Colm Toibin's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are ___________ it.
A. Up with B. down to C. on with D. up to
28. Your remarks do not _______________ the matter in hand.
A. Bear up B. bear on C. bear out D. bear down
29. These clues seem to _______________ my earliest suspicion.
A. Bear out B. drive out C. break out D. blow out
30. We'll have to _______________ the wind is too strong.
A. Blow up B. do up C. bear up D. break up
31. If you will ____________ me a little longer, I'll answer your question.
A. Turn in B. blow with C. bear with D. break in
32. I thought that after a few days the argument would ______________.
A. Blow in B. blow over C. blow on D. blow down
33. They used plastic explosive to _____________ the bridge.
A. Break up B. bear over C. blow up D. bear over
34. I felt the need to _____________ from home.
A. break away B. turn away C. bear away D. catch away
35. It takes a new secretary one month to ____________.
A. Break up B. break down C. break into D. break in
36. It's a ___________ situation - without experience you can't get a job and without a job
you can't get experience.
A. Give-22 B. Take-22 C. Catch-22 D. Fetch-22
37. It’s unlikely that these arguments will cut much ________ with Democrats.
A. Rock B. ice C. stone D. wood
38. You've been caught cheating now you must face the ___________.
A. Music B. opera C. rap D. melody
39. It goes without _____________ that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work.
A. Telling B. listening C. saying D. talking
40. I learned that the ____________ way, by losing a couple of first drafts of articles I was
writing.
A. Tough B. hard C. solid D. firm
41. I find it impossible to make ends ____________ on my small salary.
A. Meet B. see C. talk D. hear
42. Harriet, __________________, knew exactly what her daughter meant.
A. Sweeping it under the carpet C. reading between the lines
B. Breaking the ice D. spilling the beans
43. Intelligence seems to ______________________________.
A. Run in the family C. have second thoughts
B. Come under the hammer D. draw to a close
44. As the wedding day neared, I started to have second __________ about getting married.
A. Minds B. thoughts C. heads D. regards
45. Although they didn't ____________ the beans, the principal already knew.
A. Throw B. pour C. spill D. spray
46. The committee is being accused of sweeping financial problems under
the ________________ to avoid embarrassment.
A. Hat B. table C. roof D. carpet
47. I tried to break the _____________ by offering her a drink, but she said no.
A. Ice B. air C. atmosphere D. block
48. Don't be fooled by all his complimentary remarks — they were all said
with ___________ in cheek.
A. Nose B. tongue C. mouth D. eye
49. You should not throw ____________ water on him. He is already losing heart.
A. Humid B. hot C. cold D. frozen
50. On the soccer field is where Christina really feels like she is in her ___________.
A. Factor B. aspect C. element D. matter
51. No one can hold a _______________ to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
A. Candle B. fire C. torch D. dip
52. When ______________________________ he always finds the courage to carry on.
A. Ignorance is bliss C. chips are down
B. Pigs fly D. the cows come home
53. His entire collection will come under the ________________ at next week's sale.
A. Clobber B. hammer C. forge D. auction
54. He used to long for his holidays and grow deeply depressed when they drew to a(n)
_____________.
A. Term B. finish C. completion D. end
55. You know how you rush at things, ______________ to conclusions without proper
deductions.
A. Fly B. walk C. run D. jump
56. The company is making a concentrated effort to _____________ its market.
A. Increase B. swell C. broaden D. fatten
57. Don't go to the _____________ place of entertainment.
A. Disreputable B. disrespectful C. disabled D. discernible
58. I have also heard that he leads a _____________ lifestyle, that is probably a nasty rumor.
A. Simple B. dissolute C. comfortable D. stressful
59. Wearing high-heeled shoes ______________ the leg.
A. Widens B. broadens C. deepens D. elongates
60. We are expecting the arrival of a(n) _____________ scientist.
A. Shameful B. eminent C. dishonorable D. infamous
61. The business was growing rapidly and beginning to ___________ abroad.
A. Expand B. lengthen C. prolong D. stretch
62. The caves _________ for some 18 kilo-metres.
A. Increase B. insulate C. extend D. irrigate
63. At these _______________ words her anger rose.
A. Insolent B. insolvent C. notorious D. reputable
64. The bank is ____________ and will be unable to live up to its obligations.
A. Insolent B. reputable C. irreverent D. insolvent
65. ________________ the ducts that carry heat to your home with bubble wrap.
A. Isolate B. Insulate C. Remove D. Detach
66. She was roused to anger by his ____________ remarks.
A. Eminent B. respectful C. polite D. insulting
67. To be __________ when a prompt decision should be taken would only spell disaster.
A. Renowned B. irresolute C. irreverent D. illegal
68. It's ______________ for a man not to take his hat off in church.
A. Irresolute B. pre-eminent C. irreverent D. notorious
69. The farmer dug several trenches to _____________ the rice fields.
A. Irrigate B. irritate C. soak D. inundate
70. He was slightly _______________ by her forgetfulness.
A. Insulted B. irritated C. isolated D. inscribed
71. She kept herself almost _________ from her colleagues.
A. Isolated B. renowned C. revered D. irritated
72. The region is _________________ for its outstanding natural beauty.
A. Notorious B. disgraced C. comtempted D. renowned
73. Ondaatje is ______________ as one of Canada's best writers.
A. Disrespected B. neglected C. revered D. criticized
74. I walked up and down the aisle to _____________ my cramped muscles.
A. swell B. stretch C. deepen D. prolong
75. Did I just frighten you ________________?
A. Beyond danger C. beyond belief
B. Beyond word D. beyond recall
76. Under new ____________, and with widespread team changes, they have certainly
improved.
A. Management B. construction C. pressure D. circumstance
77. The team is becoming notorious ___________________ in the games it plays.
A. Below the belt C. under the counter
B. Out of the question D. down and out
78. All of these people operating _______________ work to put the newscast on the air.
A. Out of pocket C. behind the scenes
B. All at once D. chalk and cheese
79. Strictly off the ____________, some members of staff will have to be made redundant.
A. File B. office C. entry D. record
80. He'll do anything _______________ but he won't break the law.
A. Within reason C. on the spot
B. Here and there D. on cloud nine
81. The government is at a ___________ to know how to tackle the violence.
A. Risk B. call C. loss D. rate
82. __________________________, he would be the last person I'd ask.
A. For the record C. Better late than never
B. Out of the blue D. Off the record
83. It's risky, but you can get alcohol under the _______________.
A. Corner B. counter C. control D. box
84. The customer obtains a credit card chargeback and the vendor is ______________.
A. Out of the blue C. out of date
B. Out of control D. out of pocket
85. The whole government was _____________ graft, bribery, and corruption.
A. Riddled with B. paved with C. shared with D. acquainted with
86. How can you be indifferent ___________________ the sufferings of starving people?
A. To B. with C. for D. about
87. Heavy snow made the mountain village ____________ to traffic.
A. Conducive B. inaccessible C. available D. attainable
88. Payment is ________________ upon delivery of the goods.
A. Provisional B. relative C. conditional D. tentative
89. Such a noisy environment was not ________________ to a good night's sleep.
A. equal B. causal C. conducive D. handy
90. It would be presumptuous _________________ me to speak on behalf of my colleagues.
A. To B. with C. for D. of
91. Are measures to protect the environment compatible ___________ economic growth?
A. With B. to C. for D. upon
92. The way he laughed was strongly_________________ of his father.
A. Imaginative B. reminiscent C. remindful D. similar
93. Fighting in a war was irreconcilable ___________ his religious beliefs.
A. To B. of C. on D. with
94. Her face was ______________ with make-up.
A. Burdened B. plastered C. inundated D. flooded
95. We chose that company because we thought they were ________________.
A. Reputable B. notorious C. blatant D. scandalous
96. When a net evaporation occurs, the ___________ of water will undergo a net cooling
directly related to the loss of water.
A. Form B. body C. shape D. frame
97. Heavy black glasses perched on the ________ of his nose, but the effect was not severe.
A. Link B. bond C. bridge D. branch
98. All the pressure built up and he was ________ work for weeks with stress.
A. Up B. on C. off D. into
99. He was struck by a ___________of lightning and died instantly.
A. Bar B. rivet C. spike D. bolt
100. Nana ____________ her husband three sons.
A. Bore B. transfered C. produced D. generated