Question 1

I could hear him  ……………..his fingers on the desk, and I wanted to run out of the room.

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tapping

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knocking

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beating

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hitting

Question 2

They have………….. the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.

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narrowed

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lessened

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tightened

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shrunk

Question 3

He tries to…………...some time ……….. every evening to read to the kids.

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put ……….aside

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turned ……down

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took ………on

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passed ………out

Question 4

Two main candidates are emerging as ……………….. for the presidency.

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contestants

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opponent

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foe

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enemy

Question 5

What the book does …………. very successfully is the horror of war.

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convey

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consume

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convince

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concern

Question 6

In real life the star of the film are the …………parents

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devoted

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dedicated

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decisive

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determined

Question 7

These white walls are a big …………... on that disgusting old wallpaper.

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improvement

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progress

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development

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advance

Question 8

A computer virus may lurk unseen in a computer's memory ……………. each of the machine's data files in turn.

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infecting

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moving

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spreading

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catching

Question 9

The police are …………….. to the public for any information about the missing girl.

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appealing

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attracting

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pulling

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winning

Question 10

She handed me a tissue just as I …………….

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sneezed

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sniffed

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signed

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sighed

Question 11

The old man …………... the city as it had been before the war.

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recalled

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commemorated

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memorized

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reminded

Question 12

As soon as the music started, the crowd ……………... dancing.

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commenced

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connected

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contacted

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communicated

Question 13

Just for a laugh, I …………..that I'd forgotten it was his birthday.

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pretended

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defended

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commended

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attended

Question 14

Exploratory investigations have …………….. large amounts of oil below the sea bed.

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indicated

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named

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referred

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meant

Question 15

I kept changing my mind and ……………... my answers on the test.

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erasing

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rising

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arising

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raising

Question 16

If the management wouldn't listen to their demands, they would have to force the issue by…………....

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striking

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pushing

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hitting

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beating

Question 17

He's quite ……………... till he knows you; then he talks non-stop.

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reserved

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reluctant

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uncertain

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unsure

Question 18

She just needed someone who would lend a ……………. ear to her once in a while.

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sympathetic

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frightening

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helpless

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unlovable

Question 19

Make sure that the qualification is from a…………….. training provider.

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recognized

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popular

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famous

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known

Question 20

The ambassador …………….. that any missiles had been fired across the border.

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denied

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failed

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missed

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lacked

Question 21

I would …….…. it if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will be coming.

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appreciate

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regard

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suppose

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propose

Question 22

She has a very ……………. personality which will serve her well in politics.

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forceful

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enormous

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high

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great

Question 23

Police ………………….. the suspect as he tried to leave the building.

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apprehended

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achieved

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adopted

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attempted

Question 24

A crowd of curious.……... soon gathered to see what was happening.

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onlookers

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viewers

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observers

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spectators

Question 25

Could you …………… me ………….. to customer services, please?

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put ……… through

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catch ………on

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hold ………….up

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carry ………… away

Question 26

When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her …………...

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pace

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grade

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rate

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scale

Question 27

After the crash both drivers got out and……………. their cars for damage.

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inspected

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looked

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investigated

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examined

Question 28

Giving up our car has radically……………..our lifestyle.

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altered

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differed

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changed

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contrasted

Question 29

She ………………. the winner of the competition to an excited audience.

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announced

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informed

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ordered

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required

Question 30

The doctor said that the most……………….. cause of death was heart failure.

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probable

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able

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possible

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capable

Question 31

My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue …………..

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moon

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sky

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world

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star

Question 32

Ambulances took the mysterious, …………... man  to nearby hospitals.

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wounded

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damaged

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harmed

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injured

Question 33

The road was blocked for two hours after the accident, but traffic is now……………. smoothly again

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flowing

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warming

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running

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pouring

Question 34

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been …………..after the latest fire.

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estimated

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accused

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supported

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claimed

Question 35

I don't know why I'm eating more - it's not hunger, it's just ……………..!

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greed

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hunger

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eating

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appetite

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