Too much rubbish is being dumped in ______.

A. sea B. the sea C. a sea D. some sea

I suggest we _____ for the cheapest method.

A. choose     B. opt     C. decide     D. select

The runner was ______ after the blood test because they found dopping in his blood.

A. qualified    B. unqualified     C. misqualified    D. disqualified

If that old vase is a ______ one, it will cost a lot of money.

A. sincere    B. genuine     C. truthful     D. realistic

 I’m managing to keep my head above ______ though I’n not earning much.

A. fire     B. water     C. sky     D. roof

Thank you for your explanation, but I’m afraid I’m still in a _____ over what happened.

A. fog     B. trouble     C. wonder     D. shade

 She is without _____ the best student in the class.

A. evidence     B. fail     C. sense    D. mistake

Debbie is the black _____ of the family, having left home at 17 to live with her boyfriend.

A. pig     B. bird     C. sheep     D. dog

The book would have been perfect_____ the ending.

A. it hadn’t been for    B. hadn’t it been for     C. it had not been for    D. had it not been for

The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach_____ our disappointment.

A. came down with    B. made up for    C. got through to    D. faced up to

It's ___ unique opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.

A. the     B. no article     C. a     D. an

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The government is aiming ___________ 50% reduction ______ unemployment

A. at /of     B. in/ to     C. on/ at     D. at /in

Many young people in rural areas don`t want to spend their lives on the farm like ______ parents.

________ they arrived __________ they were told to go back.

A. No sooner/when    B. Scarcely had/when    C. Scarcely/when    D. Hardly/when

Laura: “What shall we do this evening? - Annie: “ _____”

A. I went out for dinner.     B. Oh, that’s bad!

C. No problem     D. Let’s go out for dinner.

 Kathy: “Make yourself at home” – Jim: “ ______”

A. Yes. Can I help you?     B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.

C. That’s very kind. Thank you.     D. Thanks! Same to you.

Scientists warn that many of the world’s great cities are _____ flooding.

A. endangered    B. in danger     C. at risk of     D. being

I’m a great believer in the _____ of reading books and taking up a sport, which offer you both knowledge and healthy.

A. benefits     B. exercises     C. practices     D. points

A _____ is a tube through which a person swimming just under the surface of the sea can breathe.

A. maneuver    B. volume     C. photograph    D. snorkel

The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife ________.

A. prosperous     B. vulnerable     C. prefect    D. remained

The climate is not dry at all; in fact, they have ____ of water

A. a redundancy    B. an abundance    C. a deficiency     D. a mixture

Make sure you ______ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.

A. back     B. store     C. save     D. copy

That's no excuse! You know you ______ this report by today.

A. can’t have finished    B. must have finished

C. may not have finished     D. should have finished

 Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ____ town.

A. small beautiful Midwestern    B. beautiful Midwestern small

C. Midwestern beautiful small    D. beautiful small Midwestern

I was tired when you saw me because I____for the exam.

A. studied    B. have been studying    C. had been studying    D. would study

The______ on the kitchen table.

A. grocery is     B. grocery are     C. groceries is     D. groceries are

This winter wasn’t_______ as difficult as last winter.

A. almost     B. nearly     C. closely     D. just

_____ we understand his reasons, we cannot accept his behaviour.

A. As if     B. What if     C. Even if     D. Only if

His speech was careful and______, but his words seemed to make no sense.

A. distinctive     B. distinction    C. distinct    D. distinguish

 Tom: “Is there anything interesting _____ the paper today?" Anna: “Well, there’s an unusual picture____ the back page ”

A. on – on     B. in – on     C. in – in     D. on – in

Mrs. Davies asked me to tell you that she would like ___ by Friday at the latest.

A. the orders sent    B. sending the orders    C. sent the orders     D. that you sent

He's gone down to the corner shop _______ some milk.

A. will get    B. get    C. to get    D. getting

 The children spent the afternoon _______ in the garden.

A. played    B. play   C. to play    D. playing

 He _______ the girl on the arm to get her attention.

A. touched    B. touch     C. to touch    D. touching

Not only _______ I speak to her, I even got her autograph!

A. did    B. do    C. to do    D. doing

The _______ of the bay is approximately 200 miles.

A. long    B. length    C. lengthy    D. lengthen

She's an extremely competent and _______ worker.

A. industry    B. industrial    C. industrious    D. industrialize