1. The _______ of gases from car exhausts is one of the main causes of air pollution.
A. magnitude B. vibration C. emission D. degradation
2. The criminal _______ guilty by the jury, and the judge sentenced him to nine years in
prison.
A. found B. was found C. is found D. had found
3. Contact sports, like American football, require athletes to wear protective _______ to
prevent injury.
A. trophy B. gear C. uniform D. costume
4. After thanking everyone for their moral support, the now aged actress went on
_______ the most significant moments of her bright career.
A. having recounted B. to recount C. to have recounted D. recounting
5. Getting a forest fire under control is a _______ task.
A. daunting B. heavy C. scared D. urgent
6. Taking out a short-term loan is a _______ feasible solution to the company’s cash
flow problems.
A. greatly B. fully C. perfectly D. extremely
7. Could I have a sip of your water just to _______ my thirst?
A. mitigate B. quench C. gratify D. exacerbate
8. I’ve been racking my _______ to remember that man’s name but it still won’t come.
A. mind B. thoughts C. brain D. ideas
9. Jo _______ some interesting proposals at the meeting this morning.
A. put back B. put away C. put up D. put forward
10. The situation is out of control, and ______ action needs to be taken immediately.
A. dramatic B. drastic C. caustic D. gigantic
11. You should bear in mind that children of tender years are notoriously _______.
A. impressive B. impervious C. impersonal D. impressionable
12. She was given permission to hand in her thesis late on medical _______.
A. principles B. motives C. grounds D. excuses
13. We are totally _______ any changes being made in the proposals as they stand.
A. disapproved of B. opposed to C. objected to D. disagreed with
14. Paul’s a useful person in an emergency – _______ and decisive.
A. easy-going B. well-behaved C. hard-working D. level-headed
15. They sacked the head of marketing because he was ________ inefficient.
A. hopelessly B. deadly C. relatively D. moderately
16. From the top of the hill the village looks quite close, but distances are _______.
A. deceptive B. deceitful C. illusory D. false
17. She was extremely successful in her career, but it was _______ of her marriage.
A. no end B. at the expense C. in the hope D. a means to an end
18. He was so _______ on his work that he lost all track of time.
A. intent B. intentional C. intense D. intensive
19. The company made a good profit in its first year but now it’s over 10 thousand
pounds in the _______.
A. red B. black C. pink D. green
20. The film is _______ released at the end of next year.
A. on the verge of being B. on the point of being
C. due to be D. about to be
1, C. emission
2, B. was found
3, B. gear
4, B. to recount
5, A. daunting
6, C. perfectly
7, B. quench
8, C. brain
9, D. put forward
10, B. drastic
11, D. impressionable
12, C. grounds
13, B. opposed to
14, D. level-headed
15, A. hopelessly
16, A. deceptive
17, B. at the expense
18, A. intent
19, A. red
20, C. due to be
1, C
2, B
3, B
4, A
5, A
6, C
7, B
8, C
9, D
10, B
11, D
12, C
13, B
14, D
15, B
16, A
17, B
18, A
19, A
20, D