Grammar - Level C Test 13

in Level C

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. He ________ to turn up for the football match.

A. omitted
B. neglected
C. stopped
D. failed

2. She isn't ________ well with the new manager.

A. getting on
B. going on
C. keeping on
D. taking on

3. a City man = ________.

A. a man who works in the City, the financial heart of London
B. a man who is born in the City, the financial heart of
C. any man with a higher education
D. someone who is constantly showing off

4. The government is opposed ________ giving people large pay rises.

A. to
B. against
C. at
D. for

5. There is little ________ in this department.

A. hung around
B. hanging around
C. to hang around
D. having hung around

6. Getting divorced was a ________ decision for us to make, but I'm sure it was the right one.

A. hard
B. firm
C. strong
D. large

7. All ________ artists must struggle with the conflict between ________ their own talent and knowledge that very few are great enough to succeed.

A. great... neglect of
B. aspiring... faith in
C. ambitious... indifference to
D. prophetic...dissolution of

8. The robber ________ everyone in the bank lie on the floor before he escaped with the money.

A. made
B. demanded
C. obliged
D. forced

9. I'm sorry, I haven't got ________ change. Why don't you try the bank?

A. some
B. lots
C. any
D. all

10. I've never been good ________ arithmetic.

A. in
B. on
C. with
D. at

11. All these sweaters are extremely ________ by the local residents of a small Scottish island.

A. well-knit
B. well-founded
C. well-worn
D. well made

12. When he finally understood what she was saying, everything ________.

A. fell into place
B. fell in place
C. fell into the place
D. fell off the place

13. The sergeant's orders were perfectly ________.

A. executed
B. developed
C. exercised
D. applied

14. When he was washing his shirt in the bathroom, the telephone ________.

A. rang
B. would ring
C. has rung
D. rings

15. There is a large car-park ________ to the station.

A. across
B. by
C. close
D. right

16. ________ I have an orange juice, please?

A. Shall
B. Must
C. Could
D. Will

17. When he realized it was four o'clock, he stopped ________ a rest and went on working.

A. have
B. had
C. having
D. has

18. Even though he is thirty-five, he lives ________ his mother and is completely dependent on her.

A. at
B. by
C. on
D. from

19. The judge, after ruling that the article had unjustly ________ the reputation of the architect, ordered the magazine to ________ its libelous statements in print.

A. praised...communicate
B. injured...retract
C. sullied...publicize
D. damaged...disseminate

20. When we came back from holiday our suitcases were ________ by the Customs Officers.

A. guarded
B. tested
C. corrected
D. examined