Grammar - Level C Test 24

in Level C

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. When the meeting had finished, they went ________ the plan once again.

A. up
B. on
C. over
D. down

2. I'm sorry I'm so late; we had a meeting at work which went ________ much longer than we expected.

A. on
B. in
C. by
D. up

3. You're very quiet today. What have you got on your ________?

A. attention
B. mind
C. spirit
D. mood

4. You should always keep receipts from shops as proof ________ purchase.

A. to
B. of
C. by
D. for

5. A skillful ________, the Dean adopted a posture of patience and ________ toward the protestors, rather than rejecting their demands outright.

A. administrator...arrogance
B. academician...understanding
C. negotiator...compromise
D. pundit...tolerance

6. Not ________ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.

A. even
B. only
C. at all
D. always

7. It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to ________ a story.

A. invent
B. combine
C. manage
D. lie

8. It is unreasonable to demand this ________ him.

A. of
B. in
C. off
D. at

9. We haven't got ________ furniture like theirs in our home.

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

10. The teacher was angry with them because they kept ________ talking at the back of the class.

A. on
B. up
C. up with
D. down

11. I am thinking of looking ________ a new job.

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

12. Jane studied zoology at university and ________.

A. I did also
B. also I did
C. so did I
D. so I did

13. She ________ drive to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead.

A. was used to
B. had used to
C. was using to
D. used to

14. It is strange that Lucy is as ________ as her mother is beautiful.

A. dull
B. plain
C. humble
D. raw

15. He retired early ________ ill-health.

A. on behalf of
B. ahead of
C. on account of
D. in front of

16. I let the phone ring several times before I ________ the receiver.

A. raised up
B. took out
C. lifted away
D. picked up

17. She was ________ disappointed when she learned that she had not got the job.

A. gravely
B. fully
C. highly
D. bitterly

18. Someone threw the drowning man a lifebelt in the ________ of time.

A. knack
B. end
C. nick
D. quick

19. The concert began ________ a piece by an unknown composer.

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

20. Because it rained very heavily all day they had to ________ the garden party until the following Saturday.

A. pre-arrange
B. postpone
C. re-arrange
D. preserve