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Grammar - Level C Test 56
in Level C
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Could you lend me some money? I'm very ________ of cash at the moment.
A. downB. scarce
C. short
D. empty
2. In the summer we often sleep in the ________ air on our terrace.
A. clearB. clean
C. open
D. full
3. An oppressive ________, and not the festive mood one might have expected charecterized the mood of the gathering.
A. senilityB. capriciousness
C. inanity
D. solemnity
4. Every day thousands of ________ fly the Atlantic for negotiations with American firms.
A. merchantsB. dealers
C. businessmen
D. tradesmen
5. It was such a hot day ________ the surface of the road began to melt.
A. asB. that
C. than
D. so
6. It is a good idea to be ________ dressed when you go for a interview.
A. finelyB. boldly
C. smartly
D. clearly
7. There will now be a ________ interval for refreshments.
A. smallB. little
C. light
D. short
8. At first, very few people believed Darwin's theory of evolution because it did not seem at all ________.
A. plausibleB. creditable
C. feasible
D. discernible
9. It's all over between Pete and Anne: she's walked ________ on him.
A. offB. away
C. out
D. back
10. One ________ of public transport is its unreliability.
A. disappointmentB. disadvantage
C. disorder
D. dislike
11. Derek is only interested ________ making money.
A. forB. about
C. in
D. on
12. She came in quietly ________ not to wake the baby.
A. as ifB. so as
C. such as
D. if so
13. I have absolutely no doubt ________ the innocence of the accused.
A. aboutB. over
C. on
D. with
14. I believe ________ taking my time.
A. onB. with
C. of
D. in
15. I am very ________ in the information you have given me.
A. concernedB. surprised
C. interesting
D. interested
16. He played an active ________ in politics until he was well over 80.
A. sceneB. job
C. position
D. part
17. My brother is always late for appointments. He seems to be ________ of leaving the house on time.
A. unableB. impossible
C. incapable
D. unaware
18. The manager ________ the men to return to work immediately.
A. insistedB. suggested
C. demanded
D. ordered
19. Do come ________ instead of standing there on the doorstep in the rain.
A. intoB. in
C. to
D. by
20. This journal ________ in Poland for more than twelve years by now.
A. is publishedB. was published
C. is being published
D. has been published