Grammar - Level C Test 68

in Level C

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. The man known as Bonnie Prince Charlie claimed that he was the ________ heir to the throne.

A. due
B. correct
C. authentic
D. rightful

2. He sat there with his arms ________ doing nothing, waiting for us.

A. folded
B. flapped
C. turned
D. twisted

3. The meeting, ladies and gentlemen, is now ________.

A. at an end
B. at the end
C. on end
D. to the end

4. Ever ________ he was in junior school Nicholas has wanted to become a doctor.

A. after
B. always
C. next
D. since

5. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.

A. whoever
B. who
C. whom
D. which

6. Rose trees need to be ________ regularly.

A. pruned
B. cut
C. snipped
D. clipped

7. When the manager went to Canada on business his ________ took over all his duties.

A. caretaker
B. officer
C. deputy
D. commander

8. I don't ________ to see her again until next Tuesday.

A. think
B. wait
C. attend
D. expect

9. I'm afraid I can't come over this afternoon because I'm tied ________ at the office.

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

10. I was afraid ________ mentioning it to him.

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

11. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.

A. earned
B. inherited
C. paid
D. spent

12. In Britain home ownership has ________ rapidly since 1960.

A. enlarged
B. raised
C. grown
D. heightened

13. There was another serious ________ of cholera there last month.

A. breakout
B. outbreak
C. overflow
D. fallout

14. The lung transplant operation was ________ complicated and the doctors had to take special care to ensure its success.

A. broadly
B. immediately
C. extremely
D. slightly

15. I had a ________ problem with my computer when I started to use it.

A. like
B. same
C. similar
D. likely

16. Susan ________ visits her grandmother every Wednesday.

A. often
B. usually
C. ever
D. sometimes

17. He asked her so many times to do it that ________ she did so.

A. at the end
B. in the end
C. to the end
D. by the end

18. My younger sister is very ________ and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home.

A. enjoyable
B. funny
C. pleasing
D. lively

19. Psychiatrists spend a lot of time studying the mind. So ________ psychologists.

A. does
B. do
C. did
D. spend

20. Not all that ________ happened.

A. could take place
B. could have taken place
C. might take place
D. may take place