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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. dueB. correct
C. authentic
D. rightful
2. He sat there with his arms ________ doing nothing, waiting for us.
A. foldedB. flapped
C. turned
D. twisted
3. The meeting, ladies and gentlemen, is now ________.
A. at an endB. 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. afterB. 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. whoeverB. who
C. whom
D. which
6. Rose trees need to be ________ regularly.
A. prunedB. cut
C. snipped
D. clipped
7. When the manager went to Canada on business his ________ took over all his duties.
A. caretakerB. officer
C. deputy
D. commander
8. I don't ________ to see her again until next Tuesday.
A. thinkB. wait
C. attend
D. expect
9. I'm afraid I can't come over this afternoon because I'm tied ________ at the office.
A. inB. up
C. on
D. down
10. I was afraid ________ mentioning it to him.
A. ofB. in
C. at
D. to
11. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
A. earnedB. inherited
C. paid
D. spent
12. In Britain home ownership has ________ rapidly since 1960.
A. enlargedB. raised
C. grown
D. heightened
13. There was another serious ________ of cholera there last month.
A. breakoutB. 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. broadlyB. immediately
C. extremely
D. slightly
15. I had a ________ problem with my computer when I started to use it.
A. likeB. same
C. similar
D. likely
16. Susan ________ visits her grandmother every Wednesday.
A. oftenB. usually
C. ever
D. sometimes
17. He asked her so many times to do it that ________ she did so.
A. at the endB. 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. enjoyableB. funny
C. pleasing
D. lively
19. Psychiatrists spend a lot of time studying the mind. So ________ psychologists.
A. doesB. do
C. did
D. spend
20. Not all that ________ happened.
A. could take placeB. could have taken place
C. might take place
D. may take place