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Grammar - Level C Test 91
in Level C
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. The campers put their tent ________ in a field.
A. outB. in
C. on
D. up
2. The salesman showed us ________ the washing machine.
A. for usingB. how to use
C. the working of
D. to work
3. The Foreign Minister resigned as a(n) ________ of the incident.
A. resultB. effect
C. reason
D. cause
4. When the clock ________ twelve, we raised our glasses and drank to celebrate the New Year.
A. beatB. hit
C. shot
D. struck
5. If I were you, I ________ that dress while you have the money.
A. will buyB. would have bought
C. would buy
D. am buying
6. They were warned never ________ with the members of any extremist group.
A. to associateB. to assimilate
C. to assign
D. to assume
7. We're selling the hotel ________ of the summer, and retiring.
A. on the endB. at the end
C. in the end
D. to the end
8. They shouldn't have ________ the accident. It wasn't my fault.
A. accused me ofB. accused me with
C. blamed me for
D. blamed me
9. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ________.
A. hardlyB. in difficulties
C. with difficulty
D. hard
10. The meteorologists say we're likely to have a ________ winter.
A. calmB. soft
C. mild
D. smooth
11. They differ ________ each other so much.
A. ofB. from
C. with
D. in
12. When I learned to ski, I practised on a slope that was not too ________.
A. highB. steep
C. rising
D. tall
13. We have been corresponding ________ each other for years.
A. toB. with
C. at
D. by
14. Beryl met her husband ________ a computer dating agency.
A. byB. through
C. out of
D. from
15. The Queen has said that she will ________ the ceremony.
A. engageB. come
C. attend
D. impart
16. I'm not going to help you with your homework and neither ________ John.
A. is going toB. isn't going to
C. is
D. isn't
17. Do be careful not to ________ your coffee on this white rug, Bill.
A. dripB. spill
C. filter
D. leak
18. They were delighted ________ to come to the party.
A. with having been askedB. at having been asked
C. with being asked
D. at having been asking
19. The production ________, we suffered considerable losses lately.
A. having fallen offB. having fallen down
C. falling down
D. having falling off
20. There are several ways of saving money if you travel ________ train.
A. withB. on
C. by
D. in