Part 1: Multiple choice
I have a _____ ambition to travel to Japan.
a) freezing
b) burning
c) exploding
d) firing
b) burning
It was the cast that really stood _____ in that movie.
out
There has been a __________ increase in the number of women students in recent years. (SIGNIFY)
significant
I went to the office then remembered it was my day off.
HAVE
I …………. to the office as it was my day off.
need not have gone / needn’t have gone
did not have to go / didn’t have to go
There’s a ______ possibility I’ll get a promotion next month.
a) heavy
b) strong
c) tough
d) hard
b) strong
You look sick. You ______ to see the doctor.
ought
It's a _________ change to see a losing team shaking hands and still smiling after a match.(FRESH)
refreshing
Perhaps we missed the correct turning.
MIGHT
We …………….. the correct turning.
might have /'ve missed
John got an F in the exam. He ________ have studied a lot.
a) shouldn’t
b) mightn’t
c) can’t
d) mustn’t
c) can't
The hotel was awful! To begin _____, our room was far too small.
with
There was an _______ smell of incense in the air. (MISTAKE)
unmistakable
I haven’t driven an automatic car for several years.
LAST
It’s …………………… an automatic car.
several years since I last drove
She was going to sell her house but had a change of _______ at the last minute.
a) mind
b) head
c) heart
d) idea
c) heart
We need someone to manage our entire Pacific Northwest operation. What do you think—are you willing to take ___ the challenge?
up
Various ministers claimed, ___________, that they were not worried. Nobody believed them. (CONVINCE)
unconvincingly
It's a pity the car was so expensive.
WISH
I ..... so expensive.
wish the car had not/hadn't been
He had never acted before, but he _______ to the challenge and gave a very convincing performance.
a) rose
b) arose
c) aroused
d) raised
a) rose
I think you ____ better study more for the exam.
had
What I like most about the movie is its ___________. (TIME)
timelessness
I'd prefer you to get home early tonight.
RATHER
I ……………. home early tonight.
would / 'd rather (that) you got