GRAMMAR
My father and Alex never ............... to the movies together.
a) goes
b) go
c) going
b) go
We should never go into a cave without the necessary safety ................ .
a) hardware
b) equipment
c) devices
b) equipment
a) exhausted
b) fluent
c) corrupt
a) exhausted
Could you ............. me 10 liras? I'll pay it back tomorrow.
a) borrow
b) lend
c) owe
b) lend
We need to stop wasting our time on these small details and ................ our real problems.
a) focus on
b) look out
c) turn into
a) focus on
Maggie and I have been known ............. for 20 years.
a) ourself
b) each other
c) ourselves
b) each other
Very few people attended the ................... of the fallen dictator after he died at the age of 75.
a) carnival
b) ceremony
c) funeral
c) funeral
The serene sandy beach that had been vibrant throughout the summer was completely ............ on that dark winter day.
a) deserted
b) tiresome
c) cloudy
a) deserted
We still don't know whether the man killed himself or got murdered. The police are still ................. it.
a) explaining
b) tolerating
c) investigating
c) investigating
I thought we were going to talk about the new shift system in the meeting but surprisingly nobody ................... .
a) came up with it
b) brought it up
c) turned it down
b) brought it up
You're spending too much money ......... video games. You need to save some for the summer.
a) for
b) with
c) on
c) on
The organization is trying to raise ............... about the enviromental problems in the society.
a) readiness
b) cruelness
c) awareness
c) awareness
Grandma used to be a ................... young lady who was turning heads wherever she went.
a) raucous
b) gorgeous
c) populous
b) gorgeous
I want to be a teacher because I'd like to ................ many young people with my passion and energy.
a) succeed
b) inspire
c) expire
b) inspire
Some arrogant people tend to .................... immigrants coming from poorer countries.
a) look down on
b) get away from
c) come up with
a) look down on
a) three of whom
b) three of that
c) three of who
a) three of whom
Living abroad for a couple of years gave me a different .................. on so many things.
a) perspective
b) instruction
c) recognition
a) perspective
Houses near industrial sites often do not sell so quickly because noise pollution makes them ............. .
a) portable
b) terrific
c) undesirable
c) undesirable
The incident had remained a mystery until a young journalist ............... what happened after a thorough research in the area.
a) revealed
b) loitered
c) prospered
a) revealed
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ............. trouble not only in Ukraine but also in the neighbouring countries.
a) stirred up
b) hit on
c) frowned upon
a) stirred up
Despite .............. one of the most popular and successful teachers in town, he's quite modest and never boasts about his achievements.
a) being
b) he's
c) he was
a) being
Our company need team players with a positive ............... towards work.
a) attitude
b) altitude
c) latitude
a) attitude
He's so .................. - like he's never done anything wrong in his life.
a) self-conforming
b) self-righteous
c) self-taught
b) self-righteous
The speculations about the president's possible resignment have ......................... fear among investors, which has resulted in many of them selling their stocks.
a) notify
b) induce
c) acquire
b) induce
You should stop ............. the past and shift your focus on to your future.
a) hitting off
b) stringing along
c) dwelling on
c) dwelling on