Part 1: Multiple Choice
We set _______ at 6 in the morning and got there around noon.
A out
B away
C off
D on
C off
I’m scared ______ death of spiders.
to
In order to ________ the story we had been told by our friends, we had to investigate the truth of the matter for ourselves.
VALID
validate
We know that lack of sleep significantly affects your health.
HAVE
Lack of sleep is known ____________________ your health.
to have a significant effect on
____ more you read, the wiser you get.
The
How much time do you set _______ for exercise each day?
A apart
B away
C around
D aside
D aside
I am writing with _________ to your recent order.
regard
When you're working such long hours, it's _________ that your marriage will start to suffer.
EVITATE
inevitable
Government measures of this type would be of huge benefit to us.
HUGELY
It would be _______________________ the government took measures of this type.
hugely beneficial to us if
My brother loves playing sport, ______ I love reading and writing.
while / whilst / whereas
It's his charisma that sets him ____ from other politicians.
A away
B out
C off
D apart
D apart
I love London _______ the bad weather.
despite
We are deeply ________ by this devastating tragedy.
SAD
saddened
My passport needs renewing because I’m going abroad this summer.
GET
I need ______________________ because I’m going abroad this summer.
to get my passport renewed
If you have any constructive __________ of the project, I'd be glad to hear it.
CRITIC
criticism
I put on my old clothes and set _______ clearing out the old garden shed.
A off
B away
C about
D in
C about
His friends tried to dissuade him ______ flying.
from
He argued that morality could be ___________ as a series of principles based on human reason.
CONCEPT
conceptualised
Could I ask you if you'd mind looking after my dog while I'm away on holiday?
WONDERING
____________________ willing to look after my dog while I'm away on holiday?
I was wondering if you were / would be
I was disappointed to hear that Leo had decided not to play basketball any more.
UP
Leo's decision to ________________ as a disappointment to me.
give up basketball came
Let's stay home. This rain looks as if it has set ______ for the rest of the day.
A up
B in
C on
D down
B in
She admitted ____ feeling rather nervous.
to
Although they said nothing, she could sense their _________ of her suggestion.
APPROVE
disapproval
Lina advised me to go to a private hospital for my eye operation.
HAVE
Lina suggested ___________________ my eye in a private hospital.
I should have / (that) I have the operation on
She obviously chose these songs for their ____________, their ability to transcend generations.
TIME
timelessness