Sentence Completion
Which word completes the sentence? The minister of transport is pleased that there's been a _____ in the number of car accidents.
a) rise
b) peak
c) decline
d) growth
c) decline
Which word collocates with 'a profit'?
a) raise
b) achieve
c) make
d) operate
c) make
Which word completes the sentence? The number comes to a _____ of 56.
a) amount
b) rate
c) unit
d) total
d) total
Many firms made a _____ during the Covid epidemic.
a) turnover
b) bankrupt
c) loss
d) failure
c) loss
Which word collocates with 'medical'?
a) expert
b) operator
c) cash
d) investment
a) expert
Which word completes the sentence? The number of immigrants has remained ____ .
a) gradual
b) continual
c) sharp
d) stable
d) stable
Which word collocates with 'a loan'?
a) cash
b) take out
c) take over
d) borrow
b) take out
Which word completes the sentence? The _____ of water in the cellar is substantial.
a) number
b) damage
c) amount
d) incidence
c) amount
Many companies had _____ out of business during this time.
a) ceased
b) dropped
c) gone
d) come
c) gone
Which word collocates with 'a peak'?
a) remained
b) reached
c) went up
d) topped
b) reached
Which word beginning with 'S' completes the sentence? Even though it's slight so far, the sea level rise is _____.
significant / steady
Which word beginning with 'R' collocates with 'species'?
rare
Which word completes the sentence? The sea is causing great damage to the _____ .
coastline / coast / beach / cliff / wall / bridge / town
Our company won the _____ for the new building project.
contract
Sales have risen ____ this month, they're four times more than last month.
considerably / a lot / dramatically / steeply / sharply
Which word completes the sentence? The damage from last year's storm is still _____ .
visible / widespread / significant / considerable
Which word beginning with 'W' collocates with 'poverty'?
widespread
Which word completes the sentence? The government gives a lot of _____ to small businesses.
support / help / money / financial aid
The government hasn't ________ us for the damage to our houses caused by the floods.
compensated / paid
Profits _____ considerably in the first six months, up one month and down the next.
fluctuated / varied
Which word completes the sentence? The government's environmental _____ has been strongly criticized.
policy / campaign / plan
Which word beginning with 'H' collocates with 'winds'?
heavy / high
Which word completes the sentence? That country has a very weak _____, it's not worth the paper it's written on.
currency
Sheila was very happy; her sales figures showed a dramatic _____.
upturn / increase / rise / recovery
How much _____ were you charged on the loan?
interest