Michelle came nearer the house, but then she ran ___ when she saw our big black dog. She has never liked dogs!
A OF
B. AWAY
C. ACROSS
D. AROUND
B. AWAY
Richard isn't here. He ___ gone to lunch and won't be back for another forty minutes.
HAS
All students must take English and Mathematics. Then they must choose two other courses, but the course in International Relations is ___. OPTION
OPTIONAL
Jane dyed her hair orange two months ago and it has been that colour ever since. FOR
Jane's hair ___ two months.
HAS BEEN ORANGE FOR
It was ___ a long beach that by the time we had walked to the end, it was starting to get dark!
SUCH
The tiger belongs to the big cat family, but ___ the panther which lives in South America, it is found mainly in Asia.
A. WHETHER
B. WHILE
C. UNLIKE
D. DISSIMILAR
C. UNLIKE
Do you remember that colleague of mine ___wife divorced her last year?
WHOSE
There will be a special ___meeting tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. which everyone has to attend. SAVE
SAFETY
I visited Paris with the idea of improving my French. TO
I visited Paris ___.
TO IMPROVE MY FRENCH
How much would it cost to put a new ___ on this old picture, Larry? It's for my wife's birthday.
A. BORDER
B. SURROUNDING
C. FRAME
D. SQUARE
C. FRAME
In the event of fire, ___ the glass and use the extinguisher.
A. CRASH
B. CRACK
C. HIT
D. SMASH
D. SMASH
Canada ___ billions of dollars' worth of business with the USA every year.
It is my dream to work in the ship-building industry, but unfortunately, there is so much ___ around that I may have to alter my ambitions. EMPLOY
UNEMPLOYMENT
Everyone thinks that someone murdered Harry. WAS
It ___ murdered.
IS THOUGHT (THAT) HARRY WAS
I accepted the job without ___ when I heard what the wage was! HESITATE
HESITATION
___ temperatures have made living in this part of the world more and more difficult.
A. RAISING
B. ENLARGING
C. RISING
D. GROWING
C. RISING
My wife's wage isn't enough for us to get ___, so I work part-time in a local store.
BY
Too much of the food we eat nowadays is full of chemicals and other ___. ADD
ADDITIVES
Please, don't smoke in this room. RATHER
I'd ___ in this room.
RATHER YOU DIDN'T SMOKE
The weather was beautiful but we never went on the picnic. ON
We never went on the picnic ____ weather.
IN SPITE OF THE BEAUTIFUL
Jason Rewerd, 27, has been charged with abandoning his ___ and failing to report for duty at the military base in town.
A. GATE
B. POST
C. JOB
D. CHECKPOINT
B. POST
My husband and I just got back from a week in that mountain spa you recommended. It ___ us the world of good!
DID
Come to my house tomorrow, ___ as early as possible. PREFER
PREFERABLY
I didn't answer the phone, even though I knew it was my husband. DESPITE
I didn't answer the phone ___ my husband.
DESPITE KNOWING IT WAS
How long do we have to sit in this police station waiting? It's making me feel very ___ watching all these criminals walking past. EASE
UNEASY