Part 1: Multiple Choice
This regional show takes an in-depth ______ at how the different voting outcomes would impact your area.
A look
B vision
C sight
D view
A look
At ______ time in the last 60 years have literacy levels int his country been so low.
no
The team were _________ defeated in yesterday's game.
(OVERWHELM)
overwhelmingly
He is the most incompetent boss I've ever had.
SUCH
Never ________________ incompetent boss.
before have I had such an
She saw them off, waving until the car was out _____ sight.
of
The writers are still working on a _______ draft right now.
A hard
B clean
C rough
D original
C rough
Not only _____ it raining all day at the wedding but also the band was late.
was
Scientists are hoping for a __________ in the search for a cure for cancer.
(BREAK)
breakthrough
The use of mobile phones is absolutely forbidden inside the laboratory.
MUST
Under________ used inside the laboratory.
no circumstances must mobile phones be
The magazine is targeted ______ college students.
at
He's a ____________ reader of historical novels.
A hungry
B voracious
C starving
D famished
B voracious
She spent the time reading ____ on antenatal care.
up
The children had had a harsh __________.
(BRING)
upbringing
Check that your valuables cannot be seen by potential thieves.
KEPT
Make _____________ of sight of potential thieves.
sure / certain your valuables are kept out
He says being a rock star is a fun line of work when you're young, but admits fame can have its ______________.
(SIDE)
downsides
Icy roads and poor _________ due to fog meant driving conditions were extremely dangerous.
A view
B vision
C sight
D visibility
D visibility
The three-judge panel read _____ the verdict to a packed courtroom.
out
We had a good _________, more than 100 people showed up.
(TURN)
turnout
We only realized what it was when we examined it more closely.
LOOK
Not until we took a ______________ realize what it was.
closer look (at it) did we
She had no idea that she was being spied on.
KNOW
Little...................................................spying on her.
did she know that someone was
It’s a great novel that will _______ your beliefs.
A oppose
B challenge
C provoke
D threat
B challenge
I was too tired to write ____ my notes
up
The ___________ issue with social media is that at its root, it’s a product, not a service.
(LIE)
underlying
We saw a bear almost as soon as we began our journey.
SIGHT
No sooner had we set ____________ of a bear.
off/out than we caught sight
I never thought about giving up during the climb.
POINT
At __________ giving up during the climb.
no point did I think about