Clue: A customer says, “I’d like to open a checking account.” The clerk replies, “I’ll need some ___, please.”
a) directions b) signatures c) receipts d) information
information
Clue: You don’t drive to campus—you go by two wheels on your ___ instead.
a) scooter b) bicycle c) skateboard d) stroller
Answer: bicycle
Clue: Choose the correct adverb: “He drives ___ on wet roads.”
a) slow b) slowly c) slowed d) slowest
Answer: slowly
Clue: Similarity with a preposition: “Your plan isn’t ___ mine.”
a) as b) like c) alike to d) same
Answer: like
Clue: “I’d like to deposit this check.” The clerk says, “Please endorse it on the ___.”
a) front b) corner c) edge d) back
Answer: back
Clue: You avoid traffic by taking the city ___.
a) driveway b) hallway c) subway d) runway
Answer: subway
Clue: Choose the time linker: “We left ___ the bell rang.”
a) while b) although c) because d) when
Answer: when
Clue: Word of similarity (adjective): “Our notes are ___—we wrote the same ideas.”
a) similar to b) alike c) as d) same
Answer: alike
Clue: The teller asks you to sign. You say, “May I borrow a ___?”
a) stamp b) marker c) pen d) stapler
Answer: pen
Clue: The engine won’t turn over. “I can’t start it; I have to ___ it first.”
a) wash b) return c) fix d) paint
Answer: fix
Clue: Choose the sense verb: “This pasta ___ amazing.”
a) is tasting b) tastes c) is tasted d) tasting
Answer: tastes
Clue: Borrow vs. lend: “Can I ___ your charger from you for ten minutes?”
a) lend b) borrow c) give d) take to
Answer: borrow
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Clue: At account opening the clerk says, “Please show a photo ___.”
a) address b) nickname c) ID d) reference
Answer: ID
Clue: The officer fined the driver and issued a ___.
a) recipe b) receipt c) tag d) ticket
Answer: ticket
lue: Choose the gerund after a preposition: “Thanks for ___ me yesterday.”
a) help b) helped c) helping d) to help
Answer: helping
Clue: Lend vs. borrow: “Could you ___ me your notes for the class?”
a) borrow b) lend c) give to borrow d) lend to
Answer: lend
Clue: The cashier admits a mistake: “I apologize for ___ you the wrong change.”
a) give b) giving c) gave d) to give
Answer: giving
Clue: After a 500-km trip, the fuel light turns on. “We need to buy some ___.”
a) antifreeze b) gasoline c) motor oil d) windshield fluid
Answer: gasoline
Clue: Future plan with present continuous: “Tomorrow I ___ a short presentation.”
a) give b) will give c) am going give d) am giving
Answer: am giving
Clue: Make vs. do (collocation): “We’ll ___ a cake for the fundraiser.”
a) do b) make c) do to d) make to
Answer: make