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 to ________ of spiders.
death
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
a line of light that shines from a bright object
A. beam
B. bulk
C. nook
D. cranny
A. beam
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
move away from the correct place or path
A. stray
B. stagger
C. creep
D. leap
A. stray
It's his charisma that sets him ____ from other politicians.
A away
B out
C off
D apart
D apart
She admitted ____ feeling rather nervous.
to
We are deeply ________ by this devastating tragedy.
SAD
saddened
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
an invisible barrier that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object.
A. powerfield
B. forcefield
C. forceland
D. magnetic field
B. forcefield
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
When I complained formally, they said they would investigate the matter further.
AGREED
When I made a _____________________ into the matter further.
formal complaint, they agreed to look
What is a sea creature with ten arms?
cuttlefish
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
Parents would risk life and _________ to save their children.
limb
Although they said nothing, she could sense their _________ of her suggestion.
APPROVE
disapproval
Paul was strongly opposed to the use of his photograph for publicity purposes.
OBJECTED
Paul strongly ___________________ used for publicity purposes.
objected to his photograph being / objected to having his photograph
gentle and not showing extreme emotions
A. self-conscious
B. mild-mannered
C. sympathetic
D. unassuming
B. mild-mannered