Multiple Choice
A recent survey ______ that office workers are suffering from an increasingly common 21st century problem: too many emails.
NOTICED / SOLVED / FOUND / SAW
FOUND
She also has a number of snakes, but none of them, she says, is _______.
POISON
POISONOUS
They think the jewel thief is planning another crime.
The jewel thief _____________ planning another crime. THOUGHT
IS THOUGHT TO BE
It also, on the other _____, has its disadvantages.
HAND
MULTIPLE CHOICE Open to the public by ______, his small informal art studio also _____ with an opportunity to get direct _____ from his customers. 1 SCHEDULE / APPOINTMENT / TIMETABLE / BOOKING 2 PROVIDES / GIVES / GAINS / PRODUCES 3 REVIEW / FEEDBACK / OPINION / REPORT
BOOKING
PROVIDES
FEEDBACK
In some cases, ______ to the authors of the report, the negative ______ on concentration can be as bad as losing a whole night's sleep. 1 AGREEING / RELATING / DEPENDING / ACCORDING 2 EFFECT / RESULT / REACTION / PRODUCT
ACCORDING
EFFECT
Cleaning and other tasks take up so much time that taking care of them has now become almost her main _____, leaving her with only her _____ from a part-time job at the local supermarket to maintain the 112 pets and herself. 1 OCCUPY 2 EARN
OCCUPATION
EARNINGS
I'm afraid we don't have any bread left.
I'm afraid we _______ bread. RUN
HAVE RUN OUT OF
Quite _____ from the annoyance hey cause, those who shout into their phones in public _____ also be taking unnecessary risks.
APART
MAY / MIGHT / COULD
WORD TRANSFORMATION
After all, who hasn't watched TV _____ of London or New York Marathon and been moved by the stories of everyday people tackling the most epic of ______ races. 1 COVER 2 ENDURE
COVERING
ENDURANCE
The main problem seems to be that whenever employees receive emails, they feel _____ to reply to them immediately. Often the message has nothing at all to _____ with the work they are currently involved in. 1 NEEDED / ORDERED / COMMANDED / OBLIGED 2 SEE / DO / MAKE / GO
OBLIGED
DO
Although you may have never heard of Joe Longland, you almost certainly use his invention on a _____ basis. For Joe was the man who came up with the idea of the bar code - a little box containing parallel lines of _____ width.1 DAY 2 REGULAR
DAILY
IRREGULAR
I was arriving late to the cinema and so missed the start of the film.
The film had __________ I arrived at the cinema. BY
ALREADY STARTED BY THE TIME
Everyone has ____ own idea of what makes a good pair of binoculars. when you're considering _____ of the many brand on the market to choose, don't base your opinion on the price alone.
THEIR
WHICH
WORD TRANSFORMATION
Because of this, some philosophers argue that history is too ______ to be of much value. SUBJECT
SUBJECTIVE
Scientists quickly realized that the island's appearance ______ a unique opportunity to study the development of a new ecosystem.
DELIVERED / PROPOSED / OFFERED / AWARDED
OFFERED
It was the ______ of the laser gun technology decades later that allowed Joe's invention to come into everyday use.
ARRIVE
ARRIVAL
The ice-skater performed faultlessly and received full marks.
The ice-skater _____________ and received full marks. GAVE
GAVE A FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE
______ you might like the look of a particular pair, you may not find the handling and viewing position comfortable.
ALTHOUGH / WHILE
WORD TRANSFORMATION
_________ historians are aware of the pitfalls in their search for historical truth and try to avoid them. CONSCIENCE
CONSCIENTIOUS
What was so remarkable, ______ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island_____ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment. It may well become a permanent ______. 1 IN SPITE OF / INSTEAD OF / APART FROM / ON ACCOUNT OF 2 PROLONGED / REMAINED / RESIDED / PERSEVERED 3 ITEM / SSUE / MATTER / FEATURE
APART FROM
REMAINED
FEATURE
Likewise, students of history who are aware of the subject's inherent ______ are better prepared to study and interpret it.
LIMIT
LIMITATIONS
The news was a shock to me.
I was ____________ the news. ABACK
WAS TAKEN ABACK BY
Although many people who have sleeping problems, either chronic or occasional, automatically reach for sleeping pills when they sense a difficult night __________ of them, a number turn to natural remedies, which are not only cheaper but safer ________ the long run
AHEAD
IN
PARAPHRASING Sheila is worried about the proposed changes at work.
The __________________________ worry. PROSPECT
PROSPECTED CHANGES AT WORK HAVE SHEILA IN