Grammar
He's been training for_________time that he's bound to win his race next week.
a) such long
b) a long
c) so long
d) such a long
d) such a long
He held an ice pack on his swollen arkle to _______ the pain.
a) evaporate
b) dissolve
c) alleviate
d) pacify
c) alleviate
You lose...
-100 points
Oliver had some ________ on his legs after fallen while hiking.
a) spraints
b) bruises
c) rashes
d) stains
b) bruises
I decided to _________ with a healthy eating plan to help me lose weight.
a) fall in
b) take up
c) make off
d) come up
d) come up
This workout is _______ for a beginner.
a) too much really hard
b) much too really hard
c) really much too hard
d) really hard too much
c) really much too hard
People with fair skin are more ________ to sunburn.
a) gullible
b) impressionable
c) approachable
d) susceptible
d) susceptible
He kept running _______ his life depended on it.
a) as for
b) as to
c) as it were
d) as if
d) as if
Some children who cannot hear well are able to _____ by lip-reading.
a) comprise
b) constitute
c) compensate
d) concluded
c) compensate
My sister is always ________ the latest miracle diet.
a) quickly to start
b) quick for starting
c) quick to start
d) quick in starting
c) quick to start
The solution to obesity is ______ about increasing the quality of food as reducing the quantity.
a) not just
b) as much
c) too much
d) so much
b) as much
Sam waited until the storm had _______ before going out.
a) decreased
b) descended
c) sunk
d) subsided
d) subsided
________ the university to open more sports clubs, many students might decide to sign up to more activities.
a) Was
b) Were
c) Had
d) Should
b) Were
Her health improved _________ when she started exercising; her doctor says it may have saved her life.
a) radically
b) excessively
c) respectively
d) severely
a) radically
You win...
+100 points
_______ in 2010, the athletics track has become a favourite training ground.
a) Completed
b) Having completed
c) It was completed
d) To complete
a) Completed
After her cold, she was left with a sore throat that made her voice a little ________
a) hoarse
b) coarse
c) rugged
d) hefty
a) hoarse
The old man told us the secret _______ was to keep active and be happy.
a) living well
b) to living well
c) for well living
d) to live well
b) to living well
I avoid carbohydrates because they make the feel ______ after eating.
a) sluggish
b) flawless
c) deficient
d) withered
a) sluggish
Due to arthritis, he has difficulty bending the ________ of his fingers.
a) hinges
b) intersections
c) joints
d) junctions
c) joints
_________ it being a great opportunity, Harry didn't accept the scholarship to the sports college.
a) In spite
b) Although
c) Despite
d) However
c) Despite
A _________ walk is far better exercise than a leisurely stroll.
a) brisk
b) bustling
c) nimble
d) agile
a) brisk
Although she tried _______, Anna couldn't eliminate sugar from her diet.
a) the best
b) her best
c) better
d) for good
b) her best
Victor ________ all odds and ended up winning the championship title in boxing.
a) defied
b) debated
c) defended
d) defeated
a) defied
That boy ought to ________ from eating a whole bag of sweets.
a) prevent
b) be preventing
c) have prevented
d) have been prevented
d) have been prevented