Level C lesson 34
, then workers tend to lose their jobs.
D
(A) automatic
(B) automatically
(C) automation
(D) automated
2. - Roland: Have the children had supper yet? - Marion:
No, and they’re not used ________ it so late.
C
(A) to have
(B) that they have
(C) to having
(D) of having
3. “Be careful, Stuart, Paola has her eyes ________ you,”
Carol said.
C
(A) at
(B) for
(C) on
(D) to
4. In spite of the anaesthetic, Pauline was fully ________
during the operation.
B
(A) awake
(B) conscious
(C) aware
(D) sensitive
5. This morning the postman was ________ down the
street by my dog.
B
(A) hunted
(B) chased
(C) run
(D) sped
6. I don’t ________ to see her again until next Tuesday.
D
(A) think
(B) wait
(C) attend
(D) expect
7. Some drivers, after ________, annoy their fellow-
motorists by slowing down again immediately.
B
(A) passing by
(B) overtaking
(C) taking over
(D) passing along
8. After two months, he had ________ news of what she
was doing in London.
C
(A) several
(B) few
(C) little
(D) a
9. Now that my dad is retired, he enjoys ________ more
time with his grandchildren.
C
(A) to take
(B) taking
(C) spending
(D) to spend
10. His debt now amounts ________ $100.
A
(A) to
(B) in
(C) on
(D) with
11. You demand too much of him; he is not really equal
________ the task.
D
(A) for
(B) at
(C) with
(D) to
12. Even though he is thirty five, he lives on his mother
and is completely dependent ________ her.
C
(A) of
(B) from
(C) on
(D) with
13. Will you have ________ to tell her the truth?
B
(A) the nerves
(B) the nerve
(C) some nerves
(D) some nerve
14. Parents and children ________ enjoyed the show.
C
(A) both
(B) likewise
(C) alike
(D) either
15. The programme of reconstruction in the city centre is
now ________.
A
(A) well under way
(B) out of way
(C) well in the way
(D) through the way
16. The production comes along well, although there were
some ________ at the very beginning.
A
(A) teething troubles
(B) starting problems
(C) last straws
(D) nutshells
17. If I could understand this text, I ________ the next
page.
B
(A) read
(B) would read
(C) will read
(D) have read
18. Please ________ and see us some time - you’re
always welcome
C
(A) come to
(B) come about
(C) come around
(D) come away
19. I could ________ a note of panic in his voice.
B
(A) desist
(B) detect
(C) detest
(D) deter
20. Thousands of people use the ________ of footpaths
across these hills.
C
(A) grid
(B) circuit
(C) network
(D) channel