Level C lesson 19
1. They all take too much ________ of his kindness and
generosity.
B
(A) profit
(B) advantage
(C) benefit
(D) use
2. Don’t worry about trying to catch last train home, as we
can easily ________ you up for the night.
B
(A) take
(B) put
(C) set
(D) keep
3. Our car is very old, but I can’t ________ to buy a new
one.
D
(A) succeed
(B) achieve
(C) reach
(D) afford
4. It was terrible. One passenger was killed, and the other
was ________ injured.
C
(A) hardly
(B) completely
(C) severely
(D) unusually
5. After several years their bedroom wallpaper had
considerably ________.
C
(A) lighted
(B) melted
(C) faded
(D) mixed
6. My attempt to pass the exam was ________. I failed
badly.
C
(A) unmerciful
(B) unhopeful
(C) unsuccessful
(D) unhelpful
7. Chris ________ at the City College for French.
C
(A) enlisted
(B) inscribed
(C) enrolled
(D) filled up
8. I admit I suffer from a ________ of patience with such
people.
B
(A) shortage
(B) lack
(C) emptiness
(D) limit
9. The house is in good ________ though it needs to be
repainted.
A
(A) condition
(B) state
(C) position
(D) standing
10. Hello, Mary. I can’t be sure I’ll be home in time for
dinner. I ________ be late.
D
(A) should
(B) must
(C) will
(D) may
11. His suit was badly made and didn’t ________ him
properly.
C
(A) meet
(B) round
(C) fit
(D) frame
12. He may be quick ________ understanding, but he’s
not capable of remembering anything.
A
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) for
13. He has some important business to attend ________.
B
(A) at
(B) to
(C) with
(D) for
14. You should not boast ________ your success.
A
(A) of
(B) with
(C) from
(D) at
15. I’m sorry, I haven’t got ________ change. Why don’t
you try the bank?
C
(A) some
(B) lots
(C) any
(D) all
16. An oppressive ________, and not the festive mood
one might have expected charecterized the mood of the
gathering.
D
(A) senility
(B) capriciousness
(C) inanity
(D) solemnity
17. I think it’s ________ your luck to drive without wearing
a seat-belt.
C
(A) risking
(B) tempting
(C) pushing
(D) proving
18. He said that if I looked back far enough in my family
tree, I would see that I was ________ related to Charles
Darwin.
D
(A) previously
(B) tenuously
(C) slightly
(D) distantly
19. I can’t possibly mark your homework; your handwriting
is ________.
D
(A) illogical
(B) illicit
(C) illusive
(D) illegible
20. Hello! You ________ be the new assistant. I’m Mr
Munroe.
D
(A) ought to
(B) should
(C) could
(D) must