Question

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1.  His stomach began to             because of the bad food he had eaten.

A.pain                               B. harm                      C. be hurt                   D. ache

2.  If we   the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.

A.   elect                              B. command              C. vote                        D. adopt

3.  She              through the keyhole to see the present they were wrapping.

A.   peeped                          B. peered                   C. stared                     D. gazed

4.  As a result of  their _         , the three small independent countries felt less afraid of their powerful neighbor.

A.  combination                B. alliance                 C. partnership           D. union

5.As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to          the operation.

A.   call for                          B. call on                   C. call off                   D. call out

6.  You must remember not to             from the point when you write an essay.

A.   go astray                       B. wander                  C. ramble                   D. go off

7.  The tent was very complicated to erect but simple enough to         .

A.   dismantle                  B. dismount               C. disconnect            D. disclose

8. The hotel room             over a beautiful garden.

A. viewed out                   B. faced up                C. opened up             D. looked out

9.  Mr. Hill had his money stolen and couldn’t _        his meal.

A.   pay up                           B. pay out                  C. pay in                     D. pay for

10.  When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to      the gas supply to the flat.

A.   ut down                     B. cut out                   C. cut off                     D. cut up

11. I don’t think that purple shirt            with your yellow skirt.

A.   goes                              B. fits                          C. suits                        D. wears

12.  This jacket is exactly the item I have been looking for. Can I       _?

A.   try it on                         B. dress it                   C. take it off              D. wear it

13.  I got to              Steve well last year when we worked together.

A.   introduce                     B. sympathize           C. meet                       D. know

14.When the fire broke out, an electric alarm          .

A.   went off                        B. opened up             C. came in                  D. put out

15.     Everyone  knows  about  pollution  problems,  but  not  many  people  have          any solutions.

A.   thought over                B. got round to          C. come up with        D. looked into

16.  Most of the old part of the city was            by bombs during the war.

A.   smashed                       B. fell                         C. destroyed              D. broken

17.  Due to the unfavorable weather conditions, my flight was          by 2 hours.

A.  delayed                         B. dismissed              C. cancelled              D. frozen

18.  The judge              the pedestrian for the accident despite lack of sound evidence.

A. accused                        B. charged                 C. blamed                  D. sued

19.  They _           the idea of celebrating the anniversary with a concert.

A.   hit upon                        B. lashed off              C. made over             D. phased out

20.Sports drinks have             as consumers have become more health-conscious.

A. caught on                     B. dived in                 C. piled up                 D. moved on