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D.Education

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Dimitris Sclias

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Please write the correct answer a, b, c or d.

51. Although Joe was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister
..........charge of the house.
a. take b. hold c. make d. get
52. The water was so clear that it......the trees on the river bank.
a. shadowed b. shaded c. photographed d. reflected
53. When he beat the carpet, the........rose in clouds.
a. dust b. soil c. mud d. powder
54. The.......from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.
a. mist b. smell c. spark d. smoke
55. The house was so damp that it was........to live in.
a. sickly b. unhealthy c. unwell d. diseased
56. There are usually at least two......of looking at every question.
a. means b. directions c. views d. ways
57. He spoke so quickly that I didn't.......what he said.
a. receive b. accept c. listen d. catch
58. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all.......of smell.
a. degree b. sense c. strength d. skill
59. Peter begged his neighbour to........him $10 until the weekend.
a. lend b. supply c. borrow d. provide
60. The truck driver was badly.......when his truck crashed into a wall.
a. pained b. hit c. hurt d. damaged
61. The gardener........a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.
a. poured b. filled c. flowed d. piled
62. The kids........a line, then walked quietly into school.
a. prepared b. gathered c. stood d. formed
63. Unless the train speeded up she would lose her.......to Scotland.
a. ticked b. place c. carriage d. connection
64. The policeman........everything he had noticed to the inspector.
a. reviewed b. accounted c. reported d. informed
65. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold.......as ours.
a. weather b. climate c. air d. season
66. Carry this glass of milk and be careful not to......any on the floor.
a. mark b. spill c. knock d. spoil
67. On summer.......many English men work in their gardens.
a. eves b. evenings c. nights d. times
68. The audience waited till the curtain had risen and then......into applause.
a. flooded b. cheered c. started d. burst
69. They were lucky to get two tickets for the evening.......of Hamlet.
a. act b. performance c. show d. action
70. .........up children properly is mainly their parents' duty.
a. growing b. rearing c. breeding d. bringing
71. When he makes a.......by car, he takes his family with him.
a. travel b. course c. passage d. journey
72. She cried so much that her face became......
a. fat b. soft c. swollen d. torn
73. Science has made great.......during the past 30 years.
a. increases b. motions c. advances d. advantages
74. If you ever have the.......to go abroad to work, you should take it.
a. possibility b. offer c. luck d. chance
75. Billy's mother sewed his coat buttons on with specially.....thread.
a. stiff b. strong c. forced d. heavy
76. She......the wet clothes on the grass to dry them in the sun.
a. settled b. opened c. served d. spread
77. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good.......of each other.
a. sum b. quantity c. deal d. amount
78. The child enjoyed.....up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.
a. adding b. pushing c. piling d. forming
79. Lawyers often make higher......for their work than they should.
a. bills b. charges c. prices d. costs
80. Please sign your name hereon the.......line.
a. spaced b. dotted c. pointed d. straightened
81. Much to their surprise everything went according to....
a. arrangement b. proposal c. agreement d. plan
82. It was a.......for the climbers to reach the top of the mountain.
a. stretch b. struggle c. trouble d. force
83. As soon as the children were.....,their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
a. woke b. awoke c. wake d. awake
84. There is a 20 minute parking......here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.
a. freedom b. limit c. allowance d. ability
85. Because of the strong sun the curtains......from dark blue to grey.
a. faded b. fainted c. paled d. bleached
86. Unfortunately the garden is now.......by the new apartment houses.
a. looked over b. overseen c. seen over d. overlooked
87. This car may not be very new, but it is in good working...
a. use b. conditions c. arrangement d. order
88. Don't go too far into the sea, kids, or the waves will......you off your feet.
a. flow b. cut c. press d. sweep
89. This blue door was.......painted green.
a. lastly b. before c. firstly d. originally
90. You will get to the church faster if you take this......across the fields.
a. track b. passage c. method d. hedge
91. The little girl had hurt her left foot and had to.......along.
a. hop b. dash c. frisk d. hope
92. When the war broke out he was in command of the third army...
a. corpse b. corps c. corpus d. cop
93. He......that nothing should prevent him from going abroad.
a. revolved b. absolved c. resolved d. involved
94. He cheated her out of her money under the.......of friendship.
a. pretension b. pretence c. occasion d. offer
95. He was a spy by his own....... .
a. admittance b. profession c. ambition d. admission
96. Do be.......and take your father's advice.
a. sensitive b. sensuous c. sensible d. sensual
97. I admit your method is......,but it is so expensive as to be almost useless.
a. practicabe b. practical c. pragmatic d. noticeable
98. Everybody.......the way the chairman conducted the meeting.
a. commented b. objected c. commended d. recommended
99. With the increasing use of computers thousands of clerical staff may become..
a. necessary b. reduced c. retarded d. redundant
100. The long years of very hard life.........his health.
a. undermined b. maimed c. tapped d. trapped

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