D.Education
35pr2mult multiple practice

Dimitris Sclias

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question 1

A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to..........

A enquiry
B query
C question
D wonder

question 2

The proposed new railway line will ..........direct from the capital to the coast.

A travel
B run
C stretch
D lie

question 3

The nurses were asking for a pay rise..........inflation.

A following
B in line with
C corresponding to
D in accord with

question 4

Stephen just doesn't eat enough to..........his body-weight.

A maintain
B keep
C preserve
D sustain

question 5

The architect wants to have all the available information. before..........an opinion.

A making
B forming
C deducing
D shaping

question 6

In the election, the government suffered a heavy defeat..........the opposition parties.

A in the light of
B in the face of
C on the back of
D at the hands of

question 7

There's such an informal atmosphere in the company that most of the staff are on first name..........

A relations
B codes
C salutations
D terms

question 8

Many children in the class suffered from the..........to express themselves clearly.

A difficulty
B inability
C incapacity
D disability

question 9

As a baby, Anna was very..........to infection.

A susceptible
B inclined
C open
D likely

question 10

It was Mary's idea and Lucy should not be given the..........for it.

A credit
B thanks
C fame
D praise

question 11

The gains my uncle made when share prices went up were..........when the market crashed.

A put off
B wiped out
C paid off
D dropped out

question 12

Angela's decision to emigrate is..........of her wish to make a fresh start.

A indicative
B significant
C demonstrative
D explanatory

question 13

The goods are still..........dust in the warehouse.

A gathering
B getting
C piling
D acquiring

question 14

We lost the contract because another company offered to do the work at a...........of the cost.

A part
B section
C fraction
D half

question 15

The spy was instructed to keep his mission secret..........of death.

A at risk
B on pain
C under sentence
D by virtue

question 16

The amount of help the novice riders received was in ..........to their needs.

A recognition
B ratio
C awareness
D proportion

question 17

Television is..........by many broadcasters as being beneficial to education.

A conceived
B decided
C perceived
D expressed

question 18

The applicant's hesitant response to our questions..........doubt on his suitability for the post.

A threw
B cast
C posed
D placed

question 19

Distance learning courses don't..........you down - you can study where and when you like.

A force
B push
C tie
D send

question 20

Children may destroy toys as a reaction to..........into playing with them.

A pressure
B pressurisation
C pressuring
D being pressurised

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