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1. I'm afraid I really couldn't eat any more. I'm .................
a) full up b)fed up c)filled up d)finished
2. It's a……………of time talking to James. He never listens.
a)lot b)loss c)slash d)waste
3. Which………….of cigarettes do you usually smoke, Ali?
a)make b)sort c)mark d)brand
4. David's married Elizabeth Green? No, I don't believe it! You're pulling my........... !
a )toe b) leg c) mind d) arm
5. Don't tell Nader about Samir and Mary. You know he can't…………a secret.
a) hold b)keep c)save d)stop
6. May I borrow your pen, Jane? I seem to have…….. mine at home.
a)left b)forgotten c)lost d)kept
7.I was caught parking on a double yellow line and had to pay a £5 parking……….
a) fine b) cost c )fee d) summons
8. Even though I didn't want my son to leave home, since he was
twenty-one there was nothing I could do to……….. it.
a)hinder b)prevent c)resist d)end
9. A/an………five thousand people are believed to have died in the recent earthquake in South America.
a)guessed b)average c)supposed to d)estimated
10. You'll have to use the stairs, I'm afraid. The lift is out of .................
a)function b)work c)order d)form
II .One day I'm going to find a/an…………of land somewhere in the country and build a house on it.
a) area b) plot c) ground d) *****
12. We got a very good…………..in the newspaper this morning. They must have liked the play.
a) critic b)article c)advertisement d)write-up
13. There was a flash of lightning quickly followed by a loud …….... of thunder.
a)bang b)clap c)smash d)noise
14. I can't eat this meat; it's too .................
a)strong b)soggy c)tough d) bad
15. Is there anything……….you'd like me to do?
a)else b)more c)still d)yet