England Bkstreet 1

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8. When the telephone rang, he ______ in his office. (WORK)

interruption (the phone ringing) of an ongoing action (working in his office)

Explanation

interruption (the phone ringing) of an ongoing action (working in his office)

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14. Don't help him. He can do it by ________.

Himself

Own

Self

Alone

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17. John is _________ person I know.

The more intelligent

More intelligent

Most intelligent

The most intelligent

18. My car's ______. I must get a mechanic.

Broken down

Out of order

Gone off

In a crash

19. The radio is too loud. Please turn it _______.

Round

On

Down

Up

20. She goes to work _______ bicycle.

By

On

With

In

21. He writes very ______.

Good

Better

Best

Well

22. If you want to find a job, look at the ________ in the newspaper.

Advertising

Announcements

23. The cost of living has _______ recently.

Risen

Lifted

Arisen

Raised

24. The tables are made ____ plastic.

With

Of

To

By

25. The meetings always begin ___ time.

On

At

For

In

26. He was tired. He stopped ____ down

Sit

To sit

Sitting

To sitting

27. You haven't _______ many mistakes.

Done

Make

Made

Put

28. He had to ____ money from the bank.

Let

Loan

Borrow

Lend

29. The strike resulted in the _______ of the factory.

Close

Finish

Closure

Ending

30. It's _______ to save part of your salary each month.

Insensitive

Sensible

Sensitive

Senseless

31. They launched the new product ________ the fall in demand

Although

Even though

In spite of

Opposite of

in spite of= regardless of, in defiance of

Explanation

in spite of= regardless of, in defiance of

32. There is only a ____ coffee left.

Some

Few

Little

Any

33. Highly skilled people are able to ______a high salary.

Demand

Require

Control

Order

34. BkHe left without saying ___________.

Nothing to someone

Something to nobody

Nothing to anyone

Anything to anyone

35. The car is very _________. It uses very little petrol.

Economic

Economical

Economy

Economics

36. He sold his shares just ___ time before the market crashed.

By

On

At

In

37. "What does he do for a living?""He _______ a manufacturing company."

Leads

Makes

Runs

Conducts

38. The advice he gave me was ________.

Valueless

Worthy

Priceless

Invaluable

invaluable = indespensable, of the utmost value, very useful

Explanation

invaluable = indespensable, of the utmost value, very useful

39. The employees wish to present _____ united front to the management.

A

The

An

Some

40. She ____ to the airport at 5 o'clock.

Arrived

Reached

Entered

Got

The "to" is the hint that the right answer is "got." If the right answer were "arrived," the preposition would be "at." "Reached" and "entered" would not be followed by a preposition, nor are they the best answers.

Explanation

The "to" is the hint that the right answer is "got." If the right answer were "arrived," the preposition would be "at." "Reached" and "entered" would not be followed by a preposition, nor are they the best answers.