Treść zadania

Choose one correct answer.
1. I’m sorry to .................... you, but I do need to have a word with you now.
a) mess b) prevent c) bother d) occupy
2. Let’s hurry up. We don’t have much time to .................... .
a) exhaust b) spare c) utilise d) handle
3. I advise you to .................... advantage of this unusual opportunity.
a) take b) use c) catch d) reach
4. Sara .................... her best at the exam, but she failed it, anyway.
a) went b) did c) made d) attempted
5. It’s good to .................... close attention to what your teachers say.
a) keep b) admit c) hear d) pay
6. That tall man .................... me of my grandfather. He’s quite like him.
a) remembers b) recollects c) reminds c) memorises
7. The soldiers were .................... to run with complete field equipment for three hours.
a) ordered b) ruled c) arranged d) supervised
8. Dinner’s ready. The table has already been .................... .
a) lain b) lied c) laid d) lay
9. After the accident, John can .................... move his right leg. He uses crutches.
a) almost b) hardly c) no d) shortly
10. You have missed ten lessons. Somehow, you will have to .................... up for it.
a) do b) catch c) work d) make
11. Gary Bricks has been arrested because he’s been accused of .................... a crime.
a) participating b) committing c) fulfilling d) acting
12. If I don’t .................... to repair the carburettor, you will have to call a specialist.
a) perform b) handle c) achieve d) manage
13. Some more talks will be needed to .................... an agreement in this difficult case.
a) receive b) deal c) reach d) arise
14. Let’s take on someone else. A girl will not be .................... of carrying such heavy gear.
a) capable b) fit c) suitable d) able
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15. ‘How many points do I need to .................... to qualify?’ ‘At least one hundred.’
a) master b) result c) score d) succeed
16. Peter is a young worker. He still .................... practical knowledge.
a) fails b) lacks c) avoids d) abandons
17. Could I .................... your attention to one relevant factor?
a) draw b) catch c) absorb d) influence
18. Uncle Joe, my father’s brother, .................... a living as a chimney sweeper.
a) works b) does c) runs d) makes
19. It was my mother who .................... me to take part in the competition.
a) insisted b) persuaded c) pleased d) made
20. The brave man who rescued the drowning child certainly .................... an award.
a) deserves b) gains c) desires d) calls
21. Most of our students are given well-paid jobs after they .................... from the school.
a) complete b) graduate c) end d) promote
22. I said we could ask for a bigger loan and nobody .................... to the idea.
a) minded b) refused c) objected d) denied
23. Mark’s a real daredevil. He’s got a .................... of adventure.
a) sense b) smell c) fondness d) feeling
24. Are you trying to say that I was .................... of the accident?
a) blamed b) faulty c) guilty d) wrong
25. Jeff, we’d like you to .................... part in the anniversary celebrations tomorrow.
a) play b) take c) do d) attend
26. What you say .................... quite interesting, but how will I know that it’s true?
a) hears b) sounds c) voices d) expresses
27. Our grandmother is leaving at six. We are .................... her off to the station.
a) coming b) going c) looking d) seeing
28. I was .................... to start sailing when the storm broke out.
a) just b) round c) near d) about
29. The motorcyclist swerved to the left to .................... crashing against the lorry.
a) abandon b) refuse c) avoid d) resist
30. I’m looking forward to meeting Jane. It’s years .................... we last saw each other.
a) since b) until c) before d) during