Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)
1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms.
A. disentangle B. deride C. dwindle D. disseminate
2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear.
A. moanB. groanC. whineD. screech
3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements.
A. thinkB. assumeC. takeD. judge
4. His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!
A. levelB. on a parC. equalD. in tune
5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before.
A. out of the wayB. out of sightC. off the wayD. off the track
6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head.
A. slender B. close C. near D. narrow
7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish.
A. desire B. yearn C. deputize D. sue
8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night.
A. a wet blanketB. a dead duck C. death warmed up D. a bear with a sore head
9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date.
A. preventedB. hinderedC. inhibitedD. deterred
10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century.
A. makesB. standsC. leadsD. matches
11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______
A. beggar B. miser C. mouse D. pauper
12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________.
A. head over heels B. at a push
C. by the skin of my teeth D. first hand
13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. white B. blue C. green D. black
14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversightC. negligenceD. transgression
15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning.
A. slow-wittedB. far-reachingC. off-handD. top-heavy
16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village.
A. short B. low C. scarce D. limit
17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.
A. cleanB. wideC. freshD. peeled
18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion.
A. up in armsB. keeping your hairC. kicking herselfD. giving her a taste
19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement.
A. wide-eyed B. open-eyed C. eagle-eyedD. hawk-eyed
20. He was absolutely _______ with anger when he found that I had scratched his car.
A. burnedB. carmineC. fickleD. livid
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