Question 1: All his hard work __________ in great success.
A. accounted B. culminated C. merged D. succumbed
Question 2: She’s certainly a __________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful B. prolific C. fertile D. successful
Question 3: The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly __________ note.
A. disembodied B. discordant C. dismissive D. disconcerting
Question 4: We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town __________.
A. red B. purple C. gold D. brown
Question 5: Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty __________ excuse for not contacting me.
A. fragile B. frail C. feeble D. faint
Question 6: The new airport was constructed in the __________ of fierce opposition from environmentalists.
A. face B. teeth C. tooth and nail D. fangs
Question 7: According to the __________ of the contract, tenants must give six month’s notice if they intend to live.
A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details
Question 8: She wasn’t allowed into the country, __________ because her parents aren’t in order.
A. subsequently B. presumably C. admittedly D. paradoxically
Question 9: Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities - I’m in such __________!
A. a dwelling B. a grudge C. an array D. a quandary
Question 10: The Red Cross is __________ an international aid organization.
A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly
Question 11: Up __________, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon B. did the balloon go
C. had the balloon gone D. the balloon went
Question 12: Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than __________.
A. man B. the man C. the one of the man’s D. that of man
Question 13: He seems __________ for the experience.
A. none worse B. none the worse C. none worse at all D. none the worst
Question 14: The university’s programs __________.
A. only come second after Harvard B. are second only to those of Harvard
C. are first except for Harvard’s D. are second place from that of Harvard
Question 15: You promised to have a day off and go camping with us and you were at work until midnight this Sunday. I would rather you __________ your word.
A. keep B. would have kept C. had kept D. kept
Question 16: Business has been thriving for the past few years. Long __________ it continue to do so.
A. could B. does C. may D. might
Question 17: All the way from Leeds __________.
A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. comes he
Question 18: The first people to live in __________ Hawaii were the Polynesians, who sailed there in canoes from other Pacific Islands about 2,000 years ago.
A. now where is B. what is now C. the place is now D. now this is
Question 19: It was asked that the traffic laws __________ strictly.
A. must be observed B. had to be observed C. be observed D. were observed
Question 20: Nobody understands what the strange man has said, __________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he