1/20
Pick out the word that is spelt incorrectly:
playwright✔X
millennium✔X
Caribean✔X
liaison✔X
2/20
May I ...........? (Complete the question, choosing the options given)
entry✔X
enter✔X
entree✔X
entered✔X
3/20
His family depends entirely ...... him.
with✔X
in✔X
on✔X
at✔X
4/20
He has a liking for sweet food. That is he has a sweet ...........
tongue✔X
mind✔X
tooth✔X
appetite✔X
5/20
There aren't ....... oranges.
any✔X
little✔X
some✔X
few✔X
6/20
........ he is wealthy, he doesn't waste money.
Despite✔X
In spite of✔X
Although✔X
Yet✔X
7/20
In which of the following sentences is the phrase "at arm's length" correctly used?
He threw the stone at arm's length.✔X
No one knows him at arm's length.✔X
He was given an arm's length of advice.✔X
He was advised to keep his old friends at arm's length.✔X
8/20
I wish ...... would rain.
it✔X
they✔X
the✔X
today✔X
9/20
Pick the error in the following sentence: "No, there are no sugar in the house."
No,✔X
there are✔X
no sugar✔X
in the house✔X
10/20
We went to visit them last year, ...........?
had we✔X
did we✔X
didn't we✔X
hadn't we✔X
11/20
Pick the odd one out of the following:
fascinate✔X
charm✔X
allure✔X
magnify✔X
12/20
"He is so proud that he will not beg." This sentence can be expressed as:
He is too proud a beggar.✔X
He is so proud a beggar.✔X
He is as proud as a beggar.✔X
He is too proud to be a beggar.✔X
13/20
"They gave him up for dead." This sentence means:
They sacrificed him alive.✔X
They dedicated his life to the memory of dead people.✔X
They gave up all hope for his life.✔X
They knew he was dead.✔X
14/20
Identify the error in the following sentence: "France is an European country, as is the Netherlands."
France is✔X
an European country✔X
as is✔X
the Netherlands✔X
15/20
I have been living here ....... 2003.
for✔X
till✔X
since✔X
in✔X
16/20
DE FACTO means:
in fact✔X
in court✔X
deceased✔X
diseased✔X
17/20
Pick the euphemism from the following:
pass✔X
pass over✔X
pass up✔X
pass away✔X
18/20
"Just as we discipline and test our knowledge we also ....... to learn to control our passions." Fill in the blanks, choosing from the options given:
have✔X
had✔X
has✔X
will✔X
19/20
When Mark Antony said, "Lend me your ears," he meant:
Show your courage by giving up your ears.✔X
Give me the best years of your life.✔X
Give me your best crops of corn.✔X
Listen carefully to me.✔X
20/20
"The two presidents are signing the treaty." Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the sentence:
The treaty has been signed by the two presidents.✔X
The treaty is being signed by the two presidents.✔X
The treaty will be signed by the two presidents.✔X
The treaty is signed by the two presidents.✔X
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