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Miscellaneous�test�4 a�

Choose a word or expression that best completes the sentences below.

1. I always knew my wife was a (an) _________ (1) person. I always knew she used to betray me, but kissing�

��� her lover�in front of me __________________________ (2). I�m surely going to ask for divorce.

1. outstanding���������rightful������������������ devious�������������� �ashamed�

2. knocksoff������������makes a pass�������� takes the cake����catches on

2. Knowing your father is such a stingy fellow I suppose it�s a ___________ to ask him for this amount of money, but

��� anyway, let�s try, maybe he is in a good mood today.

���� parish�������������������� sort of��������������������cut down����������� long shot

3. Alfred Williams _______________________ (1) have disappeared in the ocean when the helicopter he had been in��

��� fell down. Although they looked ____ (2) him tirelessly, his body was not found.

��1. is supposed to��� � doesn�thave to���� has to���������������� isn�t supposed to

2. at������������������������� on���������������������������after������������������ for

4.Although Gertrude had been going to college for five years, she had just acquired four of the eight _____________

���� required for her degree.

���� �diplomas��������������� tails������������������������credits��������������� hints

5. Mr. Davis ___ who drives to work ___ always complains about the traffic.

������ �, / X�����������������������, / ,������������������������X / ,������������������� X / X

6. Charlene is missing her boyfriend so much that she�s eager to listen to his voice. She wishes he��

��� __________________ at least ______________ her.��

�������would / call���������� �didn�t / call����������� hadn�t / called�� �wouldn�t / call

7. Please, Joe, look through the window and tell me if the sun has already ____________.

������� raised������������������� risen���������������������� raises�������������������rose

8. Everybody went to Mary�s house in order to ________ her for having given birth to such beautiful twin girls.

������� �abandon���������������safeguard���������������congratulate������ deform

9. If we just tried to make a better world for _____, ____ would certainly solve ____ problems more easily.

����� you / we / our����� us / we / our����������us / you / your��� one / one / one�s

10. Gosh! It�s already midnight and I�m still out. I�m sure mom won�t let me _____________ the house today and to�

�����top it off, I don�t have my keys.

�����to enter�����������������entering���������������� enter������������������� entered

11. The governor had to auction off the seized objects because the _____________ owner could not be traced�

����� anywhere and the stuff was being destroyed by all sorts of insects in the warehouse.

������orphan������������������ rightful�������������������periwinkle����������� gob

12. Although this denture is a perfect _____ for natural teeth, my father couldn�t get accustomed to using it.

�������� belly button���������� dead ringer������������ impression���������� leg crosser

13. During Christmas you can see lots of presents ______________ in colorful paper under a Christmas tree at a

����� typical American home.

��������� slippery�����������������deep-seated����������� close�������������� ���� wrapped

14. What are you doing, Keith? As far as I know, a person who suffers from diabetes ______________�

���� eat any kind of food that contains a lot of sugar.

������ is supposed to����� doesn�t have to������� isn�t supposed to�� is to

15. �My goodness! ___ You are wonderful! ___� ___ He ejaculated.

���������� �, / ,/ X�����������������, / X / X������������������ �, / X / ,������������� � X / X / X

16. Don�t you think ___ Rose ___ Robert should be committed to an asylum?

���������� �X / ,���������������������������� , / ,�������������������������������� � , / X������������������������� �X / X

17. I wish people _____________ of hunger in a country like ours, which has many warehouses full of grains

���� deteriorating. I reckon why most people don�t fight for their rights.

��������� hadn�t died������ wouldn�t die��������������� would die�������������had died

18. Although we have been facing many problems, some companies in our country have made____________ efforts

����� trying to change this situation for the best.

���������understanding��� pathetic���������������������� �outstanding�������� �anguished

19. If you always do ______ best, _______ will surely find _________ in a good position someday.

���������his / you / yourself��� your / you / yourself�� his / him / himself��� one�s/you/ oneself

20. Judging from the way everyone was looking at me at the office, I ________________________ their reactions.

���� It looked like I had killed someone.

��������� had no choice but���� took leave of my senses stayed out of������� �had a bad feeling about�

���������������������������������

21. Under the circumstances, the president had no choice but to resign. It�s known he was really under pressure and as

����� he is an honest person, I think he did the right thing.

����� �Yeah, _____________________ I guess that�s the only thing he could have done.�

��������� get nowhere����������� knocking it off���������������� lose heart������������ �� at this stage of the game

22. I know Judith isn�t a girl you�d call a Miss America. I know you ___________________ go out with her, but you

���� could at least show some respect for her and apologize for being so rude.

��������aren�t supposed to�� are to���������������������������� �don�t have to��������� are supposed to

23. Mary spent her last vacation going to the mall ___ playing games ___ in her computer ____ and gossiping about

���� every woman in her neighborhood.

���������X / X / ,������������������ , / X / ,�������������������������� �X / , / X���������������� �� �, / , / ,

24. The lucky winner of our June 15 ___ 1999 __ contest is Julian Ramon ___ M.D. ___ who lives in San Francisco ___

����� California.

���������� , / , / , / , / ,���������� , / X / ,/ , / X���������������� , / X / ,/ ,/ ,������� �� X / , / , / ,/ X

25. I discovered the truth after _____________ the hints and rumors that I had heard at school _____________. Only

���� then could I realize how pathetic my girlfriend had been.

���� coming - on��������������� piecing -�� together�������� ��� going down the drain��� being swamped�� - with

26. That white dog has been __________ in that same position for almost three hours, I think it is dead.

���� lain���������������������������� lying����������������������������� �� laid�������������������� �������� laying

27. Sandra�s son had been so ill she was almost ________________. She had already taken him to several hospitals

����� and nobody could discover what his sickness was.

���� losing heart��������������� being out in left field����� running a red light����� being a whole different ball game

28. Joe, I�m really relieved. You know what! I have finally______ (a) professor Gladys to accept my paper next week.

���� Therefore, I�ll have enough time ___________ it ________ (b).I was lucky because this professor is really stiff.

a. �got������������������������ � made����������������������� ������� had��������������������� ������ did

b.� to die � down�������� � to wrap - up���������������� ���� to strike � out��������� � to knock - over

29. Paul was such a naive person before he was elected president of this company, but now he�s the most contemptible

���� person in the world.

��� _�That�s what happens to most people who ____________________________________ power.�

�����are hard on themselves�� have what it takes to be� get their hand on���� get out of someone�s hair

30. There are so many homeless children on the streets in our city that hundreds of them are being ___ by killer groups.

��� �� safeguarded������������� mispronounced������������� ��� rewarded��������������������� slaughtered

31. In this course, all the students ___________ (a) hand in their homework before the end of the term in order to take

���� the exams. However, some of them just hand them in on the last day. So, teachers get _____ (b)in so much work.

a.� don�t have to���������� have to������������������������������ aren�t supposed to������ � are supposed to

b.� on one�s hair����������hard on someone�������������� enrolled������������������ �����wrapped up

32. Allan ___ dressed in black____ was the most charming guy in the theater. However ___ Cathy thought he was

�����poorly dressed.

���� X / X / ,���������������� �� , / , / ,�������������������������������� X / , / X������������������������� , / X/ X

33. �Carol ___ why don�t you do your assignments? ___ � ___ the teacher asked.

� ����� , / , / X�������������� ����� , / X / ,����������������������������� � X / , / X��������������������� ��� , / X / X

34. It was __________________(a) to see a man to whom raising horses meant so much become totally blind. He

����� ___ on the other hand ___ (b) said that at least he could hear the clip-clip of his farm horses� __________ (c).

a. �petty������������������� �� guiding���������������������������� � disheartening��������������� � disheartened

b. �, / X����������������������� X / ,�������������������������������� ��� , / ,������������������������������� ��X / X

c.��pawn shops��������� �� hooves��������������������������� �� �sluts���������������������������� ��� tensions

35. When is the man going to _______ the carpet in the hall? I need this done by eight tomorrow.

����� lie��������������������������� �lay

36. Paul, I guess it�s better to fasten your seat belt ________ you _______ hurt yourself much in case of an accident.

����� so that / will�������� �� so that / can����������������� ��� so that / won�t������������� �� so that / could

37. Everybody countrywide was crushed because the President pointed to a ______ crisis of the whole nation economy.

����� party-pooper��������� � neat������������������� ��������������� sticky����������������� ������������� deep-seated

38. It�s hard to face it, but it has been such a terrible year ________________ business that we�ll have to fire fifty

���� per cent of our employees.

����� tell you what������ ��� in terms of��������������� ���������� sort of����������������� ������������ caffeine

39. I�m sorry I won�t be able to stay longer because I ______________________ take my fianc�e to the movies

����� and you know how nervous she is. If I get there late,...

���� am supposed to������ am not to��������������� ���������� don�t have to���������������� ��� am not supposed to

40. While the train was crashing into the bus in the crossroad, we could hear the _____________ cries, weeps and

���� prayers of the passengers showing the presentment of death.

����� mighty������������� ������� anguished������������ ������������ Welsh������������������� ������������ festival

41. Margaret said ___�People ___ who drive to work ___ always complain about the traffic.�

����� , / X / X������������������� , / , / X������������������������������ , / , / ,��������������������� ��������� , / X / ,

42. It was really light in that room. Still ___ I couldn�t see the thief ___ nor could he see me.

����� , / X����������������� ������� X / X�������������������� �������������� , / ,��������������������� ������������� X / ,

43. Four girls _____________ Mary went camping out yesterday night.

���� besides����������� �������� beside

44. At a dinner table:

����� Paul: �Sally, you haven�t touched your food, what�s the matter?�

���� Sally: �Nothing special. It�s just that I�m not used to _____________ with chopsticks.�

��� eat��������������������� ������ eating������������������� ������������ ate������������������� ��������������� have eaten

45. With such terrible weather, the organizers of the show have to ______________________________

����� and hope it does not rain on Saturday. Otherwise, it will be a failure.

����� cross that bridge when they come to it����������������������������������be in their blood

���� have their vision checked������������������������������������������������ �������keep their fingers crossed

46. I was told John is saving all the money he gets hold of in order_________________ his future, weall know he�s

���� not getting any younger.

����� to dishearten����������� to deform���������������������� �� to safeguard�������������������� to split

47. In order to have a successful performance tomorrow, the actors of the play have been ____ since early this morning.

����� slam dunking������� �� rehearsing����������������� ������ begging���������������������� ������ clapping

48. It�s amazing that after robbing a lot of money from the bank, the group of cops hasn�t yet been _____________

���� from the corporation. It proves authorities are also involved in corruption.

���� pawned�������������� ���� assured����������������������������� enrolled����������������������������� expelled

49. It�s incredible how this city became _________________ since I left here fifteen years ago.

����� different����������� ������ differently

50. If one doesn�t like ___________, _______ will never like __________ friends and family.

����� yourself�� /you/ one�s�������������������� ���������������� him/herself��� /��� he/she/�� his/her

����� yourself�� / one /��� your����������������������� ������������ him/herself��� /��� he/she/your

51. Could you just ________ this discussion, Paul. It�s my problem, not yours. Mind your own business.

����� congratulate me on��� beat it��������������������� ����� stay out of�������������������� ����� get the urge for

52. Larry, you know I am pregnant and in six months time I�ll deliver my baby. I�m quite sure it will be painful,

���� disgusting, in short, horrible and ...

���������� _ I think you should ________________________________________, not suffer in advance.

���� be wrapped up���������������������������������������� ����������� do it at will

����� cross that bridge when you come to it�������������� be heart-rending

53. Poor Anthony has passed away and didn�t have time to enjoy all the wonders life can offer a person.

����� He spent his whole life ___________________________ in his work.

����� coming on to��������� �� piecing together���������� � being wrapped up��������������� � dying down

54. After his wife�s death, Joseph started drinking so much that his life has changed completely. Last week, for example,

����� I saw him __________(a) on the street and his appearance was just __________ (b).

a.� lying������������������������ laying

b.� sharp������������������ ���� rightful���������������� ��������� disheartened��������������������� �� heart-rending

55. You know what! I�d been waiting for the woman of my life for a long time. And I would continue waiting for her

����� because I believe in destiny and I can�t see myself without her. In fact, I have already found this woman, but

����� unfortunately I didn�t realize she was my soul mate when we first met but she did because she says she felt

���� something very strong. If I had realized it, I would have told her right then.

���� _ Yeah, I see. That�s what we can call __________________________________________.

����� luster������������������� ���� love at first sight��������� � hoof print������������������������� ��� pimples

Complete the sentences using the vocabulary below, add prepositions and commas when necessary.

�����������

������������������� ��fretting�������������������� to raise������ ������� to rise�������������� �� to die down

a)��� Why all this about your new job � Kelly?

b)��� Why do you insist �smoking here?

c)���� Her cries �only when the doctor gave ser some medicine.

d)��� He entered �the room without saying a word.

e)��� Fred is going to visit museums �parks �theaters �fairs �and beautiful beaches.

f)���� The sick man fell but he was too weak to .

����g)��� You can�t enter �the classroom without knocking first.

h)��� You can�t forgive her �being unfair to you.

i)����� The baby fell asleep after the noise from the street .

���� j)���� They �the sunken ship to the surface of the sea.

k)��� Don�t you think �Daniel �the accident was your fault?

l)����� Carol�s �about her marriage has finally ended. They divorced.

���������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������� My best wishes,

������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������� Ailton.