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FCE-First Certificate CAE-Cambridge Advanced English CPE- Cambridge Proficiency in English
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1. If you don't take exercise you ........ the risk of getting ill.
stand
face
run
suffer
I don't know
2. He was ........ with embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison
accused
convicted
charged
arrested
3. If you are ........ with this test you should perhaps attempt an easier one.
stumbling
stressed
struggling
straining
4. Insulation was fitted to ........ further heat loss from the building.
guard
protect
save
prevent
5. We are all ........ the opinion that hydrocarbons in the atmosphere contribute to global warming.
in
on
of
with
6. ........ had we sold our stock when the markets crashed .
If only
Just
Seldom
Hardly
7. I can't ........ thinking that we made a mistake in our calculations - the total is too high.
help
bear
be
8. I dread ........ what would have happened if there'd been an accident.
thinking
to think
to thinking
the thought
9. Can you wait thirty seconds while I ........ in to the Post Office for some stamps ?
saunter
breeze
break
pop
10. The chess players tried very hard to ........ each other with every move in the tournament
outnumber
outclass
outweigh
outwit
11. Having lost his voice as a result of a throat infection he was forced to ........ to get his point across.
gesticulate
prevaricate
manipulate
perambulate
12. I'm in a bit of a rush. But I'll stop for a cup of tea, .........
although
though
as well
despite it
13. You could give her a call. I'm certain that, at this time of day, she ........ in the office.
will be
was
had been
would have been
14. As the crowd ........ the gate many at the front were crushed and injured.
clustered to
surged toward
mustered to
amassed to
15. He's a very ........ gentleman - always poking his nose in the affairs of others.
daunting
tenuous
influential
meddlesome
16. As I walked along the landing I noticed water ........ under the door
leaking
seeping
oozing
filtering
17. The written examination should take you the ........ part of an hour.
better
largest
maximum
optimum
18. You should ........ for delays on your way to the airport.
expect
account
anticipate
allow
19. When the hurricane was ........ they emerged from their shelter to survey the damage.
departed
over
finished
away
20. Unfortunately he often engaged in business ventures where the pickings were ........ .
thin
slim
modest
miniscule
21. As a teenager he had many ....... , one of which was to play oboe in the orchestra
vocations
undertakings
desires
aspirations
22. Please make ........ that you have your passport and ticket with you before leaving for the airport.
absolute
definite
possible
certain
23. Theirs is a longstanding friendship. They've known ........ another for years.
each
one
all
both
24. Julia is such a diligent student. She spends a lot of her spare time ........ in her books.
confined
immersed
encompassed
contemplating
25. He's only sixteen and a first time ........ . If he's lucky he'll only get a suspended sentence.
suspect
criminal
delinquent
offender
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