ESL Blues
Progress Test Higher Levels 1
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1.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I like going to rock concerts, but I'm not much _____ heavy metal bands.
B: To each their own. I quite like heavy metal concerts. They are so loud and boisterous.
a) with
b) about
c) by
d) into
e)
None of the above
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2.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I never enter competitions even though I know it helps improve one's peformance.
B: You can always compete _____ yourself, trying to do better each time.
a) by
b) for
c) against
d) between
e)
None of the above
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3.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: The prof said I stole a lot of my ideas from Wikipedia. He wants me to rewrite my essay and acknowledge my sources.
B: Consider yourself lucky. Don't take those allegations of plagiarism _____. You could be expelled.
a) to heart
b) seriously
c) as gospel
d) lightly
e)
None of the above
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4.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I want you to keep this little book of my poems _____ a souvenir of the summer we spent together.
B: Thank you. It's a lovely book. I will never forget this summer.
a) for
b) like
c) as
d) while
e)
None of the above
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5.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: Why do you always make fun of me and _____ me down.
B: Do I really mock and criticize you? Aren't you being a little paranoid?
a) put
b) let
c) take
d) push
e)
None of the above
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6.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I dropped my new phone on the floor and it broke _____ little pieces.
B: I hope you bought a guarantee against breakage. If you did, no problem.
a) into
b) to
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
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7.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I'd like to study medicine. I like the idea of helping people in need.
B: If you want to help people, it's a good choice, but keep _____ the cost and the number of years of study.
a) aware of
b) conscious of
c) in mind
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
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8.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: It's really hot today. I hate this kind of heat. It's stifling.
B: I agree. And with no A/C, if you stay inside, you feel like the walls are closing _____ you.
a) over
b) in
c) on
d) into
e)
None of the above
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9.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: Every time the president tweets about trade policy, the stock market _____.
B: It depends on the tweet. After his last tweet, the stock market rose four percent.
a) crashes
b) plummets
c) falls sharply
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
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10.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
A: I hate November, short days, long nights, miserable weather. I get a lot of dark thoughts at this time of year.
B: Me too. I struggle to _____ these dark thoughts away, but talking about them certainly helps.
a) drive
b) make
c) want
d) hope
e)
None of the above
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