ESL Blues
Progress Test Higher Levels 10
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1.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
I feel cheated. We had an agreement, and now I realize that you never intended to _____ your end of the bargain.
a) satisfy
b) support
c) live up to
d)
All of the above
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 majority of the voters found _____ with the government's feeble response to the increased flooding of recent years and turfed them out of office.
a) umbrage
b) fault
c) annoyance
d)
All of the above
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:
It stands to reason that if pur party pursues policies that benefit the majority at the _____ of the very rich, we will be reelected.
a) price
b) expense
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
The prime minister threatened to resign if inexpert academic opinions were _____ on a subject to which he had given so much thought.
a) reflected
b) had
c) sought
d)
All of the above
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:
It was one of those rare occasions when my boss _____ me a compliment. He stated that I deserved a raise, and would have given me one already had the economy been in better shape.
a) said
b) paid
c) told
d)
All of the above
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:
My friends were having a heated political discussion. They asked if I would _____ an argument for them. I refused, of course. There was no way I was going to take sides.
a) solve
b) settle
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:
The boss told us we had to _____ our act together and finish the project if we wanted to keep our jobs.
a) put
b) join
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
The study recommends that one way to _____ emergency room overcrowding would be to allow nurses and pharmacists greater latitude in the treatment of patients.
a) facilitate
b) disable
c) ease
d)
All of the above
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:
My parents taught me to live within my means, and I do my best, but it is sometimes very hard to make ends _____.
a) meet
b) join
c) come together
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:
I think you'll find the cathedral at the _____ center of the city.
a) exact
b) very
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
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