ESL Blues
Progress Test Higher Levels 11b
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1.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
I would certainly have helped you get out of your financial hole _____ in contact just before you went bankrupt.
a) if only we had been
b) had we been
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
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2.
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Of course you can borrow my sailboat. With this strong breeze and a warm sun, you'll have a great time. Just watch the wind. If it begins to _____, head back to shore.
a) grow
b) pick up
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
She knows this part of the city like the back of her hand. And she knows the people who live here. If she tells you to avoid certain areas, _____.
a) pay attention
b) take heed
c) be warned
d)
All of the above
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:
The president finally admitted that the economy was in big trouble and something had to be done about it. Most people _____ that conclusion long ago.
a) arrived at
b) came to
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
We have been warned about the dangers of the mine, how it could collapse if there were even the smallest earth tremor. We go to work _____. We have families to support.
a) accordingly
b) regardless
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
We were discussing the problems facing our company, and much to my surprise, my suggestion _____ a positive response.
a) obtained
b) elicited
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 government plans to _____ a fourteen-day quarantine on those who have traveled to countries where the coronavirus has sickened many people.
a) offer
b) inflict
c) deliver
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
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8.
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What you are saying about the problems we are facing is very interesting, but I have heard it all before. Why don't you _____ the point? Do you believe there is a solution?
a) get to
b) come to
c)
Both of the above
d)
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:
The study _____ the need for increased police presence in those parts of the city where stabbings had taken place.
a) highlights
b) sheds light on
c) clearly shows
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:
When the airline canceled my flight and I could not return home for a couple of days, I bought a few things knowing my insurance would reimburse me. They did, except for a few items of _____ clothing.
a) needy
b) needless
c)
Both of the above
d)
None of the above
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