ESL Blues
Progress Test Higher Levels Revision 2
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1.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
The political campaign is going _____ plan. There is a good chance we will be elected.
a) by
b) according to
c) following
d) on
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:
He takes a lot of _____. He is no stranger to danger.
a) gambling
b) dangers
c) risks
d) dangerous acts
e)
All of the above
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3.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
He's just bought a new car, _____ he has been unemployed for months.
a) despite the fact that
b) never mind that
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:
As a friend, he is warm and genuine. As a politician he is abusive and rubs people _____. He has no idea how much he annoys them.
a) wrong
b) badly
c) annoyingly
d) the wrong way
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:
He said he has no friends he cannot trust. For you to then say that he claims to have no friends is to take his comment _____.
a) falsely
b) wrong
c) out of context
d)
All of the above
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6.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
I think my days as your leader are _____. I no longer believe in our cause.
a) no longer
b) done
c) numbered
d) gone
e)
All of the above
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7.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
Come on! Accept it. There can be no doubt. We won the match _____ and square.
a) honestly
b) fair
c) reasonable
d)
All of the above
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8.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
I _____ call my internet service provider to complain about the poor service. I have to do it often and repeatedly or nothing will change.
a) continually
b) repeatedly
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:
In his autobiography he _____ himself as a war hero. War hero? He must be joking.
a) portrays
b) describes
c) depicts
d) represents
e)
All of the above
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10.
Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:
You'll make a lot of money if you accept his offer, but you will be _____. He's nothing but a mobster.
a) double-crossing
b) ratting
c) selling your soul
d)
All of the above
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