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Although the professor was quite prominent in her field, she wore an air of _____ while lecturing her students. a. unanimity b. sanction c. modesty d. parsimony e. morose 2. Because Jim was generally _____ on the football field, he was genuinely touched by the amount of praise he received for his game-winning touchdown. a. indelible b. methodical c. succinct d. pious e. unheralded 3. His _____ sense of humor caused more ______ than he must have intended. a. debunk..sobriety b. wry..confusion c. prominent..impudence d. dry..jargon e. incorrigible..paucity 4. His pale ____________ made some wonder if he was actually ill. a. complexion b. astute c. relevancy d. ego e. ethic 5. I hope I haven't ________ you any trouble by changing the arrangements. a. put b. caused c. made d. done 6. Charlotte __________ me a lot of her mother. a. recognises b. remembers c. reminds d. remarks 7. There are no longer any fish in this river - it's too ________ by chemicals from the factory. a. dirty

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b. polluted c. infected d. spoiled 8. The floor is wet: don't run or you might ___________ ! a. stoop b. spill c. slip d. spin 9. I would _________ to stay at home and relax for a change. a. rather b. better c. prefer d. enjoy 10. It is too early in the ___________ to expect many tourists in the town. a. term b. season c. time d. calendar 11. Maria is responsible _________ looking after visitors to the college. a. in b. for c. of d. with 12. When you come to dinner, _________ your holiday photographs with you. a. take b. show c. fetch d. bring 13. ___________ the step when you go in. a. consider b. mind c. attend d. look 14. Is there ____________ of food for everyone? a. adequate b. enough c. sufficient d. plenty

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15. ____________ stay the night if it's too difficult to get home. a. At all costs b. By all means c. In all d. On the whole 16. If you're not too tired, we could have a __________ of tennis after lunch. a. match b. play c. game d. party 17. I don't remember ___________ the front door when I left home this morning. a. to lock b. locking c. locked d. to have locked 18. The price of winter clothes usually ___________ at the end of the winter. a. drops b. lowers c. cuts d. reduces 19. No ____________ Margaret is happy when you think how successful she has been recently. a. surprise b. problem c. question d. wonder 20. The rescue mission was completed without a ____________ . a. hitch b. knot c. tie d. catch 21. Rachel painted a gloomy ___________ of life as a student. a. image b. picture c. drawing d. illustration 22. The magazine is offering free DVDs in an effort to raise its ___________ among young readers. a. profile

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b. face c. outline d. view 23. When we went to Egypt he knew __________ no Arabic, but within six months he had become fluent. a. entirely b. virtually c. barely d. scarcely 24. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the ___________ wonderfully. a. event b. performance c. incident d. occasion 25. "I am going to a film this evening." He said he ___________ to a film that evening. a. had been b. went c. was going d. did go 26. You ___________ stop smoking or you will get ill. a. ought b. should c. can d. better 27. I ____________________ English since last December. a. will be learning b. have been learning c. am learning d. learn 28. She's seeing him tomorrow, _____________ ? a. is she b. isn't she c. will she d. won't she 29. This time tomorrow, I ____________ an exam. a. will take b. will be taking c. am going to take

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d. would take 30. If you came to the party, you ____________ it. a. enjoyed b. will enjoy c. would enjoy d. had enjoyed 31. "Have you got a light?" She asked if I ____________ a light. a. have b. had c. would have d. had had 32. If I ____________ him, I would have told you. a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. would have seen 33. Peter ______________ his breakfast when the letter arrived. a. eating b. ate c. had eaten d. has eaten 34. I wish I _____________ to Spain last year. a. went b. had gone c. will go d. am going 35. She _____________ her nails. I can't stand that habit of hers. a. always bites b. is always biting c. bites d. will be biting 36. When they came into the kitchen they were dirty because they ____________ in the garden. a. had played b. were playing c. had been playing d. played 37. Supposing you ______________ her again. What would you say?

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a. b. c. d.

will meet met meeting will have met

38. He might have come though, ____________ ? a. might he b. mightn't he c. hasn't he d. shouldn't he 39. Never ____________ such a beautiful painting. a. have seen b. saw c. have I seen d. did I see 40. I'm thirsty. I __________ a drink. a. am b. like c. have d. need 41. He ___________ to go to the dentist because he has toothache. a. ought b. should c. would d. have 42. The train ____________ when we arrived at the station. a. has left b. had left c. is leaving d. was left 43. If he'd come on time, he ____________________ the lesson. a. wouldn't miss b. would have missed c. would miss d. wouldn't have missed 44. He ___________________ for 3 hours when I met him. a. was walking b. has been walking c. had been walking d. has walked

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45. Would you mind if I _________________ the window? a. open b. opened c. opening d. had opened 46. Not only ______________ French, but he also speaks Arabic. a. he speaks b. he is speaking c. does he speak d. he spoke 47. They _______________ the Olympic City by 2010. a. had built b. build c. will have built d. are building 48. I'd rather you _____________ now, because I have a lot of work. a. leave b. left c. will leave d. had left 49. He said that he ____________ the news in time. a. hasn't been given b. isn't given c. hadn't been given d. isn't giving 50. The office had been burgled, but the safe showed no signs of ___________________. a. having touched b. being touching c. having been touched d. touching 51. She _______________________ the children instead of spending the evening in the pub. a. should have looked for b. should have been looking after c. should have looked into d. should have been looking into 52. The shop ___________________ for an hour when they arrived at six o'clock. a. had been closed

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b. was closed c. has closed d. is closed

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