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Select the correct answer in the box on the right:
1.
Snake-charmer: "Be careful with that suitcase, porter. It contains a ten-foot snake."
Porter: "You can't kid me - snakes don't have __________ feet."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
no
C)
a
B)
some
D)
any
2.
Leonard Bernstein is the author of the musical called __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
West Side Story
C)
Hair
B)
Jesus Christ Super Star
D)
Evita
3.
Nobody's free this Saturday. I'll have to __________ the party till next week.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
put up
C)
put up with
B)
put off
D)
put on
4.
As you make your bed, so you must __________ in it.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
lain
C)
lie
B)
lye
D)
lay
5.
12th = __________
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
the twelvth
C)
the twelveth
B)
the twelvieth
D)
the twelfth
6.
skill = __________
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
the power of doing which is the result of practise
C)
degree of excellence
B)
arrangement
D)
price to be paid
7.
I've _________ a little sum of money for an emergency.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
put up
C)
put off
B)
put aside
D)
put on
8.
Cul-de-sac = __________
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Air Terminal
C)
Blind Alley
B)
Departure
D)
Detour
9.
to invest = __________
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
to satisfy customers' desire to purchase
C)
to deregulate
B)
to set things in line
D)
to lend money or put money into a business
10.
Worried lady to pilot: "You will bring me down safely, won't you?"
Pilot: "Don't worry, Madam, I've never left __________ up here yet."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
somebody
C)
nobody
B)
someone
D)
anybody
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