Question. As we've got plenty of time to ....... before the train comes, let's have a coffee.
(a) waste
(b) lose
(c) spend
(d) kill
Answer. D
Question. If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very ........
(a) tactless
(b) casual
(c) careless
(d) pointed
Answer. A
Question. I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of ........
(a) order
(b) form
(c) sorts
(d) trend
Answer. C
Question. He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy ....... disposition.
(a) over-heels
(b) tempered
(c) disposed
(d) go-lucky
Answer. D
Question. I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the ........
(a) clouds
(b) rain
(c) weather
(d) tiles
Answer. C
Question. There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on ....... affairs.
(a) actual
(b) current
(c) positive
(d) factual
Answer. B
Question. He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a ........
(a) synonym
(b) homonym
(c) acronym
(d) pseudonym
Answer. D
Question. He spoke the language in a regional ......., which made it impossible for me to understand him.
(a) voice
(b) accent
(c) jargon
(d) dialect
Answer. D
Question. I sometimes find that the ....... made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.
(a) commercials
(b) comments
(c) commerce
(d) commercially
Answer. A
Question. Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the ....... is Tuesday week.
(a) sideline
(b) by line
(c) deadline
(d) lifeline
Answer. C