Exercies 002

1. Is there ________ bread for all the sandwiches we have to make?
(A) correct
(B) enough
(C) plenty
(D) equal
2. Teaching is not a(n) ________ which pays very well.
(A) post
(B) work
(C) employment
(D) occupation
3. No, the letter didn’t come through the post. It was delivered personally, ________ hand.
(A) with
(B) from
(C) in
(D) by
4. I ________ do that if I were you.
(A) won’t
(B) wouldn’t
(C) shan’t
(D) don’t
5. There was nothing to ________ him with the burglary until the police found a gold ring in his car.
(A) link
(B) fix
(C) place
(D) join
6. The manufacturers are advertising a new ________ of soap powder.
(A) mark
(B) brand
(C) pack
(D) box
7. ________ my stay in hospital, I lost twelve kilos.
(A) In
(B) On
(C) While
(D) During
8. I’m sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have ________. They were such a good friends.
(A) fallen out
(B) fallen against
(C) dropped out
(D) dropped against
9. Shall I use this ________ to fry the eggs?
(A) pan
(B) kettle
(C) dish
(D) tin
10. He ________ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
(A) asked to
(B) demanded
(C) insisted on
(D) required
11. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four.
(A) brand
(B) mark
(C) model
(D) pattern
12. That boy is far ahead ________ everyone else in the class.
(A) from
(B) for
(C) of
(D) with
13. He is also interested ________ art.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) about
(D) for
14. It is impossible to prevent them from quarreling ________ each other.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) with
(D) by
15. I’m thinking ________ looking for a new job.
(A) on
(B) at
(C) to
(D) of
16. Dick prefers football ________ tennis.
(A) than
(B) over
(C) from
(D) to
17. The internship in a psychiatric ward ________ for the rest of his life.
(A) had an influence on him
(B) had influence on him
(C) had influence over him
(D) had an influence at him
18. If I had known the way to his house, I ________ him last Friday afternoon.
(A) would visit
(B) would have visited
(C) have been visiting
(D) had been visiting
19. He ________ that he had been involved in the decision not to attack the enemy position.
(A) declined
(B) refused
(C) rejected
(D) denied
20. As brown as ________ = having a tanned skin after sunbathing.
(A) dust
(B) chocolate
(C) a berry
(D) a beetle