1. Food prices have been ________ steadily for at least twenty years.
(A) rising
(B) raising
(C) lifting
(D) growing
2. I'll have to study very hard, ________ I can pass the exam.
(A) in order
(B) so that
(C) therefore
(D) such
3. You ________ to eat if you don't feel like it.
(A) needn't
(B) mustn't
(C) don't have
(D) haven't
4. We'll play tennis and ________ we'll have lunch.
(A) then
(B) straight away
(C) immediately
(D) so
5. He has to go to Canada for the next ________ of his training.
(A) step
(B) stand
(C) point
(D) stage
6. When the meeting had finished, they went ________ the plan once again.
(A) up
(B) on
(C) over
(D) down
7. We locked the animals in the cage to ________ them from getting away.
(A) avoid
(B) hinder
(C) object
(D) prevent
8. You're ________ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never help you.
(A) wasting
(B) spending
(C) losing
(D) missing
9. Their last cook was better than their ________ one.
(A) current
(B) former
(C) latter
(D) instant
10. I am grateful to you for being so patient ________ him.
(A) with
(B) at
(C) for
(D) ot
11. Do you mean to say you exchanged that lovely car ________ this?
(A) with
(B) by
(C) on
(D) for
12. The weather was ________ the exceptionally poor harvest.
(A) blamed for
(B) condemned for
(C) accused of
(D) found fault with for
13. She is teaching two classes and is examining at a literature exam tomorrow. ________, she is chairing a meeting at the Pen Club.
(A) on the top of it
(B) on top of it
(C) at the top of it
(D) at top
14. I don't see any ________ in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn't start until 9 o'clock.
(A) cause
(B) aim
(C) point
(D) reason
15. His application for a visa was turned ________ by the consulate.
(A) aside
(B) down
(C) out
(D) over
16. Shopping malls account for 60 percent of the retail business done in the United States because they are controlled environments which ________ concerns about the weather.
(A) eliminate
(B) necessitate
(C) foster
(D) justify
17. It is ________ impossible to tell the twins apart.
(A) virtually
(B) realistically
(C) closely
(D) extremely
18. The man known as Bonnie Prince Charlie claimed that he was the ________ heir to the throne.
(A) due
(B) correct
(C) authentic
(D) rightful
19. The rather humid climate in no way ________ from the beauty of the place.
(A) protracts
(B) subtracts
(C) attracts
(D) detracts
20. ________ no need to buy traveller's cheques since most countries take credit cards.
(A) It's
(B) There's
(C) You're
(D) It has

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