1. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ________ the match till Sunday.
(A) put off
(B) cancel
(C) play
(D) put away
2. Call in and see our ________ of spring fashions today.
(A) reputation
(B) election
(C) selection
(D) production
3. We have no ________ in our files of your recent letter to the tax office.
(A) account
(B) memory
(C) list
(D) record
4. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
(A) earned
(B) inherited
(C) paid
(D) spent
5. Give her a telephone number to ring ________ she gets lost.
(A) whether
(B) in case
(C) unless
(D) perhaps
6. His parents never allowed him ________.
(A) a smoking
(B) smoking
(C) to smoke
(D) some smoked
7. Derek is only interested ________ making money.
(A) for
(B) about
(C) in
(D) on
8. He was very upset by the ________ of his English examination.
(A) result
(B) failure
(C) effect
(D) success
9. The Government's action caused the rate of inflation to ________ sharply.
(A) lift
(B) raise
(C) advance
(D) rise
10. They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.
(A) fell down
(B) fell off
(C) fell out
(D) fell over
11. I had to leave early ________ I didn't feel very well.
(A) too
(B) however
(C) because
(D) also
12. After closing the envelope, the secretary ________ the stamps on firmly.
(A) licked
(B) sucked
(C) stuck
(D) struck
13. Don't be so sure ________ yourself!
(A) on
(B) from
(C) of
(D) at
14. This diary will prove useful ________ you.
(A) to
(B) for
(C) at
(D) on
15. You should not be so sensitive ________ criticism.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) to
16. I am not familiar ________ his novels and not very keen on reading them.
(A) about
(B) with
(C) from
(D) for
17. If you want to attend a course, you should study the college ________ for full particulars of enrolment.
(A) prospect
(B) prospects
(C) prospectus
(D) syllabus
18. An historical novel is a form of ________ which may include many facts.
(A) legend
(B) fiction
(C) fantasy
(D) short story
19. The relationship that matters most in the life of a ________ is the one between him and his constituency party.
(A) captain
(B) politician
(C) manager
(D) judge
20. The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the ________ of considerable interest in the press over the last few week.
(A) middle
(B) target
(C) pin-point
(D) focus

KEY:

(A) put off(C) selection(D) record(B) inherited(B) in case(C) to smoke(C) in(A) result(D) rise(C) fell out(C) because(C) stuck(C) of(A) to(D) to(B) with(C) prospectus(B) fiction(B) politician(D) focus