1. I can't understand how your father managed to ________ that man. He had deceived all the rest of us.
(A) see against
(B) see through
(C) see to
(D) see out
2. Our car is much older ________ than yours.
(A) model
(B) pattern
(C) manufacture
(D) form
3. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.
(A) laid
(B) lay
(C) led
(D) lied
4. According to the doctor, there's absolutely nothing the ________ with you.
(A) wrong
(B) problem
(C) matter
(D) illness
5. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find ________ at all.
(A) anyone
(B) no one
(C) someone
(D) somebody
6. It was ________ a simple question that everyone answered it correctly.
(A) so
(B) such
(C) much
(D) too
7. I'm sorry, but I like my eggs soft ________, not hard.
(A) cooked
(B) steamed
(C) boiled
(D) watered
8. John was amazed when the train arrived exactly ________ time.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) by
9. I'd like to take this ________ of wishing you all the best of luck with your exams.
(A) chance
(B) possibility
(C) occasion
(D) opportunity
10. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to ________ between unfamiliar sounds in that language.
(A) separate
(B) differ
(C) distinguish
(D) solve
11. ________ my opinion, French cheese is better than English cheese.
(A) In
(B) To
(C) By
(D) For
12. Father would not ________ us to go there for the weekend.
(A) let
(B) permit
(C) agree
(D) consent
13. Every day the old man's dog goes to the shop to ________ him a newspaper.
(A) carry
(B) fetch
(C) take
(D) bring
14. - Rex: It's already half-past six. - Hal: Good heavens, so it is! It's time we ________.
(A) are gone
(B) are going
(C) were gone
(D) shall go
15. I drove around the town for half an hour but couldn't find a car ________.
(A) park
(B) garage
(C) plan
(D) parking
16. The smell was so bad that it completely ________ us off our food.
(A) set
(B) took
(C) got
(D) put
17. Although he hasn't said anything he ________ to be upset about it.
(A) acts
(B) shows
(C) behaves
(D) seems
18. It's strange. His sister are blonde, ________ he is very dark.
(A) therefore
(B) in order to
(C) whereas
(D) however
19. We very much ________ that you will come to dinner next Friday.
(A) wish
(B) want
(C) like
(D) hope
20. Crops are often completely destroyed by ________ of locusts.
(A) bands
(B) troupes
(C) swarms
(D) flocks

KEY:

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