Olympic 30/4 GK2

The modification has been the ________ on the cake for both of us, for a lot of hard work has gone into the design and development of the course.

A. chilling

B. cooling

C. freezing

D. icing

D

the media is supposed to always _________ on the side

A.blunder

B. err

C. mischief

D. transgress

B

Toxic ________ disfigure black neighbourhoods, degrade property values, and discourage investment.

A. eyesores

B. gatecreashers

C. keystones

D. watersheds

A

You shouldn't have been ______ to your elders vy raising those matters.

A. ill-mannered

B. immaterial

C. impertinent

D. inapposite

C

An 18-year-old girl, of no fixed __________, was charged with robbery in connection with the incident.

A. abode

B. accommodation

C. dwellings

D. lodgings

A

Documentation is required before the drug can get the seal of __________ from world health authorities.

A. approval

B. assent

C. consent

D. permission

A

Many Americans refused to fall in with the idea that religion is a(n) _________ disreputable anachronism.

A. academically

B. cerebrally

C. cognitively

D. intellectually

D

Most academic articles bounce around from topic to topic, really without __________, but are informative.

A. common or garden

B. hell or high water

C. let or hindrance

D. rhyme or reason

D

It is up to the court to decide, in the exercise of their ____________, whether to grant the favour or not.

A. circumspection

B. discretion

C. judiciousness

D. predence

B

Tome said something disgusting, from which and a heated argument _____________, the result of which was that they broke up.

A. ensued

B. eventuated

C. supervened

D. transpired

AB

__________, our original thesis that we are in fact a lot more uptight about sexuality than we'd like to believe is going to be adapted for psychological consultation.

A. As it was opulently vindicated

B. As was amply vindicated

C. Bountifully vindicated as it was

D. Mych as it was copiously vindicated

B

Let alone being left out in the cold for an hour after a second 30-year-old lift failed and security guards said they could not allow them to use the stairs, the staff started to _____ in their work.

A. exasperate, such an unwarranted interference it was

B. fume, such was an unwarranted interference

C. smoulder, so unwarranted an interference it was

D. seethe, so unwarranted an interference was which

B

About six million years ago, the Mediterranean sea is said _________, ____________ thick layers of salt in southern France.

A. to have evaporated - depositing

B. to be evaporating - deposit

C. to evaporate - depositing

D. having evaporated - to deposit

A

It turned out that we _________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn't

B. should have

C. mustn't have

D. needn't have

D

___________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.

A. Ranking

B. To be ranked

C. Being ranked

D. In order to be ranking

B

____________ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.

A. On account of

B. According to

C. Because of

D. Due to

B

Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so __________ of them can play in this match.

A. neither

B. none

C. either

D. both

A

When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I ___________ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers.

A. needn't have carried

B. didn't need to carry

C. can't have carry

D. might not have carried

A

We are pleased to announce that Keith Daninsh __________ replace Susan Williams as Operations Manager from 24th September.

A. does

B. is about to

C. is to

D. is due

C

I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.

A. in view of

B. in terms of

C. with a view to

D. by means of

C

I ran into an unknown in the gap-filling exercise, but I didn't try and ________ the gap.

A. held on

B. hang out

C. press on

D. stuck at

C

To prevent soldiers from rebelling, the commander splits them into groups to _________ one another.

A. let them off with

B. pick up on them

C. play them off against

D. splash out on them

C

The old lady's savings were considerable as she had ________ a little money each week.

A. put by

B. put in

C. put apart

D. put down

A

The police ________ a good deal of criticism, over their handling of the demonstration.

A. came in for

B. brought about

C. went down with

D. opened up

A

It was too late to _________ of the contract.

A. back away

B. back down

C. back out

D. back up

C

Helen managed to put ________ her point of view very successfully in meetings.

A. up

B. over

C. on

D. across

D

If no one will _______ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school.

A. admit of

B. admit in

C. own up in

D. own up to

D

Even if you are miserable, there's no need to _________ on me.

A. take it out

B. take it down

C. take it from

D. take it over

A

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _______ that his story was true.

A. stuck up

B. stood out

C. stuck out

D. held out

C

Everyone approved of the scheme but when we asked for the volunteers they all hung_________.

A. back

B. on

C. about

D. up

A

The social condemnations of the bombing, therefore, focus not on ____________ the act but on lamenting the consequences.

A. execrating

B. deploring

C. shedding tears over

D. wringing hands over

B

If you want to have a good flat in London, you have to pay through the ________ for it.

A. mouth

B. eye

C. nose

D. head

C

If was out of _______ with you on this matter, but let's not quarrel about it.

A. empathy

B. harmony

C. keeping

D. sympathy

B

Eventually, a passer-by _________ and asked her what her problem was.

A. put her out of his misery

B. was charitable towards

C. took pity on her

D. threw himself on her mercy

C

She expects the political experience gained in this election will stand her in good ________ in her future career, which, she suggests, could inclyde another campaign.

A. footing

B. grounding

C. precedent

D. stead

D

Poor management brought village shops to teeter _______ of collapse although community-owned shops, Internet retailing and home delivery schemes were becoming more popular.

A. in the teeth

B. on the brink

C. on the razor's edge

D. on the threshold

B

A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped ________ his options.

A. above

B. beyond

C. on

D. up

C

Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have ________ fears of civil war.

A. flashed up

B. prgnosticated

C. sidetracked

D. stoked up

D

__________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large

B. All together

C. To a degree

D. Virtually

A

I don't feel like buying a _______ in a poke; we'd better check the content.

A. pig

B. cattle

C. buffalo

D. ox

A

A. brood

B. broomstick

C. foolscap

D. brooch

D

A. massage

B. pilgrimage

C. pillage

D. dosage

A

A. exist

B. exhaustion

C. explorer

D. exhibit

C

A. accredit

B. salamander

C. majesty

D. saliva

C

A. swarthy

B. wreathe

C. apothecium

D. feather

A

A. interviewer

B. encouragement

C. acknowledge

D. interpreter

A

A. diplomacy

B. synonymous

C. elephantine

D. petroleum

C

A. authoritative

B. argumentative

C. administrative

D. initiative

B

A. communal

B. delicacy

C. peninsula

D. pneumonia

B

A. telecommuting

B. geophysical

C. hydroelectric

D. humanitarian

B

The children in the audience were ________ by the show.

A. brightened

B. advocated

C. captivated

D. cultivated

C

There's a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry; editors might work a 12-hour day with no ________.

A. come-down

B. letdown

C. let-up

D. crack-down

C

The difference between your estimate and mine is just too small to mention. It makes no sense to ______ about it.

A. chew the fat

B. split hair

C. talk shop

D. brave the elements

B

It was predicted that business would be destroyed and the town's economy would be in __________.

A. fragments

B. scraps

C. segments

D. tatters

D

In friendship we __________ the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure.

A. are at pains to avoid

B. are on pain of avoidance

C. are under pain of avoidance

D. avoid for one another's pains

A

In some countries, confrontation between police and strikers on _______ has become a feature of life in the eighties.

A. dole queues

B. picket lines

C. back benches

D. assembly lines

B

Believe it or not, he has even ______ to swindling his own friends.

A. reduced

B. declined

C. sunk

D. connived

C

Even if they threatened you, you must be firm and __________.

A. rub the shoulders

B. get off scot-free

C. stick to your guns

D. turn the tables on

C

A: Sarah is one of the most popular fashion designers in the country, isn't she?

B: Indeed. She is _______ at present.

A. riding the crest of a wave

B. burning the midnight oil

C. letting off steam

D. making a mountain out of a molehill

A

The depleted column was barely able to ______ the enemy attack.

A. withstand

B. expel

C. withhold

D. smash

A

The idea is ______ the publicity department during peak periods.

A. Susan to assist

B. Susan assisting

C. that Susan be assisted

D. that Susan assist

D

My doctor said _______ the medication for six months.

A. I would have to take

B. I must have taken

C. that I take

D. me to take

A

Many people regard ______ the police have started carrying guns.

A. as a really bad idea when

B. it a really bad idea if

C. it as a really bad idea that

D. it to be a really bad idea for

C

_________ real work was done in the office while the boss was away.

A. Not a

B. No

C. Not only

D. None

B

Social scientists believe that _______ from sounds such as grunts and barks made by early ancestors of human beings.

A. language, which was very slow to develop

B. language, very slowly developing

C. the very slow development of language

D. language developed very slowly

D

_________, only people who agree with her are real Jews.

A. We can infer how she is concerned

B. We can infer that as far as she is concerned

C. Inferred from what she is concerned

D. We can infer what she is concerned

B

_________ the circling the globe faster than Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg.

A. a pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly's exploits included

B. Also included in the exploits of Nellie Vly, a pioneer journalist, was

C> The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, were included

D. The pioneer journalist's exploits of Nellie Bly included

B

Nebraska has floods in some years, ________

A. in other droughts

B.droughts are others

C.while other droughts

D.others in drought

A

Owning and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, ________ earlier generations.

A. as did

B. as it was of

C. like that of

D. so have

B

Unsalted butter is best for this recipe, but _____ that, margarine will do.

A. except

B. given

C. for all of

D. failing

D

He doesn't invest in arms industry ______ principle.

A. on

B. in

C. under

D. within

A

No agreement was reached. The strikers decided to _______ out for a better deal.

A. keep

B. watch

C. hold

D. draw

C

Marrying into such a rich family had always been _____ his wildest dreams.

A. under

B. above

C. over

D. beyond

D

What the treasurer said virtually _______ a confession.

A. amounted to

B. came up

C. stood by

D. embodied with

A

Don't try to _______ with your lies and excuses.

A. head me off

B. palm me off

C. back me up

D. hand me down

B

I was bored so I _______ a magazine to kill time.

A. eyed up

B. thumbed through

C. knuckled down

D. muscled in

B

Ever seen they made her assistant manager, she's been ______ herself.

A. looking up

B. getting above

C. getting out

D. looking out

B

She knocked _____ a meal in ten minutes.

A. up

B. off

C. out

D. onA

A

The firm will _______ unless business improves.

A. go on

B. go under

C. take up

D. take over

B

The files are locked up and I can't ______ them.

A. put on

B. take in

C. get at

D. pick up

C

The man's choice to run away virtually ______ to an admission of guilt.

A. resulted

B. came

C. amounted

D. added

C

Environmental pollution has _______ many species to the verge of extinction.

A. sent

B. thrown

C. brought

D. driven

D

After years of working together, the partners found themselves.................linked

A) permanently B)indelibly C) perpetually D) inextricably

D

It was decided that the cost of the project would be ______ and so it was abandoned.

A. repressive

B. prohibitive

C. restrictive

D. exclusive

B

Living by the ocean really ______ your ______. Once you've lived there, you never want to leave.

A. came in - heart

B. run in - blood

C. get in - heart

D. came in - blood

B

Tamara has set her ______ on becoming a ballet-dancer.

A. feet

B. brain

C. head

D. heart

D

Paul's been in Alice's bad _____ ever since he offened her at the party.

A.eyes B. books C. likes D. treats

B

Knowing the confidential details gave him a(n) ________ over the other candidates.

A. edge

B. possibility

C. exertion

D. firnge

A

He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he ________ his word.

A. stood by

B. stuck at

C. went back on

D. held onto

C

His new play is not only interesting but also unique. It is really off the beaten _________.

A. track

B. road

C. path

D. route

A

John: "Our teacher, Mr Jones, is not very flexible. He always requires us to submit his assignments on time."

Jack: "____________. He should know that we have to learn many subjects."

A. I can't disagree with you more

B. I can't agree with you more

C. That can be true

D. I am not with you here

A

The more expensive carpet is a good choice _________ it wil last longer.

A. by means of

B. due to

C. in that

D. in view of

C

There was no one downstairs; so he turned off the lights again and decided that she _______ imagined things.

A. must have

B. should have

C. can't have

D. needn't have

A

Little Deon: "This herb smells horrible!"

Mommy:" __________, it will do you a power of good."

A. Be that as it may

B. Come what may

C. How much horrible is it

D. Whatever it smells

A

_ I've told him not to go out with those people, but he would not listen. Just let him face the music now!

A.Many a time

B.Quite a time

C.Many the time

D.For a time

A

______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.

A. That we refer to

B. What we refer to

C. To which we refer

D. What do we refer to

B

________ the water clear but also prevent the river from overflowing.

A. Not only the hippo's eating habits keep

B. Keep not only the hippo's eating habits

C. The hippo's eating habits not only keep

D. Not only keep the hippo's eating habits

C

Computer are said to be _______ for the development of mankind.

A. here today

B. here and there

C. here to stay

D. neither her nor there

C

Did the minister approve the building plans? -Not really, he turned them down __________ that the costs were too high.

A. in case

B. provided

C. on the grounds

D. supposing

C

It was such a loud noise _______ everyone in the house.

A. as to wake

B. that to wake

C. so as to wake

D. that waking

A