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1. You can………my surprise when I heard the news.
A. suppose B. think C. imagine D. believe
2. Many of the earliest……..into the United States established large plantations.
A. exiles B. immigrants C. emigrants D. entrants
3. The judge said that he was………..by the high standards of performance by the riders.
A. excited B. impressed C. interested D. imposed
4. We paid the shopkeeper………cash.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
5. The crowd stared at the giant and the dwarf as if they were……..monsters.
A. credulous B. incredible C. incredulous D. creditable
6. Tell your brother to come……..because it’s going rain in a minute or two.
A. indoors B. outdoors C. within D. homewards
7. I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly………..
A. infected B. affected C. effected D. diseased
8. Violent programmers on television may have a bad……..on children.
A. affection B. pressure C. influence D. control
9. He has always gone………strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.
A. into B. by C. in for D. through
10. The local tourist bureau will send you………about hotels in the area.
A. knowledge B. information C. news D. notice
11. The businessman proved to be an apparently well-behaved……..middle-aged man.
A. offensive B. unoffending C. inoffensive D. innocent
12. The use of plastics for shoes………of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.
A. although B. as well C. instead D. outside
13. Where do you……..going for your holidays this year?
A. intend B. expect C. pretend D. guess
14. Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the……..on his post office
savings account.
A. income B. wages C. salary D. interest
15. Be quiet! It’s rude to……..people when they are speaking.
A. interfere B. interrupt C. prevent D. introduce
16. During the………the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.
A. gap B. pause C. space D. interval
17. She looked everywhere for her book but………had to return home without it.
A. lastly B. at the end C. in the end D. at the last
18. Sally married……….the Kennedy family.
A. with B. to C. into D. among
19. The boy’s allergy to dust caused his skin to……..
A. itch B. rub C. blemish D. flush
20. I’m sorry I’m late, I was held up in a traffic……..
A. block B. crush C. jam D. group