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Iso Monivalintarakenne Abeille Vastauksineen1
Iso Monivalintarakenne Abeille Vastauksineen1
Read the sentences carefully and for each item choose the alternative that best fits the context.
1. Despite playing under strength, the village team ____ beat their rivals.
a) could b) were able to c) couldn't d) weren't able to b) were able to
9. This time next year ____ chief translator to the Finnish UN delegation.
a) he is b) he'll being c) he'll be d) he's being c) he'll be
10.It is essential that all top security documents ____be stamped CONFIDENTIAL.
a) should b) must c) will d) may a) should
12.According to ____ surveys, the majority of Finns don't want to join NATO.
a) the most b) most c) most of d) the most of b) most
13. You ____ continue. You've made your point clearly enough already.
a) needn't b) mustn't c) don't have d) won't a) needn't
19. Only ____ research has been carried out in this field.
a) a little b) a few c) few d) not much a) a little
21. If Bertie ____ to his guns, he'll probably get what he wants.
a) will stick b) would stick c) stuck d) sticks d) sticks
25. We regret ____ you that your telephone has been disconnected due to an unpaid bill
a) to inform b) informing c) to tell you d) telling a) to inform
26. Why don't you try ____ the key anti-clockwise?
a) to turn b) on turning c) turning d) turn c) turning
30. The accused denied ____ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
a) to have ever been b) have ever been c) having ever been d) ever having been d) ever having been
31. Why don't you do what you're told, instead of ____ such a song and dance about it?
a) to make b) making c) made d) make b) making
34. I suppose you just went to the disco ____ improve your conversational skills!
a) so as b) for c) in order to d) too c) in order to
36. What a dangerous thing to do! You ____ have been killed!
a ) may b) can c) must d) might d) might
37. For the rest of his life he lived in fear of ____ tracked down.
a) having b) be c) being d) been c) being
40. By the time I went to the ticket office, the concert ____ sold out.
a) had been b) have been c) was d) are a) had been
41. We ____ to stop off in Singapore but the airline changed the arrangements at the last minute.
a) was going b) had c) were going d) ought c) were going
47. There's nothing I like more than ____ for a brisk walk in the morning.
a) go b) out c) walking d) going d) going
50. They'll explain ____ you need to know to complete your report.
a) what b) that c) which d) how a) what
55. There were ____ few tickets sold that the concert was cancelled.
a) a b) very c) so d) such c) so
56. That was the day ____ we heard the news about Mick and Sarah.
a) when b) which c) on d) what a) when
57. The piano was ____ heavy for us to carry from the removal van.
a) far b) much c) so d) too d) too
58. I'm afraid that's the best ____ can do for you.
a) which b) I c) that d) what b) I
60. Everything ____ can be done to ease the situation has been implemented.
a) that b) which c) what d) who a) that
68. Police are reported ____ found illegal drugs in the star's home.
a) they have b) having c) to have d) have had a) they have
69. No, he ____ ever jogs round the park these days.
a) doesn't b) occasionally c) hardly d) almost c) hardly
70. It's by ____ means the best book I've ever read.
a) no b) all c) fair d) some a) no
71. The probation officer suggested Jim ____ to her every week.
a) to report b) reporting c) should report d) reports c) should report
73. She waited for twenty minutes and ____ arrived at the head of the queue.
a) lastly b) finally c) at the end d) eventual b) finally
76. He's got plenty of ____ experience as he's worked in that field already.
a) second-hand b) firsthand c) primary d) tertiary b) firsthand
80. The heads of the feuding families have been ____ enemies for years.
a) sworn b) promised c) cursed d) blood a) sworn
81. Not only was there no tea, ____ there were no sandwiches either.
a) and b) nor c) but d) so c) but
83. People in this village have got an ____ appetite for news.
a) inexorable b) inevitable c) insatiable d) inedible c) insatiable
84. Hardly had he sat down ____ he was sent for again.
c) insatiable b) than c) after d) that c) insatiable
86. Books ____ 'War and Peace' contribute to our understanding of Russian history.
a) such b) like c) as d) how b) like
90. Don't worry about making a noise. The children are wide ____ .
a) waking b) awake c) woken d) awoke b) awake
91. She's always been one of your ____ critics.
a) fiercest b) most violent c) wildest d) hardest a) fiercest
93. When ____ money into the slot, be sure to use undamaged coins.
a) on inserting b) having inserted c) to insert d) inserting d) inserting
94. The mother sat by her ____ child's bedside all night.
a) asleep b) sleep c) sleeping d) overslept c) sleeping
95. Your car's very ____. It hardly seems to use any petrol at all.
a) economical b) economic c) ecumenical d) ecological a) economical
97. ____ to the bank manager's loan, my company managed to stay solvent.
a) With thanks b) Thank you c) Thanks d) Gratefully c) Thanks
98. We have every confidence ____ his ability to handle the situation.
a) on b) in c) with d) by b) in
100. By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ____ name.
a) housewife b) housekeeper c) house d) household d) household
101. Now that Mr Brown has refused, we'll have to find a substitute ____ the post.
a) to b) as c) for d) in c) for
105. I'm afraid you've got the wrong end of the ____ .
a) loaf b) pot c) leg d) stick d) stick
106. I'm ____ a complete loss to understand why you reacted so violently.
a) at b) in c) on d) by a) at
107. ____ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you'd have lost weight by now.
a) Did b) Were c) If d) Had d) Had
108. If the level of taxation is ____ this year, small businesses will be affected.
a) raised b) risen c) arisen d) raising a) raised
110. I couldn't hear what he said, because he was muttering ____ his breath.
a) out of b) under c) in d) on b) under
112. The stones have ____ buried in the sand for a thousand years.
a) lied b) lying c) laid d) lain d) lain
114. We shall deal with your pay rise ____ due course.
a) in b) on c) by d) with a) in
115. The judge ____ his disapproval of the young man's behaviour.
a) said b) told c) voiced d) spoke c) voiced
119. The road was closed, so we had to ____ and find an alternative route.
a) put down b) turn back c) go about d) go off b) turn back
122. How could you have ____ him for your brother?
a) confused b) considered c) thought d) mistaken d) mistaken
125. We'll have to ____ down the options before coming to a decision.
a) slow b) narrow c) bring d) wind b) narrow
126. Janet certainly ____ her mother in her devil-may-care approach to life.
a) looks after b) calms down c) cares for d) takes after d) takes after
127. Ingrid broke ____ in tears when we told her about the accident.
a) off b) through c) down d) for c) down
129. If the bus doesn't come, you can always flag ____ a taxi.
a) after b) for c) down d) off c) down
130. Look, I ____ it all back. I should never have spoken like that.
a) put b) call c) give d) take d) take
131. I think a couple of coffees will ____ off the meal nicely.
a) go b) send c) round d) wear c) round
132. The official ____ quickly through my file, and then handed it back to me.
a) got b) turned c) looked d) saw c) looked
135. The motorist must have run ____ the fox without noticing.
a) out b) on c) over d) up c) over
136. It ____ out that the accused had bribed some of the jurors.
a) resulted b) pointed c) broke d) turned d) turned
139. Donna will have to ____ her antiques, because she needs the money.
a) part with b) take out c) move on d) clear up a) part with
142. As darkness fell, there was nothing for it but to ____ for the nearest village.
a) call b) go c) make d) stand c) make
143. There is no time to do anything but ____ briefly on the most important points.
a) touch b) run c) go d) pick a) touch
145. The terrorist headquarters was blown ____ in the army attack.
a) down b) out c) over d) up d) up
147. It's no good trying to ____ with Eddie. You'll never change his mind.
a) deal b) discuss c) reason d) side c) reason
149. The lecture hall gradually emptied as Professor Hicks ____ on.
a) kept b) passed c) rambled d) touched c) rambled
150. The speaker failed to get his message ____ to his audience.
a) around b) in c) across d) out c) across
151. The reporter announced solemnly that ther President had ____ in his sleep.
a) passed away b) died away c) passed out d) dropped off a) passed away
152. He's been to the USA, Australia and India this year. He certainly gets ____ !
a) on b) around c) out d) away b) around
153. Look, I'm sorry to ____ in, but I think I can help you.
a) move b) plug c) butt d) pop c) butt
157. You'll lose marks if you don't ___ in all the gaps.
a) send b) fill c) fit d) join b) fill
158. He gambled ____ his life's savings before starting on his wife's.
a) across b) around c) out d) away d) away
159. Did you notice Bob trying to ___ doing the washing-up?
a) get up to b) break out of c) get out of d) get along with c) get out of
160. To beat the holiday traffic, we'll have to ____ out at dawn.
a) set b) go c) move d) drive a) set
161. I could probably ____ out the answer if I had a pencil, some paper and a calculator.
a) think b) study c) hand d) work d) work
162. Delilah wasn't at all hungry, and could only ____ with the food on her plate.
a) finger b) toy c) snack d) work b) toy
163. I know it's a pretty boring routine, but you'll just have to ____ on for the moment, I'm afraid.
a) count b) live c) soldier d) move c) soldier
164. As the years passed, Joe's memories of his terrible experience ____ away.
a) faded b) backed c) passed d) got a) faded
165. This is a big decision to make. Think it ____ before you give me your final word tomorrow.
a) upon b) carefully c) on d) over d) over
166. I presume you declare any private ____ to the appropriate authorities.
a) income b) revenue c) interest d) allowance a) income
167. Derek had no experience of white-water canoeing, so it was extremely ____ of him to try and shoot the rapids
a) hazardous b) intrepid c) perilous d) foolhardy d) foolhardy
168. Meg had a ____ escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday.
a) close b) near c) slender d) narrow d) narrow
169. The five-hour ____ which was performed on Mrs Brown's hip was expensive but effective.
a) treatment b) operation c) medicine d) therapy b) operation
170. Albert Einstein ____ the rewards of his hard work when he was given the Nobel Prize.
a) got b) obtained c) reaped d) collected c) reaped
172. When the lift finally started moving, we were all packed in like ____ .
a) fish b) anchovies c) sardines d) dates c) sardines
173. Mrs Taylor decided to buy a new coat by ____ order, as she didn't have time to look round the shops.
a) postal b) mail c) banker's d) standing b) mail
174. I usually switch off the television when the ____ come on.
a) advertising b) slogans c) posters d) commercials d) commercials
175. 'When do you have to hand in that report?' 'The ____ is Friday.'
a) lifeline b) byline c) headline d) deadline d) deadline
177. The soldier who saved the lives of three of his comrades was given a ____ award.
a) prenatal b) posthumous c) postprandial d) predicted b) posthumous
178. You never quite know what Ken is up to – he's rather a dark ____ .
a) dog b) fox c) wolf d) horse d) horse
179. Tine took her four-year-old daughter to the children's hospital for an appointment with a ____ .
a) paediatrician b) pedestrian c) philologist d) philatelist a) paediatrician
180. For my ____ of mind, promise you'll wear a life-jacket in the boat.
a) satisfaction b) contentment c) peace d) calmness c) peace
181. The burglar suffered ____ of conscience after unwittingly stealing a little girl's teddy bear.
a) pains b) aches c) stabs d) pangs d) pangs
182. In attacking an old lady, the youth committed a ____ crime.
a) heinous b) naughty c) bad d) evil a) heinous
183. The World Health Organisation has stated that smallpox has been almost completely ____ .
a) uprooted b) eradicated c) obliterated d) extinguished b) eradicated
184. Our amateur dramatic group are ____ a play this weekend. The first performance is on Wednesday.
a) rehearsing b) repeating c) playing d) practising a) rehearsing
185. Once the new business ideas were implemented, sales ____ and the company made huge profits.
a) plunged b) lifted c) rocketed d) achieved c) rocketed
186. Cosmetics companies who claim not to ____ their products on animals are gaining a large share of the market.
a) test b) try c) experiment d) practise a) test
187. Looking at old photos in family albums often ____ happy memories of the past.
a) creates b) evokes c) makes d) reminds b) evokes
188. The week of exams left Jane exhausted, and she's still rather ____ .
a) low down b) full of beans c) under the weather d) in worse condition c) under the weather
189. It was a complicated, subtle text, and the translator was nor sure he had captured all its ____ of meaning.
a) allusions b) tones c) shadows d) nuances d) nuances
190. What a mad thing to do! You could have been killed! It was ____ folly!
a) merely b) only c) sheer d) wild c) sheer
191. The president, flanked by his bodyguards, made a powerful ____ on the steps of the White House.
a) speech b) talk c) lecture d) sermon a) speech
192. Because Trevor had started a fight in the playground, he was in ____ for the rest of that day.
a) punishment b) exile c) dishonour d) disgrace d) disgrace
193. Blood ____ are needed urgently, as the national blood bakn reserves are getting low.
a) volunteers b) donors c) givers d) offers b) donors
194. Those who live on the ____ tend to have a less sentimental view of nature than city-dwellers.
a) country b) soil c) earth d) land d) land
195. Janet was full of ____ towards her stepmother.
a) terribution b) resentment c) reprisal d) vengeance b) resentment
196. Factories are having to ____ all production processes, and, in some cases, the workforce, too.
a) slim b) simplify c) streamline d) train c) streamline
197. Digitally ____ messages may soon be delivered via cable direct into our homes.
a) numbered b) dialled c) encoded d) deciphered c) encoded
199. When Wilson's company was hit by recession, he decided to take early ____ .
a) redundancy b) retirement c) resignation d) redeployment b) retirement
201. The ____ of the abandoned orphans in Romania has aroused the world's pity.
a) sadness b) trouble c) case d) plight d) plight
202. I'm afraid Jennifer's very ___ . She believes everything she's told.
a) gullible b) trustworthy c) credible d) honest a) gullible
203. People can make themselves walk on nails or through fire. It's a question of mind over ____ .
a) body b) material c) matter d) facts c) matter
204. If you aren't sure what day the 24th is, look it up on the ____ .
a) calendar b) diary c) agenda d) dairy a) calendar
205. With ____, it's easy to see that a mistake has been made.
a) rear view b) overlook c) retrospect d) hindsight d) hindsight
206. In August we always go to our secret hideout, miles from anywhere and really off the beaten ____ .
a) road b) track c) path d) lane b) track
207. The woman accused of shoplifting was found not guilty and was ____ .
a) acquitted b) liberated c) excused d) interned a) acquitted
208. You're not supposed to park on the hard ____ except in an emergency.
a) lane b) shoulder c) leg d) area b) shoulder
209. While the yacht sailed on, I went to my ____ and slept for a while.
a) deck b) cabin c) bunk d) cockpit b) cabin
210. Some people prefer to watch a film first, and then read the ____ in the paper.
a) critic b) revue c) review d) criticism c) review
211. We can always find out what books the author consulted by referring to the ____ .
a) index b) bibliography c) key d) dust-jacket b) bibliography
212. The old man did not notice it had begun to rain. He was so ____ in feeding the pigeons.
a) concentrated b) obsessed c) engrossed d) fascinated c) engrossed
213. Several influential pressure ____ are campaigning for a reduction in the current prison population.
a) groups b) charities c) points d) members a) groups
214. Burglar alarms on cars may act as a ____ to the casual thief.
a) prevention b) deterrent c) stopper d) precaution b) deterrent
215. A lot of old ____ were settled in the New York gangland killings in the 60s.
a) quarrels b) criminals c) scores d) feuds c) scores
216. I had a(n) ____ that a disaster would occur, and it did.
a) premonition b) prediction c) forethought d) anticipation a) premonition
217. Don't worry if you run out of money at the weekend. You can always get some from the cash ____.
a) desk b) dispenser c) counter d) card b) dispenser
218. We should never have quarreled like that. Let's bury the ____ and forget all about it.
a) axe b) argument c) hatchet d) subject c) hatchet
219. It is often difficult for a householder to ___ squatters and regain possession of his or her property.
a) eliminate b) withdraw c) evict d) vacate c) evict
220. When the teacher asked Amanda what the chemical formula was, her mind was a total ___ .
a) void b) empty c) nothing d) blank d) blank
221. If you have a(n) ____ control handset, you don't even need to get out of your chair to change TV channels.
a) distant b) electronic c) far d) remote d) remote
222. As a result of the recent rise in the divorce ratre, there are far more ____ parents than there used to be.
a) single b) only c) unique d) separate a) single
223. I was really hoping to get that job, as they'd put me on the ____, but in the end they appointed someone else.
a) interview b) short c) top d) good b) short
224. Geraldine always brings back beautiful little ____ from her African trips.
a) memorials b) reminders c) souvenirs d) memories c) souvenirs
225. The shorter Cambridge Dictionary consists of two ____, A-L and M'Z.
a) volumes b) editions c) tomes d) issues a) volumes
226. When Delia's brother Mike pulled her hair, she got her own ____ by kicking him under the table.
a) back b) fun c) revenge d) retaliation a) back
227. Some of the villagers thought the old woman had the ____ eye.
a) black b) evil c) magic d) wicked b) evil
228. The young man ____ casually out of the café and flagged down a taxi.
a) marched b) rambled c) strolled d) staggered c) strolled
229. The boys at the back of the class started ____ when the teacher told them they would have more homework.
a) stammering b) snapping c) mumbling d) muttering d) muttering
230. As she got up to accept her award, the actress threw her rival a ____ of total contempt.
a) glance b) stare c) gaze d) glimpse a) glance
231. The children were ____ quietly in the corned while Mr Fox tried unsuccessfully to mop up the tea he had spilt.
a) guffawing b) sniggering c) jeering d) sneering b) sniggering
232. The drawer wouldn't open, even when Francis ____ at it with both hands.
a) jerked b) towed c) dragged d) tugged d) tugged
233. The ascent seemed impossible, but Wayne finally ____ up the courage to tackle it.
a) plucked b) seized c) gripped d) snatched a) plucked
234. The Morgans looked everywhere for their lost cat, but ____ a blank.
a) pulled b) dragged c) drew d) picked c) drew
235. The wet cobblestones in the village square ____ in the light from the streetlamps.
a) glimmered b) glistened c) glared d) glittered b) glistened
237. As the fire wasn't completely out, they were able to stir up the glowing ____ and put some more wood on.
a) flames b) blaze c) sparks d) embers d) embers
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Key
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
11.A 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.D 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.D
31.B.32.C 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.D 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A
41.C 42.B.43.C 44.C 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.D 50.A
51.B 52.D 53.C 54.A 55.C 56.A 57.D 58.B 59.C 60.A
61.C 62.D 63.D 64.C 65.D 66.B 67.A 68.A 69.C 70.A
71.C 72.D 73.B 74.B 75.B 76.B 77.C 78.D 79.D 80.A
81.C 82.D 83.C 84.A 85.C 86.B 87.C 88.C 89.D 90.B
91.A 92.B 93.D 94.C 95.A 96.B 97.C 98.B 99.B 100.D
101.C 102.B 103.A 104.C 105.D 106.A 107.D 108.A 109.D 110.B
111.C 112.D 113.B 114.A 115.C 116.D 117.C 118.C 119.B 120.A
121.C 122.D 123.C 124.A 125.B 126.D 127.C 128.A 129.C 130.D
131.C 132.C 133.D 134.A 135.C 136.D 137.B 138.C 139.A 140.D
141.C 142.C 143.A 144.B 145.D 146.D 147.C 148.D 149.C 150.C
151.A 152.B 153.C 154.D 155.C 156.A 157.B 158.D 159.C 160.A
161.D 162.B 163.C 164.A 165.D 166.A 167.D 168.D 169.B 170.C
171.A 172.C 173.B 174.D 175.D 176.A 177.B 178.D 179.A 180.C
181.D 182.A 183.B 184.A 185.C 186.A 187.B 188.C 189.D 190.C
191.A 192.D 193.B 194.D 195.B 196.C 197.C 198.C 199.B 200.C
201.D 202.A 203.C 204.A 205.D 206.B 207.A 208.B 209.B 210.C
211.B 212.C 213.A 214.B 215.C 216.A 217.B 218.C 219.C 220.D
221.D 222.A 223.B 224.C 225.A 226.A 227.B 228.C 229.D 230.A
231.B 232.D 233.A 234.C 235.B 236.B 237.D