TEST – Fowler Proficiency Use of English 1

A.
1. Ami ……………………the 10,000 metres world record.
2. A footstep………………….. the silence and approached to within ten paces of Blackburn and waited.
3. You……………………… your word so I can’t trust you anymore.
B.
1.You have just …………….. me a start. Don’t do that again!
2. He was ashamed to have …………... way to such feelings of self-pity.
3. If the people are …………. half a chance there is hope for a return to its colourful and vibrant past.
C.
1. It is true that Newt Gingrich's Republicans ………….. the pace.
2. Could you help me …………. the table?
3. A study by military experts was immediately …………. in motion.
D.
1. Psychiatry has …………… a long way since the 1920s.
2. They had high hopes when they opened the shop but unfortunately, because of Jack’s accident, they have all ………… to
grief.
3. That part of the debate should …………….. to a head in December, when commissioners are scheduled to formally approve
the projects.
E.
1. Once I …….……… into my stride I can finish an essay in a few hours.
2. …………….. a move on or we'll be late!
3. Alison Leigh refuses to let circumstances ………………. the better of her.
F.
1. Greatly relieved, he muttered under his …………….. and crossed himself several times.
2. It stinks so bad you have to hold your ……………… until you come out.
3. He criticized the film, then predicted in the same ……………. that it would be a great success.
G.
1. Children find it hard to ……………… friends when they change schools.
2. Despite all his efficient calculations Donald never seemed to ……………. allowances for this.
3. She tried to …………… light of the situation, but I could tell that she was worried.
H.
1. It’s a good dog. It won’t ………….. you any harm.
2. They can ……….…. their worst now, because I'm leaving in three weeks.
3. The photo doesn't ………….. her justice.
I.
1. She’s a very private person and prefers to ……………… herself to herself.
2. For the third time in a row, she had failed to …………….. her appointment .
3. It's difficult to ……………. track of all the new discoveries in genetics.
J.
1. I hope you'll ………….. notice of what I'm going to tell you.
2. Don't …………. offence. Roger says things like that to everybody.
3. Don't …………. anything he said to heart - he was drunk.
K.
1. He was a tough politician who wasn't afraid to ………….. his mind.
2. It became extraordinarily difficult for them to ………….. with one voice on critical issues.
3. I don’t …………….. a word of German.
L.
1. Because it is inexpensive, burning incense-sticks to …………. the time continued to be used down to the present century.
2. The boy might turn out to be a genius. You never can …………….
3. Well, you can …….……. him from me that I'm going to make a complaint.
M.
1. She has always known as much, that is to ………….. as little, as the supplier needed her to know.
2. He knew that he was clever and always wanted to ………………. his piece in meetings.
3. Needless to …………, any contributions of money will be gratefully received.
N.
1. I'm in my mid-thirties and ought to know my own …………… by now, but I'm scared of getting married.
2. What shocking service! I have a good ………………. to complain to the manager.
3. I just used the first excuse which sprang to …………………...
O.
1. It’s his responsibility so if he fails , it will be on his …………………..
2. At about two in the morning, Alan took it into his ………………….. to go for a swim.
3. Despite these embassy warnings matters seemed in danger of coming to a ………….. early in 1951.
P.
1. After years of working for a big company I decided to ………….. it alone.
2. How to be compassionate to their pain and ………….. out of their way to help them?
3. I often have to make decisions that …………… against the grain.
Q.
1. You’re very lucky to have all the shops near at ………………..
2. We lived from ……………… to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.
3.I brought the letter by ………………… because I didn’t trust the postal service.
R.
1. He loses his temper but he’s very kind at ………………….
2. I didn't have the ……………… to tell her that her beautiful vase was broken.
3. We took Stephen's warnings to ………………...
S.
1. Teachers were turning a blind ……………. to smoking in school.
2. He has his ………….. on the bigger apartment next door.
3. It is a job that brings him constantly into the public ……………...
T.
1. Stone has given ……………… to glass and concrete
2. Your contributions will go a long ……..…… towards helping children in need.
3. Plans are well under ………………. for a new shopping centre.
U.
1. She’s not playing very well at the moment but when she’s on ……………… she’s brilliant.
2. True to ……………., Henry turned up late.
3. People are bombarded with information in the ………………. of TV advertising.
V.
1. He was a good enough player to ………….. his own against the Americans.
2.The argument is valid in this case but I doubt if it would …………… good in all circumstances.
3. I reckon you've just got to learn to ………… your tongue.
W.
1. The graphics and sounds are out of this …………….
2. She sat reading her paper, looking for all the …………. as if nothing had happened.
3. There's a …………… of difference between the US and Europe.
X.
1. I don’t really think they’ll do what they threaten to do. I’m going to …………… their bluff and see how they react.
2. They ……….….. his skills as a surgeon into question.
3. I couldn't ………….… to mind where I'd seen him before.