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1. 
This is an exciting book which ... new ground in educational research.
A.
breaks
B.
reaches
C.
scratches
D.
turns
2. 
They had lunch together in the school ... .
A.
bar
B.
café
C.
canteen
D.
restaurant
3. 
We all make mistakes; no-one is ... .
A.
fallible
B.
infallible
C.
unfallible
D.
disfallible
4. 
I think you should ... that matter with your teacher.
A.
complain
B.
demand
C.
discuss
D.
enquire
5. 
Since Oscar had no proper reason for missing school, his absence should be treated as ... .
A.
abstention
B.
desertion
C.
neglect
D.
truancy
6. 
You are late again - please try to be ... in the future.
A.
accurate
B.
efficient
C.
reliable
D.
punctual
7. 
You are not very ... today, Hugh. What's the matter? I've never known you so quiet.
A.
chattering
B.
loud
C.
speaking
D.
talkative
8. 
Annie is already twelve but she hasn't learned to ... the time yet.
A.
tell
B.
say
C.
read
D.
know
9. 
If Rita is not ... of doing this task, perhaps she should change her class.
A.
capable
B.
fit
C.
unable
D.
suitable
10. 
A child's first five years are the most important as far as learning is ... .
A.
affected
B.
concerned
C.
hit
D.
touched
11. 
There are three of us and there is only one book so we'll have to ... it.
A.
distribute
B.
divide
C.
share
D.
split
12. 
Quentin must go to France for the next ... of his training.
A.
point
B.
stage
C.
stand
D.
step
13. 
I'm going to ... all I can about the subject because I need this information.
A.
discover
B.
find out
C.
know
D.
realise
14. 
Sean asked his teacher's ... about going to university.
A.
advice
B.
experience
C.
information
D.
knowledge
15. 
Have you ... for any evening classes next term?
A.
engaged
B.
enrolled
C.
inscribed
D.
signed
16. 
In some countries, students are selected ... to their current level of academic attainment.
A.
according
B.
due
C.
owing
D.
related
17. 
Our group ... of twelve students.
A.
composes
B.
comprises
C.
consists
D.
contains
18. 
Some schools have very ... rules of behaviour which must be obeyed.
A.
solid
B.
straight
C.
strict
D.
strong
19. 
The classes were closed because of ... of interest.
A.
absence
B.
emptiness
C.
lack
D.
missing
20. 
We need ... information before we can decide which courses to choose.
A.
farther
B.
further
21. 
The Examination Board have recently changed the ... for the Diploma in History.
A.
brochure
B.
programme
C.
syllabus
22. 
The school ... is worn on the boys' caps.
A.
badge
B.
label
C.
ticket
D.
sign
23. 
There was a(n) ... against the College's new syllabuses.
A.
bang
B.
outcry
C.
scream
D.
whistle
24. 
Comprehensive schools ... for all levels of ability.
A.
cater
B.
cope
C.
look
D.
watch
25. 
The lecture was so ... that almost everyone fell asleep.
A.
bored
B.
dull
C.
exhausted
D.
tired
26. 
Use your imagination and try to ... the scene in your mind.
A.
draw
B.
model
C.
paint
D.
picture
27. 
I can agree with you to a certain ... , Professor, but not entirely.
A.
extent
B.
level
C.
part
D.
way
28. 
Dr. Knowledgeable will be making a ... this evening.
A.
lecture
B.
sermon
C.
speech
D.
talk
29. 
You will never understand my arguments if you don't actually ... to what I say!
A.
appreciate
B.
hear
C.
listen
D.
understand
30. 
The lecture will begin at 10.00 ... .
A.
in time
B.
on time
C.
punctual
D.
sharp
31. 
Prof. Orator spoke clearly and ... so we could understand every word he said.
A.
distinct
B.
distinctly
C.
distinguishable
D.
legibly
32. 
That's precisely what I mean. You've hit the ... on the head.
A.
idea
B.
nail
C.
pin
D.
point
33. 
Miss Duffer looked as if she hadn't a ... what Prof. Sophisticated was talking about.
A.
clue
B.
guess
C.
point
D.
thought
34. 
You can ... your shorthand by taking notes during lectures.
A.
keep
B.
keep in
C.
keep on
D.
keep up
35. 
The lecturer spoke so fast that I found it hard to take ... what he was saying.
A.
away
B.
in
C.
over
D.
up
36. 
The teacher ... out the words he had written on the blackboard.
A.
cleaned
B.
dusted
C.
rubbed
D.
scraped
37. 
I'm afraid my speech may have ... you as to my true aims.
A.
miscalculated
B.
misled
C.
mistaken
D.
misunderstood
38. 
There is a(n) ... at the back of the book giving the answers to the exercises.
A.
appendix
B.
index
C.
key
D.
reference
39. 
Clare was ... her homework when her boyfriend called.
A.
at the centre
B.
halfway through
C.
in between
D.
in the middle
40. 
Can you recite the English alphabet ...?
A.
around
B.
backwards
C.
reverse
D.
upside down
41. 
I can't find any logical ... between these two sentences.
A.
bond
B.
chain
C.
link
D.
tie
42. 
My brother found it difficult to learn to write because he is ... .
A.
left-handed
B.
right-handed
C.
single-handed
D.
two-handed
43. 
Suddenly I understood perfectly and everything fell ... place.
A.
down
B.
for
C.
into
D.
out
44. 
If you want to learn, you will. No ... who teaches you.
A.
consideration
B.
matter
C.
question
D.
way
45. 
There are a lot of mistakes in your homework, I'll have to ... it again with you.
A.
come through
B.
go over
C.
instruct
D.
pass
46. 
Isn't it ... time you started your homework, Gilbert?
A.
about
B.
good
C.
past
D.
the
47. 
I'm afraid your handwriting is ... .
A.
illegible
B.
dislegible
C.
unlegible
D.
inlegible
48. 
Vincent read the article through quickly, so as to get the ... of it before settling down to a thorough study.
A.
core
B.
detail
C.
gist
D.
run
49. 
I tried to concentrate on my homework but my eyes kept ... away from the book.
A.
digressing
B.
lapsing
C.
rambling
D.
straying
50. 
Miss Nervous handed in the test and awaited the results ... .
A.
in the same breath
B.
out of breath
C.
under her breath
D.
with bated breath
51. 
Students will be ... for exceeding word-limits in their essays.
A.
condemned
B.
penalised
C.
punished
D.
sentenced
52. 
You must not ... from the point when you write an essay.
A.
diverge
B.
go astray
C.
ramble
D.
wander
53. 
Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ... what she missed while she was away.
A.
catch up on
B.
cut down on
C.
put up with
D.
take up with
54. 
I have English classes ... day - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A.
all other
B.
each other
C.
every other
D.
this and the other
55. 
And as she didn't understand anything, she merely gave the teacher a ... look.
A.
blank
B.
clear
C.
simple
D.
useless
56. 
Mr Genius was so ... at maths at school that he became the youngest student ever to be accepted by a college.
A.
brilliant
B.
hopeful
C.
keen
D.
proud
57. 
Arnold is ... a bit with his English classes so his parents have arranged for him to have private tuition.
A.
dragging
B.
fighting
C.
straining
D.
struggling
58. 
The new student found the informality at school ... at first.
A.
blinding
B.
foreign
C.
off-putting
59. 
Some people have the mistaken idea that all students are ... .
A.
idle
B.
motionless
C.
stagnant
D.
still
60. 
We all like Prof. Merryman because of his great ... of humour.
A.
feeling
B.
principle
C.
sense
D.
willingness
61. 
... your hand if you want to ask a question in class.
A.
Arise
B.
Lift
C.
Raise
D.
Rise
62. 
Could you stand ... for me and teach my history class tomorrow, Maggie?
A.
down
B.
in
C.
out
D.
up
63. 
Mr Horrid was a terrible teacher and obviously not ... for teaching.
A.
cut in
B.
cut on
C.
cut out
D.
cut up
64. 
Will you help me to ... for tomorrow's exam?
A.
go through
B.
read
C.
review
D.
revise
65. 
Eve was happy she ... to finish the exam in time.
A.
achieved
B.
managed
C.
realised
D.
succeeded
66. 
Well done! You've done an excellent ... .
A.
job
B.
task
C.
trade
D.
work
67. 
Good ... with your exams!
A.
chance
B.
hope
C.
luck
D.
wish
68. 
The purpose of this examination was to ... the students' knowledge of the subject.
A.
inspect
B.
prove
C.
test
D.
try
69. 
During the test it is always better to make an educated ... than to leave a blank.
A.
attempt
B.
chance
C.
endeavour
D.
guess
70. 
This test ... a number of multiple-choice questions.
A.
composes of
B.
composes in
C.
consists of
D.
consists in
71. 
Please be ... I haven't got long.
A.
brief
B.
concise
C.
rapid
D.
short
72. 
The ... exam in March prepared pupils for the real thing in May.
A.
false
B.
imaginary
C.
mock
D.
unreal
73. 
Any candidate caught ... in the examination will be disqualified.
A.
cheating
B.
deceiving
C.
swindling
D.
tricking
74. 
Frank thought that the other students would think he was English, but his accent gave him ... .
A.
away
B.
in
C.
out
D.
up
75. 
The students ... ever use the language laboratory.
A.
hardly
B.
almost
C.
nearly
D.
practically
76. 
If you want to learn a new language you must ... classes regularly.
A.
assist
B.
attend
C.
present
D.
follow
77. 
If you don't know what that word means, ... in the dictionary.
A.
give it up
B.
look it up
C.
make it up
D.
show it up
78. 
Cyril's understanding of the language is growing ... .
A.
by hook or by crook
B.
by leaps and bounds
C.
from time to time
D.
slow but sure
79. 
Dr Inventive received a ... from the university in order to continue his research.
A.
credit
B.
grant
C.
prize
D.
reward
80. 
His father paid him ... while he was at university.
A.
alimony
B.
an allowance
C.
a pension
D.
the rates
81. 
Students sometimes support themselves by ... of evening jobs.
A.
efforts
B.
means
C.
methods
D.
ways
82. 
The ... for the course are 150 pounds a term.
A.
charges
B.
costs
C.
fees
D.
payments
83. 
Peter didn't study enough, so he decided not to ... for the examination.
A.
enter
B.
make
C.
go in
D.
go in
84. 
Martin ... his maths exam and had to sit it again.
A.
failed
B.
missed
C.
suspended
85. 
I've decided to work ... this term.
A.
much
B.
hard
C.
hardly
D.
a lot of
86. 
In Britain, children start ... school at the age of five.
A.
kindergarten
B.
nursery
C.
primary
D.
secondary
87. 
In my country, it is ... to go to school between the ages of 5 and 16.
A.
voluntary
B.
compulsory
C.
legal
D.
required