Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. No ________ had I said it than I realised it was the wrong thing to say.
A. quicker | B. rather | C. sooner | D. earlier |
2. The information he gave us was ________ useless. It didn’t help us at all.
A. utterly | B. deeply | C. extremely | D. painfully |
3. Unfortunately, he’s never ________ his potential, which is a great shame.
A. encountered | B. gained | C. fulfilled | D. overcome |
4. Jennifer _________ advantage of all the opportunities she was given and has done very well.
A. achieved | B. had | C. gained | D. took |
5. The government has _________ a ban on exports to those countries because of their human right records.
A. imposed | B. taken | C. made | D. compelled |
6. Sales of the new product line ________ the company’s profits in the last quarter.
A. cheered | B. boosted | C. encouraged | D. celebrated |
7. “Well, I hope you enjoyed your meal.” – “________”
A. Oh, absolutely delicious. | B. Yes, that’s very interesting. |
C. No problem. | D. Yeah, that’s right. |
8. Alan Grintley is a _________ relative of mine. He was my great-great-great-grandfather.
A. far | B. common | C. distant | D. close |
9. The TV company is looking for people to take __________ in a new reality show.
A. place | B. part | C. point | D. pity |
10. Some people just seem to be _________ of reading instructions correctly.
A. inefficient | B. incompetent | C. inexpert | D. incapable |