CPE
Reading & Use of English |
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Part 1: Multiple Choice
Cloze
3)
Collocations
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct
word (A-D).
1) The two young fighters fought toe to toe and both showed ........
determination.
A) grim
B) strong
C) harsh
D) mean
2)
I would like to welcome you all on this auspicious ........, the
25th anniversary of the founding of our company.
A) occasion
B) moment
C) meeting
D) gathering
3)
As a conservative ........ I think we need to put aside £4,000
for the wedding.
A) forecast
B) approximation
C) guess
D) estimate
4)
Both parents were unemployed and the family had a ......... lifestyle.
A) cautious
B) frugal
C) careful
D) tight
5)
The car screeched to a ........ at the junction and two men jumped
out and ran down the street.
A) halt
B) stop
C) end
D) standstill
6)
The two former business partners have been sworn ........ since
one of them left the company in debt and fled abroad.
A) antagonists
B) rivals
C) enemies
D) competitors
7)
I'd been in ........ pain with toothache all weekend and was desperate
to find a dentist.
A) agonizing
B) shooting
C) excruciating
D) maddening
8)
I was ........ tempted to report his incompetence to my line manager
otherwise the whole team would suffer.
A) highly
B) sorely
C) greatly
D) urgently
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