Miscellaneous Advanced Test 1

The expedition to Sumatra had the privilege of seeing orangutans in their natural ________.

1. habilitation
2. habitat
3. habitation
4. inhabitants

The name of the band, PASSION, clearly stands for the passion ________.

1. of which they play their music with
2. that they play their music
3. which they play their music with
4. with which they play their music

The film ________ by the end of summer but they aren't planning to release it until Christmas.

1. is going to have finished
2. will be being finished
3. will have been finished
4. will have finished

There were spectators standing on ________ side of the road.

1. both
2. each of the
3. either
4. every

It was ________, running the red light like that! You could have killed someone.

1. reckless
2. regardless
3. restless
4. ruthless

If it's a small fire, try to ________ yourself instead of calling the fire brigade.

1. break it off
2. cut it off
3. get over it
4. put it out

I strongly suggest ________ a year off from school and deal with his health condition before it's too late.

1. him taking
2. him to take
3. so that he takes
4. that he take

People ________ nose piercing for over 4,000 years.

1. are practising
2. have been practising
3. have practised
4. practise

Son, you ________ here if I hadn't met your mother.

1. shouldn't have been
2. were not to be here
3. wouldn't be
4. wouldn't have been

I'd rather ________ me anything about what happened last night. Ignorance is bliss, you know.

1. you didn't tell
2. you don't tell
3. you not tell
4. you not to tell

Let's ________. You were never supposed to be here in the first place.

1. face it
2. face up to it
3. pull a face at it
4. show our face

At the beginning of the interview, he sat there ________ as a board but then slowly relaxed.

1. fixed
2. rigid
3. stern
4. stiff

________, tears would not stop rolling down her cheeks.

1. Although hard did she try
2. Despite of the fact that she tried
3. Hard as she tried
4. In spite of she tried

Teachers usually ________ two categories. Some see their work as a vocation, others just love the long vacation and short working hours.

1. break in
2. drop off
3. fall into
4. split up

Peter stayed up all night, ________ for the exam.

1. cramming
2. cramping
3. jamming
4. stuffing