Miscellaneous Advanced Test 2

The course is very difficult and it's next to impossible to ________ the professor's re­quirements.

1. comply
2. keep up
3. meet
4. suit

He tried to pass himself off as an American but it was his accent that ________.

1. gave him away
2. gave him up
3. showed him off
4. showed him out

________ comes first in the race will win a prize.

1. No matter who
2. No matter whom
3. Whoever
4. Whomever

It's very important for a presenter to maintain ________ contact with the audience.

1. eye
2. face
3. facial
4. visual

We had a nice evening and I really thought we hit it off. What she said next came like a ________ in the face.

1. hit
2. punch
3. slap
4. smack

He was so brave the night of the fire, but supposing he ________?

1. had been hurt
2. was hurt
3. would be hurt
4. would have been hurt

We were surprised when he returned with the trophy in his hand. None of us had believed he could ________.

1. break it off
2. bring it off
3. make it up
4. take it up

If you weren't so dumb she ________ you. Now you're alone and you will never find another woman like her.

1. didn't leave
2. hadn't left
3. wouldn't have left
4. wouldn't leave

Religious leaders have urged ________ forgiving, but we've had enough of that. We need to act now!

1. our
2. that we are
3. us to be
4. us to being

He ________ a car since the accident in 2005.

1. doesn't drive
2. hasn't been driving
3. hasn't driven
4. isn't driving

Maybe it's time you quit being so ________. Christmas is a time for giving!

1. hardy
2. lavish
3. selfless
4. stingy

Of our small sample of 10 lab animals, ________ survived, so we were unable to finish our research.

1. neither
2. no
3. no one
4. none

Hurry up! By the time we get home we ________ wet.

1. are all
2. will all be
3. will all be being
4. will all have been

The girl ________ appeared on his doorstep and said she was pregnant.

1. who he'd slept the previous month with
2. who he'd slept with the previous month
3. whom he'd slept the previous month with
4. with who he'd slept the previous month

The whale ________ has been established to protect all whales and dolphins found in Australian waters.

1. preservation
2. reservoir
3. retreat
4. sanctuary