Miscellaneous Upper. Test 10 (revision B)

The country has been polluting its ________ water reserves for years.

1. congested
2. immense
3. immerse
4. meticulous

Of course you can use my phone, ________ it's not an international call.

1. as long as
2. unless
3. whereas
4. whether

Is your mom really in hospital? – No, I ________ to get out of the meeting.

1. made it off
2. made it out
3. made it up
4. made up for it

Can I pick your ________ for a second? I have a few questions.

1. brains
2. ideas
3. mind
4. time

________ the driver's severe injuries, the doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

1. Although
2. Despite
3. However
4. No matter of

Don't judge a book until ________ it.

1. haven't read
2. will have read
3. won't read
4. you've read

The platoon moved slowly along the jungle path through ________ rain.

1. dazzling
2. driving
3. patches of
4. scorching

Where's the money you borrowed? It's gone, ________?

1. doesn't it
2. has it
3. hasn't it
4. isn't it

Oh, look at the rain! I'm going to get soaked to the skin. I ________ my umbrella.

1. really had to bring
2. really must have brought
3. really should have brought
4. was really supposed to bring

Be careful, overeating ________ to obesity.

1. causes
2. leads
3. owes
4. results

“Isn't he gorgeous?” – “Yeah, he needs ________ his hair but I still love him!”

1. to wash
2. to washing
3. wash
4. washing

I couldn't go to the senior ski trip with the rest of my class because my leg ________.

1. had been broken
2. has been broken
3. has broken
4. was broken

It seemed like suicide to go out in such ________ storm, but he went anyway.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

Everyone passed that exam, except ________ me. I have to resit it next week.

1. for
2. from
3. not
4. of

The car was a gift but it was the insurance that cost me a great ________ of money.

1. deal
2. lot
3. much
4. number