Miscellaneous Upper. Test 20 (revision D)

Don't trust this person. He's slippery as ________.

1. a snake
2. a worm
3. an eel
4. fish

Nothing ________ you say can make me feel better.

1. ---
2. of which
3. what
4. whom

________ do they care that their actions may have severe consequences.

1. A little
2. Certainly
3. Little
4. Sometimes

The beggar seemed invisible to the dozens of people who passed him ________.

1. around
2. by
3. off
4. on

She tried to wake her brother but he ________ up, no matter how hard she shook him.

1. hadn't woken
2. hasn't woken
3. wasn't waking
4. wouldn't wake

Let's not rush into this, ________? We should sleep on it and make a final decision tomorrow.

1. do we
2. don't we
3. shall we
4. shan't we

I'm being sued for copyright infringement. ________ is that?

1. A how big probem
2. How a big problem
3. How big a problem
4. How big problem

All the information in the form must be typed or written ________ block letters.

1. by
2. by means of
3. in
4. with

I find it hard to believe that ________ for a year now.

1. we are going out
2. we were going out
3. we've been going out
4. we've gone out

You've got to admire his ability ________ focused without being distracted.

1. staying
2. to be staying
3. to stay
4. to staying

I caught a glimpse of his ________ hair but then he was gone.

1. brown long wavy
2. long wavy brown
3. wavy brown long
4. wavy long brown

Mr. Parker's background was ________ checked before he was recruited for the job.

1. deeply
2. highly
3. thoroughly
4. widely

What we found most alarming about Arvin was how ________ he was to his state of health. Even after the heart attack he refused to quit smoking.

1. enduring
2. indifferent
3. obstinate
4. resentful

The participants were told about the change of plans only after they ________ at their hotel.

1. had arrived
2. have arrived
3. were arriving
4. would arrive

Democracy is ________ when everyone participates. You have the right to vote, so vote!

1. much strongest
2. strongest
3. the most strongest
4. the strongest