Each question in this quiz is timed.
We bought some apples ____________ we extracted the juice.
for which
from which
on which
When the storm subsided, we ____________ the next village.
continued to
continued on to
continued on
If you can't answer all the questions, you will need ____________ to the passage.
to refer
to refer back
referring
I managed to do ____________ in the test despite not feeling ____________.
well, well
well, good
good, good
Neither Jane nor ____________ have been to the opera.
me
I
him
A number of resources ____________ watching more than four hours a day of television is more dangerous than listening to the radio four hours a day or more.
are confirming
confirm that
confirming
Before leaving on a long journey, ____________ to the doctor for a check-up.
usually goes he
usually he goes
he usually goes
____________ the French Revolution, many citizens had become upset with the aristocracy.
By the time
Until
By the time of
____________ the weather was horrible, we continued our walk through the countryside.
Even though
Despite
In spite the fact
It seems to be getting worse. You had better ____________ a specialist.
consult
consult to
consult with
If she ____________ of her brother's dire circumstances, she would have taken the first flight to Chicago.
was informed
had informed
had been informed
In the last decade of 1900s, ____________ more dependent on telecommunications technology than ever before.
the world became
the world has become
the world is becoming
It is not yet clear why ____________ such massive protests.
the incident caused
is the incident caused
did the incident cause
Never before ____________ more closely, as during the past decade.
have the world leaders worked
world leaders have been working
world leaders have worked
None of the patients ____________ access to health care insurance.
have
has
have got
I cannot understand my neighbour's accent. I wish she would ____________.
speak clearer
more clearly speak
speak more clearly
John decided ____________ golf on weekends.
to begin
to take up
to start up
We saw ____________ wild animals while on vacation.
quite a few
quite many
quite some
Will you ____________ the good tennis balls from the worn ones.
separate
separate out
separate off
"Where should I put this key?". "You can _________ it on the shelf."
hang
deposit
put
As usual he was dressed ____________.
impetuously
impenitently
impeccably
The defeat was the ____________ of his career.
zenith
nadir
zephyr
Harold has a steady job, a house in a respectable neighbourhood and leads a very ____________ life.
stagnate
stale
staid
Her ____________ for disappearing for hours at a time is worrying her parents.
pennant
penchant
penitent
The sales director said that the decline in the company's sales last month was just a temporary ____________.
abnegation
aberration
apprention
