10 Upper-intermediate English Questions - Quiz 1

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pos-graduado Int. Grammar Quiz on 10 Upper-intermediate English Questions - Quiz 1, created by Leo JC on 24/09/2013.
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Question 1

Question
Prices have increased sharply in the last few months. There ____________________ in the last few months.
Answer
  • has had a sharp increase of prices
  • has been a sharp increase in prices
  • have had a sharp price increase
  • have been a sharp increase of prices

Question 2

Question
The expensive model and the cheap one are equally good. The cheap model ____________________.
Answer
  • is better than the expensive one
  • is good just as the expensive one
  • is just as good as the expensive one
  • isn’t so good as the expensive one

Question 3

Question
Mary plays the piano and sings beautifully too. Not only ____________________.
Answer
  • does Mary play the piano but she also sings beautifully
  • Mary plays the piano but she sings beautifully too
  • Mary is playing the piano but she also sings beautifully
  • does Mary play the piano and sing beautifully

Question 4

Question
People believe Leonardo da Vinci had a photographic memory. Leonardo da Vinci ____________________ a photographic memory.
Answer
  • believed to have
  • was believed to have
  • believes he had had
  • is believed to have had

Question 5

Question
Apparently, they were involved in the scandal. They ____________________ in the scandal.
Answer
  • appear that they were involved
  • must be involved apparently
  • appear to have been involved
  • appeared involved

Question 6

Question
Anti - ______ is the philosophy of being happy without having to buy the latest fad.
Answer
  • consumer
  • consumerism
  • consumption
  • consuming

Question 7

Question
The mind ______ at the thought of what you could do with 100 million dollars.
Answer
  • boggles
  • bangs
  • bursts
  • bears

Question 8

Question
It’s been a year since Chris and Sherry split______, but he hasn’t got______ her yet.
Answer
  • down - around
  • over - down
  • off - on
  • up - over

Question 9

Question
Asylum ________ are refugees who fled their country for political reasons.
Answer
  • retailers
  • emigrants
  • aliens
  • seekers

Question 10

Question
Here’s a brief________ on the latest news.
Answer
  • breakthrough
  • upkeep
  • update
  • breakout
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