A thousand ways to pass basic english examination

81.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. Before we left the train station, each passenger was made to … certain form
  • A. fill in
  • B. write in
  • C. enter in
  • D. go through
82.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. The managing director did not pay his staff last month,...?
  • A. didn’t he
  • B. had he not
  • C. is not it
  • D. did he
83.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. Granted you are my senior by one year, you cannot … around as if I were your servant.
  • A. control
  • B. dribble
  • C. order
  • D. ask
84.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. The train rattled along … full speed
  • A. in
  • B. at
  • C. with
  • D. on
85.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. If this had happened to you, what …?
  • A. would you do
  • B. have you done
  • C. would you have done
  • D. will you do
86.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. There were so many children … .
  • A. that she couldn’t feed them all
  • B. that she could feed
  • C. that she couldn’t feed
  • D. that she could feed them all
87.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. In West Africa, the … of sickle cell is about 25 percent.
  • A. inciden
  • B. incidence
  • C. accident
  • D. accidence
88.Complete the following sentence by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space. We got to the hall after the play … .
  • A. is started
  • B. was starting
  • C. had started
  • D. has started
89.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the sentence below. For all he cared, his parent might have been dead for years.
  • A. although concern about his parent, he had been unable to find out if they were alive
  • B. he cared for no one except his parents, and it was possible that they had died long before
  • C. he did not care whether his parents were alive or had died long before
  • D. he was concerned about everyone not just his parents who might have died long before
90.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the sentence below. Had she asked me earlier, I might have been able to employ him
  • A. I employed her
  • B. I did not employ him
  • C. I employed him
  • D. I did not employ her
91.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the sentence below. As he was a gullible leader, his followers took advantage of him.
  • A. He was weak and unable to enforce his authority
  • B. He was simple-minded to a fault.
  • C. He was partial and unfair in dispensing justice.
  • D. He was slow to act
92.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). I didn’t think she could be so easily taken in by his pretenses.
  • A. flattered
  • B. deceived
  • C. overcomed
  • D. blackmailed
93.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). The story told by the suspect was difficult to believe.
  • A. incredulous
  • B. credible
  • C. credulous
  • D. ridiculous
94.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Most of his observations were wide off the mark.
  • A. comprehensive
  • B. irrelevant
  • C. pertinent
  • D. came rather late
95.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). He heard a loud noise of the huge air-raid siren.
  • A. buzz
  • B. crack
  • C. rumble
  • D. wail
96.Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). One of the stages of the creative process is the incubation period This refers to the period when
  • A. the idea is firmly fixed through repetition
  • B. the person suddenly comes upon the idea
  • C. the person thinks over the idea
  • D. the idea yields concrete result
97.Choose the correct option that completes the following sentence. The young teacher was surprised that his promotion was approved by the old inspector who is generally known to … .
  • A. be generous
  • B. be friendly to young people
  • C. be hard to please
  • D. be very careful
98.Complete the following with the appropriate answer to the question. John, would you mind lifting this box?
  • A. yes, I mind
  • B. no, I don’t
  • C. no, I do
  • D. yes, I don’t mind
99.Choose the expression or word which best complete the sentence. It was a long poem but he learnt it … .
  • A. off head
  • B. in memory
  • C. by heart
  • D. at heart
100.If the rain hadn't fallen, we wouldn't have missed the match.
  • A. The rain is falling, so we will miss the match.
  • B. The rain fell, so we didn't watch the match.
  • C. The rain fell, so we watched the match.
  • D. The rain didn't fall, so we didn't watch the match.