TEST 9 – LEVEL C
1. I can’t understand how your father managed to ________ that man. He had deceived all the rest of us. A) see against B) see through C) see to D) see out 2. Our car is much older ________ than yours. A) model B) pattern C) manufacture D) form 3. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it. A) laid B) lay C) led D) lied 4. According to the doctor, there’s absolutely nothing the ________ with you. A) wrong B) problem C) matter D) illness 5. I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find ________ at all. A) anyone B) no one C) someone D) somebody 6. It was ________ a simple question that everyone answered it correctly. A) so B) such C) much D) too 7. I’m sorry, but I like my eggs soft ________, not hard. A) cooked B) steamed C) boiled D) watered 8. John was amazed when the train arrived exactly ________ time. A) at B) in C) on D) by 9. I’d like to take this ________ of wishing you all the best of luck with your exams. A) chance B) possibility C) occasion D) opportunity 10. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to ________ between unfamiliar sounds in that language. A) separate B) differ C) distinguish D) solve 11. ________ my opinion, French cheese is better than English cheese. A) In B) To C) By D) For 12. Father would not ________ us to go there for the weekend. A) let B) permit C) agree D) consent 13. Every day the old man’s dog goes to the shop to ________ him a newspaper. A) carry B) fetch C) take D) bring 14. - Rex: It’s already half-past six. - Hal: Good heavens, so it is! It’s time we ________. A) are gone B) are going C) were gone D) shall go 15. I drove around the town for half an hour but couldn’t find a car ________. A) park B) garage C) plan D) parking 16. The smell was so bad that it completely ________ us off our food. A) set B) took C) got D) put 17. Although he hasn’t said anything he ________ to be upset about it. A) acts B) shows C) behaves D) seems 18. It’s strange. His sister are blonde, ________ he is very dark. A) therefore B) in order to C) whereas D) however 19. We very much ________ that you will come to dinner next Friday. A) wish B) want C) like D) hope 20. Crops are often completely destroyed by ________ of locusts. A) bands B) troupes C) swarms D) flocks