Practice test 13 Choose the best answer. 1.The newspaper report contained………important information. A.many B.another C.an D. a lot of 2.She refused to eat meat under any…… A.circumstances B.occasion C.opportunity D.reason 3.I left my last job because I had no……… to travel. A.place B.position C.opportunity D.possibility 4.The meeting had to be put……… until a later date. A.away B.on C.off D.up 5.He had to leave early,……… he? A.didn’t B.mustn’t C.hasn’t D.shouldn’t 6.He missed the lecture, so I lent him my notes……… A.after B.afterwards C.at last D.finally 7.If only he…………accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone. A.will B.may C.would D.were 8.I’ll show you around the city, when you……………to visit me. A.come B.are coming C.will come D.will be coming 9.That………table used to belong to my great grandmother. A.aged B.mature C.elderly D.antique 10.These buses are……….to run every 15 minutes, but I’ve been waiting here for 25 minutes already. A.assumed B.promised C.presumed D.supposed 11.His eyes were………….bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front. A.such B.too C.so D.very 12.The poor child was in floods of……….because his bicycle had been stolen. A.weeping B.crying C.tears D.unhappiness 13.She kindly offered to………….me the way to the station. A.explain B.direct C.describe D.show 14.She can remember a time………… cars were rarely seen in the village. A.which B.that C.where D.when 15.I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will………up soon. A.come B.clear C.turn D.look 16.The window was so high up, that………….you could see was the sky. A.everythingB.all C.only D.just 17.We have bought extra food……… our friends stay to dinner. A.in case B.if C.provided D.as long as 18.He likes to take……….in port, not only to watch it. A.practice B.place C.exercise D.part 19.The police have warned tourists to look……… for pickpockets in the town centre. A.up B.down C.forward D.out 20.The children……….at the beautiful picture with a sense of wonder. A.gazed B.admired C.glared D.glanced 21.I wouldn’t………of going to a party I hadn’t been invited to. A.intend B.dream C.rely D.depend 22.If you want to be healthy, you should cut……….on your smoking. A.down B.up C.through D.out 23.I hope we will be able to avoid……… anyone. A.disappointment B.disappointing C.disappointed D.disappoint 24.He was clearly nervous; he was sitting right on the……… of his chair. A.outside B.edge C.tip D.border 25.There were over 30,000……….at the match. A.spectators B.viewers C.witnesses D.watchers . Practice test 13 Choose the best answer. 1.The newspaper report contained………important. of……….because his bicycle had been stolen. A.weeping B.crying C.tears D.unhappiness 13. She kindly offered to………….me the way to the station. A.explain B.direct C.describe