108. Choose the correct item

1.It was interesting to see the entire ….. of making a documentary from start to finish.

A. action B. system C. process D. performance

2. While I was in America, I had the ….. to interview a soap star.

A. opportunity B.time C. turn D. attempt

3. Apart from being a good actor, he’s very handsome and obviously he ….. after his father.

A. runs B. looks C. goes D. takes

4. I’m not ….. on going shopping in crowded supermarkets.

A. keen B. eager C. willing D. enthusiastic

5. As a freelance writer Peter sometimes finds it hard to find ….. work.

A. usual B. regular C. ordinary D. typical

6. There has been a sharp fall in the number of ….. watching the 8 o’clock news.

A. crowds B. audiences C. spectators D. viewers

7. Fruit and vegetables ….. lots of vitamins.

A. include B. contain C. hold D. comprise

8. She’s ….. a lot of pressure at work at the moment.

A. under B. in C. at D. with

9. The nurse visits her on a(n) ….. basis.

A. day B. daily C. everyday D. once a day

10. Overall well-being also depends on your ….. of mind.

A. manner B. health C. state D. form

11. Staying healthy ….. that you pay attention to your diet.

A. asks B. expects C. demands D. requests

12. Don’t ….. your time on this! It’s never going to work.

A. kill B. waste C. spend D. pass

13. Gwen eats very badly, she practically lives ….. junk food.

A. on B. with C. in D. off

14. Robert was completely ….. of his illness.

A. healed B. solved C. treated D. cured

15. Plants and animals need a ….. ecosystem in order to live.

A. balanced B. equal C. even D. similar

16. She wanted a change of hairstyle but ….. up with a worse style than before.

A. completed B. ended C. finished D. stopped

17. I was ….. when I heard she had won the prize!

A. thrilled B. a thriller C. thrilling D. a thrill

18. Ian is the teacher’s …..; she never punishes him, no matter what he does.

A. doll B. darling C. pet D. love

19. There was a ….. proof that Jack was a thief.

A. concluding B. concluded C. conclusive D. conclusion

20. Some students can’t learn anything by …..; they want to say everything in their own words.

A. ear B. mind C. heart D. eye

1.I hate this ….. weather; it makes me feel so depressed.

A. sad B. dark C. dull D. dim

2. Our sense of ….. is very highly developed.

A. touch B. feel C. contact D. notice

3. Anna finds it difficult to ….. her feelings.

A. tell B. express C. state D. stress

4. I would hate to ….. my sense of humour.

A. miss B. lose C. fail D. let

5. Some people have no sense of ….. .

A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. threat

6. The actors gave such a good performance that the audience ….. for ten minutes at the end!

A. clapped B. yelled C. whistles D. giggled

7. I know how to operate a computer, so please stop ….. me what to do!

A. saying B. speaking C. telling D. talking

8. I thought the film was …… but other people didn’t like it.

A. shocked B. confusing C. thrilled D. fascinating

9. I would love to go on a long sea ….. .

A. route B. journey C. voyage D. travel

10.We stood on the ….. waiting for the train to arrive.

A. platform B. deck C. bridge D. runway

11. Laura goes to a ….. school so she only sees her family at the weekends.

A. day B. private C. comprehensive D. boarding

12. After the performance, the actors came back onto the ….. to take their bows.

A. scene B. stage C. screen D. script

13. Ben was so angry that his ….. was red.

A. head B. palm C. face D. heart

14. Jill leaned over and ….. quietly in his ear.

A. clapped B. wept C. whispered D. yawned

15. I always ….. hands with someone when I meet them for the first time.

A. wave B. shake C. give D. clap

16. Tom is as proud as a ….. .

A. parrot B. lion C. peacock D. fox

17. Sarah has been a bit depressed lately so we have bought her some flowers to ….. her up.

A. calm B. cheer C. loosen D. ease

18. I’m absolutely …..! I couldn’t sleep at all last night.

A. furiously B. exhausted C. delighted D. horrified

19. Mary finds it difficult to ….. her feelings.

A. say B. express C. tell D. give

20. “Did you enjoy the film?’

“To be honest, I found it a bit ….. .”

A. bored B. a bore C. boring D. bore