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Progress Test Higher Levels 12b

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Question 1 of 10

1. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

I get along fine with my boyfriend. It's true that he sometimes talks way too much, but _____ that, he's a great guy.

a) with
b) along with
c) other than
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 2 of 10

2. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

It's when you think you have perfectly mastered your craft that you begin to _____ and make mistakes. Don't get overconfident.

a) lose your touch
b) become less proficient
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Question 3 of 10

3. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

My ski poles are too long and yours are too short. Give me yours and I'll give you mine. That's a fair _____. What do you think?

a) swap
b) exchange
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Question 4 of 10

4. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

I'm glad the police arrived in time to stop the riot. _____ would have been a lot of injuries and even deaths if they had not come. It would have been terrible.

a) It
b) There
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Question 5 of 10

5. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

They don't want the epidemic to _____ so they are closing schools, libraries, movie theaters and concert halls. Better late than ever.

a) become uncontrollable
b) get out of hand
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Question 6 of 10

6. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

Why is Julie leaving her job? It _____ no sense. She gets along with her colleagues, loves meeting customers, and the salary is great.

a) reveals
b) makes
c) gives
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 7 of 10

7. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

I would certainly have helped you get out of your financial hole _____ been in contact just before you went bankrupt.

a) had we
b) if we'd
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

Question 8 of 10

8. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

Having _____ the initiative and then lost it through no fault of my own, I was determined to regain it whatever it cost in time, money and effort.

a) exploited
b) accepted
c) taken
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 9 of 10

9. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

My neighbors _____ me crazy with their huge outdoor bluetooth speaker that they insist on playing at full volume, with maximum base.

a) are getting
b) are pushing
c) are driving
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

Question 10 of 10

10. Choose the correct response. In some cases there is more than one, or none at all:

I wanted to go over and talk to the new girl in my computer science course, but then I got _____. She seemed so sure of herself that I became convinced she'd snub me.

a) overly sensitive
b) cold feet
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

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