Progress Test Higher Levels 10b

Question 1 of 10

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

The hotel we booked online certainly _____ our expectations. The service was excellent, as promised.

a) met
b) lived up to
c) Both of the above
d) 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:

I would resign from that job if I were you. Your boss is not just unreasonable. He is a total jerk. He seems to enjoy finding _____ with everything you do.

a) guilt
b) fault
c) umbrage
d) All of the above
e) 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:

We must stop living beyond our means if it's at the _____ of our children and their future. A bit of belt-tightening will do us a world of good.

a) price
b) expense
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 have _____ wisdom all my life and have learned to reject all opinions that paint the world in black and white.

a) kept
b) found out
c) sought
d) All of the above
e) 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:

It was one of those fundraisers where many embarrassing compliments were _____ to certain dignitaries of little merit.

a) done
b) paid
c) affirmed
d) All of the above
e) 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:

It had been a long-simmering disagreement, and the judge knew that the only way to _____ the dispute was to come up with a radical but fair solution.

a) decide
b) settle
c) Both of the above
d) 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:

Public transit is unreliable. The transit authority needs to _____ its act together and offer a better class of service or it will lose riders.

a) perform
b) play
c) join
d) All of the above
e) 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:

I hurt my back last week and am in a great deal of pain. The only way to _____ the pain is to lie on the floor and not move. I also take a couple of aspirins.

a) ease
b) reduce
c) Both of the above
d) 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:

Now that I am out of work, I find it impossible to make ends _____. I'd better find a job soon.

a) meet
b) join
c) come together
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 searched all my pockets for my house key, and was sure I had lost it. But I found it eventually at the _____ bottom of one of the deep pockets of my skipants.

a) sheer
b) very
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

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