PRACTICE 5

1. A thwarted love affair is the very _________ of fiction.
A. material B. object C. stuff D. belongings
2. She's a/an _________ editor in the reference department of a publishing company.
A. associate B. lower C. minor D. trivial
3. The decision has left many party members _________ their heads.
A. scratching B. rubbing C. scuffing D. cutting
4. Fax machines were a wonderful _________ at the time.
A. discovery B. invention C. detection D. finding
5. His public speeches are in direct __________ to his personal lifestyle.
A. negation B. disagreement C. contradiction D. difference
6. She gave the man an injection. It made him go to sleep.
A. She gave the man an injection which made him go to sleep.
B. She gave the man an injection, which made him go to sleep.
C. She gave the man an injection that made him go to sleep.
D. All are correct.
7. Is that the man ________?
A. you lent the money to B. you lend money
C. whom did you lend the money D. whom lent the money
8. The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate _________ proposals called for high taxes.
A. who is B. whose C. whom he had D. that his
9. “The girl with ________ I am sharing the room is untidy,” Mary said.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
10. The company ________ employees are on strike is closing down fro two weeks.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. all are correct
11. To create an idea, or plan using your imagination is to_________.
A. work out B. think over C. think up D. think about
12. To speak to someone without letting them answer is to _________.
A. talk over B. talk at C. talk to D. talk about
13. To get an illness from someone is to ________.
A. pick it up B. truck it in C. take it away D. bring it about
14. To eat less of something to improve your health is to __________ on it.
A. strip down B. cut back C. run D. cut off
15. To get into a building or a car using force is to ___________.
A. break out B. break down C. break in D. break up


KEY
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10.C
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.C