Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 10
Question 1 |
1. Scientists are studying the birth and growth of thunderstorms to discover what causes the difference between showers that enable crops to _____ and violent storms that cause floods and erosions.
A | flourish |
B | wither |
C | grow |
D | parch |
E | multiply |
Question 2 |
2. Low levels of hormones can cause a laundry list of health problems______ fatigue, weight gain, and joint pain.
A | excluding |
B | clarifying |
C | confirming |
D | sustaining |
E | including |
Question 3 |
3. In training it is suggested that an instructor not lay a burden on an individual beyond his_____ .
A | bearable |
B | limit |
C | value |
D | deficiency |
E | moral |
Question 4 |
4.Since the Song group is going to make a(n) _____ recording in the stadium tomorrow, almost everyone is thought to be there.
A | alive |
B | life |
C | conscious |
D | live |
E | awake |
Question 5 |
5.Alice Tyson has Xeroderma Pigmentosum which means exposure _____ sunlight increases her risk _____ getting cancer or going blind.
A | fo r/a t |
B | by/for |
C | in / through |
D | on / in |
E | to/of |
Question 6 |
6.It is claimed that there is a (n)______ for every problem in democracy.
A | solute |
B | remedy |
C | correct |
D | obstacle |
E | situation |
Question 7 |
7.The police put the _____ for the accident_____ the driver of the car.
A | responsibility / for |
B | blame / on |
C | accuse / of |
D | charge / with |
E | ticket / for |
Question 8 |
8.Many things around us have begun to change so quickly that we can’t _____ them easily.
A | go through with |
B | put off |
C | take up with |
D | look forward to |
E | keep up with |
Question 9 |
9.Marry is always seeing her doctor, for she doesn’t care_____ her health at all.
A | in |
B | about |
C | of |
D | for |
E | with |
Question 10 |
10. With the 1969 film The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks proved what a truly _____ artist he was: he not only directed the film and composed its musical score, but also adapted its screenplay from his own novel.
A | complacent |
B | protean |
C | lauded |
D | clairvoyant |
E | harried |
Question 11 |
11. The actor’s _____ decline in popularity was as striking and unexpected as his meteoric rise to prominence had been.
A | sudden |
B | gradual |
C | precipitous |
D | dazzling |
E | inevitable |
Question 12 |
12. In denying the convicted felon's request for a retrial, the judge explained that the evidence demonstrating the man’s guilt was______.
A | irrelevant |
B | exculpatory |
C | incontrovertible |
D | debatable |
E | auspicious |
Question 13 |
13. Although Rolf is usually quite____ , he was so angered by the salesman’s rude remarks that he insisted on complaining to the manager.
A | tractable |
B | timorous |
C | plucky |
D | valiant |
E | diffident |
Question 14 |
14. Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly-------, capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odours.
A | rigid |
B | inanimate |
C | faulty |
D | keen |
E | reckless |
Question 15 |
15. The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly weightless world where gravity is continually being _____ by the dancers.
A | prolonged |
B | reapportioned |
C | unbalanced |
D | reflected |
E | defied |
Question 16 |
16. To Judith, traveling was______her sister, however, looked upon each trip as an interminable experience
A | confusing |
B | joyous |
C | exhilarating |
D | stupefying |
E | tiring |
Question 17 |
17. Many of the misconceptions about Queen Victoria were created by those who_____ her most; in their efforts to depict her as a model of all virtues, they lost sight of the real woman.
A | esteemed |
B | impressed |
C | challenged |
D | admired |
E | censured |
Question 18 |
18. Stem cells may turn out to be a/an ______alternative to animal testing.
A | pensive |
B | luminous |
C | summary |
D | promising |
E | usual |
Question 19 |
19. The archaeologist enjoyed the ____ life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.
A | stealthy |
B | nomadic |
C | clamorous |
D | indiscreet |
E | rustic |
Question 20 |
20. Professor Chen believes that the universal character of art refutes the prevailing notion that art is a _____ of civilization, a cultural frill, a social veneer.
A | guarantee |
B | hallmark |
C | record |
D | luxury |
E | depiction |
Question 21 |
21. The fact that MTV, the cable channel devoted primarily to music, provided extensive coverage of the 1992 presidential race demonstrates how _____ politics and popular music culture have become.
A | obscured |
B | contradictory |
C | interrelated |
D | enclosed |
E | permeated |
Question 22 |
22. Joe Louis was a /an ____ fighter: he inspired fear in many of his opponents.
A | serene |
B | impetuous |
C | insipid |
D | malleable |
E | redoubtable |
Question 23 |
23. According to the company spokesperson, the majority of the wrongful termination lawsuits filed against the company were frivolous, representing bogus claims made by _____ former employees hoping to strike it rich.
A | disgruntled |
B | greedy |
C | surprised |
D | contented |
E | wise |
Question 24 |
24. The rumor was of the ____ variety, spreading slowly and almost imperceptibly until, finally, everyone seemed to have heard the story
A | manifest |
B | dilatory |
C | insidious |
D | aggressive |
E | expeditious |
Question 25 |
25. Wynton Marsalis _____as one of the great trumpeters of the late twentieth century, winning Grammy awards for both his jazz and classical works.
A | emerged |
B | occurred |
C | fluctuated |
D | settled |
E | suggested |
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