Bright English Written Comprehension

Question 1 of 200

1. Question

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She would not be so unhappy if you showed her a little more _______.

consider
consideration
considerable
considerably

Question 2 of 200

2. Question

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I love the food in that new restaurant, but I cannot stand the ______.

decorate
decorative
decor
decorates

Question 3 of 200

3. Question

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________ the conference last month?

Have you been attending
Were you attending
Have you attended
Did you attend

Question 4 of 200

4. Question

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What time _____ home this morning?

were you leaving
have you left
you left
did you leave

Question 5 of 200

5. Question

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Where __________ that jacket? My sister would love one just like it.

have you bought
did you buy
you bought
have you been buying

Question 6 of 200

6. Question

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What _________ after work, last night? – Nothing. I went straight home.

you did
have you do
did you do
have you been doing

Question 7 of 200

7. Question

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_________ their apartment in town before they moved to the country?

Have they sold
Did they sell
Have they been selling
They sold

Question 8 of 200

8. Question

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“Where ________ your folder?” – “It was on my desk under a pile of papers.”

have you found
have you been finding
did you find
you found

Question 9 of 200

9. Question

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You are mistaken. They _____ any new clauses to the contract since our discussions.

are not adding
didn’t add
haven’t added
don’t add

Question 10 of 200

10. Question

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We ________ a day off for over a year.

didn’t have
haven’t had
are not having
don’t have

Question 11 of 200

11. Question

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They ________ any progress in the talks. Things are at a complete standstill.

isn’t making
haven’t made
didn’t make
don’t make

Question 12 of 200

12. Question

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We __________ them since last year.

are not seeing
didn't see
haven't seen
don't see

Question 13 of 200

13. Question

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Results ________ since we reduced class size.

improve
improved
have improved
had improved

Question 14 of 200

14. Question

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I _________ to make any progress on my project since the beginning of March, when I had to take over all of Alan’s projects.

was not able
am not able
have not been able
had not been able

Question 15 of 200

15. Question

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If you ______ her, can you tell her that we’d like her to work on Saturday?

saw
would see
see
sees

Question 16 of 200

16. Question

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_________ to the party if you receive an official invitation?

Do you come
Would you have come
Would you come
Will you come

Question 17 of 200

17. Question

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I will him give a bonus when he _______ the job.

will finish
finished
finishes
would finish

Question 18 of 200

18. Question

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Will you help him if he ________ you?

pays
will pay
paid
would pay

Question 19 of 200

19. Question

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What ________ if she doesn’t get the job?

she does
will she do
would she do
would she have done

Question 20 of 200

20. Question

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What _______ if they refuse to sign the contract?

have you done
do you do
will you do
would you do

Question 21 of 200

21. Question

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All our products _______ on our premises. We source most of the material locally as well.

manufactured
are manufactured
have manufactured
are manufacturing

Question 22 of 200

22. Question

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The toys _______ abroad but we paint them and package them here.

are manufactured
is manufactured
have manufactured
has manufactured

Question 23 of 200

23. Question

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I don’t go to the supermarket any longer. I order online, and my shopping _________ to my door a few hours later.

is delivered
are delivered
has delivered
is delivering

Question 24 of 200

24. Question

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We do not have an in-house lawyer. All litigation ________ by an outside firm.

are handled
is handled
has handled
is handling

Question 25 of 200

25. Question

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The moisturizer _________ here. We import it in bulk and package it our plant.

are not made
is not made
has not made
is not making

Question 26 of 200

26. Question

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All our produce ________ to a wholesale fruit and vegetable market at first light every day.

are taken
is taken
has taken
is taking

Question 27 of 200

27. Question

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The euro has risen ______ the pound sterling since the PM made that announcement.

from
by
of
against

Question 28 of 200

28. Question

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If the price goes up ____ more than £1 we will lose sales.

of
onto
at
by

Question 29 of 200

29. Question

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Prices have gone up by an average ______ 5%.

of
to
for
by

Question 30 of 200

30. Question

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Gold is trading ___ an all-time high, due to uncertainty in the markets.

at
to
by
of

Question 31 of 200

31. Question

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The cost of insurance has risen ____ 10% in the past year.

by
of
from
to

Question 32 of 200

32. Question

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They have pushed up the price _____ £200. That’s too expensive, so we’re looking for another supplier.

of
for
at
to

Question 33 of 200

33. Question

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I’m sure he ______ us to move, if we asked him.

will help
would help
would have helped
had helped

Question 34 of 200

34. Question

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If I could find a place in a daycare for my two children, I _____ to work.

will return
would have returned
would return
had returned

Question 35 of 200

35. Question

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If she _____ her house now she would get a great price. I’m not sure that would be the case in six months.

had sold
sold
will sell
sells

Question 36 of 200

36. Question

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If I ______ you I’d give that young engineer a chance. The feedback from his apprenticeship is really positive.

were
would have been
will be
was being

Question 37 of 200

37. Question

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What _________ if you the company closed down?

had you done
would you do
would you have done
will you do

Question 38 of 200

38. Question

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If he _____ here tonight instead of going to a hotel, he would be very welcome.

had come
comes
came
would have come

Question 39 of 200

39. Question

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Once the accountant _______ here we’ll start the meeting. He has been held up at the plant.

would get
will get
gets
getting

Question 40 of 200

40. Question

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As soon as we ______ news we’ll let you know. There is no point in your waiting here.

will receive
receive
would receive
received

Question 41 of 200

41. Question

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Please bring the paper to the printing room once it ________.

arrives
arriving
will arrive
to arrive

Question 42 of 200

42. Question

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We will go straight to the factory floor for a visit once the clients _______.

arrive
will arrive
are arriving
would arrive

Question 43 of 200

43. Question

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Phone me when you ____ at the station. I’ll come to meet you.

will arrive
arrive
arriving
would arrive

Question 44 of 200

44. Question

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Please get in touch once Jack ________ back from the meeting. I really need to speak to him.

comes
coming
will come
would come

Question 45 of 200

45. Question

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Do you know if Paris is ________ from Lyons? We’d like to go there for an afternoon after the seminar.

long time
long distance
much time
far

Question 46 of 200

46. Question

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How _____ is it to the station? Can I walk there?

far
long time
distance
far distant

Question 47 of 200

47. Question

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Do you know how ______ it is to the airport from the conference centre?

far
long time
distance
far distant

Question 48 of 200

48. Question

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I need to get to the post office. Is it _____ from here?

long
long distance
far
much time

Question 49 of 200

49. Question

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How ____ is it to the nearest hospital? I fear my son has broken his arm.

long
long distance
far
much time

Question 50 of 200

50. Question

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How _____ is it from here to Washington? Could we get there before nightfall?

long time
far
long distance
much time

Question 51 of 200

51. Question

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You’ve been working _____ hard and taking on too much responsibility. You’ll have to delegate.

too much
so much
too
enough

Question 52 of 200

52. Question

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I went straight home to bed after work last night. I was _____ tired to go to the concert.

too many
too
too much
so much

Question 53 of 200

53. Question

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I know you’re worried about Kate, but you’re ________ involved in her personal life. She can take care of herself.

too much
enough
so much
too

Question 54 of 200

54. Question

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You should go there in September. Flights are ______ expensive at this time of year.

too much
too many
so much
too

Question 55 of 200

55. Question

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The procedure is _____ complicated and not at all user-friendly.

too
too much
so much
too many

Question 56 of 200

56. Question

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I cannot continue living here. The weather is far _____ hot in summer.

too
too much
so much
too much

Question 57 of 200

57. Question

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He was late for the meeting _____ he left the office two hours before. He got lost on the way there.

even though
even
in spite of
despite

Question 58 of 200

58. Question

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We had a great time on holiday _______ we didn’t have much money to spend.

even though
even
in spite of
despite

Question 59 of 200

59. Question

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He did well in the exam ______ he hadn’t studied very much.

even though
even
in spite of
despite

Question 60 of 200

60. Question

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They went ahead and hired James Morrison _______ we warned them not to.

in spite of
even though
despite
even

Question 61 of 200

61. Question

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He got the job ______ his poor performance at the interview. They realized that it was just nerves.

though
although
despite
however

Question 62 of 200

62. Question

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He accepted the job ________ his misgivings.

although
even
despite
in spite

Question 63 of 200

63. Question

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We all arrived late ______ the strike.

cause by
due
result in
because of

Question 64 of 200

64. Question

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He is depressed ____ the never-ending bad news.

caused by
because
resulted in
because of

Question 65 of 200

65. Question

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He resigned ______ he was caught abusing his position. There is no point in making excuses for him.

because of
because
as a result
caused by

Question 66 of 200

66. Question

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The flight was late taking off _____ fog.

because
resulted in
despite
due to

Question 67 of 200

67. Question

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We’ve decided to call off the meeting _____ a storm warning.

in spite of
even though
despite
due to

Question 68 of 200

68. Question

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You won’t have to wait ______ you present this invitation.

however
despite
although
provided

Question 69 of 200

69. Question

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He is responsible for ______ your computer. Make sure he pays for the repairs.

broke
break
breaking
breaks

Question 70 of 200

70. Question

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He avoids ________ to the town centre at the weekends. He doesn’t like crowds.

going
go
to go
goes

Question 71 of 200

71. Question

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Do you think it’s worth ______ to the sale? I’ve heard that they are selling off old stock.

go
to go
going
gone

Question 72 of 200

72. Question

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We are not used to ________ at home with nothing to do.

be
being
will be
have been

Question 73 of 200

73. Question

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Would you mind _____ me with this?

help
helping
to help
helped

Question 74 of 200

74. Question

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I’m very interested in _____ with Sarah on the project. I’ve cooperated with her before, and she was a delight to work with.

to work
works
work
working

Question 75 of 200

75. Question

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I hope _____ on Friday. I’ll let you know if it all works out.

arriving
to arrive
arrive
for arriving

Question 76 of 200

76. Question

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We advised her ____ back to her employer and to try to reach a deal. Otherwise she will lose everything.

to go
going
go
for going

Question 77 of 200

77. Question

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I really do not want ____ that film. The reviews are terrible.

seeing
will see
to see
see

Question 78 of 200

78. Question

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I forgot ______ them the report. I’ll do it right now.

to send
sending
send
sent

Question 79 of 200

79. Question

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Because of the threat, he refused _____ the building until the police arrived.

entered
entering
enter
to enter

Question 80 of 200

80. Question

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Look at the forecast. There is snow on the way. Do you think they will agree _____ our meeting?

postpone
postponed
postponing
to postpone

Question 81 of 200

81. Question

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You could have ______ us that you were going to vote against our proposition.

asked
tell
told
said

Question 82 of 200

82. Question

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Why didn’t they ______ us they were going to call off the meeting?

say
tell
told
said

Question 83 of 200

83. Question

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Did they ______ anything about how the negotiations were going?

told
said
say
tell

Question 84 of 200

84. Question

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You should have _____ us you were coming. We would have made arrangements to spend time with you.

told
tell
said
telling

Question 85 of 200

85. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

Sendil _______ us he would give us a hand with the decor. He’s an interior designer so he really knows what he is doing.

told
asked
said
telling

Question 86 of 200

86. Question

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Mark ________ us he wouldn’t be here tomorrow. Can you deal with anything that comes up?

asks
tells
says
told

Question 87 of 200

87. Question

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________ well prepared is the best way to assure a positive outcome.

To being
To have
Be
Being

Question 88 of 200

88. Question

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________ with customers will be my main job in my new position.

Dealing
Deal
Deals
Dealt

Question 89 of 200

89. Question

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The accident was caused by a man _______ a scooter.

drove
was driving
has driven
driving

Question 90 of 200

90. Question

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________ a boss who is really competent and understands the job, has greatly improved morale in the office.

To having
Have
Having
For have

Question 91 of 200

91. Question

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Jake knows everything that goes on here _______ spent all his working life in the same position.

having
to have
had
have

Question 92 of 200

92. Question

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The man over there _______ glasses is the one who asked to see you.

wore
was wearing
wearing
worn

Question 93 of 200

93. Question

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He works really_____ and he rarely makes a mistake.

fast
faster
fastest
better

Question 94 of 200

94. Question

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She is doing very _______ in her new job. She is very happy, and I’m glad for her.

best
better
well
good

Question 95 of 200

95. Question

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He worked very _________ to ensure we all got the best deal.

hard
harder
hardly
hardest

Question 96 of 200

96. Question

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He worked so _____ to prepare for that exam. I’m glad that it’s paid off.

harder
hard
hardest
hardly

Question 97 of 200

97. Question

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The children were very ______ behaved. It was a pleasure to look after them.

good
best
better
well

Question 98 of 200

98. Question

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“How did the meeting go?” “Very ______. The manager walked out after ten minutes.”

badly
bad
worse
worst

Question 99 of 200

99. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

Can you call an ambulance? Paul has cut _____ and we cannot stop the bleeding.

him
he
himself
his

Question 100 of 200

100. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

“Why are you limping?” – “I hurt _______ when I was hiking yesterday.”

itself
me
myself
my

Question 101 of 200

101. Question

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She does it all ______. She doesn’t accept anyone’s help.

herself
hers
itself
self

Question 102 of 200

102. Question

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Help _____ to water or coffee while you’re waiting. We’ll get started in about ten minutes.

you
yourself
your
self

Question 103 of 200

103. Question

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They only have _______ to blame for the fiasco. They wouldn’t listen to their lawyer’s advice.

they
their
itself
themselves

Question 104 of 200

104. Question

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I want you to feel at home, so help _______ to anything you need.

you
your
yourself
yours

Question 105 of 200

105. Question

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You’ll fail the exam ______ you start studying.

although
though
unless
despite

Question 106 of 200

106. Question

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You won’t meet the deadline ______ you ask someone to help you.

although
though
unless
despite

Question 107 of 200

107. Question

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Remember to take your badge. You won’t be able to get in _____ you present it.

unless
despite
though
even

Question 108 of 200

108. Question

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Security is very strict. You won’t get in ________ you present this invitation and your passport.

even
although
unless
in order to

Question 109 of 200

109. Question

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We went to the show ______ they advised us not to. I don’t regret our decision. We had a wonderful evening.

even
despite
although
unless

Question 110 of 200

110. Question

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She didn’t go to the meeting __________ her boss insisted that she should.

even though
even
despite
unless

Question 111 of 200

111. Question

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Don’t worry, I’ll ________ anything that comes up while you’re away.

treat
deal with
in charge of
deal

Question 112 of 200

112. Question

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You cannot order your own office supplies. Go to Mr. Cahill’s office. He is _______ that.

in charge of
deals
treats
handles

Question 113 of 200

113. Question

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How do you feel about ________ customer inquiries?

in charge of
dealing
treats
handling

Question 114 of 200

114. Question

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Who is ________ repairs? I need to someone to fix the lock on my door.

presides
deals
handle
in charge of

Question 115 of 200

115. Question

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While I’m out of the country, John Simms will _______ any inquiries you may have.

deal
take care of
handles
treating

Question 116 of 200

116. Question

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Who _______ complaints? Is it still Jenny?

handle
deals with
in charge of
treats

Question 117 of 200

117. Question

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I wish to ______ to you for my remarks. I realize I was out of order.

excuse
pardon
forgive
apologize

Question 118 of 200

118. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

Things are a mess at the station. Our departure is delayed for at least two hours and they haven’t even ______.

pardoned
forgiven
excused
apologized

Question 119 of 200

119. Question

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Please ______ us for the delay. We had a break down in production which has been resolved. Your order will be delivered in the morning.

apologize
forgive
pardon to
excuse to

Question 120 of 200

120. Question

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The chairman ________ for not attending the meeting. I think he had no idea how important it was.

apologized
excused
pardoned
forgave

Question 121 of 200

121. Question

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“How did he take it?” – “Fine. He ______ me for my mistakes. He was very understanding.”

apologized
forgave
excused
pardon

Question 122 of 200

122. Question

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I _______ for being so late. I had a minor crash on my way here.

forgive
excuse
apologize
pardon

Question 123 of 200

123. Question

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You’ll be happy to know that you don’t _________ to work on Saturday.

need
should
ought
must

Question 124 of 200

124. Question

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You _____ remain in the green zone at all times. You will be arrested by security if you venture into the red zone.

could
should have
need
must

Question 125 of 200

125. Question

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________ you require any help, please let us know.

Should
Would
Need
Must

Question 126 of 200

126. Question

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We _______ to get in touch with the director. I think he is out of the country.

weren’t able
could not
can not
need not

Question 127 of 200

127. Question

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You ______ all attend the meeting. You have no choice in the matter.

need
must
could
ought

Question 128 of 200

128. Question

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I’m not sure we’ll get everything finished in time. You were right. We _______ asked for help.

need to
must
should have
ought to

Question 129 of 200

129. Question

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Good morning, ________ to speak to someone in accounts, please?

May I
should I
could I
I’d like

Question 130 of 200

130. Question

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Hello. ________ to reserve a table for four for Friday.

May I
I’d like
Could I
Can I

Question 131 of 200

131. Question

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________ you tell me what time Mr Peters will be back?

Could
Should
I’d like
I want

Question 132 of 200

132. Question

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Good afternoon, ________ to speak to the accountant, please.

I like to
could I to
I’d like to
I would

Question 133 of 200

133. Question

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_______ you send an email to confirm what we’ve discussed?

May
I like
Could
I’d like

Question 134 of 200

134. Question

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Hello. _____ I speak to someone in the accounts department, please?

Could
Would
I’d like
Should

Question 135 of 200

135. Question

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A new bridge is ________ to meet the increase in demand.

built
been built
being built
be built

Question 136 of 200

136. Question

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I’m afraid we could not repair your laptop. It will _____ back to you this afternoon.

send
been sent
being sent
be sent

Question 137 of 200

137. Question

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The invoice still has not ________. Could you please attend to it immediately?

paid
been paid
be paid
being paid

Question 138 of 200

138. Question

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Your goods _______ five days ago. I’m surprised that you haven’t received them. Let me look into it.

were dispatched
have been dispatched
have been dispatching
dispatched

Question 139 of 200

139. Question

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The samples have __________ to you by registered post. Let me know if you need anything else.

being sent
been sent
send
sent

Question 140 of 200

140. Question

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The meteor shower ________ from any place in the north of the country tonight, provided we have clear skies.

will be seeing
has seen
will be seen
will see

Question 141 of 200

141. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

It is snowing ______ . I hope we’ll be able to get to work tomorrow.

heavily
highly
strongly
hardly

Question 142 of 200

142. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

Please bring your _________ to the meeting. I need you to take the minutes.

monitor
laptop
calculator
mainframe

Question 143 of 200

143. Question

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Take the bus instead of your car. They travel on dedicated lanes so you will ________ a lot of time. You should get here half an hour earlier.

keep
set aside
save
make

Question 144 of 200

144. Question

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You should _______ some money every month so that next year you’ll be able to afford a holiday.

save for
keep up
set aside
waste

Question 145 of 200

145. Question

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Your _______ policy is not for people like me. You only serve the needs of the very rich.

economically
economic
economics
economy

Question 146 of 200

146. Question

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It’s ______ cold out. Make sure to take in the plants.

freezes
freeze
frozen
freezing

Question 147 of 200

147. Question

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If you had sent us those files earlier, we ________ a better job.

did
would do
could have done
do

Question 148 of 200

148. Question

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Would you have attended the conference if you ______ given a day off?

is
will be
had been
were

Question 149 of 200

149. Question

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If we had known you were going to invite Paul we ________ come.

wouldn’t have had
wouldn’t have
hadn’t have
will not have

Question 150 of 200

150. Question

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If we _______ informed of how dangerous the situation was, we wouldn’t have sent you there.

were
had been
would have been
would be

Question 151 of 200

151. Question

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If the firefighters _____ present on site I don’t know what would have happened.

had not been
would not have been
was not
would not be

Question 152 of 200

152. Question

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If they ______ Tim before he started the job, he wouldn’t have done it. They have a reputation of not paying their bills.

had not paid
did not pay
don\\\’t pay
would not have paid

Question 153 of 200

153. Question

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I’m afraid I do not understand. What ______ exactly?

do you mean
you are meaning
you mean
are you meaning

Question 154 of 200

154. Question

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Why ______ to go to the party? Remember the last one?

are you wanting
you want
do you want
does you want

Question 155 of 200

155. Question

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______ help with the ARN project? There are 2 new interns arriving today and I could make them available.

Does she need
She is needing
She needs
Is she needing

Question 156 of 200

156. Question

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Who ______ that restaurant now? It used to belong to a chain, but they sold it last year.

is owning
own
owns
owning

Question 157 of 200

157. Question

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Why _______ him? Nobody else can stand him.

she likes
does she like
is she liking
she like

Question 158 of 200

158. Question

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“How ______ the CEO?” “He’s my uncle.”

do you know
you know
are you knowing
you knew

Question 159 of 200

159. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

We didn’t like the deal in the beginning, but it is very _____ to our company.

beneficial
benefit
beneficially
beneficiary

Question 160 of 200

160. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word: His action was ______. If he had not resigned, we would have lost the election.

decisive
decide
decisively
decision

Question 161 of 200

161. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word: Your reaction was not _______. You really need to apologize.

justify
justification
justifiable
justifiably

Question 162 of 200

162. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

She is very ______ of her children. She never includes them in her public appearances.

protect
protective
protectively
protection

Question 163 of 200

163. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

She has been very ______ since they left the company.

sad
sadly
sadden
sadness

Question 164 of 200

164. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

He is a very ________ person. He hates losing at anything. It just makes him work even harder.

succeed
success
successful
successfully

Question 165 of 200

165. Question

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There you are! I _______ for you for over an hour. Did you get lost on the way here?

has waited
waited
have been waiting
had waited

Question 166 of 200

166. Question

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Good morning. Do you know what has happened to our order? We ______ for it since 8 this morning.

has waited
waited
have been waiting
had waited

Question 167 of 200

167. Question

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She ______ really hard for her exams, so I hope she gets on well.

had studied
have studied
had been studying
has been studying

Question 168 of 200

168. Question

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This report is so badly written. I ________ it since it was dropped off this morning and I still don’t understand very much.

study
am studying
had studied
have been studying

Question 169 of 200

169. Question

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She _______ on the proposal for most of this week and has not made much headway. Could you give her a hand?

has been working
works
worked
is working

Question 170 of 200

170. Question

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Hello. Could you tell me where our taxi is? We________ for more than 45 minutes now.

are waiting
had waited
have been waiting
waited

Question 171 of 200

171. Question

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I _______ this car since I started working. That was almost 20 years ago.

have
have had
am having
had

Question 172 of 200

172. Question

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Dave _______ a member of the union since he started working here thirty years ago.

has been
is
is being
have been

Question 173 of 200

173. Question

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I’m sure he’ll get re-elected. I know he’s ______ president for a long time, but his popularity is increasing all the time.

was
has been
is
have been

Question 174 of 200

174. Question

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We _____ each other since we were five years old. We attended the same primary school.

know
have known
knew
have been knowing

Question 175 of 200

175. Question

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My parents _______ our doctor for most of their lives. They were all in the same class at school.

have known
know
knew
knows

Question 176 of 200

176. Question

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We _____ here since dawn. I think it’s time to call it a day.

are
have been
are being
was

Question 177 of 200

177. Question

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They made her _____ the meeting.

to attend
attend
attending
attends

Question 178 of 200

178. Question

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The boss made us ________ the experiments again as he wasn’t happy with the results.

to carry out
carry out
carrying out
carried out

Question 179 of 200

179. Question

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He has his assistant ______ all his communications.

to proofread
proofreading
proofread
had proofread

Question 180 of 200

180. Question

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They won’t let you ____here. There is a waiting room at the end of the corridor.

stay
staying
to stay
stayed

Question 181 of 200

181. Question

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They let us _____ the laptops home at the weekend.

took
to take
taking
take

Question 182 of 200

182. Question

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Just understand that they cannot make you _______ at weekends. If you decide to do so that’s fine, but it’s your choice.

working
work
to work
worked

Question 183 of 200

183. Question

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“How ________ extra furniture will we need for the conference?” “I’ll check, but I think we have enough of everything.”

much
many
few
a few

Question 184 of 200

184. Question

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Could you add _____ salt? It’s a bit bland.

many
a few
few
a little

Question 185 of 200

185. Question

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Tom is always travelling. He’s off to Rome this weekend. Flights are not cheap at this time of year, so he must have _____ money.

many
a few
few
a lot of

Question 186 of 200

186. Question

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We will have to work this weekend. The congress starts on Tuesday, so that doesn’t give us ____ time to finalize everything.

many
much
few
little

Question 187 of 200

187. Question

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Did you spend ______ time on the translation?

many
few
a few
much

Question 188 of 200

188. Question

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Very ____ people came to the exhibition. We were expecting about 200, but only 20 came.

a few
a lot of
few
much

Question 189 of 200

189. Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable word:

Please print out your reports and give them to me on Friday. _________, you can send them to me at this email address. Make sure to send them in Word format.

Finally
In the end
Alternatively
At last

Question 190 of 200

190. Question

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We should stay back this evening and finish the proposal, _______ we’ll have to come in at the weekend.

otherwise
meanwhile
eventually
at last

Question 191 of 200

191. Question

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Why don’t you just do your work, ________ complaining?

whereas
otherwise
unlike
instead of

Question 192 of 200

192. Question

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. _________, I’d like to thank you all for making the effort to get here today with all this snow. The weather is supposed to get much worse later today, so we’ll try to finish up early.

First of all
Starting off
Next
On top of that

Question 193 of 200

193. Question

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You’d better change your attitude if you want to keep your job. ________, you haven’t turned in any project on time, and on top of that you always arrive late.

First of all
However
Nevertheless
Otherwise

Question 194 of 200

194. Question

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We’ll never get finished on time ________ you start pulling your weigh. Everyone else is working really hard, so why shouldn’t you?

meanwhile
as long as
whereas
unless

Question 195 of 200

195. Question

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He’s always late. He never hands in his work on time. Now, I’ve learnt he insulted Mr. Morris. That’s the ________ for me. We’ll have to get rid of him.

the last straw
a hairs breadth
the skin of his teeth
an arm and a leg

Question 196 of 200

196. Question

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Helen did really well in her exams and has been accepted to one of the most prestigious schools. She’s ________, as are her parents.

when pigs fly.
once in a blue moon.
over the moon.
gone to the dogs

Question 197 of 200

197. Question

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“Are you coming to Adam’s surprise party?” “It’s a surprise no longer. Pete ________.”

added insult to injury
let the cat out of the bag
barked up the wrong tree
hit the nail on the head

Question 198 of 200

198. Question

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“I’m working seven days a week and I’m still not on track to meet the deadline.” “I know. You _______, and you need help.”

have been barking up the wrong tree
have bitten off more than you can chew
added insult to injury
let the cat out of the bag

Question 199 of 200

199. Question

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The device is not working. Our approach must be wrong, so let’s ________.

go back to the drawing board.
beat about the bush.
bark up the wrong tree.
make hay while the sun shines

Question 200 of 200

200. Question

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Everything will _____ if you leave. You’re the person who keeps everything together.

go to the dogs
feel under the weather
hit the nail on the head
spill the beans