General Elementary English Test - 23
General English : General Elementary English Questions and Answers
1.
He simply thinks to himself: I live in a small village by a little stream and ________ this time of year lots of creatures start to wake up and make a lot of noise.
a.
across
b.
through
c.
around
d.
against
2.
They lived in a des res (very attractive house) and her father, John Fortune, who was really a bit of a fat cat (wealthy businessman) thought that all this animal ________ was a lot of hocus pocus (nonsense).
a.
matter
b.
business
c.
concerns
d.
topic
3.
She felt ________ and was pleased she had come to the demonstration.
a.
returned
b.
restored
c.
refreshed
d.
reassured
4.
At the beginning it was a bit harum scarum (disorganised) and people were running higgledy piggledy (in different and chaotic directions) but soon everything ________ down,
a.
set
b.
seated
c.
settled
d.
setting
5.
In fact because he had refused to kow tow to (accept without question) some of the official regulations, he had been forced to take ________ retirement.
a.
busy
b.
easy
c.
early
d.
quick
6.
He had been in his hey day (at his most successful time) an important ________ in a government department for agriculture.
a.
character
b.
puppet
c.
personage
d.
figure
7.
After all she thought her brother was enjoying himself and had gone ________ to work in America as a result of the brain drain (talented people leaving their own country to work for better pay in another).
a.
astray
b.
abroad
c.
alone
d.
afar
8.
She just wished that her father could ________ and be even steven (fair) about her side of the argument.
a.
try
b.
trying
c.
tried
d.
tries
9.
As far as her father was concerned this was ________ double trouble (two problems) first working for Fortune and now getting involved in a demonstration.
a.
simply
b.
quite
c.
entirely
d.
quietly
10.
who was also ________ by some as a bit of a wheeler dealer (someone who does business in an underhand way).
a.
looked
b.
pictured
c.
regarded
d.
believed
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