IVC part 1 test 5B

Be quiet! It’s rude to ________ people when they are speaking.

A) interfere

B) interrupt

C) prevent

D) introduce

E) block

Children ________ good food if they are to be healthy.

A) have

B) receive

C) eat

D) need

E) desire

After a lot of difficulty, he ________ to open the door.

A) managed

B) succeeded

C) obtained

D) realized

E) gained

I have been looking for this book for months, and ________ I have found it.

A) at least

B) in time

C) at the end

D) at present

E) at last

The teacher ________ them the answer to the question.

A) exclaimed

B) told

C) said

D) described

E) declared

I have never ________ any experience of living in the country.

A) had

B) seen

C) done

D) made

E) got

The child was told to ________ for being rude to his uncle.

A) excuse

B) apologize

C) punish

D) confess

E) pardon

Throughout his childhood, he suffered from ________ illnesses.

A) import

B) serious

C) solemn

D) great

E) strong

The ________ of trees in the water was very clear.

A) mirror

B) sight

C) reflection

D) shadow

E) picture

That cupboard must always be ________ carefully locked.

A) guarded

B) shut

C) closed

D) kept

E) held

His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it.

A) end

B) point

C) edge

D) tip

E) top

You should be very ________ to your teachers for their help.

A) thankful

B) thanking

C) grateful

D) considerate

E) gracious

When can the students ________ for next year’s evening classes?

A) assist

B) enroll

C) join

D) inscribe

E) subscribe

The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ________ him of speeding.

A) charged

B) accused

C) blamed

D) warned

E) arrested

His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.

A) place

B) effect

C) post

D) possession

E) position

I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn’t listen to me.

A) warned

B) guarded

C) suggested

D) persuaded

E) taught

After dinner the minister made a short ________ to the guests.

A) delivery

B) pronunciation

C) conversation

D) piece

E) speech

He couldn’t ________ the thought of leaving his home town for ever.

A) support

B) bear

C) carry

D) think

E) hold

On my present salary, I just can’t ________ a car which cost over £3,000.

A) pretend

B) allow

C) elect

D) afford

E) adopt

He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from his coat.

A) loosing

B) losing

C) off

D) away

E) missing