IVC part 2 test 3B

The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.

A) broken into

B) broken up

C) broken off

D) broken down

E) broken in

The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.

A) calm

B) uneven

C) undulating

D) rough

E) hard

Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.

A) robbed

B) attacked

C) stole

D) took

E) spoilt

I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.

A) which

B) what

C) that

D) who

E) whose

Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?

A) opposite

B) change

C) alteration

D) difference

E) sameness

Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.

A) flame

B) light

C) fire

D) illumination

E) flare

The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.

A) replaced

B) reformed

C) retired

D) retreated

E) rearranged

You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.

A) suppose

B) assume

C) propose

D) wonder

E) imagine

When my sister was in hospital, she was ________ by a well-known surgeon.

A) worked on

B) carried on

C) operated on

D) turned on

E) passed on

If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.

A) the orders

B) the arrangements

C) the regulations

D) the preparations

E) the rules

We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.

A) stop

B) jam

C) holding

D) suspension

E) confusion

I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.

A) a long day

B) a period

C) an interval

D) a stage

E) a long while

Call for me at any time that ________ you.

A) fits

B) likes

C) suits

D) docs

E) meets

I am very ________ in architecture.

A) interested

B) interesting

C) concerned

D) informed

E) intelligent

The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.

A) put by

B) put off

C) put over

D) put in

E) put away

A circle is a different ________ from a square.

A) shape

B) shade

C) sign

D) style

E) number

Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

A) pay

B) borrow

C) lend

D) provide

E) donate

You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.

A) prevented

B) allowed

C) stopped

D) prohibited

E) ceased

I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.

A) grasping

B) holding

C) handling

D) pulling

E) stretching

It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.

A) ounces

B) inches

C) numbers

D) degrees

E) figures