LEXICO-GRAMMAR 2

Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. The brother and sister were __________over who would get to inherit the beach house.
A. at large B. at odds C. at a standstill D. at a loose end
2. Jack: “I’d rather stay at home.”
Tim: “_________”
A. Would you? B. Wouldn’t you? C. Had you? D. Hadn’t you?
3. After a six- year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to _____.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
4. Scientists are predicting that the volcano might erupt so people have been _____ from the area.
A. escaped B. emigrated C. exported D. evacuated
5. Jack discovered that his home had been___________ by burglars.
A. annihilated B. ransacked C. eliminated D. exterminated
6. The automobile had its windows_________ in the collision yesterday.
A. smash B. to be smashed C. smashed D. smashing
7. There was no one downstairs; so he turned off the lights again and decided that she ____________
imagined things.
A. must have B. should have C. can’t have D. needn’t have
8. “But so,” I told him, “ you’re my own_________.”
A. heart to heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone
9. Some people enjoy training; for others it is only a _________ to an end.
A. means B. method C. way D. tool
10. Unfortunately, not all of us obtain our just____________ in this life.
A. demands B. deserts C. gains D. wins
11. It was felt that the new bonus for increased production would provide and ________ to work overtime.
A. incitement B. attraction C. initiative D. incentive.
12. Remember not to cough or sneeze at the table.________, excuse yourself.
A. For necessary B. As necessary C. With all need D. If need be
13. “ Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning”. Haven’t you heard the news? His wife gave
birth to a baby boy early this morning”
A. very proud B. exhausted C. extremely pleased D. extremely dazed
14. _________ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A. Providing B. If only C. But for D. Unless
15. .Professor Baker was an ______________ on the greenhouse effects.
A. author B. authority C. authorized D. authorship
16. Little Deon : “This herb smells horrible!” Mommy:___________, it will do you a power of good.
A. Be that as it may B. Come what may
C. How much horrible is it D. Whatever it smells
17. _____________, we probably would have arrived at the airport in time.
A. Had not we stopped for gas B. If we had stopped for gas
C. Had it not been for our stop for gas D. If not for having been stopped for gas
18. _____________ to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A. Although is invisible B. Even though it invisible
C. Despite invisible D. Although invisible
19. Householders were told not to use hose-pipes as a(n)____________ against a serious water shortage .
A. preparation B. precaution C. attempt D. provision
20. The inflation rate in Greece is five times ___________ my country,” he said. .
A. as much as B. as high as that in C. more than D. as many as that in

21.Money was short and people survived by ____ and saving.

A.scrimping B.scavenging C.scouring D.scrounging

22.You can try reformatting your computer, but once you open that ____, you’ll probably be working on it for
 days.
A.apple of discord B.can of worms C.load of cobblers D.spot of brother

23.The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position ____ in everything. Every detail is matched on each
side.
A.on the pecking pole B.at the nipping post C.at the nipping post D.in the pecking order

24.The first ____ of the ladder is important in your career.

A.step B.grade C.push D.rung

25.Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with ____ the course of justice.

A.perverting B.inverting C.converting D.diverting

26.I’m realy glad that pompous oaf lost his court case, maybe that will bring him down a ____ or two.

A.step B.notch C.peg D.rung

27.The designer refuses to glid the ____, preferring clean,simple lines for his creations.

A.lily B.flower C.rose D.daisy

28.She  ____ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in the game at all.

A. apologetically B. grudingly C. shamefacedly D. discreetly

29.The number of people traveling by air has been growing ____ .

A. by leaps and bounds B. from time to time C. slow but true D. by hook and crook

30.The Red Cross is ____ an international aid organization.

A.intriguingly B.intrusively C. intrinsically D.intrepidly

Part 2. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
That old saying, "It's not what you know, it's who you know" sums up what may well be the most important
1. _________ of climbing the business ladder. Diligence, competence and experience are fine 2. _________,
but they are not enough.
While this is no great secret, the fact 3. _________ that skilled workers are few and 4. _________between -
yet business success depends on informal networking and sociologists have 5. _________ that the majority
of top jobs in the US are obtained through it. A vast 6. _________of jobs are never advertised and of those
that are, many have already been 7. _________to someone known to the company. These processes 8.
_________not just to industry but to the government and public sector as well.
Potentially, colleagues, superiors, business friends, customers, suppliers can provide a networker with
information, addresses and open doors that make the difference between stagnation and a rapid rise.
Nonetheless, as a communications trainer in Germany put it: "Many people just do not know how to 9.
_________, develop and foster promising relationships." For some, networking 10. _________ just too time-
consuming or stressful. Such individuals shut themselves in their office and minimize contact with the
outside world. They may do a great job of work, but they are unlikely to make great career strides.
1. A. measures B. resources C. means D. actions
2. A. marks B. qualities C. types D. distinctions
3. A. remains B. lasts C. continues D. keeps
4. A. long B. far C. wide D. broad
5. A. distinguished B. located C. viewed D. found
6. A. ratio B. division C. proportion D. section
7. A. promised B. assured C. declared D. warranted
8. A. carry B. engage C. suit D. apply
9. A. induct B. install C. invest D. initiate
10. A. shows B. proves C. turns D. results