1. He thought that if he admitted he was afraid of swimming he would lose.............
with his friends.
A weight  nerve Ñ face D regard
2. When the truth about the blackmail attempt finally.............. we were all astonished
to hear who the culprit was.
A evolved  emerged Ñ arose D issued
3. The problem of finding a baby-sitter............. itself when my mother came to live
with us.
A arranged  composed Ñ sorted D resolved
4. I took a course in shorthand and typing with a(n)............. to applying for a
secretarial job.
A intention  project Ñ view D purpose
5. He's............. a bit with his history classes so I've arranged for him to have private
tuition.
A straining  struggling Ñ fighting D dragging
6. You have managed to bungle every task I've given you so far. ............. I am
prepared to give you one last chance.
A Notwithstanding  Regardless Ñ Furthermore D Nevertheless
7. He spoke a few............. words in French and was applauded loudly.
A stumbling  limping Ñ fumbling D hobbling
8. He was a most effective speaker and his audience seemed to............. on his every
word.
A catch  hold Ñ hang D cling
9. Numbers in the Latin evening class have............. rather badly. We may have to
close it.
A dwindled  deteriorated Ñ reduced D lessened
10. I don't take............. to being disobeyed. That's a warning!
A well B kindly Ñ gently D nicely
11. Police blamed a small hooligan............. in the crowd for the violence which
occurred.
A portion  constituent Ñ element D division
12. He kept............. him on the shoulder with his finger whenever he wanted to make
a point.
A prodding  slapping Ñ pelting D pinching
13. The most important............. that he was responsible for was the use of video in
teaching.
A novelty  innovation Ñ reformation D introduction
14. I tried to explain why I had been delayed but he ............. my excuse as pathetic.
A ignored  disregarded Ñ dismissed D refused
15. She's fallen rather............. with her schoolwork since she's been swimming
competitively.
A below  back Ñ down D behind
16. I can't imagine why he's been missing classes and getting poor marks. He's normally so.............
A conscientious  attentive Ñ laborious D observant
17. We caught a momentary............. of Prince Charles as his car drove past.
A glance  glimpse Ñ peep D view
18. I've been trying to contact you for days but you seem to be very.............
A inaccessible  exclusive Ñ evasive D elusive
19. You've done more of the work than I have recently so I'll give up my day off in order to ............. the balance.
A redress  compensate Ñ offset D repair
20. The introduction of diesel engines sadly made the old steam trains...........
A archaic  extinct Ñ derelict D obsolete
21. When I............. promised to put you up, I didn't expect you to stay for a month!
A wildly  rashly Ñ recklessly D riskily
22. I'd give up my job............. if only I could find a better one.
A on the spur of the moment  at the drop of a hat
Ñ on the dot D at one swoop
23. She had............. another rejection letter today. That makes thirty so far!
A still  but Ñ again D yet
24. Our plans to start our own business seem............. to failure!
A doomed  fated Ñ compelled D designed
25. My decision to leave university after a year is one I now............. regret.
A painfully  harshly Ñ heavily D keenly
IV. Find the “odd man out”. There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.