Question 27. The company does not accept returns on any technology products unless
they're ________ or damaged.
A. defective B. contaminated C. exquisite D.
inadequate
Question 28. The buildings had started to fall into ________.
A. rotten B. decay C. smelly D.
niffy
Question 29. A mixture of selected funds is an ________ choice for future security and
return on investment.
A. ultimate B. outstanding C. exquisite D.
optimum
Question 30. The way these files are arranged is the biggest ________ I've ever seen.
A. chaos B. shambles C. organisation D.
embarrassment
Question 31. His time for the 100 metres ________ the previous world record by one
hundredth of a second.
A. surpassed B. surrounded C. sketched D.
devastated
Question 32. Private companies don't want to ________ existing buildings, as the
potential profits are too small.
A. reinforce B. strenthen C. renovate D.
destroy
Question 33. She was terribly nervous before the ________, but once she started singing
she was fine.
A. battle B. auction C. audition D.
fight
Question 34. The organization was established to ________ conditions for the disabled.
A. better B. worsen C. abolish D.
heighten
PHRASAL VERBS (8)
Question 35. I wrote two awful essays and was lucky to ________ the exam.
A. run down B. scrape through C. stand out D.
paper over
Question 36. You'll have to ________ if you want to work in television.
A. smarten up B. mess up C. waste away D.
patch up
Question 37. A life-story can often ________ what has become a very dry and even
boring area of social research.
A. make over B. write off C. liven up D.
brush up
Question 38. We decided to ________ our differences and become friends again.
A. write off B. mess up C. run down D.
patch up