1. The government lost a great deal of ____because of the large increase in food price.
A. strength B. support C. power D. progress
2. The carriage was ____by four white horses.
A. rolled B. pushed C. driven D. drawn
3. Children ___good food if they are to be healthy.
A. have B. receive C. eat D. need
4. I’m afraid you have no ___but to come along with us.
A. decision B. interest C. choice D. selection
5. He ate what he could, and gave the ____of the food to the birds.
A. waste B. part C. rest D. most
6. He told me he had been offered a very well-paid ___ abroad.
A. service B. position C. business D. work
7. I do _____I could speak French well.
A. know B. want C. wish D. hope
8. As he was ill, he had to ___the party.
A. miss B. regret C. lose D. accept
9. The ____of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.
A. hands B. fingers C. numbers D. arms
10. The ____from the forest fire could be seen miles away.
A. smell B. steam C. smoke D. sight
11. Because of the poor harvest wheat prices have ____in the last six months.
A. added B. jumped C. developed D. dropped
12. In today’s newspaper, it _____that there will be strong wind this afternoon.
A. tells B. writes C. records D. says
13. A heart that is being exercised beats more quickly than a heart that is at rest. Thus a sleeping person has a _____heartbeat.
A. warmer B. slower C. higher D. louder
14. Unless the worker’s demands are ______soon, there will be a strike.
A. given B. met C. permitted D. replied
15. His new ___fitted so badly across the shoulders that he took it back to the shop.
A. hat B. necklace C. shirt D. trousers
