2.____ people know the answer to that question.  

A  Few    B. Little    C Least   D A little

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“less people '’ is not correct because it is usually used with uncountable nouns

“Few people '’ were invited to the party , countable nouns .. is correct .

 

Few people or A few people as per context:

A) Few people understand this theory-

means very few or nobody understands …Negative.

B) A few people could understand it.

means some understand. Positive

 

7. My car needs __________.

A. repairing   B.  to repair    C. to be repaired    D repair

 

All are correct:

 

#1 My car needs repairing. (slightly informal)

#2 My car needs to be repaired.

#3 I need to repair my car.

#4 I need to get my car repaired.

#5 I need my car repaired.​

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html

 

9. I haven't had so much fun __________ I was a young boy.

                                                             since

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/for-or-since-what-is-the-difference/3097366.html

 

13. Honestly!  I saw a ghost!  I'm not _________ it up!

 A having         B laughing       C making     D joking                                                                     

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/essential-british-english/make-something-up

 

15. Take the A20______ the roundabout, then turn left.

A right   B as far as    C along    D heading north

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as far as

1. to the place or point mentioned. We walked as far as the lake.

 

19. Rebecca had to ___ the invitation, as she was busy studying for her exams.

A  take off    B put back   C turn down   D get away

 

 To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion: turned down the invitation.

 

20.Police ______ that a terrorist group might be behind the kidnapping.

A.  suppose    B  fancy   C  suspect   D accuse

 

to consider (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.

 

22. The wonderful smell of freshly _________ coffee hit us as we entered the store.

A  crushed   B  smashed   C  ground   D pressed

grind

  (grīnd)

v. ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds

v.tr.1.

a. To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder: grind wheat into flour; grind coffee beans.

 

23.  Mike's dad wouldn't ____ him go to school with a red streak in his hair.

A  allow    B permit     C  accept   D let

 

let:To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house

 

29. The children watched in excitement as she __________ a match and lit the candle.

A  scratched    B  struck    C   rubbed     D  scraped

 

strike: To produce flame, light, or a spark by friction: strike a match.

struck

  (strŭk)

v.

Past tense and a past participle of strike.

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30.  Sorry about Kate's strange behavior, but she just not used to ______ lots of people around her.

A  had    B  have     C  having    D   has

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used to

 familiarity

Used to has another meaning. If you are used to something, you have become familiar with it and you accept it. With this sense, used to is preceded by the verb be or get, and is followed by a noun or an -ing form.

It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.

I'm used to getting up early.

It's very noisy here, but you'll get used to it.

 

 

32. 'I did this painting  all ______  my own, Dad, ' said Milly.

A  by    B   with    C  for    D on

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on one's own

phrase of own

1. unaccompanied by others; alone or unaided.

   "I have to do things on my own"

 

33. You _____ better check all the details are correct before we send it off.

A  would     B  had   C  should     D  did

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/had-better

 

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34. This game is ____ to be for five year-olds, but I think a two year-old could do it!

A  expected   B   required    C  obliged     D   supposed

 

Be supposed to

Be supposed to is used to talk about obligations and arrangements:

Where were you? You were supposed to be at the party!

You’re supposed to have an hour for lunch. That’s the law.

It’s also used to talk about people’s expectations or beliefs about something:

[talking about some medicine]

A:

Take some of this.

B:

What’s it supposed to do? (What does it do to you?)

And then I’m gonna get a train over to Brussels which takes all day as well. It’s supposed to be a nice route with forests and mountains and things. (gonna represents ‘going to’, as it is pronounced in informal speaking.)

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36. When Jonie _____ to do something, you can be sure she'll do it, and do it well.

A gets on     B  takes up    C sets out    D  brings about

 

set out

to start an activity with a particular aim:

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

[ + to infinitive ] They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

 

to start a trip

 More examples

• He set out to become chief executive.

• I don't set out to annoy him - it just seems to happen.

• He set out to crush all his enemies.

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37. ____ we get to the top of this hill, the path gets much easier.

A  At the time    B  Eventually    C  Once    D  Finally

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As soon as; if ever; when: Once he goes, we can clean up

 

41. A _____ debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other.

A  warm    B   heated    C  hot    D boiling

 

heat•ed

 (ˈhi tɪd)

adj.

excited or angry; impassioned; vehement: a heated argument.

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43. The version of the film I saw had been _____ censored.

A strongly    B   deeply    C  great    D  heavily

 

heavily:  Greatly or severely: heavily in debt.

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44. He promised to phone me at nine o'clock exactly, and he was as ____ as his word.

A  true   B  good     C right   D  honest

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as good as one's word

obedient to one's promise; dependable in keeping one's promises. He was as good as his word. He lent me the books as he said he would. She said she would babysit and she was as good as her word.

 

45. There has been so much media ___ of the wedding that I'm completely fed up with it.

A  circulation    B attention    C  broadcasting     D coverage

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coverage: 

the reporting of a particular important event or subject:

What did you think of CNN's election coverage?

 

46. If I were you I would ____ clear of the area around the station late at night.

A stick      B  steer     C stop     D  stand

 

steer clear

To avoid (someone or something).Steer clear of the boss today—he's yelling at everyone he sees.The 8:00 train is always late, so steer clear if you want to be on time.

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47. Turning back now is out of the _________.

A  agenda     B  matter       C question   D possibility

out of the question

Not possible; having no chance; not permitted.Driving is out of the question as long as the engine is busted.We've sunk too much time and money into this project as it is, so starting again from scratch is out of the question.I'm sorry, but having a party here is absolutely out of the question.

 

 

48. Joe's fear of enclosed spaces _____ from a bad experience.

A  stems      B  leads         C  starts     D  flows

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stem from (something)

To come, result, or develop from something else.My fear of the water stems from the time my brother nearly drowned me when we were playing in our cousin's pool as kids.The poverty in this area stems from the closure of the coal mine, the largest single employer in the entire county.

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