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Vocabulary Multiple Choice. Worksheet 15.

Deciding between different, similar vocabulary items becomes ever more difficult as students progress to higher levels in their English studies. For each question below, choose the best answer from the four possibilities. Think also about why the other three choices are NOT possible.

1. Suddenly, Hoskins looked up as the train ____________ to an abrupt halt. Maybe the KGB had discovered his whereabouts.
a. came
b. went
c. arrived
d. brought

2. You haven't cooked this meat enough Andrew. Mine is almost ____________!
a. raw
b. rare
c. undone
d. fresh

3. I do like the new boss but he is just a bit too bossy for my ____________.
a. taste
b. suit
c. flavour
d. liking

4. You will know if the bomb arms itself. It will ____________ a high-pitched sound for about ten seconds before it goes off.
a. admit
b. expel
c. emit
d. eject

5. She hid the killer for two days in her house and has now been charged with ____________ the course of justice.
a. diverting
b. converting
c. perverting
d. subverting

6. Did you hear that old Harris has married Jessica, the daughter of the Duchess of Wilmslow! That is quite a ____________ in my opinion.
a. haul
b. asset
c. loot
d. catch

7. The consequences of this terrorist attack will be ____________. World peace is truly under threat.
a. dire
b. stringent
c. absurd
d. callous

8. Don't touch that letter yet. I have just written it with my new ink pen and it will ____________.
a. blur
b. fog
c. smudge
d. smear

9. There will be a long ____________ process before you can be considered for this highly sensitive post. We will let you know in about three months if we can continue with the application.
a. controlling
b. screening
c. monitoring
d. testing

10. The company bought, then sold, their main rivals at a large profit and the ____________ were used to improve technology in the factories worldwide.
a. assets
b. rewards
c. proceeds
d. costs