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Cae Use Of English Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Moreover, this brought rapid travel within the ..... of ordinary people.
2. As in any period, piracy in the ancient world flourished when there was a lack of central control, and in areas beyond the (6) ..... ? of major powers such as the Egyptians, the Assyrians or the Mycenaean Greeks. The first known pirate group was the Lukkans, a group of sea raiders based on the south-eastern coast of Asia Minor.
3. Class of gallant heroes engaging in larger-than-life struggles, their (4) ..... ? wander to faraway lands, to somehow familiar yet different destinations.
4. I wish he would stop critising my workI wish he would stop ..... my work. (FAULT)
5. He's been under the weather all week.
6. She was taken aback by his sudden resignation.
7. If a mouse approaches the mousetrap, a transmitter ..... to it sends a signal to your mobile phone.
8. The sleeper ..... programmes the alarm clock on their mobile phone, plugs it into a socket on the duvet or pillow and is woken at the correct time.
9. Although the rugged Highlands (7) ..... ? about two-thirds of the land area, the
10. Not only ..... bad, but the sports facilities were not as you stated in the brochure.
11. The great steam locomotives that thundered across the landwere the jet airliners of their ..... , carrying passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times.
12. Some of his single-lens microscopes were able to magnify up to three hundred times the object's (7) ..... ? size, and around 1660 he began serious study using these instruments.
13. I'm really looking forward to meeting you in person.
14. Did you have the chance ..... to know any Native Americans when you were living in the States?
15. The horse did have something more to offer. It had the potential to bring about nothing less than a revolution (8) ..... ? power and transport, a dramatic development that transformed the ability of humans to wage war.
16. Which collocation does not fit with the verb;MAKE
17. They finally came to terms with the loss of their home.
18. He got into a trouble ..... spreading of false rumours among the colleagues.
19. To talk to me like this was ..... rude of him.
20. It was based upon the principle that light could be "(2) ..... ?" or bent, by a glass lens.
21. Everybody who ..... here ..... a good salary
22. Why not go to Scotland? But what kind of country are they coming to and what should they expect once they get there? Scotland (5) ..... ? of an area of 30, 418 square miles-so it's a fairly compact and "doable" country-with a population of about five million people-not too small, not too big.
23. I could see other ..... students waiting for the exam.
24. Previously, many people had never ventured ..... the outskirts of their towns and villages.
25. The typeface that a document uses also ..... how much of the information is ..... and whether it is worth taking seriously.
26. The manager spoke highly of her team's performance.
27. What we see here on earth, mostly at night, is a (6) ..... ? of light that lasts about a half a second on the .....
28. Covid-19 pandemic has ..... out for months, I think I am going bonkers!
29. They first appeared in the 14th century BC, when Egyptian scribes recorded that they raided Cyprus, (8) ..... ? there are suggestions that their piratical activities started earlier.
30. HorsesHorses and donkeys were (1) ..... ? comparatively late compared with other animals, probably around 4000 BC in Western Asia.
31. Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly .....
32. The Mediterranean, otherwise known as the '(4) ..... ? of civilization', was also a pirate hot-spot, which we know because the Ancient Egyptians .....
33. The factory may be forced to close if demand doesn't increase.The factory may ..... if demand doesn't increase. (CLOSURE)
34. It's important to come up with creative ideas during the meeting.
35. Shocked by the number of printed handouts he was receiving from his teachers, the 14 year old decided to investigate the cost. He established that ink ..... up to 60% of the cost.
36. Two-thirds of the land area, the (8) ..... ? majority of the population lives in the Central Belt between Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital.
37. You ..... the Mousetrap, wander off to the cafe and wait to see what happens.
38. A:How much milk did you buy? B: ..... Sorry, I forgot.
39. He then started looking at the different typefaces and discovered that, by ..... to one called Garamond, it would save costs.
40. What we see here on earth, mostly at night, is a streak of light that lasts about a half a second on the (7) ..... ?. Generally speaking, the larger the material that enters the earth's atmosphere, the brighter the meteor.
41. The moment I opened the door the lights went out.Which sentence is of similar meaning?
42. They also ..... a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape.
43. These (2) ..... ? streaks occur when meteors, object generally .....
44. These momentary streaks occur when meteors, object generally (3) ..... ? from the size of dust .....
45. The politician's speech fell flat with the audience.
46. The hotel offers ..... cuisine
47. Women outnumber men by two to one in the art courseThere ..... men in the art course. (AS)
48. The company's profits have gone through the roof this year.
49. This revolution changed the ..... of history in many parts of the world.
50. He decide not to expand his business in a(an) ..... way.
51. Some of the lessons that we attended in the last course ..... better prepared.
52. ..... the reason people start smoking, the habit soon loses ..... attraction.
53. ..... is one of the most rewarding experiences in life.
54. I couldn't make out what he was saying because of the noise.
55. A full sleep cycle takes about 90 to 110 minutes. Your first REM ..... is the shortest
56. I skipped the meeting yesterday ..... I had to meet an important client.
57. Recent research has revealed that a third of people in Britain have not met their next-door neighbours, and those who know each other ..... speak.
58. There are still ..... answers about what hapenned to her.
59. I my new job I ..... stability.
60. You are then ..... to send back a text message with your decision whether to activate the trap or not.
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