This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Use Of English – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Use Of English Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly ..... A) Pursued. B) Chased. C) Succeeded. D) Followed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Followed. 2. The Mediterranean, otherwise known as the '(4) ..... ? of civilization', was also a pirate hot-spot, which we know because the Ancient Egyptians ..... A) Cot. B) Hamper. C) Cradle. D) Crib. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cradle. 3. The factory may be forced to close if demand doesn't increase.The factory may ..... if demand doesn't increase. (CLOSURE) A) The factory may be facing to close if demand doesn't increase. B) The factory maybe facing to close if demand doesn't increase. C) The factory may be facing closed if demand doesn't increase. D) The factory may be facing closure if demand doesn't increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The factory may be facing closure if demand doesn't increase. 4. It's important to come up with creative ideas during the meeting. A) Come back with. B) Come out with. C) Come up with. D) Come over with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Come up with. 5. 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. A) Represents. B) Measures. C) Equals. D) Indicates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Represents. 6. 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. A) Expansive. B) Vast. C) Expanding. D) Spacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vast. 7. You ..... the Mousetrap, wander off to the cafe and wait to see what happens. A) Fix. B) Shut. C) Set. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set. 8. A:How much milk did you buy? B: ..... Sorry, I forgot. A) None. B) Any. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 9. He then started looking at the different typefaces and discovered that, by ..... to one called Garamond, it would save costs. A) Varying. B) Switching. C) Adapting. D) Modifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Switching. 10. 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. A) Contrary. B) Move. C) Fly. D) Average. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average. 11. The moment I opened the door the lights went out.Which sentence is of similar meaning? A) No sooner I had opened the door than the lights went out. B) No sooner had I opened the door then the lights went out. C) No sooner had I opened the door than the lights went out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner had I opened the door than the lights went out. 12. They also ..... a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. A) Left. B) Set. C) Settled. D) Laid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 13. These (2) ..... ? streaks occur when meteors, object generally ..... A) Momentous. B) Momentary. C) Monotonous. D) Momentum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Momentary. 14. These momentary streaks occur when meteors, object generally (3) ..... ? from the size of dust ..... A) Ranking. B) Ranging. C) Classifying. D) Fluctuating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ranging. 15. The politician's speech fell flat with the audience. A) Fell plain. B) Fell flat. C) Fell off. D) Fell short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell flat. 16. The hotel offers ..... cuisine A) French traditional. B) Traditional French. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditional French. 17. Women outnumber men by two to one in the art courseThere ..... men in the art course. (AS) A) There are twice as many women than men. B) There are twice as many women as men. C) There are twice as much women as men. D) There are twice the number of women to men. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are twice as many women as men. 18. The company's profits have gone through the roof this year. A) Gone over the top. B) Gone to the sky. C) Gone through the roof. D) Gone under the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone through the roof. 19. This revolution changed the ..... of history in many parts of the world. A) Way. B) Route. C) Course. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Course. 20. He decide not to expand his business in a(an) ..... way. A) Everyday. B) Straight. C) Common. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventional. 21. Some of the lessons that we attended in the last course ..... better prepared. A) Could be. B) Could have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have been. 22. ..... the reason people start smoking, the habit soon loses ..... attraction. A) Whatever/ its. B) However/ some. C) The/ its. D) The/ an. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whatever/ its. 23. ..... is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. A) Motherhood. B) Mothered. C) Mothering. D) Mothership. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motherhood. 24. I couldn't make out what he was saying because of the noise. A) Make out. B) Make through. C) Make up. D) Make over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make out. 25. A full sleep cycle takes about 90 to 110 minutes. Your first REM ..... is the shortest A) Moment. B) Time. C) Episode. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 26. I skipped the meeting yesterday ..... I had to meet an important client. A) On the grounds that. B) On the grounds of. C) On the grounds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the grounds that. 27. 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. A) Barely. B) Roughly. C) Nearly. D) Virtually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barely. 28. There are still ..... answers about what hapenned to her. A) None. B) Any. C) No. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 29. I my new job I ..... stability. A) Seek. B) Search. C) Wish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seek. 30. You are then ..... to send back a text message with your decision whether to activate the trap or not. A) Wondered. B) Asked. C) Let. D) Urged. 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