Cae Use Of English Quiz 4 (30 MCQs)

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1. At the ..... time the mobile phone sends a tiny electric current through the pillow and duvet and they both begin to glow.
2. They still hunted wild game, but could now do so with the (4) ..... ? of domestic dogs, the close animal companions who also helped them to protect and control their flocks and herds.
3. By that time, people in many parts of the world were no longer (2) ..... ? on hunting and gathering their food, but had become nomadic stockbreeders or settled farmers, raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats and, in the static communities, growing and harvesting food plants.
4. Stuart Penny conceived the Inculpable Mousetrap as an exercise in morality and accept it is unlikely to ..... commercial success.
5. I'm sure you won't have any difficulties ..... the solution to the problem
6. You ..... finish reading this book or choose another one.
7. They first appeared in the 14th century BC, when Egyptian (7) ..... ? recorded that they raided Cyprus, .....
8. The film didn't really live up to my expectations.
9. The Mediterranean, (3) ..... ? known as the " ..... " .....
10. He ..... him to do this promising easy money.
11. PiracyPiracy was not (1) ..... ? by men like Blackbeard and 'Black Bart' Roberts.
12. Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighbourhood .....
13. Did you have ..... problems?
14. It is one of three countries that form the political (6) ..... ? called Great Britain, the other two being, of course, England and Wales, which, along with their fourth partner, Northern Ireland, becomes the United Kingdom.
15. Few of these objects survive their encounter (5) ..... ? our atmosphere.
16. Neighbours gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common ..... in the 1950s.
17. We'll have to put off the trip until next week.
18. In a single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, ..... previous journey times by huge margins
19. The horse did have something more to offer. It had the potential to (7) ..... ? nothing less than a revolution .....
20. But the railways ..... more than revolutionise travel;
21. Their needs for meat, milk, skins and wool were being met, and it may not have been immediately obvious to them that the horse had anything more to offer than the occasional (6) ..... ? of the chase and a different type of meat.
22. You have probably seen thousands of cigarettes smoked in your lifetime, ..... perhaps not by your family.
23. I really need to brush up on my Spanish before the trip.
24. The management decision ..... the way for changes.
25. In the 19th century, the railway in Britain ..... something more than just the business of carrying goods and passengers.
26. Whole towns and industrial centres ..... up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed rivers and valleys.
27. I couldn't get over how beautiful the sunset was.
28. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and, frequently, ..... luxury.
29. If you want to do a course, you have many ..... to choose from.
30. Concerned about the rise in burglaries and ..... of vandalism, the police have launched a Neighbourhood Watch.