This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He went to the party ..... disguise, he didn't want to be recognized. A) By. B) On. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 2. If you aren't and well organised, you'll never get ..... . A) Away. B) Across. C) Ahead. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahead. 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. His future is still ..... because he can't decide whether to become a surgeon or a psychiatrist. A) On the air. B) Clear the air. C) In the air. D) Up in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up in the air. 4. Bear on-Two kinds of theories bear on literary studies. A) Be relevant to. B) Tiger on-. C) Hang on. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be relevant to. 5. He ..... thoroughbred horses for races. A) Raises. B) Rears. C) Breeds. D) Brings up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breeds. 6. He's the CEO, a ..... A) Fat fish. B) Big cheese. C) Big cat. D) Fat meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big cheese. 7. For all I know-He could be here already for all I know. A) Not expected. B) Something uncertain. C) As far as I know. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As far as I know. 8. The road were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was ..... (Synonym of "easy" .) A) Plain sailing. B) Raging. C) Bumpy. D) Rugged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plain sailing. 9. When the new century ..... people were afraid of the incoming changes. A) Dawned. B) Bulged. C) Averred. D) Cradled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dawned. 10. Many people in my company work ..... severe pressure. A) Undergoing. B) Having. C) Under. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 11. Act up-My daughter always acts up at the supermarket when I refuse to buy her candy. A) To behave in a calm and composed manner. B) To behave in a polite and respectful manner. C) To behave in a disruptive or unruly manner. D) To behave in a shy and introverted manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To behave in a disruptive or unruly manner. 12. Argument ..... widespread on the global warming issue. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 13. Charcuterie is the art of ..... cooked meat into ham. A) Bringing. B) Turning. C) Changing. D) Shaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning. 14. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. You can't go into the studio just yet as the program is still ..... A) On the air. B) Up in the air. C) In the air. D) Clear the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the air. 15. I have to prepare, I'm going to ..... a meeting. A) Agenda. B) Provide. C) Chair. D) Reschedule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chair. 16. Some animals don't manage to ..... all their cubs. A) Breed. B) Raise. C) Bring up. D) Rear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rear. 17. She never goes out of the house without first making ..... (= applying cosmetics) her face. A) Off with. B) Up for. C) Up. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. 18. She's trying to ..... her weight by exercising more. A) Dwindle. B) Shrink. C) Diminish. D) Reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce. 19. A manager has to generate enthusiasm ..... people for their job. A) To. B) For. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 20. He's almost a hundred years old and as deaf as a ..... A) Rake. B) Post. C) Cucumber. D) Grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post. 21. These people are living in ..... conditions. A) Appalling. B) Incalculable. C) Unscrupulous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appalling. 22. Morphine is a very ..... drug. A) Potent. B) Potentive. C) Potential. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potent. 23. The children were seen ..... (= escorted) at the station by the entire family. A) Over. B) Through. C) Out. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off. 24. She took antibiotics to ..... off the infection. A) Battle. B) Fight. C) Combat. D) Struggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fight. 25. The roses have been ..... for a few days now. A) Out. B) Down to. C) Up. D) Down with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out. 26. Take the opportunity. Make hay ..... A) When it's still dry. B) While it's warn. C) While the weather is good. D) While the sun shines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While the sun shines. 27. It's my second accident, there must be a jinx ..... this car. A) In. B) At. C) For. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 28. I'm not going out, I'm going to bed, I'm ..... A) All in. B) All but. C) All told. D) All the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All in. 29. I went to the city centre because I want to buy new shoes.VIEWI went to the city centre ..... new shoes. A) In view of my purchase of. B) With a view to buying. C) To view and buy some. D) To come into view of some. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a view to buying. 30. To be in the black means: A) Wearing only black clothes. B) Owing somebody some money. C) Being under the weather. D) Not owing somebody any money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not owing somebody any money. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCpe Use Of English Quiz 1Cpe Use Of English Quiz 2Cpe Use Of English Quiz 3Cpe Use Of English Quiz 4Cpe Use Of English Quiz 5Cpe Use Of English Quiz 6Cpe Use Of English Quiz 7Cpe Use Of English Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books