This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You'll never convince me! We'll just have to ..... to differ. A) Consent. B) Consider. C) Admit. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agree. 2. "How's the new town planning project going?" " Oh, there's still a lot ..... " A) Having done. B) Has been done. C) To be done. D) Have done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be done. 3. She makes ..... that she is a successful actress, but in fact she's only played one small role. A) Up for. B) Up. C) Out. D) Off with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 4. 1 She was anxious ..... for the post of the Personal Assistant to the Director in the recently affiliated Jacobs Sussard Company. A) To be selected. B) To be selecting. C) To select. D) To have selected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be selected. 5. It's not much but it's certain. A bird in the hand is worth ..... A) Two in the bush. B) A silver lining. C) A pigeon on the roof. D) An eagle in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two in the bush. 6. This kind of behaviour in my students is few and ..... A) Far between. B) Far away. C) Far above. D) Far behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Far between. 7. The country derives the majority of its revenue from one ..... coffee. A) Stock. B) Ware. C) Merchandise. D) Commodity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commodity. 8. It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to ..... as early as possible. A) Set in. B) Set off. C) Set up. D) Set about. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set off. 9. The walls of our classroom were filled ..... colourful pictures. A) With. B) By. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 10. He hates being ..... to sign autographs. A) Asked. B) Asking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked. 11. "Did you hear anything about last month's Barclays' robbery?" "Yes eventually the robbers ..... given a ten-yearsentence." A) Were not have been. B) Were not being. C) Were not to be. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 12. She didn't go to the interview ..... fear of failure. A) On. B) By. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 13. This is one of the world's ..... environmental disasters. A) Unfolding. B) Spreading. C) Untwisting. D) Unwrapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unfolding. 14. The company still needs a lot of time to ..... for the losses. A) Offset. B) Settle. C) Balance. D) Compensate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compensate. 15. Could you please see ..... (= make arrangements for) getting the sofa re-covered? A) About. B) On. C) Up. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 16. She paints a ..... , but her, arriage is a failure; her husband is seeing other people. A) Nice portrait. B) Pretty picture. C) Beautiful painting. D) Marvellous landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretty picture. 17. International support has ..... rise to a new optimism in the company. A) Given. B) Taken. C) Had. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Given. 18. An ..... spacecraft was sent to Mars. A) Unmanned. B) Inhumane. C) Unmanly. D) Unhuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unmanned. 19. The industry will ..... new jobs in the region. A) Generate. B) Produce. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generate. 20. I've passed this exam ..... luck. I hadn't studied a minute. A) By. B) For. C) From. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 21. This issue came to the ..... in the last meeting. A) Foreground. B) Forum. C) Fore. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fore. 22. I don't know how come they're a couple. They're as different as ..... A) Chalk and cheese. B) Blood and water. C) Black and white. D) South and north. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chalk and cheese. 23. They totally ..... for this renovation. A) Ripped me off. B) Swiped me. C) Pilfered me. D) Pinched me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ripped me off. 24. She has barely enough money left to get ..... . A) Ahead. B) By. C) On. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 25. He ..... company with his associate after a few arguments. A) Gave up. B) Broke. C) Parted. D) Split up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parted. 26. Her books are really complicated to understand because of her ..... style. A) Verbose. B) Elongated. C) Modest. D) Capturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbose. 27. He said nothing but was sitting there as silent as the ..... A) Tomb. B) Cemetary. C) Dead. D) Grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grave. 28. Back up-Be sure to back up your work. A) Restore. B) Support/ confirm. C) Delete. D) Copy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support/ confirm. 29. This bathing oil comes in many different ..... A) Perfumes. B) Fragrances. C) Odours. D) Reeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragrances. 30. My boyfriend dumped and I was fired. It never rains but ..... A) It's thunder. B) It's tornado. C) There is a storm. D) It pours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It pours. ← 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