This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They live a very ..... lifestyle. A) Luxury. B) Expense. C) Generous. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lavish. 2. Yesterday I could feel my ears ..... when I was in the office. A) On fire. B) In flames. C) Red. D) Burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning. 3. We discussed it in full ..... last time we met. A) Length. B) Flow. C) Aspect. D) View. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flow. 4. I was afraid to go to this interview but ..... the end, everything went well. A) With. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 5. ..... time immemorial, humanity has been obsessed about money. A) Since. B) From. C) By. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 6. She couldn't help but glee ..... this fantastic news. A) To. B) For. C) At. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 7. She was ..... the point of leaving when he told her to stay. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 8. Smoking ..... a serious effect on your health. A) Makes. B) Has. C) Does. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has. 9. This is a secret. Can I rely on your ..... ? A) Descrete. B) Secretion. C) Discretion. D) Secreting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discretion. 10. She should go to a dietician, she's as thin as a ..... A) Rake. B) Pole. C) Post. D) Spade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rake. 11. We can't ..... through to the government just how serious the problem is! A) Get. B) Come. C) Go. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get. 12. This awful weather is really getting me ..... A) Off. B) Down. C) Away. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 13. Before I pay for the painting, I need proof that it is a(n) ..... Picasso, not a copy. A) Natural. B) Authentic. C) Valid. D) Real. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authentic. 14. He suffered from ear ..... A) Inflammatory. B) Inflammation. C) Flaming. D) Flame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflammation. 15. Many exotic animals die ..... transit. A) Through. B) In. C) At. D) Via. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 16. She ..... accepted my apology. A) Appreciatevely. B) Gratefully. C) Graciously. D) Lavishly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graciously. 17. Stop ..... It's rude! A) Calling me names. B) Telling me names. C) Shouting me names. D) Insulting me names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calling me names. 18. The phone connection ..... so I couldn't ask him where he was. A) Broke down. B) Burnt down. C) Went down. D) Cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke down. 19. I've heard it on the ..... that she's pregnant. A) Winery. B) Vineyard. C) Grapevine. D) Grapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grapevine. 20. She had a ..... to call me in the middle of the night. A) Cheek. B) Chest. C) Chin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheek. 21. The streets are jam-packed ..... cars at this time of the day. A) With. B) By. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 22. He ran ..... the boy, but didn't manage to catch him. A) Away. B) Into. C) After. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 23. They won the game fair and ..... A) Pair. B) Flare. C) Sair. D) Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Square. 24. He's constantly gloating ..... his promotion. A) About. B) To. C) Over. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 25. She was furious ..... her husband about forgetting her birthday. A) For. B) With. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 26. Bridget was barraged ..... a million questions when she introduced new vocabulary to her students. A) On. B) By. C) With. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 27. I'm going out ..... an eye on children, will you? A) Hold. B) Have. C) Keep. D) Stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep. 28. I would like to express my ..... for your work. A) Reciprocity. B) Gratitude. C) Lavishness. D) Commodity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gratitude. 29. An interior architect should ..... the customer's wishes. A) Take into account. B) On account of. C) On no account take. D) On this account take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take into account. 30. Do you have any justification ..... your opinion. A) For. B) To. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 31. Most of lake's water is ..... sewage. A) Unpure. B) Uncleaned. C) Unpurified. D) Untreated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Untreated. 32. No one is completely right, the truth ..... somewhere between the two. A) Leaves. B) Lies. C) Stays. D) Lays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lies. 33. As a vegetarian, Paul is ..... people who eat meat. A) Off. B) Into. C) Down to. D) Down on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Down on. 34. She got a bit ..... after I criticized her. A) Hot under the collar. B) Red-handed. C) Down the drain. D) Off colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot under the collar. 35. You can go out with Kate, ..... A) For all I care. B) All the same I care. C) All along I care. D) All in I care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all I care. 36. ..... answer to your question, yes, I like my job. A) In. B) As. C) On. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 37. Don't ..... but make up your mind. A) Chop and change. B) Cut and change. C) Grate and change. D) Blend and change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chop and change. 38. Back down-Forces tend to back down when Philippine officials ignore their nonlethal pressure. A) Withdraw or retreat from a position or confrontation. B) Stand still and refuse to move. C) Ignore or disregard a situation or problem. D) Advance or move forward in a position or confrontation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Withdraw or retreat from a position or confrontation. 39. Agricultural ..... pollutes the lake water. A) Run in. B) Run away. C) Runoff. D) Run through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 40. He has a talent for getting the most complicated ideas ..... A) Across. B) Around. C) About. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 41. We all have to work harder because he's always ..... his duties. A) Ducking. B) Dodging. C) Shirking. D) Evading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shirking. 42. What are you getting ..... ? I can't understand what you're trying to say. A) At. B) Up to. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 43. Fidelity ..... your partner is a key to a stable relationship. A) To. B) In. C) For. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 44. Choose the best option. During winter, shelters are full of people of no fixed ..... A) Residence. B) Abode. C) Domicile. D) Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abode. 45. We made an appointment to see ..... (= inspect properly) the cottage before we decided to buy it. A) Through. B) Over. C) About. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 46. I don't know how to make ..... my rudeness to him. A) Up for. B) Up. C) Into. D) Off with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up for. 47. We'r not certain. The whole future of the company is ..... A) Up in arms. B) Up in the air. C) Up on the air. D) Clear the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up in the air. 48. She limits her learning ..... really basic stuff. A) To. B) On. C) With. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 49. This old house hasn't been ..... for years. A) Lived. B) Lived in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived in. 50. He gave two ideas. The ..... seems much better. A) Latter. B) Second. C) Another. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latter. 51. All the same-It rained every day of our holiday-but we had a good time all the same. A) Uncertain. B) Cool. C) Moreover. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 52. "How was your first day in your new job?" "Extremely embarrassing! We were ..... present ourselves and talk about our previous work experience. A) Being asked. B) Asked. C) Been asked to. D) Asked to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked to. 53. Instead of being given a ticket, the driver got ..... a warning. A) On with. B) Ahead. C) Off with. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off with. 54. I don't know how he gets ..... cheating on his tests. A) Away with. B) Past. C) On with. D) Off with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Away with. 55. Don't worry about this breakup. There are ..... more fish in the sea. A) Much. B) Enough. C) Many. D) Plenty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plenty. 56. Could you see ..... (= take care of) those messages while I read through this report? A) Out. B) Over. C) Through. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 57. Are you going to eat it? It's laden ..... fat. A) With. B) Of. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 58. ..... me a line if you're ever in town so we can meet! A) Describe. B) Send. C) Write. D) Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drop. 59. That's only part of the story. There is more ..... A) To it than this. B) In it than that. C) To it than that. D) For it than that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To it than that. 60. After not speaking for several days, they finally made it ..... (= became reconciled) A) Out. B) Over. C) Up. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCpe Use Of English Quiz 1Cpe Use Of English Quiz 2Cpe Use Of English Quiz 4Cpe Use Of English Quiz 5Cpe Use Of English Quiz 6Cpe Use Of English Quiz 7Cpe Use Of English Quiz 8Cpe Listening Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books