This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should I do if I want my learning to ..... fruit? A) Bring. B) Deliver. C) Bear. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bear. 2. My father is always getting me ..... about my clothes. A) At. B) Up. C) Off. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 3. To drop somebody a line means to send somebody a letter. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. She decided to ..... clean and report her crime to the police. A) Go. B) Come. C) Show. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come. 5. The government has announced plans to do ..... down/ back on defence spending by 10% next year. A) Crack. B) Reduce. C) Cut. D) Halve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut. 6. Pandas are extremely hard to ..... in captivity. A) Proliferate. B) Fabricate. C) Manufacture. D) Propagate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propagate. 7. Could you please just ..... a sock in it and focus on your reading tasks? A) Put. B) Get. C) Have. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put. 8. The matter has been left in ..... until the legal ramifications have been explored. A) Suspension. B) Abeyance. C) Recess. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abeyance. 9. She wasn't suitably ..... for the occasion. A) Dressed. B) Clad. C) Clothed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dressed. 10. The animal survived because of its ..... A) Adaption. B) Adoptive. C) Adoptity. D) Adaptability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adaptability. 11. Some flowers contain chemical ..... with antibacterial properties. A) Compounds. B) Synthesis. C) Melds. D) Blends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounds. 12. New automated machinery in factories had led to the phasing ..... (= gradually stop using) of old production methods. A) Over. B) Through. C) Over. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out. 13. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. The meeting tomorrow is very important; ..... should you be late. A) On no account. B) On that account. C) Take into account. D) On account of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On no account. 14. Typical issues ..... in this type of novels involve conflicts. A) Risen. B) Rose. C) Rising. D) Raised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raised. 15. Mental ..... is to blame for the accident. A) Fatigue. B) Fathom. C) Phantom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatigue. 16. All along-Do you think he's been lying to us all along? A) N/A. B) From the outset. C) From the beginning. D) From the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the beginning. 17. Many companies were set up in the area, ..... allowing people new job opportunities. A) Although. B) Despite. C) Thus. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thus. 18. "How was your dinner?" "A great success! Our guests ate the appetizers, the two main courses and the dessert. There was literally nothing ..... " A) Has been left. B) Left. C) Have left. D) To be left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 19. I often give students ..... rein to do as they please in the afternoon. A) Horse's. B) Free. C) No. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free. 20. Dilemma tales are ..... ambiguous. A) Traditionally. B) Traditional. C) Tradition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditionally. 21. Keep yourselves ..... kids! A) Under check. B) By check. C) On check. D) In check. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In check. 22. The stylist was trimming her customer's ..... A) Hairs. B) Hair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hair. 23. It's difficult to choose a ..... response to this situation. A) Alike. B) Just. C) Snub. D) Grudging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just. 24. He goes to the gym and he's as strong as a(n) ..... A) Ox. B) Horse. C) Bear. D) Bull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ox. 25. Don't be silly, please. ..... ; you're 27! A) Appear your age. B) Act your age. C) Look your age. D) Be your age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act your age. 26. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. There's been a hurricane in Manila; all flights have been cancelled ..... A) On that account. B) Take into account. C) On no account. D) On account of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On that account. 27. Linda often ..... up with fantastic ideas for weekend activities. A) Comes. B) Makes. C) Gives. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comes. 28. In the future the lake might ..... to exist. A) Halt. B) Quit. C) Cease. D) Complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cease. 29. I realise that when I get writing I have a ..... to ramble. A) Tendension. B) Tendency. C) Attendance. D) Tendence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendency. 30. Most animals ..... in spring. A) Produce. B) Generate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produce. 31. I thought that you, ..... , would support me. A) Of all people. B) All along people. C) For all people. D) All in all people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of all people. 32. He hated her but there was ..... admiration in his voice. A) Alike. B) Fair. C) Snubbing. D) Grudging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grudging. 33. I have no knowledge ..... this incident. A) Of. B) About. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 34. He introduced a lot of changes when he ..... power. A) Succeeded. B) Reached. C) Achieved. D) Attained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attained. 35. This agreement is ..... odds with our company policy. A) At. B) Against. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 36. She played with a ..... lock of hair. A) Stray. B) Lost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stray. 37. He made ..... (= fabricated) the whole story; it was just a figment of his imagination. A) Up. B) Into. C) Over. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 38. We are heading for sunnier ..... next holiday. A) Clime. B) Environment. C) Atmosphere. D) Milieu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clime. 39. I'm fine, as ..... as rain. A) Sound. B) Right. C) Well. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 40. "Is there any news about the ex-President?" "Well, he's reported ..... the country last night." A) To be leaving. B) That he left. C) To leave. D) To have left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have left. 41. Half the staff are ..... the flu this week. A) Down to. B) Down on. C) Down with. D) Up to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down with. 42. The concert was brilliant-it ..... up to all our expectations. A) Met. B) Was. C) Came. D) Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lived. 43. All in all-All in all, we finished the work and left home. A) For this reason. B) Nearly. C) In conclusion. D) Considering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In conclusion. 44. I'm longing ..... my carefree childhood. A) For. B) After. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 45. Dating university students by academic teachers is frowned ..... A) Onto. B) Upon. C) Into. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upon. 46. In some countries education is still a ..... A) Peroration. B) Pejorative. C) Presage. D) Prerogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prerogative. 47. When I ..... the news of the company's bankruptcy to her, she started crying. A) Broke. B) Spread. C) Told. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broke. 48. "How did his speech go?" "With all the noise outside, he couldn't ..... himself heard." A) Be made. B) Have made. C) Be making. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 49. This job ..... a lot of travel. A) Entails. B) Obliges. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entails. 50. This issue ..... a heated discussion. A) Generated. B) Produced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generated. 51. Your theory is sound but your calculations ..... wrong. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 52. The development of railway ..... of mass tourism. A) Spawned the rise. B) Spawned the emergence. C) Spawned the raise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spawned the rise. 53. ..... clear of alcohol and cigarettes until you come of ages. A) Steer. B) Go. C) Come. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steer. 54. This problem ..... from past negligence. A) Roots. B) Accounts. C) Steps. D) Stems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stems. 55. Which of the following aren't nouns? A) Likelihood and hazard. B) Resilience and finesse. C) Admonition and worthiness. D) Wholesome and oblique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wholesome and oblique. 56. It's hard time we all ..... up for our rights around here. A) Got. B) Get. C) Stood. D) Stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stood. 57. The ecological disaster was caused by excessive algae ..... A) Blossom. B) Growth. C) Bloom. D) Flowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bloom. 58. They settled ..... (= decide on) the Ritz as the best place for the reception. A) For. B) On. C) Up. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 59. "Did you enjoy your graduation ceremony?" "Oh yes; I didn't like ..... photographed all the time, though." A) Being. B) Having been. C) It to be. D) To have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being. 60. The new sci-fi really ..... her imagination. A) Caught. B) Held. C) Took. D) Got. 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