This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most of lake's water is ..... sewage. A) Unpure. B) Unpurified. C) Untreated. D) Uncleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untreated. 2. 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. 3. As a vegetarian, Paul is ..... people who eat meat. A) Down to. B) Down on. C) Off. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down on. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. ..... answer to your question, yes, I like my job. A) On. B) As. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Agricultural ..... pollutes the lake water. A) Run through. B) Run away. C) Runoff. D) Run in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 10. He has a talent for getting the most complicated ideas ..... A) Along. B) Around. C) About. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across. 11. We all have to work harder because he's always ..... his duties. A) Dodging. B) Evading. C) Ducking. D) Shirking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shirking. 12. What are you getting ..... ? I can't understand what you're trying to say. A) To. B) At. C) For. D) Up to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 13. Fidelity ..... your partner is a key to a stable relationship. A) For. B) In. C) To. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 14. Choose the best option. During winter, shelters are full of people of no fixed ..... A) Abode. B) Domicile. C) Home. D) Residence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abode. 15. We made an appointment to see ..... (= inspect properly) the cottage before we decided to buy it. A) Through. B) Over. C) On. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 16. I don't know how to make ..... my rudeness to him. A) Off with. B) Up. C) Up for. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up for. 17. We'r not certain. The whole future of the company is ..... A) Clear the air. B) Up in arms. C) Up in the air. D) Up on the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up in the air. 18. She limits her learning ..... really basic stuff. A) On. B) With. C) To. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. All the same-It rained every day of our holiday-but we had a good time all the same. A) Cool. B) Uncertain. C) However. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 22. "How was your first day in your new job?" "Extremely embarrassing! We were ..... present ourselves and talk about our previous work experience. A) Been asked to. B) Being asked. C) Asked. D) Asked to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked to. 23. Instead of being given a ticket, the driver got ..... a warning. A) Ahead. B) On with. C) Off with. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off with. 24. I don't know how he gets ..... cheating on his tests. A) Away with. B) Past. C) Off with. D) On with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Away with. 25. Don't worry about this breakup. There are ..... more fish in the sea. A) Enough. B) Much. C) Many. D) Plenty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plenty. 26. Could you see ..... (= take care of) those messages while I read through this report? A) To. B) Over. C) Out. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 27. 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. 28. ..... me a line if you're ever in town so we can meet! A) Drop. B) Write. C) Send. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drop. 29. That's only part of the story. There is more ..... A) In it than that. B) To it than this. C) For it than that. D) To it than that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To it than that. 30. After not speaking for several days, they finally made it ..... (= became reconciled) A) Over. B) For. C) Out. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up. ← 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 7Cpe Use Of English Quiz 8Cpe Use Of English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books