This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 7 (30 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) Grow. B) Deliver. C) Bring. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bear. 2. My father is always getting me ..... about my clothes. A) At. B) Off. C) On. D) Up. 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) Come. B) Show. C) Go. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 5. The government has announced plans to do ..... down/ back on defence spending by 10% next year. A) Crack. B) Cut. C) Reduce. D) Halve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut. 6. Pandas are extremely hard to ..... in captivity. A) Proliferate. B) Fabricate. C) Manufacture. D) Propagate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propagate. 7. Let's not talk about it and ..... A) Throw it off our chest. B) Let sleeping dogs lie. C) Throw your weight around. D) Show our true colours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let sleeping dogs lie. 8. Could you please just ..... a sock in it and focus on your reading tasks? A) Get. B) Put. C) Have. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put. 9. The matter has been left in ..... until the legal ramifications have been explored. A) Suspension. B) Recess. C) Abeyance. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abeyance. 10. She wasn't suitably ..... for the occasion. A) Dressed. B) Clad. C) Clothed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dressed. 11. The animal survived because of its ..... A) Adoptity. B) Adaption. C) Adaptability. D) Adoptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptability. 12. Some flowers contain chemical ..... with antibacterial properties. A) Compounds. B) Blends. C) Melds. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounds. 13. New automated machinery in factories had led to the phasing ..... (= gradually stop using) of old production methods. A) Through. B) Out. C) Over. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out. 14. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. The meeting tomorrow is very important; ..... should you be late. A) Take into account. B) On account of. C) On that account. D) On no account. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On no account. 15. Typical issues ..... in this type of novels involve conflicts. A) Raised. B) Rose. C) Rising. D) Risen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raised. 16. Mental ..... is to blame for the accident. A) Fatigue. B) Fathom. C) Phantom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatigue. 17. All along-Do you think he's been lying to us all along? A) From the beginning. B) N/A. C) From the middle. D) From the outset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the beginning. 18. Many companies were set up in the area, ..... allowing people new job opportunities. A) Despite. B) Although. C) Thus. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thus. 19. "How was your dinner?" "A great success! Our guests ate the appetizers, the two main courses and the dessert. There was literally nothing ..... " A) Left. B) Has been left. C) Have left. D) To be left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 20. I often give students ..... rein to do as they please in the afternoon. A) No. B) Some. C) Free. D) Horse's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free. 21. Dilemma tales are ..... ambiguous. A) Traditionally. B) Traditional. C) Tradition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditionally. 22. Keep yourselves ..... kids! A) Under check. B) On check. C) In check. D) By check. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In check. 23. 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. 24. It's difficult to choose a ..... response to this situation. A) Alike. B) Snub. C) Grudging. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Just. 25. He goes to the gym and he's as strong as a(n) ..... A) Horse. B) Ox. C) Bull. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ox. 26. Don't be silly, please. ..... ; you're 27! A) Look your age. B) Appear your age. C) Act your age. D) Be your age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act your age. 27. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. There's been a hurricane in Manila; all flights have been cancelled ..... A) On no account. B) On account of. C) Take into account. D) On that account. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On that account. 28. Linda often ..... up with fantastic ideas for weekend activities. A) Gives. B) Takes. C) Comes. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comes. 29. In the future the lake might ..... to exist. A) Quit. B) Cease. C) Halt. D) Complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cease. 30. I realise that when I get writing I have a ..... to ramble. A) Tendency. B) Tendension. C) Tendence. D) Attendance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendency. ← 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 8Cpe Use Of English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books