This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They left the country to flee ..... the war. A) From. B) Away. C) To. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 2. Poland has been through ..... turbulent history. A) Decidedly. B) Openly. C) Certainly. D) Mistakenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decidedly. 3. If you ..... between the lines, you'll realise the book is about politics. A) Look. B) Read. C) Watch. D) Glimpse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 4. We ran ..... Sally at the shops yesterday; I hadn't seen her for months. A) After. B) Out of. C) Into. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 5. 'I've heard you're unemployed." Yes, I can see bad news ..... in this town.' A) Travel. B) Spread. C) Spreads. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Travel. 6. This machinery has been ..... out by constant use. A) Wore. B) Worn. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worn. 7. He was shot with a ..... bullet. A) Stray. B) Wasted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stray. 8. You have to send it to me by tomorrow ..... A) Without fail. B) Without failure. C) With no failure. D) Without failing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without fail. 9. His behaviour was ..... as an apology. A) Construed. B) Constructed. C) Constrained. D) Constricted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Construed. 10. ..... her qualifications, she didn't get the job. A) For all. B) All along. C) All the same. D) All in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all. 11. I've got to go-something has just ..... up at home and I'm needed there. A) Taken. B) Come. C) Came. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come. 12. She's an intelligent and ..... businesswoman. A) Shrewd. B) Elusive. C) Stealth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shrewd. 13. Can you feel it? Spring is ..... A) In the air. B) On the air. C) On air. D) Up in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the air. 14. She's having trouble getting ..... with her sprained ankle. A) About. B) On. C) Off. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 15. All told-There were 550 people there all told. A) Altogether. B) Uncertain. C) On the look-out. D) All the people in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altogether. 16. Can you get a ..... of what it means? A) Sense. B) Meaning. C) Idea. D) Clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sense. 17. "What do you think of Umberto Eco's novel The name of the rose?" "Well, it ..... widely regarded as his best, but to tell you the truth I'm not crazy about it." A) Has been. B) Was. C) Is being. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 18. For all-For all its clarity and style, the book is not easy to read. A) Because of. B) In spite of. C) Towards. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In spite of. 19. At this age, he's still ..... dependent on his parents for living. A) Heavily. B) Amply. C) Adequately. D) Closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavily. 20. She played totally ..... tune, I couldn't listen to that. A) Out of. B) Out from. C) Out away of. D) Away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of. 21. This is an offence ..... the law. A) Against. B) To. C) For. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Against. 22. She tried to ..... the importance of my contribution to the project. A) Diminish. B) Shrink. C) Dwindle. D) Reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diminish. 23. How are you getting ..... at school? A) Off. B) Round. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 24. I can't understand a word he says; he keeps ..... I have to ask him to speak up. A) Shrieking. B) Muddling. C) Munching. D) Mumbling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mumbling. 25. His novels have a ..... quality. A) Timeless. B) Timeful. C) Timing. D) Untimig. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timeless. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCpe 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 8Cpe Use Of English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books