This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Cpe > Cpe Use Of English – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cpe Use Of English Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Don't worry about this breakup. There are ..... more fish in the sea. A) Plenty. B) Many. C) Much. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plenty. 2. Could you see ..... (= take care of) those messages while I read through this report? A) To. B) Through. C) Out. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 3. 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. 4. ..... me a line if you're ever in town so we can meet! A) Write. B) Send. C) Describe. D) Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drop. 5. That's only part of the story. There is more ..... A) To it than that. B) In it than that. C) For it than that. D) To it than this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To it than that. 6. After not speaking for several days, they finally made it ..... (= became reconciled) A) Out. B) For. C) Over. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up. 7. What should I do if I want my learning to ..... fruit? A) Bear. B) Bring. C) Deliver. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 8. My father is always getting me ..... about my clothes. A) At. B) On. C) Up. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 9. 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. 10. She decided to ..... clean and report her crime to the police. A) Come. B) Go. C) Make. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 11. The government has announced plans to do ..... down/ back on defence spending by 10% next year. A) Cut. B) Crack. C) Reduce. D) Halve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut. 12. Pandas are extremely hard to ..... in captivity. A) Propagate. B) Proliferate. C) Manufacture. D) Fabricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propagate. 13. Let's not talk about it and ..... A) Let sleeping dogs lie. B) Throw your weight around. C) Show our true colours. D) Throw it off our chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let sleeping dogs lie. 14. Could you please just ..... a sock in it and focus on your reading tasks? A) Have. B) Show. C) Put. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put. 15. The matter has been left in ..... until the legal ramifications have been explored. A) Recess. B) Suspension. C) Abeyance. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abeyance. 16. She wasn't suitably ..... for the occasion. A) Dressed. B) Clad. C) Clothed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dressed. 17. The animal survived because of its ..... A) Adaptability. B) Adoptive. C) Adaption. D) Adoptity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptability. 18. Some flowers contain chemical ..... with antibacterial properties. A) Compounds. B) Melds. C) Blends. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounds. 19. New automated machinery in factories had led to the phasing ..... (= gradually stop using) of old production methods. A) Over. B) Through. C) Out. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 20. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. The meeting tomorrow is very important; ..... should you be late. A) Take into account. B) On no account. C) On that account. D) On account of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On no account. 21. Typical issues ..... in this type of novels involve conflicts. A) Raised. B) Risen. C) Rose. D) Rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raised. 22. Mental ..... is to blame for the accident. A) Fatigue. B) Fathom. C) Phantom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatigue. 23. All along-Do you think he's been lying to us all along? A) N/A. B) From the beginning. C) From the middle. D) From the outset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From the beginning. 24. Many companies were set up in the area, ..... allowing people new job opportunities. A) Thus. B) Therefore. C) Although. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thus. 25. "How was your dinner?" "A great success! Our guests ate the appetizers, the two main courses and the dessert. There was literally nothing ..... " A) To be left. B) Left. C) Have left. D) Has been left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. ← 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 7Cpe Use Of English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books