This third vocabulary test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topics of prepositions and phrasal verbs of the English language. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of prepositions and phrasal verbs.
Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs - Advanced Level Test 3
Question 1 |
A new company is not only going to need the _____ to please their customers but to delight them.
A | cruelty |
B | wealth |
C | prediction |
D | gloom |
E | ability |
Question 2 |
Children naturally don't have to pay ______ on the bus when they're under 16.
A | duty |
B | fine |
C | fee |
D | fare |
E | bail |
Question 3 |
The professor's ______ remarks caused him great embarrassment and he deeply regretted not having prepared his lecture.
A | wise |
B | complicated |
C | witty |
D | resurgent |
E | malignant |
Question 4 |
The deadline for our assignment has been _____. Now we don't know when we'll submit it or if it will be submitted at all.
A | indefinite |
B | similar |
C | infinite |
D | identical |
E | theoretical |
Question 5 |
His character has many ______ which are not obvious at first.
A | influences |
B | faces |
C | facets |
D | phases |
E | serials |
Question 6 |
Scientists have declared that hair is found ______ in mammals.
A | exclusively |
B | extravagantly |
C | briskly |
D | apprehensively |
E | adamantly |
Question 7 |
Today, we're qoing to have a/an ______ about the advantages and disadvantages of being a student at METU in the lesson.
A | conclusion |
B | speech |
C | quarrel |
D | fight |
E | discussion |
Question 8 |
When he removed his glasses, his vision was _____.
A | blurred |
B | blocked |
C | mixed |
D | disbanded |
E | blank |
Question 9 |
Most successful people in life ______ their success to both inspiration and perspiration.
A | execute |
B | sentence |
C | praise |
D | put |
E | attribute |
Question 10 |
The town was completely ____ by an awful earthquake in 1999.
A | attained |
B | devastated |
C | donated |
D | healed |
E | desired |
Question 11 |
The very dry weather has caused an extreme _____ of water.
A | shortage |
B | demand |
C | need |
D | failure |
E | abundance |
Question 12 |
Your English is good but could be better. There are many ways to ____ it.
A | deteriorate |
B | increase |
C | improve |
D | communicate |
E | raise |
Question 13 |
I ______ eat fish, but more often I eat chicken.
A | simultaneously |
B | meanwhile |
C | occasionally |
D | never |
E | formerly |
Question 14 |
When there are so many important things to be done, why does she insist on so many _____ distractions?
A | drastic |
B | petty |
C | essential |
D | crucial |
E | indispensable |
Question 15 |
Many Turkish poets like Aşık Veysel have written pastoral poems _____ over the beauties of nature.
A | applauding |
B | enthusing |
C | denigrating |
D | defaming |
E | committing |
Question 16 |
Precious belongings should never be hidden around the house since thieves _____ know where to look.
A | variously |
B | unavoidably |
C | reliably |
D | dearly |
E | invariably |
Question 17 |
We need an expert to ____ a qualified reproduction of a painting from the original.
A | cultivate |
B | achieve |
C | find |
D | discourage |
E | distinguish |
Question 18 |
You shouldn't take any ______ of what she says. She's just jealous.
A | offence |
B | notice |
C | information |
D | warning |
E | knowledge |
Question 19 |
She hasn't said anything definite but I _____ it for granted that she'll be there.
A | accept |
B | assume |
C | have |
D | take |
E | promise |
Question 20 |
They're determined to win the election at any _____.
A | amount |
B | charge |
C | cost |
D | expense |
E | doubt |
Question 21 |
Ignoring the will of the people ______ to disaster in elections.
A | causes |
B | carries |
C | leads |
D | results |
E | leaves |
Question 22 |
This machine doesn't work. There must be something _____ with it.
A | misunderstood |
B | bad |
C | false |
D | wrong |
E | right |
Question 23 |
Everybody was ______ by the election news; nobody had expected Prosperity Party to do so well.
A | excited |
B | deserted |
C | delighted |
D | astounded |
E | lost |
Question 24 |
Most children object ____ to eating leeks.
A | reliably |
B | vehemently |
C | popularly |
D | pitilessly |
E | unlikely |
Question 25 |
When people recover from a severe illness, they expect happiness to come _____; however, it usually does not. It takes several months before full healing can be acquired.
A | instantly |
B | willingly |
C | reluctantly |
D | radically |
E | externally |
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