This eighth 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 8
Question 1 |
This ______ knit community will overcome its problems due to the solidarity among its members.
A | tightly |
B | wastefully |
C | subsequently |
D | notoriously |
E | inadequately |
Question 2 |
The party made ______ gains in the elections, but nothing like the huge gains that were predicted.
A | various |
B | tedious |
C | aggressive |
D | modest |
E | devoted |
Question 3 |
They decided to get divorced due to their _____ personalities.
A | occasional |
B | feasible |
C | incompatible |
D | beneficial |
E | available |
Question 4 |
There is no ______ evidence to suggest that the headmaster was murdered.
A | conclusive |
B | generous |
C | earnest |
D | humid |
E | ignorant |
Question 5 |
There is a lot of evidence supporting the common observation that the experiences of childhood _____ influence the structure of the adult personality.
A | mutually |
B | currently |
C | profoundly |
D | traditionally |
E | suitably |
Question 6 |
Scientists have ______ that the amount of snow on the peak of Mount Ararat was twice as much in the past than today.
A | explored |
B | discovered |
C | surveyed |
D | searched |
E | experimented |
Question 7 |
I have not signed a contract, so I am under no _____ to obey their rules.
A | discrimination |
B | installation |
C | nomination |
D | extraction |
E | obligation |
Question 8 |
She ______ at the party although I had told her not to.
A | yielded to |
B | wrote off |
C | found out |
D | turned up |
E | played down |
Question 9 |
The detectives are _____ the case but they haven’t been able to find anything of importance yet.
A | making for |
B | running up |
C | looking into |
D | sending out |
E | paying off |
Question 10 |
Iron ____ is one of the commonest causes of anaemia.
A | legislation |
B | deficiency |
C | novelty |
D | liability |
E | innovation |
Question 11 |
Have the jury reached a final ___ yet that the person accused is guilty?
A | disturbance |
B | suggestion |
C | reversal |
D | conflict |
E | decision |
Question 12 |
The reporters asked the prime minister if he would make a _____ on the oncoming meeting.
A | potential |
B | significance |
C | comment |
D | destiny |
E | violation |
Question 13 |
The book became very popular in England and _____ it was translated into more than ten foreign languages.
A | subsequently |
B | frequently |
C | solely |
D | wholly |
E | occasionally |
Question 14 |
With TV and communication media, it is hard for people to be _____ of the events taking place all over the world.
A | ignorant |
B | secular |
C | sustainable |
D | hostile |
E | widespread |
Question 15 |
The sudden ____ increase in oil prices experienced in late 1973 led many countries to ruin.
A | considerate |
B | generous |
C | reluctant |
D | sharp |
E | merciful |
Question 16 |
Egypt is a dry country in Africa and ______ from Asia by the Red Sea.
A | established |
B | occupied |
C | placed |
D | inhabited |
E | separated |
Question 17 |
Let’s _____ an agreement _____ before we go any further with this project.
A | set / out |
B | draw / up |
C | run / up |
D | turn / off |
E | look / into |
Question 18 |
He was determined not to get ____ any sort of publicity nonsense as a professional and honest journalist.
A | involved in |
B | found out |
C | put out |
D | turned over |
E | fed up |
Question 19 |
The system has been designed to give the user quick and easy _____ to the required information.
A | symptom |
B | candidate |
C | access |
D | fuss |
E | humour |
Question 20 |
Santana’s latest CD consists of a/an ______ of new and old songs.
A | mixture |
B | patience |
C | obsession |
D | reduction |
E | quantity |
Question 21 |
What the witness said in court was not _____with the statement he made to the police.
A | dependable |
B | consistent |
C | extensive |
D | faithful |
E | adequate |
Question 22 |
With 15 million people living there, Istanbul is one of the most _____ populated cities in the world.
A | efficiently |
B | mainly |
C | flatly |
D | gladly |
E | densely |
Question 23 |
The medicine won’t cure her; it ______ stops the pain.
A | scientificly |
B | relatively |
C | merely |
D | bitterly |
E | pleasantly |
Question 24 |
After seven hours of being questioned by the police, he finally _____ that he had stolen the money.
A | confessed |
B | avoided |
C | stared |
D | punished |
E | blamed |
Question 25 |
Could you go upstairs, Frank, and ____ my slippers, please?
A | pretend |
B | march |
C | remind |
D | fetch |
E | stroll |
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