Vocabulary Test About SOCIALIZING Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 161

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Question 1

The party was already in full _____ when they arrived.

A	career
B	cry
C	flood
D	swing

Question 1 Explanation:

The idiom in full swing means that an event is at its busiest and liveliest point. Example: When we got there, the wedding was in full swing.

Question 2

The _____ from last week's charity ball were far more than expected.

A	acquisitions
B	earnings
C	proceeds
D	winnings

Question 2 Explanation:

Proceeds is the money raised from an event or sale, especially for charity: The proceeds of the concert went to the hospital. Not earnings, which is money you get from working, and not winnings, which is money you win in a game or bet.

Question 3

I am never free on Sunday evenings as I have a _____ arrangement to meet my school friends.

A	long-lasting
B	long-lived
C	long-range
D	long-standing

Question 3 Explanation:

Long-standing means that something has existed for a long time and still exists, so it fits arrangements, friendships and traditions: a long-standing agreement. Not long-lasting, which describes things that last well into the future, such as long-lasting batteries.

Question 4

One can become a member of this club only on paying the _____ fee.

A	enrolled
B	legitimate
C	requisite
D	regulated

Question 4 Explanation:

Requisite is a formal word that means 'required' or 'necessary': the requisite fee is the fee you must pay. Not regulated, which means controlled by rules, and it does not show that the fee is compulsory.

Question 5

The organization is mainly staffed by _____ workers.

A	free
B	unsolicited
C	voluntary
D	willing

Question 5 Explanation:

Voluntary workers are people who work without pay because they choose to. The word collocates with work, organisation and service. Not willing, which only means ready to do something and says nothing about working without pay.

Question 6

Our new neighbour's party went on into the _____ hours.

A	bright
B	tiny
C	first
D	small

Question 6 Explanation:

The idiom the small hours means the time just after midnight, about 1 to 4 a.m.: We talked until the small hours. Not tiny: although it has a similar meaning to small, the idiom uses only small.

Question 7

All _____ there must have been at least a hundred people at the party.

A	found
B	meant
C	said
D	told

Question 7 Explanation:

The fixed phrase all told means 'in total' or 'counting everyone': All told, the trip cost £500. The other verbs do not form this expression with all.

Question 8

He made a very _____ excuse for not attending the meeting.

A	faint
B	feeble
C	fragile
D	frail

Question 8 Explanation:

A feeble excuse is a weak excuse that people do not believe. Feeble collocates with excuse, attempt and joke. Not frail or fragile, which describe weak bodies or objects that break easily.

Question 9

He has a wide circle of friends and so leads a fairly _____ social life.

A	fast
B	furious
C	hectic
D	speedy

Question 9 Explanation:

Hectic means very busy and full of activity: a hectic social life, a hectic day. Not fast, because a fast life suggests wild or immoral living, not simply a busy one.

Question 10

_____ of all of us, I would like to thank you for accepting our invitation.

A	In person
B	Instead
C	On account
D	On behalf

Question 10 Explanation:

On behalf of someone means 'representing them' or 'speaking for them': On behalf of the team, thank you. Not on account of, which means 'because of'.

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