Grammar Worksheet #5
1. The police are _____________ the town for the missing vehicle.
A. seeking B. looking C. investigating D. combing
2. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _____________ to its original
splendour.
A. repaired B. renewed C. restored D. renovated
3. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly
_____________ by a computer.
A. managed B. graded C. monitored D. conducted
4. The government made serious attempts to raise the _____________ of living.
A. standard B. cost C. level D. mode
5. He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any _____________ on his
movements.
A. obstacle B. restriction C. veto D. regulation
6. I’m just as _____________ as you are to make this company successful.
A. dedicated B. serious C. willful D. determined
7. I’ve got a very high opinion _____________ your brother.
A. on B. to C. for D. of
8. He _____________ the profits from his speculations to acquire land for his family.
A. gained B. used C. procured D. made
9. He claimed _____________ from military service because he was a foreign national.
A. liability B. exception C. demobilization D. exemption
10. The children’s bad behavior in class _____________ their teacher beyond endurance.
A. disturbed B. exasperated C. distracted D. aroused
11. He bought that house, _____________ that he would inherit money under his uncle’s
will.
A. considering B. assuming C. estimating D. accounting
12. The postal services were _____________ for several weeks by the strike.
A. disrupted B. perturbed C. disarrayed D. deranged
13. I wished that I could cry but, because of my upbringing I was too _____________.
A. shy B. inhibited C. rigid D. prevented
14. Since the child had no proper excuse for missing school, her absence should be treated
as _____________.
A. desertion B. neglect C. abstention D. truancy
15. All visitors are requested to _____________ with the regulations.
A. agree B. comply C. assent D. consent
16. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you _____________ of it?
A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
17. Now that we’ve identified the problem, we must decided on an appropriate course of
_____________.
A. action B. progress C. solution D. development
18. He was blinded by the _____________ of the approaching car’s headlights.
A. glare B. gleam C. glow D. flare
19. Mary gives one account of the conversation, and Fred another; it’s difficult to
_____________ the two versions.
A. reconcile B. identify C. adjust D. coincide
20. His reputation has been greatly _____________ by the success of his new book.
A. expanded B. enhanced C. enlarged D. heightened
21. Unless the Prime Minister _____________ the warning, inflation will rise rapidly.
A. remarks B. heeds C. applies D. attends
22. My father hates television and is always _____________ of the disappearance of art of
conversation.
A. grieving B. moaning C. complaining D. lamenting
23. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _____________ the exit as
quickly as possible.
A. made off B. made out C. made for D. made up
24. I didn’t answer him as it was obvious that he was _____________ for a fight.
A. intent B. keen C. driving D. spoiling
25. ‘You may borrow my bicycle _____________ you are careful with it.’
A. even if B. as long as C. as much as D. expecting
