0 Whether this new pay deal will satisfy the unions b to be seen.
a) remains
b) will remain
c) is remaining
d) am remaining
1 By the end of this month, I’ll c in my job for twenty years.
a) be
b) be being
c) have been
d) has been
2 I b have thought the best thing to do is just ring them and explain the problem.
a) could
b) would
c) must
d) can
3 Sorry, I’m not really sure what you’re getting b .
a) at
b) over
c) on
d) in
4 My friend held the spider, but I c bring myself to do it.
a) can
b) don’t
c) didn’t
d) couldn’t
5 I’ve been getting terrible headaches____d______
a) so far
b) for a while now
c) up to now
d) all the day
6 We are ___c_______ no obligation to give you a refund.
a) on
b) with
c) under
d) at
7 Holly was about to accept the stranger’s offer when she ____b__________ her mother’s advice.
a) remembered
b) had remembered
c) was remembering
d) has remembered
8 This ___a___________ be north, because the sun’s in the wrong place.
a) can’t
b) shouldn’t
c) won’t
d) hadn’t
9 If you __b_______ ____ across any good stamps, please keep them for my collection.
a) would come
b) come
c) should come
d) have come
10 I’m sorry, but these regulations have to be _____c____________ with.
a) obeyed

b) complied

c) kept

d) command

11 Fifty-seven? No, that __a________ be the right answer!
a) can’t
b) mustn’t
c) wouldn’t
d) has’t
12 ___b_______ happens, I’ll always be there for you!
a) However
b) What
c) Whatever
d) Whatever else
13 By early evening most people had ___c___________ their vote.
a) cast
a) administered
b) selected
c) chosen
14 A ____c______ debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other.
a) warm
b) heated
c) hot
d) cold
15 I’ve drunk milk every ___c_______ day of my life, and it’s never done me any harm!
a) particular
b) individual
c) single
d) one
16 The version of the film I saw had been __c________ censored.
a) deeply
b) great
c) heavily
d) fruitful
17 He promised to phone me at nine o’clock exactly, and he was as ___c_______ as his word.
a) true
b) good
c) honest
d) very good
18 There has been so much media __a________ of the wedding that I’m completely fed up with it.
a) attention
b) broadcasting
c) coverage
d) insurance
19 If I were you I would _____c_____ clear of the area around the station late at night.
a) stick
b) steer
c) stop
d) lead
20 Turning back now is out of the __b________ .
a) matter
b) question
c) possibility
d) answer

0 Whether this new pay deal will satisfy the unions __b__ to be seen. + a) remains 1 By the end of this month, I’ll __c__ in my job for twenty years. c) have been 2 I b have thought the best thing to do is just ring them and explain the problem. 3 Sorry, I’m not really sure what you’re getting ... .a) at 4 My friend held the spider, but I ... bring myself to do it. d) couldn’t 5 I’ve been getting terrible headaches____d______  d) all the day 6 We are ___c_______ no obligation to give you a refund. c) under 7 Holly was about to accept the stranger’s offer when she ________ her mother’s advice. a) remembered 8 This ___a___________ be north, because the sun’s in the wrong place. a) can’t 9 If you __b_______ ____ across any good stamps, please keep them for my collection. b) come 10 I’m sorry, but these regulations have to be ____ with. b) complied11 Fifty-seven? No, that __a________ be the right answer! a) can’t 12 ______ happens, I’ll always be there for you! c) Whatever 13 By early evening most people had ______ their vote. a) cast 14 A ___ debate ensued, with neither side prepared to give way to the other. b) heated 15 I’ve drunk milk every ___c_______ day of my life, and it’s never done me any harm! c) single 16 The version of the film I saw had been __c_____ censored. c) heavily 17 He promised to phone me at nine o’clock exactly, and he was as _ as his word. b) good 18 There has been so much media ___ of the wedding that I’m completely fed up with it. c) coverage 19 If I were you I would ___ clear of the area around the station late at night. b) steer 20 Turning back now is out of the __b________ . b) question