Miscellaneous Upper-Intermediate Test 3

The project SecretsInStereo is the ________ of the singer and songwriter Josh Ryan.

1. brain
2. brainchild
3. brainstorm
4. brainwave

If you ________ assistance, please call our helpdesk.

1. shall need
2. should need
3. will need
4. would need

The doctors assured me there was nothing wrong with me and ________ I didn't believe it.

1. although
2. anyway
3. despite
4. yet

I keep a diary where I ________ down all my thoughts and feelings.

1. fit
2. jot
3. move
4. tip

At your age, you should take ________ good care of your health and exercise sensibly.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

You can't go out in this scorching ________. It's killing me.

1. blizzard
2. heat
3. rain
4. storm

Television used to teach people that crime doesn't ________. Now it seems to encourage crime and violence.

1. pay back
2. pay off
3. pay out
4. pay up

I know it looked like a serious argument but it was just a storm in a ________, really.

1. tea bag
2. teacup
3. teapot
4. teaspoon

It doesn't ________ who you are. It's who you want to be that's important.

1. care
2. depend
3. matter
4. mind

It will be easier once ________ the hang of it. Actually, it's kind of fun.

1. you are going to get
2. you will get
3. you will have gotten
4. you've gotten

Jessica has a sharp tongue and is not afraid to ________ her mind. She won't let anyone boss her around.

1. bare
2. blow
3. make
4. speak

My father had a long and demanding career. I think it's time for him to wind ________.

1. down
2. in
3. off
4. out

I don't believe in God but there must be some higher power, ________ there?

1. doesn't
2. isn't
3. mustn't
4. needn't

Sorry, I meant ________ you but it totally slipped my mind.

1. call
2. calling
3. it to call
4. to call

These pills will ________ the pain for a while but they won't make it go away. You should see a doctor.

1. least
2. less
3. lessen
4. lesser