Miscellaneous Upper-Intermediate Test 4

I applied to three colleges, just to make sure I would get in. ________, I didn't get accepted to any of them.

1. Although
2. However
3. In spite
4. No matter how

Torrential ________ caused traffic chaos in Southern England last night.

1. flood
2. rain
3. snow
4. wind

Our school football team ________ to St. Paul's by three points.

1. lost
2. missed
3. were beaten
4. were defeated

I think I'll just download an essay from the Internet and hand it in as my own. – That thought ________ my mind, too, but I'm not going to cheat.

1. crossed
2. occurred
3. slipped
4. slipped into

I hope you've learned your lesson. Cheating ________ in the end.

1. doesn't pay off
2. hasn't been paid off
3. isn't paid off
4. isn't paying off

The cat killer ________ again last night. Two more cats from our neighborhood were found dead in the woods.

1. stricken
2. striked
3. stroke
4. struck

Forrest kept running until ________ to the ocean.

1. he didn't get
2. he got
3. would get
4. wouldn't get

The kids ________ in their room when their parents were arguing, so they just shut the door and waited for the storm to pass.

1. ought to have stayed
2. should have stayed
3. should stay
4. were supposed to stay

The restaurant had to be closed ________ after the health inspection.

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

He told the police that he had been hit from behind ________ a blunt object.

1. ---
2. by
3. of
4. with

The party was great. ________ from my birthday, we were celebrating Jack's and Linda's, which are also in October.

1. Apart
2. Besides
3. Except
4. Save

I love U2 and I'll never forget ________ to see them play live for the first time.

1. going
2. to be going
3. to go
4. to have seen

My boss said I couldn't go home before I ________ my work.

1. finish
2. had finished
3. have finished
4. would finish

The robbers were finally made ________ and come out of the bank with their hands up.

1. surrender
2. them surrender
3. them to surrender
4. to surrender

I used to love the show but went ________ when my favorite actress, Mischa Barton, left the cast at the end of season three.

1. it of
2. it off
3. of it
4. off it