Miscellaneous Advanced Test 9

The house is ________ to be haunted by a mysterious lady in white.

1. murmured
2. said
3. talked
4. told

Can you imagine how ________ if we didn't have computers?

1. different would life be
2. life was to be different
3. life would be different
4. would life be different

The police said that the fires in the neighborhood this month were the work of an ________.

1. arson
2. arsoner
3. arsonery
4. arsonist

Most of the people were rescued but my grandfather was lost ________.

1. at sea
2. at the sea
3. in sea
4. on the sea

Jack told me he was in a ________ corner and he needed to borrow some money.

1. cramped
2. far
3. narrow
4. tight

We really didn't like the hotel although some of the staff ________ friendly and helpful.

1. has been
2. have been
3. was
4. were

Why didn't you call me? – I was just ________.

1. about
2. about to
3. going
4. to

I think dolphins should not be kept in captivity. They are better off in ________.

1. the wild
2. the wilderness
3. wild
4. wilderness

He felt good ________ that his money helped people in Africa.

1. knowing
2. to have known
3. to know
4. to knowing

The report said that the crime rate ________ by 10 per cent in the last two years.

1. had been increasing
2. had increased
3. has been increasing
4. has increased

After midnight he came ________ into the kitchen and said, “Where is my breakfast?”

1. stumbling
2. to a stumble
3. to stumble
4. to stumbling

I wish I ________ something for you but I'm afraid I can't.

1. could do
2. could have done
3. did
4. would be able to do

By the ________ of it, we'll need more than just one keg.

1. appearance
2. face
3. looks
4. sight

We stole a ________ on our competitors when we launched the new features on our website.

1. march
2. show
3. spotlight
4. thunder

You can ________ in a few elective courses to make up credits.

1. apply
2. enroll
3. take up
4. write