Miscellaneous Upper. Test 10 (revision A)

Watch out! The floor is ________. You could hurt yourself.

1. skidding
2. sliding
3. slippery
4. slipping

You've no idea how much hard work and perseverance you'll need if ________ successful.

1. you were to be
2. you will be
3. you would be
4. you're to be

He borrowed three thousand from me and still hasn't ________.

1. paid for me
2. paid me back
3. paid me off
4. paid off

His constant whistling is beginning to get on my ________.

1. blood
2. mind
3. nerves
4. skin

________ the car was destroyed, the driver himself suffered only minor injuries.

1. Although
2. Despite
3. However
4. Whereas

I went to bed quite late the other night. As I was just ________ fall asleep, I heard this strange noise downstairs.

1. about to
2. due to
3. supposed to
4. to

Last summer, several homeless people died because of the ________ heat.

1. dazzling
2. driving
3. scorching
4. torrential

She was ________ to be self-centered and manipulative but when I met her, I saw that it was not true.

1. gotten
2. said
3. spoken
4. told

I'm sorry, I was looking for a great gift for you but I just ________ it. So I got you this instead.

1. can't have found
2. couldn't find
3. couldn't have found
4. weren't able to find

People believe that being overweight is the ________ of a person's genetic makeup.

1. cause
2. purpose
3. reason
4. result

For me, a perfect vacation means ________ on the beach all week.

1. stay
2. staying
3. to stay
4. to staying

Everyone hated him because he ________ about how great he was and never showed any interest in anyone else.

1. always bragged
2. has always been bragging
3. has always bragged
4. was always bragging

Being out in the open in such ________ weather can be hazardous.

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

My doctor said that my migraines aren't related ________ allergies.

1. for
2. on
3. to
4. with

The problem with that software is that it takes up a large ________ of memory.

1. amount
2. deal
3. lot
4. number