Miscellaneous Upper-Intermediate Test 22

When I was a child, I wished I ________ more popular.

1. had been
2. had been being
3. were
4. would have been

Let's ________ it this way – if you say “I don't believe in God”, it's a statement of faith nonetheless.

1. drop
2. get
3. put
4. take

Put the milk in the fridge. Otherwise it might go ________.

1. bitter
2. off
3. stale
4. wrong

Don't reinvent the wheel unless you ________ a really good reason to do so.

1. don't have
2. have
3. will have
4. won't have

At the end of the story, when Jesus asked ________ to the man, they answered ‘The one who treated him with compassion.’

1. which neighbor was
2. who a neighbor was
3. who was a neighbor
4. whom a neighbor was

It used to be customary for the bride's parents to ________ the bill for the wedding.

1. cash
2. foot
3. ground
4. land

Californication is probably the best show ________. David Duchovny is just awesome.

1. that is there
2. there is
3. to be
4. to be there

Going to the gym on weekends is the best way ________ one can unwind from a very stressful week.

1. how
2. of
3. that
4. to

Josh has a pet snake and he feeds it ________ baby rats.

1. alive
2. by alive
3. by live
4. live

It seems ages since ________ to her.

1. I last talked
2. I'd last talked
3. I've been last talking
4. I've last talked

I'll take the job provided ________ me a good salary.

1. they offer
2. they offered
3. they were offering
4. they'll offer

I ordered some books from Amazon ________ week and they still haven't arrived.

1. before a
2. previous
3. the last
4. the other

Faced with these accusations, the Governor might ________ abandon his Presidential ambitions after all.

1. far
2. good
3. right
4. well

My son tripped and fell and ________ his knee rather badly.

1. grazed
2. rubbed
3. scrawled
4. scrubbed

If you believe your child is being harassed, teased or ________ by a bully, you should contact the school officials immediately.

1. infuriated
2. inoculated
3. interrogated
4. intimidated