Advanced Multiple Choice Questions By Doãn Minh Hòa

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Employees who have a ………………… are encouraged to discuss it with the

management.

A. hindrance B. grievance C. disadvantage D. disturbance

2. The police are ………………… certain who the culprit is.

A. in some ways B. more or less C. here and there D. by and by

3. Women’s participation ………….. in the workforce was lower in the countries which

had less-developed economies.

A. scale B. speed C. velocity D. rate

4. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no …………………

improvement in her condition.

A. decipherable B. legible C. discernible D. intelligible

5. I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I’ve hardly put

………………… in the problem so far.

A. a dent B. a foot C. a brave face D. damper

6. From time to time he …………………himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel.

A. craves B. indulges C. treats D. benefits

7. Men still expect their jobs to take ........................ .

A. superiority B. imposition C. priority D. seniority

8. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ………………… with their

neighbours.

A. terms B. relations C. relationships D. acquaintance

9. The police have been ordered not to ………………… if the students attack them.

A. combat B. rebuff C. retaliate D. challenge

10. The police finally arrested the ......................... criminal

A. famous B. renowned C. respectable D. notorious

11. Lions tend to ..................... on large animals, like deer.

A. hunt B. kill C. prey D. chase

12. You really should .......................... your energy for the difficult climb ahead.

A. preserve B. keep C. maintain D. conserve

13. When it's time to go, I usually try to ............................ away unnoticed.

A. moved B. slip C. slide D. leave

14. Mr Hopkins is going to have his old family mansion .......................... . The building

lost its glamour after his ancestors died several years ago.

A. recovered B. resumed C. restored D. revived

Advanced Multiple Choice Questions By Doãn Minh Hòa 15. Let me ............................ my luck at cards. If I win, I promise to invite you to a posh

restaurant.

A. have B. try C. put D. view

16. Watching those fantasy films is a pure ............................

A. romanticism B. idealism C. illusion D. escapism

17. I'm very ............................ for time, I'll try to finish the report by tomorrow.

A. hard B. pulled C. pushed D. rushed

18. Staff need regular training in how to .......................... new technology into their

working procedures.

A. incorporate B. increase C. incubate D. incarcerate

19. Leaving her family will be a ............................ but she feels her only chance will be to

go to the mainland.

A. pull B. wrench C. break D. hurt

20. Put him on the ........................... by asking him where he got all that money from.

A. trick B. light C. spot D. place

21. He wanted to take the afternoon off work for the football match, but his boss wouldn't

.................. it.

A. counteract B. countersign` C. countenance D. recount

22. At one moment, the teacher got nervous seeing that whatever he said was

............................ on the students who weren't paying any attention to the lecture.

A. missed B. lost C. failed D. slipped

23. Ann's encouraging words gave me ............................. to undertake the demanding

task once again.

A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target

24. If it hadn't been for the hint that the professor ..............................., nobody would

have found out the correct answer.

A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung

25. The ........................ boards in the staircase would always wake us up whenever

somebody climbed up at night.

A. screeching B. cracking C. roaring D. creaking

26. The international conference of the Cardiological Association has been

.............................. in Cairo to discuss the revolutionary discovery of doctor Gonzales

from Mexico.

A. deployed B. collected C. mobilized D. summoned

Advanced Multiple Choice Questions By Doãn Minh Hòa 27. Why don't you put on a red tie as much ............................... from the one you wore

last time?

A. other B. various C. apart D. different

28. Beyond all ............................ , it was Alice who gave away our secrets.

A. fail B. conclusion C. dispute D. contradiction

29. To his own great ........................ , professor Howard has discovered a new method of

bulimia treatment.

A. reputation B. name C. fame D. credit

30. The book says that the revolution was ................................. off by the assassination

of the state governor.

A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted

31. She was given the advantage over the other applicants because of her attractive

..................... .

A. look B. vision C. appearance D. sight

32. "What's the ............................ rate for this bungalow?" "It's ten thousand dollars,

sir."

A. running B. making C. setting D.going

33. An instant investigation was launched after a bag ..................... firearms and a load

of cocaine was discovered by the sniffer dogs.

A. composing B. involving C. embracing D. comprising

34. It was ........................ to Mark that he'd better withdraw from the game in case his

knee injury got worse.

A. argumented B. recommended C. insisted D. appealed

35. In the .......................... of cold weather, remember to put on some warm clothes.

A. possibility B. fear C. event D. risk

36. It's believed that the volcano is ......................... , but the seismologists suspect it

might erupt one day.

A. extinguished B. extinct C. exhausted D. expelled

37. The findings of the report read that by the year 2008 famine in the Third World

countries will have reached epidemic ............................. .

A. ratio B proportions C. spread D. range

38. I haven't established yet how the affair broke out, but I'm going to get to the very

...................... of it.

A. bottom B. ground C. basis D. threshold

Advanced Multiple Choice Questions By Doãn Minh Hòa 39. Getting everything ready by tomorrow ................................. working at night. I'm

afraid nobody will agree to stay after hours.

A. obliges B. implements C. entails D. indicates

40. Are you still bearing a ............................... against Peter because of his criticism

about your singing?

A. dislike B. grudge C. contempt D. scorn

41. It isn't easy to obtain admission to this university, to say ............................ of the

costs you have to incur.

A. but a few B. only a little C. not so much D. nothing more

42. Mrs McCarthy was given a hard ............................ by her husband who left her with

four children to look after.

A. problem B. worry C. deal D. time

43. He couldn't have been in his right ................................. saying that he can fly.

A. minds B. brains C. senses D. thoughts

44. You may think I am an old man, but I can assure you I am still ............................

strong.

A. doing B. running C. making D. going

45. Mike's tendency towards forgetting things is a ............................ joke among his

closest friends.

A. continuing B. lasting C. constant D. standing

46. The police forces and the fire brigade have made a ............................ effort to rescue

the residents of the burning block of flats.

A. dual B. shared C. mutual D. together

47. Frankie has always been held in high .............................. among his work mates

because of his exceptional skill at handling the most difficult tasks.

A. respect B. admiration C. prestige D. esteem

48. This quiet village is ............................ of the one I grew up in.

A. reminiscent B. similar C. remnant D. identical

49. Don't worry, you are as safe as houses here as long as you are in my good

....................... .

A. graces B. feelings C. likes D. regards

50. They said when you turn 40, you are over the ........................ .

A. cloud B. threshold C. hill D. line

Advanced Multiple Choice Questions By Doãn Minh Hòa

Key

1B 2B 3D 4C 5A 6C 7C 8A 9C 10D 11C 12B 13B

14C 15B 16D 17C 18A 19B 20C 21C 22B 23B 24A 25D 26D

27D 28C 29A 30C 31C 32D 33D 34B 35C 36B 37B 38A 39C

40B 41B 42D 43C 44D 45D 46C 47D 48A 49A 50C