1. User: I should have thought it was pretty ..........

obvious

absolute

noticeable

accurate

2. Alan: Well, I only asked — there's no need to bite my ......... off!

nose

head

arm

leg

3. User: Sorry I didn't mean to be rude but I'm trying to ..........

deliberate

ruminate

concentrate

cogitate

4. Alan: I see and what is the ......... you are working on?

duty

task

work

goal

5. User: I'm working on those ......... English tests, which I find very interesting.

notorious

fabled

famous

infamous

6. Alan: Oh, yes I've heard of them. Do they ......... you with your English?

aid

support

help

comfort

7. User: Yes, they would do if you didn't ......... in asking questions.

continue

persist

insist

pursue

8. Alan: If that's how you feel, I'll leave you ..........

lonely

lonesome

alone

apart

9. User: What an excellent idea! Leave me in ......... and go and write another test.

piece

peacetime

peaceful

peace

10. Did you hear the story about the woman who said she could tell the .........?

coming

future

going

next

11. I hope you haven't because I'm about to ......... it to you now.

restore

repeat

relate

regain

12. Her name was Mary Smith and she had a ......... for telling people what was going to happen.

title

reputation

description

idea

13. Somebody once used her advice and made a ......... out of buying shares in a small company that did well.

heap

gold

fortune

amount

14. The strange thing was that she never actually used her ......... to benefit herself.

giving

gift

gave

given

15. People started to be ......... of her and thought that perhaps she had a secret source of information.

suspect

suspecting

suspicion

suspicious

16. Some others wanted to try and ......... her out and prove that she didn't have this special ability.

make

take

catch

do

17. The plan was to pretend to ......... her house late one night and see if she was really any good at knowing it was going to happen.

steal

burgle

rob

enter

18. Mike Andrews, whose idea it was, intended to give everything back but he just wanted to ......... her ability.

discover

try

test

examine

19. As Mr Andrews was about to leave he found a note pinned to his door. It was from Mary Smith advising him to be careful because she has just bought a ......... young guard dog.

severe

ferocious

harsh

spiteful

20. "I don't know if I want to go into management or not. I am not playing with a full deck of ......... at the moment. I haven't gone through enough classes to know if I will be good at it or no

boards

nails

furniture

cards