1. There are no problems for me because I find those questions very ..........

easy

facile

soft

straight

2. Are you going ......... for your holidays this year?

outside

absent

abroad

external

3. They ......... him for his brave actions.

praised

worshipped

flattered

congratulated

4. He is very lucky to have got himself a ......... job.

pear

banana

lemon

plum

5. They ......... from the fire unhurt.

evaded

escaped

avoided

abstained

6. After two rings of the bell she suddenly ......... in the doorway.

seemed

looked

appeared

viewed

7. She never spoke about herself and was always very ......... about the good things she had done.

modest

meek

humble

simple

8. He has lots of money and ......... two houses in the city.

holds

owns

occupies

possesses

9. One of that child's teeth is very ......... and will soon fall out.

lost

losing

lose

loose

10. They worked hard all day without a ..........

break

suspension

pause

breach

11. You must decide and ......... up your mind.

do

get

make

take

12. What time do you ......... up in the morning?

do

get

make

take

13. At the moment we are trying to ......... for the town centre.

do

get

make

take

14. After they had shouted at each other, they decided to ......... it up.

do

get

make

take

15. They are very good friends and ......... on well with each other.

do

get

make

take

16. The firm has expanded and they want to ......... on extra staff.

do

get

make

take

17. She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to ......... up new plots.

do

get

make

take

18. As we don't have much money at the moment, we've decided to ......... without certain luxuries.

do

get

make

take

19. We mustn't be late this morning because today is when the new boss is going to ......... over.

do

get

make

take

20. Most of the telephone lines were destroyed in the storm last night and so it's almost impossible to ......... through to anybody today.

do

get

make

take