C1 Multiple Choice 4 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 20 Public

vocabulary and Part 1 practice for Advanced

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Connors was _______ at the police station tor further questioning.

restrained

contained

taken

detained

15

I don‘t know how on earth he can get by on such _____ wages.

satisfactory

high

meager

adequate

20

Don't read in such dim light: it will ______ your eyesight.

dwindle

impair

decrease

contract

15

The gift was a _____ of his gratitude.

receipt

specimen

segment

token

20

They were able to set sail when the storm _____.

enraged

shrank

abated

permitted

25

I'd love to live in these ______ surroundings.

bashful

gloomy

desolate

serene

20

This kind of occupation does not offer any _____ for creative thinking.

orbit

infection

scope

rope

25

Mr. Smithers ______________ to comment on the news.

declined

upheld

decreased

retained

15

Law-abiding people are the people who _______ the law.

defy

observe

offend

protect

20

The number of people going to soccer matches seems to be _____ steadily.

narrowing

contracting

withering

dwindling

25

Employees who have a ______ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.

disturbance

hindrance

grievance

precaution

20

Decrepitude seriously ___________ vision and hearing.

shrinks

impairs

enhances

withers

20

They ______ his proposal before accepting it.

scrutinised

rejected

ignored

overlooked

20

A few political extremists _______ the crowd to attack the police.

stirred

agitated

incited

animated

25

He spent his entire life ______ round the world, never settling down.

transporting

roaming

scattering

exploring

15

The examiner's cold stare _____ Mary.

dumbfounded

imperiled

amazed

disconcerted

20