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English 12 Public

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MISSING WORD: Please refrain ____ talking in the library.

FROM

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MISSING WORD: You've had far too much to drink! You're in no _____ state to drive.

FIT

20

MISSING WORD: He doesn't want to talk about his shameful behaviour last night, for _____ reasons.

OBVIOUS

15

MISSING WORD: As soon as I turned 18, I flew the ____. I couldn't wait to get out of the family home!

NEST

20

Those who are privately educated tend to be ...... achievers. (a) great (b) big (c) huge (d) high

(d) HIGH

10

Our teenage years can be a/an ...... painful time. a) greatly b) extremely c) highly d) utterly

(b) extremely

10

Nobody knows what ...... in store for humanity. a) lays b) lies c) rests d) remains

(b) lies

15

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE WRONG WORD: A good diplomat needs to be brash yet tactful.

BRASH > confident / self-assured etc.

15

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE WRONG WORD: We can only hope that common sense, sadly lacking on this occasion, will dominate in the next summit.

DOMINATE > prevail

25

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE WRONG WORD: I'm sorry to smash your bubble, but the pandemic is far from over.

SMASH > burst

15

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE WRONG WORD: Most of what you've written is in clear, comprehensive English.

comprehensive > comprehensible

15

IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE WRONG WORD: Silvia has this wonderful, childish enthusiasm which is so rare in the over-sixties.

childish > childlike

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