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

detained

taken

15

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

meager

high

satisfactory

adequate

20

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

dwindle

impair

contract

decrease

15

The gift was a _____ of his gratitude.

receipt

specimen

token

segment

20

They were able to set sail when the storm _____.

permitted

enraged

abated

shrank

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.

infection

orbit

scope

rope

25

Mr. Smithers ______________ to comment on the news.

upheld

decreased

declined

retained

15

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

protect

observe

offend

defy

20

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

withering

narrowing

dwindling

contracting

25

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

disturbance

precaution

hindrance

grievance

20

Decrepitude seriously ___________ vision and hearing.

impairs

shrinks

withers

enhances

20

They ______ his proposal before accepting it.

rejected

ignored

overlooked

scrutinised

20

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

stirred

animated

agitated

incited

25

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

transporting

exploring

scattering

roaming

15

The examiner's cold stare _____ Mary.

dumbfounded

amazed

imperiled

disconcerted

20