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C1 Multiple Choice 3

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  • The threat of a general strike can only be ____________ through government intervention.
    converted
    diverted
    subverted
    averted
  • He was in an extreme state of ______________ when his wife left him.
    trial
    mishap
    calamity
    distress
  • An international hotel has recently been built on the ___________ of the old school.
    landscape
    site
    ground
    expedition
  • His ____________ as a brave soldier spread throughout the country.
    renown
    expedition
    renovation
    pilgrimage
  • The media are always keen on reporting ______________.
    calamities
    reverses
    hardships
    mishaps
  • They continued fighting despite all the _____________ they met with.
    adversities
    amenities
    liabilities
    properties
  • Many tax payers are __________ at what they regard as an illegal use of public funds.
    interested
    indignant
    happy
    indifferent
  • Samantha was dressed in a very ___________ trouser suit.
    decorous
    becoming
    contemptible
    stinging
  • Unfortunately, not all scientists are working for a good _____________.
    end
    cause
    aim
    effect
  • The new town development has begun to __________ on the surrounding green belt.
    enter
    encroach
    reach
    intrude
  • He found it all but impossible to bear the ____________ of a nomadic life.
    amenities
    sourness
    harshness
    decorum
  • Charles was not sure which profession to enter, but finally ____________ for law.
    selected
    chose
    opted
    accepted
  • l was informed by the police officer that he would be forced to take me into ___________.
    guardianship
    bail
    protection
    custody
  • His ____________ sarcasm exasperated me.
    fearful
    decorous
    biting
    benevolent
  • He _____________ the illusion that he will live to be a hundred.
    develops
    relishes
    grows
    cherishes
  • At length, it ______________ him that his life would take a turn for the better if he left his present job.
    happened to
    realized that
    dawned on
    assumed that
  • He was _____________ manslaughter.
    blamed for
    respected for
    indicted for
    condemned to
  • My inquiries did not _____________ any information of value.
    arouse
    swell
    illicit
    elicit
  • Due to the nature of the earthquake, a much larger _________ of the population might be affected.
    totality
    density
    division
    segment
  • This road is __________ to floods in winter.
    sensitive
    leading
    fragile
    unprotected
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