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C1 Multiple Choice 3

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