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C1 Multiple Choice 4

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  • I don‘t know how on earth he can get by on such _____ wages.
    high
    satisfactory
    meager
    adequate
  • Don't read in such dim light: it will ______ your eyesight.
    contract
    dwindle
    impair
    decrease
  • It's high time we ______ the procedure.
    commenced
    soothed
    tortured
    occurred
  • This kind of occupation does not offer any _____ for creative thinking.
    scope
    infection
    rope
    orbit
  • Employees who have a ______ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
    precaution
    hindrance
    grievance
    disturbance
  • Decrepitude seriously ___________ vision and hearing.
    impairs
    shrinks
    withers
    enhances
  • They were able to set sail when the storm _____.
    enraged
    permitted
    abated
    shrank
  • The gift was a _____ of his gratitude.
    receipt
    segment
    token
    specimen
  • Connors was _______ at the police station tor further questioning.
    detained
    restrained
    contained
    taken
  • If I was to do that, it would ______ my employer‘s displeasure.
    incur
    recur
    concur
    occur
  • I'd love to live in these ______ surroundings.
    gloomy
    desolate
    serene
    bashful
  • I wouldn't like to ____ my good name and reputation.
    prolong
    enrich
    jeopardise
    constrain
  • Mr. Smithers ______________ to comment on the news.
    declined
    decreased
    upheld
    retained
  • They ______ his proposal before accepting it.
    scrutinised
    overlooked
    rejected
    ignored
  • He spent his entire life ______ round the world, never settling down.
    roaming
    scattering
    transporting
    exploring
  • The examiner's cold stare _____ Mary.
    disconcerted
    dumbfounded
    amazed
    imperiled
  • A few political extremists _______ the crowd to attack the police.
    stirred
    incited
    agitated
    animated
  • Law-abiding people are the people who _______ the law.
    defy
    observe
    protect
    offend
  • The judge decided to ______ the trial till the following week.
    adjust
    admit
    admire
    adjourn
  • The number of people going to soccer matches seems to be _____ steadily.
    narrowing
    contracting
    withering
    dwindling
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