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C1 Multiple Choice 5

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  • Tax _____ deprives the nation or several million dollars a year.
    evasion
    desertion
    retention
    invasion
  • Complete the form as _____ in the notes below,
    devised
    implied
    specified
    insisted
  • Her derisive remark ______ the crowd.
    engulfed
    enlivened
    engrossed
    enraged
  • His spelling was ______.
    apprehensive
    atrocious
    ferocious
    incongruous
  • I´m no a habitual smoker, but I occasionally ____ in a cigarette.
    enjoy
    decline
    divulge
    indulge
  • Good use of language ______its beauty and development
    enhances
    detracts from
    lessens
    deteriorates
  • The theory he put forward concerning the origin of species was highly _______.
    disgraced
    discredited
    debased
    dishonored
  • He lied under oath in court and was subsequently charged with _____.
    perjury
    poaching
    usury
    forgery
  • We could discern a _____ of cottages in the distance.
    clutter
    cluster
    constellation
    piled
  • lt's my _______ that he's a fraud.
    mistrust
    choice
    conviction
    indignation
  • The student´s grammar was _____.
    jerry-built
    incoherant
    well-constructed
    highbrow
  • She was so infuriated that she found it difficult to _____ her temper.
    contain
    abstain
    detain
    retain
  • The notice on the villa gate read ´____ will be prosecuted’.
    Muggers
    Hijackers
    Stowaways
    Trespassers
  • Hostile rivalry often involves defaming one’s _____.
    relatives
    colleagues
    friends
    opponents
  • The minister let it be known that he would sue for ____.
    praise
    deface
    defamation
    diligence
  • He took no ______ of what I said.
    warning
    revenge
    advice
    notice
  • Not only is John's grammar incoherent but also his punctuation is ____.
    sluggish
    slothful
    hazard
    haphazard
  • Could you possibly _______ me at the next committee meeting?
    keep in with
    stand in for
    make up for
    go back on
  • He shuns work as he is such a(n) ______ student.
    indolant
    diligent
    indigenous
    indigent
  • He _______ hard to make a success of his life.
    plunged
    saved
    throve
    strove
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