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Advanced Xmas Exam Review 2023

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  • I can imagine her still looking _______ and stylish at 70, while at 22 I already look like an elderly woman who doesn’t care about how she looks.
    childish
    childlike
    youthful
    juvenile
  • After considering all the available options, she decided to ______ for the healthier lifestyle by choosing a plant-based diet.
    choose
    pick
    opt
    select
  • These days we regard stress ____ a necessary evil of modern living.
    AS
  • I am __________ to the acute embarrassment which I know she suffers at these times and I suffer along with her.
    sensitive
    attentive
    thoughtful
    sensible
  • Sometimes making mistakes is inevitable. CANNOT There are times when one _________ mistakes.
    CANNOT AVOID MAKING
  • After witnessing the terrifying accident, she stood there, _________ at the memory of the chaotic scene.
    shuddering
    barking
    coughing
    sighing
  • Nevertheless, this should not discourage people from studying the past because for every negative and________ event there may have been. FAVOUR
    UNFAVOURABLE
  • Many of these situations produce stress but _________ you can control it and not the other way round, you will feel stimulated and inspired.
    IF
  • During the interview, he openly expresses a desire to contribute his skills and passion to the company's innovative projects
    expresses
    exposes
    states
    announces
  • She finds it easy to decide what to wear and has an innate ______ of style of which I’m extremely envious.
    sense
    imprssion
    meaning
    notion
  • Patients are often unwilling to admit to stress problems ____________ they feel they are a form of social failure.
    AS/SINCE/BECAUSE
  • However, there are those who believe that ____________ to the exciting world of the past should start at a very early age. EXPOSE
    EXPOSURE
  • Stress is not always negative and ______ it we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in life.
    WITHOUT
  • I spoke to a woman who had once been an astronaut. TO The ________ spoke had once been an astronaut.
    WOMAN TO WHOM I
  • For me, it is ____________ that some schools may no longer be teaching the subject in the future. THINK
    UNTHINKABLE
  • The fire alarm went off just as we started work. SOONER No ________ the fire alarm went off.
    SOONER HAD WE STARTED WORK
  • Tommy simply didn’t understand that his wife had different needs to him. GRASP Tommy couldn’t _______ that his wife’s needs were different from his.
    GRASP THE FACT
  • When she gets stressed, her voice becomes extremely _______ and high pitched.
    creaky
    noisy
    squeaky
    husky
  • In some cases, deliberate  ____________ of past actions are used to justify modern warfare. INTERPRET
    MISINTERPRETATIONS
  • Many people believe that history is a waste of time and have an  ____________ to reading or thinking about it, believing that it is better to  concentrate on the present rather than the past. AVERSE
    AVERSION
  • Stress is now recognised as a medical problem and a signficant factor _________ causing coronary heart disease.
    IN
  • I really don’t like you shouting at me! STAND I __________ when you shout at me!
    CAN'T STAND IT
  • Expressing himself clearly is difficult for him. FINDS He __________ himself clearly.
    FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS
  • When it comes to desserts, I rarely have any _______ left for them, so I just ask for a coffee.
    area
    room
    space
    place