Distinguishing meanings Part 2

Which of the following words can come after the verb ‘to make’?
1. a mistake
2. an appointment
3. a murder
4. a deal
5. an investigation
6. a decision
7. plans
8. a promise
9. a meal
10. a dream
11. a noise
12. a speech
13. a fight
14. a hope
15. a phone call
16. money
17. friends
18. a remark
19. a photograph
20. attention
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to ‘prevent’?
1. advise
2. stop
3. warn
4. reduce
Which of the following expressions is closest in meaning to ‘deal with’?
1. spend some money on
2. make a remark about
3. find a solution for
Which four of the following words are close in meaning?
1. mysterious
2. curious
3. puzzling
4. upsetting
5. strange
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
If there is a certain activity that you wish to improve, please tell your teacher during your first phone _______.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
The phone was answered at the other end after the first _______ by a friendly voice.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Judy cried out in alarm: there was a man at the door, _______ing at her to open.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
After a few moments, at the _______ of a bell on the counter, the receptionist appeared.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
There is a house in New Orleans they _____ The Rising Sun.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
The traffic outside was making such a noise we had to ________ to make ourselves heard.
1. call
2. ring
3. shout
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Do not ________ about bad marks -- you can learn from them.
1. worry
2. care
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
She insists on cleanliness but she couldn’t _______ less if the place is untidy.
1. worry
2. care
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
‘He does nothing but travel,’ said Caroline bitterly, ‘and, worse, I don’t think he even ________s about anything that’s not to do with him and his mysterious new assignment.’
1. worry
2. care
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Tom raised his head, grinned at his boss and remarked, ‘Don’t ________ about me, Max, I’m all right.’
1. worry
2. care
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Such demands ___________ the extent to which bureaucracy has spread into our lives.
1. highlight
2. select
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Biomed’s chairman said: ‘These figures __________ the need for enforcement agencies to act together.’
1. highlight
2. select
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Unless sufficient training is provided, it is advisable to _________ those individuals who have experience relevant to the particular project in hand.
1. highlight
2. select
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
If you want to do something artistic with wood, it’s best if you collect your own because then you can _________ large and small pieces and different colours.
1. highlight
2. select
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Upon leaving the court, Boston’s former mayor declared, ‘The clear and obvious course for America is to ________ cocaine so the trade can be controlled, but there is no way that we shall ever persuade Congress of that most obvious piece of wisdom.’
1. legal
2. illegal
3. legalise
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
The James Foley case will provide a very good illustration of the _______ problems arising from progress in medical research.
1. legal
2. illegal
3. legalise
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Parliament recently voted to bring in random breath testing to catch drivers who are over the ________ limit.
1. legal
2. illegal
3. legalise
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
They decided he had stretched the rules but hadn’t actually done anything __________.
1. legal
2. illegal
3. legalise
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
One can find out a good _______ about the influence of the Vikings by visiting the local museum.
1. affair
2. deal
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
There are some good ________s to be had on Ebay.
1. affair
2. deal
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
We were getting off a crowded coach on a day ________ to York and he pushed me back into my seat.
1. trip
2. travel
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Rail _______ in Britain is becoming like a game of poker.
1. trip
2. travel
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Take a ________ around the island and discover the small restaurants hidden in the valleys.
1. trip
2. travel
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
The neighbours said that Judy Faringdon had a drinking _________.
1. habit
2. custom
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
The prices given in the Tom Hunter Guide to Fun, Feasts and Festivals are a guide line for the reader, who should _________ to pay more at certain times of the year.
1. suggest
2. expect
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
Are you saying we've got to live by their rules and not _________ any form of autonomy?
1. suggest
2. expect
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
‘Well, I _________ you do it before interrupting again,’ he cried.
1. suggest
2. expect
Which of the words best completes the following sentence:
I can __________ several reasons why Camden has become such a popular place to live.
1. suggest
2. expect

Distinguishing meanings Part 2

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