Question

1. Choose the correct item. (8 points) 1. The army camp is beyond that mountain. There's ... chance that we'll reach it before nightfall. A slight B small C few D little 2. Many people want to ... their history back as far as they can and discover who their ancestors were. A find B search C trace D track 3. Very occasionally, an outstanding person comes along who changes the ... of history. A course B route C path D way 4. Jane was going to pay for the trip, but when she saw how much it was going to cost, she backed ... . A away B out C off D up 5. On 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow ... the Houses of Parliament in London. A down B off C up D away 6. It can be very difficult to bring ... political change because people generally like things that are familiar. A about B on C around D up 7. Up until midnight, one group of soldiers were keeping watch, then another group took ... . A in B up C over D on 8. The prisoner was beaten ... by the enemy soldiers. A out B up C over D down

Answer 1

1.d
2.c
3.a
4.c
5.c
6.b
7.c
8/b

Answer 2

1. The correct item is A) slight. "There's a slight chance that we'll reach it before nightfall." 2. The correct item is B) search. "Many people want to search their history back as far as they can and discover who their ancestors were." 3. The correct item is D) way. "Very occasionally, an outstanding person comes along who changes the way of history." 4. The correct item is B) out. "Jane was going to pay for the trip, but when she saw how much it was going to cost, she backed out." 5. The correct item is A) up. "On 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London." 6. The correct item is C) around. "It can be very difficult to bring about political change because people generally like things that are familiar." 7. The correct item is B) up. "Up until midnight, one group of soldiers were keeping watch, then another group took up." 8. The correct item is C) over. "The prisoner was beaten over by the enemy soldiers."