Multiple Choice
Listen
carefully to the short conversation and question, and then choose the best answer to the
question. You should be particularly careful of double negatives.
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1.
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A. | He’ll definitely be elected. | C. | She has high hopes for his
chances. | B. | The election is now complete. | D. | It may happen. |
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2.
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A. | Both parts of his game were bad. | C. | Some parts of his game were better
than others. | B. | He served better than he volleyed. | D. | He played rather
well. |
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3.
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A. | It is a surprise that he was prepared. | C. | He prepared a really big
surprise. | B. | He was not ready, as usual. | D. | His strong preparations came as no surprise. |
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4.
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A. | She felt good enough to go out. | C. | She felt like dancing, so she went
out with everyone. | B. | She went out to get some
medicine. | D. | She stayed home
because she was sick. |
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5.
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A. | She has problems that others aren’t aware of. | C. | She knows she’s been a
problem. | B. | Others aren’t aware of her problems. | D. | She doesn’t have a care in the
world. |
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6.
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A. | Steve wanted to finish his paper, and so did Paul. | C. | Steve and Paul were busy doing
their term papers. | B. | Both Steve’s and Paul’s papers were
incomplete. | D. | When Steve
wasn’t able to finish his paper, Paul couldn’t help. |
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7.
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A. | It wasn’t George’s responsibility to pay the bill. | C. | George acted
carelessly by not taking care of the bill. | B. | Bill was irresponsible about paying
George’s rent. | D. | George
took responsibility for the unpaid bill. |
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8.
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A. | It’s fortunate that he was accepted. | C. | Fortunately, the university
didn’t admit him. | B. | It’s good that he wasn’t
admitted. | D. | It’s too
bad he was rejected. |
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9.
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A. | The first essay was better than the second. | C. | The second draft of the essay was
much better than the first. | B. | The first and second drafts couldn’t be
better. | D. | Both versions were
poorly written. |
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10.
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A. | Roger has been bothered. | C. | The problems have had little effect
on Roger. | B. | Roger wasn’t the least bit disturbed. | D. | Roger hasn’t been
disturbed. |
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