Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
Henry: Hello. Man's voice: Is that Mr.Henry Orpington, the parliamentary candidate? Henry: Yes, ......... .
A -
talking
B -
dictating
C -
speaking
D -
deciding
2-
Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb... Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been ......... off. Operator! Operator! Operator!
A -
cut
B -
severed
C -
removed
D -
drained
3-
It was no good. The line had gone ......... . As calmly as he could Henry went upstairs to tell his wife the alarming news.
A -
quiet
B -
dormant
C -
dead
D -
still
4-
They decided to get dressed at once and take the two girls to their aunt's house. Henry ......... the police but asked them to keep the news from the press.
A -
instructed
B -
directed
C -
said
D -
informed
5-
At half past eight Henry was in conference with his election agent, Andrew Higgins, at party headquarters. Andrew: If you want my opinion, I suggest you cancel all your engagements for today and wait until the police get to the ......... of the matter.
A -
base
B -
end
C -
bottom
D -
hind
6-
Henry: Certainly not! I'm not going to let ......... be scared by some stupid crank.
A -
himself
B -
itself
C -
myself
D -
themselves
7-
Andrew: What did the man sound like? Did you recognize his voice? Henry: No, I was half asleep. His voice wasn't familiar but he sounded quite pleasant. He didn't seem to be ......... me.
A -
punishing
B -
threatening
C -
hitting
D -
striking
8-
Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've......... your voice or something.
A -
lost
B -
missed
C -
disturbed
D -
forgotten
9-
Henry: No, I'm going to carry on as usual. Think of the advantage it would give my ......... if I were out of the campaign even for one day.
A -
outsiders
B -
opposites
C -
opponents
D -
onlookers
10-
Andrew: If you say so. But I'd like to make it ......... that I'm dead against it.
