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LEXICO PRACTICE FOR NEC 1 (Test 1 - Test 40)
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It is not definite that the company will accept our offer, but there's a ___________ chance so there is no reason not to try. A. sporting B. bragging C. pumping D. bubbling
She was ___________ with excitement, imagining how fun her first vacation abroad would be after years working without resting. A. bubbling over B. bristling at C. plodding along D. fawning over
I had to give up on having a pet dog because whenever it got sick, a trip to the vet would ___________. A. clear me out B. clean me out C. wipe me out D. dry me out
Annie and John hid their relationship so well that it took Mary quite a time to ___________ to the fact that they were dating. A. come down B. glom onto C. dawn on D. cotton on
By successfully ___________ two seconds off his last best time, our son has not only won the first prize but also set the world record. A. cutting B. clipping C. sizing D. gashing
Parkour, an activity which used not to be heard of by many people in India, is now ___________ in this country. A. big B. faddy C. rife D. conventional
I like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is a kind of halfway ___________ between the two for me. A. house B. line C. road D. hunch
Living in the commuter ___________ is fine, but I’m planning to move into the city centre. A. belt B. pane C. line D. skirt
Be careful before you sign the contract, remember to read every details including the ___________ print. A. bold B. hidden C. fine D. clean
A. lethal B. death C. blood D. red
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He's been working with a ___________over the past few weeks to make up for wasted time. A. drudgery B. servitude C. vengeance D. nudge
He felt his heart ___________ as his bride-to-be began her walk down the aisle. A. fasten B. quicken C. expedite D. heighten
Constance ___________ a sigh of relief when she heard that her loan was approved. A. gave B. uttered C. expressed D. breathed
The telephone lines were ___________ with callers trying to get through to the electricity supplier. A. jammed B. throttled C. congested D. glutted
If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and white ones, then the advantages of the ___________ might well spread in time to the hard-up. A. well-heeled B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted
Most popular magazines have a(n) ___________ page where letters about difficulties with relationships are answered. A. sharing B. personal C. advice D. problem
Two agents in our team were shot in ___________ for the killing of a rival gang member. A. return B. retaliation C. reprisal D. recrimination
His talent meant he could create wondrous things, but his ___________ meant he hardly ever felt like working. A. adversity B. lethargy C. ineptitude D. tactlessness
I left in high ___________ after waiting for them over an hour and not receiving any apologies. A. rage B. taciturnity C. oscillation D. dudgeon
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A. inflation B. reflection C. inflection D. infliction
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