Choose one word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. We are not on very good with the people next door. A. friendship B. relations C. will D.terms 2. Usually newspapers for people with intellectual interests. A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater 3. We were all taken by the news of the Chairman’s resignation. A. about B. apart C. aback D. aside 4. My to his proposal was not quite what he had expected. A. feeling B. conduct C. outlook D. reaction 5. Rickets can result from a diet in vitamin D. A. short B. deficient C. inadequate D. failing 6.John clearly had no of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam. A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention 7.Sports are a good for a young boy’s energy. A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust 8.Visitors are to beware of pickpockets. A. commanded B. informed C. notified D. advised 9.It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took . A. influence B. effect C. force D. action 10.Tim read it through quickly so as to get the __ _ of it before setting down to a thorough study. A. detail B. run C. gist D. core 11.Your decision will a great strain on our friendship. A. impose B. propose C. expose D. suppose 12.We threw water over the child to bring her . A. up B. back C. round D. over 13.Their educational qualifications them to a higher salary A. confer B. entitle C. grant D. credit 14.Not knowing she had out with her boyfriend. I made the mistake of inviting them both to the party. A. fallen B. quarrelled C. parted D. separated 15.Mark is to be washing the car, but he is watching a TV show now. A. asked B. supposed C. requested D. ordered 16 .We caught a of a river as the train passed over a bridge. A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight 17.You may be eligible for a to help you. A. fund B. grant C. prize D. reward 18.It is that you tell him the truth immediately. A. quick B. prompt C. imperative D. ordered 19.It started raining, so he made the nearest shelter. A. for B. out C. up D. over 20.Here are all the books I have, you may borrow you like. A. whichever B. that C. Which D. however