If you got ________ your work instead of talking you would be finished in half the time
(a) into
(b) over
(c) on with
(d) up to
Answer:
(c) on with
Explanation:
“Get on with” is a phrasal verb meaning to start or continue doing a task.
27. Applications for the job must be sent ________ before next Wednesday
(a) on
(b) up
(c) out
(d) in
Answer:
(d) in
Explanation:
“Send in” is a phrasal verb meaning to submit something, such as an application or entry, to an organization.
28. It is just struck midnight. It is high time we ________ (leave)
(a) had left
(b) left
(c) leave
(d) are leaving
Answer:
(b) left
Explanation:
The phrase “it is high time” is followed by a subject and a verb in the past subjunctive tense (simple past form) to indicate that something should have been done already.
29. ___________ is life worth?
(a) Who
(b) What
(c) Whose
(d) Whom
Answer:
(b) What
Explanation:
“What is life worth?” is the correct idiomatic phrasing to inquire about the value or meaning of life.
30. I shall not go _________ I am invited
(a) if
(b) till
(c) unless
(d) lest
Answer:
(c) unless
Explanation:
“Unless” means “except if,” correctly establishing the condition under which the speaker will go.
