Proficiency Vocabulary Practice

Choose the word or phrase which best completes the sentence:

I'm not at all put out by their decision. ___ , I welcome it

• All the same

• On the contrary

• In contrast

• On the other hand

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This is ____ less satisfactory than the previous offer.

• fairly

• far

• absolutely

• somewhat

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Wouldn't you agree that there is ____ excuse for what he did?

• any

• some

• the

• much

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I think sooner or later I'm going to have to put my foot____.

• down

• up

• through

• off

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The company's _______ has exceeded $1,000,000 for the first time.

• output

• outgoing

• input

• turnover

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Most of the candidates suffer from a(n) ______ of experience.

• shortage

• lack

• absence

• outgoing

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Delinquency often results ____ something that happened in the youth's childhood.

• in

• to

• of

• from

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I don't believe there's a ____ of evidence that could be held against him.

• shred

• grain

• drop

• strain

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These people are in _____ need of help, I can tell you.

• short

• big

• dire

• full

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We must be careful not to put the cart before the ______.

• bull

• horse

• pony

• cabbage