1. My parents were very strict _______ me when I was young. A. with B. for C. on D. of 2. He’s never been _______ trouble _______ his teachers before. A. at - to B. on - for C. under - of D. in - with 3. How could he be so tactless as to _______ funerals when her father’s just died? A. make jokes about B. take a joke C. get the joke D. see the joke 4. They always kept on good _______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake. A. terms B. relations C. relationship D. will 5. He gets really jealous if his girlfriend _______ a friendship with another man. A. stamps out B. stretches away C. struggles on D. strikes up 6. Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders _______ their behavior. A. to modifying B. to modify C. modifying D. modify 7. I would _______ that guy if I were you, he has a screw loose. A. get away with B. throw out C. stay away from D. give away 8. She’s been promising _______ back the money for six months, but I reckon she’s just stringing me along. A. to pay B. paying C. to paying D. to be paid 9. Young college and university students _______ helping the poor who have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. A. get involved in B. interfere with C. join hands D. come into 10. She decided to _______ the rat race because she couldn’t stand working 60 hours a week. A. come between B. hang over C. drop out of D. fall in with 11. _______ she’s going to realize what a mistake she’s made. A. At the end B. Sooner or later C. At last D. In time 12. It is imperative to meet face _______ face with the client. A. to B. by C. on D. with 13. Phil is always making snide comments, but I refuse to let him engage me _______ an argument. A. about B. of C. in D. into 14. Some of the patients were screaming and shouting _______ the nurse. A. to B. at C. with D. for 15. If you’re in a romantic _______ , you can make it easy to idealize your partner’s best traits. A. link B. bond C. relationship D. connection 16. If I had noticed him, I would have said hello _______ him. A. to B. upon C. for D. with 17. _______ are institutions of learning where students of the same gender are educated in different classrooms and schools. A. Single-sex schools B. Mixed Schools C. Eco-schools D. Co-educational schools 18. How do you _______ during boring lectures? A. stay away B. stay out C. stay on D. stay awake 19. He went to the cinema at least once a week, in the _______ of Susan or his young male friends. A. organization B. corporation C. company D. business 20. I’m so sad to hear that Mara _______ with John - I thought those two would be together forever. A. got out B. let out C. took in D. broke up 21. You couldn’t _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town. A. keep B. get C. learn D. hear 22. I don’t have much _______ in him after his behavior in recent months. A. confidence B. self-confidence C. presumption D. pride 23. Tom really needed to _______ his inner fears to someone. A. show B. impress C. confide D. leak 24. We had to get permission from the city _______ an extension to our house. A. to building B. to build C. building D. being built 25. If you don’t want the job, there’s no end of people willing _______ your place. A. taking B. to be taken C. to have taken D. to take 26. I am now _______ with two of my estranged siblings - not just my older brother, but my sister, whom I hadn’t spoken to for 17 years. A. reconciled B. contactable C. truthful D. opposed 27. I’m sure your bank manager will lend you a _______ ear when you explain the situation to him. A. merciful B. sympathetic C. compassionate D. pitiful 28. It is wrong of you to judge other people by their _______ A. shape B. dimension C. appearance D. size 29. Knowing that my father is very rich, she tries to make _______ with me. A. compatriots B. peers C. friends D. colleagues 30. The drought has made farmers _______ about the harvest. A. worried B. curious C. anxious D. troubled 31. According to some stories, werewolves are people who _______ wolves every time there is a full moon. A. change over B. get down C. lead on D. turn into 32. I have a _______ with a girl I met recently tonight. A. date B. day C. daily D. time 33. My teacher always _______ me advice to choose suitable career in the future. A. takes B. gives C. seeks D. ignores 34. The sales assistants are trained to _______ customer complaints in a friendly manner. A. deal with B. keep down C. come around D. fit out 35. Any candidates caught _______ in the examination will be disqualified. A. cheating B. deceiving C. conjuring D. deluding