1. Can you tell Tom _____ his twin brother? A. from B. with C. upon D. to 2. Can you ______ the difference between the two brothers? A. speak B. tell C. say D. show 5. Here’s my telephone number. If you have any problems, just get in ____ with me. A. talk B. touch C. speak D. tact 6. After the war, many of us _____ touch with our relatives. A. kept B. got C. caught D. lost 8. I wish you’d get ____ of these old books- you never read them. A. away B. out C. lost D. rid 9. I wanted to build a bookcase, but I couldn’t make _____ of the instructions. A. sense B. understanding C. sight D. reality 10. When she heart that her gradfather had died in hospital, she ____ into tears. A. exploded B. went C. burst D. fell 11. If you _____ your heads together, you can always come up with a good idea. A. leave B. rest C. place D. put 12. Try as I might, I could not keep _____with the other runners. A. face B. pace C. place D. lace 13. He tried to take ____ of her kindness and hospitality. A. benefit B. gain C. profit D. advantage 14. I have no difficuty in _____ good use of the plans you have prepared. A. getting B. taking C. putting D. making 15. The teacher read a story to the class to ____ time until the end of the lesson. A. make B. mark C. kill D. save 16. You shouldn’t _____ fun of those orphans who are very sensitive. A. make B. take C. get D. lose 17. I said Dickinson, but I mean Richardson. It was just a ______ of the tongue. A. slip B. mistake C. fault D. lip 18. She made no ____ our conversation of the night before. A. reference about B. reference to C. reference with D. referent to 19. Everything is _____ you. I cannot make _____ my mind yet. A. out off- on B. up to- up C. away from – for D. on for - off 20. Surprisingly, some of the things we take ___ granted today were invented completely _____ accident. A. up – though B. after – in C. in – on D. for – by 21. I don’t know what all the fuss was about, it was just a/an _____ in a teacup. A. storm B. flood C. earthquake D. blaze 22. He lost _____ of the car and crashed into a tree. A. track B. sight C. control D. record 23. The driver ____ control of the vehicle and crashed into a bus. A. missed B. lost C. failed D. dropped 24. I think it was completely thoughtless of you to have turned your _____ on the friends asking for your help. A. fist B. back C. head D. neck 25. Let’s meet at the cinema. No, on second _____, I will pick you up. A. thoughts B. request C. ideas D. thinking 26. _____ care of that necklace- it ‘s very valuable. A. Keep B. Make C. Have D. Take 27. Don’t forget to _____in touch while you are away. A. keep B. put C. make D. hold 28. He is a bad student, on _____ of this, he is very rude. A. side B. height C. summit D. top 29. She’s got exams at the moment and ____ that she’s working very long hour. A. more than B. what is more C. besides D. on top of 30. He achieved success beyond his wildest ______ . A. thoughts B. thinking C. sleeps D. dreams 31. They did have a ______ escape. Their car stopped right at the river bank. A. near B. fine C. slight D. narrow 32. No matter how loudly you shout to him, he won’t hear you. He is as deaf as a _____. A. bat B. stump C. tomb D. post 33. You needn’t hurry. You may take your ___ before you give me the definite answer. A. minute B. time C. while D. thinking 34. You should ______ attention to what your teacher says. A. pay B. give C. take D. show 35. Nobody took any _____ of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water. A. information B. attention C. sight D. notice 36. She _____ no notice of his behavior towards her. A. took B. made C. paid D. gave 37. Nobody took any _____ of his opinions, which, I guess, made him so furious. A. attention B. regard C. recognition D. notice 38. It has never _____my mind that James might be a liar. A. passed B. entered C. reached D. crossed 39. I know it works in theory, but try putting it into ______ and you’ll find out it’s a failure. A. procedure B. exercise C. performance D. operation 40. Our karate master is as quick as ____ . A. lightning B. thunder C. current D. wave 41. On second thoughts, I believe I will go with you to the theater. A. Upon reflection B. After discussing with my wife C. For this time only D. For the second time 42. I’ll have spaghetti Bolognese. No, on second _____perhaps I’ll have the pizza. A. thinking B. thoughts C. opinion D. ideas