English Grammar Test Package

303. advanced-60
     English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 60

The Parliamentary Candidate (3) Before: Read the story http://www.english-test.net/esl-book/2/

Q1 Henry Orpington's first ....... that day was an open-air meeting on a large housing estate at ten o'clock.

(a) entrance (b) engagement (c) incitement (d) endeavour

Q2 As most of the men were ....... at work, his audience consisted mainly of women and young children.

(a) off (b) over (c) under (d) out

Q3 Andrew Higgins kept a close watch on the platform from which Henry was making his speech, while several

plainclothes policemen ....... inconspicuously with the crowd.

(a) meddled (b) moulded (c) mingled (d) melded

Q4 There was very little reaction to Henry's speech, except from one or two people at the back who kept on

asking what Henry's party intended to do about the ....... price of fruit and vegetables.

(a) rising (b) raising (c) risen (d) raised

Q5 After the speech he shook hands with some of the women. One of them lifted up a baby for him to kiss, but

the ....... of Henry's beard must have frightened it because it began to scream its head off.

(a) seeing (b) sighting (c) sight (d) scene

Q6 At eleven o'clock he ....... a brief visit to a public house on the estate. Henry couldn't offer to buy anyone a

drink because he knew very well that his opponents would consider that to be dishonest. So he let one of his

supporters buy him a drink instead.

(a) bought (b) paid (c) sought (d) did

Q7 At lunch time he went to his sister's house to see his wife and daughters. They had spent the morning

addressing envelopes for the leaflets he was sending out. His sister, Vera, thoroughly ....... of his involvement

in politics.

(a) disliked (b) discouraged (c) disappointed (d) disapproved

Q8 Vera: Now I hope you can see the danger of getting mixed up in politics. You and the family will probably .......

get blown up by a bomb.

Henry: Don't exaggerate, Vera. I'm sure it's just a joke.

(a) each (b) every (c) all (d) entirely

Q9 There was a large crowd in the field when Henry arrived at eight o'clock for what was perhaps the biggest

meeting of the ....... campaign. After a hard day's work, hundreds of farmers and farm labourers had come to

the field to hear what Henry had to say.

(a) utter (b) whole (c) absolute (d) lasting

Q10 Henry: Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate the anxiety you must all feel about support for your farms. I too

have been a farmer and I know the difficulties you are experiencing, and so...

Voice from the crowd: ... and so you've decided to become an M.P. and get rich!

Henry: No, my friend. I want to give the farmers a ....... in the House of Commons.

(a) sound (b) speech (c) noise (d) voice