1) The car ________________ broken, we had to stop in some __________ hotel. A) was/infamous B) to be/obscure C) has been/infamy D) being/obscure
2) The refugee was branded as __________, yet he had a large _________in Facebook. A) infamously/consequence B) infamy/following C) famously/number D)awfully/space
3) Try as we __________, even the fourth attempt _________ no results. A) would/yielded B) did/didn’t bring C) would/didn’t bring D) would/affected
4) The professor’s favourite turned out to be _____________ as smart as we had expected ____________ came as no surprise. A) nothing/and B) not/that C) nothing like as/which D) whatsoever/which
5) Smells ____ a marketing tool are considered by many an ___________ intrusion in privacy. A) as/unlicensed B) as/prohibited C) like/inofficial D) in the form of/banned
6) He said he would become an MP — __________, ______________ the cost. A) by all means/considering B) by hook or by crook/whatever C) some time/minding D) some day/irrespective
7) Were the circumstances __________, he ____________ with the till after Christmas clearance sale. A) otherwise/would have fled B) otherwise/would flee C) contrary/might have fled D) different/can’t have fled
8) ___________ file a claim, take care it ___________ . A) Would you/is supplemented B) Should you/is provided C) Were you to/is well grounded
9) I wouldn’t have had my passport stamped _______ not been ______ your help. A) if/with B) had it/for C) unless/for D) if it was/with
10) He considers that discipline should ________ right away unless you want the effectiveness of the production________. A) planned/to ruin B) foster/ruined C) be heightened/to jeopardise D) be fostered/to be slashed
