Hi,
1. He does not............... as if he knows anything about the rules of the game.
a) appear b) ring c) sound d) taste e) hear My answer is c but I am not sure. Yes
2. Let's catch the early train, that will give us the.............. to do some shopping.
a)chance b) possibility c) luck d) occasion e) circumstance My amswer is d but I am not sure. A (possibly D, bit less likely)
3. We had no sooner reached the town than the clocks around began to .............. ten o'clock.
a) tell b) show c) strike d) hit e) touch ................... c but not sure C
4. I had never expected to encounter so many difficulties before........................the meeting point.
a) getting b) reaching c) arriving d) coming e) going .......................a but not sure B
5. To the best of my.................. , I was the only person who saw it.
a) thoughts b) knowledge c) certainty d) ideas e) opinion ......................b but not sure. B
6. It's strange , but from what I ..............., he is not as popular as he used to.
a) know b) hear ......................a but not sure. B is common, C is not impossible
7. To my ................, ballet is a waste of time.
a) belief b) mind c) thoughts d) ideas e) concept ..................a but not sure. B
8. I have been waiting for this message for a fortnight, and ............. it has come.
a) at last b) at the end c) at present d) in short e) in fact .....................a but not sure A
9. It was such an easy mistake to make that .....................could have done it.
a) someone b) everbody c) each one d) everbody e) anyone ...................e but not sure E
10. He was struggling with it .....he had two left hands.
a) the way b) as c) like d) as if e) even ..................d but not sure D
Best wishes, Clive