TEM-4 Exercise 2
(Grammar & Vocabulary)1. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. as
2. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.
A. into
B. with
C. for
D. from
3. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.
A. at
B. of
C. in
D. on
4. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.
A. has ... after
B. have ... after
C. have ... since
D. has ... since
5. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.
A. impose
B. express
C. enclose
D. expose
6. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.
A. to beg
B. from begging
C. to begging
D. into begging
7. His death _____ with age.
A. deteriorated
B. determined
C. detected
D. detained
8. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.
A. admitted
B. acknowledged
C. attributed
D. accepted
9. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.
A. sends
B. provides
C. throws
D. puts
10. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.
A. combine
B. compete
C. coincide
D. compromise
11. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. for
12. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.
A. fair
B. remarkable
C. good
D. wonderful
13. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.
A. contracts
B. reduces
C. condenses
D. compresses
14. Housewiver who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A. capacity
B. strength
C. length
D. possibility