Business English Language Lessons
Multiple-Choice Questions
Click on the answer you think is correct.
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| 1. I'd like to stop smoking but I just can't
______ it up. |
| a) |
give |
| b) |
turn |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 2. I'm getting really unfit. I think I should
______ up a sport. |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
take |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 3. I'm fed up hearing you talk all the time. Why
don't you just ______ up and listen for once? |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
shut |
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| 4. He's a really irritating person. I don't see
how you ______ up with him. |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 5. If you don't put any oil in the motor when the
warning light comes on, it's likely to ______ up. |
| a) |
send |
| b) |
seize |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
set |
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| 6. There's not enough room for all my papers. I'm
going to ask maintenance to ______ up some more shelves. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 7. If you ever come to my city you must ______ me
up and we'll have dinner together. |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
look |
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| 8. Let's ask Andrew and see if he can ______ up
with any good ideas. |
| a) |
come |
| b) |
set |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
turn |
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| 9. It was really embarassing. I'd had too much to
drink and when we left the bar I was sure I was going to ______ up. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
sign |
| c) |
throw |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 10. It's a difficult market to enter but we
intend to ______ up a small subsidiary anyway. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
turn |
| c) |
throw |
| d) |
set |
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| 11. When I saw that this course was available I
rushed to ______ up for it. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
sign |
| c) |
gee |
| d) |
feel |
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| 12. That was a complete surprise - a total ______
up for the books. |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
turn |
| d) |
throw |
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| 13. Stop acting so childishly. ______ up. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
grow |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 14. I couldn't afford to buy it but my parents
______ up the money for me. |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
throw |
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| 15. He's always making fun of me. I wish he
wouldn't ______ me up like that. |
| a) |
send |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
gee |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 16. I knew he would get promoted. It's good to
see him ______ up the ladder. |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
move |
| c) |
gee |
| d) |
throw |
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| 17. They badly need motivating. Perhaps you can
______ them up? |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
grow |
| c) |
gee |
| d) |
throw |
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| 18. They're so miserable. Perhaps you can ______
them up? |
| a) |
cheer |
| b) |
grow |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
give |
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| 19. What's taking them so long? Perhaps you can
______ them up? |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
grow |
| c) |
give |
| d) |
hurry |
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| 20. We can't hear you at the back. Perhaps you
could ______ up a bit? |
| a) |
speak |
| b) |
seize |
| c) |
put |
| d) |
throw |
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