Better English Lessons
Multiple-Choice Questions
Click on the answer you think is correct.
| 1. The fax wasn't very easy to read. I couldn't ______ what you had written. | |
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | find out |
| 2. Your report is very clear and easy to understand. You ______ all the options really clearly. | |
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | find out |
| 3. She seemed none too pleased that you were
absent. In fact she looked really ______ . |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | sort out |
| 4. It was a really difficult problem which took a
long time to ______ . |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | step out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | sort out |
| 5. Check this spreadsheet really carefully and
______ for any mistakes I may have made. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | look out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | sort out |
| 6. You cannot see it very well on the screen, can
you? Why don't I ______ copies for everybody? |
|
| a) | buy out |
| b) | step out |
| c) | print out |
| d) | find out |
| 7. The managers intend to ______ the previous
owner and run the company themselves. |
|
| a) | buy out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | step out |
| 8. This is a brand new product that we plan to ______ next month. | |
| a) | step out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | bring out |
| 9. I tried to keep a straight face but I
couldn't. I ______ laughing. |
|
| a) | burst out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | sort out |
| 10. Japan is currently such a high risk market
that we plan to ______ of it completely. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | sort out |
| 11. They were whispering and I couldn't quite
______ what they were saying. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | make out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | step out |
| 12. We intend to ______ a new version early next
year. |
|
| a) | buy out |
| b) | bring out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | step out |
| 13. The best thing we ever did was to ______ our
partner. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | buy out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | step out |
| 14. I tried to soften the blow of her redundancy
but she ______ crying and I couldn't stop her. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | burst out |
| c) | stay out |
| d) | sort out |
| 15. He doesn't agree and he has ______ his objections in this letter. | |
| a) | set out |
| b) | look out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | sort out |
| 16. I was somewhat ______ to find that people
were talking during my presentation. |
|
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | sort out |
| 17. They have been on strike for a week so far and plan to ______ until their demands are met. | |
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | stay out |
| 18. It took me six months to ______ the good workers from the bad workers. | |
| a) | put out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | sort out |
| d) | step out |
| 19. I haven't achieved what I ______ to do. |
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| a) | buy out |
| b) | look out |
| c) | set out |
| d) | sort out |
| 20. ______ ! The boss is coming round and he's on
the warpath. |
|
| a) | look out |
| b) | set out |
| c) | make out |
| d) | sort out |