The ... refused to correct the paper, claiming it was illegible

tester

marker

inspector

controller

other

There is a locally elected … which has responsibility for roads, street lighting, and other facilities.

council

body

constituency

establishment

other

There is a lot of water on the floor. I think the washing machine must be ... .

dropping

leaking

oozing

seeping

other

There was a ... of rubbish in the corner of the bedroom.

dump

mass

pile

stack

other

There was a terrible storm at sea last night and one of the boats ... .

dived

drowned

floated

sank

other

The ship's captain and members of the ... welcomed us on board.

cast

crew

staff

team

other

The ski ... warned the new skiers about the risk of stretching.

coach

teacher

instructor

trainer

other

The spade is a garden ... .

instrument

machine

piece

tool

other

The successful ... will serve a three-month trial period before being offered a permanent position.

applicant

entrant

finalist

introductor

other

The teacher returned the student's paper because his handwriting was totally ...

illiterate

illegible

unreadable

unintelligible

other

The tourist's camera was ... because he had brought it to the country illegally.

stolen

confiscated

deprived

taken away

other

The weekly market sells mainly fruit, vegetables and dairy ... .

manufactures

output

products

stocks

other

They bought the land with a ... to building a new office block.

goal

purpose

reason

view

other

They live in a(n) ... house which stands by itself in a field.

attached

detached

detaching

semi-detached

other

This was one of the few crimes he did not ...

achieve

commit

make

perform

other

Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually ... to its original splendour.

renewed

renovated

repaired

restored

other

Though the crime was ... thoroughly no clues could be found.

enquired

investigated

researched

studied

other

Union leaders called for … between themselves and the government.

consultations

elections

speeches

quarrels

other

Visitors to the zoo are asked not to ... the lions.

bite

fret

nag

tease

other

Voting for strike action must be done by secret ... .

ballot

voting

poll

action

other

We are going to ... our house by building another room on to it.

develop

extend

spread

stretch

other

We're going to ... a cruise on the river next weekend.

go

sail

take

travel

other

We regret that it is impossible to meet the ... dates for the goods you recently ordered from us.

arrival

deadlock

delivery

service

other

We ... to announce a further delay in the departure of flight BE-555.

apologise

mourn

regret

repent

other

We've run ... sugar. Ask Mrs Helpful to lend us some?

away with

down

off

out of

other

What do you think of this old lamp? I got it cheap at a ... sale.

deposit

jumble

refuse

rubbish

other

When he forgot his lines the ... whispered them from the side of the stage.

messenger

prompter

supporting cast

reminder

other

When I turned on the switch, the lights ... .

cracked

expired

fired

fused

other

When I was invited to a ... -dress party last week, I went as an angel and I wore a beautiful two-winged costume.

fancy

funny

historical

masquerade

other