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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 10 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. transporter
  • B. cyclist
  • C. driver
  • D. rider
  • E. motor - cyclist
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 9 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. casualty
  • B. collusion
  • C. fall
  • D. accident
  • E. jump
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 8 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. road
  • B. level - crossing
  • C. pavement
  • D. alley
  • E. through
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 7 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. 0f
  • B. off
  • C. up
  • D. over
  • E. roadside
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 6 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. collision
  • B. collusion
  • C. confusion
  • D. collation
  • E. coalition
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 5 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. slight
  • B. fatalistic
  • C. fatal
  • D. mild
  • E. coalition
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 4 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. road - side
  • B. traffic
  • C. way
  • D. road
  • E. level-crossing
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 3 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. avert
  • B. revert
  • C. convert
  • D. averse
  • E. reverse
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 2 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. much
  • B. early
  • C. soon
  • D. often
  • E. late
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Probably the motorist saw the – 1 – lorry too – 2 – to be able to – 3 – disaster. However, he realized that if he kept to the – 4 -, a probably – 5 – head on – 6 – would be unavoidable. The only alternative was to take the lesser risk of leaving the road. With great care therefore, he turned sharply – 7 – the road into the ditch by the – 8 -. The consequence was that, instead of being involved in a serious and probably fatal – 9 -, the – 10 – escaped with a few minor – 11 – and bruises, while the only – 12 – to his car was a bent mudguard. By – 13 – into the roadside ditch to avoid what could have been a collision with the approaching lorry, he averted a – 14 – accident at the – 15 – of a few – 16 – to himself and the slight damage to his car.

In question numbered 1 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap

  • A. incoming
  • B. oncoming
  • C. downcoming
  • D. offcoming
  • E. outcoming
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