Question. Mathew Smith was a highly respected member of parliament with no ....... on his character.
(a) sign
(b) indication
(c) stain
(d) point
Answer. C
Question. At least that's what he thought until the press started trying to ....... up something about his past.
(a) push
(b) dig
(c) spade
(d) fork
Answer. B
Question. Apparently when he was still at school, he didn't have a ticket for his train journey one day and he was ........
(a) found
(b) founded
(c) funded
(d) fined
Answer. D
Question. This piece of information was discovered by one keen local reporter and was ....... up out of all proportion by the national press.
(a) blown
(b) blew
(c) blowing
(d) blows
Answer. A
Question. Headlines appeared maintaining that Mathew was a dishonest ....... thief.
(a) laying
(b) liar
(c) lain
(d) lying
Answer. D
Question. Other papers asked the question: How can we trust our politicians if they ....... on society?
(a) chat
(b) chafe
(c) cheat
(d) chance
Answer. C
Question. There was even talk that incidents like this one could ....... the Government.
(a) tipple
(b) topple
(c) tackle
(d) tickle
Answer. B
Question. The Prime Minister called Mathew in to talk to him and said he couldn't tolerate any ....... of scandal in his Party.
(a) whiff
(b) scent
(c) smell
(d) stink
Answer. A
Question. At last Mathew decided to speak ....... for himself and tell the truth.
(a) on
(b) to
(c) up
(d) off
Answer. C
Question. The reporter had got it ....... wrong because he found his ticket and he wasn't 'fined', he was simply 'fine'.
(a) fully
(b) fairly
(c) complete
(d) completely
Answer. D