ASSORTED MULTIPLE CHOICE 4

The computer can be programmed to _______________ a whole variety of tasks.
1. tackle
2. engage
3. overtake
4. deal
She died of a(n) _______________ at the age of 85.
1. blow
2. strike
3. stroke
4. attack
I’ve been _______________ with reports from 200 different organisations.
1. under the weather
2. snowed under
3. blowing hot and cold
4. on cloud nine
We might say that the situation is rather ________________,unpleasant and unlikely to improve.
1. exhilarating
2. bleak
3. jolly
4. breezy
He _______________ his legs as he was falling down.
1. grazed
2. wounded
3. damaged
4. tore
Comparing students with their _______________ outside university, they are more likely to have emotional problems.
1. colleagues
2. associates
3. peers
4. contemporaries
“I am sorry to _______________ on your conversation but there’s an urgent message for you.”
1. come in
2. bump in
3. pop in
4. butt in
Humans are capable of errors _______________ computers are not.
1. no matter
2. whereas
3. meanwhile
4. however
She got _______________ and cancelled the wedding at the last minute.
1. cold-shouldered
2. cold feet
3. cold-blooded
4. cold fronts
He felt completely _______________, he was knackered.
1. worn out
2. sorted out
3. turned up
4. taken in