(1) It has been said that sitting with your legs (    ) for long periods of time may not be good for your posture.

    1 cross

    2 crossing

    3 crosses

    4 crossed

Explanation:

The phrase "sitting with your legs crossed" is a phrase which means that someone is sitting on the floor with their legs bent so that their knees point outwards.

(2) The couple decided to put (    ) their wedding for a couple of months after the bride's father suddenly went into hospital for an operation.

    1 up

    2 out

    3 off

    4 to

Explanation:

Based from the given situation we could infer that the couple decided to delay or postpone the wedding due to the bride's father's medical condition. Put off means to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date so the correct answer is 3.

(3) If you take (    ) of the fact that Diane has been in Japan for only a month, she knows a lot about our way of life.

    1 account

    2 care

    3 charge

    4 hold

Explanation:

Take account means to give attention or consideration to (something).

(4) James overslept that morning and missed his regular train. (    ) he taken the train then, he would have been injured in the accident.

    1 Had

    2 If

    3 Unless

    4 As

Explanation:

This form expresses inversion which follows the format "auxiliary verb + subject + verb + object".

(5) A: Stella, you fell asleep during the lecture, didn't you?

   B: Yes. I'm very sleepy because I (    ) up to finish the report that's due today.

    1 stayed

    2 looked

    3 turned

    4 picked

Explanation:

Stay up means to go to bed later than usual.

(6) People used to stop working when they turned 60. Now, however, many people (    ) when they are 65 or older.

    1 retire

    2 spoil

    3 broadcast

    4 insert

Explanation:

Retire means to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health.

(7) Most teenagers want to wear new clothes that are in fashion. They do not want to wear clothes that are (    ).

    1 out of date

    2 under construction

    3 on the spot

    4 in bloom

Explanation:

If clothes, colors, styles, etc. are out of date, they are old and not fashionable.

(8) John did not have time to send the documents to his customer by post, so he (    ) it to an e-mail and sent it to her.

    1 achieved

    2 attended

    3 assumed

    4 attached

Explanation:

Attached means joined, fastened, or connected to something.

(9) In many parts of the world, farming techniques are (    ) from parents to children so the children can take over the farm when they grow up.

    1 lifted across

    2 poured over

    3 handed down

    4 used up

Explanation:

Hand sth down means to give something to someone younger than you in the family because you want them to have it or because you no longer need it.

(10) A: It looks like Angela is going to win this tennis match.

   B: The match is (    ) over. There is still a chance for Melly to win.

    1 staring at

    2 by no means

    3 coping with

    4 throwing away

Explanation:

• B's statement "Melly still has a chance to win" indicates that B thinks that the match is not over yet. Therefore, "by no means" is an appropriate choice.

• By no means = not at all; certainly not.