1) The (audience / spectators) applauded enthusiastically after the performance was finished. a) audience b) spectators 2) I haven't seen him (since / for) over five years. a) since b) for 3) (Besides / Beside) the fact that it was difficult, the exam also included questions that we had never studied before. a) Besides b) Beside 4) I told my boss that I wanted a big (rise / raise). a) rise b) raise 5) The article's (title / headline) read "Countdown the Best School in Poland". a) title b) headline 6) His opinion had no (effect / affect) on my decision. a) effect b) affect 7) He (lay / lie) down for a short nap. a) lay b) lie 8) Could you give me the (receipt / recipe) for that wonderful dessert? a) receipt  b) recipe 9) They (controlled / inspected) his passport on entering the country. a) controlled b) inspected 10) Please finish your work (by / until) five o'clock. a) by b) until 11) That painting by Picasso is (worthless / priceless). a) worthless b) priceless 12) Have you decided (weather / whether) you would like to come? a) weather b) whether 13) You shouldn't leave litter (laying /lying) on the ground. a) laying b) lying 14) I spent my evening (looking at / watching) television. a) looking at b) watching 15) The political situation is (actually / currently) very instable. a) actually b) currently 16) Art (objection / criticism) is a very subjective matter. a) objection b) criticism 17) The car tried to (overcome / overtake) the bus on the motorway. a) overcome b) overtake 18) You will just have to (except / accept) his decision. a) except b) accept 19) Could you wait a moment? I would like stop (to telephone / telephoning) my mother. a) to telephone b) telephoning 20) Could you give me some (advice / advise) on this problem? a) advice b) advise 21) Please (remember / remind) me to pick up some bread at the market. a) remember b) remind 22) Joanna (borrowed / lent) me 50 PLN until next Monday. a) borrowed b) lent 23) He (said / told) us about his trip to Zielona Gora. a) said b) told 24) His help with the contract was (invaluable / valueless). a) invaluable b) valueless 25) He is a very (sensible / sensitive) person. He always has time to listen to people's problems. a) sensible b) sensitive 26) Magda (assured / ensured) us we had made a good decision. a) assured b) ensured 27) He (laid / lay) the book on the table. a) laid b) lay 28) Unfortunately, he made quite a serious (fault / mistake) while working on the plumbing. a) fault b) mistake

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