Title LEXICO PAPER 1 - ANSWER ✅

PART 1. LANGUAGE USE (4.00 pts) - Question 1-50 Question 1 - 40 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.00 pts) Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet 1. Injuries _________, the team managed to deliver an exceptional performance and secured a spot in the finale. A. nevertheless B. nonetheless C. notwithstanding D. regardless 2. That they discovered the errors _________ the engineers to fix the problem quickly. A. causing the system failure, which was crucial to allow B. that caused the system failure was crucial, allowing C. caused the system failure, and that allowed D. caused the crucial system failure to allow 3. _________, the volunteers remained committed to providing aid and support to the affected communities without hesitation. A. Challenging as the circumstances B. As challenging as the circumstances became C. However difficult the outcome was D. As difficult as the out come was 4. _________ the terrifying monster, the audacious boy yet does not cower in fear. A. To face B. Faced C. Having faced D. Facing 5. _________ inexperienced, she handled the situation with surprising confidence and composure. A. Though B. However C. Whereas D. Despite 6. _________ had they left the house for their long-awaited vacation _________ they realized they had forgotten their passports so they had to turn back immediately. A. Hardly/than B. No sooner/that C. No sooner/than D. Seldom/did 7. According to the professor, the students _________ the assignment by Friday or risk penalties for late submission. A. are submitting B. will be submitting C. should submit D. are to submit 8. ___________ his looks, Jaden would have climbed the career ladder so fast. A. Had it not been for B. Were it not for C. Should it not be D. If it had not been 9. The scientist spent hours examining the sample ________ under the microscope before drawing any conclusions. A. secondly B. minutely C. hourly D. daily 10. Let's have dinner at your house and stay there for one night, _________? A. will you B. won’t you C. shall we D. shan’t we 11. She would rather he _________ with the team before making such an important decision on his own. A. to have consulted B. having consulted C. had consulted D. consulted 12. Such was his lack of gratitude that I __________ have bothered doing the work for him. A. might not well B. might well not C. might as well D. would not well 13. The valley _________ with mist, the lone traveler proceeded cautiously through the silence. A. abounding B. abounded C. abound D. abounds 14. The committee recommends that all documents _________ by Friday to ensure the process stays on schedule. A. are reviewed B. need being reviewed C. need reviewing D. reviewed 15. _________ rejected for a scholarship for focusing too much on academic performance while what the school was finding was self-devotion. A. Many applicants was B. Many the applicants were C. Many applicants are D. Many an applicant was 16. Plans for a full-scale counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine remain in _________ as international negotiations continue behind closed doors. A. redundancy B. assortment C. deference D. abeyance 17. _________ that he passed out in the exam room. A. The boy was tired so B. Tired so was the boy C. So was the boy tired D. So tired was the boy 18. Trying to convince him to change his mind felt like a _________ because he was completely set in his opinion. A. red herring B. false dawn C. clean break D. lost cause 19. Her attempt to cook a fancy dinner without reading the recipe first turned out to be a(n) _________ fail, leaving the kitchen a mess and everyone ordering takeout instead. A. epic B. majestic C. splendid D. massive