Test question: speaking in front of a large audience makes many people feel...

[Nessie]

Hi,

1/ He missed the lecture, so I lent him my notes ..........................
A. after
B. afterwards
C. at last
D. finally
=> the answer for this question is "afterwards", but I don't understand why we should choose it but not the other options

2/ Speaking in front of a large audience makes many people feel ......................... .
A. ill at ease
B. under the weather
C. lose control
D. All of the above answer
=? what should be chosen? what do "ill at ease" and "under the weather" mean?

3/ We had a .................. when a small fire in our kitchen almost spread to the rest of the house
A. close call
B. close shave
C. close hazard
D. A and B are correct
E. A and C are correct
F. A,B and C are correct
=> which is right?

4/ I must take this watch to be repaired; it................... over 20 minutes a day
A. gains
B. increases
C. progresses
D. accelerates
=> the answer for this is D. I don't know if D is right but I think A is used quite popularly

Thank you in advance
Nessie :)
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[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Nessie

You can look many of those options up on the internet. Here are a few links:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ill+at+ease
(The answer to question 2 is "ill at ease")
http://www.answers.com/topic/close-call
(The answer to question 3 is "close call" or "close shave", they are synonyms)

[Torsten]

Hi Nessie,

I've noticed that you refer to your questions as 'optional tests'. Where did you come across this term? You probably mean 'multiple choice test'?

TOEFL listening lectures: The professor mentions watermelons as an example of what?

[Nessie]

Thanks for your help, lost soul, but what about other options? Please help me...

To Torsten:
Hi Torsten, I've come across that term in many books written by non-native English speakers in my country. It is wrong?
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[Torsten]

Hi Nessie,

I think 'multiple choice test' is the better term.

TOEFL listening lectures: Why does the professor mention New York Harbor?

[Nessie]

Thanks a lot, Torsten. By the way, if we don't refer to the whole test but just a question in the test, should we use "multiple choice test question" or "multiple choice test item"?

Thanks one more time :)
Nessie
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[Nessie]

what do you think, Torsten?
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