1. You can always rely ________ Peter to be on time for meetings.
A. around
B. on
C. at
D. of
2. I think you’re capable ________ getting really good grades if you work hard.
A. of
B. by
C. in
D. over
3. Seeing the car accident had a huge ________ on the rest of his life.
A. enough
B. effort
C. effect
D. explain
4. She’s missed a lot of work, but I’m sure she’ll be able to ________ up.
A. get
B. catch
C. take
D. make
5. Your presentation looks great, but what will you do if the technology ________ you down?
A. gets
B. brings
C. takes
D. lets
6. The new ________ of electric cars are cheaper and come in a wider variety of designs.
A. breed
B. average
C. sense
D. glitch
7. I was ill for a few days last week and this has had a ________ effect on my work.
A. knock-down
B. knock-over
C. knock-in
D. knock-on
8. Liz is having a great time at college. She’s really enjoying her new-________ freedom.
A. finder
B. find
C. found
D. founding
9. I’ve been trying to access this website all day, but there seems to be a ________ in the system.
A. breed
B. avert
C. fatal
D. glitch
10. Her quick thinking succeeded in ________ an accident which could have been fatal.
A. avert
B. averting
C. averts
D. averted