I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.

A. set    B. band    C. group    D. class

The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

A. damaged    B. hit    C. hurt    D. harmed

A landing on Mars is within the _____ of current physical theory.

A. scheme    B. scope    C. scrap    D. scale

Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.

A.associated  B. relative   C. geared  D. sufficient

During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

A. put out    B. shut out    C. come across   D. get across

They decided to leave the waiter a big _____ because the food and service had been excellent.

   A. note    B. reward    C. tip    D. gift

He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

A. request    B. demand    C. inquiry    D. proposal

He's the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other men's wives.

A. paying   B. saying   C. expressing   D. showing

His _____of the aeroplane was correct in every detail and could really fly.

   A. shape    B. pattern    C. design    D. model

Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.

A. violently    B. sincerely    C. properly   D. deliberately