Transcript VOCABULARY EXERCISES 1 Marija Krznarić 2013/2014 1 FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER . b 1.

VOCABULARY EXERCISES 1
Marija Krznarić
2013/2014
1 FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER .
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1. The old house was ____________
furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.
a. thinly
b. sparsely
c. mildly
d. rarely
a
2. The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n) ____________
at the
back used for deliveries.
a. access
b. way
c. passage
d. direction
c
3. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________
the reason for
all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
a. indicated
b. highlighted
c. pinpointed
d. looked up
b
4. You shouldn't have bought so many ____________
presents on this holiday. You won't have
any money left when you go back home.
a. rich
b. lavish
c. worthy
d. invaluable
c
5. It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to ____________
as early as possible.
a. set up
b. set in
c. set off
d. set about
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b
6. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the ____________
pleasures of life such as a beautiful
sky, a cup of coffee with a friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.
a. sheer
b. simple
c. normal
d. plain
a
7. Even though she is 87, her mind is very ____________
and she is very aware of everything
going on around her.
a. alert
b. lively
c. demanding
d. lifelike
a
8. The captain decided to ____________
ship even though he thought there was no real
danger of it sinking.
a. abandon
b. evacuate
c. desert
d. evict
c
9. If you continue to ____________
debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy
eventually.
a. save
b. raise
c. incur
d. default
b
10. The accidental ____________
of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge
outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.
a. disruption
b. demolition
c. injuring
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d. squashing
11. My company has just spent two million dollars, ____________
d
an world famous artist to
paint a huge mural for the main entrance foyer.
a. asking
b. ordering
c. consulting
d. commissioning
12. During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department store and
____________
it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished.
b
a. stole
b. looted
c. mugged
d. conned
b
13. The new government group will ____________
the effects of smoking on the academic
abilities of people under 18 years of age.
a. report
b. research
c. inform
d. invent
a
14. This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all ____________.
a. rotten
b. sour
c. bitter
d. mouldy
15. I don't think Jones and Marlowe should work together on this project. They have shown
d
us before that they are quite ____________
as partners.
a. rebellious
b. disinterested
c. disagreeable
d. incompatible
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b
16. You have been ____________
with first degree murder. How do you plea?
a. accused
b. charged
c. blamed
d. caused
17. That old house hasn't been lived in for nearly thirty years, hence the fact that it looks so
d
____________.
a. decrepit
b. trashed
c. rotten
d. derelict
d
18. The great thing about this bank loan is that they give you so long to ____________.
a. pay it in
b. give it up
c. pay it up
d. pay it off
b
19. We can't use this table as it isn't totally ____________.
The balls will roll to one side.
a. plane
b. flat
c. vertical
d. true
c
20. ____________
me another beer, Des. Then I really must be going. It is quite late!
a. spill
b. trickle
c. pour
d. fill
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
1. You can exercise your ____________
to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn't
c
receive any money at that point.
a. duty
b. obligation
c. right
d. possibility
c
2. We were all in ____________
of the fact that the new manager was our old friend Duncan.
a. surprise
b. shock
c. awe
d. amazement
a
3. The icy road conditions ____________
in over twenty minor accidents this morning, but
fortunately no-one was seriously injured.
a. resulted
b. caused
c. culminated
d. blamed
d
4. My uncle Warren is a thoroughly despicable character. His one ____________
feature is
that he loves children.
a. saving
b. recovering
c. improved
d. redeeming
5. I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed
c
to get my point ____________.
a. around
b. about
c. across
d. along
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b
6. There was a veritable ____________
of angry phone calls from members of the public
complaining about the new controversial series on TV.
a. gale
b. flood
c. storm
d. earthquake
b
7. The sales practices of this company will have to be totally ____________
if we are to save
it.
a. overthrown
b. overhauled
c. overrun
d. overwhelmed
8. For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the
c
__________.
a. same
b. similar
c. like
d. rest
d
9. The government announced today that they intend to ____________
the rise of crime in
the inner cities by increasing police budgets in the areas most affected.
a. beat
b. win
c. retaliate
d. counter
d
10. We weren't ____________
of the danger we were in until it was too late and the ice
started to break. We are lucky to be alive!
a. alive
b. alert
c. awake
d. aware
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c
11. It was a ____________
good film Howard. You absolutely have to go and see it!
a. wonderful
b. enormous
c. terribly
d. badly
c
12. There is too much weight on that table. It won't ____________
for much longer.
a. restrain
b. refuse
c. resist
d. reject
a
13. They had to buy a lot of equipment for the old boat, ____________
a new anchor.
a. including
b. coupled with
c. joined to
d. partnered with
14. I went to see the boss about a pay rise and he brushed me ____________
with a weak
d
excuse about a business dinner and left me standing there!
a. up
b. away
c. around
d. off
15. Can you ____________
who is at the door while I take the meat out of the oven?
c
a. control
b. mind
c. check
d. prove
b
16. You should always be ____________
when someone you don't know calls at your house.
a. caring
b. wary
c. frightened
d. fussy
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17. The new controversial tax law comes into ____________
c
from next May. Everyone should
prepare themselves to avoid problems.
a. legality
b. age
c. force
d. existence
c
18. We don't seem to have any more of that title, Sir. It is out of ____________
but we are
getting a new delivery next Thursday if you would like to pop back then.
a. order
b. shop
c. stock
d. inventory
a
19. The new teacher was taken advantage of by the students and often had to ____________
her authority.
a. assert
b. confirm
c. inflict
d. strike
20. You can't go to the interview with your shoes like that! Why don't you give them a quick
____________?
d
a. wash
b. scrub
c. brush
d. polish
c
21. Next week, a computer trainer will be here to ___________
to any questions you may
have.
a. provide
b. request
c. respond
d. answer
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1. He was given the France post even though his French is decidedly ____________.
c
a. fluent
b. untidy
c. rusty
d. disheveled
c
2. What really ____________
me as I walked into the office was the number of women
working there!
a. occurred
b. realised
c. struck
d. seemed to
d
3. Oh! That guitar is out of ____________.
What a horrible sound!
a. melody
b. chorus
c. parity
d. tune
a
4. The company has a lot of problems but they all seem to ____________
to money.
a. boil down
b. cook up
c. lead over
d. reason out
b
5. The walls of your bathroom were wet with ____________
after my shower so I opened the
window.
a. vapour
b. condensation
c. mould
d. dew
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6. You treat this house like a hotel Tim! And you take your mother totally for ____________.
d
You should appreciate what she does for you more.
a. fool
b. assumption
c. advantage
d. granted
a
7. We took Bill ____________
for a couple of months after the fire at his home. It was no
trouble as we have the extra bedroom up in the converted loft.
a. in
b. out
c. up
d. off
c
8. ____________
did he complain to the head waiter all night, but he didn't leave a tip at the
end of the night either!
a. not really
b. on no account
c. not only
d. no longer
b
9. ____________
you get the job. Where would you go and live?
a. provided
b. supposing
c. as long as
d. unless
c
10. Did you ever ____________
for anything when you were a child or did you have
everything you desired?
a. lack
b. miss
c. want
d. ask
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11. As soon as the problem at work blew up, he instantly thought about how he could come
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out of it looking good. He is such a ____________
person.
a. self-evident
b. self-conscious
c. self-centred
d. selfless
d
12. The sound of the jet taking off from the nearby airport ____________
the peace of the
countryside and startled the horses.
a. crushed
b. crashed
c. flattened
d. shattered
c
13. "Look, I don't know the best solution," he said ____________
his shoulders and walking
away from the table.
a. shaking
b. shrouding
c. shrugging
d. bowing
c
14. We carried on down the path, ____________
of the notice warning of avalanche risk.
a. careless
b. carefree
c. heedless
d. blind
a
15. That old wall will need to be ____________.
Otherwise, it will fall down come the first
strong winds of winter.
a. rebuilt
b. repainted
c. redecorated
d. repressed
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c
6. The cheese in the fridge is ____________
a very funny smell. I think it must be bad. I will
throw it out.
a. giving up
b. giving in
c. giving off
d. giving out
d
7. The judge declared a ____________
today due to unfair media coverage and the trial will
be restarted again early next year.
a. postponement
b. annulment
c. cancellation
d. mistrial
8. You must go and see that new soppy film with Richard Gere. Don't be afraid to
____________
a few tears though. I did!!
c
a. spill
b. pour
c. shed
d. sob
9. There is no way you will be able to lift that stone up to here. Get a few of the men to help
a
you ____________
it up with a rope.
a. drag
b. wrench
c. swivel
d. pluck
d
10. The smoke was seen to rise a few metres up from the bonfire and then ____________
slowly down the valley on the slight breeze that blew.
a. float
b. sweep
c. billow
d. drift
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11. The walls of the local military command were ____________
a
by anti-government graffitti
and that was the first sign of general rebellion in the city.
a. defaced
b. destroyed
c. mutilated
d. deformed
d
12. Harris is a great player but often, he is ____________
to disappear from a game in the last
twenty minutes and that is what happened here today.
a. apt
b. tend
c. habit
d. prone
13. All the hotels along the river are of good quality except The Palace Hotel. If you
b
____________
clear of that, you shouldn't have too many problems.
a. turn
b. steer
c. veer
d. swerve
14. I can see how old those jeans are. They have ____________
almost to a sky blue color
a
after all these years.
a. faded
b. blanched
c. disappeared
d. reduced
a
15. That old house is ____________
with rats! There is no way I would ever go and live there
without at least five cats.
a. riddled
b. infected
c. crowded
d. inflicted
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16. What I really ____________
a
for when I was young was a pony but my parents didn't have
enough money and I had to be happy with a hamster!
a. yearned
b. craved
c. desired
d. needed
17. He was arrested on a lonely highway and charged with drinking while under the
b
____________
of alcohol.
a. power
b. influence
c. spell
d. side effects
18. ____________
by despair at her situation, she tried in vain to rob the local bank and
d
ended up in prison for five years.
a. compelled
b. forced
c. desperate
d. driven
a
19. I have to ____________
your offer of money at this time but will consider your generous
gift if need be in the future.
a. decline
b. deject
c. confound
d. refute
20. Bill and Mary resolved their problems after her brother got them to sit down and have
a
a(n) ____________
talk with each other.
a. candid
b. overt
c. servile
d. piteous
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VOCABULARY EXERCISES 2
Marija Krznarić
2013/2014
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
20 items
a
1. Four bedroom house for sale. Large garden. Close to ___________.
Reduced for quick sale.
a. facilities
b. amenities
c. equipment
d. utilities
2. This is a great example of the Yellow Eared Rabbit, a rabbit ____________
to this part of
c
Portugal and not found anywhere else in the world.
a. special
b. strange
c. peculiar
d. particular
c
3. The manageress arrived late and in a foul mood, going by the ____________
on her face.
a. frown
b. beam
c. scowl
d. grimace
b
4. Jenkins! Yes, you ____________
at the back of the class. If you find this whole episode so
funny, why don't you come up to the front and explain to everyone exactly why!
a. frowning
b. grinning
c. glancing
d. glimpsing
5. We don't know if anyone will come to the warehouse this evening or not to move the
c
stolen money, so just be on the ____________
for any strange activity at all.
a. guard
b. hunt
c. lookout
d. search
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6. Though the hotel was a real ____________
c
place with cracked windows, freezing draughts
and creaking floorboards, the staff were just wonderful and we had a great time all in all.
a. down-and-out
b. downcast
c. run-down
d. runaway
d
7. Mother arrived home eventually at 5pm, ____________
with grocery bags, having been out
shopping for nearly three hours.
a. burdened
b. full
c. stocked
d. laden
c
8. I picked up these ____________
from the travel agents today. They have a great offer on
cruises to Turkey for the end of April!
a. leaflets
b. manifestoes
c. brochures
d. programmes
b
9. I first saw my father on the ____________
at the docks after he had disembarked from a
troop ship in 1945 at the end of the war. I was four years old.
a. platform
b. quayside
c. kerb
d. marina
b
10. When getting onto a metro or standard train, you should always be careful of the _______
between the station platform and the train itself. This can be up to 15cm in distance.
a. drop
b. gap
c. empty
d. void
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11. Not many people have the ____________
b
to combine both a highly successful business
career and a happy marriage.
a. capacity
b. ability
c. panache
d. know-how
c
12. If you are not happy with this resort hotel, you will have to make a(n) ____________
for
compensation once you return home.
a. requirement
b. recommendation
c. claim
d. appeal
13. Two months after the main parties in the coalition had fallen out, leading to the collapse
d
of the government, the leaders met in an attempt to heal the ____________.
a. abyss
b. trench
c. dispute
d. rift
14. The bomb explosion left very little of the car and forensic scientists are now busy
____________
through the wreckage trying to find clues to help them in their investigation.
a
a. sifting
b. draining
c. straining
d. juggling
b
15. As soon as the authorities found out about the jail break, they put up ____________
on all
the main roads leading out of the area.
a. barricades
b. road-blocks
c. checkpoints
d. customs
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16. Now I am unemployed, I have too much time ____________
b
and don't know what to do
with myself!
a. to hand
b. on my hands
c. in hand
d. in my hands
d
17. The judge gave out what was widely considered to be a ____________
sentence due to
the convicted man's deep remorse at his crime.
a. dull
b. brief
c. fast
d. lenient
a
18. The law banning handguns and other ____________
arms was passed by the parliament
without delay.
a. lethal
b. mortal
c. deathly
d. fatal
19. The police caught him as he was running away from the blazing house and he was charged
the following day with ____________.
His plan was to collect on his house insurance.
c
a. fraud
b. forgery
c. arson
d. burglary
20. "Do you want any of these company lottery tickets, Barry?" "Oh, yes. Put me
____________
for three. I will get a couple for my wife too."
d
a. up
b. in
c. out
d. down
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
20 items
b
1. We won the ____________
part of two million dollars on the lottery.
a. most
b. best
c. largest
d. greatest
c
2. Hopes are ____________
of finding anyone else alive after a fishing boat went down off the
Scottish coast late last night. Three men were picked up but another four are still missing.
a. dimming
b. dissolving
c. fading
d. reducing
d and you will eventually succeed.
3. You might have failed twice, but I think you should ______
a. insist
b. prevail
c. persuade
d. persevere
a
4. The police spokesman said he was ____________
to believe that the arrested man was the
serial killer they had been looking for.
a. inclined
b. seemed
c. suspected
d. supposed
5. Even though the two men didn't commit any crime, the police were alerted to their
c
suspicious behaviour ____________
outside the bank for nearly an hour.
a. waiting
b. hovering
c. loitering
d. lagging
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6. The team threw on all their substitutes in the last five minutes, all to no ____________
c
as
they lost the game narrowly by three points.
a. use
b. gain
c. avail
d. benefit
a
7. The ____________
of winter always brings reports of people getting caught out by
inclement weather when they least expected it.
a. onset
b. starting
c. onslaught
d. early
8. Soldiers reported many of the prisoners of war to be drunk from the effects of vodka, used
c
by the poorly equipped enemy soldiers to ____________
the pain of toothache.
a. lighten
b. lose
c. soothe
d. calm
a
9. There will be one general meeting per month, ____________
the usual section meetings
every week.
a. besides
b. apart
c. moreover
d. as well
10. There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here,
d
____________
the great work you have done.
a. regardless
b. presuming
c. nevertheless
d. notwithstanding
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11. The epidemic is thought to have started when the Brazilian monkey travelled to Europe
with a circus and ____________
some of the animals there.
c
a. infested
b. was contagious to
c. infected
d. quarantined
a
12. His performance was so spectacular that he was ____________
out for praise by the team
manager at the end of the game.
a. singled
b. filtered
c. distinguished
d. selected
d
13. That is Suzy's car in the driveway. She ____________
at work!
a. shouldn't be
b. couldn't be
c. oughtn't be
d. can't be
b
14. You can decide not to go to university but you ____________
the risk of not getting a
good job later.
a. suffer
b. run
c. do
d. put
c
15. The costs of this plan for our company are ____________
by the enormous benefits it will
bring us and I think we should approve it as soon as possible.
a. outrun
b. overrun
c. outweighed
d. overthrown
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16. If we walk ____________
c
enough, we should arrive at the hostel before it gets dark.
a. sharply
b. warmly
c. briskly
d. fluently
c
17. Now you mention his name, I do have a vague ____________
of having once met
Stephen Harmiss. But I couldn't tell you where it was!
a. remembrance
b. memorial
c. recollection
d. recall
d
18. The murder suspect managed to throw the police ____________
the trail with a brilliant
alibi.
a. on
b. out of
c. about
d. off
b
19. Don't worry about swimming with that watch on. It is ____________.
You can't damage
it.
a. waterproof
b. watertight
c. foolproof
d. water-free
b
20. ____________
my boss notices what I do in the office, I might as well not be there!
a. Concerning
b. For all
c. Whenever
d. With regards to
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
20 items
b
1. As you can see Mr. Beeston, this apartment is lovely and ____________
and gets the sun
for most of the day. It would be wonderful here in the summer.
a. breezy
b. airy
c. draughty
d. windy
c
2. The nation went into two days of official ____________
when the president was killed.
a. grief
b. sadness
c. mourning
d. misery
d
3. Police knew the escaped bear was in the area but it proved ____________
and they
eventually gave up the hunt.
a. ecstatic
b. evasive
c. effective
d. elusive
4. Talent, luck and bribery will get you so far in this world but there is no ____________
for
c
hard work!
a. alternative
b. imitation
c. substitute
d. model
5. Look, everything is half price in that shop window. They are having a ____________
sale!
b
a. moving on
b. closing down
c. setting off
d. breaking down
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6. Looking after four children alone took its ____________
d
on Jennifer but she coped
admirably.
a. stress
b. strain
c. weight
d. toll
b
7. He finally managed to find a hotel, ____________
a very expensive one, and they were
both relieved.
a. however
b. albeit
c. even though
d. but
d
8. That was a very tasty stew Mrs. Honeywell. Can I have another ____________?
a. dose
b. bout
c. ration
d. helping
d
9. OK, I just made "turnip" for 18 points, Gary. Now, it's your ____________.
a. game
b. pass
c. try
d. go
b
10. I don't think I have enough money till the weekend even for myself, ____________
lend
you any!
a. not speaking to
b. let alone
c. not counting
d. except
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d
11. I didn't break anything when I fell over, but I ended up with a great purple ____________
on my thigh.
a. fracture
b. wound
c. injury
d. bruise
b
12. Harold's problems began when he fell ____________
the wrong type of person and he
ended up becoming a criminal himself.
a. out with
b. in with
c. for
d. back on
c
13. I will not be made the ____________
for this disaster. I acted on the advice of people
above me in this company and if I go, I am taking them with me!
a. loser
b. sacrifice
c. scapegoat
d. target
c
14. The weather across most of the New England area will be very ____________
today. Some
showers but with plenty of sunshine too.
a. various
b. changed
c. changeable
d. diverse
15. The economy did very well for a number of years until public expenditure began to
a
____________
tax collected by the government.
a. outstrip
b. overtake
c. outrun
d. catch up
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16. And, finally, remember that in the desert, your body will ____________
d
a lot of energy
just on keeping cool.
a. waste
b. spend
c. invest
d. expend
b
17. I wish you kids would just shut up for five minutes. I have got a ____________
headache!
a. drumming
b. splitting
c. hammering
d. beating
b
18. Oh! I stood up too quickly. I feel a bit ____________.
a. sore
b. dizzy
c. hungover
d. unconscious
c
19. When you put the hot water into the bowl, be careful not to ____________
yourself.
a. sear
b. melt
c. scald
d. blister
20. The store detective saw him put the chocolate into his pocket and for the sake of a $2
d
candy bar, he was charged with ____________.
a. burglary
b. mugging
c. embezzlement
d. shop-lifting
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
40 items
b
1. The investigation after the accident found that someone had ____________
with the
rocket's fuel systems causing the launchpad explosion.
a. fiddled
b. tampered
c. adjusted
d. fidgeted
2. Although a ____________
retina sounds very serious, the operation to repair it only took a
b
short time.
a. disconnected
b. detached
c. dismounted
d. decentralised
a
3. Harrison ____________
the ball in the last minute! His team-mates look furious as their
last chance for victory slips away.
a. fumbles
b. stumbles
c. mumbles
d. cuddles
4. The robbery was carried out in ___________
daylight and with hundreds of witnesses
c
present.
a. open
b. wide
c. broad
d. clear
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a
5. Along with your new responsibilities, you will also have ____________
to highly
confidential information about the staff here, so we need you to sign a new agreement
promising not to disclose anything.
a. access
b. entrance
c. contact
d. admission
6. Do you know what the letters D.V.D ____________?
c
a. stand by
b. stand down
c. stand for
d. stand over
7. Come on Jane. Stop ____________
and make a decision and then we can go!
d
a. loitering
b. delaying
c. faltering
d. dithering
d
8. The unmanned ____________
left Earth in 1986 and reached Saturn this week where it
will take photos and radio other information back to us here.
a. buoy
b. drill
c. robot
d. probe
c
9. That car is a bit on the costly ____________!
I think I will think about it for a few days.
a. part
b. front
c. side
d. level
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10. In some parts of Europe, being in ____________
c
of cannabis is legal although selling it to
others is still illegal.
a. hold
b. control
c. possession
d. ownership
a
11. Suddenly, Hoskins looked up as the train ____________
to an abrupt halt. Maybe the KGB
had discovered his whereabouts.
a. came
b. went
c. arrived
d. brought
a
12. You haven't cooked this meat enough Andrew. Mine is almost ____________!
a. raw
b. rare
c. undone
d. fresh
d
13. I do like the new boss but he is just a bit too bossy for my ____________.
a. taste
b. suit
c. flavour
d. liking
c
14. You will know if the bomb arms itself. It will ____________
a high-pitched sound for about
ten seconds before it goes off.
a. admit
b. expel
c. emit
d. eject
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15. She hid the killer for two days in her house and has now been charged with ____________
c
the course of justice.
a. diverting
b. converting
c. perverting
d. subverting
16. Did you hear that old Harris has married Jessica, the daughter of the Duchess of Wilmslow!
d
That is quite a ____________
in my opinion.
a. haul
b. asset
c. loot
d. catch
a
17. The consequences of this terrorist attack will be ____________.
World peace is truly under
threat.
a. dire
b. stringent
c. absurd
d. callous
18. Don't touch that letter yet. I have just written it with my new ink pen and it will
c
____________.
a. blur
b. fog
c. smudge
d. smear
b
19. There will be a long ____________
process before you can be considered for this highly
sensitive post. We will let you know in about three months if we can continue with the
application.
a. controlling
b. screening
c. monitoring
d. testing
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20. The company bought, then sold, their main rivals at a large profit and the ____________
c
were used to improve technology in the factories worldwide.
a. assets
b. rewards
c. proceeds
d. costs
c
21. Most of the examination is written but there is also a(n) ____________
part which I am
really worried about.
a. vocal
b. verbal
c. oral
d. wordy
22. I thought the teacher would be really angry but he was pretty ____________
in his
c
punishment of us actually.
a. lax
b. loophole
c. lenient
d. loose
23. We replaced the broken vase with a very similar one that we found the next day in the
market and they were ____________
the wiser when they returned from their vacation.
b
a. not
b. none
c. less
d. nothing
d
24. ____________
with anger, Mr. Jensson stormed into the local tax office and demanded to
see someone about his case which had dragged on for nearly three years.
a. brimming
b. pouring
c. stewing
d. seething
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a
25. I never had a moment to myself Tony. I never ____________
looking at your broken radio.
Sorry!
a. got round to
b. got over
c. found out about
d. got away with
26. We must have wasted half the morning at the post office. There were only three
b
____________
open and the rest of the staff were just sat around smoking and reading
newspapers. I was furious!
a. stalls
b. counters
c. tills
d. booths
a
27. Wow! That was delicious Marny! I have to ____________
it to you: yours is the best
tiramisu in the world!
a. hand
b. praise
c. reward
d. allow
c
28. EduScope is the new ____________
which advises the government about new policies in
education. Most of the members
c are former teachers or school administrators.
a. ministry
b. party
c. think-tank
d. brainstorm
a
29. Archeology students often go on a lot of ____________
to get practical experience of
archeological digs happening in their area.
a. field trips
b. apprenticeships
c. seminars
d. conferences
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30. My new secretary doesn't even know ____________.
c
It takes her an age to copy down a
letter that I dictate to her.
a. handwriting
b. calligraphy
c. shorthand
d. graphology
31. Harry thought about betting $200 on a horse called Lucky Harry in the year's biggest horse
race but lost his ____________
at the last moment. Fortunately, it fell at the first hurdle!
b
a. head
b. nerve
c. mind
d. heart
b
32. I know the truth will finally ____________
and when it does, he who is guilty will be made
to pay!
a. out
b. emerge
c. reveal
d. arise
a
33. The company's financial ____________
was so serious that investors were warned that
they could lose all their money.
a. plight
b. dead-end
c. impasse
d. breakdown
d
34. Are you doing this English course with a(n) ____________
to getting a better job or not?
a. idea
b. vocation
c. intention
d. view
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35. If you are ____________
b
so much with the new Calculus course, why don't you consider
doing a few private lessons?
a. fighting
b. struggling
c. battling
d. straining
d
36. ___________
your continued late arrival at work, I have been pleased with your work here.
a. nonetheless
b. nevertheless
c. regardless
d. notwithstanding
c
37. Ever since he was bitten on the leg by Harry's dog, he has walked with a ____________.
a. stagger
b. mumble
c. limp
d. fumble
b
38. By 2am, the number of people at the party had __________
to almost zero and we left too.
a. subsided
b. dwindled
c. lessened
d. deteriorated
a
39. Once we knew he didn't take ____________
to being imitated, we stopped immediately.
a. kindly
b. fondly
c. nicely
d. warmly
40. The Prime Minister has said that a tiny, unruly ____________
within the otherwise peaceful
c
demonstration was to blame for the trouble which followed.
a. segment
b. division
c. element
d. portion
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
42 items
1. The fish will already give this soup enough salt so you won't need to add much - maybe just
a ____________.
c
a. sip
b. drop
c. pinch
d. grain
a
2. Stop ____________
me in the back with your finger please. If you want something, just ask
like everyone else!
a. prodding
b. banging
c. pinching
d. slapping
b
3. A good teacher must be a(n) ____________
one, always prepared to introduce new ideas
and technology into the classroom.
a. inventive
b. innovative
c. reformative
d. rebellious
4. Having spent too much time playing basketball in his spare time, Roger now found he was
falling ____________
the other students in the other subjects at school.
c
a. down
b. back
c. behind
d. over
5. Tying all the little pieces of string together to make the long chain was a slow,
a
____________
process which took us over six days in all.
a. labourious
b. employed
c. workmanlike
d. conscientious
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6. Due to heavy snow and high winds, the Bishop Mountain Nature Park will be __________
a
for at least the next few days.
a. inaccessible
b. exclusive
c. remote
d. elusive
c
7. I have done more than my fair ____________
of work. Now I am having a rest.
a. portion
b. ration
c. share
d. division
a
8. With the new bridge open across the estuary, the old car ferry was made ____________.
a. redundant
b. unemployed
c. retired
d. extinct
c
9. When I say I want you to be here at six o'clock, I mean six o'clock ____________.
You
cannot be late under any circumstances!
a. on the edge
b. at the moment
c. on the dot
d. in detail
c
10. It was 238 years ago on this ____________
day that the town was founded.
a. own
b. absolute
c. very
d. real
c
11. The spacecraft ___________
into space and then spent three days getting to the Moon.
a. hurled
b. threw
c. blasted
d. orbited
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12. New drugs need to be tested for years to see if there are any ___________
b
effects which
could be harmful.
a. long-range
b. long-term
c. long-gone
d. long-felt
c
13. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of ___________
and the security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today.
a. reach
b. kilter
c. hand
d. the ordinary
d
14. The police, ___________
convinced of the suspect's guilt, began to follow him covertly 24
hours a day.
a. greatly
b. enough
c. powerfully
d. utterly
c
15. The room fell silent when Johnson, unaware of the couple's history, ___________
the
subject of divorce.
a. brought about
b. brought in
c. brought up
d. brought off
16. I suppose I always felt a certain amount of jealousy towards Elvin who was always such a
d
well ___________
young man.
a. thought about
b. thought up
c. thought through
d. thought of
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17. I can't stand opera. I can't even __________
d
myself to listen to five minutes of it on a CD.
a. take
b. give
c. make
d. bring
18. Don't worry about those two rowing. They have a long history ___________
back to when
a
they were at college together. I think they even enjoy arguing.
a. stretching
b. lying
c. returning
d. coming
b
19. The sales department was ___________
with complaints after the faulty washing machine
went on sale nationwide.
a. attacked
b. flooded
c. wetted
d. sieged
a
20. The police were called out in the early hours of the morning when there was a __________
involving a few teenagers.
a. disturbance
b. riot
c. outcry
d. campaign
d
21. Morale at the football club began to decline as the ___________
departure of the coach
approached.
a. future
b. predictable
c. nearby
d. forthcoming
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22. The coach has ___________
a
fit to move to another club after some disputes over player
contracts.
a. seen
b. looked
c. seemed
d. chosen
c
23. ___________
on by my husband, I applied for the job I had always dreamt of having.
a. begged
b. obliged
c. urged
d. pleaded
b
24. As you are no doubt ___________
aware, your lies have shown you to be an
untrustworthy employee and we will have to let you go.
a. steadily
b. painfully
c. apparently
d. sharply
d
25. The train finally arrived, covered in snow after two further hours. ___________
to say,
when I arrived at the restaurant, there was no sign of Maggie at all.
a. silly
b. useless
c. wasteful
d. needless
b
26. Did you ever realise you have an uncanny ___________
of coming down to the kitchen
just as I am about to serve dinner? Very strange!
a. habit
b. knack
c. trick
d. routine
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27. You seem a strong candidate Mr. Williams but you don't quite ___________
a
our
requirements for this post.
a. meet
b. reach
c. achieve
d. gain
b
28. ___________
by both financial and emotional problems, the father decided he had had
enough and slipped away from the house quietly at dawn.
a. pressured
b. beset
c. filled
d. drowned
b
29. I felt let down by a very unsupportive boardroom, ___________
by the very chairman
himself, Wilson Gray. I had no choice but to resign.
a. at most
b. not least
c. notwithstanding
d. henceforth
a
30. If they ask you about me, don't ___________
that you know where I am, OK?
a. let on
b. give in
c. give on
d. let in
b
31. Just remember that August in Australia is ___________
with a North American December,
though it doesn't snow!
a. on level
b. on a par
c. evens
d. compared
c
32. A(n) ___________
diamond such as this would fetch over one hundred thousand if put up
for auction.
a. error free
b. consistent
c. flawless
d. persistent
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33. Only when explorers finally penetrated the ___________
d
forests of Central and South
America were these ruins revealed to the world at last.
a. solid
b. heavy
c. tangled
d. dense
34. The average Siberian Stoat family group ___________
one male, two or three females and
c
the young of all of the females.
a. consists
b. constituting
c. comprises
d. makes up
35. The difference between roads and rivers is not very ___________
defined on this map.
d
That could be a problem.
a. solidly
b. markedly
c. distinctly
d. clearly
36. Out upon the cloud covered hills, we only caught the occasional glimpse of the town lights
b
___________
far below in the valley.
a. sparkling
b. glimmering
c. flashing
d. beaming
b
37. After a month, I will ___________
the ropes and won't keep bothering you for help.
a. show
b. learn
c. get
d. finish
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38. Here's something that will give you ___________
d
for thought. Every year, there are 90
million more people on the Earth than the year before!
a. stop
b. break
c. reason
d. pause
b
39. And also among our guests tonight, we are fortunate enough to have the ___________
environmentalist Kathy Wong.
a. notorious
b. eminent
c. prestigious
d. monumental
40. When I ___________
my fingers, I want you to stop playing but continue to tap your feet
c
to the rhythm.
a. break
b. crack
c. click
d. bang
a
41. ___________
retrospect, we should have noticed how unhappy Carla had become in her
marriage. I partly blame myself.
a. in
b. with
c. at
d. under
d
42. Haiti is by far and ___________
the most beautiful place I have ever been to.
a. above
b. over
c. along
d. away
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FOR EACH QUESTION BELOW, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER.
40 items
c
1. Do you realise I have now written over a hundred letters of application in ___________
of a
new job. I should become a secretary!
a. hunt
b. quest
c. search
d. seek
2. I am afraid to inform the cabinet that there is a traitor in our ___________.
We have begun
a
an investigation to find out who the culprit is.
a. midst
b. crew
c. middle
d. centre
a
3. Why are you ___________
at me in that suspicious way? I didn't do anything!
a. staring
b. peering
c. gazing
d. glancing
4. The young rookie scored over 20 goals in his first year, taking the whole league by
___________.
c
a. force
b. example
c. storm
d. assault
b
5. I hope you won't feel too ___________
if I turn up at the last minute. The hotel was fully
booked!
a. put in
b. put out
c. put up
d. put away
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6. Hubert ___________
a
remembered locking the door and couldn't understand how it was
now standing wide open.
a. distinctly
b. sharply
c. totally
d. utterly
7. A lesser know symptom of this condition is that you will suddenly have panic attacks and
___________
cold sweats with little or no warning.
a
a. break into
b. come across
c. give off
d. switch on
8. If you are looking for Sheila, she is over in the corner of the library with her head
___________
in her books.
b
a. covered
b. entombed
c. buried
d. drowned
d
9. Your laziness has ___________
in these terrible exam results. You only have yourself to
blame.
a. led
b. caused
c. contributed
d. resulted
10. I have tried every product on the market and still I can't rid these curtains of the
c
___________
of cigarette smoke.
a. fumes
b. fragrance
c. stench
d. aroma
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11. Granddad would spend hours talking to us youngsters around the dinner table
c
___________
about his happy younger days back east on the farm.
a. recalling
b. reminiscing
c. reminding
d. memorising
12. Many celebrities complain about the media attention but I think many of them thrive on
being in the ___________.
d
a. torch-light
b. headlight
c. floodlight
d. limelight
c
13. James Dean became something of a(n) ___________
for rebellious teenagers across
America in the 1950s.
a. model
b. figure
c. icon
d. status symbol
14. The winning team were roundly criticised by the local media for the way in which they had
a
___________
over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting.
a. gloated
b. relished
c. showed up
d. dominated
15. Mike spent three days at the driving centre before giving up. He just couldn't
b
___________
to grips with driving such a large truck.
a. come
b. get
c. reach
d. beat
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16. I retired three years ago and didn't know what to do with myself. Getting this dog has
given me a new ___________
of life.
c
a. burst
b. loan
c. lease
d. extension
17. Local police have promised to ___________
on the rampant drug scene that is thought to
a
have contributed to the death of two teenagers last week.
a. crack down
b. weigh down
c. put down
d. come down
c
18. We used to spend hours on this beach, ___________
among the rocks and the sand
dunes. Seems like centuries ago!
a. scuttling
b. limping
c. clambering
d. hopping
d
19. My responsibility is to keep a ___________
rein on company expenses and try to see us in
the black for the next financial year. I know it won't be easy!
a. shorter
b. looser
c. longer
d. tighter
20. Apparently, the sailor spent three days on the beach before anyone found him and sent
b
for help. It doesn't surprise me: that is a very deserted ___________
of coastline.
a. zone
b. stretch
c. corridor
d. swathe
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21. Young children are ___________
c
often willing to behave stupidly to impress their friends.
a. all so
b. all very
c. all too
d. all but
22. The quickest way to the castle is to ___________
for that large hill and cross the river on
d
the new bridge. Then you can't miss it.
a. go
b. reach
c. set
d. make
a
23. There's no ___________
asking me to pay for those shoes. You ruined them, you pay for
them!
a. use
b. motive
c. point
d. need
c for about 10 paces before falling against a car.
24. The vagrant came out of the shop, _______
a. stammered
b. tripped
c. staggered
d. skidded
d
25. Sir, are you aware that local fire restrictions ___________
the number of people allowed
in a club this size to 200?
a. top
b. cap
c. stop
d. limit
26. If Harold never won any cups, why is his name ___________
onto this golfing trophy?
d
a. daubed
b. scribbled
c. carved
d. etched
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a
27. The extensive winds that have been ___________
Florida will move away as the weekend
draws to a close.
a. battering
b. punching
c. cracking
d. thumping
a
28. Despite the scandal, the leader emerged with his reputation ___________.
a. untarnished
b. unpolluted
c. unimpaired
d. unfettered
29. Three of the escapees have now been recaptured but police spokesmen have said they are
a
concerned that, of the fourth prisoner, ___________
information is known that could help the
authorities put him back behind bars.
a. scant
b. rare
c. slight
d. a little
c
30. If the manager says anything about the missed deadline, just ___________
your tongue,
say nothing and we can discuss it later.
a. eat
b. swallow
c. bite
d. suck
b
31. I didn't realise you were so ___________
interested in fishing.
a. vividly
b. keenly
c. extensively
d. patently
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32. The most important parts of your job may seem difficult now but they will become second
c
___________
to you within a couple of weeks.
a. instinct
b. thought
c. nature
d. mind
33. The laws are in place to protect the monuments but the guards often turn a blind
d
___________
to what people get up to here.
a. look
b. glance
c. watch
d. eye
34. As soon as the bomb was discovered by one of the cleaning staff, the police had the area
b
___________
off and no-one was allowed within two blocks of the cafe.
a. fenced
b. cordoned
c. walled
d. isolated
d
35. We had a great birthday dinner but I didn't expect it to ___________
us back quite so
much. That place is expensive!
a. get
b. hit
c. cost
d. set
a
36. Funding to the sales department should be increased but not at the ___________
of other
sections of the company.
a. expense
b. detriment
c. disadvantage
d. punishment
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37. On the last day of the festival, we have a choice between a battle re-enactment and a
c
poetry ___________
near the abbey.
a. show
b. performance
c. recital
d. telling
c
38. "Who is that strange woman ___________
you from across the room? She looks quite
aggressive."
a. gazing
b. staring
c. eyeing
d. peering
a
39. ___________
how nicely she asks me, I don't see why I should help her after her earlier
attitude.
a. No matter
b. No doubt
c. No need
d. No importance
d
40. Ladies and gentlemen, we may soon have to change ___________
slightly to avoid a
dangerous looking thunderstorm up ahead. We will keep you informed at all times.
a. track
b. tack
c. path
d. course
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