TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 1 15- He had so much .......

to become a writer that he didn't mind

living in poverty for years while the publishing world ignored
1- Children like to play games in which they use their imaginations and him.
....... that they are other people, often the adults around them. A) misery B) perception C) determination
A) fake B) assume C) activate D) management E) competence
D) pretend E) present
16- We will have to make a few changes on this computer
2- The recent nuclear accident in Japan was caused by the ...... of programme in order to ......... it to our specific needs.
workers, who should have been more careful. A) adjust B) confirm C) demand
A) negligence B) regret C) anxiety D) balance E) accommodate
D) responsibility E) distress
17- Though she was ........ to take part in the organisation of the
3- The price of....... to top football matches is so high that it is impossible school play, her eye operation prevented her from doing so.
to take an entire family. A) active B) energetic C) reluctant
A) access B) demand C) admission D) forced E) willing
D) introduction E) protection
18- After George became a successful stockbroker and married a rich
4- The police ....... that a famous gangster is responsible for the recent girl, he became so ....... of his working-class parents that he lied
murders, but they cannot arrest him because they have no solid about his origins and never went home.
vidence. A) industrious B) pitiful C) confused
A) surround B) reject C) reveal D) ashamed E) valueless
D) suspect E) hope
19- We had better phone and ....... our hotel reservations since they
5- Once you have chosen what you want to do with your life, it is ....... to were made so long ago and we don't want to get stuck without ı
wonder about what might have been if you had chosen differently as room.
you can't do much to change it. A) cancel B) determine C) confirm
A) wasteful B) useless C) extravagant D) establish E) justify
D) desperate E) constant
20- Many people get upset by ....... to innocent animals, which
6- Some people find ....... work with children, old or handicapped people shouldn't have to suffer at the hands of human beings.
to be very satisfying even though they don't get paid for it. A) courtesy B) cruelty C) domination
A) well-paid B) intentional C) compulsory D) compassion E) suspicion
D) monetary E) voluntary
21- A good knowledge of English or another European language is
7- Though he wanted to be a doctor, he got no ....... from his parents, who a/an ....... for most good jobs these days.
wanted him to start earning money as soon as he left school at the age A) requirement B) resistance C) defense
of sixteen. D) demand E) intention
A) decision B) deterrent C) encouragement
D) necessity E) willingness 22- Rich countries, where so much is thrown away, are a lot more
....... than poorer countries, where most things must be recycled
8- Even though Sarah was on a diet, she couldn't ....... the temptation to and used.
eat chocolate every day, and as a result, she didn't lose any weight. A) wasteful B) useless C) devastating
A) struggle B) resist C) receive D) economical E) exhausting
D) accept E) embrace
23- She wouldn't have been able to study for her degree while
9- Seeing as you've been working very hard on this project for months bringing up two children had she not had such a ....... family
now, you ........ to have a good holiday before starting a new one. which constantly encouraged her.
A) deserve B) describe C) invite A) favourite B) supportive C) disapproving
D) ignore E) devise D) moody E) contrary

10- You shouldn't take such a hasty decision, or you may ........ it later. 24- Due to the assistance from her family, her studies were not .........
A) retreat B) sulk C) neglect by the fact that she had two children.
D) lose E) regret A) relieved B) avoided C) hindered
D) expanded E) abused
11- The film was so ....... that we walked out after only ten minutes.
A) terrific B) dreadful C) tremendous 25- Most people have a lot of ....... for Nelson Mandela, not only
D) tempting E) enjoyable because he led his people to freedom, but because he voluntarily
gave up the presidency.
12- I have to leave work early tomorrow because I have a 4:30 ....... with A) approval B) offence C) interest
the dentist. D) admiration E) attention
A) assessment B) appointment C) assignment
D) treatment E) agreement 26- If public officials are not ....... paid, no one should be surprised if
they are tempted to take bribes.
13- With today's technology, it is possible for a house to be ........ powered A) adequately B) heavily C) extensively
by solar energy, without using any other forms of energy. D) wastefully E) completely
A) slightly B) partly C) ordinarily
D) entirely E) formally 27- Since he turned up to the interview wearing jeans and a t-shirt,
and with a three-day growth of beard, his ....... alone assured that
14- Having given her blood samples to be analysed, she is now ....... he would not get the job.
waiting to get the results. A) identification B) arrival C) appearance
A) uneasy B) disturbed C) bored D) emergence E) occurrence
D) deliberate E) anxious
28- Pop musicians often earn a lot of money and have lots of girls after 43- Computer software business, which is a booming industry, is
them, so it is no wonder that they become vain and ....... . much more ........ than many traditional businesses.
A) inconsistent B) unhappy C) affectionate A) profitable B) selective C) negligible
D) cheerful E) conceited D) approximate E) filling

29- Silver and gold are both precious metals, but gold is far more ....... 44- While he has a/an ....... for fresh fruit and vegetables, he
than silver. occasionally eats meat, so he is not a vegetarian.
A) praiseworthy B) helpful C) appreciative A) situation B) prediction C) preference
D) realistic E) valuable D) occurrence E) condition

30- Frank and Julie are only ....... related, so it is legally possible for them 45- Nora felt very ........ walking home at midnight across the field —
to get married. anyone could attack her and she would be defenseless and alone.
A) accordingly B) heavily C) incessantly A) violent B) fragile C) powerful
D) distantly E) lovingly D) vulnerable E) offensive

31- A science-fiction novelist should possess a great deal of .......... in 46- The history of mankind changed radically when people first
order to be able to create so many things that are usually non-existent began to grow crops and to ....... animals.
in real life. A) determine B) domesticate C) isolate
A) assistance B) imagination C) finance D) deserve E) educate
D) hallucination E) disturbance
47- The 19th century was a time of great advancement in mechanics,
32- Knowing how forgetful he is, you should have ........ him about the industry and transportation; ........ the 20th century saw great
meeting. advances in nuclear, space and computer technologies.
A) insured B) remembered C) reminded A) similarly B) essentially C) presumably
D) excluded E) reasoned D) incessantly E) ceaselessly

33- Rather than cure the disease after it has spread, ....... measures, like 48- She is such a/an ....... woman that her thoughtless spending
vaccination, are the best way to insure that epidemics do not occur. caused her husband to go bankrupt.
A) curable B) rescuing C) untreatable A) thrifty B) arrogant C) extravagant
D) permissible E) preventive D) determined E) intensive

34- Although many Americans ....... the Japanese because of the fact that 49- George brought his wife flowers and tried to ....... for his
they make better cars and electrical goods, they still buy these goods. atrocious behaviour, but she refused to forgive him.
A) insult B) resent C) protect A) allege B) apologise C) forget
D) prevent E) insure D) defend E)recognise

35- The ....... for Indian independence was led by Mahatma Ghandi. 50- Do you believe that the ......... of nuclear weapons has reduced the
A) effort B) endeavour C) requirement risk of another world war?
D) payment E) struggle A) vitality B) exhibition C) happening
D) imagination E) existence
36- Normally I don't like my daughter to stay out late at night, but on New
Year's Eve, she has my ....... to stay out as late as she wants. 51- The economies of a number of Asian nations grew too ........ and
A) justification B) objection C) permission then collapsed in the late 1990s.
D) liberty E) privilege A) rapidly B) constantly C) casually
D) painstakingly E) deliberately
37- The thought of watching this film on TV is very ........ but I know I
have to study for tomorrow's exam. 52- The technology is available to ....... fresh water from salt water,
A) significant B) tempting C) ignorant but the process is too expensive to be used on a large scale.
D) enjoyable E) satisfying A) distil B) evaporate C) boil
D) ferment E) discover
38- Though I had taken two painkillers, they still didn't ......... the pain in
my broken leg. 53- Having been dishonest on several occasions, he is known as a/an
A) relieve B) stimulate C) slaughter ......... manufacturer in business circles.
D) release E) relax A) cunning B) encouraging C) reliable
D) deceitful E) virtuous
39- Though ....... Rolex watches are very expensive, you can buy fakes on
the street cheaply. 54-After the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic Empire
A) realistic B) alternative C) correct ....... so quickly that soon it stretched from Spain to Persia.
D) genuine E) exact A) contracted B) shrank C) expanded
D) condensed E) enhanced
40- Although I am normally a very understanding person, I cannot.......
football fans, no matter which team they support. 55- In the light of the improvements in economy, investors are
A) indulge B) oblige C) rectify hoping for ....... conditions during the coming year.
D) tolerate B) authorise A) complimentary B) fortunate C) favourable
D) adverse E) conflicting
41- There has been a continuing ....... among economists about how to deal
with inflation best. 56- The ....... of the Ottoman Empire after the reign of Sultan
A) contest B) equation C) declaration Süleyman the Magnificent was so gradual that no one even
D) trial E) debate noticed that it was becoming weaker for a century or two.
A) ascent B) humility C) reduction
42- His lack of experience in trade ........ brought failure. D) decrease E) decline
A) invaluably B) inevitably C) inestimably 57- Although the victim gave the police a detailed ....... of her
D) instinctively E) insistently attacker, they have been unable to find him.
A) version B) narration C) interpretation
D) description E) interrogation
58- The weather report predicts ....... temperatures for the time of the year,
in contrast to the unusually cold weather of the past few days.
A) moderate B) deliberate C) extreme
D) excessive E) proper

59- Officials estimate that....... 200,000 people attended the rally, though
no one can be sure of the exact figure.
A) precisely B) strictly C) approximately
D) formerly E) preferably

60- When the UN representatives had investigated the scene, they had no
doubts that the civilian deaths had been ....... , and not accidental as
the government claimed.
A) probable B) deliberate C) measurable
D) casual E) protective

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 1

l.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.E 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.E
11.B 12.B 13.D 14.E 15.C 16.A 17.E 18.D 19.C 20.B
21.A 22.A 23.B 24.C 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.E 29.E 30.D
31.B 32.C 33.E 34.B 35.E 36.C 37.B 38.A 39.D 40.D
41.E 42.B 43.A 44.C 45.D 46.B 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.E
51.A 52.A 53.D 54.C 55.C 56.E 57.D 58.A 59.C 60.B