TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 15- People with a/an .......

in gambling usually not only lose all their

1- Young men in Turkey are often ......... from consideration for jobs money, but destroy their family lives as well.
unless they have completed their military service. A) prejudice B) obsession C) observance
A) punched B) regarded C) addicted D) construction E) adjustment
D) transferred E) eliminated
16- If you have acquaintances who are ....... with the government
2- Many small- and medium-scale businesses have been ........ ruined offices, it can be much easier to get things done.
financially by the recent recession. A) intelligent B) influential C) intellectual
A) virtually B) ceaselessly C) ordinarily D) informal E) ingenious
D) presently E) specially
17- Just as I was about to go under the water for the third time, I was
3- ....... is essential for a good bibliography. The list does not deserve able to ....... a rope, with which I was pulled to safety.
to be named a bibliography if the compiler makes careless mistakes A) throw B) float C) hurl
in describing a book. D) decline E) grasp
A) Extension B) Variety C) Dependence
D) Measurement E) Accuracy 18- My aunt is such an unpleasant woman that she has ....... all her
neighbours, and now she has no friends at all.
4- He is one of the most....... young musicians today, and surely has a A) sustained B) supported C) forecasted
successful career ahead of him. D) alienated E) ordained
A) descriptive B) inherited C) penetrating
D) impressive E) accustomed 19- The thieves, wearing black from head to foot, crept ....... through
the open window.
5- The terrorists decided to ....... an airplane with celebrities among A) dreadfully B) readily C) boisterously
the passengers, because they thought that was the way to gain D) utterly E) stealthily
maximum publicity.
A) kidnap B) enquire C) lease 20- Plans are now being made to build a/an ....... new airliner with
D) hijack E) purchase three storeys, private bedrooms, bars, restaurants and even a
gymnasium.
6- One of the most important things needed by a developing country A) gigantic B) eventual C) moderate
is a .......... government. D) fortunate E) dedicated
A) corrupt B) precarious C) stable
D) changeable E) rigid 21- In parts of north Africa, the deserts are encroaching on the .......
land, and unless something is done, people will be left with a
7- Proud that she had finally had a son after six daughters, she rocked small area to grow their crops in.
her new baby ....... to sleep. A) sufficient B) potential C) arid
A) instantly B) tenderly C) precisely D) arable E) ample
D) perceptively E) impatiently
22- In "The Clown", Heinrich Boll depicts a well-paid entertainer
8- There is little ....... to do a good job if you work for a big company who, because of drink, ........ into a begging street musician.
where you do not directly benefit from your own work. A) deserves B) deteriorates C) rotates
A) incentive B) interruption C) amusement D) obstructs E) innovates
D) resemblance E) persuasion
23- There was a brief ....... in the performance, during which
9- I wish I had bought a/an ......... car as it would be nice in the everyone held their breath and wondered what would happen
summer to drive in a car without a top. next.
A) convertible B) usable C) affordable A) pause B) collapse C) portion
D) predictable E) compatible D) likeness E) seizure

10- Although the theories of Galileo were ....... by the Church, it turned
out that he was correct all along.
A) adored B) disproved C) mocked 24- The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning
D) teased E) attained to ........ sailors and people who live near the sea to the danger of
the approaching storm.
11- Some Americans are so ....... of geography that they confuse Nepal A) intimidate B) threaten C) alert
and Naples. D) deter E) stimulate
A) gullible B) ignorant C) intelligent
D) superficial E) shallow 25- Four-wheel drive cars are popular in the countryside because
they are so ........ .
12- People who drink and drive are a ....... to other innocent people on A) costly B) faithful C) tough
the highways. D) ferocious E) vigorous
A) compulsion B) reference C) mentality
D) menace E) blessing 26- After the Gulf War, UN inspectors went to Iraq to make sure
13- Cellulose is used for a wide variety of commercial purposes, that the country had ....... its development of nuclear weapons
including the ........ of lumber and paper from wood and cloth from and no longer produced them.
cotton. A) persevered B) culminated C) proceeded
A) purchase B) prediction C) manufacture D) established E) ceased
D) consumption E) composure
27- I'm so busy at the moment that I have to work very ....... if I hope
14- On the day he was sacked, Alan was so angry that he ....... the to get everything done — I can't afford to waste any time.
names and addresses of all the company's clients from the A) punctually B) simply C) effortlessly
computers, causing complete mayhem in the office. D) efficiently E) recklessly
A) deleted B) typed C) convinced
D) ordered E) inserted 28- While progress may seem slow at the moment, the director is
certain that we will........ reach our goal — it may take a little
while though.
 A) rapidly B) barely C) eventually D) blasting E) compiling
D) eagerly E) plainly
43- It is a good thing you used pencil for your written composition
29- Some city dwellers, tired of their ........ life styles with lots of because you have made a lot of mistakes that you will have to
running about, are seeking a quieter existence in small towns and ....... .
on farms. A) rub B) erase C) wipe
A) furious B) hectic C) relaxing D) squash E) scrape
D) irrelevant E) emotional
44- New, very harsh measures have been instituted to combat
30- I need to take a week off since I have been working too hard lately drinking and driving — people caught breaking them will be
and am suffering from ........ both physical and mental. ........ punished through a combination of fines and prison
A) fatigue B) concern C) disability sentences.
D) boredom E) destruction A) illegally B) hardly C) harmfully
D) wrongly E) severely
31- The ....... iron hinges on the old door creaked loudly as we opened
it. 44- The police did not find his alibi, which implied that he had been
A) rusty B) shiny C) obsolete in two places at the same time, very ......... .
D) slippery E) rotten A) ordinary B) hesitant C) tolerable
D) convincing E) critical
32- All of the engineers are ....... to repair the Metro line before the
morning rush hour begins.
A) integrating B) rehearsing C) approaching
D) designating E) endeavouring 46- These forms must be filled in and returned ....... because if they
are late, they will not be considered.
33- Not everyone likes bright colours in the interior of their house; A) promptly B) seemingly C) usefully
some people prefer colours that are more ....... and restful. D) rigidly E) tidily
A) striking B) subtle C) sordid
D) radiant E) distinct 47- Although he ........ he did not fall, but that slowed him up enough
to lose the race.
34- June was terribly upset about the mistake she had made at work but A) dropped B) rolled C) declined
her boss kindly reminded her that everyone is .......... — no one can D) stumbled E) relapsed
be perfect all the time.
A) impartial B) pleasant C) fallible 48- In developed countries farming is highly mechanised and ........
D) shallow E) advisable from a strong technological support system that supplies
scientific know-how and the best and latest seed, feed and farm
35- After three days without food, we were too ....... even to stand up chemicals.
when help finally arrived. A) estimates B) boards C) exceeds
A) fatal B) adequate C) vigorous D) overflows E) benefits
D) brisk E) feeble
49- It is such a beautiful sunny day that I have no ....... to study here
36- Children like to play with dolls and ....... them just as if they were in this small, dim room at all.
their children. A) taste B) inclination C) prejudice
A) seal B) employ C) train D) modesty E) sensation
D) caress E) isolate
5O- I really need to practise a lot for my part in the play, so it is
37- People who have never been to the United States often have a ....... important that I go to the ....... regularly from now on.
view of the country because of bad TV and Hollywood films. A) establishments B) performances C) drawbacks
A) distorted B) distinguished C) disrupted D) demonstrations E) rehearsals
D) disapproved E) dispensed
51- She left the meeting ......... after the boss had insulted her.
38- Normally, people do something nice in return if someone does A) incessantly B) lavishly C) indignantly
something nice for them, but some people feel this sense of ....... D) punctually E) ignorantly
more strongly than others do.
A) impression B) gratitude C) obligation 52- Since his life story was not really very interesting, he decided to
D) fascination E) attitude ....... it with a lot of fictional adventures when he wrote his
autobiography.
39- The class listened more ....... than they had for the rest of the A) measure B) illustrate C) embellish
semestre because time for the final exam, which was very D) detain E) entertain
important, was nearing.
A) recklessly B) aggressively C) attentively 53- After World War II, the survivors from the Nazi concentration
D) virtually E) tenderly camps had a very difficult time trying to ......... the other
members of their families, and in some cases, it took years
4O- When one of the teachers was ill, the headmaster had to ........... two before parents and children were reunited.
classes, which meant that there was one very big class until Mrs A) comprehend B) determine C) occupy
Smith recovered and came back to work. D) locate E) identify
A) attach B) connect C) gather
D) combine E) retain 54- The ....... door of the old house next door kept us awake all night
blowing in the wind.
41- If you stopped murmuring and told me ......... what you want, I A) shiny B) creaky C) stale
would probably be of help! D) rigid E) stiff
A) anxiously B) slightly C) moderately
D) precisely E) relatively 55- It was such a wonderful experience that I don't think anything
else in my life can ever ....... it.
42- It was so hot and dry that the flowers were all ....... from the heat. A) surpass B) elevate C) defeat
A) prospering B) wilting C) violating D) order E) win
56- Though the test was completely made up of True-False questions,
and ........ guessing should have resulted in a 5O% score, Mark was
very unlucky and only managed to answer 5 of the 100 questions
correctly .
A) random B) precise C) distant
D) rapid E) fancy

57- Astronomers have long suspected that there is a tenth planet in our
solar system beyond Pluto, but they have never found any .......
evidence.
A) hardy B) principal C) tangible
D) solemn E) sensitive

58- Cork is highly compressible and resilient. That is, it can be easily
......... into a smaller space, but when the pressure is removed, it
springs back to its original size and shape.
A) pulled B) sustained C) insulated
D) tightened E) squeezed

59- All bills passed by parliament must have the ....... of the president
before they can become law.
A) liberty B) cancellation C) hindrance
D) approval E) reflection

6O- Learner-drivers are often not very skilful with the clutch pedal so
the ride is likely to be .......... which may even shake the passengers
in the car.
A) jerky B) swift C) neat
D) smooth E) pleasant

TEST Y0UR V0CABULARY

1. E 2. A 3. E 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C

11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. E 18. D 19. E 20. A

21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. E 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. A

31. A 32. E 33. B 34. C 35. E 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. D

41. D 42. B 43. B 44. E 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. E 49. B 50. E

51. C 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. C 58. E 59. D 60. A