Vocabulary & Idiomatic Expressions - Page 117

Select the best meaning for each of the underlined word and write the appropriate
letter in the blank.

________1. The lotto winners will be selected at random.

a. by chance

b. by competition

c. by testing

d. by interviewing

________2. Dr. Antonio prescribe massive doses of antibiotics for his patients with
tuberculosis.

a. daily

b. double

c. heavy

d. encourage

________3. Carry on with your work.

a. continue

b. carry the work

c. stop

d. be on time

________4. Cleanliness is still at a discount in many parts of the country.

a. valued fully

b. not to be valued fully

c. attended to

d. believed

________5. Mr. Henry Sy is now rolling in money.

a. very rich
 b. famous

c. losing money

d. successful in business

6. Jek os the apple of his mother's eye.

a. adored

b. dearly loved

c. always watched

d. pride

________7. He got the money to fund his checks in the bank at the eleventh hour.

a. 11:00 AM

b. 11:00 PM

c. just in time

d. 11th hour of the day

________8. She is generous to a fault.

a. excessively

b. seldom

c. rarely

d. infrequent

________9. The marketing officers were asked to go over the figures in their reports
before the conference.

a. compute

b. calculate

c. revise

d. review

________10. We were forced to postpone the meeting.

a. call of
 b. put of

c. delay

d. do without

11. Punctuality is imposed in this office.

a. being cheerful

b. being courteous

c. being on time

d. being efficient

________12. Jomar resolved to act more wisely next time.

a. promised

b. hoped

c. decided

d. consented

________13. The woman reported that the diamonds snatched from here
were genuine.

a. valuable

b. real

c. imitations

d. synthetic

________14. Myla loves to eat a prodigious amount of home-made bread.

a. tiny

b. moderate

c. huge

d. slight

________15. MSA Math Tutoring Center and Gerpress Printing are going to merge by
the middle of the year.
 a. change owners

b. become one

c. expand

d. divide into two

16. It is futile to argue with the boss once he has made up his mind.

a. useful

b. useless

c. hopeful

d. encouraging

_______17. One symptom of H-fever is nose-bleeding.

a. symbol

b. caused

c. sign

d. pain

_______18. The post is titled; please straighten it.

a. sloping

b. high

c. adjustable

d. level

_______19. The union's grievance committee met with the school directors to protest
the teacher's dismissal.

a. retirement

b. personnel

c. scholarship

d. complaint
_______20. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing lesson plans and
computing student's grades.

a. creative

b. careful

c. proficient

d. efficient

21. His boss appeared to be in an afable mood that Albert decided to ask for a
raise.

a. agreeable

b. cheerful

c. courteous

d. uncertain

_______22. Three authors collaborated in preparing this book.

a. work together

b. collate

c. communal

d. contribute

_______23. The DPWH secretary obeyed the president's order in

a complaisant manner.

a. obliging

b. make perfect

c. complaint

d. making up for

_______24. Mrs. Leny Ngo cannot keep her complicity in this afair secret very long.

a. complication

b. involvement

c. comprise
 d. conspiracy

_______25. The search for a consort for the heiress of the throne ended happily.

a. escort

b. body guard

c. husband

d. prince

26. Miss Sabina's employer ofered to defray the cost of her trip to Hong Kong.

a. provide for the payment of

b. charge

c. turn side

d. reduce

_______27. The Saudi Arabian Government decapitated three criminals in March,

1996.

a. hang

b. imprisoned

c. beheaded

d. release

_______28. Japanese cuisine is now famous in Manila.

a. fast food

b. chefs

c. restaurant

d. style of cooking

_______29. Her exemplary performance was mentioned in the meeting.

a. efort

b. efective

c. outstanding
 d. inefective

_______30. When Lea was asked to sing, she did not falter.

a. hesitate

b. pretend

c. give-in

d. go-on

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. A

11. C

12. C

13. B

14. C

15. B
16. B

17. C

18. A

19. D

20. B

21. C

22. A

23. A

24. B

25. C

26. A

27. C

28. D

29. C

30. A