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ADVANCED ENGLISH PRACTICE

BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY (NO. 01)

Task 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
A. WORD CHOICE
1. Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum _____ her career in order to have children.

A. devoted B. repeated C. sacrificed D. abolished

2. I find the offer quite _____, but I think I’d rather study at Oxford.

A. tempting B. desirous C. inclined D. envious

3. I don’t normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden _____ to see what the Blue Parrot was like.

A. force B. motive C. pressure D. impulse

4. Jerry loves snowboarding so much that it’s almost like a drug _____.

A. passion B. obsession C. addiction D. requirement

5. I don’t want to do the course in applied statistics, but it’s _____.

A. compulsory B. inevitable C. bound D. indecisive

6. Don’t worry about me – I’m quite _____ to sit here and wait for you to come back.

A. ecstatic B. delighted C. joyful D. content

7. When I was pregnant, I often got a sudden _____ for tinned sardines.

A. preference B. craving C. envy D. greed

8. Thank you for thinking of us, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to _____ your kind invitation.

A. decline B. deny C. condemn D. reject

9. I’ve never seen anyone so _____ to their joy as Philip is.

A. eager B. keen C. dedicated D. interested

10. I wish you would stop wasting so much on your computer games and do something as a little more _____.

A. welcome B. enviable C. feasible D. worthwhile

11. The man’s choice to run away virtually _____ to an admission of guilt

A. resulted B. came C. amounted D. added

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12. Environmental pollution has _____ many species to the verge of extinction.

A. sent B. thrown C. brought D. driven

13. After years of working together, the partners found themselves _____ linked.

A. permanently B. indelibly C. perpetually D. inextricably

14. It was decided that the cost of the project would be _____ and so it was abandoned.

A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive

15. Living by the ocean really _____ your _____. Once you’ve lived there, you never want to leave.

A. came in/heart B. get in/heart C. run in/blood D. came in/blood

16. Tamara has set her _____ on becoming a ballet-dancer.

A. feet B. brain C. head D. heart

17. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _____ ever since he offended her at the party.

A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats

18. Knowing the confidential details gave him a(n) _____ over the other candidates.

A. edge B. possibility C. exertion D. fringe

19. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he _____ his word.

A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto

20. His new play is not only interesting but also unique. It is really off the beaten _____.

A. track B. road C. path D. route

B. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS

21. A. _____ being a little messy, she will be a good flatmate for you.

A. Far away B. At length C. Beside D. Apart from

22. _____ working very long hours, John strives to exercise at least twice a week.

A. Regardless of B. On behalf of C. Because of D. However

23. There is a rumor _____ circulation that the director had a big argument _____ the manager at a last
meeting.

A. on – about B. upon – in C. for – out D. after – off

24. Factories which produce a lot of toxic fumes are contributing _____ the destruction _____ the environment.
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A. for – around B. by – against C. into – upon D. to – off

25. It’s so hot, I could do _____ a nice cool drink.

A. up B. with C. out D. without

26. Once you’d spent all our money, we fell _____ our credit card.

A. out B. for C. back on D. off

27. I fell _____ one of my friends and haven’t spoken to her for weeks.

A. in with B. out with C. through D. behind

28. I can’t get _____ to Joan. I think there’s a fault on the line.

A. away B. at C. through D. along

29. The record shop has a promotion and is giving _____ free CDs.

A. away B. off C. in D. out

30. He’s a good speaker and gets his view _____ very well.

A. over B. across C. on D. through

31. He _____ a big fortune when he was young, so he didn’t have to work hard.

A. came into B. came up C. came across D. came round

32. Are you taking _____ all of these phrasal verbs?

A. for B. down C. off D. in

33. The medicine takes one hour to _____.

A. bear with B. kick in C. make out D. get by

34. Have you _____ with your homework yet?

A. gotten through B. taken over C. thought up D. checked over

35. Jenifer _____ the invitation to join us for dinner.

A. called on B. come out C. got out of D. passed on

36. If he’s clumsy, he can bump _____ the desk.

A. by B. over C. into D. through

37. We can put you _____ for a few days if you have nowhere else to live.

A. on B. out C. up D. off
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38. Mary was astonished that she was _____ for the counselor’s position.

A. got by B. turned down C. caught on D. come to

39. After running up the stairs, I was _____ breath.

A. without B. out of C. no D. away from

40. She nearly lost her own life _____ attempting to save the child from drowning.

A. with B. for C. at D. in

C. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS

41. I felt a bit _____ and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the fever

42. A: “Oh! I’m exhausted! I’ve been doing homework all day.”

B: “Come and put your _____ up for 5 minutes and I’ll make you a cup of tea.”

A. hands B. hair C. heart D. feet

43. His English was roughly _____ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

A. leveled B. on a par C. equal D. in tune

44. Although she had never used a word-processor before, she soon got the _____ of it.

A. feel B. touch C. move D. hang

45. I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by the skin of my _____.

A. mouth B. leg C. neck D. teeth

46. If you want a flat in the centre of the city, you have to pay through the _____ for it.

A. teeth B. back of your head C. nose D. arm

47. You will be putting your life on the _____ if you take up skydiving.

A. ground B. line C. way D. lane

48. As far as her future goes, Olivia is _____. She hasn’t got a clue what career to follow.

A. on the level B. all at sea C. behind the scenes D. in the know

49. Your husband was a bit out of control at the party, to _____ mildly.

A. take it B. put it C. say D. tell

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50. There is a large effort _____ to rebuild arts education in the New York City public schools.

A. under way B. a long way C. out of the way D. in the way

51. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of _____ shaves.

A. narrow B. near C. close D. tiny

52. My father refused to eat meat that had been fried. He had _____ in his bonnet about it causing cancer.

A. a bug B. a bee C. a bull D. an ant

53. You really dropped _____ the other day when you told him Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema. He
thought she was at her mother’s.

A. a brick B. a stone C. a log D. a plank

54. I can’t stand Mr. Bryant. He’s always blowing his own _____ - telling everyone how good he is at
everything.

A. balloon B. breath C. mind D. trumpet

55. The escaped prisoner fought _____ before he was finally overpowered.

A. head over the heels B. tooth and nail C. heart and soul D. foot and mouth
56. I didn’t suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers I began to
smell _____.

A. a rat B. a pig C. a thief D. culprit

57. James looked _____ at the shop assistant who had been rude to her.

A. arrows B. needles C. poison D. daggers

58. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the _____.

A. nose on his face B. tip of his tongue C. back of his hand D. hold water

59. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t _____.

A. face the music B. hit the nail on the head C. carry the weight D. hair on his head

60. John will never buy you a drink – he’s far too _____.

A. tight-fisted B. pigheaded C. highly-strung D. easy-going

Task 2: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word.
61. I’ll take pride in our _________ (DESTRUCT) friendship.
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62. That the child behaved _________ (DEAR) made the couple happy.

63. The _________ (ELECTRIC) of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this government.

64. He was in such a haste to return home that he left at _________ (DAY) by the bus.

65. For many people, social network offer them a feeling of _________ (ESCAPE) from the real world.

66. If you can afford it and still have lots of money left, buy it _________ (RIGHT).

67. The little boy dreams of being a sports _________ (COMMENT) for the TV station.

68. The young girl is at a very _________ (IMRPESS) age so we must make sure that she goes with the right
sort of person.

69. The business is _________ (SOLVE) as it can no longer meet the repayments on its debt.

70. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on _________ (VALUE) by individual schools.

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