ENGLISH 12 [VOCABULARY: WORD CHOICE 4]

1. Only those who have scored more than 100 points will be ______ a prize.
A. devised B. awarded C. attributed D. supplied
2. Anything he does is in ______ with the law and that's why I have suggested him for the post.
A. commitment B. responsibility C. compliance D. obedience
3. Let's not buy anything from this man. I've lost my ______ in him since he mentioned something about an illegal passport.
A. certainty B. respect C. assurance D. confidence
4. I don't need any medicine. I am as right as ______.
A. rain B. clouds C. a haze D. a ray
5. Something began to go ______ with the experiment when the two scientists were forced to retire.
A. stale B. wrong C. faulty D. ill
6. We are going to build a fence around the field with ______ to breeding sheep and cattle.
A. an outlook B. a reason C. a goal D. a view
7. It was Tony who ______ in asking for another glass of brandy and got drunk in the end.
A. maintained B. endured C. persisted D. kept
8. I was ______ from taking another course in driving by my first unsuccessful attempt.
A. resisted B. discouraged C. declined D. averted
9. I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to ______ myself to the tedious task once again.
A. involve B. apply C. absorb D. engross
10. We have to ______ the hard times hoping that things will change for the better in the future.
A. maintain B. persist C. outlive D. ensure
11. Has it ever ______ to you that there might be more to this matter than a few fake banknotes?
A. reasoned B. occurred C. imagined D. considered
12. At first, Mark thought it would be great to build his own ranch, but he was forced to ______ the idea when the bank
refused to give him a loan.
A. cease B. leave C. depart D. abandon
13. The neighbors said the hadn't got a ______ who could have broken into our garage.
A. hint B. point C. clue D. view
14. You should at least ______ an effort to find the boy's address if you don't want to lose your last hope.
A. take B. work C. do D. make
15. Several people opted for a taxi on the ______ that no more buses would arrive that evening.
A. assumption B. belief C. argument D. supposition
16. It's too hard to determine whether the disease has already begun to _____ or not.
A. enlarge B. circulate C. spread D. transmit
17. Seldom does she refuse to do her friends a good ______, but on that occasion she was too busy to pay attention to
other people's problems.
A. assistance B. aid C. backing D. turn
18. However strict ______ we took, we couldn't eliminate the risk of any further riots in the streets.
A. discipline B. regulations C. controls D. measures
19. The secretary doesn't answer my phone as a ______, but yesterday I was too busy to do it myself.
A. rule B. principle C. regularity D. normality
20. A good manager should be ______ to his or her staff for exchange of opinions at any time.
A. feasible B. obtainable C. possessive D. accessible
21. By next year, my son will have ______ his education at Cambridge University.
A. terminated B. realized C. completed D. graduated
22. His parents have always wanted Phillip to set a good ______ to his younger brothers both at school and at home.
A. form B. model C. guidance D. pattern
23. I hope you won't take ______ if I say that your project needs more improvement to be accepted.
A. anger B. hatred C. offence D. nerve
24. An instant investigation was launched after a bag ______ firearms and a load of cocaine was discovered by the
sniffer dogs.
A. involving B. embracing C. composing D. comprising
25. The interational conference of the Cardiological Association has been ______ in Cairo to discuss the revolutionary
discovery of doctor Gonzales from Mexico.
A. collected B. deployed C. summoned D. mobilized
26. Betty says she cannot stand looking at the rat, ______ touching it.
A. as far as B. let alone C. what if D. even so

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 ENGLISH 12 [VOCABULARY: WORD CHOICE 4]
27. Don't ______ to phone Mrs. Whitman, I've already talked to her.
A. mind B. concern C. worry D. bother
28. be careful with Tony, he can lose his ______ more quickly than you may expect him to.
A. attitude B. temper C. vigour D. personality
29. Just change your approach towards the assignment. The way you are dealing with it now will certainly ______ you nowhere.
A. pass B. get C. put D. reach
30. The book says that the revolution was ______ off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. prompted B. launched C. cropped D. triggered
31. If it hadn't been for the hint that the professor ______, nobody would have found out the correct answer.
A. flung B. threw C. dropped D. cast
32. The van driver said he couldn't ______ us a lift home as there were no free seats in his vehicle.
A. take B. make C. drive D. give
33. To his own great ______, professor Howard has discovered a new method of bulimia treatment.
A. credit B. fame C. reputation D. name
34. She was given the advantage over the other applicants because of her attractive ______.
A. appearance B. vision C. look D. sight
35. What is the verdict of the report! Has the cause of the catastrophy been ______ yet?
A. specified B. accounted C. informed D. judged
36. Before we set out on the excursion, we were ______ with sandwiches and some hot tea in a thermos flask by the
owners of the hostel.
A. assigned B. granted C. distributed D. provided
37. Mr. Thurnton was obliged to pay damages to his neighbors in _____ for the devastation his pet dogs made in their gardens.
A. compensation B. reward C. penalty D. reparation
38. The open-air party had to be ______ because of a heavy rainfall.
A. extinguished B. refused C. detained D. postponed
39. The hijackers have demanded a ______ to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from the plane.
A. currency B. ransom C. revenue D. deposit
40. It's unlikely he will ever find out how to operate the conveyor belt, but let him at least have ______ at it.
A. a go B. a move C. an effort D. a trial
41. Almost 100 people have died as a direct result of food ______ in the capital.
A. desire B. famine C. shortage D. lacking
42. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should such a need ______.
A. evoke B. experience C. originate D. arise
43. They did have a ______ escape. Their car stopped right at the river bank.
A. near B. slight C. fine D. narrow
44. You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just ______ your trust in me and you will see I'm right.
A. lay B. grant C. allow D. forward
45. "Who took part in the celebration?" -- "Mr. Wallace, Mrs. Simmons and Frank Cox, to ______ but a few."
A. say B. call C. name D. state
46. Ann's encouraging words gave me ______ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a target B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a point
47. Our father's sudden illness has ______ doubt on our holiday trip to Egypt.
A. passed B. cast C. borne D. dropped
48. Beyond all ______, it was Alice who gave away our secrets.
A. fail B. conclusion C. contradiction D. dispute
49. The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make ______ meet ever since they both lost their jobs.
A. limits B. coins C. strings D. ends
50. I know you don't like Ernest very much, but still you have to ______ it to him that he is a conscientious worker.
A. return B. admit C. award D. hand
51. Why don't they ______ their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of questioning the passers-by?
A. focus B. attract C. draw D. devote
52. I can't do whatever I want because I am still financially ______ on my parents.
A. determined B. reliant C. dependable D. subject

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