COURSE : ENGLISH 12

TEST 9 : VOCABULARY

Question 1. That old house should have been torn _________ years ago.
A. in B. down C. beyond D. under
Question 2. There's something wrong with my watch: it's ________ fifteen minutes in the last
twelve hours.
A. won B. progressed C. advanced D. gained
Question 3. Our teacher warned us not to try any monkey ________ while she was out of the
room.

A. games B. talk C. work D. business

Question 4. I can’t stay here much longer. I have bigger _______ to fry.

A. steak B. toast C. fish D. egg

Question 5. She _______ remarkably well to eating a limited diet, and she's lost a great deal of
weight.

A. adjusted B. adopted C. approach D. adapted

Question 6. Billy is a most _________ young man; he can do a lot of different jobs well.

A. capable B. cunning C. industrious D. laborious

Question 7. The restaurant was _________expensive. I don't think we'll go there again.

A. deeply B. ridiculously C. bitterly D. strongly

Question 8. When Jack retired, his boss made a speech ________ tribute to all he had done for
the company.

A. making B. doing C. taking D. paying

Question 9. If Jim keeps on __________his money around like that, he soon won't have any left.

A. spending B. throwing C. earning D. lending

Question 10. This is an extremely urgent matter. I hope you will be able to give us a ________
response.

A. swift B. speedy C. hasty D. quick

Question 11. You mustn't be angry with her. It wasn't her ________ that she was late.

A. blame B. error C. mistake D. fault

Question 12. Let put our ________ together and figure out what we can give Tom for his
birthday.

A. brains B. hair C. heads D. hands

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 COURSE : ENGLISH 12

TEST 9 : VOCABULARY

Question 13. It is really discourteous to INTRUDE during someone’s conversation. (CLOSEST

MEANING)

A. find fault B. disagree C. be in the way D. leave quickly

Question 14. MOUNTING evidence indicates that acid rain is damaging historic sites in Boston
and Philadenphia . (CLOSEST MEANING)

A. Hanging B. Tentative C. Increasing D. Irrefutable

Question 15. Paula wants to lose 10 kilos, but she ________ no attempt to reach this aim.

A. takes B. makes C. gets D. does

Question 16. Doctors and nurses of this hospital have worked ROUND THE CLOCK to help
those injured in the recent earthquake. (CLOSEST MEANING)

A. permanently B. interruptedly C. continuously D. accurately

Question 17. By next year, my son will have _____ his education at Cambridge University.

A. realized B. completed C. graduated D. terminated

Question 18. It was such a sad film that we all were reduced_______ tears at the end.

A. with B. onto C. to D. into

Question 19. Mr. Pike is certainly a ______ writer; he has written quite a few books this year.

A. prolific B. fruitful C. fertile D. successful

Question 20. She ran in a marathon last week but ________after ten kilometers.

A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up

Question 21. Mario has now _________ to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. advanced B. approached C. arrived D. reached
Question 22. The new manager laid down very strict rules as soon as he had _________ the
position.
A. taken over B. come over C. taken up D. taken off
Question 23. The expression "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one
DILEMMA to a worse one. (CLOSEST MEANING)
A. situation B. solution C. predicament D. embarrassment
Question 24. I’ll not STAND FOR your bad attitude any longer. (CLOSEST MEANING)
A. care B. like C. tolerate D. mean
Question 25. Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ______
winter.
A. pale B. mild C. calm D. plain
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