TEST 18

1. This village is only ________ by river. 21. Your latest project has little ________ of success.
A) attainable B) available C) accessible A) prediction B) outlook C) preview
D) obtainable E) achievable D) prospect E) forecast
2. The man’s face was ________ from his infected tooth. 22. My enquiries did not ________ any information of value.
A) bulging B) swollen C) dilated A) extort B) elicit C) arouse
D) expanded E) distended D) affect E) induce
3. As my exam is next week, I’ll take advantage of the day off to 23. The professor’s wife was in the kitchen preparing a salad and
________ on some reading. ________ cold meal into neat, thin pieces.
A) catch up B) clear up C) hurry up A) sawing B) slitting C) slicing
D) makeup E) pick up D) sandwiching E) slashing
4. Many local authorities realize the need to make ________ for elderly 24. The advantage of the new bridge will be the way it ________ the
people in their housing programs. towns on the opposite banks of the river.
A) assistance B) conditions C) admittance A) attaches B) connects C) communicates
D) provision E) rooms D) spans E) merges
5. The curator of the Museum was most ________ and let me actually 25. Charles was not sure which profession to enter, but finally ________
examine the ancient manuscript. for the Law.
A) favorable B) gratifying C) obliging A) chose B) opted C) selected
D) pleasing E) promising D) accepted E) preferred
6. For parents, one of the problems ________ by rising prices is the 26. The police _____ their attention to the events that led up to the
continual demand for more pocket money. accident.
A) given B) posed C) pressing A) confirmed B) contained C) conserved
D) provided E) forced D) confined E) completed
7. After speaking for two hours, the lecturer found he could scarcely 27. The large crowds lingering in the streets were quickly ________ by
talk, as he had become ________. heavy rain.
A) hoarse B) dumb C) inarticulate A) removed B) dislocated C) deposed
D) speechless E) tongue-tied D) detached E) dispersed
8. There is pressure on the British government to ________ the-number 28. We covered a wide ________ of topics in the interview.
of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K. A) fashion B) extent C) collection
A) confine B) depress C) decrease D) number E) range
D) restrain E) limit
29. Looked at from your ________, the position is intolerable.
9. In recent years there has been a ______ increase in the cost of living. A) attitude B) state C) standpoint
A) powerful B) ponderous C) wide D) level E) opinion
D) significant E) violent 30. Although your offer for the house is £200 below the asking ________,
10. The drunken couple did nothing to keep the flat clean and tidy and they’ll probably accept for the sake of a quick sale.
lived in the utmost ________. A) cost B) value C) price
A) pollution B) decay C) corruption D) limit E) amount
D) contamination E) squalor
31. The garden had been badly neglected and was completely ________
11. She was extremely lucky when her great-uncle died, she with weeds.
________ a fortune. A) overgrown B) suffocated C) enclosed
A) came by B) came about C) came into D) coated E) overlaid
D) came through E) came over 32. By the end of the day the flood water which had covered most of
12. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and the town had ________.
was ________. A) receded B) reversed C) replaced
A) forgiven B) pardoned C) excused D) retired E) returned
D) acquitted E) absolved 33. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ________
13. A good boss always ________ responsibility to his assistants. the names they had been given by the witness.
A) relegates B) delegates C) removes A) confused B) perplexed C) puzzled
D) consigns E) refers D) bewildered E) merged
14. Although nobody ________ his presence, Mr. Smith knew he had 34. Being already a graduate from another university, he was ________
been recognized. from the entrance examination.
A) acknowledged B) admitted C) assented A) exempted B) excluded C) prohibited
D) attributed E) requited D) precluded E) deferred
15. He tries to _____ himself with everyone by paying them compliments. 35. Digging the garden is a very ________ task.
A) gratify B) please C) ingratiate A) industrious B) manual C) laborious
D) commend E) placate D) exerting E) conscientious
16. He was ________ from the competition because he had not compiled 36. Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to
with the rules. ________.
A) banished B) forbidden C) outlawed A) reduce B) fade C) dim
D) disqualified E) precluded D) faint E) shrink
17. He thanked me _______, too much I thought for the little I had 37. The Minister accused the farmers of ________ the potato shortage
done. in order to force prices up.
A) significantly B) profusely C) prolifically A) depleting B) expecting C) exploiting
D) luxuriantly E) sumptuously D) misapplying E) misappropriating
18. The police managed to ________ down the owner of the car. 38. The stories about his wealth are quite ________; he is not particularly
A) trace B) track C) catch well off.
D) search E) pursue A) unprovoked B) incredulous C) unfounded
19. The party’s reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies. D) irrational E) undeserving
A) indicative B) confirming C) positive 39. I don’t really know how to ________ the problem.
D) revealing E) evident A) tackle B) cope C) set in
20. Although most of the rooms are small, the hall is ________. D) raw E) efface
A) extending B) extended C) spacious 40. He had deceived a great many people but she _______ him at once.
D) expansive E) abundant A) saw into B) saw round C) saw through
D) looked through E) looked into
Book 2 Part D 320 Test 18
 TEST 19
1. Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the world’s great 21. At the end of his trial he was ________ of murder.
powers has produced a ________ balanced peace. A) convicted B) convinced C) penalized
A) presently B) precociously C) previously D) condemned E) sentenced
D) deviously E) precariously
22. To ________ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked
2. The team’s coach insisted on a program of ________ training before before leaving the office.
the big match. A) assure B) ensure C) insure
A) harsh B) rigorous C) positive D) ascertain E) confirm
D) severe E) searching
23. The mountainous areas of the country are ________ populated.
3. I tried to ________ a hint but you didn’t notice.
A) slightly B) loosely C) infrequently
A) nod B) drop C) suggest
D) sparsely E) meagerly
D) let E) warn
4. What you say is true, but you could have ________ it more tactfully. 24. He is an ________ worker, and rarely does well in examinations.
A) talked B) phrased C) observed A) errant B) erroneous C) erotic
D) informed E) remarked D) erratic E) exotic

5. The police are ________ the suburbs for the missing car. 25. He was completely ________ by the thief’s disguise.
A) seeking B) combing C) looking A) taken away B) taken down C) taken in
D) socking E) investigating D) taken through E) taken up
6. The climbers ________ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit 26. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of
of the mountain. it at all.
A) obtained B) sustained C) maintained A) interpretation B) meaning C) message
D) retained E) realized D) sense E) explanation
7. He was so ______ in the book that he forgot all about his appointment. 27. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ________, it will
A) distracted B) attracted C) gripped snow this afternoon.
D) diverted E) engrossed A) accurate B) precise C) exact
8. It is impossible to ________ these points of view: they are too D) perfect E) thorough
different. 28. It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ________.
A) unite B) reconcile C) coincide A) mood B) spirits C) heart
D) correspond E) compromise
D) glee E) gusto
9. I am never free on Thursday evenings as I have a ________
arrangement to play chess with a friend. 29. An energetic manager can be a great ________ to his firm.
A) long-standing B) long-lived C) long-range A) asset B) profit C) influence
D) long-lasting E) long-service D) surcharge E) prosperity

10. If you are under 18, you are not ________ to join this club. 30. He was a generous friend but as a businessman he drove a hard
A) available B) legitimate C) capable ________.
D) eligible E) permissible A) bargain B) affair C) arrangement
D) deal E) contract
11. The Chairman is to give a formal _____ at the Annual General Meeting.
A) discussion B) address C) debate 31. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ________ to all criticism.
D) revision E) dialogue A) impervious B) unaware C) regardless
12. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language D) unconscious E) safeguarded
from ________. 32. I cannot bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it ________ me from
A) scratch B) nothing C) introduction my work.
D) ignorance E) blank A) disturbs B) perturbs C) deranges
13. I spoke to him, but he was too ________ to hear what I said. D) interrupts E) distracts
A) preoccupied B) concentrated C) absent-minded 33. He soon made a ________ for himself on the stage.
D) cautious E) thoughtful A) popularity B) fame C) regard
14. National emergencies require that the community ________ those D) notoriety E) famous
of the individual citizen.
34. His aunt died leaving him a small ________.
A) overcome B) overwhelm C) overpower
D) override E) overthrow A) heritage B) dowry C) portion
D) grant E) legacy
15. Because of the strike, British Rail have been forced to ________ all
trains to London. 35. His irresponsible behavior put the whole operation in ________.
A) cancel B) abandon C) postpone A) risk B) doubt C) jeopardy
D) refer E) recall D) condemnation E) alarm
16. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ________ of 36. When I invited him to dinner he accepted with ________.
the ancient building had been completed. A) consent B) obligation C) acknowledgement
A) re-establishment B) rejuvenation C) restoration D) alacrity E) gratification
D) reproduction E) reparation
37. During the fire he ________ the people into groups which carried
17. All flights in and out of London Airport came to a ________ because sand and water to throw on to the flames.
of the strike. A) called B) dispersed C) organized
A) terminus B) closure C) standstill D) made E) planned
D) stoppage E) conclusion
38. Will you ________ Peter to bring his camera tomorrow?
18. Dried vegetables are easy to use if you remember to ________ them A) remember B) remind C) recall
overnight. D) recollect E) refer
A) dampen B) infuse C) bathe
D) plunge E) soak 39. The floor was ______ with blood where the murdered man had fallen.
A) dyed B) colored C) dotted
19. Investors seem to be losing ________ in the car industry.
A) belief B) confidence C) trust D) blotted E) stained
D) reliability E) reliance 40. That comedian is very good at ________; she can take off the Prime
20. The memorial in the square ________ the soldiers who lost their Minister perfectly.
lives in the war. A) introductions B) reproductions C) presentations
A) celebrates B) recaptures C) remembers D) impressions E) similarities
D) commemorates E) recalls

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 TEST 20
1. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________ 20. His carelessness ________ the whole enterprise.
in the courtyard. A) ventured B) risked C) jeopardized
A) combine B) assemble C) crowd D) chanced E) hazarded
D) mobilize E) unite 21. I congratulate you on your ________ in jewelry.
2. The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor, and it would A) selection B) choice C) flavor
obviously be necessary to ________ my voice. D) taste E) likes
A) exaggerate B) extend C) amplify 22. He ________ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.
D) develop E) increase A) distributed B) spread C) trickled
3. One rainy night the old bridge ______ into the river without warning. D) strewed E) sprayed
A) submerged B) collapsed C) degenerated 23. Playing on strong national feelings, they ________ the crowd to burn
D) immersed E) relapsed down the Embassy.
4. The people who objected to the new road were told that since work A) animated B) inclined C) incited
had already started there was no point in ________. D) instigated E) impressed
A) contradicting B) protesting C) provoking 24. Not knowing he had ________ out with his girl friend, I made the
D) competing E) refusing mistake of inviting them both to the party.
5. When they asked him about it, he said it was no ________ of theirs A) fallen B) quarreled C) parted
and wouldn’t tell them anything. D) put E) separated
A) connection B) concern C) relation 25. All visitors are requested to ________ with the regulations.
D) relevance E) influence A) agree B) comply C) assent
6. Nursery schools can be enormously ________ to socially handicapped D) consent E) concede
children. 26. My father had to take private pupils in order to ________ his salary
A) admirable B) beneficial C) invaluable as a teacher.
D) meritorious E) praiseworthy A) expand B) augment C) inflate
7. Corruption in the running of the city’s largest bank was ________ in D) enlarge E) complete
the local newspaper. 27. Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ________
A) found B) discovered C) detected managed to make it sound interesting
D) exposed E) commented A) commentator B) newscaster C) announcer
8. The lad spent several years as ________ to a master-builder, so that D) presenter E) narrator
he might learn the trade. 28. The rain soon worked its way ________ the roof of the old cottage.
A) applicant B) apprentice C) learner A) over B) in C) by
D) student E) pupil D) through E) round
9. He said he couldn’t _____ to retire from work and live only on his pension. 29. The Managing Director has asked to see the sales ________ resulting
A) accept B) afford C) compensate from our recent advertising campaign.
D) depend E) risk A) numbers B) calculations C) amounts
10. After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to ________ D) quantities E) figures
from the campaign for the Presidency. 30. TV, If properly used, can ________ a child’s imagination.
A) abandon B) renounce C) retract A) cause B) incite C) arise
D) withdraw E) withhold D) invoke E) stimulate
11. After the outbreak of a mysterious illness, investigation revealed 31. The country’s mineral resources have been ______ by foreign powers.
________ of the town’s water supply. A) disused B) deprived C) worn out
A) corruption B) infiltration C) contagion D) extorted E) exploited
D) pollution E) eruption
32. He earns his living by ________ old paintings.
12. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a A) reviving B) restoring C) retrieving
regular ________ to them. D) recovering E) renewing
A) subscription B) contribution C) allowance
33. Unless stricter hunting laws are introduced, seals will soon be ______.
D) subsidy E) tribute
A) defunct B) out-dated C) archaic
13. The students visited the museum and spent several hours with the D) extinct E) obsolete
________, who was very helpful. 34. Inflation is very hard on people of ________ means.
A) commissioner B) bursar C) steward A) scarce B) impoverished C) limited
D) curator E) agent D) needy E) shortened
14. As soon as the exams were over, the students all went their ________ 35. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the
ways. defects in the firm’s products.
A) homely B) perspective C) respective A) installed B) inaugurated C) introduced
D) relative E) diverted D) inserted E) invested
15. The council members were dissatisfied with the wording of the 36. Ask the publishers to send you their latest _____ of English text-books.
recommendation, but passed it after ________ had been agreed. A) catalogue B) prospectus C) brochure
A) innovations B) amendments C) advancements D) pamphlet E) booklet
D) preferments E) refinements
37. It is easier to adapt to new situations if one has a ________ attitude.
16. He ______ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money. A) changeable B) flexible C) moveable
A) interchanged B) exchanged C) replaced D) malleable E) pliable
D) converted E) displaced
38. He was smoking; I could see the tip of his cigarette _____ in the darkness.
17. The brothers showed great ____ to their older sister, who had acted A) shining B) sparkling C) gleaming
as sole parent to them for many years. D) glinting E) glowing
A) compliance B) devotion C) subjection
39. Although he was under no ________, the shopkeeper replaced the
D) estimation E) allegiance
defective battery free of charge.
18. His poor standard of play fully justifies his ________ from the team A) urgency B) guarantee C) obligation
for the match next Saturday. D) insistence E) authority
A) rejection B) expulsion C) exclusion
40. I haven’t the ________ idea what you mean.
D) exception E) ban
A) lightest B) dimmest C) faintest
19. Even a small dog in a house can ________ a thief. D) furthest E) smallest
A) deter B) arrest C) waylay
D) counter E) forestall

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 TEST 21
1. She heard a _______ at the door and went to see who was outside. 21. The bank will ________ you the money if you are prepared to pay
A) hit B) knock C) lean them eight per cent interest on it.
D) strike E) touch A) borrow B) lend C) make
D) possess E) put
2. A young art student acted as our ________ when we visited the
National Gallery. 22. I ________ to him for my bad behavior.
A) coach B) conductor C) guide A) apologized B) coped C) excused
D) lead E) trainer D) forgave E) pardoned
3. Please ________ your bill before you leave the shop and make sure 23. The sky is ________ I don’t think it will rain.
that it is correct. A) clean B) clear C) cloudy
A) check B) control C) esteem D) open E) tidy
D) figure E) prove
24. I want to see all of you here tomorrow morning at nine o’clock
4. If you hear the baby ________, please tell me. without ________.
A) cry B) say C) shout A) fail B) fault C) late
D) weep E) whisper D) miss E) neglect
5. The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn’t pay the 25. He ________ the letter carefully and put it in the envelope.
________. A) bent B) curved C) folded
A) bill B) fare C) fee D) turned E) twisted
D) journey E) travel
26. The price of the meal ________ a service charge.
6. I felt a sharp ________ when I put my hand in the boiling water. A) encloses B) enters C) envelopes
A) ache B) harm C) hurt D) includes E) inspects
D) pain E) suffer
27. He shouldn’t be allowed to play tennis in the club. He’s not a _______.
7. I am very fond of Graham Greene’s novels. He is my ________ modern A) belong B) member C) partner
author. D) representative E) social
A) favored B) favorite C) likely
28. He has always wanted to see his name in ________.
D) popular E) preferred
A) news B) paper C) press
8. She chose some attractive ________ paper for the Christmas present. D) print E) publication
A) covering B) envelope C) involving
29. He ________ his head, wondering how he could solve the problem.
D) packing E) wrapping
A) scratched B) scraped C) screwed
9. It’s rude to interrupt when someone else is ________. D) shaved E) wound
A) discussing B) remarking C) saying
30. Everyone who applies for a job with the company is given a/an
D) talking E) telling
intelligence________
10. Look, Mother! Jack has ________ you some flowers. A) experience B) fitting C) proof
A) brought B) carried C) lifted D) test E) trial
D) present E) taken
31. Do you ________ to go to the party?
11. He _____ out of the window for a moment and then went on working. A) attempt B) attend C) intend
A) glanced B) glimpsed C) regarded D) pretend E) think
D) saw E) viewed
32. We locked the animals in the cage to _____ them from getting away.
12. The company made a record ________ last year. A) avoid B) hinder C) object
A) benefit B) earn C) profit D) prevent E) resist
D) wage E) winning
33. They’re old customers of ours. We’ve been ________ with them for
13. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four. many years.
A) brand B) mark C) model A) competing B) dealing C) shopping
D) pattern E) trade D) supplying E) treating
14. He was killed in a car ________. 34. I don’t think I’ll beat him. I’m out of ________.
A) blow B) crash C) flash A) fitness B) game C) play
D) hit E) shock D) practice E) sport
15. He’s a nice man but he’s ________ to drink too much at parties. 35. If you are ________ to customers, they’ll walk out of the shop.
A) adequate B) apt C) common A) brush B) rough C) rude
D) probable E) suitable D) rusty E) tough
16. He has a bad cold and won’t be ______ to play in the match 36. We must get there ________ or other. If there are no buses,
tomorrow. we’ll have to take a taxi.
A) adequate B) appropriate C) fit A) anyhow B) anyway C) anywhere
D) proper E) suitable D) somehow E) somewhere
17. He ____ his wife and children and left them to take care of themselves. 37. I’ll ________ the children for you while you are out.
A) abandoned B) let C) missed A) look after B) look for C) look on
D) spoilt E) wasted D) look out E) look over
18. We want to make our products cheaper than our ________. 38. I wish I could ________ smoking.
A) colleagues’ B) competitors’ C) enemies’ A) give away B) give from C) give off
D) experts’ E) partners’ D) give out E) give up
19. It’s the ________ in this country for the father of the bride to pay for 39. We’ll have to ________ the meeting until next week because no
the wedding. one can come tomorrow.
A) common B) custom C) habit A) put down B) put off C) put on
D) normal E) use D) put round E) put up
20. He is a very ______ player. He practices for two hours every morning. 40. We went to the railway station to ________ our friends ________.
A) amateur B) anxious C) excited A) see \ off B) see \ out C) set \ out
D) impatient E) keen D) tell \ goodbye E) wave \ out

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 TEST 22
1. He was sent to prison for ________ a bank.
21. I’ve ________ for a job in Mexico. I hope I get it.
A) borrowing B) lending C) robbing
A) applied B) appointed C) implied
D) stealing E) taking
D) presented E) succeeded
2. She bought a new ________ for the party.
22. Look, Mother; James has brought you a ________ of flowers.
A) clothes B) clothing C) dress
A) branch B) bucket C) bunch
D) vest E) wear
D) bush E) growth
3. My favorite ________ is roast beef.
23. Although the town had changed in the ten years since he had last
A) dish B) eat C) menu
visited it, much of it was still ________ to him.
D) plate E) receipt
A) accustomed B) common C) familiar
4. Several of the explorers did not survive the terrible ________ across D) relative E) used
the desert.
24. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
A) excursion B) journey C) step
A) earned B) inherited C) paid
D) travel E) voyage
D) spent E) won
5. What a beautiful dress! It ________ you perfectly.
25. This year the company made a ________ but next year we hope to
A) goes B) likes C) matches
make a profit.
D) mixes E) suits
A) loose B) lose C) loss
6. As the two teams were ________ at the end of the game, they had D) lost E) lot
to play again to decide the winners of the competition.
26. I’m afraid the lift is out of ______ so well have to walk up the stairs.
A) correct B) equal C) exact
A) function B) movement C) order
D) fair E) just
D) practice E) running
7. The books I borrowed are overdue. I’ll have to take them back to
27. l ________ to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once
the ________.
they have left the shop.
A) bible B) bookshop C) library
A) regret B) resent C) respect
D) magazine E) review
D) sense E) sorry
8. Naturally I’m ________ that I didn’t pass the examination but I’ll do
28. I ________ hands with him when I was introduced to him.
better next time.
A) gave B) greeted C) nodded
A) deceived B) despaired C) disappointed
D) shook E) waved
D) disillusioned E) tricked
29. His shoes were so old that his ________ were sticking out of them.
9. He was the only person to _____ the crash. Everyone else was killed.
A) ankles B) fingers C) thumbs
A) alive B) cure C) recover
D) tips E) toes
D) relieve E) survive
30. Would you ________ looking after the baby for me while I’m out?
10. I ________ him to go to the Lost Property office to see if his umbrella
A) agree B) like C) matter
had been found.
D) mind E) object
A) advertised B) advised C) announced
D) noticed E) remarked 31. I ________ you to drive carefully today. The roads are icy.
A) propose B) recommend C) refer
11. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.
D) regard E) suggest
A) laid B) lay C) led
D) lied E) stood 32. Good ________! I hope you win.
A) chance B) luck C) run
12. It was on the top shelf, out of ________.
D) sort E) wish
A) achievement B) arrival C) attempt
D) reach E) touch 33. The trade ________ of the company is a flying horse.
A) brandy B) class C) mark
13. Before you take on the job, will you give me a rough ________ of
D) model E) stain
how much it will cost?
A) esteem B) estimate C) realization 34. The hotel room was so dirty that I was ________ and complained to
D) value E) worth the manager.
A) ashamed B) disgusted C) disgusting
14. The competitors in the car rally had to follow the ________ laid down
D) embarrassed E) shameful
by the organizers.
A) address B) direct C) progress 35. It’s no use waiting for him any longer. We _______ as well go without
D) route E) street him.
A) can B) just C) may
15. When, the clock ________ twelve, we raised our glasses and drank
D) must E) should
to celebrate the New Year.
A) beat B) hit C) shot 36. Her husband treated her badly. I’m surprised she ________ it for so
D) struck E) turned long.
A) put by B) put off C) put through
16. He had no way of making a fire so he had to eat the fish ________.
D) put up E) put up with
A) crude B) raw C) rough
D) rude E) wild 37. They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.
A) fell down B) fell off C) fell out
17. It was so hot that I had to go indoors. I couldn’t ______ it any longer.
D) fell over E) fell through
A) carry B) hold C) pass
D) stand E) support 38. He could hardly ________ such a generous offer.
A) turn down B) turn for C) turn off
18. The concert was so ________ that the audience went to sleep.
D) turn round E) turn up
A) bored B) boring C) exhausted
D) tired E) tiring 39. He ________ for his office every morning at eight o’clock.
19. What a beautiful ________! It’s a pity we have no flowers to put in it. A) began out B) set about C) set out
A) crystal B) cup C) glass D) set to E) started up
D) mug E) vase
20. Stick this ________ on the parcel that says “Fragile”. Then people will 40. Vitamin C is ________ in lemons; therefore, lemons can help us fight
see that they must handle it carefully. colds.
A) advertisement B) advice C) label A) simple B) abundant C) single
D) sign E) signal D) unmixed E) temporary

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 TEST 23
1. They ________ our team by three goals to one. 22. At ________ we didn’t get on very well but later we became friends.
A) beat B) conquered C) earned A) beginning B) first C) least
D) gained E) won D) once E) principle
2. He works at a big steel ________ outside the town. 23. Policemen have to wear ________ because so many people ask them
A) fabric B) factory C) industry the time.
D) product E) society A) bells B) clocks C) hours
D) watches E) whistles
3. I congratulated him on winning the ________.
A) match B) play C) practice 24. She’s happiest when she has a house ________ of people to entertain.
D) recital E) sport A) enough B) filled C) full
D) lot E) plenty
4. A ________ of mine, my cousin John, is coming to stay with us.
A) familiar B) known C) neighbor 25. Don’t take what he said so seriously. He was only ________.
D) parent E) relative A) amusing B) enjoying C) funny
D) joking E) tricking
5. He has been very ________ since his wife died.
A) lonely B) only C) single 26. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He won’t do you any ________.
D) sole E) unique A) bite B) harm C) hurt
D) pain E) wound
6. As all the hotels in the town were full up, we tried to find
accommodation in a ________ village. 27. I’ll pay you back the money I ________ you at the end of the month.
A) close B) native C) near A) debt B) doubt C) lend
D) nearby E) neighbor D) owe E) own
7. The fish sauce was lovely, Janet. Would you mind letting me have 28. His landlady threw him out because he hadn’t paid the ________.
the ________ or is it a family secret? A) due B) fee C) hire
A) card B) course C) prescription D) let E) rent
D) receipt E) recipe
29. She ________ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
8. His parents died when he was a baby and he was _____ by his aunt. A) slipped B) sloped C) smashed
A) brought out B) brought up C) grown D) spilt E) split
D) grown up E) taken out
30. The elephant fell into a ________ the villagers had set for him in the
9. I ________ on seeing the manager. The service here is terrible. long grass.
A) ask B) demand C) insist A) track B) damp C) trap
D) repeat E) underline D) trick E) trip
10. He ________ me of someone I knew at school. 31. I ____ of his course of action and told him to go ahead.
A) memories B) refers C) regards A) accepted B) agreed C) approved
D) remembers E) reminds D) consented E) passed
11. I ________ £5 from my father because I was short of money. 32. Emotional speeches often ________ strong feelings.
A) asked B) borrowed C) lent A) arise B) arouse C) get up
D) spent E) wasted D) give up E) rise
12. His office is on the sixth ________ of the building. 33. I took ________ of the opportunity to tell him what I thought.
A) flat B) floor C) ground A) advantage B) benefit C) gain
D) level E) stage D) occasion E) profit
13. The main interest of the Trade Union is to raise its members’ ________ 34. He suffers from a speech ________ and so he cannot pronounce the
of living. letter ‘r’ properly.
A) ability B) capacity C) condition A) break B) defect C) error
D) degree E) standard D) fault E) mistake
14. The ________ for the race to begin was the starter firing a pistol. 35. He’s the greatest ________ expert on French art.
A) advice B) attention C) dispatch A) alive B) live C) lively
D) notice E) signal D) living E) nowadays
15. If you leave your bicycle out in the rain, it will get ________. 36. He never attends ________ at the university so he may not know
A) crude B) rough C) rude enough to get his degree.
D) rusty E) tough A) lectures B) performances C) rehearsals
D) reunions E) subjects
16. It must have rained ________ the night. The ground’s still wet.
A) ago B) during C) for 37. The weather forecast said it would rain but it looks as if it’s going to
D) since E) while ________ fine.
A) turn down B) turn into C) turn out
17. He’s so _____ by nature that he never knows what to say to strangers.
D) turn over E) turn up
A) disgusted B) embarrassing C) shameful
D) shy E) upset 38. He’s fond of ________ his colleagues but he goes on working for the
same firm.
18. I want to ________ the car to see how it goes before I buy It.
A) running down B) running into C) running out
A) experiment B) prove C) taste
D) running over E) running up against
D) try on E) try out
39. The plane ________ at 7 o’ clock.
19. A ________ is a person who comes from another country.
A) took away B) took down C) look off
A) foreigner B) host C) stranger
D) look out E) took up
D) tramp E) wanderer
40. My car ________ so I had to walk.
20. When they reached the ________ they had to show their passports
A) broke down B) broke off C) broke up
before crossing into Germany.
D) fell down E) fell through
A) border B) cliff C) edge
D) front E) shore
21. They _______ a hundred workers because they had no work for them.
A) disposed B) resigned C) sacked
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1. We ________ goodbye to them as the train left. 21. I’ve bought some attractive ________ and I’m going to make a
A) greeted B) saluted C) saw off dress out of it.
D) shook E) waved A) clothing B) costume C) material
D) matter E) pattern
2. He will he given a pension when he ________ at the age of 65.
A) disappears B) dismisses C) resigns 22. Don’t touch things that don’t ________ to you!
D) retires E) sacks A) belong B) involve C) own
D) possess E) retain
3. He took a ________ of cigarettes out of his pocket.
A) block B) dozen C) packet 23. There are so many ________ in the road that you have to drive very
D) parcel E) piece carefully.
A) bends B) crosses C) curls
4. I’m sure you’ll ________ the film. It’s very good.
D) currents E) folds
A) amuse B) delight C) divert
D) enjoy E) entertain 24. I like the hat but it doesn’t ________ me. Have you got the same
thing in a larger size?
5. He fell in love with her at first ________.
A) dress B) fit C) go well
A) scene B) sight C) spectacle
D) match E) suit
D) view E) vision
25. I’m very ________ to you for all your help.
6. I’m ________ if I hurt your feelings. Please forgive me.
A) agreed B) graceful C) grateful
A) afraid B) pardon C) pitiful
D) reliable E) thanks
D) shameful E) sorry
26. The school claim to ________ students all the English they need in
7. The doctor has told him that he must not go back to work so soon
three months.
after such a long ________.
A) explain B) instruct C) learn
A) disease B) failing C) illness
D) teach E) understand
D) pain E) weakness
27. One of the water ________ burst during the recent cold weather
8. No one imagined that the apparently ________ business man was
and the kitchen was flooded.
really a criminal.
A) channels B) conductors C) pipes
A) honor B) respectable C) respectful
D) tubes E) ways
D) respective E) responsive
28. I only ____ a straw hat to protect my head when the sun is very hot.
9. Where do you ________ the writing paper? In this desk?
A) bear B) carry C) dress
A) drawer B) guard C) hold
D) put E) wear
D) keep E) maintain
29. I’m afraid we haven’t got what you want in ________ at the moment.
10. Please ________ your hand if you want to ask a question.
We can order it for you.
A) arouse B) get up C) put out
A) reserve B) sale C) shop
D) raise E) rise
D) stock E) work
11. As you are only 16, you must have your parents’ ________ before
30. I wasn’t able to ________ the meeting because I was too busy.
you can get married.
A) assist B) attempt C) attend
A) allowance B) consent C) let
D) present E) take place
D) permit E) subscription
31. He ________ to hit me if I didn’t do as he said.
12. The bank are offering £500 ____ to anyone who can give them useful
A) pretended B) said C) thought
information about the robbery.
D) threatened E) warned
A) cost B) price C) prize
D) reward E) salary 32. He said he was not guilty but the police proved he had ________.
A) denied B) laid C) lay
13. How long do you intend to ________ in this country?
D) lied E) meant
A) permanent B) remind C) rest
D) stay E) vacate 33. I don’t feel like swimming. I’d rather sun-bathe on the ________.
A) beach B) coast C) dust
14. She put a ________ of chocolate on the cake.
D) harbor E) shore
A) color B) cover C) layer
D) level E) plain 34. He bought his house on the ________ plan, paying a certain amount
of money back to the bank every month.
15. I’ll have to take the toy back to the shop to exchange it because the
A) hire B) installment C) part
mechanism is ________.
D) piece E) share
A) blame B) defect C) false
D) faulty E) few 35. He was the ________ child in the family so he had no brothers or
sisters to play with.
16. Dinner will be served ________ but we have time for a drink before
A) alone B) individual C) lonely
then.
D) only E) unique
A) actually B) currently C) lately
D) presently E) suddenly 36. I haven’t seen him ________ he came to dinner with us last week.
A) for B) meanwhile C) since
17. He ________ at me to show he appreciated the joke.
D) when E) while
A) glimpsed B) grinned C) sneered
D) stared E) watched 37. He’ll ________ his shyness when he’s older.
A) get away B) get down C) get off
18. They’re ________ to build a new factory here.
D) get over E) get up
A) planning B) pretending C) projecting
D) suggesting E) thinking 38. Throw some water on her face and then perhaps she’ll ________.
A) come back B) come down C) come on
19. There’s a great ________ of pollution on the beaches this summer.
D) come out E) come round
A) deal B) lot C) many
D) number E) quality 39. We’ve _____ bread. I’ll have to go to the baker’s to buy some more.
A) run away with B) run down C) run off
20. It was not an accident. He did it on ________.
D) run out of E) run over
A) decision B) determination C) intention
D) purpose E) security 40. The good service at the restaurant _____ the poor meal to some extent.
A) made for B) made out C) made over
D) made up E) made up for

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1. The ________ outside the house said: ‘Private’. 22. The only problem about sitting outside here in the evening is that
A) advice B) label C) notice you are likely to be ________ by mosquitoes.
D) signal E) threat A) bitten B) grasped C) ground
D) murdered E) picked
2. Are you going to ________ your house in London while you are
abroad? 23. You must ________ facts and not try to run away from the unpleasant
A) dispose B) hire C) let truth.
D) remove E) sale A) eye B) face C) front
D) look E) sight
3. How unkind of him to ________ to help you!
A) agree B) admit C) deny 24. There was a sudden ________ of lightning, which lit up the whole
D) ignore E) refuse street.
A) bum B) fire C) flash
4. Close the door, please: I don’t like sitting in a ________.
D) splash E) split
A) blow B) current C) draught
D) vent E) wind 25. When he ________ he wants to be an engine driver.
A) ages B) becomes C) grows
5. I had to stand in a ________ for hours to get the tickets for the
D) grows up E) increases
performance.
A) file B) procession C) queue 26. I just ________ to stop the child from running into the road.
D) tail E) turn A) achieved B) controlled C) could
D) managed E) succeeded
6. When he was a boy his hobby was stamp ________.
A) assembly B) collecting C) finding 27. As soon as his party came into ________ he raised the salaries of
D) gathering E) picking Member of Parliament.
A) force B) position C) power
7. He lost his ________ and threw a book at me.
D) right E) strength
A) feeling B) mood C) sense
D) spirit E) temper 28. There was an interesting ________ of the film in The Sunday Times
last weekend.
8. I learnt to ________ a bicycle when I was six years old.
A) comment B) remark C) resume
A) conduct B) drive C) guide
D) review E) revision
D) ride E) run
29. I didn’t realize you wanted to keep the letter. I’ve ________ it up.
9. Do as you think best. It doesn’t ________ whether he agrees or not.
A) broken B) pulled C) smashed
A) care B) decide C) import
D) torn E) wrapped
D) matter E) mind
30. We’re sorry you’re ill and send you our best wishes for a speedy
10. I don’t think you’ve ________ Mrs. Walker before I’ll introduce you
________.
to her.
A) recovery B) relief C) repair
A) discovered B) found C) known
D) repose E) survival
D) met E) presented
31. When he was young, all he ________ at the factory was £1 a week.
11. If the boss sees you doing that, you’ll get into ________.
A) earned B) gained C) inherited
A) mess B) nuisance C) problem
D) sacked E) won
D) struggle E) trouble
32. She ________ at me for a long time without saying anything.
12. My husband’s at ________. He’ll speak to you when he comes home.
A) glimpsed B) saw C) stared
A) busy B) employ C) job
D) viewed E) watched
D) work E) works
33. He threw the box out of the window and saw it fall to the ________
13. It’s no good asking me to calculate the cost. I’m hopeless at ________.
outside.
A) characters B) counters C) figures
A) flat B) floor C) ground
D) prizes E) shapes
D) plain E) soil
14. The road was so ________ that the car bounced up and down.
34. You’ve made a very ________ decision. Any reasonable person would
A) rare B) sharp C) steep
have done the same thing.
D) sudden E) uneven
A) sensational B) sensed C) sensible
15. You should be ________ of yourself for behaving so badly. D) sensitive E) sentimental
A) ashamed B) confused C) disgusted
35. The water here is very ________. You can get across the stream on
D) embarrassed E) shameful
foot.
16. I ________ an answer to my letter in the next few days. A) broad B) flat C) narrow
A) expect B) hope C) promise D) pure E) shallow
D) suppose E) wait
36. I am staying in a youth ________ in the center of the town.
17. The car broke down but the ________ in the garage soon fixed it. A) home B) hostel C) inn
A) driver B) machinist C) manufacturer D) lodge E) pub
D) mechanic E) motorist
37. The little boy had blue eyes and fair hair so he ________ his mother.
18. Why are you arresting me? I haven’t done anything ________. A) took after B) took down C) took from
A) crime B) error C) faulty D) took off E) took over
D) mistaken E) wrong
38. There’s no food left and the shops are shut so you’ll have to ________.
19. Roses are quite ________ flowers in English gardens. A) go for B) go off C) go on
A) accustomed B) annual C) common D) go through E) go without
D) used E) vulgar
39. You sometimes ________ quite valuable things in antique shop.
20. Benjamin Franklin ________ the lightning conductor. A) come across B) come back C) come into
A) discovered B) found C) invented D) come off E) come round
D) resulted E) solved
40. I’ll ________ you at 8:30 and give you a lift to the office.
21. I didn’t know his ________ so I couldn’t write to him.
A) call at B) call for C) call in
A) address B) direction C) letter
D) call round E) call to
D) route E) way

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E WORDPOWER
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
19. The refusal of sole nations to participate in the Olympic Games in
Moscow was an admonishment to the Soviets.
1. I hope you are not going to abandon your project. A) admission B) admiration C) rebuke
A) give up completely B) change C) modify D) stigma E) adornment
slightly 20. Martin Luther King, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, made many
D) postpone E) complete adversaries in his nonviolent quest for equality.
2. The abandoned boat was found miles away from the shore; they A) friends B) advances C) improvements
never found out who had been on it. D) atrocities E) foes
A) cherished B) deserted C) shabby 21. Affluent nations have an obligation to help their neighbors; however,
D) austere E) unabashed they quite often do just the opposites causing poor countries to be
3. The pilot changed direction abruptly, causing great panic in the even poorer.
plane. A) sophisticated B) wealthy C) advanced
A) anticipated B) foreseen C) unexpectedly D) powerful E) industrialized
D) intended E) reasonably 22. Frequent minor ailments keep Mrs. Collins from work.
4. Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his A) irritations B) young children C) sicknesses
dinner cooking in the oven. D) falls E) excuses
A) engrossed B) obliged C) enlivened 23. His mother’s alert mind caught Billy’s lies.
D) excelled E) devastated A) alarming B) vigilant C) sluggish
5. The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol. D) oblivious E) wry
A) absence B) avoidance C) sickness 24. There is ample rain and intense sunlight in tropical climates;
D) prescription E) pretension consequently, plant life is luxuriant and varied.
6. Panthotenic acid is abundant in eggs, peas and potatoes. A) scant B) abundant C) hard
A) plentiful B) scarce C) inadequate D) detrimental E) licentious
D) insufficient E) analogous 25. Workers have ample time for recreation and educational pursuits
7. Adrenalin has the effect of strengthening and accelerating the because the work week consists of only 40 hours.
heartbeat. A) too many B) hardly any C) nearly enough
A) diminishing B) aborting C) quickening B) plenty of E) a little
D) abolishing E) adopting 26. During the flight from Turkey to Moscow, Marilyn amused herself
8. There was no access to the large garden of the house except a by reading comic books.
well- hidden gate. A) fooled B) tired C) bored
A) entrance B) seizure C) attack D) beguiled E) enjoyed
D) rapture E) turn 27. Jacks appetite has diminished since his girl friend once said she
9. The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they hated fat people.
won’t be accessible to their relatives. A) desire for exercise B) desire for visitors C) desire for sleep
A) acceptable B) probable C) reachable D) desire for food E) desire for play
D) accessory E) approachable 28. A progressive tax applies greater tax rates to larger incomes than
10. When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first to smaller ones.
accomplishment was to bring about better working conditions. A) forecasts B) wastes C) devotes
A) accumulation B) achievement C) defeat D) employs E) involves
D) job E) sermon 29. There are at least 500 kinds of fish that generate appreciable amounts
11. A treasurer must account for every penny that he spends. of electricity.
A) evaluate B) classify C) explain A) negligible B) insignificant C) measurable
D) allot E) reckon D) inconsequential E) imperceptible
12. Artificial insemination accounts for the birth of over half of dairy 30. Why argue? There is no alternative; the president must approve the
cows in the U. S. today. bill if Congress passes it.
A) makes it impossible B) is responsible for C) leads to A) admonish B) criticize C) endorse
D) is the result of E) endangers D) condemn E) censure
13. During the ten years he worked in Germany, he accumulated a 31. River, valleys and coastal plains constitute approximately a third of
fortune. the country.
A) made B) concentrated C) expanded A) more or less B) decreasingly C) minimally
D) increased E) intensified D) precisely E) outlandishly
14. I hope the weatherman has predicted accurately. If he has, we 32. Many writers write satires that expose the arrogant nature of the
will have a perfect picnic tomorrow. newly-rich people.
A) astutely B) correctly C) carefully A) subservient B) masterful C) delightful
D) acutely E) miraculously D) inferior E) conceited
15. Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased politician 33. The man felt ashamed because he knew that he had been wrong to
acquired all his wealth. steal.
A) gained B) lost C) hid A) disgraced B) worried C) tempted
D) stole E) deposited D) phony E) impudent
16. He is proud of his son who is an active and athletic youth. 34. The new manager’s greatest asset was his reputation for honesty.
A) awkward B) agile C) ponderous A) deception B) advantage C) liability
D) inept E) timorous D) pride E) weakness
17. The musicians graduated from that school are adept at playing at 35. Network employees of associated companies are not allowed to
least four instruments. participate in TV quiz games.
A) proficient B) adjustable C) awkward A) subsidiary B) social C) connected
D) careful E) proverbial D) member E) introductory

18. The human ear admits only a very limited range of frequencies. 36. The news of the President Kennedy’s death astonished the world
A) confesses B) gives off C) forces in as it was really unexpected.
D) lets in E) enters A) alerted B) admonished C) atoned
D) astounded E) avenged
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37. His selling a painting for 100,000 dollars has been the highest 55. The young man earned the reputation of a brilliant lawyer during
attainment of his career. two fabulous law cases.
A) desire B) spectacle C) achievement A) remarkable B) shining C) studious
D) joy E) expectation D) mediocre E) promising
38. Psychologists believe that the attraction of gambling stems from the
56. Before taking a test on vocabulary, one had better brush up on his
thrill and tension of taking a chance.
or her vocabulary.
A) action B) manner C) repulsion
A) outline B) translate C) revise
D) appeal E) advance
D) review E) memorize
39. The actor raised his voice in order to be audible in the balcony.
A) musical B) dramatic C) solitary 57. We were shocked by the brutality of the hooligans. They were simply
D) heard E) appreciated like a herd of violent animals.
A) politeness B) foolishness C) eagerness
40. Many countries nowadays restrict the exportation of authentic D) happiness E) cruelty
artifacts.
A) particular B) rare C) tentative 58. The bulk of the wheat exported from Brazil comes from the southern
D) costly E) genuine part.
A) majority B) surplus C) best
41. The department chairmen refused to authorize the requisition. D) profitability E) unity
A) request B) transfer C) grant
D) project E) invalidate 59. George Washington’s great grandfather came to live in America by
accident.
42. The notices on the wall at the airport are not available for the A) due to a calamity B) unintentionally C) adversely
passengers’ perusal. D) decisively E) unwittingly
A) offered B) accessible C) acceptable
D) accountable E) arbitrary 60. Further arms limitations talks were called off when Congress failed
to ratify the treaty.
43. The driver tried to avert the accident by bringing the car to a sudden A) cancelled B) postponed C) scheduled
halt, but to no avail. D) interrupted E) announced
A) cause B) control C) minimize
D) prevent E) witnessed 61. A careful teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting
students papers.
44. Avid pop music lovers stand in lines for hours to get a ticket to a A) creative B) leading C) skillful
jazz concert. D) conscientious E) honest
A) bored B) lunatic C) eager
D) tedious B) crazy 62. The monetarist case has been vividly expressed by Milton Friedman.
A) issue B) argument C) example
45. Reading daily newspapers makes us aware of what is going on in D) strongbox E) oddment
the world.
A) knowledgeable B) ignorant C) alike 63. The hurricane that hit the city had a catastrophic effect because
D) dependent E) related most of the buildings were constructed of wood.
A) categories B) disastrous C) frightening
46. Some hotels in the United States have imposed a ban on cigarette D) blowing E) strenuous
smoking.
A) restriction B) guarantee C) fin 64. I have a cavity that causes me a lot of pain.
D) Punishment E) prohibition A) burn on the arm B) hole in a tooth C) cut on the leg
D) bruise on the body E) injury on the body
47. All students should bear in mind that these books must be read by
mid-semester. 65. Picasso was a celebrated Italian painter.
A) remember B) memorize C) decide A) artistic B) colorful C) well-known
D) overlook E) declare D) knowledgeable E) elusive

48. The Arabic term from which the word “coffee’ derives originally 66. The judge let the university student off with clemency and a stern
referred to the bitter quality of the beverage itself. warning.
A) plant B) substance C) drink A) vengefulness B) revenge C) brutality
D) infusion E) liquid D) mercy E) culmination

49. Autistic people usually have unexpected and bizarre responses to 67. For order to grow out of the chaos of the universe took millions of
their environment. years.
A) inconspicuous B) ordinary C) usual A) adjustment B) change C) confusion
D) passionate E) strange D) oscillation E) nebulosity

50. If you never do any work, you’ll only have yourself to blame when 68. The cost of imported products can be increased with a special charge
you cannot live comfortably. called a tariff.
A) accuse B) approve C) to appreciate A) rate B) debt C) regulation
D) deplore E) pity D) fee E) currency

51. Some of the main roads will be closed until the blizzard ends. 69. The charges brought against the old politician finally hurt nothing
A) snowstorm B) hurricane C) tornado but his vanity, as suggested by his supporters.
D) thunderstorm E) disorder A) assumptions B) prospects C) accusations
D) images E) defenses
52. The enemy’s attempt at a blockade of the port was unsuccessful.
A) expedition B) opening C) landing 70. The two leaders had a chat before beginning formal negotiations.
D) closure E) probe A) disagreement B) serious discussion
C) heated argument D) friendly, unimportant talk
53. The use of fertilizers and improved methods of controlling plant and E) high-level conference
animal diseases has boosted farm product.
A) exaggerated B) supplemented C) increased 71. A nursery school is school chiefly for three or four-year old children.
D) extended E) submitted A) primarily B) exclusively C) originally
D) designed E) certainly
54. I hate people breaking in on a conversation without waiting for the
speaker to stop talking. 72. We were asked to list the chronology of events in the War of
A) Interrupting B) withdrawing from C) seizing Independence on our history test.
D) regarding E) allowing A) catastrophe B) time sequence C) disaster
D) discrepancy E) revolution

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73. Martin is no good at sports; is too clumsy; it is no wonder he does 91. It was the English physicist Henry Cavendish who first confirmed
not participate in any sports activities. that water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.
A) timid B) weak C) awkward A) doubted B) proposed C) researched
D) unhealthy E) angry D) arranged E) verified
74. Generally our memories cluster around certain topics. 92. Recent border confrontations between the two countries lend
A) flee B) pilfer C) loaf credence to the rumors of an impending war.
D) meddle E) bunch A) enterprises B) consequences C) conferences
D) disputes E) interims
75. Finding the missing paper on Frank’s cluttered desk is almost
impossible. 93. The congestion on the streets when everybody heads home from
A) refurbished B) well-organized C) tarnished work at quitting time make mass transport very desirable in big
D) luminous E) littered cities.
A) crucial B) faux pas C) crowding
76. Sometimes the most unlikely people manage to collaborate
D) recreation E) contamination
successfully.
A) put together B) judge C) stand together 94. The coach congratulated Stella on her outstanding display of
D) precipitate E) work together leadership.
A) alluded B) scolded C) praised
77. The collapse of the stock market last year signaled the beginning of
D) contacted E) admonished
the economic crisis.
A) rise B) failure C) rebirth 95. Conscientious researchers always pay attention to details while
D) debt E) revival carrying out a research.
A) clever B) meticulous C) fearless
78. Taoist principles are presented in Lao Tzu, a collection of essays
D) hasty E) intellectual
from several unknown authors.
A) assortment B) method C) entity 96. The consensus among her family members was that she ought to
D) conspiracy E) editorial get married.
A) agreement B) survey C) statistics
79. The general told the soldiers to commence firing as soon as they
D) survey E) prohibition
saw the enemy.
A) stop B) cease C) begin 97. Crying is a healthy way to bring relief from anxiety, and it even
D) evoke E) spurn prevents a headache or other physical consequence.
A) cause B) origin C) source
80. Television, which made its first serious appearance in 1939, did not
D) outcome E) destruction
become common until the early 1950s.
A) competitive B) affordable C) popular 98. The bulbs of the daffodil are poisonous if consumed.
D) ordinary E) unique A) touched B) smelled C) eaten
D) conformed E) torn
81. The officer compelled the suspect to lead him to the scene of the
crime. 99. The Department of Security notified the town council that the water
A) allowed B) hired C) beseeched supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.
D) forced E) helped A) polluted B) tinted C) diluted
D) diverted E) purified
82. The feeling of competition in the classroom is noticeable to all
teachers, which is not surprising at all. 100. After several near disasters and especially the one in Chernobyl, a
A) conquest B) discovery C) rivalry controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
D) cooperation B) torture A) dispute B) seminar C) colloquium
D) conversation E) collaboration
83. I was told that the instructions were easy, but I found them extremely
complicated. 101. The speaker tried to convey her feelings concerning the urgency of a
A) distinct B) irrelevant C) intricate favorable decision.
D) extraordinary E) ridiculous A) summon B) usurp C) impose
D) communicate E) assuage
84. I didn’t comprehend the nature of the project until I had read your
brief report. 102. Teaching provides the chief means of conveying knowledge from
A) follow B) contend C) embrace generation to generation.
D) placate E) understand A) reviewing B) mastering C) passing on
D) preserving E) speculating
85. Mathematics is a compulsory subject in Turkish high schools.
A) difficult B) easy C) required 103. To perfect the book, the writer, the artist and the editor cooperated.
D) despised E) forcible A) kept in touch B) worked in their offices
C) came together D) studied methods
86. The heaviest concentration of niacin is in natural sources such as
E) collaborated
beans, whole grain cereal products, liver and fish.
A) mass B) recollection C) scattering 104. There isn’t any known cure for dyslexia, but neurologists have
D) decency E) instantaneous developed ways to help Sufferers cope with it.
A) retard B) dispense with C) deal with
87. The newscaster gave a concise account of the hurricane.
D) eradicate E) cure
A) long and detailed B) sad and depressing C) up-to-date
D) short and clear E) complicated and intricate 105. Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the
tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of
88. Bones of the skull are capable of conducting sounds of the human
the United States as an industrial giant.
voice to the inner ear.
A) followed by B) combined with C) deriving from
A) receiving B) transmitting C) creating
D) mixed with E) by doubling
D) adjusting E) convenes
106. A number of animals in Aesop’s fables are portrayed as being crafty.
89. Mabel feels confident about her grade on the test she has just taken.
A) dexterous B) talented C) artistic
A) depressed B) sure C) ecstatic
D) cunning E) ferocious
D) uncertain E) staunch
107. Arthur’s family have lived for years in a village near one the many
90. That matter is so confidential that it must not be discussed outside
creeks flowing into the part of the Mississippi River.
the office of chief inspector.
A) streams B) ponds C) lakes
A) important B) secret C) intricate
D) swamps E) pools
D) alarming E) boring

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