TEST ON ENGLISH

1. She never_______her ambition of becoming a doctor.

A. reached B. completed C. obtained D. achieved
2. Although we’ve been interviewing all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable_______for
the position of sales consultant.
A. applying B. application C. applicant D. applicator
3. Our Human Resource Department will let you know if we have any suitable_______.
A. redundancies B. vacancies C. abilities D. capabilities
4. I did not take that job offer because I was not_______to work at weekends.
A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible
5. Hundreds of young people may face_______because the number of graduates is increasing.
A. unemployment B. employment C. unemployed D. employed
6. He put on smart clothes because he really wanted to create a good_______at the interview.
A. preparation B. impression C. expression D. explanation
7. During the interview, you should show your interest in work and your sense of_______.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsive D. respond
8. Despite her_______as an accountant, she was still the best employee we could ever hope for.
A. advantages B. shortcomings C. qualifications D. experiences
9. Her job is_______of the mentally retarded children in the area.
A. cooking B. taking care C. taking part D. watching
10. She used to_______her living by selling seafood at the beach.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. win
11. The government should have special policies to help the sick, the elderly and the_______.
A. disable B. disabled C. disability D. disablement
12. She is a_______biologist. She spends all her life studying sea plants and animals.
A. ocean B. marine C. botany D. sea
13. The staff should be able to work_______.
A. dependently B. independence C. independent D. independently
14. He does not know much about IT but he is very_______.
A. enthusiastic B. enthusiast C. enthusiasm D. enthusiastically
15. The company must reduce costs to compete_______.
A. effect B. affect C. effective D. effectively
16. Wage rates should depend on levels of_______.
A. produce B. productivity C. product D. producer
17. The singer was_______on the piano by her boyfriend.
A. played B. performed C. accompanied D. helped
Choose the word with a similar meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence:
18. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skilful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
19. You need a_______who has special training to sort out your financial issues.
A. professional B. profession C. professionalism D. professor
20. The central purpose of management is to make every action or decision to_______a carefully
chosen goal.
A. get B. achieve C. gain D. meet
21. We’ve run into_______with our new project.
A. matters B. trouble C. incovenience D. issues
22. Our immediate_______is extra staff during this peak season.
A. requirement B. require C. required D. requisite
23. This price reduction is due to high_______among suppliers.
A. competitiveness B. competition C. competitor D. compete
24. To encourage the staff to work more efficiently, the company should pay them_______.
A. appropriate B. appropriately C. appropriation D. appropriating
25. My qualifications and previous_______helped me to get a job in that well-known company.
A. politeness B. experience C. attention D. impression
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
26. It was quite another to trick her_______betraying her father.
A. in B. to C. into D. for
27. She didn’t want the_______of a baby.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. respond D. responsibly
28. He strongly_______his mom in appearance and in temperament.
A. resemble B. is resembled C. resembles D. resembled
29. Mom always had a good_______with her sisters and brothers in her family.
A. relationship B. link C. tie-in D. connection
30. They often_______more time on playing with the first child.
A. exhaust B. run C. use D. spend
31. She has two older_______to learn from, but she may also depend on them too much.
A. friend B. siblings C. elder D. people
32. Working as a doctor would be fascinating job because I would have a chance
to_______people’s health.
A. look after B. pay attention to C. focus on D. heal
33. Don’t make noise, children! Parents are_______.
A. sleep B. sleeping C. being slept D. slept
34. Children are_______in gardening, they can work in the garden for hours.
A. excited B. interesting C. exciting D. interested
35. You won’t be allowed_______the church unless you wear a suit and tie.
A. into B. in C. to D. on
36. She couldn’t imagine an_______with no parents, a clan of brothers who hated him, and no
ability to change his nature.
A. upbringing B. training C. nurture D. instruction
37. Parents help their children_______more social and emotional skills than friends do.
A. developed B. develop C. developing D. development
38. She was on her way to meet her parents at a_______gathering.
A. family B. meeting C. assembly D. group
39. If parents play with their children more then they will learn how to be more_______.
A. sociably B. social C. sociable D. unsociable
40. They become extremely self-conscious and may be overly_______about their appearance.
A. nervous B. sensitive C. unstable D. emotional
41. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an average of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches
in_______respectively.
A. height B. tall C. short D. high
42. Watching too much_______on TV and in video games is the main reason which increases in
violence among young people.
A. violences B. violent C. violence D. violently
43. She is very close_______her mother-in-law and I am happy about that.
A. to B. in C. down D. up
44. Does your son really enjoy_______with his mom on every single weekend?
A. hanging up B. hanging out C. hanging off D. hanging around
45. The study found a strong between a lack of friends and sibling_______.
A. rival B. rivalled C. rivaling D. rivalry
46. I have a lot more in_______with my friends than with my family.
A. ordinary B. exceptional C. common D. familiar
47. He has established a close_______with an older member of his family.
A. stranger B. gap C. friend D. connection
48. To raise a child to_______requires your heart, energy, time and wealth.
A. adulthood B. old C. girlhood D. childhood
49. Who are you most_______to in your family?
A. like B. same C. similar D. resemble
50. The final stage before adulthood is_______.
A. adolescene B. baby C. middle-age D. old