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

Book 2 Part D 321 Test 19

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