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501. Most people were no longer listening to his long ______ story.
A. irritable B. boring C. tiring D. annoying
502. There is often so much traffic on the main thoroughfare that motorist may be able to travel faster on ______ roads.
A. subordinate B. local C. district D. minor
503. A force of desperate men burst out of the besieged city and ______ the army that had surrounded them.
A. defeated B. broke down C. gained D. submitted
504. He says he would write an English course book if he could find a(n) ______ to deal with the less interesting parts.
A. accomplice B. ally C. collaborator D. partner
505. The ______ cats that are still found in some remote places are distantly related to our friendly domestic companions
A. savage B. wild C. fierce D. untamed
506. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and ______ in a quiet position.
A. before all B. above all C. first of all D. after all
507. I have had a ______ of misfortunes.
A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession
508. He had an ______ habit of emptying his ash trays out of his upstairs window on to our doorsteps.
A. uneducated B. offensive C. objectionable D. offending
509. The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him.
A. intense B. intentional C. intensive D. intending
510. The jury ______ him of having committed the robbery and he was then sentenced to five years imprisonment
A. accused B. charged C. convicted D. acquitted
511. Bitterly cold grey weather together with the after-effects of influenza made him feel very ______ .
A. worried B. bored C. disgusted D. depressed
512. The book proved to be very unreliable and so was quite ______ to him in his research.
A. invaluable B. useless C. negligible D. unusable
513. The train was ______ by a heavy snowfall.
A. postponed B. cancelled C. delayed D. adjourned
514. The bully tried to take away the younger boy’s violin but the youngster ______ him with considerable courage.
A. disobeyed B. challenged C. defied D. dared
515. He is a clever mimic who can take ______ most of the lecturers in his college.
A. off B. down C. over D. up
516. His authority and ______ make him an excellent leader.
A. self-consciousness B. self-confidence C. self-centredness D. self- regard
517. Being both spoil and lazy he ______ everyone else for his lack of success.
A. accused B. charged C. criticised D. blamed
518. When I learned that I had passed the examination I felt ______ and relaxed.
A. troublefree B. negligent C. carefree D. triumphal
519. After the collision he examined the considerable ______ to his car.
A. damage B. damages C. injuries D. destruction
520. A large cat was watching us intently from the of a ______ car.

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A. immovable B. stationery C. motionless D. stationary
521.This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A. actual B. real C. genuine D. original
522. Your usual teacher has lost his voice and ______ I am taking his place today.
A. besides B. nevertheless C. moreover D. accordingly
523. He was tried for forgery in a law court but lucky enough to ______.
A. get by B. get away C. get through D. get off
524.A ______ woman is needed to take care of two small children.
A. confident B. reliable C. confidential D. faithful
525. He went to Somerset House ______ looking up the terms of his grandfather’s will.
A. in the event of B. on account of C. with the purpose of D. with reference to
526. His speech was careful and ______ but his words seemed to make no sense.
A. distinguished B. distinct C. distinctive D. distinguishable
527. The choir stood in four rows according to their ______ heights.
A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respected
528. The campers ______their tent in a sheltered valley.
A. established B. installed C. pitched D. fixed
529. Far more should be done to ______ the sufferings of unwanted domestic pets.
A. alleviate B. improve C. remove D. remedy
530. As a result of the strike, the Government is urging people to be ______ with electricity.
A. economic B. thrifty C. extravagant D. economical
531. An almost ______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
532. I shall ______ the loss of my reading – glasses in the newspaper, with the reward for the finder.
A. announce B. advertise C. publish D. make known
533. He waited in the ______ for the front door open.
A. perch B. threshold C. porch D. crypt
534. I suddenly ______ that it was past ten o’clock.
A. understood B. recognized C. knew D. realized
535.The kitchen was small and ______ so that the disable woman could reach everything without difficulty.
A. complete B. complex C. composite D. compact
536. Income tax rates are ______ to one’s annual income.
A. related B. dependent C. associated D. adapted
537. He went ahead with unpopular changes, ______ to hostile criticism.
A. opposed B. indifferent C. sensible D. unaware
538. A sudden movement caught the antelope’s attention and he instantly became ______ and alert.
A. unsuspecting B. intensive C. superstitious D. suspicious
539.During their first teacher – training year, the student often visited local schools for the ______ of lessons.
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540. The teacher was ______ both in his marking of homework and also in his treatment of offenders.
A. lenient B. merciful C. forgiving D. sympathetic
541. Elegantly – dressed people were strolling along the many tree – lined ______ through the park.
A. alloys B. allies C. avenues D. alleys
542. He is not one of those ______ members of the staff who read “The Times” and take an interest in art and philosophy.
A. clever B. learned C. proficient D. intellectual
543. The snake ______ smoothly through the long grass.
A. crept B. skidded C. glided D. crouched
544. The fire must have broken ______ after the staff had gone home.
A down B. in C. through D. out
545. He came to inspect the house ______ buying it.
A. in the event of B. with a view to C. with reference to D. in case of
546. On Labour Day the worker will march in ______ through the town.
A. procession B. procedure C. progress D. progression
547. The ink had faded with time and so parts of the letter were ______.
A. illiterate B. illegible C. illegitimate D. indelible
548. He has read widely but seldom thought deeply so his apparent learning is really quite ______.
A. superior B. superfluous C. superficial D. supernatural
549. Driving with ______ brakes endangers not only yourself but also all the other road users you encounter.
A. deficient B. insufficient C. inadequate D. defective
550. Poisons should be kept in a place that is ______ to children.
A. unavailable B. inaccessible C. impracticable D. inapplicable
551. One of the problems local authorities have to deal with is the ______ of plastic containers.
A. dispersal B. disposition C. disposal D. dissolution
552. The law proved so unpopular that it was ______ by the Government a year later.
A. repelled B. repulsed C. taken back D. repealed
553. The floods did not start to ______ until two days after the rain had stopped.
A. retire B. recede C. retreat D. depart
554. I doubt did not start to ______ until his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.
A. in B. up C. on D. on with
555. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the property ______ the terms of the agreement.
A. with regard to B. in relation to C. in accordance D. provided by
556. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always ______.
A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
557. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his best – selling novel he became unbearably
______.
A. bigoted B. proud C. conceited D. exaggerated
558. He made some ______ sketchers which would serve as guides when he painted the actual portrait.
A. primary B. elementary C. fundamental D. preliminary

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559. No human being is ______ but Alistair Allington made very few mistakes.
A. fallacious B. false C. plausible D. infallible
560. After his long illness, the old man appeared so thin and ______ that a gust of wind might have blown him away.
A. flimsy B. frail C. withered D. faint
561. The Romans ______ a large part of Europe and the Middle East.
A. submitted B. subdued C. surpassed D. oppressed
562. He is considered to be an outstanding artist but I consider his work to be quite ______.
A. mediocre B. medium C. moderate D. common
563. ______ lighting has made an important contribution to be the cultural development of humanity.
A. Synthetic B. False C. Imitation D. Artifical
564. He lives entirely alone ______ the rats, bats, moths and mice.
A. in spite of B. besides C. apart from D. let alone
565. Many countries have now succeeded in ______ the malarial mosquito.
A. eradicating B. abolishing C. obliterating D. demolishing
566. An Arctic blizzard swept through the now ______ city streets.
A. lonely B. deserted C. neglected D. isolated
567. I ______ this book to who enjoy an exciting story.
A. recommend B. praise C. approve of D. compliment
568. The lawyer gave advice to poor people for a very small ______.
A. payment B. cost C. fee D. wage
569. I hurried to ______ Smith so that we could discuss some of the news plan as we were talking.
A. come up with B. overtake C. catch up with D. reach up to
570. The congregation listened in reverent attention to the bishop’s ______.
A. sermon B. speech C. lecture D. discourse
571. It was his ______ to retire from business the following year.
A. intention B. opinion C. meaning D. hope
572. There is a very ______ rule forbidding smoking in bed.
A. severe B. strong C. hard D. strict
573. This is my business and you have no right to ______.
A. intervene B. interfere C. interrupt D. disturb
574. You have taken ______ far too many responsibilities.
A. in B. on C. out D. upon
575.i found the missing file ______ on the top shelf.
A. laying B. lying C. resting D. deposited
576. I was told that this material would not ______ in the wash but it has.
A. dwindle B. shrink C. decease D. contract
577. I realized it would be far too ______ to walk alone through those ill-lit streets after dark.
A. bold B. risky C. daring D. courageous
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A. sentence B. charge C. verdict D. evidence
579. The student waited with some slight ______while his teacher stood reading his exercise.
A. dread B. terror C. apprehension D. horror
580. The police have asked for the ______ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the escaped convict.
A. partnership B.co-operation C. association D. alliance
581. The very idea of her winning the beauty competition is quite ______
A. abrupt B. absurd C. abnormal D. futile
582. The widely-publicised demonstration did not after all ______
A. come off B. go off C. get on D. break out
583. ______ he fails his final examination, he is still sure of a University place.
A. If B. In case C. Although D. Even if
584. To a large extent slavery was ______ during the past century
A. prevented B. abolished C. uprooted D. removed
585. ______ of half-starving wolves were roaming the snow-covered countryside.
A. Flocks B. Herds C. Packs D. S warm
586. as the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent thunderstorm was ______
A. imminent B. instantaneous C. immediate D. eminent
587. To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the ______ of the human life span?
A. increase B. expansion C. prolongation D. growth
588. Is a person to be more highly ______ for his courage or for his self-sacrifice?
A. estimated B. assessed C. esteemed D. reckoned
589. his parents gave him many expensive toys as form of ______ for his lameness and inability to active games.
A. prize B. remedy C. reward D. compensation
590. The firm should make a substantial profit ______ satisfactory labor relations are maintained.
A. unless B. with the result of C. provided that D. even it
591. A half-savage mongrel went ______ the tramp as the man approached the farm
A. at B. against C. upon D. for
592. No hazard or difficulty could ______ the two mountaineers from their intention of reaching the summit
A. defect B. deflect C. deflate D. defeat
593. he set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to ______ that he did not oversleep
A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. reassure
594. The dentist had to ______ the tooth as it was badly decayed
A. extract B. pull off C. extricate D. eradicate
595. I hope you are not______ that I obtained this money dishonestly
A. implying B. denoting C. inferring D. deducing
596. The townspeople were always so well- behaved and______ that the police had an idle life
A. systematic B. orderly C. meticulous D. scrupulous
597. Under certain conditions of stress, some people ______ qualities they had never known they possessed
A. uncover B. expose C. express D. reveal

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598. The evening’s entertainment was ______ by an electrical power cut.
A. curtailed B. placed C. situated D. localized
599. the cathedral is ______ in the centre of the city
A. positioned B. placed C. situated D. loacalised
600. The fire was______ by the time the firemen arrived
A. finished B. off C. out D. away

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