TEST 2

Lexico
1. I was surprised to hear that he had a girlfriend. That’s _________.
A. a turn-up for the books
B. a nice turn of phrase
C. an about-turn
D. a funny turn
2. Decisions there _________ around the globe with a force unmatched anywhere
else.
A. extrapolate
B. vindicate
C. reverberate D. subjugate
3. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one. He just _________ his
friends.
A. meddles with
B. sponges on C. tarts up
D. sweeps along
4. Failing to stand a _________ state-run organization, Jimmy decided to switch
job.
B. symphonic
B. monolithic
C. gargantuan
D. concordant
5. _________ chair the meeting.
A. John was decided to
B. It was decided that John
C. There was decided that John should
D. John had been decided to
6. Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those
would be
________ between any other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.
A. kiss-offs
B. summings-up C. tip-offs
D. toss-ups
7. She ___________ when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.
B. had rosy cheeks
B. turned as red as beetroot
C. went scarlet
D. painted the town red
8. _________ by their new finds, the archaeologists say they had made dramatic
new finds
of Viking settlements.
A. Buoyed up
B. Irked out
C. Sounded off
D. Perked up
9. I wish she __________ me all the time about the broken vase.
A. wouldn’t nag
B. didn’t nag
C. hadn’t nagged
D. doesn’t nag
10. I was _________ tempted to report his incompetence to my line manager
otherwise the
whole team would suffer.
A. Highly
B. sorely
C. greatly
D. urgently
11. He was disappointed by his result, but later he __________ himself to having
to re-take
the exam.
A. exposed
B. submitted
C. reconciled
D. subdued
12. All his friends _______ him when the man went bankrupt.
A. forsook
B. abdicated
C. deserted
D. ceded
13. 25 people have replied to the invitation, but I've ____________and put out 30
chairs.
A. teetered on the brink
B. erred on the side of caution
C. been on a razor’s edge
D. been in the teeth
14. Localized tensions had developed into ___________ slaughter of innocent
people.
A. systemic
B. mass
C. wholesale
D. full-blown
15. She has written more than three self-help books and continue to __________
books to
this day.
A. stir up
B. work up
C. move out
D. churn out
WORD FORM
14. Some referees in the V-league lack _________ .(part)
15. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be _________ then
others. (adjust)
16. Mai has a very sweet _________ smile. (child)
17. They fought _________ in the war. (hero)
18. The boy was violent and his parents found him _________. (manage)
19. The _________ of the trains and buses causes frustration. (frequent)
20. I didn’t know who she was with a mask on. She was completely _________.
(recognize)