1. I was kept _______ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above.

(WAKE)
2. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two___ wars.
(RESIST)
3. There has been a ________ crisis in Asia. (MONEY)
4. A new economic ________ zone has been established in our province. (PROCESS)
5. The old man collapsed ________ after doing some exercises. (STRAIN)
6. He has put on his ________ as it is bitterly cold. (COAT)
7. It is ________ to say that a change in leader will change our situation completely.
(SIMPLE)
8. ________, his father was angry when he said that he’d scratched his new car. (PREDICT)
9. All the troubles is being caused by a handful of _______.(CONTENT)
10. We can’t tell the difference between them. We think they’re___. (DIFFER)
11. Mr. Hung was still _________ himself to playing at international level. (CLIMATE)
12. They ________ when I first arrived in London as a student.(FRIEND)
13. The kids went to the park while the ________ slept in.(GROW)
14. She has been ________ to take over the position of treasurer. (DESIGN)
15. Toothpaste and icecream are _______. (SOLID)

1. A leading ________ campaign group in Australia is deploying a new weapon in the flight
for clean air in Asia. (POLLUTE)
2. A few simple shapes are the ________ forms from which all of the patterns are generated.
(REDUCE)
3. Two people are still ________ after the flood. (ACCOUNT)
4. Why don’t we try _______. Two cars may cost us a huge fortune to run! (CAR)
5. Police are launching a new ________ on drug user. (CRACK)
6. During his long illness, he was totally _______. (HOUSE)
7. The company went into ________ with  massive debts. (RECEIVE)
8. The club was found guilty of financial _______. (REGULAR)
9. They have achieved ________ success. (DREAM)
10. A joke will fail if it is told to a ________ person. (HUMOR)
11. I was ready to leave everything behind and start ________ in California. (NEW)
12. Because of the heavy rain, the river may ________ its bank. (FLOW)
13. Like its ________ the new Frontera Sport isn’t a bad little off-roader for the money.
(BEAR)
14. Most farmers had been ________ in the good years but a few were ruined by the bad
harvesters. (PROVISION)
15. We couldn’t recognize her because she was ________. (THIN)

1. ANTI-POLLUTION 2. IRREDUCIBLE 3. UNACCOUNTED-FOR 4.

CARPOOLING
5. CRACKDOWN 6. HOUSEBOUND 7. RECEIVERSHIP 8. IRREGULARITIES
9. UNDREAMED-OF/UNDREAMT-OF/DREAMLIKE 10. HUMOURLESS
11. ANEW 12. OVERFLOW 13. FOREBEAR 14. PROVIDENT 15. EXTRA-THIN
Mock Test
 A. Word form
  Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets
1. It’s impossible to remain ________ by the reports of the famine in remote African
villages. (MOVE)
2. If you like the picture, I will send you a(n) ________ of it .(LARGE)
3. The Moon travels on a(n) _______ course around the Earth. (VARY)
4. The man has displayed considerable ________ in doing the job. (EXPERT)
5. Their shells are so hard that they are virtually ________ . (DESTROY)
6. The world is becoming increasingly ________ . (DEPEND)
7. He behaves so badly to his wife. He’s a(n) ________ person. (HEART)
8. My suspicion is proved to be ________ that he was the culprit. (FOUND)
9. The local TV Company was stopping ________ to ask their opinion about the new
shopping center. (PASS)
10. The car in front was going very slowly, so Mr. Hung decided to ________ it.
(TAKE)
B. Sentence transformation
  Rewrite the following sentence without changing the meaning
1. The alarm sounded just as they come out of the building.
 Scarcely ___________________________________________off.
2. Perhaps she was behaving so arrogantly because of her insecurity.
 She may_____________________________________________.
3. They speculate that Carter was the best director of his time.
 Carter_______________________________________________.
4. Because the Minister disapproved of the plan, it couldn’t be carried out.
 Had it__________________________________________ practice.
5. His typeface is so elegant that it is still a favourite of designers.
 Such_________________________________________________ .
6. Bill is not good at working with figures and should never become an accountant.
(HEAD)
 _____________________________________________________.
7. Johnny’s friendliness is diametrically opposed to his brother’s rude behaviors.
(STARK)
 _____________________________________________________.
8. I saw my former teacher while I was out shopping today. (CAUGHT)
 _____________________________________________________.
9. I’ll stay with you till the train comes. (KEEP)
 _____________________________________________________.
10. Because of the time constraint, we have to suggest an improvised solution.
(ALTERNATIVE)
 Given_________________________________________________.

TEXT 1
Female butlers

A new breed of butlers has appeared (1) ____ the scene;increasingly, it seems (2) ______
rich and famous are turning (3)______ women to perform the little domestic duties of
everyday life.But (4) _____ female butlers are in ever greater demand, they are also in short
supply. Ivor Spencer, who runs the (5) _______traditional of the well-known butler schools,
(6) _______ trained only eight women in 21 year. Even at the more progressive butler
academies, (7) ________ as Robert Watson’s Guild of Professional Butlers, fewer than one
(8) ________ four trainees are female. Butlerine Sarah Whittle says that women are in
demand (9)________ they’re less stuffy than men. “We’re better (10) ________picking up
on people’s moods,” she says. “And we can organize several things at (11) ________: it’s in
our nature to multitask.”
Whittle (12) ________ expected to be smart as professional (13) _____ duty, but she does
get glamorous perks - presents of chocolate, champagne and, on (14) _______ occasion, an
expensive pair of shoes. But the job has its downside. Hundred-hour weeks are (15)
_________ uncommon, the hours are unsociable and the tasks
often (16) ________ than glamorous.

TEXT 2
Snoring
Sleep deprivation can make us very angry, which is (1) ________ snoring - the human
equivalent of a car alarm (2) __________ set off at night - can be so irritating. Most people
snore occasionally, but in middle age about 40 per cent of women (3)
__________ so regularly. Snoring can ruin relationships and be intensely embarrassing.
Snorers (4) _________ go into hospital, for example, may worry that they’ll keep the whole
ward awake. But snoring doesn’t (5) _________ afflict the unafflicted; snorers may also
disturb (6) ________ and feel sleepy during the day.
Snoring can sometimes be a symptom of a more serious condition. Up (7) _________ six
per cent of men and two per cent of women suffer from sleep apnoea, a syndrome in which
breathing (8) __________ significantly disrupted during sleep. Some people may start off
(9) __________ uncomplicated snorers, but develop sleep apnoea as they get older. The
word apnoea is derived (10) __________ the Greek and means “no breathing”. People
(11)_________ sleep apnoea have airways that become obstructedduring sleep. Typically,
they snore loudly, stop breathing, struggle
(12) __________ air, partly wake up (although often unaware of it), gulp a bit, and then
recommence snoring. The cycle may (13) __________ repeated over 100 times an hour.
(14) __________ surprisingly, people with sleep apnoea feel unrefreshed in the morning.
They may have problems concentrating during the day, feel depressed and fall asleep (15)
__________ socially unacceptable times. At worst, they can fall asleep (16) __________
driving or operating dangerous machinery.
TEXT 3

Life in the Stone Age

It is a common misconception that people in the Stone Age lived (1) ____ the edge of
starvation, in small groups, wandering around from (2) _____ to place. On the (3) ______,
recent studies of archaeological sites have in fact (4) _____ it clear that life was probably a
(5) ______ deal easier than it was for later farming communities. After the Ice Age the
weather was warmer than it is today and there was certainly (6) ______ lack of fresh
supplies of meat, fish, plants and berries. During the Stone Age or Mesolithic Period, (7)
____ it is known to archaeologists, men and women led an active social and spiritual life.
Large encampments, where (8) ____ to 200 people
may have lived, have recently (9) ______ to light in several parts of Europe, in (10) ______
to the remains of communal tombs and temples. Making stone tools would probably have
been regarded as a communal activity, in (11) ______ even children used to take part. Nor
were women thought (12) ______ as inferior in these societies.
In all (13) ________, they took (14) ________ actively in the decision-making of the tribe.
Only later, with the arrival of farming,(15) _____ they lose their status.

TEXT 4
One day recently, I (1) ______ to meet an old friend of mine,a retired surgeon, just coming
out of a travel agency with a bundle of glossy holiday pamphlets (2) ______ his arms. I
knew that for a decade he had enjoyed a fortnight every summer at the same isolated
Mediterranean vilage, where he had had great (3) ______ in
the warm sunshine and excellent bathing. As he was an enthusiastic motorist, he had always
organized his own travelling (4) _________ in a thorough and clever (5) _______, rotating
the routes every year. This system had enabled him to build up the most amazing collection
of coloured slides, (6) ______ he occasionally presented ,
of castles and cathedrals and notable architectural and scenic gems, all quite remote from
the average tourist itinerary. But this year, because of the (7) _______ foreign currency
allowance he was allowed to (8) _______ abroad, he had decided on an all-in package tour.
The return flight, his hotel accommodation and his meals
would (9) ______ be provided at an inclusive charge. Oddly enough, he was looking
forward to this change from his previous habits with (10) ______ much eager anticipation as
a child.

TEXT 5

Although the rise in the global temperature by 4 per cent predicted by many scientists may
not sound like much, it is the difference between now and the last Ice Age, when huge
glaciers covered Europe and most of Britain. Nobody knows (1) ______ what
would happen in a warmer world, but we (2) ______ know some things. Heat a kettle and
the (3) ______ inside it expands. The (4) ______ of the world has climbed more than half a
degree this century, and the oceans have (5) ______ by at least 10 cm. But (6) ______ as it
takes several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, (7) ______ it may have taken the ocean
thirty years to swell. This (8) ______ that the global warming we are now experiencing is a
result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere (9) ______ to the
1960s. Since then, the (10) ______ of fossil fuels has increased rapidly. Scientists (11)
______ for the United nations and European governments have been warning that (12)
______ the Dutch and the people of East Anglia will need to do will (13) ______ to build
more extensive sea defenses. Many of the world’s great cities are (14) ______ risk, because
they are (15) ______ at sea level. Miami, (16) ______ entirely built on a sandbank, could be
(17) ______
away. But the effect of rising sea levels will be much (18) ______ for the developing
countries. With a meter rise in sea levels, 200 million could become homeless.
There are other fears too, (19) ______ to a recent United Nations report. The plight of the
hungry in northern Africa could (20) ______ as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced
by 20 per cent.

TEXT 2
Having seen the trailer on TV for this latest Sam Spadacci film, I
knew I was in for something a little different! The main (1) ____ of the
film (2) ____ with the fall and eventual rise of Frankie Longo, (3) ____ by
the new Hollywood superstar Larry Zardini. The (4) ____, which has
some brilliant one-liners, was written by Spadacci's old associate, Matt
Dusi. Everything starts off fairly predictably - a young halo-American kid, mixed
up with the local Mafia - it seems to be the usual (5) ____ of Spadacci's
own roots. But then, after going in and out of jail for a couple of years,
Frankie 'gets cuisine' and suddenly discovers he's a marvellous cook!
Some (6) ____ are a little slow-moving as we (7) ____ on Frank's
culinary prowess - did we really need to spend five minutes of the film
watching Frank's perfect souffle rising in the oven?
Soon Frankie is cooking for the rich and famous, including the Mafia big
cheese Joe d' Ancona - a wonderfully over the top (8) ____ by veteran
Bruno Marmo - and eventually the President! Inevitably, in (9) ____ of his
efforts to go straight, Frankie is caught up in a secret (10) ____ to
assassinate the President. Without giving too much away, Frankie
apparently goes along with the Mafia while really sabotaging things.
There are some crazy (11) ____, including gangsters exploding out of a
giant birthday cake! The (12) ____ maintains the almost slapstick feel
with a manic tempo at times. (13) ____ some of the dialogue is a little
laboured at times this is, all in (l4) ____ , a thoroughly entertaining bit
of fun, which I (15) ____ whole-heartedly.
1. A. storyline B. narrative C. contents D. commentary
2. A. concerns B. shows C. describes D. deals
3. A. designed B. set C. played D. cast
4. A. chapter B. script C. speech D. story
5. A. study B. survey C. test D. revision
6. A. sections B. chapters C. acts D. scenes
7. A. analyse B. focus C. devote D. examine
8. A. character B. part C. performance D. personality
9. A. spite B. account C. despite D. view
10. A. plot B. design C. agreement D. intention
11. A. stages B. stunts C. actions D. productions
12. A. beat B. singing C. record D.
soundtrack
13. A. While B. Except C. Although D. Whereas
14. A. balance B. all C. conclusion D. end
15. A. offer B. suggest C. recommend D. represent

TEXT 3

Democracy in the EU

The concept of democratic citizenship is a (1) ______ of “active

participation by individuals in the system of rights and responsibilities”.
This democratic citizenship is of great potential significance in Europe, (2)
______ the challenge is to stir the population to “speak out” to affirm the
legitimacy behind its power. Democratic citizenship (3) _____ expression
first and foremost in awareness that sovereignty (4) ______ in the hands
of all individuals to participate. The spirit of democratic citizenship is
something which has to be (5) _____, and the practice of democratic
citizenship, (6) _____ requires a degree of “political literacy”, must be
taught; it involves training young people and adults in the exercise of (7)
_____ rights and responsibilities. It also implies acquiring the rules of
genuine democratic behaviour, highlighting the fact that (8)
_____ confined exclusively within an “immediate community” prevents the
citizen from emerging. We must never lose (9) _____ of the fact that
education for democratic citizenship is more a social practice (10) _____ a
subject for theoretical research.
1. A. source B. matter C. sort D. lot
2. A. though B. where C. which D. if
3. A. is going to find B. found C. finds D. is finding
4. A. lies B. lays C. is lying D. is laying
5. A. discovered B. taught C. learnt D. given
6. A. as B. who C. that D. which
7. A. their B. its C. some D. any
8. A. be B. being C. have D. having
9. A. grasp B. comprehension C. understanding D. sight
10. A. than B. as C. like D. so

1. At the age of 18 she is already one of Hollywood’s most ________actresses. (SEEK)

2. He always get _______ as the hero. (TYPE)
3. She looked absolutely _______ when I told her what had happened.She could hardly say
a word. (DUMB)
4. At first it seemed like a(n) _______ idea, but then we realized that it wasn’t so crazy after
all. (RAGE)
5. If you are sweating a lot you should wear a(n) _________. (ODOUR)
6. Whenever examination is in progress, I often see parents, family members and
__________ waiting anxiously outside the exam sites. (WISH)
7. He has got a(n) _______ kid, as I remember. (QUARREL)
8. My uncle lives in a futuristic house with solar-powered heating (FUTURE)
9. No _______ is practiced in this company. All staff work their way up based on
meritocracy. (FAVOUR)
10. Despite the setbacks he faced, he remained a man of remarkable _________.
(BUOYANT)
11. The weather has been _______ sunny this week; we should have a picnic by the beach.
(GLORY)
12. _______ fans crowd near the stage the moment the pop star appears. (AWE)
13. The firemen were _______ during the crisis and managed to save all
the people who were trapped in the burning building. (PERTURB)
14. Jeff is always coming up with _______ utterances that do not make
any sense. (GNOME)
15. To pamper herself after a hard day’s work, Jane decided to ________
in a hot spa. (LUXURY)
16. The impact of this oil spillage on the environment is ________.(PONDER)
17. Jack has been called away as a _______ ever since the war started.(RESERVE)
18. Nick gazed _______ at his neighbor’s shining motorbike. (COVET)
19. Our local Member of Parliament is a/an _______ opponent of all plans to extend the
city. (PLACATE)
20. _______ is sometimes said to be more characteristic of women than men but I think that
this is a false stereotype. (FICKLE)
21. The parents are delightful but their children are _______ (LOATHE)
22. There was a _______ applause following his speech. (THUNDER)
23. Nowadays a lot of people prefer alternative medicine systems, such as acupuncture,
_________. (AROMATIC)
24. This behavior is _______ of his general lack of self-confidence. (SYMPTOM)
25. Dolphins, ________ species, give birth to one calf every two years. (MAMMAL)
26. To be an astronaut, a person, at the beginning of his training, has to be accustomed to
_______ in a spacecraft. (WEIGH)
27. The scientific _______ in this book are very necessary for us to do research.
(TECHNICIAN)
28. Most of the stunts in this movie are performed by _______ (STAND)
29. We have l _______ obligations to control prices. (CONTRACT)

1. So many people were really delighted when the government lost the election.
(JUBILATION)
 _____________________________________________________.
2. You’ve eaten so mych that it is logical that you feel sick. (STANDS)
 You’ve _______________________________________________.
3. The staff hated Frank’s new policies intensely and so went on strike.(HATRED)
 So intense.
4. I feel it’s wrong that this site is going to be redeveloped by the council.
(EARMARKED)
 I feel it’s wrong __________________________________________.
5. Alex grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (PULLED)
 Alex ___________________________________________________.
6. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
 The____________________________________________________.
7. The minister’s involvement in that corruption scandal has tarnished his reputation.
 The minister is under ______________________________________.
8. The fundraisers have not officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
 No ______________________________________________________.
9. Every possible effort was made by orphanage to find the boy’s parents.
 The orphanage ____________________________________________.
10.The boys would have preferred to knit rather than model in clay. (RATHER)
 The boy would ___________________________________________.
11.The company’s profits appear to be improving significantly this year.
(EVIDENCE)
 The company’s profits ______________________________________.
12. Although the signs are optimistic, there are imminent dark clouds. (TEETH)
 On the __________________________________________________.
13. It is recommended that you take water with you as wells are few and far
between in this area. (LEST)
 Travellers to this area_______________________________________.
14. Getting to work should be much easier once the new underground line is
ready. (COMMUTING/PLAIN)
 The ______________________________________________________.
15. We only ingratiated ourselves with our teacher because Kate insisted.(CURRIED)
 It was_____________________________________________________.
16. Nobody expected it of him but Sam was laid off. (RANKS)
 Against ____________________________________________________.
17. Somehow no one found out he had stolen the technical design from
another company. (AWAY)
 Somehow he ________________________________________________.
18. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history.
(APPETITE)
 What he had told me __________________________________________.
19. Don’t eat so many sweets and won’t have to visit the dentist so often.(SAVE)
 Eating fewer________________________________________ so often.
20. Some people tend to do better in a pressurized working environment.
(CONSTANT)
 Some people work better when they are _____________________ work.

1. Are your family coming…………..from France for the wedding ?

A. over              B.off                C.into                  D. down
2. The car suddenly ………….
A.out of order          B.bursts into flames                 C.out of work        D. bursts into fire
3. Even after I washed the curtain , it still had some ……. Marks on it
A.faint                B. weak               C.thin                   D.uncertain
4.He can't___ignorance as his excuse,he should have known what was happening in his own
department
a. Please                   B. apology             C.plead                      D. take
5. It was too late to ______the contact
A. come out                     B.back down                    C.back off                 D. back out of
6.The woman was ___ from hospital yesterday only a week after her operation
A.evicted               B.expelled                                C.traunted                       D.discharged
7.In spite of his poor education ,he was a most ___ speaker
A. knowledgeable                         B.articulate                      C. dubious             C.dull
8.So who are the ………. People of this land ?
A. indigenuous                  C. hometown               C.native                D.national
9. The most historic building of the town has been ………by the storm
A. wiped up                    B. wiped out                      C.wiped down               D.wiped off
10.I was just ………….the soup that you spilled in the kitchen 
A. wiped out              B.wiped up                          C.wiped down                            D.wiped
off
11.………through the attic and see if you can find anything for the jumble sale
A.rummage                    B. Seek                  C. Find                               D. Search
12.When we put up the shelves in the kitchen , it was very simple , we just had to ___ a few
holes in the wall
A.push                             B.drill                      C.stab                             D.pierce
13.When mrs Frobisher was taken to hospital, two ambulance men carried her out of the
house on a …….. 
A.mattress               B.hammock                   C.stretcher                 D.hearse
14.The work keeps ……….. , and I seem to get very little done
A. Piling on                    B.growing up            C.heaping on                  D.piling up
15.He ran down the beach and ___ into the sea
A.headed                B.sank                   C.dived                         D.bathed
16.It is dangerous to ___out of the windows of the train    
A.hold               B.slope              C.bend                  D.lean     
17.Her hair was wet from the ………..tossed up by the huge waves
A.spray                       B.lather                  C.surf                              D.foam
18 .What's wrong with you today ? Did you get out of bed ________ ?
A.on the wrong sides           B.on the wrong side    C.on the wrong foot         D.on the wrong
edge
19.The company directors asked the government to _____in the dispute and prevent a strike
A.interpose                B.interact              C.intercept          D.intervene
20.The purpose of the survey was to ___ the inspectors with the local conditions
A.accquaint                B.Know                     C.understand                    D.connect
21. that picture is somewhat ___ of Picasso's early work
A.remind                        B.reminiscent             C.remember                     D.similiar 
22. You have to be rich to send a child to private school because the fees are ____.
    A.aeronautical B. astronomical C.astrological   D.atmospherical
23. Young children often express their anger by having temper ____.
    A.attacks B.tantrums C.fits D.spells
24.there will be necessity be a ___ to the amount of money put at the new manager's
disposal
A.telling                              B.reduce                  C.ceiling                            D.disposal
25.He’s a sort of person who immediately made you feel………… ease
A.at               B.on                           C.in                          D.with
26.Although it was ………… jewellery ,it looked real enough
A.imitation                  B.false                   C.artificial              D. true
27 .Even a ____glance at such an approach would suggest that it is doomed to failure, and it
surely is.
A.quick                       B.cursory                         C.fast                        D.flash
28.The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the _____ considerable
interest in the press over the last few weeks
A. Middle                    B. target                  C.pin-point                            D.focus
29.Being described by the americans as a homemaker seems infinitely preferable to being
refered to as a              ________housewife
A.only                      B.sole                     C.mere                              C.lone
30.new items are ________to a stringent process of selection
A.object                          C.subject                             C.made                          D.dependent
31.the electorate will not easily forgive the goverment for failing to fufill its ______
A.vows                              B.promises                     C.aspirations           D.offers
32.He should have phoned the police .However angry he was , he shouldn’t have ____the
laws into his own hands
A.taken                                 B.held                                  C.had                  D.grasped
33.It was too cold at night that she took a hot water ......... to bed with her
A.bottle            B.bag                 C.pot                              D.kettle
34.The law proved so unpopular that it was .......
A.repelled                   B.repulsed                   C.taken back                     D.repealed
35.no one is so ........ as the person who has no wish to learn
A.ignorant                               B.unwise                                  C.stupid                  D.clever
36.The chairman was so angry with the committee that he decided to ___from it
A.cancel                B.postpone                        C.prevent              D.resign     
37.to prevent flooding in winter flowing from the dawn is constantly........by a computer
A.Followed                    B.monitored                       C.conducted                  
D.observed                           
38.the leaders,sensing that war was ........,preparing their defences
A.imminent                          B.immediate        C.immune                          D.immense
39.We sat on after the meal ,.........the taste of fine brandy
A.savouring                         B.idulging                   C.sipping                    D.sensing
40.a peoperty company was making a ... bid for the supermaket site
A. Proposition                 B.proposal               C.tender                   D.takeover
41.The wind blew so hard and so strongly that the windows _____in their frames
A.flapped                   B.slapped                 C.rattled                  D.shocked
42.Many strands were ___ together to make the rope really strong
A.woven                    B.twisted      C.revolved                 D.rolled