1. Lance is ________ knowledgeable on this subject.

    smartly

    powerfully

    firmly

    highly

2. I need a good explanation of all the costs ________ in buying a new car.

    affected

    involved

    concerned

    implied

3. There was a ________ debate about the Middle East, then they moved to a vote.

    lively

    flexible

    main

    nimble

4. The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the ________ later in life.

    fee

    fine

    price
    cost

5. Jet lag causes problems with our ________ clock.

    biological

    botanical

    natural

    rhythmical

6. This species of seagull is not a ________ of the island, but will sometimes rest here a while.

    neighbour

    national

    citizen

    resident

7. Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?

    hit

    occur

    strike

    touch

8. I didn't stay behind because I wanted to, I did so because it was my ________.

    work

    duty
    shift

    chore

1. What angered me wasn't his resignation but the ________ in which he did it.

    method

    manner

    aspect

    bearing

2. If you can't make ________ what's written, change the zoom level and it'll become clearer.

    for

    off

    up

    out

3. There's a ________ range of issues that we need to discuss as soon as possible.

    far

    ample

    wide

    high

4. Despite being ________ in the battle, the solider fought on and was awarded a medal for
bravery.

    enraged
    wounded

    flawed

    bruised

5. The rain will ________ for most of the morning, but we are expecting a brighter afternoon.

    persist

    insist

    resist

    consist

6. In the mating season, the male of the species calls out with a ________ gu-gu sound.

    separate

    distinctive

    contrasting

    individual

7. Marie Curie, one of the best-known ________ in working with radiation, died in 1934.

    debutants

    revolutionaries

    pioneers

    rebels

8. Deep sea oil exploration is a dirty and dangerous ________.

    affair

    situation

    case

    business

1. Much of the neighbourhood was demolished in the 1940s when living ________ had
deteriorated.

    situations

    conditions

    circumstances

    states

2. Scientists are yet to understand the full nutritional ________ of the humble olive.

    favours

    helps

    goods

    benefits

3. You can come and ________ us performing this operation, if you want.

    discover

    gaze

    observe

    look
4. Bears used to be very ________ in this part of the country, but nobody has seen one for ten
years.

    sparse

    broad

    thorough

    widespread

5. Ben was ________ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor's note with him and was
excused.

    pulled

    assembled

    summoned

    requested

6. The police ________ four states in pursuit of the bank robber.

    crossed

    journeyed

    chased

    travelled

7. After three years of ________, the country's economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

    letdown

    demise

    overdraft
    recession

8. We altered our final ________ of yearly profits due to more accurate advertising and
marketing costs.

    forecast

    expectancy

    expectation

    wishes

1. Two wolves ran through the forest in ________ of a deer.

    following

    chase

    hunting

    pursuit

2. The economy touches every ________ of our lives.

    piece

    field

    division

    aspect

3. Like most safety features, the air bag is very rarely used but when ________ upon, must
operate perfectly.

    called

    required
    pulled

    requested

4. The cup will remain here at the clubhouse for a month on ________ before being sent to the
museum.

    display

    parade

    exposition

    stage

5. Jed ran the whole ________ after his father died and left him the company.

    industry

    affair

    work

    business

6. The garden is a paradise for flowers in particular. We have seventeen ________ of roses.

    varieties

    breeds

    families

    mutations

7. The terrible weather ________ in severe traffic delays and the closure of the airport.

    resulted
    concluded

    met

    ended

8. "What is ________," Clarissa said, "I feel I'm being ignored."

    extra

    more

    else

    plus

1. Thomas graduated with a specialist degree in the ________ of criminology.

    aspect

    field

    sector

    division

2. Lasers can measure distances with incredible ________.

    care

    precision

    adjustment

    attention
3. My two cousins were so excited at the start of the war, they ran downtown and ________ up
immediately.

    wrote

    signed

    drew

    brought

4. This machine ________ the user's eye and can confirm identity.

    regards

    gazes

    scans

    views

5. The inquiry into the accident will be ________ by Malcolm Jones, a former army general.

    overseen

    overlooked

    overdrawn

    overpowered

6. Though Carla's remarks seem insulting, if you see them in ________, they're actually quite
innocent.

    situation

    context

    relation
    background

7. Even early in the city's life, the ________ for knowledge led to the founding of a university.

    quest

    pursuit

    gathering

    chase

8. The three teenagers spent a cold night on the ________ mountain before rescuers arrived.

    exposed

    displayed

    overlooked

    revealed

1. Politicians have been arguing about the reasons for the ________ in the number of
unemployed.

    decline

    descent

    recession

    weakening

2. Charles Lindbergh was one of the early ________ in powered flight and crossed the Atlantic
in 1927.

    inventors

    pioneers
    chiefs

    creators

3. We used advertising to ________ interest in the product and then educated people on how to
use it.

    introduce

    adopt

    breed

    generate

4. It never ________ to me that Mike and Cherie's marriage was in any trouble.

    reveal

    occurred

    concerned

    struck

5. All attempts to reach Darren at home on his phone ________ with failure.

    met

    finished

    put

    resulted

6. Any problems ________ from the new contract are not my concern. I warned against signing
it.

    producing
    arising

    deriving

    arriving

7. The director was accused of being ________ in the way he ran the company.

    inflexible

    inevitable

    infallible

    inflatable

8. In the tough economic climate, the company GTV has ________ by over 40%.

    sunk

    belittled

    reduced

    shrunk

1. Modern conditions such as diabetes and alcohol abuse has caused life ________ to fall in
some countries.

    expectancy

    expectation

    prediction

    forecast

2. The words of his resignation letter ________ he was unhappy with several of his former
colleagues.
    signified

    implied

    involved

    inferred

3. Thomas never ________ the negative role he had in taking over the company

    located

    disclosed

    exposed

    uncovered

4. Dr Hartson is an animal expert, but I don't believe the ________ of his expertise is as wide as
you think.

    scope

    width

    scale

    weight

5. We understand it's late and we don't mean to ________, but we have some important questions
for you.

    inconvenience

    impose

    interrupt
    interfere

6. On arriving at the theatre, the Queen was presented with a large ________ of tulips by a young
girl.

    gathering

    bouquet

    bunch

    clump

7. The suspect's complaints about his treatment by police were ________ and he was taken into
custody.

    noted

    viewed

    mentioned

    remarked

8. "We will surely ________ our problems if we work together on a solution."

    sink

    weaken

    lessen

    concentrate

1. We paid the lawyer to ________ up a totally new will, one which left the three boys much
better off.

    draw
    bring

    sign

    make

2. The ________ time for making decisions is lunchtime.

    fine

    optimum

    peak

    maximum

3. The elderly patient was considered too ________ to survive an operation.

    tenuous

    brittle

    frail

    insane

4. Last Sunday, the highest temperature in ________ history was registered.

    marked

    accounted

    noted

    recorded

5. Milk is an important ________ of calcium and vitamin D and is an important part of any diet.
    source

    ancestor

    base

    root

6. The customs officer was suspicious and called the man over to ________ his luggage more
closely.

    inspect

    view

    gaze at

    glimpse

7. Are these old plates of ________ importance or can I put them into storage?

    main

    lively

    vital

    urgent

8. The humble bee, so often ________ for granted, plays a key role in agriculture.

    taken

    collected

    given

    put
1. Singers take care of their voice to guarantee ________ performance.

    high

    summit

    optimum

    prime

2. Even if you can't quit smoking, you should do your best to at least ________ down a bit.

    cut

    break

    push

    make

3. The charity dance raised $5000 and the hospital was able to buy a new heart ________.

    scanner

    scope

    sight

    viewer

4. It is often only through long experiments of trial and ________ that scientific progress is
made.

    failure

    error

    mistake
    fault

5. The working day in the factory is divided into day and night ________.

    works

    duties

    shifts

    labours

6. The job is tough, lonely and yes, on ________, even depressing.

    time

    moment

    times

    occasion

7. The shopping centre was built surrounded by a vast ________ of concrete for parking.

    scope

    field

    extent

    range

8. Every person in this room has ________ an important part in the success of the company.

    played

    added
    made

    put.

1. The little girl ________ until hospital staff finally showed her to her father's room.

    urged

    insisted

    consisted

    resisted

2. The murderer worked in a cemetery and had no problems in ________ of the body.

    scrapping

    disposing

    throwing

    dumping

3. Two local journalists were criticised for the part they ________ in spreading the malicious
gossip.

    played

    wrote

    done

    pushed

4. Charlie almost got to the end of the speech before he was ________ by a drunk guest.

    interrupted
    invaded

    intersected

    interfered

5. Doctors say antibiotic usefulness ________ from patient to patient.

    alters

    varies

    ranges

    modifies

6. Despite past good performances, the actor was fired when the studio decided he had become a
________.

    responsibility

    weight

    flaw

    liability

7. Police ________ that the boy missing since Tuesday night is in danger.

    predict

    care

    wonder

    fear

8. As a ________ of course, we delete all email records after three years.

    duty

    matter

    principle

    way

1. The tribes on these islands carry out a strange hunting ________ at the beginning of summer
every year.

    method

    manner

    ritual

    process

2. We have to walk down three flights of stairs just to get rid of our rubbish. What an ________!

    inconvenience

    anxiety

    interference

    imposition

3. Sharon had broken many regulations at work and finally paid the ________ by losing her job.

    cost

    fee

    fine

    price
4. You've been ________ from the competition because we've discovered you cheated.

    lost

    failed

    eliminated

    beaten

5. Even the tiniest ________ in a rocket can lead to a catastrophic failure at launch.

    inaccuracy

    fault

    misdeed

    hindrance

6. I met a woman in town who was talking to people about homeless teenagers and asking for
________.

    grants

    donations

    pocket money

    aid

7. There's a very unusual ________ for this movie: a prison for badly behaved dogs!

    background

    location

    setting
    context

8. Though we always turn right here, I often ________ what's down the other road.

    wonder

    insist

    fear

    care

1. Two ferries ________ today in the main harbour, but there were no injuries.

    hit

    smashed

    collided

    crashed

2. The red squirrel, once ________ throughout Britain, is now restricted to the north.

    usual

    common

    frequent

    crowded

3. In many countries, specially trained dogs are used to ________ hidden drugs.

    define

    disclose
    search

    locate

4. Once you ________ the border, you are subject to the laws of another country.

    travel

    break

    cross

    land

5. The film last year helped to ________ interest in 1920s fashion and even ways of speaking.

    rectify

    repair

    revive

    recover

6. We have decided to ________ the Premium 2000 computer security system. It's too old now.

    reject

    veto

    discard

    throw away

7. It was the child's history teacher that first realised she was being ________ at home.

    declined
    neglected

    abandoned

    deserted

8. Police told everyone to stay at home until the ________ of thieves had been captured.

    crew

    range

    band

    bunch

1. Hal's parents apologised for their treatment of him and said they wanted to ________ the
situation.

    revive

    refuse

    repudiate

    rectify

2. A truck that was carrying food ________ fell into the river, but the driver managed to escape.

    goods

    aids

    benefits

    productions

3. You simply must invite Carol to the party. She's always the life and ________ of any evening.
    light

    blood

    soul

    flesh

4. I'm tired and in pain and what's ________, I didn't even want to come here.

    else

    wrong

    different

    more

5. Sadness is an ________ part of the bereavement process.

    uneasy

    inevitable

    infallible

    indebted

6. If you read Anna's comments in ________, you'll see there wasn't anything wrong with them.

    place

    context

    position

    mind
7. Much of South America was ________ when diseases were introduced by arriving Europeans.

    enraged

    ravaged

    savaged

    engaged

8. This chain of mountains ________ its name from an ancient tribe that lived in the area.

    produces

    derives

    collects

    puts

1. Scientists have ________ a strange phenomenon in the atmosphere of Mars.

    observed

    inspected

    watched

    regarded

2. I owe my sisters a huge ________ of gratitude for the way they've helped me out in recent
years.

    bill

    debt

    claim
    liability

3. Before we ________ under way, are there any questions you would like to ask me?

    get

    make

    begin

    come

4. She cried all through what was supposed to be a ________ film about rabbits.

    sarcastic

    dreary

    light-hearted

    graceful

5. I ________ believe him to be innocent of the crime.

    steadily

    powerfully

    highly

    firmly

6. After her computer was struck by a virus, she was unable to retrieve the accountant ________
she needed.

    cabinets

    files
    ranks

    portfolios

7. An ________ military base in the desert is the setting for Al Abner's latest sci-fi novel.

    neglected

    dumped

    abandoned

    unfilled

8. I don't like it when newsreaders start giving their ________ opinions about the news. That's
not their job.

    substantial

    subjugated

    subversive

    subjective

1. Many people often make a between London and New York

compare

2. This book as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades
ago.
origin

3. There are power stations across Europe that use the rise and fall of the ocean tides.
day

4. If you weren't so of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.

critic
5. Don't you find it how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?
intrigue

6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more night's sleep.
rest

7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the of the world wide web.
invent

8. On the final day, we visited the Victoria Falls and then flew home.
majesty

1. The recommended intake of Vitamin C varies from country to country.

day

3. The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and pains of a teenager in 1970s
Germany.
grow

4. This wine has a very fruity flavour to it and a after-taste. I really like it.
please

5. I've lost all for this concert, I'm finding it boring. Can we go?
enthuse

6. The opening of this new restaurant should satisfy the of local Indonesian food
fans.
sophisticated

7. You don't respond well to positive , which is only made to help you.
critic

8. as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago.
credible.

1. Large spiders, from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside.
origin

2. Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual , but many people do it.
active
3. Professor Watkins wasn't only an to me, but to thousands of others lucky enough
to have met him.
inspire

4. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and young man.

eloquence

5. The new year in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from
melons.
celebrate

6. The of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s.

popular

7. This musician's work is very and difficult to understand. Many people say it's just
noise.
concept

8. Tom told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious with
him.
initial

1. Though expensive, the tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny.
guide

2. , local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental
issues.
increase

3. The Lavet Institute fights against in movies and literature.

censor

4. David Baron's latest crime thriller ends with an final chapter that keeps you
guessing.
intrigue

5. The true of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate.

origin
6. The two families fell out after Mr Dawson said Caroline wouldn't be a wife for his
son.
suit

7. It is the bride's father who has paid for a wedding.

tradition

8. I had a night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a
noise.
rest

1. The Age Of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary .

discover

2. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly .
conclude

3. The of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight.
celebrate

4. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the of the hot dog.
create

5. Can you think of one reason why I should give you your job back?
solitude

6. That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common .

concept

7. Local officials were surprised at the scale of the against plans for a local casino.
cry

8. I agree with the sentiments so expressed in David's wonderful speech.

eloquence

1. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.

time
the shop, all the phones had been sold.
2. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat.
when
Only his hat did I recognise Carl.

3. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.

worth
It's to come with us.

4. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.

have
Pippa might story.

5. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way.
long
the boss, I'll run the company my way.

6. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality.

into
Allegations of teacher brutality the school's management.

7. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
have
You last night, she was with us!

8. The beach was fun even though it was too cold.

fact
too cold, the beach was fun.

1. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.

were
A lot of the conference room by delegates.

2. Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.

sooner
No home than the phone rang.

3. If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich man.
for
If it divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.
4. "You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open."
long
He told them they wouldn't get lost had the map open.

5. My brother has great ideas all the time.

comes
My brother always ideas.

6. If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been completely lost.
for
Had it , we would have got completely lost.

7. If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.

live
I'll if I lose this job.

8. They'll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn't increase.

mean
A continued low audience for the show cancellation.

1. A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the concert.
pulling
The first we heard about of the concert was a phone call.

2. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there.

time
Unless we run, the train we get there.

3. "You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him.
staying
Kate's brother for dessert.

4. "A massage would do you a lot of good," Jake told Amy.

from
"You a massage," Jake told Amy.

5. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
may
Far , they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
6. The town's population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived.
than
No sooner had the enemy arrived surrendered.

7. This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by the council.
highly
It's will be closed by council due to being unsafe.

8. Another student stole Carol's watch from the classroom.

had
Carol by another student from the classroom.

1. I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all.
point
I'm this diet up because it's not working at all.

2. Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time.

happen
Please do those photocopies if the time.

3. If you really want to spend the whole night studying, there's nothing I can do.
insist
If you the whole night, there's nothing I can do.

4. The match will be postponed if it keeps raining.

mean
Further rain postponement of the match.

5. "I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
objected
Barbara the assistant said about her.

6. "Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said.
it
According to Susan, took the money, not Dylan.

7. The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it.
done
While it , the shop was closed for a week.
8. If Phil is having so many problems at school, maybe some private tuition would help him.
from
Maybe Phil would tuition if he's having so many problems at school.

1. They'll blame the failure of the festival on the weather.

down
The failure of the festival the weather.

2. When people speak down to my sister, she hates it.

being
My sister hates to like that

3. I know it's dangerous, but I love hang gliding.

may
Dangerous , I love hang gliding.

4. I'd prefer you not to stay out so late.

rather
I'd stay out so late.

5. I don't think it's important how fast we drive, we're going to be late.
matter
We're going to be late drive.

6. We paid someone to fix the roof for us last summer.

had
Last summer, we .

7. You should have spoken to Meg sooner.

spoken
If to Meg sooner.

8. "You played your music too loud last night," Jan said to Ben angrily.
accused
Jan his music too loud the previous night.