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Review Progress TEST 2

Practice Tests 3-4
NAME: DATE:

A. Circle the correct answers.

1) Other party-goers rescued the injured man from his 4) I can remember the of not knowing
. what I would get on Christmas morning.
a) rival c) counterpart a) thrill c) drawback
b) mogul d) assailant b) spectacle d) decline

2) It's up to the teacher to provide a variety of types 5) Venezuela is the ideal starting point to explore the
of in the classroom. and natural beauty of South America.
a) surplus c) input a) grandeur c) extravagant
b) chore d) choir b) delight d) momentum

3) The authorities have arrested several people

suspected of .
a) succession c) meditation
b) espionage d) heritage

Â. Match the words below with their definitions.

a . is willing to accept something, rather than wanting
something more or something better.
1. impulsive b . has not be given the amount of attention that he
2. primitive deserves.
3. neglected c . costs more money than you can afford or uses more
.. is someone/something that...
4. pertinent of something than is reasonable.
5. reliable d . is relevant to a particular subject.
e . does things suddenly without thinking about them
6. extravagant
carefully first.
7. pretentious f . tries to seem important or significant, but the others
8. content do not think that they are.
g . is very simple in style or very old-fashioned.
h . can be trusted to work well or to behave in the
way that you want them to.

C. Choose the correct verb and put it in the appropriate form to complete the sentences.

consult rectify imply acquire reassure penetrate withstand preserve

1. Are you that I have something to do with those attacks?

2. We will do everything to peace.
3. I tried to her, `Don't worry about it. We won't let it happen again.'
4. These armoured vehicles are designed to chemical attack.
5. your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt.
6. X-rays can many objects.
7. Only an act of Congress could the situation .
8. I recently some wood from a holly tree.

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D. Circle the correct answers.

1) It is not clear whether the president is willing to 4) Businessmen are frantically trying to
with the democrats. the bad habits learned under six decades of a
protected economy.
a) curb c) predominate a) retrieve c) permeate
b) negotiate d) strike b) persevere d) shake off

5) You'll soon begin to the benefits

2 We do not try to the economy on of being fitter.
the basis of short-term predictions. a) tread c) buffer
a) presume c) recharge b) reap d) assemble
b) disregard d) fine-tune
6) That incident the outbreak of
3) These demands are helping to the First World War.
fears of civil war. a) fired up c) triggered
a) stoke up c) distract b) fumed d) showered
b) flash up d) foretell

E. Match the words below with their definitions.

a . has gained a victory or succeeded in something and

feels very happy about it.
b . behaves badly and is difficult to control.
1. destructive
c . is part of someone’s / something’s basic nature or
2. sincere character as not learned or acquired.
3. tangible d . is cautious because he does not know
.. is someone/something that...
4. wary much about someone / something and he
5. intrinsic believes they may be dangerous or cause
problems.
6. triumphant
e . is clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen,
7. disconcerting felt, or noticed.
8. unruly f . really means the things he says.
g . causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm,
or injury.
h . makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.

F. Choose the correct noun to complete the sentences.

commitment proportion pushover compensation

recognition ultimatum undivided obstacle

1. A large of the dolphins in that area will eventually die.

2. We made a to keep working together.
3. He received one year's salary as for loss of office.
4. He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a and he has not been one.
5. They issued an to the police to rid an area of racist attackers, or they will
take the law into their own hands.
6. Overcrowding remains a large to improving conditions.
7. At last, her father's work has received popular .
8. Eldest children are the only ones to have experienced the attention of their parents.