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1. The club’s …….…...... of wins was abruptly broken by an unknown football team from the south.
2. His knowledge of Japanese was so limited that he could hardly …………..… a sentence together.
3. Jane looked gorgeous in her low-cut dress with a ………...... of pearls around her neck.
652/
1. Make sure the ground is perfectly ………..……. before you start laying paving slabs.
2. It looked incredible when the lottery machine chose seven ……………….. numbers in a sequence starting
from 4.
3. Brian’s composure was outstanding. ………………. his facial muscles didn’t divulge any emotions. This
helped enormously in business negotiations.
653/
1. It was when Brandon realized he was unable to support his big family that he ……………...... to crime.
2. Months slowly ………..…… into years, and still there was no news about her husband’s whereabouts.
3. To soften his resolve Mary ……………… on the waterworks. A few minutes later, confused and a bit guilty,
he changed his mind.
654/
1. Because she ……………….. all her life to a political career she had no time and willingness to form a stable
relationship.
2. Encouraged by the latest invention, the firm … …….……. another 5 million pounds for medical research.
3. The author has ………………. his new book to his wife, who was a constant source of inspiration throughout
the creative process.
655/
1. The professor urged Margaret to …………….. in modern languages while at university, commenting
favourably on her linguistic skills.
2. At the conference the main speaker called this country the ………………… polluter in the northern
hemisphere.
3. On returning from negotiations, his superiors congratulated Frank on winning a lot of …………..….
concessions that would benefit the company in the future.
656/
1. Most spectators really thought the match was over. But, miraculously, within seconds the boxer …………..
… to his feet ready to continue the fight.
2. Suddenly, a fresh but stupid idea ……….…… to his mind. Roland could tell the customs officer that as a
special agent he could possess drugs.
3. A new breed of high tech companies that …..…..……. up only 5 years ago are now competing with
traditional businesses that find it hard to be more flexible.
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1. Given the panic that followed when the disco caught fire, the eye witness gave an incredibly accurate …….
……… of the events.
2. Luisa declined to comment on the issue on ……….. of the privacy policy her organization strives to respect.
3. It’s really difficult to ………….…. for her unusual behaviour over the last 2 weeks. Normally, she is so
level-headed.
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1. The striker limped off the pitch, complaining about his left knee ………….. .
2. Diana dismissed his idea of having a ………….... bank account as she thought it was old-fashioned and
would take away her freedom.
3. After many talks behind closed doors, the two parties issued a ……….…… statement calling on the
government not to sign the treaty.
659/
1. ‘Can you spare me a minute, boss?’ ‘Sorry. I’m …….……….. for time right now. Can you drop in a bit later,
Frank.’
2. The organizers ……….……… the building company to meet the deadline and build the stadium in time for
The World Cup.
3. In the workplace Janet felt discriminated against and finally ……………… charges against two of her
colleagues who had been making offensive remarks.
660/
1. The atmosphere got spooky in the castle. In addition, the ……….………... wind outside kept sending shivers
down her spine.
2. The joke was so funny and witty that the audience was ………..…….. with laughter.
3. ‘When the night falls, a pack of wolf comes out of the forest ………………. at the moon.’ he began his story.
661/
1. The car market ………..…. rapidly when the tax on imported cars was finally lifted.
2. Jeffrey’s extensive travels to foreign countries has ………….….. his horizons enormously. Now he calls
himself a citizen of the world.
3. This short explanation didn’t satisfy the press at all, so the spokeswoman ………………… on her early
comments to provide further information.
662/
1. You must be out of your mind to invite that killjoy to our party. He’s bound to …………….... everything.
2. Parents are advised not to ……....……. their children with expensive presents. It won’t take long before they
take them for granted and demand more.
3. I’m afraid bad weather may ……….…... our plans of going out tonight.
663/
1. The ……………… against winning the lottery are about 6 million to one. So, I’d rather you spent that money
on my new shoes, honey.
2. Strangely enough, Catherine’s description of the mugger was completely at ………………….. with those of
other witnesses.
3. The cellar was full of ………………. and ends the beggar had been collecting for years.
664/
1. You idiot! You should have ………..…….. the TV in before switching it off.
2. The popular radio station ….………….... the band’s new single free of charge in exchange for the interview.
3. I’ve just ………….…… the hole in the roof, but it’s leaking already. Maybe, you can do something about it.
665/
1. ‘Patricia knows how to upset people.’ ‘Yes. She’s got a ……………. tongue, hasn’t she?’
2. Don’t be late as the performance starts at 5 o’clock ……………… .
3. There has been a …………….… rise in the number of people interested in broadband Internet connection
over the last six months.
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1. The famous fortune teller has published a book on how to read somebody’s …………………... .
2. Believe me! It’s a bargain. I’m not going to ……….……. this stuff off on you.
3. Tony’s been widely known as a corrupt individual and many have come to him to grease his …….…………..

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1. They went upstairs as water was now waist …….…….. and was still rising. Luckily, help was on the way.
2. Try to avoid food which is ……....…... in fat and doesn’t have any nutritional value.
3. With her competitive spirit she always aims …………….. whether it is her professional or private life.
668/
1. The desperate farmer wasn’t willing to sell his land, to say the least. Actually, he ……..……..……. his two
pit bull terriers on a group of developers.
2. Teachers who tell off-colour jokes in the class …………….… a bad example. They should be reprimanded.
3. With her heart ………….....…. on marrying him, there was no stopping her.
669/
1. The investigation has found that more soldiers died from ….……...……… rather than enemy fire.
2. His hosts turned out to be very….…….. and talkative and before long he felt as if he was part of their family.
3. As it was only a …………….…… match, there were very few fouls and zero hostility on the pitch.
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1. I’m glad we ……….. the deal before oil prices went up. A week later, and it would have cost us much more.
2. The country……….. its borders to foreign beef after a farmer’s union blocked all major roads for two days.
3. The autumn suddenly arrived and the days ……………….. in. Less sunshine meant gloom and depression for
the small village.

TEST 13
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Phonology
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. heat B. unleaded C. peach D. teacher
2. A. business B. duke C. reduce D. student
3. A. passage B. massage C. damage D. hostage
4. A. control B. contribution C. consult D. connect
5. A. infer B. further C. worker D. neighbor
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
6. A. manipulate B. confident C. distance D. slippery
7. A. deserve B. politic C. fantastic D. mysterious
8. A. popularity B. understand C. resemblance D. confidential
9. A. architecture B. literature C. agriculture D. manufacture
10. A. picturesque B. enthusiast C. hallucinate D. cathedral
2. Word Choice Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. Mr and Mrs Jones are such permissive parents that their son can __________ no matter what he insists.
A. jump on the bandwagon B. go against the grain
C. make their blood boil D. wind them around his little finger
2. You are bound to find information on the stock market crash of 1987 in the newspaper________.
A. files B. archives C. records D. collections
3. According to psychiatrists, many violent criminals harbour feelings of ________and insecurity.
A shortage B insufficiency C scarcity D inadequacy
4. If the market does not improve, these businesses may not be able to ________ their debts, and we may see
more bankruptcies. A. disgorge B. milk C. indemnify D. service
5. The mini dress was _________, but now it is making a comeback.
A. a fad once thought to be finished B. once thought a fad to be finishing
C. thought a fad to be finished once D. once thought to be a finishing fad
-6. Lying can be used to ________ the character of a brother or to flatter a friend.
A. backbite B. impugn C. spurn D. abnegate
7. It is ________that the Minister of Justice should be accused of corruption
A sarcastic B sardonic C ironic D cynical
8. You can’t believe a word that woman says –she is a ________liar.
A. dedicated B. committed C. compulsive D. devoted
9. He was so lonely he _________ the sound of a human voice.
A. angled for B. ached for C. egged on D. fussed over
10. I think that this painting can be ________in a number of different but equally valid ways.
A dissected B interpreted C translated D rendered
11. The photo would have been wonderful had it not been________focus.
A beyond B far from C out of D without
12. Tina would rather you _______ your son as she is too tired after the three-day conference.
A. had picked up B. did pick up C. would pick up D. picked up
13. Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was scared ________ when he first arrived in New
York.A. bananas B. dozy C. witless D. half dead
14. The protest began nearly two weeks ago and was initially sparked by plans to ________a park to build a
shopping center.A. desiccate B. unmake C. extirpate D. bulldoze
15. The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargains that were soon
__________.A. snapped up B. cleared off C. done for D. sold up
16. If you ask an artist how she draws so well, she is _________ to say, “Well, I just look at
something and draw what I see”.A. prone B. predisposed C. loathe D. liable
17. The police arranged to __________ with their informant at a disused warehouse.
A. decouple B. rendezvous C. reconnoitre D. corroborate
18. I’ve just heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t ______!
A. face the music B. hit the nail on the head C. carry weight D. hold water
19. Unfortunately, ________ stamping out the drugs trade, these programs are simply forcing drug growers to
move into more inaccessible regions.A. besides B. rather than C. as for D. in converse to
20. I don’t like to make friends with the person who always ____ people _____ behind their
backs.A. slag/off B. slap/ around C. strike/out D. hate/on
3. Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions
1.The father settled only one starfruit tree ___________the two brothers. A.on B. for C. to D. between
2.The National English contestants were always ______edge waiting for the results.
A.under B. up C. over D. on
3.It felt as though the walls of the room were closing ______her. A. in on B. over toC. up to D. into
4.She doesn't mind mucking ________with the rest of us when there's work to be done.
A.in B. over C. up D. about
5.Buy an iPhone 5 now and get iPhone 4 thrown _________!A.together B. overC. in D. with
6.Please don’t go ________the trouble to give me a lift. I can walk 200 km myself.
A.up B. about C. by D. to
7.My work shifts are quite hectic so I will just doss_________for some minutes now.
A.in B. down C. over D. up
8.After they broke up, she auctioned ____________all the jewelry he had given her
A. up B. away C. off D. around
9.There is too much rubbish bandied______ by the gossip girls.A.behind B. overC. about D. up
10.When the magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat, the audience clapped_______unison
A.with B. in C. at D. off
4. Guided Cloze:
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Guided Cloze 1
I earn a living as a freelance wildlife cameraman working all over the world. It is my job to provide the (1)
_______ material from which a natural history programme is (2) _______ up. If the lifestyle agrees with you,
the travel and the filming can be great. There is fantastic variety: I often do not have the slightest (3) _______
where I am going or what I will see. There is also a certain pleasure in viewing some of the films you take on
TV, though as I am often away working, I do not always (4) _______ the programmes when they are shown.
It is unusual to get an 'easy' filming job. One of the most challenging things is (5) _______ your sense of
humour under sometimes difficult circumstances. I expect to work in the region of 300 days a year and I often
(6) _______ I had more time to play my guitar or see friends. Sometimes there is no (7) _______ even
unpacking, when I get home.
But it is an amazing job, even though there are frustrations. What I hate most is flying — I really cannot (8)
_______ with that. All things (9) _______, if it were not for the flying, this job would be (10) _______ about
perfect.
1. A. pure B. plain C. raw D. bare
2. A. make B. set C. taken D. put
3. A. idea B. thought C. purpose D. sense
4. A. catch B. glimpse C. glance D. remark
5. A. guarding B. holding C. keeping D. saving
6. A. hope B. desire C. wish D. want
7. A. reason B. point C. purpose D. matter
8. A. suffer B. stand C. tolerate D. cope
9. A. examined B. weighed C. consulted D. considered
10. A. rounded B. near C. almost D. just
Guided Cloze 2:
Tourism is now one of the largest industries in the world, and is the main (1) _______ of income in many
countries. Unfortunately, this development has come (2) _______. The construction of facilities to (3) _______
the needs of hordes of visitors has led to the destruction of natural (4) _______, thus endangering wildlife and
(5) _______ some of the world's most beautiful regions. Air travel to (6) _______ places results in huge
amounts of carbon (7) _______ which contribute to global warming. Although tourism may bring in (8)
_______ for local people, by and (9) _______, the profits are being made by foreign-owned (10) _______.
1. A. form B. kind C. source D. origin
2. A. for a price B. to such price C. in a price D. at a price
3. A. take after B. cater for C. tackle D. manage
4. A. beauty B. scene C. view D. habitats
5. A. wasting B. dirtying C. spoiling D. touching
6. A. far-fetched B. far-gone C. far-flung D. far-reaching
7. A. emissions B. exhaustion C. extraction D. depletion
8. A. wages B. interest C. earnings D. revenue
9. A. huge B. great C. by D. large
10. A. tour guides B. tour operators C. holidaymakers D. travellers
Reading Passage 2:
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world's largest
and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of
water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state
beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core. The thick
glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area.
Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size.
It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size
of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is
floating on the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community
because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands
of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms
in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on
the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the
lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish
this.
1. The word "hidden" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. undrinkable B. untouched C. unexploitable D. undiscovered
2. What is true of Lake Vostok? A. It is completely frozen. B. It is a saltwater lake.
C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice. D. It is heated by the sun.
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “frigid” in paragraph 1?
A. extremely cold B. easily broken C. quite harsh D. lukewarm
4. All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it ______.
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio waves
C. could not determine the lake's exact size D. was controlled by a satellite
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if _______.
A. there were no lake underneath B. the lake were not so big
C. Antarctica were not so cold D. radio waves were not used
6. The word "microbes" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Pieces of dust B. Tiny bubbles C. Tiny organisms D. Rays of light
7. Lake Vostok is potentially important to scientists because it ______.
 A. can be studied using radio waves B. may contain uncontaminated microbes
C. may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light D. has already been contaminated
8. The word "downside" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. bottom level B. negative aspect C. underside D. buried section
9. The last paragraph suggests that scientists should be aware of ______.
A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica B. problems with satellite-borne radar equipment
C. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it D. the harsh climate of Antarctica
10. The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
C. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok D. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geography