part 1 Multiple Choice Questions
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Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the blank provided.
This route is certainly less __ than the one | took last week which was full
of twists.
(1)oontorted (2) soporitio.
(9) tortuous
(4) distorted
‘The poor worker wished he could free himself from a life of __and could
lead the life he wanted.
(1)lowiness (2) forlomnness
This shop is kept under constant and close
of shoplifting in the area.
(3) drudgery
(4) desolation
because of recent cases
(1) surveillance (2) sentry (8) senting! (4) shutter
‘The speech therapist helps Mr Teo to overcome his cleft lip and _his
words properly
(1)vocalise (2) enunciate (3) proclaim (4) spell
The bandits ___the village and killed all the villagers before they left,
(1) vandalised (2) overturned
(3) pillaged
(4) ransacked
‘As corruption was on the rise, the authorities needed to find more ways to
curb such __ practices.
(1) fraudulent (2) lackadaisical (3) traitorous
(4) peculiar
Stacy looked ___and out of sorts when she came to work this morning,
ralsing concem among ner colleagues.
(3) diseancerted (4) impudent
(9) prim (2) pest
The impressive outlook of the
décor.
(1) gargantuan (2) decrepit
palace puts us in awe ofits size and
(3) creaky
(4) rheumy
After her long stay in New York, Kimberly returned to her small hometown in
Indonesia with a more mature and.
(1) parochial (2) jaded
attitude.
(3) cosmopolitan (4) cavalier
Itis not uncommon for companies to engage in industrial_in order to
gain an advantage over their competitors,
(1) reconnaissance(2) espionage
(3) surveillance
(4) betrayal
As the warriors returned victorious from battle, the town rang out with the
sounds of
(1)laughtors (2) dirgos
When the dog started to chase us, we ran.
(1) draconically (2) ferociously
(9) pacans
(8) intunatingly
(4) blandishments
towards the open gate.
(4) nenter-skenter
banishment
Aatery intended
showing Ink of
contorted ~ aj. twist or bend out
forts normal shape,
decrepit ~ adj. wor out or ruined
Deca of age or neglect.
‘desolation - the stte of being
ecayed oF destroyed
‘irge- 1.2 mournful song, pice of
music, or sound
raconically ~ dy. ovetiy harsh or