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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
1- Before he settled down with his family in his hometown,
Oxfordshire, he had worked ........; first in Nigeria and then
inSaudi Arabia.
A) overtime B) outdoors C) abroad
D) nationally E) inland
2- It's not a good idea to make a/an ....... between your
children they are all different individuals and they each have
different
characters.
A) fight B) comparison C) discussion
D) argument E) record
3- The care at many of Michigan's nursing homes for the elderly
fails
to meet the required level of service. In fact, at 95% of homes,
thecare provided is ........ .
A) eroded B) damaged C) substandard
D) gradual E) excellent
4- It was a terrible tragedy. The ice cracked while Michael
wasskating on the lake and he ....... in the icy water below.
A) drowned B) buried C) injuredD) swam E) floated
5- The captain decided to shelter the ship from the storm for
the nightby sailing her into a small ........ on the East coast of
the island.
A) pond B) puddle C) ocean
D) wave E)bay
6- A bomb during the Second World War reduced my
mother'sfriend's house to ........ . Only the fireplace was still
standing.
A) explosions B) rubble C) mixtures
D) garbage E) plans
7- My large rug has been hanging over the balcony in the sun
sincethis morning, but it's still ........ . I'll have to hang it
out again
tomorrow.
A) patterned B) dirty C) dryD) wet E) thick
8- When the actress read all the nasty lies the journalist had
written
about her, she was ........ .
A) furious B) nervous C) impressedD) envious E) excited
9- Some struggles in the world have been going on for so long
and are
so complicated that it is hard for anyone studying the
situationfrom a distance to know what the ........ really is.
A) truth B) witness C) moral
D) topic E) innocence
10- It was far too cold to swim in the Irish Sea while we were
onholiday, but we took off our shoes and socks, rolled up our
trousers
and ........ in the icy water.
A) dived B) paddied C) floatedD) drowned E) swam
11- Submarines were first used as effective war machines by
the
Germans in WW I. These 'U-boats' had a ........ made up of
aboutfour officers and 25 staff, who lived in cramp conditions.
A) group B) set C) gang
D) crew E) board
12- The villagers have fought over the strip of land between the
twovillages for so long that it is hard to see how they will ever
........
the dispute.
A) calculate B) agree C) resolveD) analyse E) arouse
13- As soon as she heard the news about the accident, she
........ to the
hospital to be at her son's side.
A) crawled B) skipped C) strolled
D) peeped E)rushed
14- We have been working hard all week, so, tomorrow, we are
going
........ . We are going to get up late and go to the park.
A) to employ B) to relax C) to retreatD) to depress E) to
battle
15- Our English teacher likes to start her classes ......... so
she wants the
students to come to school on time.
A) punctually B) normally C) lately
D) accurately E) actively
16- The judge banned him from driving for twelve months ........
him for
driving after drinking alcohol.
A) to persuade B) to imprison C) to destroyD) to punish E) to
release
17- Surfing has never really become popular in the UK as,
althoughthey get some quite powerful waves on their ........ the
sea isusually extremely cold.
A) banks B) settlements C) orchards
D) shores E) citizens
18- I applied for the job you recommended, and I am going for a
second......... on Monday, which means I have a good chance of
getting
the position.
A) operation B) interview C) promotionD) resignation E)
treaty
19- In the early years of international shipping, sailors
believed that the
world was flat and they were frightened of sailing off the
........ .
A) corner B) border C) edgeD) boundary E) top
20- The late frost this year means that fruit farmers will
probably have a
poor ........ .
A) field B) seed C) areaD) harvest E) farm
21- A: I'm looking for a part-time job to help with my
university
expenses.B: Have you asked at the library? I think they have a
few ........ for
trainee librarians.
A) titles B) volunteers C) foldersD) properties E) vacancies
22- Harris Tweed is a heavy woven ........ which is made of
pure
Shetland wool. It is famous throughout Europe and popular
formaking jackets and coats.
A) fabric B) leather C) curtain
D) flag E) cotton
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23- He ........ the length and width of all the rooms before he
calculatedexactly how much carpet he needed.
A) measured B) weighed C) laid
D) guessed E) examined
24- The officials from the Department of Education carry out
a/an ........of each school every year. They look at the registers
for all classes
and observe one or two lessons.
A) assistant B) promotion C) essay
D) inspection E) search
25- The doctor didn't think Tom had broken or fractured his
ribs, but anX-ray of his chest was ........ in order for him to be
sure.
A) certain B) necessary C) culturalD) classical E)regular
26- This new political party has ........ members in almost
every city in
America it is growing very rapidly.
A) rescued B) evacuated C) recruitedD) rejected E) exercised
27- Sally is not naturally very outgoing, but team work at
university andsuccess in her career have made her quite a ........
young lady.
A) generous B) grateful C) cowardlyD) miserly E) confident
28- Brian wants to move out of his mother's house soon because
she
........ him all the time. She always has lots of things for him
to dobut doesn't like the way he does anything.
A) spoils B) praises C) mistakes
D) agrees E) nags
29- The bomb planted by an illegal group killed two policemen
and two........ . These innocent bystanders were shopping at the
time of the
explosion.
A) victims B) civilians C) warriorsD) terrorists E)
prisoners
30- Because the Governor had received so many complaints about
the
level of care in nursing homes in the state, he ordered an
official........ .
A) investigation B) ceremony C) election
D) gathering E) tournament
31- I'll take the children to an amusement park tomorrow. They
havebeen studying so hard lately that they ........ a break.
A) travel B) deserve C) earnD) regret E) prepare
32- We asked the director of the hospital for his opinion, but
he refusedto make any ........ on the issue.
A) progress B) comment C) argument
D) sense E) sentence
33- I have ........ two more librarians for the new school year,
but Iexpect that the financial controller will only allow us to
employ
only one.
A) attended B) fired C) requestedD) introduced E) promoted
34- The roof of the cave was so low that, at times during the
expedition,
we had to ........ on our hands and knees.
A) roll B) crawl C) leap
D) stand E) skip
35- Her grandmother has ........ Lucy two lovely jumpers. It
isn't
possible to buy such special items in shops.
A) mended B) purchased C) rinsedD) knitted E) stolen
36- John left the bank and now works in his own small .........
where he
makes wooden furniture.
A) workshop B) darkroom C) warehouse
D) station E) supermarket
37- On the 5th of October, 1864, high winds caused the sea to
rise tenfeet above the highest spring tides, causing terrible
........ whichkilled 45.000 people near the mouth of the
Ganges.
A) avalanches B) floods C) clouds
D) puddles E) tremors
38- When Kate and Richard moved to Japan, they took as many
........ asthey could fit into four suitcases and left the big
pieces like tables,
chairs, cupboards behind because they didn't want to pay
forshipping.
A) mansions B) memories C) possessionsD) projects E)
properties
39- The Lebanese ........ features the famous Cedar trees
between twored strips.
A) cuisine B) government C) flag
D) language E) tradition
40- Her voice is good enough to sing ........ but she prefers to
make herliving as a doctor and remain an amateur singer in the
church choir.
A) dreadfully B) boastfully C) managerially
D) professionally E) vigorously
TEST YOUR VOCABULARYl.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.E 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.A 10.B
ll.D 12.C 13.E 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.D21.E 22.A 23.A
24.D 25.B 26.C 27.E 28.E 29.B 30.A
31.B 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D
