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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1- The committee has ...... the front three rows of seats for the parents ofchildren who are appearing in the play.

A) restored B) accommodated C) seatedD) reserved E) praised

2- Shaun often leaves volumes of the encyclopedias out on the table

instead of ......... them to their usual shelves.

A) returning B) clearing C) compilingD) hanging E) examining

3- "Please stop tapping your foot," said Tom to Jeannine in class. "It is

very ......'.. and I just can't concentrate."

A) sore B) helpful C) distractingD) sensitive E) promising

4- In this restaurant, the waiters used to collect money from customers

until the manager ......... a cashier.

A) lent B) invented C) baked

D) sacked E) employed

5- In the strong winds and rolling waves, the crew were ...... to keep the

boat afloat.

A) pulling B) sniffing C) sinkingD) punching E) struggling

6- Because of the threat of terrorist attacks in the shopping centre, a

security guard ......... everyone's bags as they enter the building.

A) fills B) inspects C) controlsD) produces E) tears

7- All visitors to the company first report at the ....... where they sign the

visitor's book and are given a visitor's pass.

A) cashier B) delivery C) receptionD) accounts E) profit

8- He didn't want to go to the farewell party, but as the member of staffwho was leaving was a ...... from the same department, he feltobliged.

A) pensioner B) rioter C) convict

D) relative E) colleague

9- As her business became more successful, Maryanne decided to ....... itand opened branches in many different parts of the city.

A) contract B) reduce C) explode

D) expand E) invest

10- I went to a fortune teller ten years ago, but none of the predictions shemade were ........ nothing she predicted has happened.

A) accurate B) exact C) constant

D) lasting E) pessimistic

11- As a salesman, he has to buy petrol, meals for customers and parking

permits, but he claims these ...... back at the end of the month.

A) expenses B) prices C) recipes

D) wages E) prescriptions

12- You shouldn't eat so much chocolate. It will ...... your teeth.

A) fill B) crack C) ruinD) polish E) brush

13- Many old people don't want to live in a home for the elderlybecause they don't get much ...... there as they are always in aroom with other people.

A) privacy B) sympathy C) society

D) excitement E) service

14- The new teacher seems to be very ......... in class. He makes the

students sit in straight rows and won't tolerate any noise.

A) common B) soft C) preferable

D) strict E) helpful

15- He spent his entire .......... that month on a new stereo, and spentthe rest of the month with the money he borrowed from his

mother.

A) earnings B) balance C) victoriesD) loss E) valuables

16- I wrote to the firm complaining about the standard of service andthey replied with a really ........ letter, implying that I was just a

silly, complaining old woman, so I was absolutely furious.

A) delightful B) insulting C) considerate

D) pessimistic E) convincing

17- I gave the carpet fitter the ...... of the conference room for a newcarpet and asked for a quotation.

A) seating B) stages C) entrance

D) volume E) measurements

18- In order to clear a pond of the weed donkey's tail, it is necessaryto pull out all the ....... as well as the stems; otherwise, it will

soon grow back again.

A) lowers B) roots C) plantsD) water E) leaves

19- For sending bills, I usually use cheap brown ......... but forsending cards and letters, I prefer to use white or blue ones.

A) stamps B) presentations C) envelopesD) briefcases E) documents

20- The hospital has advertised for a qualified nurse. The closing date

for ...... is November 5th.

A) resignations B) reservations C) invitationsD) applications E) operations

21- Due to the flooded ground, the cricket match has been ...... until

November 7th.

A) scheduled B) referced C) qualifiedD) postponed E) cancelled

22- In order to make this dessert, you need to ...... the egg whites

until they form a stiff white mixture.

A) rotate B) roll C) trim

D) scramble E) whisk

23- 'One-for-One' is a charity which gives all the money it .........

from fund holding events to help disabled children.

A) spends B) raises C) investigatesD) completes E) contributes

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24- The seller wanted five million liras for the scarf I liked, but I ...... hard

with him and, in the end, I paid four million liras for it.

A) profited B) conflicted C) debatedD) bargained E) agreed

25- My father had had a moustache for years, but yesterday, he ....... it off.

I think he looks much younger now without it.

A) combed B) brushed C) split

D) trimmed E) shaved

26- I overheard you arranging to meet James on Saturday afternoon. I ......

that means you are not coming to basketball practice.

A) promise B) question C) assumeD) wonder E) detect

27- The truck hit a car and sent it spinning over to the other side of the

road, where it ...... with a vehicle coming in the opposite direction.

A) drowned B) crumbled C) collidedD) floated E) squashed

28- She always pays her rent to her ...... on time every month.

A) housekeeper B) landlord C) headmaster

D) tenant E) doorman

29- ...... me to give you the shop keys before I leave; otherwise, you won'tbe able to lock the shop.

A) Promise B) Announce C) Forget

D) Remember E) Remind

30- She can't swim very well and certainly shouldn't have been in the deepend of the swimming pool. Fortunately, a lifeguard spotted her as

soon as she started to panic, and he ........ in and saved her.

A) dived B) drowned C) appearedD) raised E) sank

31- As soon as they realised that the dam was going to burst, they flew inhelicopters to help ........ the area, and within hours, they had moved

all the local people to safety.

A) locate B) evacuate C) transfer

D) conquer E) flatten

32- We have fitted a safety gate at the top of the ...... in order to preventthe baby from falling down.

A) hill B) path C) staircase

D) ladder E) rope

33- I had been worried because of the reports of an aeroplane crashing inbad weather and was relieved when we ...... safely at Atatrk Airport.

A) landed B) crossed C) parked

D) grounded E) crashed

34- Mary works twice as hard as her colleagues and yet she is on a lowersalary she doesn't seem to ........ this, but I'd be really hurt andangry if I were her.

A) tolerate B) mind C) bear D) offend E) abuse

35- I was against buying a new carpet for the lounge, but my husbandbrought a catalogue home with some lovely designs in it and ... .....me.

A) assumed B) approved C) distracted

D) persuaded E) regretted

36- There is something wrong with our ...... . Instead of going out, the

smoke from the fireplace is coming back into the room.

A) ladder B) flames C) roofD) pipe E) chimney

37- The potatoes had literally dissolved into the water because she

had ...... them too long.

A) peeled B) sunk C) boiled

D) chopped E) soaked

38- I had expected a pay rise after I had worked for the company

twelve months, so when I didn't get one, I was ...... .

A) excited B) frightened C) disappointedD) destroyed E) amused

39- Cyanide, a deadly poison, escaped from a reservoir at the gold

mine when it overflowed and caused the worse ...... of the RiverTisza in living memory.

A) evolution B) contamination C) evaporationD) solution E) clarification

40- The company didn't send the order on time because the packingmachine had broken down and they had to pack the items with a

tool operated .......... .

A) annually B) steadily C) constantlyD) permanently E) manually

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