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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1- The grass shouldn't be ....... today as the ground is too wet at themoment.

A) harvested B) mowed C) pickedD) walked E)chopped

2- According to health and safety ....... for hotels, there must be a fire

extinguisher on every floor.A) bookings B) reservations C) regulations

D) disasters E) accounts

3- The chemical spill ....... the river and killed a lot of fish.A) combined B) demolished C) demoralised

D) corrupted E) contaminated

4- There were two ....... for president of the club: the former presidentand last year's safety officer.

A) lighters B) wrestlers C) tutorsD) candidates E) pupils

5- The present Queen ....... her father. King George VI, to the British

throne.A) succeeded B) pretended C) derived

D) ascended E) beat

6- Most of my credit card bill was the expenses for my business trip toParis the ...... was for petrol.

A) remainder B) whole C) ruinD) closure E) portion

7- The screws had been loose for ages, but yesterday the chair ....... when

Ali, who is really fat, sat on it.A) deflated B) collapsed C) capsized

D) blew up E)crashed

8- We asked for a/an ....... from two companies for building an extensionto our house. In the end, we chose the cheaper company.

A) quotation B) evolution C) receiptD) promotion E) auction

9- When the passer-by had a heart attack, Paula knew that she had to .......his clothing, so she immediately undid his tie.A) wrinkle B) tighten C) enlarge

D) loosen E) fold

10- The police chief announced that the pickpocket was not workingalone. He was a member of a street ....... .

A) post B) party C) bandD) team E) gang

11- The shopkeeper was ....... by the Mafia until he agreed to pay them

some insurance money every week.A) threatened B) employed C) murdered

D) robbed E) praised

12- Of course, I didn't enjoy my time in hospital, but the other ....... on myward were very friendly, so at least, I didn't feel lonely.

A) employees B) patients C) relativesD) enemies E) delegates

13- Students can get a ten percent ....... in this sports shop if they carrytheir student cards.A) decrease B) affair C) discount

D) calculation E) reception

14- The original plan included a club trip to the Lake District, but asseveral other events exceeded their budget, they had to ........ this idea.

A) carry B) associate C) captureD) apply E) abandon

15- Geoff got ....... from Brown's Bradford branch to their head quarters in

Reading.A) sacked B) transferred C) divided

D) altered E) resigned

16- Following reports that children had been mistreated in children's

homes in Wales, the government ....... an official investigationimmediately.

A) cancelled B) launched C) ascendedD) happened E) rotated

17- According to my ........ carpet for our living room, which

measures 3 metres by 7 metres, would cost 420 if we chose thiscarpet at 2O per square metre.

A) excavations B) tastes C) renovationsD) preferences E) calculations

18- Our bathroom is painted blue and it has blue and white ......

around the sink and bath.A) ceilings B) gates C) pavements

D) tiles E) chimneys

19- The ........ about the number of prisoners in jail in America in lastweek's Guardian newspaper was written by Duncan Campbell.A) volume B) photograph C) articleD) documentary E) video

20- After the children have gone home, the caretaker ....... the floor in

each classroom and locks up.A) sweeps B) rinses C) lakes

D) folds E) messes

21- There was a man standing outside the shopping mall handing out........ about the new Italian restaurant.

A) bookings B) classes C) reportsD) directories E) leaflets

22- During the rescue operation that followed the earthquake, ........

hospitals in tents were set up in the area.A) permanent B) fragile C) makeshift

D) resort E) refuge

23- The boy fell into the river, and unfortunately, he ........ . It was aterrible tragedy.A) drowned B) dived C) skated

D) floated E) swam

24- Mining is a very dangerous ........ as many people die doing it

each year.A) idea B) occupation C) vacation

D) construction E) possession

25- When Bob learnt that he had to work on Saturday, he was ........because he had been looking forward to some time with his

family.A) humorous B) furious C) hopeless

D) penniless E) powerless

26- Olivia's house was ....... damaged in he flood, and it cost her

thousands of pounds to repair it.A) regularly B) offensively C) slightlyD) defensively E) extensively

27- The insurance company ........ my car at 4,000, so if it getsstolen, they will pay me this amount.

A) value B) sell C) buyD) praise E) drive

28- No one knows the ........ number of people who demonstrated inthe capital, but the police estimated that there were about

125,000.A) average B) sizeable C) total

D) approximate E) possible

29- The rugby player had ........ his ankle so badly that he had to becarried off the pitch on a stretcher.

A) wrinkled B) folded C) trainedD) sprained E) mended

30- I really liked the blue long-sleeved jacket, but they didn't have itin my .......... .

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A) colour B) shade C) shape

D) volume E) size

31- Sheep shearers don't usually get paid per hour. They normally get acertain amount for each ...... ,

A) fur B) rover C) scarf D) fleece E) coat

32- Jessie's eye is ....... . Do you think someone has punched him in the

eye?A) swollen B) short-sighted C) sharp

D) concentrated E) blinking

33- The grape ........ in the South of France was particularly good last year.A) result B) harvest C) profit

D) bundle E) event

34- In order to apply for a UK passport, the authorities need to see a/an........ birth certificate. They will not accept a photocopy.A) master B) anonym C) primitiveD) primary E) original

35- I'm really sorry, but I was very clumsy and ........ broke this vase.

A) purposely B) cautiously C) accidentallyD) strongly E) carefully

36- Last year's earthquake was an awful ....... that most residents will

never forget.A) mishap B) casualty C) adventure

D) catastrophe E) accident

37- I'm ....... to my neighbour, who takes me to hospital for tests wheneverit is necessary.

A) humoured B) opposed C) forcedD) obliged E) distressed

38- The managers were very ....... with Roy's performance and promoted

him to area sales manager.A) impressed B) involved C) disappointedD) covered E) discouraged

39- The station is ...... to the airport by a special mono-rail link.A) equipped B) limited C) provided

D) furnished E) connected

40- Jimmy bought his computer ........ for work, but he finds it quite usefulfor writing personal letters, too.

A) occasionally B) absolutely C) primarilyD) suitably E) sufficiently

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21.E 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.B 26.E 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.E

31.D 32.A 33.B 34.E 35.C 36.D 37.D 38.A 39.E 40.C