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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY1- She was glad that she noticed the mistake in the company's annual

report the day before the meeting as this gave her the time neededto ....... it.

A) solve B) intervene C) overrunD) submit E) rectify

2- My brother is good at painting, but sometimes he ........ the shapes

to such an extent that you can't understand what the object is.A) designs B) distorts C) alternates

D) tolerates E) deceives

3- Though Kevin used to be in love with Samantha, he seems to have

got over her and is completely ....... to her marrying his best friend.A) susceptible B) motionless C) indifferentD) occupied E) intolerant

4- Most reservoirs are not natural but are lakes created ....... by

making a dam across a river.A) superficially B) ordinarily C) haphazardly

D) artificially E) adequately

5- "Origami" is a Japanese craft in which you ....... pieces of paperinto different shapes.

A) bounce B) tempt C) throw

D) reserve Ejfold

6- The first of several unsuccessful attempts to reach K2's summit

was made in 19O2, and finally, in 1954, an Italian expedition, ledby Ardito Desio, ....... this feat.

A) accomplished B) interrupted C) diminishedD) devastated E) acquired

7- The dodo, the passenger pigeon and the Carolina parakeet are just afew of the species that humans have ....... from the Earth totally.A) eliminated B) demonstrated C) extended

D) exasperated E) extinguished

8- In most Chinese recipes, the various ingredients are ....... into quitesmall pieces and then cooked for only a short time in a large frying

pan called a "wok".A) mashed B) squeezed C) chopped

D) piled E) peeled

9- People who have been vegetarians all their lives are sometimesphysically incapable of....... meat.

A) disrupting B) digesting C) containingD) debating E) cultivating

10- The wind sighed ....... through the trees, seeming to reflect my own

mood of loneliness and unhappiness.A) meticulously B) cheerfully C) permanently

D) practically E) mournfully

11- It is obvious that you have been working harder this semestrebecause there has been a/an ....... improvement in your work.A) virtual B) preventable C) apologeticD) noticeable E) pathetic

12- While the eyes are in motion, they cannot see an object clearly. The

image on the .retina must come to rest, if only for a/an ......... of asecond.

A) chapter B) chamber C) sliceD) fraction E) level

13- He had hoped to kill his rival for the love of Lady Stanstead when

they fought a duel, but he only succeeded in ....... him.A) wounding B) murdering C) committing

D) bleeding E) revenging

14- Doctors often ....... so much medicine that patients end up feelingworse from the side effects than they originally were.

A) insist B) prescribe C) swallowD) invest E) examine

15- In I960, Captain Kittinger set four world records in one balloonflight. He ....... at least 31,330 metres in an open-gondola

balloon, thus setting height records both for open gondolas andfor manned balloons of any type.

A) trained B) declined C) ascendedD) aroused E) acquired

16- Some salesmen are so cunning that they somehow get people to

sign sales contracts that they later ......... or find that they areunable to pay what they owe.

A) neglect B) imagine C) convince

D) deter E) regret

17- The chairman got angry and ....... the negotiations until bothsides were ready to cooperate.A) cancelled B) tolerated C) interrogated

D) relieved E) suspended

18- His doctor told him that if he kept smoking, drinking andworking ........ he would have a heart attack.

A) extravagantly B) moderately C) resentfullyD) excessively E) orderly

19- How do you like my new jacket? It's .......: this side is blue, but if

you turn it inside out, it is red.

A) reversible B) variable C) affordableD) detectable E) adaptable

20- We are ....... a new advertisement campaign next week topromote our new product.

A) searching B) enlarging C) launchingD) intervening E) elevating

21- The French novelist Honore de Balzac laboured mightily oneach book. Writing the manuscript was only the first step. Then,he would ........ the printer's proof until little was left of the

original text.A) proceed B) revise C) console

D) renovate E) cultivate

22- There are only two teachers for over a hundred students, so wewill have to ........ some more teachers and form new classes

with the excess students.A) attain B) domesticate C) recruit

D) resign E) require

23- Storms are manifestations of nature's ........ power. The energyexpended by one thunderstorm is estimated to be greater than

that released by an atomic bomb.A) supernatural B) superficial C) exhausting

D) awesome E) fragile

24- In Syria, rainfall is very erratic, so the amount of grain produced......... greatly depending on the precipitationA) wanders B) roams C) multipliesD) fortifies E) fluctuates

25- Fire fighting is a dangerous job, but more fireman die from .......

smoke than from being burned.A) inhaling B) digesting C) choking

D) extinguishing E) resisting

26- You should always check the depth of the water before you .......into it from a considerable height because you can break your

neck if the water is too shallow.A) float B) drag C) swim

D) dive E) dip

27- When he arrived ....... at 9 a.m. for his interview, he wassurprised to find th'at his interviewers had not yet turned up.

A) lately B) promptly C) considerablyD) relatively E) barely

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28- The ....... of native Americans at a place called Wounded Knee,where many women and children were killed, is one of the darkest

episodes in American history.A) selection B) collapse C) existence

D) detention E) massacre

29- When young people are setting out in life, it is helpful if they have....... parents, in whom they can confide.

A) tolerable B) indulgent C) supportiveD) fortified E) obstinate

30- I admit that working on an assembly line in an automobile factoryis ........ doing the same work day after day, but it is still better than

being jobless.A) debatable B) predictable C) tediousD) apologetic E) deliberate

31- Local people in Bergama are protesting against the use of cyanide

to mine gold because it is a/an ....... to health.A) hazard B) assessment C) hindrance

D) treatment E) indication

32- The prime minister has ....... the leaders of all the political parties tohis office for important talks on the latest crisis.

A) intervened B) initiated C) declared

D) summoned E) assured

33- When Jason asked Victoria to dance, he approached her so ....... that

she knew he was afraid of her.A) diligently B) timidly C) modestly

D) recklessly E) reversibly

34- The client was so happy with the way we did the last job that hewants the next one done ....... .A) relevantly B) excessively C) identicallyD) constantly E) elegantly

35- I got a ten-year passport in 1992, so it is ....... until 2002.

A) logical B) genuine C) factualD) valid E) authentic

36- My hair wasn't very long, so I just asked the barber to ....... it.

A) chop B) mingle C) shaveD) prune E) trim

37- Young men with nothing to do spend a lot of time ....... around pool

halls and street corners.A) attempting B) persevering C) hindering

D) loitering E) winding

38- She tried to say that nothing had happened, but we could tell fromthe ....... on her cheek that her husband had beaten her recently.

A) scar B) blister C) dentD) bruise E) sprain

39- Even if you have been spoiled and have never had to listen toanyone before, when you go into the army, you have to learn ........A) tolerance B) obedience C) initiative

D) attention E) confusion

40- Mandy's parents did not want her to get married when she wassixteen years old because they said she was ....... a child.

A) merely B) barely C) considerablyD) occasionally E) exceptionally

41- Since anyone under eighteen needs parental....... to get married, she

had to put it off until she was older.A) consideration B) tolerance C) consent

D) persistence E) demand

42- How animals ......... is a much studied issue by scientists because,although they have no maps or compasses to guide them, many

animals find their way over long distances.A) preserve B) conduct C) driftD) achieve E) navigate

43- A favourite tactic of terrorists is to ....... rich or famous people

and try to get a ransom for them.A) steal B) retreat C) ambush

D) attack E) kidnap

44- I know I shouldn't have ......... the boss's signature on thesedocuments, but he wasn't here and we were in a hurry.

A) sealed B) forged C) stampedD) filed E) feigned

45- I suspect that you do not understand what I am talking aboutbecause you look extremely ....... .

A) harsh B) misleading C) perplexedD) exhilarated E) ordinary

46- A real ......... emerges between liberty and equality if either is

carried to an extreme because, when equality is forced, personal freedoms usually give way, and inequality is

inevitable in a society which is granted unlimited liberties.A) perseverance B) rejection C) option

D) conflict E) summit

47- Johnny must have some problem with his eyesight; he keeps.......... them when reading or watching TV.

A) blinking B) winking C) peelingD) rolling E) snapping

48- The police told the angry crowd that if they did not ........ tear gas

would be fired at them.A) disperse B) interfere C) dispatchD) demonstrate E) exclude

49- My aunt was disappointed in love when she was young, and as aresult, she has become such a/an ....... person that she tries to

make everyone else's life miserable.A) ambitious B) passionate C) regretful

D) terrific E) spiteful

5O- The new agreement is being ....... opposed by extremists on bothsides, who view compromise as surrender.

A) smoothly B) coherently C) steadilyD) fiercely E) roughly

51- Now that our family is growing, we want to move to somewhere

more ....... .A) rigorous B) cramped C) consistent

D) spacious E) tremendous

52- I'm afraid I have to fail you because you have not done yourassignment ........... .

A) severely B) satisfactorily C) ultimatelyD) descriptively E) repulsively

53- I knew by the way she ....... when I walked into the room that she

was not happy to see me.A) yawned B) giggled C) frowned

D) fainted E) winked

54- Hundreds of species including the Chinese alligator, themountain gorilla, the Indian rhinoceros and the California

condor are in ........ danger of extinction.A) grave B) sincere C) cruel

D) harsh E) faint

55- The editor seemed ...... . interested in my manuscript and said thathe would publish it if he could get the approval of the

accountants.A) accurately B) internally C) genuinely

D) ultimately E) traditionally

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56- The signs warned us that the next ....... of road could be dangerousin bad weather.

A) round B) provision C) stretchD) quantity E) scrap

57- People in the Middle East tend to be quite ....... and will often invite

strangers in for tea or a meal.A) hostile B) revealing C) faithful

D) optional E) hospitable

58- The politician at the centre of the scandal stated that accusations of

his wrong-doing were ....... and that he was sure to be proveninnocent.

A) convincing B) baseless C) lawlessD) flexible E) exclusive

59- ....... of his treatment by a company to which he had given the bestyears of his life, he vowed to take revenge for being sacked.

A) Resentful B) Content C) IndustriousD) Reliable E) Temporary

60- People tend to lose their hearing gradually with advancing age. This

loss of hearing is the natural result of problems such as failingblood circulation, which ........ nerve tissues of oxygen.

A) volunteers B) permits C) charges

D) deprives E) confirms

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1. E 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. E

11. D 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. E 17. E 18. D 19. A 20. C

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

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

41. C 42. E 43. E 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. A 49. E 50. D

51. D 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. C 56. C 57. E 58. B 59. A 60. D