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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
1- We ....... all the gifts in bright, shiny paper and put them
under theChristmas tree.
A) divided B) folded C) tiedD) bundled E) wrapped
2- In almost all countries, life expectancy is higher for women
than it
is for men, and this ....... has been growing as overall
lifeexpectancy increases.
A) mortality B) favour C) evennessD)gap E) equality
3- The terrorists tried every trick they knew to escape, but the
security
forces were so ....... that they eventually caught them.A)
enduring B) repetitious C) continuous
D) persistent E) revolting
4- My rich uncle hides his money in a safe in a ....... in the
wallbehind a picture of one of his ancestors in the dining room of
his
mansion.A) cavity B) dent C) shallow
D) crater E) bowl
5- The "Sun" newspaper in England, which concentrates on
gossipand scandals, has the largest....... of any English
language
newspaper.A) delivery B) circulation C) audience
D) disclosure E) rotation
6- They told me that I would recognise the man I had to meet
fromthe........... on his cheek he got in a knife fight years
ago.A) pimple B) pain C) scar
D) freckles E) bruises
7- The modern recreational canoe ......... resembles the Indian
bark
canoe in its shape as they are both long and slim and pointed
atboth ends.
A) ordinarily B) wisely C) readilyD) accordingly E) closely
8- The burglar was so ......... and made so much noise that he
woke thewhole family, who phoned the police and got him arrested.A)
wasteful B) conceited C) hilarious
D) shrewd E) clumsy
9- Though the enemy forces were numerous and well-armed, ourarmy
........ them in a valley with no exit and were able to defeat
them easily.A) trapped B) retreated C)escaped
D) innovated E) destroyed
10- In polo, the game is divided into four, six or eight
periods, called
chukkers, depending on the country where it is played, and
eachchukker lasts 7 and a half minutes, with 3-minute .......
between
chukkers to permit players to change mounts.A) distances B)
intervals C) hollowsD) vacancies E) exceptions
11- Among Mozart's works, "Don Giovanni" is unique for its
......... of
comic and tragic elements.A) combating B) invading C) fixing
D) blending E) toning12- The earliest railroad passenger cars
were ........ stagecoaches
equipped with flanged wheels. Today, however, railroads operate
awide variety of cars designed for specific types of service.
A) hastily B) tastefully C) simplyD) incessantly E) wisely
13- With so much competition around, it is necessary for
anyone
starting a small business to ....... through hard times if they
wish tobe successful.A) persevere B) maintain C) relinquish
D) surrender E)suspend
14- The Russian suffix -ovich means "son", so the Russian
name
Ivanovich, or son of Ivan (John), ......... to the English
Johnson.A) derives B) nominates C) corresponds
D) levels E) attempts
15- Bob suffers from ........ so he always feels terrible after
meals ifhe doesn't pay attention to what he eats.
A) fatigue B) indignation C) indigestionD) malaria E) trauma
16- As Linda was walking home last night, two young men
..........
her purse, though luckily there was nothing of value in it.A)
struggled B)crushed C) indicated
D) alternated E) snatched
17- Anyone who has ever shopped for toys in either a
largedepartment store or one of the stores devoted exclusively to
toys
must have noticed the almost ......... variety to choose
fromthere are toys for every age of childhood, and many
different
kinds for each age.A) ceaseless B) infinite C) reluctant
D) particular E) persuasive
18- The car lights ....... me for a moment, so I did not know
whichway to run, and the next thing I knew I woke up in
hospital.
A) denied B) invaded C) embezzledD) dazzled E) splashed
19- A criminal whom the police had been trying to find for
weeks
walked into a local police station last night and gave himself
up........ saying that he was tired of being on the run.A)
forcefully B) incessantly C) cruelly
D) permlssively E) voluntarily
20- He told me where he lives, but the directions were so
....... that
I'm not sure I can find the house.A) concealed B) unwise C)
vague
D) obvious E) precise
21- When the thief ran past me, I tried to ....... him, but he
was too
fast and got away.A) drain B) grab C) wrenchD) snatch E)
grasp
22- When people get married, they usually have to make some
.......
to their life styles if they want their marriage to be
successful.A) appointments B) adjustments C) locations
D) interruptions E) regulations
23- The house is ....... at a dangerous angle because the
foundationsare so badly made.A) tilting B) sinking C) sliding
D) circulating E) decaying
24- My car is so old that I need to ....... the engine
completely or geta new car.A) terminate B) prevent C) refresh
D) overhaul E) recreate
25- The stewardess demanded that everyone ....... their
cigarettesbefore take-off.
A) choke B) smother C) extinguishD) sustain E) exterminate
26- Microscopes are optical instruments which ........... small
things
like bacteria so that we can see them.A) project B) intensify C)
broadcast
D) publish E) magnify
27- After the bomb ....... was received, the police ordered
everyoneto evacuate the theatre.A) removal B) prevention C)
adoption
D) threat E) discharge
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28- When I asked the boss about my chances for promotion he
just
mumbled something about how everyone had an equal chance.Somehow
I don't think he was being entirely ....... with me.
A) acceptable B) inventive C) unusualD) candid E) tasteful
29- In casting a play, the character descriptions given in the
text need
not ........ be followed too closely, but obvious
physicalcharacteristics must be considered. A small man, for
example,
cannot be cast in the part of a football giant.A) significantly
B) necessarily C) dominantly
D) slightly E) eternally
30- Although she had a well-established .......... as one of
Britain's majornovelists, Penelope Fitzgerald did not receive
widespread
recognition abroad until the 1997 publication of 'The Blue
Flower'in the United States.
A) circulation B) infamy C) reputationD) conscious E)
embrace
31- If you want to solve your problems, you must ......... them;
they
will not go away if you pretend they are not there.A) confront
B) ignore C) loosen
D) dispute E) withdraw
32- The countryside signifies for many people a peaceful,
idyllic life,while the city means crowds and .........
activity.
A) acceptable B) wise C) fertileD) barren E) frantic
33- George is so ....... about golf that when his wife left him
becauseshe never saw him, he hardly noticed.
A) tempting B) passionate C) nervousD) reluctant E)
rebellious
34- Some of the world's most intelligent and successful people,
like
Albert Einstein, were only ....... students whose teachers
thoughtlittle of their abilities.
A) remarkable B) essential C) reckless
D) appropriate E) mediocre
35- If parents are too ....... with their children, they will
become
spoiled.A) hectic B) strict C) obedient
D) indulgent E) precise
36- When he was still in his 20s, he began to suffer from a
stomachailment, and for the rest of his life, he was
almost......... in pain.
A) constantly B) tastelessly C) specificallyD) instinctively E)
customarily
37- The tired camels refused to climb the sand dunes, so we
hadto.......... them behind us even though we were exhausted
ourselves.A) drag B) intervene C) pushD) draw E) persuade
38- The sun appeared only ....... yesterday; the rest of the day
was
cloudy and wet.A) sensationally B) briefly C) tolerantly
D) customarily E) wildly
39- If you work ....... at your lessons and get good marks, you
are sureto get a good job later.
A) reluctantly B) regretfully C) diligentlyD) preferably E)
gradually
40- ....... of corruption which the Minister vehemently denied
turned
out to be true after the investigation.A) Opinions B) Deceptions
C) ConvictionsD) Detentions E) Accusations
41- The floods which have devastated Mozambique this year have
been......... for the county's development plan.
A) regretful B) catastrophic C) remarkable
D) encouraging E) stimulating
42- It was so cold that even though we lit a fire, we .......
all night inour sleeping bags.
A) shivered B) stretched C) persistedD) cuddled E) vibrated
43- The administration is unhappy with the rate at which the
students
are learning English, but the teachers say there is no way to
.......this further.
A) perplex B) interrupt C) culminateD)expand E) accelerate
44- Although I know I should stay in and study, I cannot
resist
the ........... to go out with my friends.A) appointment B)
extravagance C) temptation
D) intuition E) celebration45- Though the weather was getting
colder all the time, the treasure
hunters decided to go ....... on to where the gold was said to
behidden.
A) incessantly B) boldly C) entirelyD) favourably E)
innocently
46- This proved to be a mistake as they all froze to death and
theirbodies were not discovered until the snow and ice ....... in
the
spring.A) solidified B) dissolved C) released
D) thawed E) disintegrated
47- Rescuers had searched for them earlier, but had been
forcedto ........... their search because of adverse weather
conditions.A) connect B) distort C) curtail
D) menace E) deter
48- The information is so ........ important that foreign
governments
are willing to pay a great deal for it.A) barely B) hardly C)
vitally
D) severely E) formally
49- Sometimes it is better to buy new clothes that are a little
bit too
big for you in case they ....... when they are first washed.A)
swell B) contract C) withdrawD) shrink E) wrinkle
50- It is good to see young people ....... giving up their seats
on the
buses to older people.A) dramatically B) considerately C)
persistently
D) indulgently E) significantly
51- After the military ....... power in Nigeria, it was many
yearsbefore the country was returned to civilian rule.A) elected B)
crashed C) seized
D) gripped E) subtracted
52- Senegal is drained by four major rivers, and their large
floodbasins provide fertile land for cultivation every year after
thefloodwaters ......... .
A)recede B) disguise C) concludeD) deceive E) abolish
53- After it was hit by anti-aircraft fire, the plane lost
......... quickly
and the crew decided to bail out.A) relevance B) altitude C)
attention
D) security E) depth
54- Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic crippling disease that
deformsbone joints and their adjacent tissues, can ......... nearly
anyone at
any age.A) demolish B) strike C) solidify
D) elevate E) transmit
55- Having been ....... by years of playing in a rock and roll
band, he
now relies on a hearing aid.A) appointed B) distilled C)
domesticatedD) blinded E) deafened
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56- Although the reporters wanted to talk about the latest
scandal, thepresident kept saying, .......... that the economy
looked as if it would
improve.A) irrelevantly B) irreparably C) impenetrably
D) hopelessly E) accordingly
57- After the accident at the nuclear power plant, everyone in
the ..........
had to be evacuated for their own safety.A) circulation B)
negligence C) requirement
D) vicinity E) distance
58- The ability to learn languages seems ......... in some
people, whereasothers have to spend a lot of time and energy in
order to learn a
language.A) vital B) suspicious C) extravagant
D) dreadful E) inherent
59- The government is determined to ....... the rebellion before
it getsout of hand.
A) assign B) encourage C) crushD) usher E) menace
60- Computers change so rapidly today that a new one becomes
..........
in two or three years and you need to buy another one.A)
extinguished B) worn-out C) enterprising
D) obsolete E) usable
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
1. E 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. E 8. E 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. E 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. C
21. B 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. E 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. E 33. B 34. E 35. D 36. A 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. E
41. B 42. A 43. E 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. C 49. D 50. B
51. C 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. E 56. A 57. D 58. E 59. C 60. D
