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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1- When we arrived at the address we had been given, we found thehouse ........ and it seemed that no one had lived there for years.

A) inhabited B) deserted C) extendedD) unexpected E) diverted

2- If you pay a lot of money for meat, naturally, you expect it to be

....... .A) digestive B) soft C) smart

D) tough E) tender

3- The earthquake victims had to live ....... in tents until more

permanent structures could be built for them.A) eternally B) comparatively C) competitively

D) temporarily E) immediately

4- The salesman was so ....... that, in the end, we spent more money

than we could afford on a car we had not even wanted.A) distinct B) presentable C) persuasive

D) impartial E) durable

5- All the protesters ....... for the demonstration at noon in front of theUS Embassy.

A) surrounded B) resigned C) assembledD) resembled E) embarked

6- Islam, Judaism and Christianity all believe that prophets are specialpeople who receive their ....... directly from God.A) devotions B) revelations C) rehearsals

D) considerations E) worship

7- Although the town was ....... damaged by artillery fire andhelicopter gunshots, the citizens refused to surrender.

A) extensively B) ordinarily C) formallyD) extravagantly E) fundamentally

8- Privatised industries are thought to perform with more ....... than

nationalised ones in order to increase demand for the sake of profit,but the opposite has been true of privatised railways in England.

A) obstruction B) significance C) allowance

D) efficiency E) reflection

9- It does not rain very often in the Syrian desert, but ....... there are

heavy rains causing floods.A) normally B) alternatively C) momentarily

D) frequently E) occasionally

10- Before you can learn to swim, you have to learn how to ....... on topof the water.

A) expand B) stand C) contractD) sink E) float

11- A fair economic system is one in which all citizens earn a/an .......

salary that they can live on comfortably.A) tremendous B) superb C) decent

D) efficient E) expensive

12- The Himalayan foothills used to be ....... forested, but so many treeshave been cut down for firewood that now there are problems with

erosion and landslides.A) vigorously B) densely C) sparingly

D) formally E) consistently13- Even the world's most....... footballers sometimes have off days

when they play badly.A) intense B) forceful C) unpleasant

D) skilful E) moderate

14- The world is lucky to have avoided ....... by nuclear weapons in thelast fifty years.

A) destruction B) explosion C) approvalD) violence E) reliance

15- Manufacturers today do not like to make products that are very

.........; they want them to wear out so that people have to buy newones.A) developed B) hazardous C) durable

D) scarce E) delightful

16- Electric heaters are cheap to buy, but they ....... so much

electricity that they are expensive in the long run.A) withdraw B) control C) drive

D) activate E) consume

17- The teacher got angry when no one was able to ....... to his simplequestion.

A) solve B) respond C) initiateD) inquire E) withstand

18- Although we both had access to the same facts and figures, his....... of the situation differed from mine.

A) dominance B) assignment C) assessmentD) contradiction E) resemblance

19- Some people are so ....... about their hobbies that they spend alltheir time and money on them.

A) passionate B) amused C) indifferentD) potential E) platonic

20- The general's plan was to ....... the enemy without delay, leaving

them no way to escape.A) rotate B) evolve C) enclose

D) surround E) surrender

21- In Northwest Africa, much of the land where people ....... cropsonly a few years ago has now turned to desert.

A) ploughed B) dug C) cultivatedD) retained E) operated

22- In 1776, Britain's North American colonies ....... that they were

an independent country.A) induced B) reflected C) appealedD) withstood E) declared

23- When all sides in a dispute behave in a/an ....... manner, it isusually not too difficult to find a solution.

A) conscious B) excessive C) fervent

D) ignorant E) reasonable

24- Good weather conditions have meant that there is a/an ....... of

fresh fruit this year, so it is very cheap.A) potential B) abundance C) indication

D) portion E) generosity

25- That colour doesn't....... you; I think you should wear somethingelse.

A) liken B) indicate C) matchD) suit E)fit

26- She dressed very conservatively for her interview, in a dark blue

jacket and .... skirt.A) related B) effective C) matchingD) comparable E) responsible

27- Vegetarians are usually as well-nourished as meat-eaters as longas they make sure that they get....... vitamins and protein.

A) efficient B) sufficient C) accomplishedD) considerate E) complete

28- People who have become ill due to industrial pollution often sue

the companies concerned for ....... .A) compensation B) allowance C) alteration

D) confusion E) offense

29- We got up before dawn, ....... our pack animals, and were on theroad by sunrise.

A) founded B) exceeded C) encumberedD) weighed E) loaded

30- Although Richard the Lion-Hearted is remembered as achivalrous knight, he was ....... to his enemies, and after

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capturing one city, he beheaded more than 3000 men, women and

children.A) accommodating B) remarkable C) merciless

D) intense E) relative

31- Most people find rich pastries so ....... that they cannot resist eatingthem, even though they know they are bad for their health.

A) penetrable B) greasy C) persistentD) tasty E) spongy

32- We were driving so slowly in our old car that everyone else was

....... us.

A) perceiving B) attaining C) interruptingD) overtaking E) withdrawing

33- George has just phoned to say he has a/an ....... cold and won't beable to come to work today.

A) erupting B) harmful C) nastyD) fatal E) shameful

34- In times of crises, countries hope to have a/an ....... leader who can

steer them through their difficulties.A) hesitant B) interfering C) violent

D) generous E) wise

35- They had ....... met when they decided to get married; it must have

been love at first sight.A) wilfully B) barely C) fortunately

D) utterly E) reluctantly

36- As we were sailing through the South China Sea, pirates attempted

to board our ship, but luckily, we were able to ....... them.A) repel B) discourage C) rebuke

D) decline E) reject

37- Someone should tell Susan that she is getting too fat, but it must bedone ....... so as not to hurt her feelings.

A) directly B) deliberately C) desperatelyD) tactfully E) forcefully

38- If you have an antique watch, you need to ....... it every day, but

modern ones can run for years on a battery.A) assure B) repeat C) attend

D) repair E) wind

39- Today spinning in the textile industry is done ......... by machines,though certain extremely fine threads could not withstand the

tension of machine spinning and are still spun by hand.A) considerately B) ultimately C) primarily

D) previously E) utterly

40- My brother made some wise ....... when he was young and made somuch money that he was able to retire when he was forty.

A) improvements Bj investments C) resourcesD) assets E) capital

41- People who ....... get up very early are able to accomplish much

more in a day than people who sleep late.A) necessarily B) insistently C) extensively

D) instinctively E) habitually

42- Beggars can often be found near mosques because they realise thatpeople feel more ....... after they have been praying.

A) abundant B) thrifty C) generousD) susceptible E) selfish

43- Although there was no ....... that he was alive after the accident, the

ambulance people tried to revive him anyway.A) indication B) revelation C) objection

D) destruction E) compensation

44- Chemically, synthetic gems and natural gems are ........ . An expert,however, can tell a synthetic gem by physical differences.A) intensive B) gradual C) stimulating

D) identical E) remote

45- Today increasing efforts are being made to find harmless

biodegradable ........ for harmful detergent ingredients.A) additives B) pesticides C) benefits

D) nutrients E) substitutes

46- The president ....... to the nation for calm in the face of successivenatural disasters.

A) begged B) convinced C) concernedD) appealed E) provoked

47- After you wash clothes, you must....... them thoroughly to get allthe soap out.

A) rinse B) wrinkle C) dryD) sort E) fold

48- Environmentalists tell us that the .... ... of the human race dependson how we treat the world around us.

A) endurance B) subsistence C) survivalD) sincerity E) confession

49- For centuries astronomers have been able to predict....... whensolar and lunar eclipses will take place.

A) appropriately B) accurately C) intensively

D) ordinarily E) temporarily

50- There are no ....... apartments in our building at the moment, but

someone might move out soon.A) vacant B) ordinary C) valid

D) futile E) corrupt

51- Poor Jeff! He has tried everything to attract Madeline's attention,but she just ....... him.A) ignores B) intensifies C) amusesD) deters E) applauses

52- A factory needs good quality control to make sure the quality of

its products is ........ not varying from one to another.A) rational B) consistent C) applicable

D) sensible E) agreeable

53- Our boss checks everything so ....... that he always catches evenour smallest mistakes.

A) willingly B) steadily C) randomlyD) meticulously E) formally

54- The weather has been very ....... for the time of year, with

temperatures above normal and no snow or rain.A) tender B) gentle C) harsh

D) soothing E) mild

55- We ........ ourselves in the bushes as well as we could and hopedthat the enemy troops would not see us as they marched by.

A) escaped B) veiled C) concealedD) disposed E) demolished

56- As I walked through the town today-, a man kept ....... at me as

though he knew me, but I'm sure I have never met him before.A) deceiving B) scrutinising C) blinking

D) staring E) convincing

57- Though Turkish and Arabic share a number of words, they do not....... each other grammatically at all.

A) respond B) correspond C) originateD) derive E) resemble

58- Istanbul was ....... one of the most important cities in the world,

and it still is, even though it is not the capital of Turkey.A) distantly B) formerly C) radically

D) gradually E) intentionally

59- We have found the economy ......... improved since our last visithere. There are far fewer beggars, and most people seem moreprosperous than ever before.

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A) modestly B) considerably C) marginally

D) expansively E) ordinarily

60- In London it is easy to find ....... books that have been out of printfor years, but they are very expensive.

A) common B) reliable C) rareD) unpublished E) tasty

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

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

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

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

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

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