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TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
1- Alexandria in Egypt once had the world's greatest library,
buttoday there is nothing left; it was destroyed by Christian
monks
in the 4th century and all traces of it have ....... .A)
vanished B) ceased C) receded
D) concluded E) appeared
2- In spite of the suspect's ....... that he was innocent, the
jury foundhim guilty and the judge sentenced him. to 20 years'
imprisonment.A) direction B) offense C) objective
D) insistence E) management
3- The actress's ....... about her lovers have proved
embarrassing toseveral prominent politicians.
A) allowances B) confessions C) pleadingD) persuasion E)
convictions
4- Air power proved ....... in warfare for the first time in
World
War II.A) demonstrative B) decisive C) convincing
D) tender E) preferable
5- One of the biggest problems Indonesia has to overcome is
......... the people in authority regularly accept bribes.
A) devastation B) restoration C) corruptionD) inspection E)
stimulation
6- Japanese soldiers in World War II who were facing certain
defeat would often kill themselves rather than ........A)
surround B) depart C) surrenderD) relieve E)abandon
7- Many people from developing countries are ....... of the
Americanconsumer life-style, but they seem to forget about problems
such
as racism, crime and drugs.A) envious B) discontented C)
greedy
D) preferable E) favourable
8- Though he earns a good salary, his wife's tastes are so
....... that
they are always in debt.A) intensive B) fanatical C) dramaticD)
alternative E) extravagant
9- It was very ....... of you to mention Julie's ex-husband in
front of
her. She seemed most upset.A) deliberate B) tactless C)
insidious
D) abrupt E) anticipating
10- Apparently, the gold mining company didn't expect so
much........... from the locals to their plans to set up a mine.A)
conflict B) obscurity C) satisfaction
D) opposition E) contradiction
11- Have you noticed that Amy ....... in embarrassment
wheneverlan's name is mentioned? She must be in love with him.A)
evacuates B) flees C) blushes
D) abolishes E) rages12- The fame of the Panama Canal is not in
its size, for it is only
about 51 miles long. Its fame rests upon the fact that the canal
isan engineering ........ over nature.
A) attempt B) obstruction C) hindranceD) defeat E) triumph
13- Mountain climbing is a/an ....... hobby, which demands
enormous physical effort, but people seem to enjoy it no
matterhow tired they get.
A) exhausting B) profitable C) immenseD) suspicious E)
imaginary
14- My girlfriend found the film boring on the whole, but she
likedthe part where the hero held the heroine ....... in his arms
and told
her that he would always love her.A) cautiously B) offensively
C) dreadfullyD) tenderly E) intentionally
15- Although they were heavily outnumbered, the town's
defendersfought so ....... that the attackers were forced to
retreat.
A) predictably B) tolerantly C) hardlyD) bravely E)
customarily
16- Some university courses are required, but others are
.........; in
other words, it is up to you whether to take them or not.A)
alternating B) essential C) erratic
D) basic E) optional
17- If you cannot swim, you should stay where the water is
.......enough for you to stand up.
A) superficial B) shallow C) slightD) tiny E) hollow
18- Marianne finally left her husband and took their children
with
her when she couldn't....... any more of his ill-treatment.A)
endure B) include C) experience
D) defend E) charge
19- When leaders are in power for too long, they become .......;
theythink they are more important than they actually are and
that
they can get away with anything.A) arrogant B) humble C)
realistic
D) satisfied E) competent
20- Passers-by first heard a/an ....... explosion and then the
buildingcollapsed in flames.
A) bizarre B) passionate C) tremendousD) alternative E)
inspiring
21- Many Western governments have introduced harsh laws in
orderto ....... the number of immigrants and refugees coming to
theircountries.
A) encounter B) diminish C) lightenD) destroy E) alienate
22- There is a/an ....... of well-educated young people today,
so in
order to make yourself preferable among them, you need
something extra, like speaking several foreign languages.A)
fertility B) satisfaction C) abundanceD) shortage E) assistance
23- Both men and women should always be ....... dressed when
they
enter religious buildings such as churches or mosques.A)
permissively B) offensively C) intelligently
D) decently E) rapidly
24- It is a/an ....... to say that Chinese is an impossible
language for aforeigner to learn, but it certainly is very
difficult.A) exaggeration B) disguise C) embellishment
D) safety E) accomplishment
25- Sponges are useful because of the way they can ....... water
andother liquids.A) soak B) absorb C) squeeze
D) splash E) eliminate
26- The Byzantine Empire ....... during the first millennium,
butdeclined during the second until it was finally conquered in
1453.A) displayed B) flourished C) contracted
D) defeated E) cancelled
27- When visiting certain countries, you have to be careful not
to goto ....... areas, or you might find yourself suspected of
being a
spy.A) rehearsed B) rehabilitated C) related
D) retarded E) restricted
28- I hope they have a/an ....... at the only hotel in the
town;
otherwise, I don't know where we will stay.A) hospitality B)
pretence C) requirementD) vacancy E) observation
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29- The negotiations have gone ....... well; none of the
expectedproblems have arisen.
A) remarkably B) intentionally C) willinglyD) randomly E)
internally
30- The surface of the wooden floor will have to be sanded in
order
to make it ........ .A) sharp B) smooth C) rectangular
D) rough E) light
31- Though it is not difficult to learn the ....... principles
of anylanguage, learning to speak colloquially like a native takes
years
of study and practice.A) considerate B) detailed C)
occasional
D) distilled E) fundamental
32- I remember having lots of ....... conversations about art
andliterature when I was a student, but today no one talks
about
anything but money.A) tender B) tempting C) stimulating
D) apologetic E) eventual
33- Investigators suspected that the building was burned down
.......for the sake of the insurance money.
A) voluntarily B) accidentally C) gloriouslyD) grievously E)
intentionally
34- A surgeon has to work with a great deal of ....... if he is
to carry
out his operations successfully.A) eagerness B) precision C)
truthD) affluence E) affection
35- One of the world's biggest problems is how to dispose of
.......materials such as nuclear waste and poisons.A) uncertain B)
theoretical C) speculative
D) hazardous E) deficient36- We need a/an ....... person for
this job someone who can be
counted on not to take time off for the slightest illness and
whowill turn up every day rain or shine.
A) dubious B) frantic C) reliable
D) fortunate E) immense
37- Airline pilots are under a lot of stress because the .......
of
everyone in the plane depends on them.A) refuge B) departure C)
shelter
D) voyage E) safety
38- As the ....... of the ferry boat disaster were picked up by
the coastguard, the families of everyone who had been on board
waited
anxiously for news.A) competitors B) residents C) survivorsD)
demonstrators E) explorers
39- The classroom was becoming too noisy, so the teacher
demanded complete ....... before he started the lesson.A)
omission B) sense C) silenceD) intensity E) allowance
40- It is said that "music has charms to ....... the savage
beast",
which means it makes even animals quiet and calm.A) supply B)
stun C) fasten
D) soothe E) tolerate
41- If you set reasonable goals ahead of yourself and
persevere,there is no reason why you shouldn't ........ them.
A) attain B) retard C) remindD) respond E) deter
42- With the ....... of fuel constantly rising, developing new
sources
of energy has become essential.A) complexity B) consumption C)
remainingD) tolerance E) elimination
43- The development of deep-diving undersea craft ........ from
the1950s through the early 1990s as exploration of the world's
oceans became a matter not only of research but of seeking
out
mineral wealth and potential food supplies.A) moderated B)
terminated C) accelerated
D) sheltered E) multiplied
44- Sometimes I think I was a little too ....... in accepting
this job; ifI had waited, I might have found something better.
A) intentional B) obscure C) tolerantD) suspicious E) hasty
45- Though I can understand your ....... to consider marriage at
this
point in your life, if I were you, I would go ahead and give it
atry.
A) hardship B) reluctance C) inquiryD) recognition E)
persuasion
46- Although the rescuers were ....... by the adverse
weather
conditions, they finally managed to get through to the hikerswho
had been stranded on the mountain.
A) assisted B) prohibited C) constructedD) hindered E)
fortified
47- Please be careful with this piece of rare porcelain; it is
so .......that it will break unless it is handled with care.
A) scarce B) weak C) emotionalD) fragile E) durable
48- It was so dark when the troops were ambushed that they
could
not ........ their friends from the enemy.A) characterise B)
classify C) respondD) restrict E) distinguish
49- Although the Chinese tried to keep the secret of silk
makingwithin their .......... two monks brought silk worms to
Istanbul in
522 by concealing them in hollow canes.A) rivals B) ingredients
C) charges
D) borders E) deliveries
50- Even though the ....... of the concert was announced in
the
newspapers and on the radio, thousands of people turned
upanyway.A) cancellation B) continuation C) differentiation
D) existence E) appearance
51- Beirut was so ....... damaged during the Lebanese Civil War
thatit will take decades to rebuild.
A) ordinarily B) moderately C) slightlyD) extensively E)
barely
52- Not only is the weather always warm in Southeast Asia, but
alsothe soil is ....... enough to produce three crops a year in
some
places.A) wealthy B) intensive C) dense
D) fertile E) bare
53- History is full of stories of the successes of people who
.......
until they reached their goals, no matter what the
difficulties.A) pretended B) persevered C) penetrated
D) fabricated E) overhauled
54- Most people prefer not to vote for extreme left- or
right-wingparties because their policies are so ........
A) radical B) steady C) bluntD) vacant E) bland
55- Though he is an excellent player in one match, he is
terrible in
the next, and this lack of....... is beginning to make the
fansangry.
A) brilliance B) pleasantness C) uneasinessD) hesitance E)
consistency
56- There is a place in the South Atlantic called the
BermudaTriangle, where ships and planes ....... disappear. No one
canexplain what happens to the lost ships or planes.
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A) predictably B) convincingly C) enviously
D) mysteriously E) sensitively
57- This year's charity football match drew great interest
because ofthe ....... by so many celebrities in it.
A) rejection B) elimination C) participationD) intimidation E)
alternation
58- He was so afraid of the dogs chasing him that he ....... off
from
the cliff without looking.A) landed B) leaped C) limped
D) extracted E) relieved
59- All over the Middle East, there are places where .......
sightingsof saints have been reported by people of all
religions.
A) merciful B) gradual C) informativeD) opaque E) miraculous
60- The ....... of the Far East as one of the economic centres
of the
world was a phenomenon of the late 20th century.A)percentage B)
settlement C) abundance
D) confusion E) emergence
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
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6. C 7. A 8. E 9. B 10. D
11. C 12. E 13. A 14. D 15. D
16. E 17. B 18. A 19. A 2O C
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B
26. B 27. E 28. D 29. A 30. B
31. E 32. C 33. E 34. B 35. D
36. C 37. E 38. C 39. C 40. D
41. A 42. B 43. C 44. E 45. B
46. D 47. D 48. E 49. D 50. A
51. D 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. E
56. D 57. C 58. B 59. E 60. E
