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37. At the age of 17 he LEFT school and went to work at the factory.

A) graduated

B) went out

C) entered

D) stopped

E) quitted

38. I’ll LEND you my book if you return it to me.

A) take

B) show

C) give

D) send

E) get

39. The festival STARTED in Berlin.

A) began

B) go on

C) went on

D) was held

E) opened

40. I like to CLEAN my room.

A) wash

B) white - wash

C) paint

D) tidy up

E) sweep

41. This film IS ON at the “Friendship” cinema.

A) is shown

B) performs

C) runs

D) goes

E) does

42. Mr. Brown was very happy as he HAD RETURNED from his

hometown.
A) had come back

B) had seen

C) had received

D) had asked

E) had gone

43. He ENTERED the shop and wanted to buy a shirt, but it was too

expensive.
A) wanted

B) arrived

C) came into

D) got

E) reached

44. I WISH I hadn’t gone to the pictures.

A) take

B) stay

C) desire

D) argue

E) spend

45. Why don’t they ANSWER my question?

A) say

B) ask

C) reply

D) reform

E) report

46. Mark Twain VISITED the Crimea in 1867.

A) went to

B) returned

C) ran

D) started

E) left

47. I have been to Tashkent A NUMBER OF TIMES.

A) several times

B) some time

C) the same time

D) any time

E) in no time

48. Soon I FOUND OUT that she had left for Italy.

A) saw

B) learned

C) heard

D) knew

E) recognized

49. Argentina is LARGER than Great Britain.

A) wider

B) older

C) better

D) bigger

E) richer

50. Pete promised to take our PICTURE but didn’t keep his word.

A) give

B) bring

C) photograph

D) paint

E) draw

51. Every spring the school leavers HAVE their diplomas.

A) fail

B) carry

C) bring

D) organize

E) take

52. If you can type 100 words a minute and you would like more

responsibility, please CALL 01-722.
A) shout

B) explain

C) cry

D) utter

E) phone

53. Samuel told me that they were PLANNING to see the gallery in a

few days.
A) staying

B) playing

C) going

D) starting

E) coming

54. I liked to read books about TRAVELS in my holiday.

A) rests

B) walks

C) plays

D) journeys

E) balls

55. He WENT ON sleeping while we took him into our house.

A) continued

B) spoke

C) stopped

D) went

E) finished

56. How are you? I am FINE thanks.

A) so-so

B) not well

C) O.K.

D) sick

E) in low spirits

57. There is a SMALL boat with a man in it.

A) stout

B) large

C) little

D) tidy

E) thin

Find the 

synonym

 of the following words:

58. Investigation

A) option

B) question

C) expression

D) search

59. Explain

A) Mix

B) define

C) protest

D) train

60. Fine

A) poor

B) excellent

C) inferior

D) bad

61. Private

A) general

B) personal

C) community

D) public

62. Large

A) thin

B) great

C) long

D) soft

63. Crazy

A) cruel

B) chubby

C) wild

D) mad

64. Fundamental

A) awful

B) absurd

C) vain

D) basic

65. Famous

A) well off

B) needy

C) rich

D) well-known

66. Take off

A) put on

B) dress

C) wear

D) remove

67. Annual

A) yearly

B) daily

C) monthly

D) weekly

68. Region

A) farm

B) area

C) beach

D) source

69. Way

A) bridge

B) road

C) railway

D) field

70. Estimate

A) guess

B) inform

C) miss

D) confuse

71. Error

A) mistake

B) correct

C) result

D) right

72. Actually

A) shortly

B) timely

C) briefly

D) really

73. Define

A) explain

B) protest

C) train

D) mix

74. Want

A) hesitate

B) detest

C) refuse

D) wish

75. Fresh

A) moldy

B) new

C) rotten

D) stale

76. Start

A) finish

B) come

C) begin

D) leave

77. Mature

A) infant

B) child

C) young

D) adult

78. Remember

A) offer

B) forget

C) advice

D) recollect

Synonyms

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