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35. John Bull, the nickname for the English nation, was INVENTED by

a Scotsman, John Arbuthnot.
A) made up

B) given up

C)  borrowed

D) shared

E) removed

36. Don’t try to BUTTER me. This trick of yours won’t work with me.

A) spread

B) flatter

C) press

D) ban

E)  frighten

37. The company asked for ADDITIONAL information.

A) emphatic

B) careful

C) certain

D) further

E) unusual

38. The traffic rules must be OBSERVED by everybody.

A) seen

B) heard

C)  followed

D) taken

E)  learnt

39. Children need some RELAXATION after all those hard exams.

A) vacation

B) holidays

C) time

D) period

E)  rest

40. -Who’s that man you spoke to just now?

-I don’t know, he is completely UNFAMILIAR to me.
A) foreign

B) strange

C) unknown

D) new

E) for

41. Grey’s going TO GET a splendid job.

A) to go

B) to put

C) to obtain

D) to receive

E) to win

42. He is a person who understands his OBLIGATIONS and attends

to them.
A) restrictions

B) annoyances

C)  observations

D) hardship

E) duties

43. Mount Cook, THE CROWN of the New Zealand Southern Alps,

rises to 3756 meters above the surface.
A) summit

B) foot

C) beauty

D) rock

E)  earth

44. He was PUT TO DEATH 2 days go.

A) released

B) left

C)  executed

D) found

E)  disappeared

45. What EXCUSE have you got this time?

A) matter

B) problem

C) factor

D) reason

E) explanation

46. The professor’s INTRODUCTORY remarks concerned the

development of culture in that region.
A) preliminary

B) final

C)  next

D) supplementary

E) useful

47. The captain of the ship LEFT his town.

A) abandoned

B) sought

C) visited

D) looked for

E) left for

48. When I opened the box at home I FOUND that the shoes were not

mine.
A) talked

B) sent

C)  recognized

D) discovered

E) called

49. I offered him a cup of coffee, which he REFUSED politely.

A) rejected

B) took

C) gave

D) finished

E) obtained

50. It was a lucky CHANCE that he could do it.

A) business

B) opportunity

C) matter

D) manager

E)  pension

51. I want a set of books for someone who is KEEN ON reading.

A) severe on

B) quick at

C) fond of

D) sharp at

E) afraid of

52. In Sydney, William Westwood was turned over to a cruel settler

as AN UNPAID laborer.
A) a paid

B) a free

C)  an  illegal

D) an unnoticed

E) a permanent

53. Our classmates often take part in different sport COMPETITIONS.

A) events

B) races

C) meetings

D) news

E) things

54. A SMOOTHFACED man of forty faced me.

A) graceful

B) shaven

C) beautiful

D) famous

E)  handsome

55. He carried a BUNCH of flowers in his hands.

A) bouquet

B) bundle

C) packet

D) bucket

E) flock

56. Tom is an INDUSTRIOUS boy.

A) hard working

B) gracious

C)  graceful

D) huge

E)  lazy

57. Oh, my dear! I’ll be back BEFORE YOU SAY JOHN ROBINSON.

A) in an hour

B) hardly

C) very soon

D) at sunset

E) in some time

58. What DIARY PRODUCTS do you like to eat?

A) creamery

B) meals

C) animal

D) first course

E) desserts

59. Puppies lived in a DOG-HOUSE.

A) kennel

B) barn

C) cave

D) box

E) garage

60. The tickets to the theatre will be booked IN ADVANCE.

A) later

B) soon

C) the next day

D) earlier

E) beforehand

61. I have no idea where the relatives on my father’s side live, LET

ALONE visiting them.
A) not a single

B) leave alone

C) only one of

D) not speaking of

E) lonely one

62. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese EXPLORER born around 1460.

A) traveler

B) scientist

C) king

D) ruler

E) conqueror

63. The Vikings liked to make up long tales about their BRAVE deeds.

A) timid

B) fearless

C)  past

D) strong

E) stupid

64. The daily performance was killingly DULL.

A) unforgettable

B) dutiful

C) dynamic

D) boring

E) bright

65. Doctor Manson CURED a lot of miners that’s why he won great

popularity and respect with them.
A) treated

B) recovered

C)  gave

D) took

E) rescued

66. Australian aborigines are dark skinned people whose

DESCENDANTS came to the continent from Asia about 25,000
years ago.
A) predecessors

B) relatives

C)  offsprings

D) colonists

E) supporters

67. I LIKE collecting stamps.

A) am ill

B) am good at

C) am fond of

D) am afraid of

E) am proud of

68. I am a BIG FISH IN A SMALL COMPANY.

A) to be important in a big company
B) to be respected everywhere
C) to be important in a small company
D) to be estimated everywhere
E) not to be important in a small company

69. Nobody believed his VOW because it wasn’t for the first time.

A) belief

B) idea

C)  view

D) oath

E)  opinion

70. The first colonists from England made new homes and began TO

WIDEN industrial towns.
A) establish

B) waste

C) broaden

D) burden

E) steal

Book 2 Part B

Synonyms