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1.

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a
very ________ winter.
A) plain

B) soft

C) pale

D) mild

E) calm

2.

The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.
A) catch

B) receive

C) possess

D) prove

E) reward

3.

There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed
the increasing world population.
A) sufficient

B) satisfactory

C) equal

D) measured

E) effective

4.

The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape.
A) caught

B) prevented

C) searched

D) brought

E) arrested

5.

The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t
________ themselves better.
A) direct

B) accustom

C) behave

D) declare

E) compose

6.

You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river.
A) permit

B) freedom

C) permission

D) right

E) allowance

7.

The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the
area.
A) knowledge

B) information

C) news

D) notice

E) advertisement

8.

The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe
repairing as a business.
A) although

B) as well

C) else

D) instead

E) outside

9.

Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the color of the curtains
before they had painted the room.
A) change

B) find

C) choose

D) lose

E) charge

10. The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer

months.
A) account

B) amount

C) count

D) number

E) size

11. It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the

picnic.
A) earn

B) spare

C) lower

D) save

E) win

12. I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.

A) stick

B) fold

C) close

D) shut

E) tie

13. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.

A) concern

B) care

C)  matter

D) disturb

E) depend

14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not

________ to close examination.
A) keep up

B) put up

C) stand up

D) pay up

E) look up

15. When he beat the carpet, the ________ rose in clouds.

A) dust

B) soil

C) mud

D) earth

E) powder

16. _____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.

A) Limit

B) Freeze

C) Emptiness

D) Expense

E) Lack

17. This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England.

A) severe

B) difference

C) various

D) separate

E) usual

18. Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often

enough in the past.
A) command

B) demand

C) effort

D) favor

E) influence

19. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if

anyone would like anything to drink.
A) fall

B) blank

C) wait

D) pause

E) place

20. While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any

________ messages for me.
A) urgent

B) hasty

C) valuable

D) early

E) confident

21. This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.

A) axe

B) hammer

C) screw

D) knife

E) spade

22. He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make

a good Job of it.
A) whether

B) otherwise

C) consequently

D) therefore

E) doubtless

23. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.

A) grateful

B) pleasant

C) accepted

D) pleasing

E) thanking

24. When you get to the motorway, follow the ______ for London.

A) masks

B) points

C) signs

D) plans

E) ways

25. The garden ________ as far as the river.

A) advances

B) extends

C) lies

D) develops

E) enlarges

26. It is time to ________ the table for dinner.

A) place

B) lay

C) lay out

D) put out

E) serve

27. I have always ________ you my best friend.

A) regarded

B) considered

C) trusted

D) hoped

E) liked

28. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.

A) temper

B) language

C) spirit

D) character

E) pride

29. He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.

A) remind

B) realize

C) remember

D) forget

E) record

30. Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.

A) full

B) clear

C) open

D) thin

E) outside

31. Will you be taking my previous experience into ________ when you

fix my salary?
A) possession

B) account

C) mind

D) salesmanship

E) scale

32. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ________.

A) mistake

B) purpose

C) himself

D) fault

E) intention

33. Most things are now mass-produced rather than ________.

A) hand-made

B) by hand

C) single

D) selected

E) detailed

34. The office lifts are out of ________ again.

A) operating

B) order

C) work

D) working

E) movement

35. Let me know if any difficulties ________.

A) find

B) arise

C) come

D) rise

E) happen

36. I can’t ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.

A) spend

B) think

C) afford

D) help

E) spare

37. They are twins and look very ________.

A) alike

B) same

C) like

D) likely

E) identical

38. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to________ seats well

in advance.
A) engage

B) book

C) buy

D) occupy

E) preserve

39. He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.

A) possible

B) interested

C) inclined

D) able

E) capable

40. There was a large box behind the door and John could not ________

falling over it.
A) prevent

B) avoid

C) fail

D) resist

E) save

TEST 1

Test 1

Book 2 Part D

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