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1.

He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________
out of his money.
A) tricked

B) played

C) deceived

D) robbed

E) stolen

2.

The cow had lost its own calf, but the farmer persuaded it to ________
one whose mother had died.
A) choose

B) adopt

C) undertake

D) collect

E) educate

3.

When my aunt lost her cat last summer, it turned ________ a week
later at a house in the next village.
A) in

B) on

C) over

D) out

E) up

4.

The funeral will be ________, and only members of the dead man’s
family will attend.
A) peculiar

B) particular

C) private

D) alone

E) personal

5.

They were making enough noise at the party to wake the ________.
A) people

B) population

C) living

D) company

E) dead

6.

I can’t advise you what to do. You must use your own ________.
A) opinion

B) guesswork

C) justice

D) judgment

E) ideal

7.

It isn’t quite ________ that he will be present at the meeting.
A) sure

B) right

C) exact

D) certain

E) formal

8.

The ________ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.
A) mist

B) smell

C) spark

D) steam

E) smoke

9.

The house was so damp that it was ________ to live in.
A) sickly

B) unhealthy

C) unwell

D) diseased

E) infectious

10. There are usually at least two ________ of looking at every question.

A) means

B) directions

C) views

D) opinions

E) ways

11. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ________ what he said.

A) receive

B) accept

C) listen

D) take

E) catch

12. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ________ of smell.

A) degree

B) sense

C) strength

D) skill

E) scent

13. Peter begged his neighbor to ________ him five pounds until the

weekend.
A) lend

B) supply

C) borrow

D) provide

E) hire

14. The lorry driver was badly ________ when his lorry crashed into a

wall.
A) pained

B) hit

C) hurt

D) harmed

E) damaged

15. Although John  was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister

________ charge of the house.
A) take

B) hold

C) make

D) get

E) be

16. The policeman ________ everything he had noticed to the inspector.

A) reviewed

B) accounted

C) reported

D) informed

E) said

17. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.

A) weather

B) climate

C) air

D) season

E) space

18. The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then ________into

applause.
A) flooded

B) cheered

C) started

D) burst

E) went

19. ________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.

A) growing

B) rearing

C) breeding

D) raising

E) bringing

20. When he makes a ________ by car, he takes his family with him.

A) travel

B) course

C) passage

D) voyage

E) journey

21. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.

A) increases

B) motions

C) advances

D) advantages

E) opportunities

22. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good ________

of each other.
A) sum

B) quantity

C) deal

D) portion

E) degree

23. As soon as the children were ________, their mother got them out

of bed and into the bathroom.
A) woke

B) awoke

C) wake

D) awake

E) waken

24. This blue door was ________ painted green.

A) lastly

B) before

C) firstly

D) originally

E) presently

25. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.

A) suit

B) match

C) fit

D) compare

E) color

26. If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to

listen.
A) dislike

B) trouble

C) complaint

D) discontent

E) fault

27. His father had ________ him how to make model airplanes.

A) planned

B) guided

C) taught

D) learnt

E) described

28. The old man got into the ________ of storing money under the bed.

A) tradition

B) manner

C) use

D) harvest

E) habit

29. Violent programs on television may have a bad ________ on children.

A) affection

B) pressure

C) influence

D) control

E) power

30. The shoes fitted her ________.

A) perfectly

B) justly

C) fairly

D) rightly

E) finely

31. Could you please ________ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?

A) manage

B) arrange

C) do

D) take

E) have

32. Tell your brother to come ________, because it’s going to rain in a

minute or two.
A) indoors

B) outdoors

C) within

D) inwards

E) homewards

33. As he was ill, he had to _____ the party.

A) miss

B) avoid

C) regret

D) lack

E) fail

34. When he was at school, he won the first ________ for good behavior.

A) reward

B) prize

C) price

D) present

E) praise

35. Can’t you ________ your chief to let you have a holiday?

A) overcome

B) make

C) succeed

D) persuade

E) reason

36. The girl’s father ________ to buy her a car if she passed her

examination.
A) admitted

B) accepted

C) agreed

D) approved

E) afforded

37. The carriage was ________ by four horses.

A) tired

B) rolled

C) pushed

D) driven

E) drawn

38. He ate what he could, and gave the _______ of the food to the

birds.
A) remain

B) uneaten

C) waste

D) part

E) rest

39. They decided to leave the waiter a big ________ because the food

and service had been excellent.
A) note

B) addition

C) tip

D) gift

E) reward

40. As it had not rained for several months, there was a ______ of water.

A) waste

B) shortage

C) drop

D) loss

E) desert

TEST 4

Book 2 Part D

Test 4