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1.

Yesterday the pound fell to a ________ low level against the dollar,
according to this morning news.
A) final

B) major

C) record

D) remote

E) last

2.

Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________
away by enthusiasm at a horserace.
A) carried

B) moved

C) excited

D) stirred

E) swept

3.

The young performers ________ and held the audience’s attention
from the moment the curtain went up.
A) caught

B) gathered

C) snatched

D) took

E) trapped

4.

She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.
A) sympathetic

B) just

C) helpful

D) pitiful

E) friendly

5.

What were John and Mary ________ about when you came into the
room?
A) speaking

B) discussing

C) saying

D) telling

E) talking

6.

I don’t smoke, but I don’t object to ________ people smoking.
A) different

B) another

C) other

D) alternative

E) unlike

7.

I like your new red dress, the color ________ you.
A) fits

B) looks

C) suits

D) likes

E) seems

8.

Mr. Jones wants to know if he can have a ________ with you.
A) argument

B) word

C) lecture

D) speech

E) conversation

9.

Mrs. Brown has cleaned the house from ________ to bottom.
A) attic

B) first floor

C) top

D) roof

E) upstairs

10. Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.

A) position

B) shape

C) form

D) figure

E) size

11. Mrs. Brown’s children have very good manners because they have

been well ________.
A) brought out

B) brought in              C) brought together

D) brought up

E) brought round

12. My father is very ________ with his hands.

A) curious

B) interested

C) interesting

D) intelligent

E) clever

13. Mrs. Brown is offering a ________ of £50 to anyone who finds her

diamond ring.
A) prize

B) price

C) reward

D) money

E) total

14. I should be ________ if you would answer my letter by return.

A) nice

B) good

C) glad

D) cheerful

E) kind

15. He will pass his examination if he works ________.

A) quietly

B) strongly

C) hard

D) cleverly

E) loudly

16. Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.

A) excited

B) afraid

C) sensitive

D) sensible

E) upset

17. My father told me never ________ a lie.

A) to do

B) to make

C) to tell

D) to recount

E) to relate

18. Mrs. Brown’s children are always as good as ________.

A) butter

B) gold

C) milk

D) silk

E) silver

19. My cousin, who lives in France, is ________ me French.

A) learning

B) teaching

C) helping

D) assisting

E) instructing

20. Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.

A) knowledge

B) learning

C) qualifications

D) abilities

E) examinations

21. The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.

A) broken into

B) broken up

C) broken off

D) broken down

E) broken in

22. The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.

A) calm

B) uneven

C) undulating

D) rough

E) hard

23. Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.

A) robbed

B) attacked

C) stole

D) took

E) spoilt

24. I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.

A) which

B) what

C) that

D) who

E) whose

25. Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?

A) opposite

B) change

C) alteration

D) difference

E) sameness

26. Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.

A) flame

B) light

C) fire

D) illumination

E) flare

27. The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.

A) replaced

B) reformed

C) retired

D) retreated

E) rearranged

28. You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.

A) suppose

B) assume

C) propose

D) wonder

E) imagine

29. When my sister was in hospital, she was ________ by a well-known

surgeon.
A) worked on

B) carried on

C) operated on

D) turned on

E) passed on

30. If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.

A) the orders

B) the arrangements

C) the regulations

D) the preparations

E) the rules

31. We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.

A) stop

B) jam

C) holding

D) suspension

E) confusion

32. I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.

A) a long day

B) a period

C) an interval

D) a stage

E) a long while

33. Call for me at any time that ________ you.

A) fits

B) likes

C) suits

D) docs

E) meets

34. I am very ________ in architecture.

A) interested

B) interesting

C) concerned

D) informed

E) intelligent

35. The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.

A) put by

B) put off

C) put over

D) put in

E) put away

36. A circle is a different ________ from a square.

A) shape

B) shade

C) sign

D) style

E) number

37. Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

A) pay

B) borrow

C) lend

D) provide

E) donate

38. You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.

A) prevented

B) allowed

C) stopped

D) prohibited

E) ceased

39. I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.

A) grasping

B) holding

C) handling

D) pulling

E) stretching

40. It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.

A) ounces

B) inches

C) numbers

D) degrees

E) figures

TEST 8

Book 2 Part D

Test 8