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1.

My brother ________ his dog not to chase sheep.
A) has learned

B) has trained

C) has educated

D) has instructed

E) has informed

2.

Is there any ________ of your coming to London again in the Spring?
A) opportunity

B) occasion

C) facility

D) chance

E) ability

3.

He visited an ________ castle in an old part of the city.
A) antique

B) ancient

C) aged

D) elderly

E) olden

4.

Peter is going _______ for the Job as Manager of the Sales
Department.
A) to propose

B) to present

C) to pretend

D) to submit

E) to apply

5.

I don’t think I know him, although his face seems ________.
A) friendly

B) known

C) knowing

D) familiar

E) usual

6.

Some people had to escape in boats when the river ______ its banks.
A) overthrew

B) overflowed

C) overcame

D) overpowered

E) overhung

7.

Is there a telephone ________ anywhere near here, please?
A) place

B) shop

C) box

D) compartment

E) room

8.

For her wedding the ________ was dressed in white.
A) bridesmaid

B) bride

C) bridegroom

D) best man

E) wife

9.

Mr. Black ________ to arrive on the 2:30 train.
A) is anticipated

B) is hoped

C) is wanted

D) is expected

E) is proposed

10. I always ________ asleep as soon as I get into bed.

A) fall

B) go

C) get

D) turn

E) make

11. You will have ________ those potatoes before you cook them.

A) to open

B) to peel

C) to shell

D) to skin

E) to pare

12. I don’t like these oranges, they have too many ________.

A) stones

B) nuts

C) seeds

D) pips

E) buds

13. I tried to telephone him last night but his number ________.

A) was occupied

B) was employed

C) was engaged

D) was taken

E) was used

14. Frank got very ________ marks in his history examination.

A) reduced

B) unimportant

C) secondary

D) imperfect

E) low

15. You will have to ________, Aunt Mary is rather deaf.

A) speak up

B) call up

C) ring up

D) stand up

E) sit up

16. Three people ________ in this lake last June.

A) were sunk

B) were flooded

C) were drowned

D) were downed

E) were drained

17. You’ve been working all day. It’s ________ you went home.

A) good time

B) bad time

C) long time

D) short time

E) high time

18. The children walked to the ________ of the cliff and looked down at

the sea below.
A) rim

B) edge

C) limit

D) brim

E) border

19. The water in this stream has dried up because of the ________ of

rain this summer.
A) smallness

B) littleness

C) loss

D) lack

E) shortness

20. The sun rises in the East and ________ in the West.

A) disappears

B) vanishes

C) sets

D) goes

E) appears

21. There were twenty-five ________ waiting in the doctor’s surgery.

A) customers

B) visitors

C) patients

D) waiters

E) clients

22. Mr. Brown has a very ________ job as Sales Manager.

A) responsible

B) controlled

C) ordered

D) dutiful

E) careful

23. There is a ________ of sugar in Europe at the moment.

A) want

B) need

C) requirement

D) omission

E) shortage

24. Beethoven is my ________ composer.

A) best

B) nicest

C) selected

D) favorite

E) first

25. I am going to watch the tennis ________ on television this afternoon.

A) contest

B) game

C) match

D) sport

E) trial

26. The doctor told him to keep the tablets in his mouth and ________

them slowly.
A) swallow

B) suck

C) bite

D) drink

E) eat

27. I can’t open the drawer in my desk, it’s ________.

A) fixed

B) bolted

C) set

D) stuck

E) unmoved

28. Old Mr. Pottinger ________ his pension every Friday.

A) pays

B) earns

C) draws

D) acquires

E) obtains

29. Mr. Higgins is quite sure he saw a flying ________ when he was

walking home from the pub.
A) plate

B) saucer

C) dish

D) cup

E) tray

30. Please tell Anne that my private affairs are nothing to ________ her.

A) do with

B) do for

C) do over

D) do down

E) do in

31. Mr. Heppel was flown to London on ________.

A) affairs

B) matters

C) business

D) concerns

E) interests

32. Peter has entered a newspaper ________ for the best-dressed man

in London.
A) exhibition

B) contest

C) show

D) test

E) competition

33. Captain Saunders was accused of ________ at cards.

A) deceiving

B) cheating

C) tricking

D) trapping

E) catching

34. Sam never told his wife how much he ________ as a window cleaner.

A) paid

B) obtained

C) deserved

D) earned

E) profited

35. In spite of the storm, the Captain ________ the ship safely into port.

A) pushed

B) directed

C) drove

D) steered

E) managed

36. The teacher ________ out the words she had written on the

blackboard.
A) cleaned

B) dusted

C) rubbed

D) washed

E) scraped

37. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please?

A) turning in

B) turning down

C) turning out

D) turning over

E) turning to

38. I don’t think you can lift that case ________ I help you.

A) since

B) without

C) not

D) unless

E) with

39. We are ________ into our new house on Saturday.

A) moving

B) proceeding

C) entering

D) arriving

E) transporting

40. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ________.

A) broke off

B) broke out

C) broke in

D) broke up

E) broke away

TEST 10

Book 2 Part D

Test 10