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1.

The spade is a gardening ________.
A) instrument

B) machine

C) tool

D) weapon

E) piece

2.

The thieves buried the ________ under an oak-tree.
A) show

B) store

C) harvest

D) treasure

E) stock

3.

James is very ________ about the cost of his dental treatment.
A) sorry

B) pained

C) worried

D) ashamed

E) sorrowful

4.

The children had great ________ when they went to the fair.
A) excitement

B) enjoyment

C) interest

D) fun

E) joy

5.

What ________ of toothpaste do you buy?
A) class

B) make

C) order

D) style

E) mark

6.

My father began to lose hair when he was thirty and now he is quite
________.
A) hairless

B) beardless

C) smooth

D) shiny

E) bald

7.

It is not far to the church if you take the short _______ by Friars Lane.
A) turning

B) corner

C) cut

D) pass

E) slit

8.

His car battery has ________; he’ll have to get it recharged.
A) run off

B) run out

C) run away

D) run down

E) run in

9.

Mary looked as pretty as a ________ in her new dress.
A) painting

B) picture

C) postcard

D) flower

E) engraving

10. It will do you ________ to have a holiday.

A) well

B) better

C) good

D) fine

E) great

11. My mother says she doesn’t like ________ buttons on my shirts.

A) attaching

B) sewing

C) connecting

D) fixing

E) joining

12. People of all ________ come to Hutton’s Holiday Camp.

A) years

B) limes

C) dates

D) ages

E) days

13. Have a ________ of coffee; it will make you feel better.

A) swallow

B) sip

C) touch

D) chew

E) bite

14. She is very intelligent. I ________ her to pass  the examination easily.

A) hope

B) expect

C) wish

D) desire

E) need

15. They wanted to plan their holidays so they collected some ________

from the travel agency.
A) books

B) volumes

C) sheets

D) papers

E) brochures

16. We hope to hear from you at your ________.

A) opportunity

B) convenience

C) expedience

D) liberty

E) possibility

17. The weather ________ said it would rain again tomorrow.

A) expectancy

B) prophecy

C) prediction

D) forecast

E) horoscope

18. I’m very thirsty. I would ________ a cup of tea.

A) desire

B) fancy

C) wish

D) long

E) like

19. She couldn’t make up her ________ whether to buy the green skirt

or the blue one.
A) brain

B) heart

C) mind

D) soul

E) head

20. Oh dear, I have a ________ tire. I must put some air in it.

A) shallow

B) flat

C) low

D) bent

E) level

21. A good hen ________ six or seven eggs a day.

A) lies

B) lays

C) puts

D) places

E) reproduces

22. The rapid rise in the cost of ________ is worrying many people.

A) existing

B) living

C) surviving

D) breathing

E) respiring

23. You must look in the ________ section of the newspaper to find out

what films are showing.
A) variety

B) diversion

C) recreation

D) hospitality

E) entertainment

24. He had a very bad cold and couldn’t stop ________.

A) snoring

B) sneezing

C) sighing

D) yawning

E) spitting

25. Mr. Smith walked along the corridor and came face to ________

with his boss.
A) eye

B) figure

C) face

D) head

E) front

26. She ________ going to the dentist although her teeth needed

attention.
A) put in

B) put out

C) put through

D) put off

E) put away

27. It’s very easy to ________ your temper when someone annoys you.

A) mislay

B) lose

C) miss

D) forget

E) damage

28. If the World Population ________ continues, it will be impossible to

feed everybody.
A) outbreak

B) bang

C) blast

D) explosion

E) contraction

29. The brave man was greatly honored when the general said “You

________ a medal.”
A) earn

B) expect

C) deserve

D) reserve

E) justify

30. I wish to see the manager to ________ about the terrible food in this

restaurant.
A) inquire

B) complain

C) criticize

D) revolt

E) disapprove

31. She couldn’t quite remember his name although it was on the

________ of her tongue.
A) tip

B) top

C) back

D) front

E) end

32. The soldier took careful aim, then ________ several shots.

A) exploded

B) broke

C) fired

D) banged

E) bombed

33. It’s very hot in this room; that fire ________ a good heat.

A) gives away

B) gives in

C) gives out

D) gives up

E) gives round

34. A woman who has never married is called a ________.

A) widow

B) widower

C) divorcee

D) housewife

E) spinster

35. The criminal didn’t want to be recognized so he ________ himself.

A) camouflaged

B) covered

C) concealed

D) disguised

E) dressed

36. It’s possible to tell the time in the dark if your watch has a _____

dial.
A) light

B) bright

C) radiant

D) luminous

E) shining

37. She wasn’t able to buy any of the things she wanted so she returned

home ________.
A) full-handed

B)  empty-handed

C) empty-headed

D) left-handed

E) right-handed

38. He never stops smoking; one cigarette after another. I’m afraid he’s

become a ________ smoker.
A) line

B) rope

C) chain

D) fiber

E) cord

39. When it is raining and the sun is shining at the same time, a ________

can often be seen in the sky.
A) waterfall

B) rainbow

C) arc

D) crescent

E) curve

40. The man was very ________ as he had injured his leg badly when he

was a boy.
A) blind

B) deaf

C) dumb

D) lame

E) limp

TEST 11

Test 11

Book 2 Part D