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1.

I had to sign for this letter because it came in ________ envelope.
A) a recommended

B) a registered

C) an endorsed

D) a receipted

E) a sealed

2.

When I bought this clock I was given a six months’ ________.
A) reservation

B) guarantee

C) undertaking

D) safeguard

E) security

3.

A ________ for the company said that the question of safety
regulations was being looked into.
A) speaker

B) spokesman

C) officer

D) reporter

E) interpreter

4.

During the war there was so little food that it had to be ________.
A) preserved

B) regulated

C) rationed

D) retained

E) re-distributed

5.

Mr Jackson is permanently ________ as the result of a car accident.
A) dislocated

B) incapable

C) disabled

D) powerless

E) inactive

6.

She ________ all her savings form the bank to pay for her flight to
Australia.
A) drew in

B) drew up

C) drew along

D) drew out

E) drew off

7.

Her shopping bag broke, ________ its contents all over the road.
A) dispersing

B) dispensing

C) scattering

D) overflowing

E) distributing

8.

When you come to the crossroads, you will see the ________ showing
the way to Middleton.
A) advertisement

B) signal

C) signpost

D) announcement

E) indicator

9.

The crops in this field have all been ________ with insecticide.
A) sprayed

B) washed

C) rinsed

D) cleaned

E) disinfected

10. I can’t use my hair-drier because I forgot to buy a ________ for it.

A) tap

B) switch

C) socket

D) pin

E) plug

11. The baby is very fretful; he must be ________ some teeth.

A) making

B) cutting

C) incising

D) producing

E) grinding

12. The attic was thick with ________ as no one had cleared it for years.

A) rust

B) powder

C) dust

D) sediment

E) soot

13. The artist studied in Paris for ________ of roughly five years.

A) a decade

B) an age

C) a time

D) a period

E) an interval

14. The two young people fell in love at ________.

A) first impression

B) first sight

C) short notice

D) long distance

E) first appearance

15. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be ________.

A) reckoned

B) balanced

C) scaled

D) estimated

E) weighed

16. If you are interested in becoming a ________ of the club, telephone

the secretary during office hours.
A) member

B) partner

C) sharer

D) player

E) student

17. The first English dictionary was ________ by Dr Johnson.

A) compiled

B) co-ordinated

C) collected

D) composed

E) constructed

18. When you go out, will you get me ________ of the Farming Gazette?

A) an edition

B) a copy

C) a publication

D) a paper

E) a sheet

19. I didn’t ________ I was talking to the Manager, until he told me his

name.
A) identify

B) distinguish

C) recognize

D) accept

E) realize

20. I just cannot work out the answer to this question; I ________.

A) give off

B) give out

C) giveaway

D) give into

E) give up

21. At the election you must mark your paper, fold it and drop it into

the ________ box.
A) voting

B) ballot

C) nomination

D) selection

E) electoral

22. When you return to your country, don’t forget to ________ with me.

A) keep in hand

B) keep time

C) keep in touch

D) keep in step

E) keep together

23. The corrupt builder wanted to obtain the contract so he offered a

________ to the civil servant.
A) bribe

B) bait

C) stimulus

D) tip

E) bonus

24. The tramp was wearing very shabby clothes and looked very _______.

A) down at heel

B) down to earth

C) up to date

D) up and coming

E) out of shape

25. It was very ________ in the cottage with the comfortable armchairs

by the fire.
A) snug

B) gratifying

C) easy

D) downy

E) refreshing

26. There were some black-faced sheep ________ about the hillside.

A) thrown

B) arranged

C) scattered

D) littered

E) crumpled

27. The news ________ that prices were going to rise next week.

A) got ahead

B) got on

C) got through

D) got up

E) got out

28. The child ________ his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas

tree.
A) kept

B) blew

C) sighed

D) held

E) gasped

29. That man’s wife is terrible; he ________ him all the time, nagging

from morning till night.
A) keeps in with

B) keeps up with

C) keeps on at

D) keeps away

E) keeps back from

30. Don’t leave your things all over the room, ________ up the place.

A) mixing

B) cluttering

C) filling

D) huddling

E) breaking

31. The philosopher was a great thinker and was often ________ by a

brilliant idea.
A) seized

B) grabbed

C) grasped

D) held

E) clutched

32. The trader asked a high price, but I managed to ________.

A) beat him off

B) beat him up

C) beat him down

D) beat him back

E) beat him in

33. The woman ________ for her husband’s life when he was found

guilty of murder.
A) bid

B) disputed

C) pleaded

D) debated

E) sued

34. Don’t ________ me or I won’t be able to stop laughing.

A) pat

B) massage

C) scratch

D) tickle

E) stroke

35. That pop group are going to make ________ recording next week.

A) alive

B) an alive

C) an awake

D) a living

E) a life

36. Mary ________ her engagement the week before the wedding

because she realized she didn’t love her fiance.
A) broke up

B) broke out

C) broke down

D) broke off

E) broke away

37. He ________ £5000 in stocks and shares.

A) inserted

B) installed

C) invested

D) inducted

E) indented

38. The new magazine about car maintenance ________ tomorrow.

A) comes down

B) comes off

C) comes on

D) comes out

E) comes round

39. That couple are well-suited; they live in perfect ________.

A) order

B) control

C) harmony

D) melody

E) duet

40. He is so ________, he is never satisfied with anything.

A) discontented

B) disconcerted

C) discomforted

D) disconnected

E) discredited

TEST 14

Book 2 Part D

Test 14