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1.

The inspector was a very ________ man and rechecked the evidence
several times.
A) complete

B) wholesome

C) thoughtful

D) thorough

E) attentive

2.

My friend exercises regularly and is in much better _____ than I am.
A) figure

B) size

C) shape

D) frame

E) outline

3.

Mr. Brown kept the ________ round his garden neatly clipped.
A) hedge

B) fence

C) railings

D) plants

E) flowers

4.

Tomorrow is a special ________ night for the guitarist who has injured
his hand and can’t play again.
A) benefit

B) welfare

C) merit

D) charity

E) goodwill

5.

Mr. Jones was always interfering and poking his nose into everyone’s
________.
A) situation

B) job

C) work

D) business

E) life

6.

I can’t ________ the sound of a knife scraping on a plate.
A) bear

B) support

C) sustain

D) suffer

E) forbear

7.

I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met
________.
A) at random

B) by chance

C) with luck

D) by fate

E) by design

8.

If you want to know how to wash that sweater, look at the ________
inside the collar.
A) badge

B) ticket

C) notice

D) sign

E) tab

9.

Oh dear. I don’t seem to have my bag, I must have ________ it in
the Post Office.
A) missed

B) overlooked

C) forgotten

D) left

E) misplaced

10. He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a ________ for

several weeks.
A) cradle

B) swing

C) sling

D) litter

E) stretcher

11. Peter’s car ________ in the country so he had to walk lo the nearest

village for help.
A) broke up

B) broke down

C) broke away

D) broke off

E) broke open

12. She tied a scarf round her head to ________ her hair from the rain.

A) cover

B) hide

C) keep

D) shelter

E) protect

13. The telephone operator said she would put the caller ________ when

the line was free.
A) through

B) up

C) in

D) forward

E) over

14. When I’ve passed my driving test I’ll be able to get a permanent

driving ________.
A) certificate

B) license

C) permit

D) voucher

E) warrant

15. The train doesn’t leave for an hour yet. What shall we do to ________?

A) mark time

B) waste time

C) spend time

D) keep time

E) kill time

16. Most people think they pay too much ______ tax to the Government.

A) income

B) salary

C) wages

D) earnings

E) money

17. The post ________ hadn’t arrived by ten o’clock.

A) yet

B) already

C) still

D) nevertheless

E) even

18. I ________ that you ought to apologize.

A) desire

B) wish

C) want

D) hope

E) think

19. I’ve  booked two seats in the front ________ for tomorrow’s concert.

A) line

B) row

C) rank

D) file

E) strip

20. He doubted if he would pass the examination as it was ________

whether he would even finish the paper.
A) wait and see

B) hit or miss

C) touch and go

D) this or that

E) open to error

21. My aunt used to pretend that she could tell fortunes from tea ______.

A) seeds

B) buds

C) leaves

D) leavings

E) grounds

22. Mr. Sims has walked with a ________ ever since his car accident six

years ago.
A) limp

B) jog

C) trot

D) hop

E) jump

23. Oh, dear, my pen has ________; can you lend me yours?

A) run off

B) run down

C) run out

D) run in

E) run up

24. Would it be possible to have these photographs ________?

A) expanded

B) enlarged

C) extended

D) inflated

E) stretched

25. Don’t forget to ________ your luggage clearly in case It gets mislaid

in transit.
A) print

B) name

C) sign

D) identify

E) label

26. The ________ of living has risen by 10% in the last three months.

A) price

B) expense

C) cost

D) rate

E) expenditure

27. Marie often buys clothes at that ________ stall in the market.

A) second-class

B) second-best

C) second-hand

D) second string

E) second chance

28. Don’t eat those berries in case they are ________.

A) poisonous

B) venomous

C) infectious

D) emetic

E) contagious

29. I’ve got such a _____ throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.

A) hurt

B) sensitive

C) irritable

D) sour

E) sore

30. You can take a short ________ through the woods to the station.

A) lane

B) road

C) highway

D) cut

E) alley

31. I’m afraid it will be a long time before we get to the ________ of this

unpleasant affair.
A) base

B) bottom

C) foundation

D) foot

E) basis

32. John has just passed his driving test, so now he’s on the ________

for a cheap car.
A) outlook

B) pursuit

C) lookout

D) discovery

E) track

33. At the beginning of the war every man under thirty was ________ to

serve in the armed forces.
A) called in

B) called up

C) called for

D) called out

E) called over

34. The sight of so much ice cream made the children’s mouths ________.

A) drip

B) ooze

C) wet

D) moisten

E) water

35. I’m not ________ but I never walk under a ladder if I can help it.

A) credulous

B) simple

C) supernatural

D) superstitious

E) ignorant

36. According to Charles Darwin, man is ________ from the apes.

A) originated

B) entailed

C) revolved

D) descended

E) elevated

37. The lighted candles on the altar ________ in the draught from the

open window.
A) fluttered

B) wavered

C) trembled

D) flickered

E) shivered

38. I am going to celebrate my wedding ________ on the 10th December.

A) birthday

B) name day

C) anniversary

D) year

E) occasion

39. When the volcano ________, several villages had to be evacuated.

A) exploded

B) erupted

C) emitted

D) overflowed

E) overran

40. All the crops on that farm have been ________ with insecticide.

A) covered

B) spread

C) dispersed

D) sprayed

E) overlaid

TEST 16

Book 2 Part D

Test 16