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1.

Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the world’s great
powers has produced a ________ balanced peace.
A) presently

B) precociously

C) previously

D) deviously

E) precariously

2.

The team’s coach insisted on a program of ________ training before
the big match.
A) harsh

B) rigorous

C) positive

D) severe

E) searching

3.

I tried to ________ a hint but you didn’t notice.
A) nod

B) drop

C) suggest

D) let

E) warn

4.

What you  say is true, but you could have ________ it more tactfully.
A) talked

B) phrased

C) observed

D) informed

E) remarked

5.

The police are ________ the suburbs for the missing car.
A) seeking

B) combing

C) looking

D) socking

E) investigating

6.

The climbers ________ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit
of the mountain.
A) obtained

B) sustained

C) maintained

D) retained

E) realized

7.

He was so ______ in the book that he forgot all about his appointment.
A) distracted

B) attracted

C) gripped

D) diverted

E) engrossed

8.

It is impossible to ________ these points of view: they are too
different.
A) unite

B) reconcile

C) coincide

D) correspond

E) compromise

9.

I am never free on Thursday evenings as I have a ________
arrangement to play chess with a friend.
A) long-standing

B) long-lived

C) long-range

D) long-lasting

E) long-service

10. If you are under 18, you are not ________ to join this club.

A) available

B) legitimate

C) capable

D) eligible

E) permissible

11. The Chairman is to give a formal _____ at the Annual General Meeting.

A) discussion

B) address

C) debate

D) revision

E) dialogue

12. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language

from ________.
A) scratch

B) nothing

C) introduction

D) ignorance

E) blank

13. I spoke to him, but he was too ________ to hear what I said.

A) preoccupied

B) concentrated

C) absent-minded

D) cautious

E) thoughtful

14. National emergencies require that the community ________ those

of the individual citizen.
A) overcome

B) overwhelm

C) overpower

D) override

E) overthrow

15. Because of the strike, British Rail have been forced to ________ all

trains to London.
A) cancel

B) abandon

C) postpone

D) refer

E) recall

16. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ________ of

the ancient building had been completed.
A) re-establishment

B) rejuvenation

C) restoration

D) reproduction

E) reparation

17. All flights in and out of London Airport came to a ________ because

of the strike.
A) terminus

B) closure

C) standstill

D) stoppage

E) conclusion

18. Dried vegetables are easy to use if you remember to ________ them

overnight.
A) dampen

B) infuse

C) bathe

D) plunge

E) soak

19. Investors seem to be losing ________ in the car industry.

A) belief

B) confidence

C) trust

D) reliability

E) reliance

20. The memorial in the square ________ the soldiers who lost their

lives in the war.
A) celebrates

B) recaptures

C) remembers

D) commemorates

E) recalls

21. At the end of his trial he was ________ of murder.

A) convicted

B) convinced

C) penalized

D) condemned

E) sentenced

22. To ________ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked

before leaving the office.
A) assure

B) ensure

C) insure

D) ascertain

E) confirm

23. The mountainous areas of the country are ________ populated.

A) slightly

B) loosely

C) infrequently

D) sparsely

E) meagerly

24. He is an ________ worker, and rarely does well in examinations.

A) errant

B) erroneous

C) erotic

D) erratic

E) exotic

25. He was completely ________ by the thief’s disguise.

A) taken away

B) taken down

C) taken in

D) taken through

E) taken up

26. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of

it at all.
A) interpretation

B) meaning

C) message

D) sense

E) explanation

27. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ________, it will

snow this afternoon.
A) accurate

B) precise

C) exact

D) perfect

E) thorough

28. It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ________.

A) mood

B) spirits

C) heart

D) glee

E) gusto

29. An energetic manager can be a great ________ to his firm.

A) asset

B) profit

C) influence

D) surcharge

E) prosperity

30. He was a generous friend but as a businessman he drove a hard

________.
A) bargain

B) affair

C) arrangement

D) deal

E) contract

31. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ________ to all criticism.

A) impervious

B) unaware

C) regardless

D) unconscious

E) safeguarded

32. I cannot bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it ________ me from

my work.
A) disturbs

B) perturbs

C) deranges

D) interrupts

E) distracts

33. He soon made a ________ for himself on the stage.

A) popularity

B) fame

C) regard

D) notoriety

E) famous

34. His aunt died leaving him a small ________.

A) heritage

B) dowry

C) portion

D) grant

E) legacy

35. His irresponsible behavior put the whole operation in ________.

A) risk

B) doubt

C) jeopardy

D) condemnation

E) alarm

36. When I invited him to dinner he accepted with ________.

A) consent

B) obligation           C) acknowledgement

D) alacrity

E) gratification

37. During the fire he ________ the people into groups which carried

sand and water to throw on to the flames.
A) called

B) dispersed

C) organized

D) made

E) planned

38. Will you ________ Peter to bring his camera tomorrow?

A) remember

B) remind

C)  recall

D) recollect

E) refer

39. The floor was ______ with blood where the murdered man had fallen.

A) dyed

B) colored

C) dotted

D) blotted

E) stained

40. That comedian is very good at ________; she can take off the Prime

Minister perfectly.
A) introductions

B) reproductions

C) presentations

D) impressions

E) similarities

TEST 19

Test 19

Book 2 Part D