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1.

She heard a _______ at the door and went to see who was outside.
A) hit

B) knock

C) lean

D) strike

E) touch

2.

A young art student acted as our ________ when we visited the
National Gallery.
A) coach

B) conductor

C) guide

D) lead

E) trainer

3.

Please ________ your bill before you leave the shop and make sure
that it is correct.
A) check

B) control

C) esteem

D) figure

E) prove

4.

If you hear the baby ________, please tell me.
A) cry

B) say

C) shout

D) weep

E) whisper

5.

The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn’t pay the
________.
A) bill

B) fare

C) fee

D) journey

E) travel

6.

I felt a sharp ________ when I put my hand in the boiling water.
A) ache

B) harm

C) hurt

D) pain

E) suffer

7.

I am very fond of Graham Greene’s novels. He is my ________ modern
author.
A) favored

B) favorite

C) likely

D) popular

E) preferred

8.

She chose some attractive ________ paper for the Christmas present.
A) covering

B) envelope

C) involving

D) packing

E) wrapping

9.

It’s rude to interrupt when someone else is ________.
A) discussing

B) remarking

C) saying

D) talking

E) telling

10. Look, Mother! Jack has ________ you some flowers.

A) brought

B) carried

C) lifted

D) present

E) taken

11. He _____ out of the window for a moment and then went on working.

A) glanced

B) glimpsed

C) regarded

D) saw

E) viewed

12. The company made a record ________ last year.

A) benefit

B) earn

C) profit

D) wage

E) winning

13. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four.

A) brand

B) mark

C) model

D) pattern

E) trade

14. He was killed in a car ________.

A) blow

B) crash

C) flash

D) hit

E) shock

15. He’s a nice man but he’s ________ to drink too much at parties.

A) adequate

B) apt

C) common

D) probable

E) suitable

16. He has a bad cold and won’t be ______ to play in the match

tomorrow.
A) adequate

B) appropriate

C) fit

D) proper

E) suitable

17. He ____ his wife and children and left them to take care of themselves.

A) abandoned

B) let

C) missed

D) spoilt

E) wasted

18. We want to make our products cheaper than our ________.

A) colleagues’

B) competitors’

C) enemies’

D) experts’

E) partners’

19. It’s the ________ in this country for the father of the bride to pay for

the wedding.
A) common

B) custom

C) habit

D) normal

E) use

20. He is a very ______ player. He practices for two hours every morning.

A) amateur

B) anxious

C) excited

D) impatient

E) keen

21. The bank will ________ you the money if you are prepared to pay

them eight per cent interest on it.
A) borrow

B) lend

C) make

D) possess

E) put

22. I ________ to him for my bad behavior.

A) apologized

B) coped

C) excused

D) forgave

E) pardoned

23. The sky is ________ I don’t think it will rain.

A) clean

B) clear

C) cloudy

D) open

E) tidy

24. I want to see all of you here tomorrow morning at nine o’clock

without ________.
A) fail

B) fault

C) late

D) miss

E) neglect

25. He ________ the letter carefully and put it in the envelope.

A) bent

B) curved

C) folded

D) turned

E) twisted

26. The price of the meal ________ a service charge.

A) encloses

B) enters

C) envelopes

D) includes

E) inspects

27. He shouldn’t be allowed to play tennis in the club. He’s not a _______.

A) belong

B) member

C) partner

D) representative

E) social

28. He has always wanted to see his name in ________.

A) news

B) paper

C) press

D) print

E) publication

29. He ________ his head, wondering how he could solve the problem.

A) scratched

B) scraped

C) screwed

D) shaved

E) wound

30. Everyone who applies for a job with the company is given a/an

intelligence________ 
A) experience

B) fitting

C) proof

D) test

E) trial

31. Do you ________ to go to the party?

A) attempt

B) attend

C) intend

D) pretend

E) think

32. We locked the animals in the cage to _____ them from getting away.

A) avoid

B) hinder

C) object

D) prevent

E) resist

33. They’re old customers of ours. We’ve been ________ with them for

many years.
A) competing

B) dealing

C) shopping

D) supplying

E) treating

34. I don’t think I’ll beat him. I’m out of ________.

A) fitness

B) game

C) play

D) practice

E) sport

35. If you are ________ to customers, they’ll walk out of the shop.

A) brush

B) rough

C) rude

D) rusty

E) tough

36. We must get there ________ or other. If there are no buses,

we’ll have to take a taxi.
A) anyhow

B) anyway

C) anywhere

D) somehow

E) somewhere

37. I’ll ________ the children for you while you are out.

A) look after

B) look for

C) look on

D) look out

E) look over

38. I wish I could ________ smoking.

A) give away

B) give from

C) give off

D) give out

E) give up

39. We’ll have to ________ the meeting until next week because no

one can come tomorrow.
A) put down

B) put off

C) put on

D) put round

E) put up

40. We went to the railway station to ________ our friends ________.

A) see \ off

B) see \ out

C) set \ out

D) tell \ goodbye

E) wave \ out

TEST 21

Test 21

Book 2 Part D