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1.

He was sent to prison for ________ a bank.
A) borrowing

B) lending

C) robbing

D) stealing

E) taking

2.

She bought a new ________ for the party.
A) clothes

B) clothing

C) dress

D) vest

E) wear

3.

My favorite ________ is roast beef.
A) dish

B) eat

C) menu

D) plate

E) receipt

4.

Several of the explorers did not survive the terrible ________ across
the desert.
A) excursion

B) journey

C) step

D) travel

E) voyage

5.

What a beautiful dress! It ________ you perfectly.
A) goes

B) likes

C) matches

D) mixes

E) suits

6.

As the two teams were ________ at the end of the game, they had
to play again to decide the winners of the competition.
A) correct

B) equal

C) exact

D) fair

E) just

7.

The books I borrowed are overdue. I’ll have to take them back to
the ________.
A) bible

B) bookshop

C) library

D) magazine

E) review

8.

Naturally I’m ________ that I didn’t pass the examination but I’ll do
better next time.
A) deceived

B) despaired

C) disappointed

D) disillusioned

E) tricked

9.

He was the only person to _____ the crash. Everyone else was killed.
A) alive

B) cure

C) recover

D) relieve

E) survive

10. I ________ him to go to the Lost Property office to see if his umbrella

had been found.
A) advertised

B) advised

C) announced

D) noticed

E) remarked

11. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.

A) laid

B) lay

C) led

D) lied

E) stood

12. It was on the top shelf, out of ________.

A) achievement

B) arrival

C) attempt

D) reach

E) touch

13. Before you take on the job, will you give me a rough ________ of

how much it will cost?
A) esteem

B) estimate

C) realization

D) value

E) worth

14. The competitors in the car rally had to follow the ________ laid down

by the organizers.
A) address

B) direct

C) progress

D) route

E) street

15. When, the clock ________ twelve, we raised our glasses and drank

to celebrate the New Year.
A) beat

B) hit

C) shot

D) struck

E) turned

16. He had no way of making a fire so he had to eat the fish ________.

A) crude

B) raw

C) rough

D) rude

E) wild

17. It was so hot that I had to go indoors. I couldn’t ______ it any longer.

A) carry

B) hold

C) pass

D) stand

E) support

18. The concert was so ________ that the audience went to sleep.

A) bored

B) boring

C) exhausted

D) tired

E) tiring

19. What a beautiful ________! It’s a pity we have no flowers to put in it.

A) crystal

B) cup

C) glass

D) mug

E) vase

20. Stick this ________ on the parcel that says “Fragile”. Then people will

see that they must handle it carefully.
A) advertisement

B) advice

C) label

D) sign

E) signal

21. I’ve ________ for a job in Mexico. I hope I get it.

A) applied

B) appointed

C) implied

D) presented

E) succeeded

22. Look, Mother; James has brought you a ________ of flowers.

A) branch

B) bucket

C) bunch

D) bush

E) growth

23. Although the town had changed in the ten years since he had last

visited it, much of it was still ________ to him.
A) accustomed

B) common

C) familiar

D) relative

E) used

24. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.

A) earned

B) inherited

C) paid

D) spent

E) won

25. This year the company made a ________ but next year we hope to

make a profit.
A) loose

B) lose

C) loss

D) lost

E) lot

26. I’m afraid the lift is out of ______ so well have to walk up the stairs.

A) function

B) movement

C) order

D) practice

E) running

27. l ________ to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once

they have left the shop.
A) regret

B) resent

C) respect

D) sense

E) sorry

28. I ________ hands with him when I was introduced to him.

A) gave

B) greeted

C) nodded

D) shook

E) waved

29. His shoes were so old that his ________ were sticking out of them.

A) ankles

B) fingers

C) thumbs

D) tips

E) toes

30. Would you ________ looking after the baby for me while I’m out?

A) agree

B) like

C) matter

D) mind

E) object

31. I ________ you to drive carefully today. The roads are icy.

A) propose

B) recommend

C) refer

D) regard

E) suggest

32. Good ________! I hope you win.

A) chance

B) luck

C) run

D) sort

E) wish

33. The trade ________ of the company is a flying horse.

A) brandy

B) class

C) mark

D) model

E) stain

34. The hotel room was so dirty that I was ________ and complained to

the manager.
A) ashamed

B) disgusted

C) disgusting

D) embarrassed

E) shameful

35. It’s no use waiting for him any longer. We _______ as well go without

him.
A) can

B) just

C) may

D) must

E) should

36. Her husband treated her badly. I’m surprised she ________ it for so

long.
A) put by

B) put off

C) put through

D) put up

E) put up with

37. They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.

A) fell down

B) fell off

C) fell out

D) fell over

E) fell through

38. He could hardly ________ such a generous offer.

A) turn down

B) turn for

C) turn off

D) turn round

E) turn up

39. He ________ for his office every morning at eight o’clock.

A) began out

B) set about

C) set out

D) set to

E) started up

TEST 22

40.  Vitamin C is ________ in lemons; therefore, lemons can help us fight

colds.
A) simple

B) abundant

C) single

D) unmixed

E) temporary

Book 2 Part D

Test 22