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181.

Excavation 

for the first atomic power plant started officially in

1954.
A) planning

B) preparations

C) exploration

D) digging

E) surveys

182.

Excessive

 exposure to sunlight is one of the most common causes

of skin cancer.
A) wasteful

B) extreme

C) extravagant

D) exclusive

E) exceptional

183. Biologists believe that hair is found 

exclusively

 in mammals.

A) particularly

B) commonly

C) exceptionally

D) only

E) occasionally

184. Kitaro is often described by critics being an 

exemplary

 man of creative

music.
A) atypical

B) extraordinary

C) unusual

D) best

E) model

185. Aristotle believed that a thrown ball traveled in a straight line until

the force that impelled it was 

exhausted

.

A) used up

B) debilitated

C) diverted

D) tired out

E) accelerated

186. Please let me sit down; I’m 

exhausted

.

A) worn down

B) worn off

C) worn out

D) worn away

E) energetic

187. No one can 

exist 

for very long without water.

A) indicate

B) reproduce

C) prosper

D) transcend

E) survive

188. Mr. Steed was not promoted because his work did not meet the

director’s 

expectations

.

A) anticipations

B) expenditures

C) expertise

D) gauziness

E) means

189. The principal threatened to 

expel 

her from school if she didn’t behave

herself.
A) excise

B) exert

C) send out

D) try out

E) exhale

190. The new tax law is 

explicit

; there can be no doubt that type of

computers is tax-exempt.
A) definite

B) deficient

C) vague

D) imprecise

E) unfair

191. Hazel nuts are 

extensively

 grown in most parts of the Black Sea

region.
A) widely

B) hardly

C) permanently

D) increasingly

E) gradually

192. The 

extinction

 of some animals changed the history of early nomadic

hunters.
A) extermination

B) bellow

C) avarice

D) plea

E) exclusion

193. Daniel is very 

extravagant

, he is always buying clothes he can’t really

afford.
A) expensive

B) mean

C) stingy

D) extrovert

E) wasteful

194. The Olympic Games are held in different countries in turn. The host

country provides vast 

facilities 

including a stadium swimming pools

and living accommodation
A) incompetence

B) dexterity

C) cleverness

D) equipment and services

E) aptness

195. The detective looking for the lost woman heard a voice, but it was

so 

faint

 that it was impossible to be sure what it was or even where

it came from.
A) frightening

B) pale

C) loud

D) indistinct

E) weird

196. The first ice-boxes were quite 

fancy 

pieces of dining-room furniture.

A) whimsical

B) delightful

C) elaborate

D) delicate

E) tiny

197. The clown in the circus 

fascinates 

not only the children but their

parents as well.
A) charms

B) bans

C) repulses

D) divulges

E) frustrates

198. In spite of the medical advances of recent years , AIDS is basically as

fatal 

as ever before.

A) curable

B) painful

C) deadly

D) disabling

E) long-lasting

199. Istanbul enjoys a 

favorable

 geographical location.

A) preferential

B) pleasing

C) exceptional

D) advantageous

E) profitable

200. The Turkish athlete got a gold medal for the 

feat

 of lifting 300 kilos.

A) accomplishment

B) fear

C) trial

D) event

E) plaudit

201. The old man was too 

feeble

 to sit down at his table and write his

letter, so his nephew wrote down what he wanted to say.
A) tired

B) weak

C) timid

D) blind

E) crazy

202. This animal has a 

ferocious

 appearance and sometimes a combative

nature.
A) grim

B) harmful

C) savage

D) harsh

E) docile

203. Spies generally use 

fictitious

 names when they deal with the

enemies.
A) foul

B) false

C) real

D) foreign

E) cogent

204. Students have to 

fill out

 many forms before beginning classes.

A) complete

B) eliminate

C) produce

D) distribute

E) apply for

205. The man neglected to file his income tax form and therefore had to

pay a 

fine

.

A) penalty

B) failure

C) promise

D) refusal

E) praise

206. Gasoline is 

fired 

by spark plugs in the engine.

A) excited

B) ignited

C) scorched

D) struck

E) extinguished

207. The

 fitness 

of a person depends upon the amount of food, exercise,

and rest he gets.
A) readiness

B) eligibility

C) health

D) preparation

E) offence

208. Supporters of no-fault automobile insurance believe it corrects 

flaws

in the older system, which requires that blame be determined before
claims are settled.
A) amenities

B) defects

C) discrepancies

D) ingredients

E) instruments

209. It is useless to attempt to 

flee

 from every danger; some risks must be

taken, be it an individual or a nation.
A) hide oneself

B) run away

C) protect oneself

D) hesitate

E) deal with

210. Earth is just the right distance from the sun to maintain the conditions

for life to 

flourish

.

A) commence

B) thrive

C) flounder

D) vegetate

E) wither

211. Although the price of gold 

fluctuates

 daily, it is quite safe if you

want to invest in it.
A) increases

B) changes

C) stabilizes

D) decreases

E) pleases

212. The 

focus

 of economics is the production and distribution of goods

and services.
A) fixation

B) dissipation

C) result

D) concern

E) output

213. The 

founder

 of the Turkish Republic is Ataturk.

A) leader

B) backer

C) discoverer

D) originator

E) donor

214. Blackberries are very

 fragile

, but they are also delectable to eat.

A) delicate

B) poisonous

C) spicy

D) salty

E) sour

215. A tapestry is 

functional

 as well as decorative in that it serves to

insulate rooms.
A) satisfactory

B) ornamental

C) enormous

D) useful

E) irreplaceable

216. Miss Ford became 

furious 

when she received the insulting letter.

A) ghastly

B) resentful

C) fugitive

D) irate

E) spry

Book 2 Part E

Wordpower

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400 questions in English Grammar

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