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In this collection, there are more than nine thousand questions about English Grammar.
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258
Find the word which is out of the logic list:
1.
A) scour
B) voyage
C) trip
D) journey
2.
A) resign
B) step down
C) quit
D) swap
3.
A) scatter
B) squash
C) crush
D) squeeze
4.
A) thick
B) enormous
C) immense
D) huge
5.
A) drought
B) harvest
C) mow
D) crop
6.
A) rescue
B) slaughter
C) kill
D) murder
7.
A) suggest
B) reiterate
C) advice
D) recommend
8.
A) soup
B) chop
C) mince
D) steak
9.
A) choice
B) prediction
C) decision
D) preference
10. A) hold over
B) slate
C) run down
D) slag off
11. A) nude
B) bare
C) bashful
D) unclothed
12. A) proficient
B) clumsy
C) skilful
D) expert
13. A) shortage
B) riches
C) wealth
D) affluence
14. A) battle
B) fight
C) settlement
D) combat
15. A) wealthy
B) penniless
C) broke
D) needy
16. A) conclude
B) question
C) ask
D) inquire
17. A) entirely
B) partly
C) quite
D) completely
18. A) expect
B) await
C) disappoint
D) wait for
19. A) crease
B) wrinkle
C) crumple
D) smooth
20. A) entire
B) accurate
C) true
D) exact
21. A) imitation
B) fake
C) genuine
D) counterfeit
22. A) screw
B) jug
C) pliers
D) hammer
23. A) success
B) feat
C) effort
D) victory
24. A) laborer
B) executive
C) administrator D) manager
25. A) enthusiastic B) eager
C) reluctant
D) zealous
26. A) boycott
B) ban
C) embargo
D) complaint
27. A) shout
B) cheer
C) clap
D) chant
28. A) indifferent
B) solemn
C) serious
D) grave
29. A) touchy
B) irritable
C) nervous
D) weary
30. A) obscurity
B) interval
C) gap
D) space
31. A) in spite of
B) owing to
C) because of
D) caused by
32. A) follow
B) track
C) interrogate
D) purse
33. A) perform
B) fail
C) achieve
D) accomplish
34. A) hail
B) sleet
C) pond
D) drizzle
35. A) question
B) conclude
C) inquire
D) interrogate
36. A) innocent
B) lawbreaker
C) criminal
D) culprit
37. A) acquittal
B) accusation
C) allegation
D) charge
38. A) tired
B) injured
C) run down
D) exhausted
39. A) austere
B) moderate
C) severe
D) harsh
40. A) teapot
B) cup
C) tap
D) kettle
41. A) difficulty
B) ease
C) impediment D) obstacle
42. A) rob
B) smuggle
C) strike
D) hijack
43. A) hazard
B) security
C) danger
D) jeopardy
44. A) apparent
B) obscure
C) obvious
D) clear
45. A) terminate
B) end
C) stop
D) initiate
46. A) unimportant B) trivial
C) vital
D) insignificant
47. A) pinch
B) swindle
C) steal
D) whim
48. A) skip
B) bounce
C) bound
D) kneel
49. A) compress
B) squeeze
C) scatter
D) crush
50. A) interest
B) profit
C) advantage
D) confidence
51. A) perfume
B) fragrance
C) flavor
D) odor
52. A) slap
B) wave
C) point
D) wink
53. A) book
B) leaflet
C) reality show D) journal
54. A) solely
B) pack
C) heap
D) flock
55. A) simply
B) only
C) regularly
D) merely
56. A) thief
B) spy
C) robber
D) burglar
57. A) leave
B) join
C) quit
D) abandon
58. A) kick off
B) begin
C) reveal
D) commence
59. A) skin
B) seed
C) rind
D) shell
60. A) principal
B) secondary
C) chief
D) main
61. A) halt
B) hold
C) maintain
D) retain
62. A) task
B) duration
C) interval
D) term
63. A) brief
B) extensive
C) short
D) summary
64. A) vote
B) coalition
C) issue
D) party
65. A) fair
B) unbiased
C) impartial
D) bigoted
66. A) impress
B) astonish
C) stun
D) astound
67. A) inquire
B) question
C) conclude
D) ask
68. A) entire
B) exact
C) right
D) accurate
69. A) outset
B) phase
C) step
D) period
70. A) open
B) candid
C) sincere
D) arrogant
71. A) plainly
B) evidently
C) rapidly
D) obviously
72. A) shrimp
B) lobster
C) mussel
D) pigeon
73. A) snowy
B) minty
C) sunny
D) cloudy
74. A) beautiful
B) shabby
C) dainty
D) exquisite
75. A) ownership
B) place
C) position
D) locality
76. A) speedy
B) rapid
C) delayed
D) hasty
77. A) forbid
B) prohibit
C) bewilder
D) hinder
78. A) neat
B) untidy
C) disorderly
D) sloppy
79. A) content
B) satisfied
C) gloomy
D) pleased
80. A) chum
B) ally
C) opponent
D) friend
81. A) extreme
B) excessive
C) rare
D) exorbitant
82. A) settlement B) combat
C) war
D) battle
83. A) chant
B) yell
C) clap
D) shout
84. A) outcome
B) consequenceC) gap
D) result
85. A) hurt
B) injure
C) damage
D) split
86. A) placard
B) brochure
C) leaflet
D) catalogue
87. A) shock
B) bewilder
C) astonish
D) enlighten
88. A) tremble
B) quake
C) squat
D) quiver
89. A) face
B) crouch
C) come across D) encounter
90. A) hazard
B) security
C) danger
D) peril
91. A) alert
B) heedless
C) imprudent
D) reckless
92. A) stick
B) cuddle
C) attach
D) adhere
93. A) silent
B) clamor
C) racket
D) noise
94. A) decisive
B) intelligent
C) clever
D) bright
95. A) adoration
B) report
C) explanation
D) description
96. A) little
B) wide
C) tiny
D) minute
97. A) sluggish
B) watchful
C) attentive
D) vigilant
98. A) indebted
B) fickle
C) thankful
D) grateful
99. A) parade
B) battle
C) demonstrationD) meeting
100. A) tomb
B) cradle
C) grave
D) cemetery
TEST MASTER
THE LOGIC LIST
Book 2 Part B
The Logic List
259
Analogies 1 - Find the Appropriate Match
1.
Tooth-Dentist, Hair-______?
2.
Pure-Purify, Short-______?
3.
Soccer-Ball, Badminton-______?
4.
Loose-Tight, Deep-______?
5.
Wise-Wisdom, Rough-______?
6.
Big-Bigger, Bad-______?
7.
Polite-Impolite, Responsible-______?
8.
Soccer-Field, Basketball-______?
9.
Help-Helper, Sail-______?
10. Give-Given, Swell-______?
11. Actor-Actress, Widower-______?
12. Dog-Bites, Bee-______?
13. Feet-Socks, Hands-______?
14. Cats-Meow, Cows-______?
15. Doctors-Patients, Teachers-______?
16. Roof-Roofs, Wolf-______?
17. Careful-Carefully, Fast-______?
18. Circle-Round, Triangle-______?
19. Cat-Kitten, Pig-______?
20. Hyena-Mammal, Crocodile-______?
Analogies II - Find the Appropriate Match
1.
Sheep-Mutton, Pig-______?
2.
Cow-Calf, Cat-______?
3.
Xing-Crossing, Xmas-______?
4.
Meat-Protein, Cake-______?
5.
Fish-A school of, Hens-______?
6.
Chicory-Bitter, Chocolate-______?
7.
Deprive-Of, Attentive-______?
8.
Hens-Eggs, Cow-______?
9.
Oven-Kitchen, End table-______?
10. Elbow-Arm, Knee-______?
11. Pure-Purify, Soft-______?
12. Decide-Decision, Depart-______?
13. Datum-Data, Phenomenon-______?
14. Suitcases-Few, Luggage-______?
15. Dime-Ten cents, Nickel-______?
16. Addition-Plus, Subtraction-______?
17. Wise-Wisely, Hard-______?
18. Form-Fill out, Tank-______?
19. 365 days-Year, 366 days-______?
20. Soap-Bar of, Cigarettes-______?
Beverages
1.
What bitter black drink was invented by the Aztecs, but is now
usually served made with milk and sugar?
2.
What soft drink is made of water, flavoring and sometimes ice
cream and which was traditionally sold at a bar known as a
fountain?
3.
What drink is usually made from grapes and is classified as red,
white or rose?
4.
When the wine is distilled and matured it becomes ___
5.
What alcoholic drink was originally made in Scotland or Ireland
from grain?
6.
What drink is served with milk or lemon and is made by pouring
boiling water over the leaves?
7.
A brown colored, carbonated alcoholic drink.
8.
What word is the collective term for any or all alcoholic drinks?
9.
What drink is made from the ground beans of a shrub?
10. What drink is made of yoghurt and water?
Business Expressions 1
1.
I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the
contract was ___ to swallow.
A) bottom line
B) blue collar
C) a bitter pill
D) back to the drawing board
E) blow-by-blow
2.
We’ve lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really
___, didn’t you?
A) back to the drawing board
B) bottlenecks
C) bottom line
D) blue collar
E) blew it
3.
I’d be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The
______ is the only way to make money these days.
A) blow-by-blow
B) back to the drawing board
C) bottlenecks
D) black economy
E) bottom line
4.
The product didn’t work in the States. As they say there, it really
______.
A) back to the drawing board
B) bottlenecks
C) bombed
D) blow-by-blow
E) bottom line
5.
However, the same product sold really well in England. As they
say there, it ______.
A) back to the drawing board
B) bottlenecks
C) bottom line
D) blue collar
E) went like a bomb
6.
He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as
a ______ worker.
A) blue collar
B) back to the drawing board
C) bottlenecks
D) bottom line
E) blow-by-blow
7.
There are many reasons why this should be a success. However,
the ______ is that it has been a big flop.
A) bottom line
B) back to the drawing board
C) bottlenecks
D) blow-by-blow
E) a bitter pill
8.
Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are
doing our best to eliminate the ______.
A) blow-by-blow
B) back to the drawing board
C) blew it
D) a bitter pill
E) bottlenecks
9.
We’ll have to start again on this one. It’s time to go ______.
A) blow-by-blow
B) blew it
C) black economy
D) bombed
E) back to the drawing board
10. Don’t leave out any details. I want a full ______ account of what
happened in the meeting.
A) blow-by-blow
B) blew it
C) black economy
D) bombed
E) went like a bomb
TEST MASTER
MISCELLANEOUS
Miscellaneous
Book 2 Part B
260
Business Expressions 2
1.
At the start of the meeting everybody was very quiet and reserved
but he told a few jokes to ______.
A) across the board
B) break the ice
C) broke the news
D) back to the drawing board
E) take on board
2.
He’s not very quick on the uptake, it takes him quite a while to
______ new ideas.
A) on to a good thing
B) take on board
C) bullish
D) breathing down
E) brief
3.
We’re going to have to reduce budgets in every single department.
There will be ______ cuts.
A) back to the drawing board
B) brief
C) on to a good thing
D) brainstorm
E) across the board
4.
My boss never gives me any freedom. She’s always ______ my
neck.
A) broke the news
B) brief
C) breathing down
D) back to the drawing board
E) bullish
5.
We need a name for our new brand. The best thing is to get a few
people together and try to ______ a name.
A) brief
B) on to a good thing
C) broke the news
D) bullish
E) brainstorm
6.
I’m very happy with our sales prospects for the next year. I’m
feeling really ______.
A) bullish
B) back to the drawing board
C) broke the news
D) on to a good thing
E) brief
7.
We would have liked to have looked at that but that wasn’t part
of the ______ you set us.
A) brief
B) on to a good thing
C) back to the drawing board
D) breathing down
E) broke the news
8.
I’ve heard all about it. Sally ______ to me.
A) brainstorm
B) on to a good thing
C) back to the drawing board
D) breathing down
E) broke the news
9.
I’m well aware that this is potentially a good new product and
that we are probably ______ with it.
A) on to a good thing
B) back to the drawing board
C) brainstorm
D) breathing down
E) across the board
10. I guess this market study shows that nobody wants to buy our
product. It’s ______ for us.
A) back to the drawing board
B) brainstorm
C) breathing down
D) across the board
E) take on board
Business Expressions 3
1.
I reckon we owe you about the same as you owe us. Why don’t
we just ______?
A) call his bluff
B) called it a day
C) calls the shots
D) chicken
E) call it quits
2.
We’ve been working on this for fourteen hours now. Isn’t it time
we ______?
A) called it a day
B) call it quits
C) calls the shots
D) chicken
E) call his bluff
3.
Let’s face it, he decides. He’s the boss so he’s the one that
______.
A) called it a day
B) calls the shots
C) call it quits
D) chicken
E) call his bluff
4.
He says he will go elsewhere if we don’t lower our price but I
don’t think he will. I think we should ______.
A) call his bluff
B) call it quits
C) called it a day
D) calls the shots
E) chicken
5.
I’m sure that there is a lot of corruption in that country. If we
order an internal audit we may be opening ______.
A) carry the can
B) chicken
C) can’t win
D) chicken and egg
E) a can of worms
6.
Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster.
Who is going to ______.
A) can’t win
B) carry the can
C) chicken
D) a can of worms
E) chicken and egg
7.
Whatever we do, we are going to come out badly. It’s a ______
situation.
A) a can of worms
B) carry the can
C) chicken
D) can’t win
E) chicken and egg
8.
She always likes to think things through very carefully. She likes
to ______.
A) chicken and egg
B) chicken
C) chew things over
D) call his bluff
E) call it quits
9.
We need a loan to start the company and we need a company to
get the loan. It’s a ______ situation.
A) calls the shots
B) chew things over
C) chicken
D) call his bluff
E) chicken and egg
10. We wanted to expand into Asia but we were a bit frightened. We
were soon sorry for being so ______.
A) chicken and egg
B) chicken
C) calls the shots
D) chew things over
E) call it quits
Change the Words
Change the underlined word(s) to a one-word equivalent.
1.
In place of a job, he’s looking for a course to take.
2.
Please go on. This story is very interesting.
3.
I’m getting accustomed to coming here all by myself.
4.
Last night a train ran into a bank of snow.
5.
Don’t forget to bring a pail of milk when you come home.
6.
It’s extremely cold outside; in the open air.
7.
The champion fought better than his opponent.
8.
From my hotel window I have a view of the bay.
9.
She did not forgive him for his rudeness.
Count / Non-Count Food Partitives
1.
Please go to the store and pick up a _______ of milk.
A) bag
B) half gallon
C) dozen
D) pound
2.
This recipe calls for a _______ of butter.
A) dozen
B) tube
C) stick
D) can
3.
My cat eats a _______ of tuna every day.
A) can
B) loaf
C) bottle
D) bag
4.
I like to drink a _______ of mineral water after I exercise.
A) pound
B) stick
C) teaspoon
D) bottle
5.
I want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But the _______
of peanut butter is empty.
A) six-pack
B) jar
C) head
D) box
6.
I need three _______ of yogurt from the dairy section.
A) tubes
B) pounds
C) containers
D) dozens
Book 2 Part B
Miscellaneous
261
7.
If you want coffee with breakfast, you should buy a _______ of
coffee tonight.
A) gallon
B) pound
C) cup
D) quart
8.
I would like a large, green _______ of lettuce for tonight’s salad.
A) head
B) jar
C) can
D) half a cup
9.
Would you like a _______ of chocolate or vanilla ice cream?
A) half dozen
B) pint
C) bag
D) can
10. Pick up _______ of whole wheat bread at the bakery.
A) half a pound B) a box
C) a twelve-pack
D) a loaf
11. I need _______ eggs for the Easter egg hunt.
A) a gallon
B) a quart of
C) half a dozen D) a teaspoon of
12. I need a _______ of ground beef to make hamburgers for the
picnic.
A) pint
B) box
C) head
D) pound and a half
13. We need a _______ of rice to make our special chicken and rice
dish.
A) box
B) gallon
C) loaf
D) teaspoon
14. The _______ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty
section of the supermarket.
A) quarts
B) tubes
C) pints
D) sticks
15. Pick up a _______ of soda for the party tonight.
A) head
B) jar
C) bag
D) six-pack
16. Order _______ Swiss cheese at the deli counter.
A) a pint
B) half a pound C) a quart
D) a jar
17. This recipe needs a _______ of salt.
A) teaspoon
B) loaf
C) six-pack
D) stick
18. Go get a _______ of bananas in the produce section at the front of
the store.
A) head
B) dozen
C) bunch
D) pint
19. We need a _______ of orange juice for tomorrow morning.
A) pound
B) quart
C) bag
D) stick
20. Buy a _______ of chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
A) bag
B) half a gallon C) teaspoon
D) loaf
Gender-Free Language
What are the gender-free words for the following?
1.
stewardess - ______?
2.
policeman - ______?
3.
mailman - ______?
4.
chairman - ______?
5.
spokesman - ______?
6.
anchorman - ______?
7.
poetess - ______?
8.
actress - ______?
9.
housewife - ______?
10. manpower - ______?
11. wife or husband - ______?
12. mothering - ______?
13. foreman - ______?
14. salesmanship - ______?
15. man, mankind - ______?
Finish the Sentence
1.
She usually is a careful driver but yesterday she had a(an) ______.
A) accident
B) happening
C) incident
2.
She was fishing from the river ______.
A) cliff
B) valley
C) bank
3.
It took him three times to pass his driving ______.
A) competition
B) match
C) test
4.
He took a map with him in case he got ______.
A) lost
B) found
C) discovered
5.
She was fired from her last ______.
A) business
B) job
C) house
6.
If my toothache doesn’t stop, I’ll go to the ______.
A) doctor
B) dentist
C) hospital
7.
Water expands when it ______.
A) freezes
B) thaws
C) flows
8.
The teacher was angry because Tom kept asking lots of stupid
______.
A) questions
B) mistakes
C) answers
9.
He said he was going to sail around the world in his ______.
A) car
B) parachute
C) yacht
10. Wait while I rewind the ______.
A) television
B) tape
C) book
Food and Nutrition Quiz
1.
One of the following does not belong to this food group:
A) banana
B) beef
C) peach
D) nectarine
E) prune
2.
The food group in question 1 is:
A) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
B) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
C) Fruit Group
D) Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
E) Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
3.
What food doesn’t belong to this food group?
A) chicken
B) steak
C) lamb
D) crab
E) kiwi
4.
The food group in question #3 is:
A) Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
B) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
C) Vegetable Group
D) Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
E) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
5.
What food doesn’t belong to this food group?
A) apricot
B) squash
C) zucchini
D) potato
E) broccoli
6.
The food group in question 5 is:
A) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
B) Fruit Group
C) Vegetable Group
D) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
E) Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
7.
What food doesn’t belong to this food group?
A) chocolate milk
B) cream cheese
C) ice cream
D) salad dressing
E) yogurt
8.
The food group in question 7 is:
A) Fruit Group
B) Dairy Group
C) Vegetable Group
D) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
E) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
9.
What food doesn’t belong to this food group?
A) cookies
B) candy
C) salad dressing
D) cherries
E) butter
10. The food group in question 9 is:
A) Dairy Group
B) Vegetable Group
C) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
D) Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
E) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
Miscellaneous
Book 2 Part B
262
11. What food doesn’t belong to this food group?
A) noodles
B) crackers
C) scallion
D) macaroni
E) cous cous
12. The food group in question 11 is:
A) Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group
B) Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group
C) Vegetable Group
D) Fats, Oils and Sweets Group
E) Fruit Group
13. Which of the following beverages has no fat, sugar, or oils?
A) milk
B) root beer
C) coffee with cream
D) iced tea unsweetened
E) lemonade
What Fruit...?
1.
What fruit gave Sir Isaac Newton a headache and is famous in the
stories of Adam and Eve?
2.
What fruit was traditionally stepped on by foot to make wine?
3.
What fruit is needed to make a ‘Pina Colada’ cocktail?
4.
What fruit comes in ‘bunches’ and has an easy to peel yellow
skin?
5.
What fruit is ‘Seville’ famous and is used to make marmalade?
6.
What red fruit is sour and used to make marmalade and juice?
7.
What fruit are ‘water’, ‘cantaloupe’, and ‘honeydew’ all types of?
8.
What fruit are people likened to if they have an excess of body fat
around the hips and bottom?
9.
What fruit when dried becomes a prune?
10. What fruit is used to make jam and is served with a shortcake
base?
House Words
1.
Where do you find a toaster and a kettle?
2.
Where do you find pillows, blankets, and an alarm clock?
3.
Where do you find shampoo, soap, and a shower?
4.
Where do you find a T.V., a sofa and a coffee table?
5.
Where do you find coat hangers and clean clothes?
6.
Where do you find bicycles, the car and various odds and ends?
7.
Where do you find spades, a hose, bulbs and gardening gloves?
8.
Where do you find a cot, nappies or diapers, and a romper suit?
9.
Where do you find a washing machine, soap powder and dirty
socks?
10. Where do you find lavatory paper, air freshener and a seat cover?
Interjections
1.
Paraphrase the interjection used in the following dialogue.
A: I’ve forgotten to tell John about the party.
B: Eh?
A) What did you say?
B) Really?
C) How come?
2.
Which of the following interjections is NOT an expression of
surprise or wonder?
A) Gee!
B) Gosh!
C) Boo!
3.
You are vegetarian and you are offered a dish of raw meat. What
do you think?
A) Ugh!
B) Hurrah!
C) Yippee!
4.
Somebody has just stepped on your toe. Which interjection would
best fit the situation?
A) Yoo-hoo!
B) Ouch!
C) Eh!
5.
You are most likely to hear or use the interjection boo ______.
A) at a theatrical performance
B) while listening to a political speech
C) on both of the above mentioned occasions
6.
______, Mary! Come here! I want to talk to you.
A) Oops
B) Mmm
C) Hey
7.
‘Ta’ is synonymous of ______.
A) take it easy
B) thank you
C) tra-la-la
8.
A: I scored 660 points at the TOEFL test!
B: ___! That’s amazing!
A) Wow
B) Aha
C) Woe
9.
Your children are making a lot of noise and you want to hear the
news on the radio. How do you urge silence?
A) Shh!
B) Tut-tut
C) Ow!
10. ______! The spinach soup is out of this world!
A) Mmm
B) Yuk
C) Uh
Meat
1.
When the flesh of a cow or bull is used as meat it’s called ______.
2.
This meat is sliced and served fried with eggs, sausages and
bread for breakfast.
3.
What word is used for the meat of a pig when it’s used as meat?
4.
Young sheep’s meat is called ______.
5.
The flesh of a fully grown sheep is called ______.
6.
The flesh of a deer used for eating is known as ______.
7.
The collective word for the flesh of animals such as rabbits,
pigeons and deer hunted for sport or food is ______.
8.
Roe and Caviar are the eggs of ______.
9.
Roosters, hens, ducks, and turkeys when bred for food or for their
eggs are collectively known as ______.
10. The bits considered less valuable of an animal such as the heart,
wings, and liver that are used for food are known as ______.
The logic list
Complete the logic list of words.
1.
Shark, carp, catfish, trout ______.
A) salamander
B) toad
C) frog
D) herring
E) turtle
2.
Piano, organ, bagpipe, violin ______.
A) kettle
B) kettledrum
C) violet
D) pinochle
E) organic
3.
Sea, ocean, river, lake, ______.
A) seaman
B) riverside
C) beach
D) pond
E) shelf
4.
Arm-chair, coffee-table, settee, scatter-cushion, ______.
A) wall-unit
B) walking stick
C) hall-mirror
D) coat hanger
E) umbrella stand
5.
Oak, silver-birch, poplar, willow, ______.
A) ashtray
B) ash
C) seed
D) cork
E) rubber
6.
Tree, trunk, root, leaf, ______.
A) paper
B) branch
C) fruit
D) roof
E) mushroom
7.
Bread, butter, sugar, cream, ______.
A) shark
B) scholar
C) kids
D) cheese
E) steam
8.
A hat, a cap, a scarf, a shirt, ______.
A) an umbrella
B) a shade
C) trousers
D) a bag
E) a stick
9.
Speak, talk, tell, say, ______.
A) run
B) swim
C) utter
D) laugh
E) go
10. Teacher, headmaster, form mistress, principal ______.
A) child
B) pupil
C) woman
D) teenager
E) man
11. Worker, teacher, businessman, doctor, ______.
A) letter carrier
B) classroom
C) park
D) weather
E) girl
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12. Wood, metal, brick, glass, ______.
A) ink
B) clay
C) sugar
D) pepper
E) fruit
13. Tree, plant, flower, bush, ______.
A) field
B) bird
C) animal
D) grass
E) insect
14. Farm, village, town, city, ______.
A) park
B) harbor
C) garden
D) corner
E) settlement
The most general meaning
Find the word with the most general meaning.
1.
A) clever
B) honest
C) kind
D) polite
E) good
2.
A) stories
B) novels
C) poems
D) books
E) tales
3.
A) apple
B) fruit
C) pear
D) apricot
E) cherry
4.
A) a cow
B) a horse
C) a mule
D) an animal
E) a dog
5.
A) men
B) women
C) girls
D) boys
E) people
6.
A) cabin
B) palace
C) house
D) hut
E) building
7.
A) brick
B) stone
C) construction materials
D) wood
E) clay
8.
A) dollars
B) money
C) franks
D) sums
E) pounds
9.
A) dancing
B) drawing
C) acting
D) art
E) singing
10. A) man
B) woman
C) person
D) boy
E) girl
Types of Hats
1.
Panama, top and felt are all types of ______
2.
Baseball players wear them and now it is fashionable to wear
them backwards.
3.
Worn by motorcycle riders on their heads.
4.
A flat hat made of felt worn by school girls and French men.
5.
It is usually white and lacy when worn by brides. It begins with
the letter “V”.
6.
A square cloth folded in half and tied under the chin which begins
with the letter “H”.
7.
A long piece of material wrapped around the heads of some
Indian men.
8.
The headgear worn by kings and queens.
9.
The headgear that is attached to a coat or jacket and can be pulled
up. It begins with a “H”.
10. This hat is mainly worn by babies, but was originally made to
keep the sun off women’s faces.
Word definition
1.
Someone who carries a message is ______.
A) worker
B) messenger
C) peace maker
D) foreigner
E) stranger
2.
A writer of verses of any kind is ______.
A) an author
B) a novelist
C) a dramatist
D) a poet
E) a writer
3.
A food made from milk is ______.
A) ham
B) cheese
C) stew
D) pepper
E) roll
4.
The part of a room you walk on is ______.
A) ceiling
B) carpet
C) rug
D) floor
E) wall
5.
A bulb like vegetable with a strong smell and flavor and unpleasant
taste is ______.
A) onion
B) potato
C) tomato
D) carrot
E) cabbage
6.
The first letter of a word or a name means ______.
A) signature
B) alphabet
C) voice
D) initial
E) injury
7.
Someone you do not know is ______.
A) inhabitant
B) man
C) woman
D) native
E) stranger
8.
A sea voyage for pleasure is ______.
A) by sea
B) ship
C) seashore
D) cruise
E) sea steamer
9.
Someone who makes or looks after machines is ______.
A) economist
B) worker
C) teacher
D) engineer
E) member
10. UFO stands for ______.
A) Unknown Flying Object
B) Unmanned Flying Object
C) Unidentified Flying Object
D) Unreal Flying Object
E) Unrecognizable Flying Object
11. A public sale where things are sold to the people who offer the
most money for them is ______.
A) audience
B) attic
C) auction
D) atlas
E) astrologer
12. A very large pool of water with land all around is ______.
A) garden
B) object
C) oath
D) nut
E) lake
13. Two stored buses are called ______.
A) liners
B) the underground
C) street-cars
D) double-deckers
E) coaches
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TEST A
What teenagers do with their money
Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents
suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey,
Money and Change. The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-
17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.
By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their
weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of
£5.14. Two thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to
have to do something to get it.
Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among
teenagers. Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save
for the future.
Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however,
mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result. The economic
recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money,
even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what
pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds
who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by
saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.
1.
A) late
B) recent
C) latest
D) fresh
2.
A) included
B) contained
C) counted
D) enclosed
3.
A) entire
B) all over
C) complete
D) the whole
4.
A) reach
B) get
C) make
D) arrive
5.
A) acceptable
B) adequate
C) satisfactory
D) enough
6.
A) gaining
B) heightening C) increasing
D) building
7.
A) most
B) maximum
C) many
D) majority
8.
A) make
B) do
C) have
D) try
9.
A) among
B) through
C) between
D) along
10. A) like
B) as
C) for
D) in
11. A) aware
B) knowing
C) helpful
D) cautious
12. A) cash
B) money
C) change
D) savings
13. A) part
B) place
C) share
D) piece
14. A) reply
B) answer
C) respond
D) return
15. A) from
B) as
C) of
D) for
TEST B
Becoming a nurse: the interview
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some
__(1)__ people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every
tiny mistake they __(2)__ . In truth, the interviewer is as __(3)__ for
the meeting to go well as you are. It is what __(4)__ his or her job
enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear
is always important as it creates the first impression. So __(5)__
neatly, but comfortably. Make __(6)__ that you can deal with anything
you are __(7)__. Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for
example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most
important __(8)__ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing,
what other careers have you __(9)__? What are your interests and
hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. __(10)__, if one of your
interests is reading, be prepared to __(11)__ about the sort of books
you like. __(12)__, do not learn all your answers off __(13)__ heart.
The interviewer wants to meet a human __(14)__, not a robot.
Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the
more you relax and are yourself, the more __(15)__ you are to succeed.
1.
A) reason
B) idea
C) explanation
D) excuse
2.
A) perform
B) do
C) make
D) have
3.
A) keen
B) wanting
C) interested
D) delighted
4.
A) does
B) causes
C) happens
D) makes
5.
A) dress
B) wear
C) put on
D) have on
6.
A) evident
B) sure
C) definite
D) clear
7.
A) requested
B) questioned C) enquired
D) asked
8.
A) character
B) quality
C) nature
D) point
9.
A) thought
B) regarded
C) considered
D) wondered
10. A) For instance B) That is
C) Such as
D) Let’s say
11. A) say
B) talk
C) discuss
D) chat
12. A) However
B) Although
C) Despite
D) Therefore
13. A) at
B) in
C) on
D) by
14. A) character
B) being
C) somebody
D) nature
15. A) easy
B) possible
C) likely
D) probable
TEST C
The four-minute mile
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their
place is taken by new ones . Yet in many sports __(1)__, there is a
mark which is not __(2)__ in itself, but which becomes a legend as
athletes __(3)__ to break it. The most __(4)__ of these is the attempt
to run the mile in __(5)__ than four minutes.
In 1945, the mile record was __(6)__ to 4 minutes, 1.5 seconds.
And there, for nine years, it stuck. Then, in 1954, a medical student
__(7)__ Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record. He had
been __(8)__ for this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2
seconds the __(9)__ year.
Two other runners set the pace for him, and __(10)__ 250 yards
to go he burst ahead for the finish. He wrote __(11)__: ‘My body had
exhausted all its energy, but it __(12)__ on running just the same.
Those __(13)__ few seconds seemed never-ending. I could see the
line of the finishing tape. I jumped like a man making a desperate
attempt to save himself from danger. ‘Bannister’s time was 3 minutes,
59.4 seconds. __(14)__ this record has been broken on many __(15)__
since, Bannister’s achievement will never be forgotten.
1.
A) happenings B) events
C) games
D) matches
2.
A) central
B) major
C) significant
D) considerable
3.
A) try
B) try on
C) try out
D) try for
4.
A) known
B) public
C) noticeable
D) famous
5.
A) smaller
B) less
C) lower
D) under
6.
A) broken down
B) lessened
C) decreased
D) brought down
7.
A) entitled
B) called
C) nicknamed
D) known
8.
A) trying
B) studying
C) running
D) training
9.
A) early
B) previous
C) past
D) former
10. A) on
B) in
C) with
D) by
11. A) afterwards
B) then
C) next
D) after
12. A) went
B) continued
C) ran
D) got
13. A) last
B) late
C) latest
D) later
14. A) But
B) In spite of
C) However
D) Although
15. A) times
B) times
C) occasions
D) incidents
TEST MASTER
USE OF ENGLISH
Book 2 Part B
Use of English
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TEST D
Traffic Lights
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer.
It was installed __(1)__ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It __(2)__
like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. __(3)__,
it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident __(4)__ further
development until cars became common.
__(5)__ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green __(6)__
were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, operated
__(7)__ hand from a tower in the __(8)__ of the street, were installed
in New York in 1918. The __(9)__ lights of this type to __(10)__ in
Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street
and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed __(11)__
year later.
In the past, traffic lights were __(12)__. In New York, some lights
had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just __(13)__
silently, but would ring bells to __(14)__ the sleeping motorists of
the 1930s. These are gone and have been __(15)__ by standard models
which are universally adopted.
1.
A) outside
B) out
C) out of
D) outdoors
2.
A) resembled
B) looked
C) showed
D) seemed
3.
A) However
B) Therefore
C) Although
D) Despite
4.
A) forbade
B) disappointed C) avoided
D) discouraged
5.
A) New
B) Recent
C) Modern
D) Late
6.
A) methods
B) ways
C) systems
D) means
7.
A) by
B) with
C) through
D) in
8.
A) middle
B) heart
C) focus
D) halfway
9.
A) original
B) primary
C) first
D) early
10. A) show
B) appear
C) happen
D) become
11. A) a
B) in the
C) in a
D) the
12. A) various
B) particular
C) rare
D) special
13. A) change
B) alter
C) vary
D) move
14. A) rise
B) raise
C) wake
D) get up
15. A) reproduced B) replaced
C) removed
D) remained
TEST E
The best stone in the world
In 1769 George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory manufacturing
artificial stone in southeast London on a __(1)__ at Pedlar’s Acre,
south __(2)__ the river. The family were __(3)__ running a successful
factory in the south-west of England. Within a year of moving __(4)__
the capital, George Coade died, leaving his wife and daughter to
__(5)__ on the business. The Coade Stone they perfected __(6)__ to
become the most permanent stone ever made. The product developed
by the factory’s former __(7)__, Richard Holt, was a kind of baked clay.
The two women __(8)__ with his recipe, and __(9)__ in creating a new
kind of stone which was almost a hundred percent weather-proof.
The advantage of Coade Stone is that while natural stone slowly
breaks down and erodes away, Coade Stone seems to be __(10)__ to
survive in all weather conditions for many years. The National Gallery,
the Royal Opera House and Buckingham Palace __(11)__ display their
original ornaments made of Coade Stone. __(12)__ mother and
daughter were clever businesswomen. They __(13)__ only the top
artists of the day to model their stone into statues and other ornaments.
After the deaths of Eleanor Coade and her daughter the factory
survived for twenty years, but in 1840 it __(14)__ closed. With it
went the Coade Stone recipe which was __(15)__, and has never
been rediscovered.
1.
A) territory
B) place
C) ground
D) plot
2.
A) to
B) of
C) from
D) than
3.
A) already
B) just
C) yet
D) however
4.
A) at
B) in
C) to
D) on
5.
A) go
B) carry
C) get
D) run
6.
A) claimed
B) had
C) was
D) would
7.
A) landlord
B) possessor
C) owner
D) tenant
8.
A) experimented
B) tried
C) experienced
D) tested
9.
A) managed
B) succeeded
C) achieved
D) completed
10. A) capable
B) possible
C) able
D) good
11. A) still
B) only
C) just
D) yet
12. A) Either
B) Also
C) Each
D) Both
13. A) employed
B) worked
C) staffed
D) teamed
14. A) lastly
B) at last
C) in the end
D) finally
15. A) missing
B) disappeared C) lost
D) left
TEST F
On your bike!
If you are getting fed up wasting time looking for parking space,
my __(1)__ to you is to consider the bicycle as an alternative __(2)__
of transport. Cycling is probably the cheapest and healthiest way of
getting __(3)__ in our congested city centers. __(4)__ it is convenient
and environmentally desirable, it can be an unattractive __(5)__ on a
cold wintry morning. It is much easier to __(6)__ onto a nice warm bus
or jump into your car, __(7)__ the sight of cyclists as they weave their
way in and out of the traffic may fill you with __(8)__ as you sit waiting
in yet __(9)__ traffic jam. In spite of the __(10)__ that worsening
pollution is getting many people __(11)__, causing more and more
health problems, and __(12)__ it is fashionable to express one’s
__(13)__ of the environmentally safe bicycle, it is hard to __(14)__
the danger cyclists face in sharing the road with cars. __(15)__ cycling
is not as risky as it looks at first sight, there are more and more
accidents involving cyclists.
1.
A) advice
B) warning
C) plan
D) solution
2.
A) method
B) way
C) means
D) instrument
3.
A) on
B) through
C) over
D) about
4.
A) Despite
B) In spite
C) Although
D) Even as
5.
A) choice
B) advice
C) propose
D) transport
6.
A) enter
B) be
C) travel
D) get
7.
A) even
B) however
C) though
D) and
8.
A) approval
B) envy
C) angry
D) criticism
9
A) other
B) more
C) another
D) longer
10
A) truth
B) reality
C) fact
D) event
11
A) round
B) down
C) over
D) together
12
A) while
B) despite
C) as
D) in spite of
13
A) favor
B) agreement
C) belief
D) approval
14
A) refuse
B) criticize
C) deny
D) think
15
A) Even thoughB) However
C) Whereas
D) Although
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TEST G
Picture this
Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but
how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply
__(1)__ to keep still?
Simon King, wildlife film-maker and photographer, says you don’t
need any formal __(2)__ to get started. The whole __(3)__ is that
photographing wildlife should be fun. Simon offers the following
__(4)__:
Specialize from the start. You’re more likely to get good __(5)__
sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance -
__(7)__ than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and
snapping whatever you see.
__(8)__ something that isn’t hard to photograph. Choosing an
animal that’s hard to __(9)__, or will run away if it sees you __(10)__
unnecessary problems. How about flowers, or a group of birds?
__(11)__ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality
__(12)__. You don’t need to __(13)__ a fortune - Simon started with
just a second-hand camera that cost around £30. But you will need a
single lens reflex camera.
Remember it’s the __(14)__ photograph that counts, not just the
subject. __(15)__ you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic
as possible.
1.
A) disobeys
B) dislikes
C) refuses
D) avoids
2.
A) training
B) education
C) exercise
D) lecture
3.
A) thought
B) idea
C) dream
D) plan
4.
A) lessons
B) facts
C) warnings
D) tips
5.
A) progress
B) luck
C) results
D) events
6.
A) think
B) concentrate C) limit
D) depend
7.
A) more
B) other
C) better
D) rather
8.
A) Decide
B) Pick
C) Prefer
D) Collect
9.
A) spot
B) notice
C) meet
D) glance
10. A) creates
B) starts
C) puts
D) leads
11. A) Visit
B) Look
C) Find
D) Search
12. A) instruments B) equipment
C) material
D) tools
13. A) cost
B) make
C) spend
D) lose
14. A) big
B) all
C) whole
D) full
15. A) Think
B) Guess
C) Invent
D) Imagine
TEST H
Shopping in Japan
Unlike millions of Britons, who will not know how much the
Christmas turkey, child’s bicycle and the January sales have __(1)__
them until the credit card bill arrives, the Japanese __(2)__ to settle
up before they’ve even __(3)__ their shopping list.
The Japanese like to improve on every idea, even if the idea is
cash. So they have been __(4)__ about the pre-paid card. It __(5)__
the bother of banknotes and it saves the Japanese __(6)__ the fear of
being in __(7)__ to someone else.
It __(8)__ with the convenient pre-paid telephone card and has
__(9)__ through train ticket cards, taxi cards, and supermarket cards
all the way to McDonald’s hamburgers cards.
Few Westerners can understand why anyone __(10)__ want to
give money to a supermarket or a department store __(11)__ by
buying a pre-paid card. But credit companies are held in some suspicion
in Japan. People have traditionally preferred cash and will happily
stroll the streets with quite large __(12)__ of money in their pockets.
The fact that street crime is fairly __(13)__ helps.
Pre-paid cards are now as __(14)__ as chopsticks and twice as
convenient. About 500 million cards were sold in the first five years
after they became __(15)__.
1.
A) lost
B) cost
C) charged
D) priced
2.
A) prefer
B) desire
C) enjoy
D) select
3.
A) written about
B) written off
C) written out
D) written up
4.
A) keen
B) enthusiastic C) exciting
D) eager
5.
A) does away with
B) does out of
C) does without
D) does out
6.
A) of
B) from
C) for
D) by
7.
A) payment
B) bill
C) debt
D) interest
8.
A) opened
B) invented
C) introduced
D) started
9.
A) followed
B) developed
C) changed
D) turned
10. A) would
B) will
C) may
D) must
11. A) in time
B) in front
C) in future
D) in advance
12. A) savings
B) sums
C) deposits
D) masses
13. A) seldom
B) slight
C) rare
D) slow
14. A) common
B) usual
C) regular
D) often
15. A) prepared
B) possible
C) ready
D) available
TEST I
The personal trainer
What does a personal trainer do?
I meet each client to discuss what he or she is looking for. It could
be __(1)__ from improving general fitness to losing - or, in a few
cases, - __(2)__ weight. I then devise a training program for them
which I think will __(3)__ them to achieve their __(4)__. If they’ve had
anything __(5)__ with them, say a back __(6)__, I speak to their doctor
who will __(7)__ me what not to do. If someone eats and drinks too
much, it’s easy to suggest they __(8)__ , but if that doesn’t __(9)__, I
look at their diet. I prefer to train on a one-to-one __(10)__, though I
do sometimes work with __(11)__ if they are friends and want to train
together.
Who needs a personal trainer?
I think most people do. A trainer will __(12)__ you to try __(13)__.
You achieve 20 per cent more than you could training alone, no
__(14)__ how dedicated you are. I’ve got a lot of Americans on my
books, and I actually prefer them. __(15)__ most Brits, who still haven’t
really got the idea, Americans know how to work out.
1.
A) nothing
B) everything
C) anything
D) something
2.
A) adding
B) gaining
C) putting
D) finding
3.
A) help
B) ensure
C) let
D) organize
4.
A) hope
B) intention
C) aim
D) wish
5.
A) ill
B) bad
C) off
D) wrong
6.
A) wound
B) hurt
C) injury
D) accident
7.
A) persuade
B) advise
C) suggest
D) order
8.
A) cut out
B) cut off
C) cut back
D) cut down
9.
A) work
B) function
C) manage
D) advance
10. A) way
B) method
C) basis
D) style
11. A) crowds
B) couples
C) twins
D) doubles
12. A) move
B) push
C) make
D) insist
13. A) stronger
B) better
C) more
D) harder
14. A) matter
B) point
C) way
D) doubt
15. A) Compared
B) Contrary
C) Different
D) Unlike
Book 2 Part B
Use of English
267
TEST J
The fall guy
Nick Gillard earns a living working as a stuntman on films and TV
shows but his first __(1)__ of show business was trick-riding circus
horses when he was just 12 years old. Four years later he got the
chance to __(2)__ in his first film. ‘I really enjoyed working on the
film,’ Nick remembers, ‘so I started asking how I’d __(3)__ becoming
a stuntman.’ Nick couldn’t just __(4)__ as a stuntman straight away.
First he had to get __(5)__ by the British Stunt Register, which
represents stunt professionals in Britain. To do this he had to reach
instructor __(6)__ in six sports including skiing, riding and gymnastics.
Since qualifying __(7)__ the age of 19, Nick has worked on many
movies and he has doubled for some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Safety and timing are all-important for stunt professionals - they
plan everything down to the __(8)__ detail. ‘We take the utmost
__(9)__. It’s not like being an actor where you can __(10)__ the shot
again if it goes wrong. It’s got to work first time.’ Nick has __(11)__
some terrifyingly dangerous stunts. For one film he jumped across a
bridge in a speed boat, and in Alien 3 he was __(12)__ on fire, without
air, for more than two minutes. Filming on location __(13)__ him all
__(14)__ the world, often for months __(15)__ a time.
1.
A) lesson
B) experiment C) attempt
D) taste
2.
A) play
B) practice
C) perform
D) show
3.
A) go on
B) go about
C) go by
D) go for
4.
A) put up
B) establish
C) set up
D) introduce
5.
A) applied
B) allowed
C) agreed
D) accepted
6.
A) line
B) level
C) measure
D) mark
7.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by
8.
A) tiniest
B) lowest
C) least
D) lightest
9.
A) caution
B) care
C) attention
D) guard
10. A) have
B) make
C) give
D) take
11. A) made
B) done
C) led
D) given
12. A) put
B) caught
C) set
D) lit
13. A) takes
B) brings
C) flies
D) fetches
14. A) about
B) through
C) across
D) over
15. A) at
B) on
C) for
D) in
TEST K
Yachtswoman
Lisa Clayton’s dream was to become the first woman in history to
sail single-handed, non-stop and unassisted around the world. On 17
September 1994, she set sail in Spirit of Birmingham on what could
have been the final __(1)__ of her life. Here are some of her notes on
the journey.
Day 182
The loneliness got worse __(2)__ the day. When you haven’t
__(3)__ a ship or land for four months, __(4)__ talked to anyone, it
really gets you __(5)__. The sense of isolation is frightening.
Day 217
I __(6)__ a lot of my trip feeling frustrated and frightened, __(7)__
it was because of the __(8)__ winds, a broken heater or the sharks. I
remember thinking, ‘This is crazy!’ The sun was out, the sea was
__(9)__ and here I was __(10)__ tears! Then I saw the most wonderful
__(11)__- a 12m whale which swam __(12)__ the boat for hours.
Day 286
Two days before I crossed the __(13)__ line a helicopter came out
scanning the seas for me. That’s when I finally thought, ‘I’m going to
do it.’ About 50 boats escorted me into the harbor where thousands
of people were waiting, __(14)__ me on. And, as I docked, fireworks
and cannons __(15)__. It was just mad!
1.
A) excursion
B) travel
C) journey
D) tour
2.
A) from
B) by
C) since
D) at
3.
A) crossed
B) discovered
C) passed
D) joined
4.
A) let alone
B) not only
C) without even D) not counting
5.
A) back
B) out
C) off
D) down
6.
A) took
B) spent
C) had
D) stayed
7.
A) whether
B) unless
C) either
D) if
8.
A) low
B) weak
C) mild
D) light
9.
A) sparkling
B) glowing
C) flickering
D) flashing
10. A) full of
B) in
C) down with
D) on
11. A) scenery
B) view
C) sight
D) outlook
12. A) alongside
B) close
C) besides
D) ahead
13. A) ending
B) final
C) finishing
D) last
14. A) crying
B) cheering
C) shouting
D) screaming
15. A) broke out
B) let out
C) set off
D) went off
TEST L
Night visitor
She put the key in the keyhole as quietly as she could but she
found it __(1)__ as the door was old and rusty. As she __(2)__ opened
the door, it squeaked __(3)__ on its old hinges. ‘I wish they’d oil the
thing a bit more __(4)__,’ she muttered to herself __(5)__. She closed
the door __(6)__ behind her and then tiptoed __(7)__ across the
room. Unfortunately, this time it was the floorboards that betrayed
her as they creaked __(8)__ with every step she took. It had been so
__(9)__ since the old house had been built - it had __(10)__ been
about two hundred years before and for all Helen knew they had
__(11)__ replaced the original floorboards. Helen’s heart began to
beat __(12)__. It was one o’clock. Helen’s parents must have gone to
bed __(13)__. This was most unusual. Rarely __(14)__ to bed before
she got home. No sooner had she put her foot on the first stair __(15)__
she heard a muffled voice call out, ‘Who’s there? Is that you, Helen?
1.
A) hardly
B) easy
C) hard
D) easily
2.
A) slowly
B) loudly
C) careful
D) noisy
3.
A) lightly
B) noisily
C) softly
D) gently
4.
A) frequent
B) oftener
C) sooner
D) frequently
5.
A) with angry B) angry
C) angrily
D) from anger
6.
A) shyly
B) efficiently
C) carefully
D) fast
7.
A) softly
B) gentle
C) finely
D) shortly
8.
A) aloud
B) loud
C) loudly
D) allowed
9.
A) along
B) long time
C) long
D) a long time
10. A) probably
B) certainly
C) definitely
D) may not
11. A) rarely
B) scarcely
C) never
D) occasionally
12. A) fastly
B) more faster C) more fast
D) faster
13. A) early
B) more earlier C) the earliest
D) more early
14. A) they went
B) they did go
C) they have gone
D) did they go
15. A) then
B) than
C) that
D) there
Use of English
Book 2 Part B
268
TEST M
A hectic time
Dear Trevor,
I know it’s been ages since I wrote to you but I’ve been very busy
__(1)__ we decided to move into the country. The house in the village
is not quite ready __(2)__ but as you can imagine __(3)__ the last few
weeks we’ve had to chase up builders and plumbers and we’ve __(4)__
got a long way to go.
It’s been such a long time since we __(5)__ to work on it. I’ve
almost forgotten how long it’s been exactly. We must have started it
about seven years __(6)__ and we’ve __(7)__ spent a small fortune on
it. We are __(8)__ living in our rather cramped flat where you __(9)__
us a few years ago but it __(10)__ to get unbearable and we __(11)__
to moving out. We are still __(12)__ around from morning __(13)__
night and it’s been particularly hectic __(14)__ the last week. Anyway,
__(15)__ all this was going on Karen fell and sprained her ankle which
was the last thing we needed!
1.
A) every time B) ever since
C) while
D) before
2.
A) still
B) already
C) yet
D) soon
3.
A) for
B) as
C) while
D) since
4.
A) yet
B) already
C) nearly
D) still
5.
A) have started B) start
C) did start
D) started
6.
A) before
B) ago
C) previous
D) since
7.
A) still
B) not
C) already
D) yet
8.
A) already
B) still
C) yet
D) longer
9.
A) were visiting
B) have visited
C) had been visited
D) visited
10. A) begun
B) is beginning C) begins
D) begin
11. A) have looked
B) looked forward
C) will look forward
D) are looking forward
12. A) rush
B) rushed
C) rushing
D) be rushed
13. A) and
B) into
C) till
D) through
14. A) during
B) from
C) in
D) while
15. A) in
B) during
C) while
D) for
TEST N
The mystery of the Marie Celeste
We spotted the Marie Celeste drifting in mid-Atlantic on December
5, 1872. Since the ship looked damaged, the captain said the three of
us __(1)__ board her at once __(2)__ investigate and __(3)__ him back
any information we could get hold of. We __(4)__ climb on board
without too much difficulty but we couldn’t see any sign of life
anywhere. The crew of the Marie Celeste __(5)__ have abandoned
ship __(6)__ the ship’s small lifeboat was missing. Some navigational
equipment which a ship of that kind __(7)__ had on board was also
missing. The crew __(8)__ had much time to abandon ship because
they had not __(9)__ with them many of their personal possessions.
Luckily, we __(10)__ to find the ship’s log which helped us a great
deal in our __(11)__. The last time the captain of the Maria Celeste had
__(12)__ an entry in the ship’s log was November 21. Something
extraordinary must have taken __(13)__ between this date and
December 5. The captain of the ship, Benjamin Briggs, had extensive
__(14)__ of the high seas so what had made him __(15)__ the decision
to abandon ship in the middle of nowhere?
1.
A) have
B) had to
C) could
D) ought
2.
A) in order that B) so that
C) in order to
D) for to
3.
A) take
B) get
C) carry
D) bring
4.
A) couldn’t
B) managed
C) unable
D) were able to
5.
A) can’t
B) must
C) hadn’t
D) could
6.
A) since
B) on account of
C) as a result of
D) owing to
7.
A) shouldn’t
B) should have
C) shouldn’t have
D) should be
8.
A) ought not have
B) must not
C) couldn’t have
D) would have
9.
A) taken
B) fetched
C) brought
D) had
10. A) could
B) able
C) knew
D) managed
11. A) information B) solution
C) suggestion
D) investigation
12. A) took
B) passed
C) wrote
D) made
13. A) part
B) care
C) place
D) control
14. A) qualification B) education
C) experience
D) travel
15. A) bring
B) choose
C) have
D) take
TEST O
The big day
Whatever candidates may think about examiners, they are not in
fact __(1)__ monsters, dripping red ink instead of blood, but ordinary
people who will do their best to pass candidates as __(2)__ as candidates
follow certain basic rules of the game. Many candidates are __(3)__ in
the First Certificate not because their English is __(4)__ but because
they are __(5)__ about the requirements of the examination. Before
you __(6)__ for the examination, make sure you know what is expected
of you; you are __(7)__ to do well unless you answer all the questions
set, and don’t include __(8)__ material. Don’t start writing as __(9)__
as you get the paper - think first, write __(1O)__! If part of an answer
is incorrect, you __(11)__ cross it out and write the preferred answer
neatly above it. If your handwriting __(12)__ illegible, it will be
difficult for the examiner to give you credit for it, __(13)__ it is right
or __(14)__. You will also lose marks if your essay is written in an
__(15)__ style for the type of writing and intended audience.
1.
A) insensible
B) unsensible
C) unsensitive
D) insensitive
2.
A) much
B) far
C) long
D) soon
3.
A) unhappy
B) inaccurate
C) incorrect
D) unsuccessful
4.
A) inadequate
B) misguided
C) illegible
D) misunderstood
5.
A) ill-informed B) informed
C) dissinformed D) mal-informed
6.
A) will sit
B) would sit
C) have sat
D) sit
7.
A) improbably B) impossible
C) unlikely
D) unlucky
8.
A) irrelevant
B) illiterate
C) indirect
D) illogical
9.
A) quickly
B) immediately C) fast
D) soon
10. A) after
B) afterwards
C) later
D) slower
11. A) will
B) would
C) should
D) have
12. A) was
B) were
C) be
D) is
13. A) however
B) whenever
C) whether
D) if
14. A) no
B) none
C) false
D) not
15. A) unappropriate
B) misappropriate
C) inappropriate
D) disappropriate
Book 2 Part B
Use of English
269
TEST P
Bad news
The mass media nowadays are our main source of information
about what’s happening in the world and the impression one __(1)__
from them about human __(2)__ is pretty depressing. My blood __(3)__
rises every time I switch the television on. Apart from gossip about
__(4)__ personalities, the picture they paint of human __(5)__ is that
they are violent and bloodthirsty. They just report crimes, violations
of human rights and the way we are destroying our natural __(6)__.
They rarely report __(7)__ in science or medicine; it’s a bleak picture.
Last night, there was a report about a mass __(8)__ from a prison in
Chicago during which five prison guards __(9)__ dead as the prisoners
were __(10)__ their getaway. Then there was the story of someone
who __(11)__ gunned down by police when he went berserk and
massacred ten innocent __(12)__ in a shopping centre somewhere -
again - in the United States. I see now where Hollywood __(13)__ get
their ideas from. They just turn on the news and they’ve got themselves
a __(14)__ scenario. It seems to me that news __(15)__ have become
a form of entertainment.
1.
A) takes
B) collects
C) gets
D) draws
2.
A) nature
B) character
C) species
D) persons
3.
A) level
B) impression
C) pressure
D) temperature
4.
A) film affairs
B) film business
C) show star
D) show business
5.
A) beings
B) characters
C) personalities D) people
6.
A) wealth
B) springs
C) materials
D) resources
7.
A) breakaways
B) break-ins
C) break-ups
D) breakthroughs
8.
A) break-in
B) break-out
C) breakthrough D) break-up
9.
A) have been shot
B) have shot
C) were shooting
D) were shot
10. A) taking
B) making
C) trying
D) escaping
11. A) had
B) has been
C) got
D) was got
12. A) by-passers B) passers-by
C) pedestrians
D) onlookers
13. A) screenplayers
B) scriptplayers
C) scenewriters
D) screenwriters
14. A) ready-made B) take-away
C) give away
D) high class
15. A) bulletins
B) broadcasters C) forecasts
D) reporters
TEST R
E-mail or snail mail?
Modern technology has brought about enormous improvements
in communications and yet many people are still very worried __(1)__
using the latest computer technology. I am often __(2)__ to meet
colleagues who still don’t know what the ‘e’ in e-mail stands for and
they are too __(3)__ to ask.
They assume you have to be skilled __(4)__ computers to send a
message via e-mail but in fact it is __(5)__ thing in the world. It is also
__(6)__ to send an e-mail message __(7)__ to send an ordinary letter
or a ‘snail’ message which also takes __(8)__ longer. An e-mail message
is only __(9)__ more expensive than a local telephone call to send; on
top of the call itself you also have to pay a fee to your ‘server’. If you
send a letter by __(10)__ mail it will take a couple of days to get there
whereas an e-mail will not take __(11)__ than a few seconds. Once
you become __(12)__ to using the system you will be __(13)__ at
how much more
__(14)__ it is than other means of communication.
Of course, before you have access to e-mail, you will need a fairly
__(15)__ computer, which can be quite expensive.
1.
A) for
B) about
C) at
D) with as
2.
A) surprising
B) irritating
C) surprised
D) irritated
3.
A) embarrassing
B) embarrassed
C) tired
D) tiring
4.
A) about
B) into
C) to
D) in
5.
A) simplest
B) the more simple
C) simpler
D) the simplest
6.
A) cheaper
B) more cheaper
C) cheapest
D) the cheaper
7.
A) as
B) than
C) that
D) from
8.
A) much
B) more
C) as
D) lot
9.
A) little
B) slightly
C) less
D) least
10. A) second-hand
B) low-paid
C) part-time
D) first-class
11. A) more long
B) longest
C) as long
D) longer
12. A) capable
B) accustomed C) clever
D) good
13. A) amazed
B) puzzled
C) experienced D) pleased
14. A) confident
B) certain
C) efficient
D) skilful
15. A) strong
B) great
C) powerful
D) large
Use of English
Book 2 Part B
270
AT THE AIRPORT
When you travel by air you have to get to the airport early in
order to __1__ about an hour before your flight. If you have a lot of
luggage, you can put it in a __2__ and push it to the __3__ where
someone will __4__ your ticket and weigh your luggage. If you have
__5__, it can be expensive. Your heavy luggage is put on a __6__ and
carried away. A light bag is classed as __7__ and you can take it with
you on to the plane. A(an) __8__ looks at your passport and a(an)
__9__ checks your hand luggage before you go into the __10__ to
wait till your flight is called. If you want to, you can buy some cheap
__11__ goods here. Then you see on the __12__ or you hear a(an)
__13__ that you must __14__ your plane. You go through the __15__,
then there is sometimes a __16__ before you actually enter the plane.
When all the __17__ are __18__, and when the captain and his crew
are ready in the cockpit, the plane begins to __19__ to the end of the
__20__. Finally, permission is received from the control tower and
the plane moves faster and faster in order to __21__.
1.
A) check
B) check in
C) board
D) security check
2.
A) on board
B) immigration officer
C) trolley
D) runway
3.
A) check-in desk
B) check in
C) check
D) security check
4.
A) check in
B) check
C) pass
D) depart
5.
A) security guard
B) hand luggage
C) departure lounge
D) excess baggage
6.
A) conveyor belt
B) take off
C) security check
D) board
7.
A) excess baggage
B) hand luggage
C) runway
D) departure lounge
8.
A) security guard
B) passenger
C) security check
D) immigration officer
9.
A) security guard
B) passenger
C) security check
D) immigration officer
10. A) departure gate
B) departures board
C) departure lounge
D) board
11. A) announcement
B) security guard
C) duty free
D) runway
12. A) departure gate
B) departures board
C) departure lounge
D) board
13. A) announcement
B) security guard
C) duty free
D) runway
14. A) depart
B) guard
C) lounge
D) board
15. A) departure gate
B) departures board
C) departure lounge
D) board
16. A) security guard
B) luggage
C) security check
D) immigration officer
17. A) security guard
B) passengers
C) security check
D) immigration officer
18. A) on board
B) on trolley
C) on lounge
D) on runway
19. A) trolley
B) taxi
C) run
D) take on
20. A) trolley
B) taxi
C) runway
D) board
21. A) conveyor belt
B) take off
C) security check
D) board
IN THE AIR
Flying is fun. I like being in a big __1__ with the __2__ (stewards
and stewardesses) looking after me. They walk up and down the __3__
bringing meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through some
__4__ they warn everybody that it might be bit bumpy and ask us to
fasten our __5__. On a long flight I like listening to music through the
__6__ available to all passengers, and sometimes I have a sleep. I
enjoy it all so much that I never want the plane to __7__.
1.
A) airliner
B) airline
C) cabin
D) land
2.
A) airliners
B) aisle
C) cabin crew
D) passengers
3.
A) airline
B) aisle
C) turbulence
D) land
4.
A) seat belts
B) aisle
C) turbulence
D) land
5.
A) seat belts
B) seats
C) belts
D) land
6.
A) airliners
B) headphones C) telephones
D) aisles
7.
A) take off
B) seat
C) crew
D) land
BANK ACCOUNT
It’s very simple to __1__ bank __2__ in Britain, There are very
few __3__. Just go to your local __4__, __5__ a few forms, and that’s
it. You will probably only have to pay __6__ if there is no money in
your account or if you borrow money from the bank, in other words if
you have a(an) __7__.
1.
A) account
B) close
C) open
D) fill in
2.
A) account
B) accountant
C) open
D) fill in
3.
A) overdrafts
B) documents
C) formalities
D) openings
4.
A) overdraft
B) branch
C) formalities
D) account
5.
A) account
B) collect
C) open
D) fill in
6.
A) account
B) bank charges
C) formalities
D) documents
7.
A) overdraft
B) branch
C) formality
D) open
CURRENT AND DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
For regular everyday use most people prefer a __1__ account.
This normally earns no __2__ but you are given a __3__ book, which
makes shopping and paying bills very easy. A(an) __4__ account earns
interest but it’s not so easy to __5__ your money. You sometimes
have to give a week’s __6__.
1.
A) free
B) current
C) cheque
D) withdraw
2.
A) interest
B) deposit
C) notice
D) dollar
3.
A) notice
B) note
C) cheque
D) withdraw
4.
A) interest
B) deposit
C) finance
D) current
5.
A) pay
B) invest
C) cheque
D) withdraw
6.
A) notice
B) current
C) work
D) money
TEST MASTER
EVERYDAY VOCABULARY
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
271
USING YOUR ACCOUNT
At regular intervals, perhaps monthly, you will receive a __1__
from the bank, giving details of each __2__ (money you put in) and
__3__ (money you take out). If you’re not sure how much money you
have in your account, you can just go to your bank and ask what your
__4__ is. If you have to make a regular payment, like rent, you can ask
the bank to pay this amount for you automatically. This arrangement is
called a __5__.
1.
A) balance
B) deposit
C) standing order
D) statement
2.
A) balance
B) deposit
C) standing order
D) statement
3.
A) withdrawal
B) deposit
C) standing order
D) statement
4.
A) balance
B) deposit
C) standing order
D) statement
5.
A) balance
B) deposit
C) standing order
D) statement
SPENDING
Some people spend more money than they receive. In other
words, their __1__ is greater than their __2__, If you take more
money out of the bank than you have in your account, you are __3__.
To keep a(an) __4__ of your spending, it’s a good idea when you write
a cheque to fill in the __5__, which stays in the book. Most cheques
are __6__ cheques, which means that no one else can __7__ them.
They must be paid into someone’s account
1.
A) expenditure
B) income
C) cash
D) record
2.
A) expenditure
B) income
C) cash
D) record
3.
A) counterfoil
B) underdrawn
C) overdrawn
D) crossed
4.
A) counterfoil
B) record
C) income
D) expenditure
5.
A) counterfoil
B) record
C) overdrawn
D) expenditure
6.
A) counterfoil
B) record
C) overdrawn
D) crossed
7.
A) expenditure
B) income
C) cash
D) overdraw
BOOKS AND READING 1
Match each kind of book below with the kind of material you
would normally find in it.
1.
Maps
2.
Exercises and diagrams etc. for school study
3.
Meanings of words
4.
Information about a subject
5.
An exciting story of crime or adventure
6.
Instructions, e.g. on how to maintain, repair and use a car
7.
Tourist information and advice about a place or country
8.
A list of important, famous people and details of their lives
A) Guidebook
B) Dictionary
C) Manual
D) Atlas
E) Thriller
F) Textbook
G) Who’s Who
H) Encyclopedia
BOOKS AND READING 2
I love books. I love to read. I’m a real __1__, and I love to __2__
in bookshops, just looking briefly at one book after another. I look at
the __3__, the photos or drawings. If there
are foreign or technical
words in the book, I look at the __4__ at the back for their meanings
(unless they’re explained in __5__ at the bottom of the pages) and I
look at the __6__ also at the back, which is a list of other books on the
same subject. And I use the library a lot. I __7__ two or three books
a week, and I have to pay a(an) __8__ if I return them late. Friends
often recommend books to me, and I also read book __9__ in the
newspapers. I don’t always agree with them, but anyway they let me
know what new books are being __10__.
1.
A) review
B) footnote
C) glossary
D) bookworm
2.
A) borrow
B) browse
C) lend
D) publish
3.
A) reviews
B) illustrations
C) dictionaries
D) bibliographies
4.
A) reviews
B) footnotes
C) glossary
D) bookworm
5.
A) pricelists
B) footnotes
C) glossaries
D) dictionaries
6.
A) reviews
B) covers
C) contents
D) bibliography
7.
A) borrow
B) browse
C) lend
D) book
8.
A) fine
B) attention
C) time
D) bookworm
9.
A) reviews
B) illustrations C) pricelists
D) names
10. A) created
B) produced
C) punished
D) published
CARS AND DRIVING
The amount of petrol a car uses is called the __1__ and it is
measured in __2__. The petrol goes in the __3__. The way a car
behaves (speed, brakes, acceleration etc.) is called the car’s __4__.
We can talk about the back of a __5__ (car, bus, lorry etc.) but more
often we use the word __6__. The speedometer, fuel gauge, and so
on are called __7__. To __8__ means to pass another vehicle going in
the same direction. If you have to go backwards, you __9__. The
outside surface of the car, made of metal or fiberglass, is called the
__10__. Make sure you __11__ before turning left or right.
1.
A) fuel consumption
B) petrol tank
C) petrol quality
D) pipe
2.
A) rear
B) indicate
C) mpg (miles per gallon)
D) scales
3.
A) fuel consumption
B) petrol tank
C) pipe
D) tube
4.
A) quality
B) price
C) performance D) action
5.
A) truck
B) petrol tank
C) vehicle
D) overtake
6.
A) rear
B) indicate
C) wheel
D) reverse
7.
A) vehicles
B) instruments C) performance D) body
8.
A) speed up
B) over speed C) overload
D) overtake
9.
A) run back
B) look back
C) return
D) reverse
10. A) vehicle
B) instruments C) indicate
D) body
11. A) show
B) indicate
C) slow down
D) reverse
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
272
A VISIT TO THE CINEMA
Fiona and I went to the __1__ the other day to see ‘Devil’ at the
Odeon. The __2__ by the Daily Express __3__ was good, and we
decided to go to the 8 o’clock __4__ When I arrived, Fiona was waiting
for me in the __5__, looking at a __6__ for ‘Devil’ on the wall. We
went into the __7__ and sat down. I don’t like to be too close to the
__8__ and I usually sit in the back __9__ if possible, and I prefer a seat
on the __10__ so I can stretch my legs. Before the main film there was
a Mickey Mouse __11__ then a __12__ for the following week’s film.
‘Devil’ was a __13__ film and I was quite terrified, but Fiona thought
it was funny.
1.
A) cinema
B) pub
C) picnic
D) theater
2.
A) foyer
B) show
C) repetition
D) review
3.
A) yard
B) trailer
C) critic
D) performance
4.
A) film
B) action
C) critic
D) performance
5.
A) foyer
B) living room C) aisle
D) office
6.
A) picture
B) poster
C) screen
D) mirror
7.
A) office
B) home
C) auditorium
D) saloon
8.
A) foyer
B) screen
C) mirror
D) review
9.
A) row
B) sit
C) auditorium
D) yard
10. A) foyer
B) screen
C) aisle
D) review
11. A) cinema
B) cartoon
C) critic
D) film
12. A) trailer
B) repetition
C) show
D) artist
13. A) trailer
B) comedy
C) thriller
D) horror
A FILM REVIEW
Marlon Brando is a superb actor and in ‘On the Waterfront’ he
gave his finest __1__. It is his best-known __2__. The __3__ also
included Eva Marie Saint and Karl Maiden and the film’s __4__, Elia
Kazan, never made a better film. Parts of the film were shot in the
__5__ in Hollywood, but a lot was made on __6__ in the streets of
New York, which makes it at times like a __7__. The critics loved the
film but it was not only a __8__ success. It was a great __9__ success
as well, and made an enormous profit. The __10__ is about a young
man’s attempt to be a boxing champion.
1.
A) performance
B) action
C) critical
D) plot
2.
A) comedy
B) role
C) film
D) play
3.
A) performance
B) documentary
C) critics
D) cast
4.
A) player
B) actor
C) plot
D) director
5.
A) location
B) home office C) studio
D) box office
6.
A) location
B) role
C) studio
D) box office
7.
A) performance
B) documentary
C) critical
D) trailer
8.
A) perform
B) role
C) critical
D) cast
9.
A) location
B) auditorium
C) studio
D) box office
10. A) location
B) role
C) plot
D) director
MEDICAL STAFF AND PATIENTS
Match each of these people with the correct definition below.
1.
an ordinary doctor
2.
someone who looks after sick people in hospital
3.
person who helps people with mental problems
4.
sick person receiving treatment
5.
sick person who has to stay in hospital
6.
sick person who has to visit the hospital regularly for treatment
7.
someone who operates on sick people
8.
person badly injured in an accident, fire, war
9.
person who helps at the birth of a- baby
10. person who studies to be a doctor
11. person who specializes in one area of medical treatment
A) patient
B) psychiatrist
C) in-patient
D) specialist
E) casualty
F) out-patient
G) surgeon
H) nurse
I) midwife
J) medical student
K) general practitioner
DOCTORS’ SURGERIES AND HOSPITALS
When I go to the doctor, I tell the __1__ my name and take a seat
in the __2__ room. My doctor is very busy so I have to make a(an)
__3__ before I go to see him. He asks me what’s wrong with me, I tell
him the __4__ of my illness, for example high temperature, difficulty
in breathing, or pains, and then he will usually __5__ me. He’ll listen
to my heart with his __6__, he’ll hold my wrist to feel my __7__, he’ll
take my __8__ with his __9__. The problem is usually something
simple and he might give me a __10__ for some medicine, which I
take to the __11__. Of course, if I needed more serious __12__, I’d
have to go to hospital. There I’d be put in a bed in a(an) __13__ with
10 or 20 other people. If there were something seriously wrong with
me, I might need a(an) __14__.
1.
A) receptionist
B) chemist
C) ward
D) appointment
2.
A) operation
B) ward
C) waiting
D) examine
3.
A) agreement
B) attempt
C) speech
D) appointment
4.
A) treatments B) pulse
C) symptoms
D) prescription
5.
A) operate
B) bill
C) treat
D) examine
6.
A) periscope
B) pulse
C) symptom
D) stethoscope
7.
A) skin
B) pulse
C) symptoms
D) blood
8.
A) pulse
B) temperature C) blood
D) heart
9.
A) meter
B) barometer
C) thermometer
D) kilometer
10. A) prescription
B) bill
C) receipt
D) medicine
11. A) receptionist
B) chemist
C) biologist
D) therapist
12. A) treatment
B) threat
C) symptom
D) stethoscope
13. A) operation room
B) ward
C) waiting room
D) dormitory
14. A) operation
B) receipt
C) prescription D) examining
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
273
EDUCATION
When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to
a __1__ school, where they learn simple games and songs. Their first
real school is called a __2__ school. In Britain children start this school
at the age of five. The __3__ year in Britain begins in September and
is divided into three __4__ Schools __5__ for the summer holiday in
July. __6__education begins at the age of about eleven, and most
schools at this level are __7__ which means boys and girls study
together in the same classes. In Britain education is __8__ from five to
16 years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for
another two or three years after 16 to take higher exams. Most children
go to __9__ schools, which are maintained by the government or
local education authorities, but some children go to __10__ schools,
which can be very expensive. University courses normally last three
years and then students __11__, which means they receive their
__12__. At university, teaching is by __13__ (an individual lesson
between a teacher and one or two students), __14__ (a class of students
discussing a subject with a teacher), __15__ (when a teacher gives a
prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study.
Most people who receive a university place are given a __16__ by
the government to help pay their __17__ and living expenses.
1.
A) primary
B) nursery
C) boarding
D) co-educational
2.
A) primary
B) graduate
C) compulsory
D) secondary
3.
A) academic
B) nursery school
C) graduate
D) co-educational
4.
A) fees
B) forms
C) degrees
D) terms
5.
A) finish
B) break up
C) over
D) run
6.
A) good
B) private
C) secondary
D) higher
7.
A) academic
B) nursery school
C) graduate
D) co-educational
8.
A) voluntary
B) forbidden
C) compulsory
D) free
9.
A) boarding
B) private
C) state
D) secondary
10. A) primary
B) private
C) state
D)boarding
11. A) break up
B) practice
C) graduate
D) lecture
12. A) fees
B) tutorial
C) degree
D) certificate
13. A) discussion
B) tutorial
C) lesson
D) lecture
14. A) lecture
B) meeting
C) discussion
D) seminar
15. A) lecture
B) meeting
C) discussion
D) seminar
16. A) award
B) grant
C) certificate
D) present
17. A) fees
B) expenditures
C) degree
D) total
ELECTIONS
People sometimes try to __1__ the result of an election weeks
before it takes place. Several hundred people are asked which party
they prefer, and their answers are used to guess the result of the
coming election. This is called a(an) __2__. Meanwhile each party
conducts its election __3__ with meetings, speeches, television
commercials and party members going from door to door encouraging
people to __4__ their party. In Britain everyone over 18 is eligible to
__5__. The place where people go to vote in an election is called
a
__6__ and the day of the election is often known as __7__ day. The
voters put their votes in a __8__ box
and later they are counted. The
__9__ with the most votes is then declared the winner.
1.
A) vote
B) elect
C) predict
D) support
2.
A) opinion poll B) campaign
C) paradox
D) elector
3.
A) campaign
B) ballot
C) commercials D) summits
4.
A) vote
B) improve
C) predict
D) support
5.
A) vote
B) elect
C) predict
D) support
6.
A) campaign
B) ballot box
C) polling
D) polling station
7.
A) vote
B) election
C) predict
D) polling
8.
A) election
B) ballot
C) polling
D) vote
9.
A) voter
B) member
C) candidate
D) president
GOVERNMENT
In most countries, except __1__ states there are several different
political parties. The one with the __2__ of seats normally forms the
government, and the parties which are against the government are
called the __3__. Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and
several parties must combine together in a __4__ to form a
government. The principal ministers in the government form a group
called the __5__. The leader of this group, and of the government, is
the __6__, Of course, there
are many different kinds of parties and
governments. A socialist or communist party is often described as
__7__. A conservative party on the other hand, is usually said to be
__8__. Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party
or between two parties there is a big argument or deep difference of
opinion. This is called a(an) __9__. When, on the other hand, two
parties work together, this is sometimes called an __10__.
1.
A) cabinet
B) majority
C) coalition
D) one-party
2.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
3.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
4.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
5.
A) cabinet
B) majority
C) left-wing
D) one-party state
6.
A) cabinet minister
B) majority
C) prime minister
D) president
7.
A) right-wing
B) left-wing
C) alliance
D) coalition
8.
A) right-wing
B) left-wing
C) alliance
D) coalition
9.
A) opposition
B) coalition
C) alliance
D) split
10. A) opposition
B) coalition
C) alliance
D) split
RENTING A FLAT
The first thing I had to do in Belfast was to find somewhere to
live, if possible a small, one-bed roomed __1__. I didn’t want to share
a kitchen or toilet; I wanted to be independent in my own self- __2__
place. I decided I could pay a __3__ of £50 a week. I couldn’t find what
I wanted in the newspaper __4__ so I went to a(an) __5__. They
offered me a nice place. It was in a modern __6__ on the third floor. I
had to pay the agency a __7__, and the __8__ wanted a big __9__ and
__10__ from my employer and bank manager.
1.
A) apartment
B) block
C) flat
D) hotel
2.
A) contained
B) rent
C) fee
D) accommodation
3.
A) borrow
B) rent
C) lend
D) get
4.
A) advertisements
B) references
C) pictures
D) headlines
5.
A) newspaper agency
B) police officer
C) state agency
D) accommodation agency
6.
A) land
B) block
C) flat
D) room
7.
A) reference
B) rent
C) fee
D) deposit
8.
A) landlord
B) ownership
C) tenant
D) deposit
9.
A) advertisement
B) reference
C) flat
D) deposit
10. A) advertisements
B) references
C) advertisements
D) deposit
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
274
BUYING A HOUSE
Tony and Sheila’s first home was a(an) __1__ house, one of a line
of houses all connected. But several years later when they had a small
child, they found it rather __2__ for three people. They wanted
something more __3__ and so decided to move. They went to a(an)
__4__ and looked at details of the houses he had to offer. They looked
at a __5__ house (one of a pair attached to each other), liked it, and
asked a __6__ to inspect it for them. He said that it was in good
__7__, and they therefore decided to buy it. Luckily they sold their
house quickly and soon a(an) __8__ firm was taking all their furniture
and other possessions to their new home. But already, after a couple
of years, they are hoping to move again. Tony’s business is doing well
and they want to get a(an) __9__ to design a modern, __10__ house
for them, and a(an) __11__ to build it.
1.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
2.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
3.
A) cramped
B) detached
C) spacious
D) stuffy
4.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) tenant
5.
A) detached
B) semi-detached
C) cramped
D) terraced
6.
A) architect
B) surveyor
C) tenant
D) builder
7.
A) condition
B) manner
C) mood
D) case
8.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) removals
9.
A) builder
B) estate-agent
C) architect
D) landlord
10. A) detached
B) apartment
C) cramped
D) villa
11. A) agent
B) surveyor
C) architect
D) builder
EATING OUT
I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of
__1__, I choose a __2__. I want to cook, I read the __3__. I prepare all
the necessary __4__ and follow the instructions. But the result is
terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick __5__. So I
often __6__. I don’t like grand restaurants. It’s not the expense; it’s
just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the __7__ gives me a(an)
__8__ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots
of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the __9__. I never
know how much to leave as a __10__. I prefer __11__ places, like
hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat
straightaway. And I like __12__ places, where you buy a meal in a
special container and take it home.
1.
A) cookery books
B) menus
C) recipe
D) ingredients
2.
A) menu
B) take-away
C) food
D) dish
3.
A) cookery books
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredients
4.
A) cookery books
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredients
5.
A) eat out
B) take away
C) snack
D) fast food
6.
A) eat out
B) take away
C) snack
D) cook
7.
A) servant
B) waiter
C) hostess
D) receptionist
8.
A) cookery book
B) menu
C) recipe
D) ingredient
9.
A) bill
B) income
C) tip
D) receipt
10. A) gift
B) money
C) tip
D) dish
11. A) eat out
B) cookery
C) snack
D) fast food
12. A) eat out
B) take-away
C) fast food
D) take-out
ENTERTAINING AT HOME
Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves __1__.
She lays the table: puts the __2__ in the right places, sets out the
plates and puts a clean white __3__ at each place. For the meal itself,
she usually gives her guests some kind of __4__ first, for example
soup or melon. Next comes the __5__, which is usually meat (unless
some of her guests are __6__ or if they’re on a special __7__) with a
__8__ of salad. For __9__ it’s usually fruit or ice-cream, and then
coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing
the __10__, as in the kitchen the __11__ is full of dirty __12__.
1.
A) diet
B) entertaining C) crockery
D) side dish
2.
A) dessert
B) main course C) cutlery
D) side dish
3.
A) sink
B) paper
C) cutlery
D) napkin
4.
A) main course B) dessert
C) starter
D) side dish
5.
A) main course B) dessert
C) main course D) side dish
6.
A) vegetarian
B) entertaining C) crockery
D) cook
7.
A) diet
B) entertaining C) cutlery
D) main course
8.
A) diet
B) dessert
C) cutlery
D) side dish
9.
A) side dish
B) dessert
C) starter
D) main course
10. A) washing up B) cooking
C) diet
D) cutlery
11. A) refrigerator B) crockery
C) cutlery
D) sink
12. A) sink
B) crockery
C) meal
D) napkins
GAMBLING
Some people are __1__ gamblers which means that they simply
cannot stop __2__ on horses or playing games of __3__. It can be like
a disease. If you’re lucky, you can win a __4__ but if you’re unlucky it
can __5__ your life. And most people are unlucky. The __6__ are
always against the gambler. At the race course it is the __7__ who
win and the __8__ who lose. From a game of roulette in the __9__,
the house makes a profit, the gambler often goes __10__.
1.
A) punter
B) betting
C) broke
D) compulsive
2.
A) playing
B) betting
C) cheating
D) racing
3.
A) lucky
B) odds
C) fortune
D) chance
4.
A) wreck
B) treasure
C) fortune
D) money
5.
A) wreck
B) odd
C) fortune
D) improve
6.
A) wrecks
B) odds
C) fortunes
D) luck
7.
A) casinos
B) bookmakers C) brokers
D) horses
8.
A) punters
B) bookmakers C) brokers
D) horses
9.
A) casino
B) race
C) cafe
D) gamble
10. A) breaking
B) rich
C) broke
D) unlucky
SMOKING
To many people smoking is not just a pleasure, it is a(an) __1__.
They need it, depend on it, can’t stop it. If they haven’t smoked for
some hours, they feel a(an) __2__ for a cigarette. They often __3__
smoke, which means they light another cigarette immediately they
have __4__ the one before. Smoking is often considered __5__ since
many people don’t like the smell of cigarettes or the sight of the
smoker’s __6__ fingers or __7__ -trays full of cigarette-ends. Above
all, smoking is __8__ to health and in many countries a warning is
printed on every __9__ of cigarettes. Scientists have proved that
there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be __10__-
cancer.
1.
A) addiction
B) craving
C) entertainment
D) joy
2.
A) hatred
B) craving
C) disgust
D) repulsion
3.
A) chain
B) pain
C) repeat
D) packet
4.
A) put off
B) put out
C) put in
D) put up
Book 2 Part B
Everyday Vocabulary
275
5.
A) harmful
B) joyful
C) stained
D) antisocial
6.
A) dirty
B) craving
C) stained
D) broken
7.
A) smoke
B) fire
C) ash
D) kitchen
8.
A) harmful
B) harmless
C) helpful
D) useful
9.
A) carton
B) packet
C) box
D) envelope
10. A) harmful
B) harmless
C) useful
D) fatal
DRINKING
Drinking habits vary. Some people don’t drink alcohol at all, just
__1__ drinks like fruit juice. They are called __2__. Others like to
__3__ a glass of wine slowly, just to be __4__. Others like to drink
glass after glass of beer, or possibly __5__ such as whisky, brandy or
vodka. Soon they become __6__ and if they continue, they’ll get
__7__ and wake up the next morning with a bad __8__. Some people
are dependent on alcohol. They can’t do without it. They are __9__.
One thing is certain. If you drive, you shouldn’t drink. Stay __10__.
1.
A) heavy
B) bitter
C) sweet
D) soft
2.
A) alcoholics
B) teetotalers
C) sober
D) soft drinkers
3.
A) dip
B) tip
C) sip
D) rip
4.
A) antisocial
B) sociable
C) socialist
D) spirits
5.
A) springs
B) foods
C) juices
D) spirits
6.
A) sober
B) sociable
C) tipsy
D) hangover
7.
A) sober
B) sociable
C) drunk
D) tipsy
8.
A) sober
B) backache
C) tipsy
D) hangover
9.
A) alcoholics
B) teetotalers
C) hangovers
D) tipsy
10. A) sober
B) sociable
C) tipsy
D) hangover
INDUSTRY
The health of a big, developed country’s __1__ depends largely
on its industry. Factories have to keep busy. They must __2__ and sell
their __3__ in large quantities. __4__ must make and sell ships; car
__5__ must make and sell cars. A period of industrial success, when
everything goes well and large profits are made, is called a(an) __6__.
On the other hand a period when there is not much industrial activity
is called a __7__. To maintain a high level of production is not simple.
For example Japan, a very successful industrialized country, has very
few natural __8__ such as oil or coal, and has to __9__ them from
other countries in order to keep its industries going, and thus to
supply needs at home and also to __10__ its goods to its overseas
__11__.
1.
A) imports
B) productions C) economy
D) exports
2.
A) import
B) produce
C) create
D) export
3.
A) shipyards
B) plants
C) discoveries
D) products
4.
A) shipyards
B) ports
C) factories
D) manufacturers
5.
A) yards
B) plants
C) centers
D) resources
6.
A) slump
B) increase
C) boom
D) import
7.
A) export
B) slump
C) boom
D) decrease
8.
A) markets
B) products
C) imports
D) resources
9.
A) import
B) produce
C) borrow
D) export
10. A) import
B) produce
C) lend
D) export
11. A) markets
B) bazaars
C) shops
D) trades
AGRICULTURE
A country which wishes to be __1__ in food will encourage its
__2__ to produce as much as possible so that it will not be dependent
on food imports. If there is not much rain, __3__ must be built on
rivers to provide water to __4__ the land. If the land is not naturally
rich, chemical __5__ must be used to make it __6__. Then __7__ (of
wheat, rice etc.) will grow, the __8__ will be good, and in addition the
__9__ (cattle, sheep etc.) will have grass to eat. If this does not
happen, the __10__ sector of the country’s economy will suffer and
the country will have to import food from abroad.
1.
A) infertile
B) fertile
C) self-sufficient
D) agricultural
2.
A) farmers
B) crops
C) dams
D) harvest
3.
A) farms
B) crops
C) dams
D) bridges
4.
A) irrigate
B) fertile
C) dry
D) moisturize
5.
A) fertilizers
B) agriculturals C) crops
D) ) harvest
6.
A) unproductive
B) agricultural
C) irrigated
D) fertile
7.
A) corns
B) plants
C) crops
D) flowers
8.
A) irrigation
B) agriculture
C) crop
D) harvest
9.
A) wild animals
B) crops
C) dams
D) livestock
10. A) fertilizer
B) agricultural C) irrigation
D) livestock
A SUMMIT MEETING
The American President and the Russian __1__ have announced
their intention to __2__ a(an) __3__ in Vienna next month. The two
countries have already had __4__ talks and decided on a(an) __5__ for
the meeting. The main __6__ will be a discussion about the nuclear
arms situation. At a __7__ conference held in Washington yesterday
a government __8__ told journalists that the unfortunate __9__ of
last year’s talks between the two countries had been caused by
disagreements over arms. He said the Vienna meeting would be a
chance for the two nations to __10__ their differences.
1.
A) spokesperson
B) leader
C) citizen
D) people
2.
A) settle
B) declare
C) ask
D) hold
3.
A) summit meeting
B) breakdown
C) gathering
D) agenda
4.
A) settle
B) preliminary C) gathering
D) prime
5.
A) topic
B) subject
C) agenda
D) time
6.
A) summit meeting
B) breakdown
C) item
D) agenda
7.
A) spokesperson
B) leader
C) agenda
D) news
8.
A) spokesperson
B) leader
C) worker
D) prime minister
9.
A) breakup
B) breakdown
C) breakin
D) breaking
10. A) settle
B) lead
C) support
D) hold
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Neighboring countries A and B had always had very good, close
relations, but in 1992, owing to a disagreement over the exact location
of the border between them, a(an) __1__ began to develop. Finally, in
1994, in __2__ at military activity by country B near the border,
country A announced its intention to __3__, __4__ relations with
country B. Both countries withdrew their __5__ and the __6__ in the
two countries were closed down, It is hoped that a solution will be
found and that it will be possible to __7__ normal trade, cultural and
diplomatic __8__ as soon as possible.
1.
A) resume
B) agreement
C) link
D) split
2.
A) celebration
B) protest
C) agreement
D) disagreement
3.
A) break off
B) break in
C) break out
D) break down
4.
A) educational B) sanitary
C) ambassador
D) diplomatic
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5.
A) presidents
B) ministers
C) ambassadors D) bureaucrats
6.
A) palaces
B) embassies
C) centers
D) hotels
7.
A) resume
B) give up
C) cease
D) halt
8.
A) borders
B) embassies
C) links
D) splits
AN ARREST
A policeman was sent to __1__ the disappearance of some
property from a hotel. When he arrived, he found that the hotel staff
had caught a boy in one of the rooms with a camera and some cash.
When the policeman tried to __2__ the boy, he became violent and
the policeman had to __3__ him. At the police station the boy could
not give a satisfactory explanation for his actions and the police decided
to __4__ him with the __5__ of the camera and cash. They took his
__6__ locked him in a __7__ and __8__ him overnight. The next
morning he appeared in __9__ before the __10__. He took a(an) __11__
and __12__ not guilty. Two __13__, the owner of the property and a
member of the hotel staff, gave __14__. After both sides of the case
had been heard the boy was __15__ guilty. He had to pay a(an) __16__
of £50 and he was given a __17__ of three months in prison suspended
for two years.
1.
A) arrest
B) magistrate
C) investigate
D) detain
2.
A) arrest
B) investigate C) charge
D) save
3.
A) arrest
B) plead
C) handcuff
D) detain
4.
A) arrest
B) sentence
C) detain
D) charge
5.
A) thieving
B) steal
C) theft
D) evidence
6.
A) fingerprints B) tiptoes
C) handcuffs
D) witnesses
7.
A) prison
B) dungeon
C) cell
D) jail
8.
A) took
B) charged
C) handcuffed
D) detained
9.
A) dungeon
B) prison
C) station
D) court
10. A) criminal
B) magistrate
C) lawyer
D) prosecutor
11. A) witness
B) oath
C) promise
D) plead
12. A) asked
B) pleaded
C) promised
D) begged
13. A) witnesses
B) magistrates C) friends
D) opponents
14. A) criminal
B) magistrate
C) investigations
D) evidence
15. A) found
B) sentenced
C) celled
D) charged
16. A) fine
B) oath
C) sentence
D) money
17. A) word
B) sentence
C) fine
D) charge
LAW AND PUNISMENT
If you want legal advice in Britain, you go to a __1__. At the end
of the __2__, the judge orders the twelve men and women of the
__3__ to retire and consider their __4__ guilty or not guilty. Men or
women who look after prisoners in prison are called prison officers or
__5__. If a person dies in unusual circumstances, a(an) __6__ is held at
a special court, and the ‘judge’ is called a __7__. A policeman who
investigates serious crime is called a __8__. He wears __9__ clothes,
not uniform. In some countries murderers are executed but other
countries have abolished the death __10__.
1.
A) trial
B) coroner
C) solicitor
D) prosecutor
2.
A) trial
B) event
C) incident
D) verdict
3.
A) inquisitive
B) team
C) detectives
D) jury
4.
A) trial
B) response
C) answer
D) verdict
5.
A) detectives
B) coroners
C) warders
D) soldiers
6.
A) inquest
B) trial
C) verdict
D) jury
7.
A) warder
B) coroner
C) jury
D) criminal
8.
A) warder
B) coroner
C) detective
D) jury
9.
A) colorful
B) plain
C) detective
D) jury
10. A) fine
B) sentence
C) punishment D) penalty
CLASSICAL MUSIC
While the concert __1__ was filling up and the __2__ were taking
their seats, the __3__ were tuning their __4__. The famous __5__
entered. He gave the audience a low __6__, picked up his __7__,
looked briefly at the __8__ which lay open in front of him, and raised
his hands. The pianist placed her fingers ready over the __9__ of her
piano. The __10__ section of the orchestra (violinists, cellists etc.)
brought their __11__ up, ready to play. The concert was about to
begin.
1.
A) area
B) saloon
C) stadium
D) hall
2.
A) spectators
B) musicians
C) audience
D) watchers
3.
A) spectators
B) musicians
C) audience
D) watchers
4.
A) instruments B) tools
C) devices
D) apparatus
5.
A) conductor
B) singer
C) director
D) actor
6.
A) hug
B) bow
C) greeting
D) hello
7.
A) stick
B) string
C) score
D) baton
8.
A) book
B) notebook
C) score
D) baton
9.
A) keys
B) buttons
C) switches
D) strings
10. A) drum
B) bow
C) singer
D) string
11. A) keys
B) sticks
C) bows
D) batons
POPULAR MUSIC
After the Beatles, The Rolling Stones have probably been the
most successful __1__ in Britain. Most of their records have gone into
the __2__ ten and they’ve had many at __3__ one. But their records
have usually been made in a recording __4__ and I always wanted to
hear them __5__ at a __6__. I wanted to see them perform on __7__
in front of thousands of excited __8__. And I did, at Earls Court in
1990. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the __9__, sang all the old
favorites. I couldn’t hear the __10__ very well because of the noise,
but somehow it didn’t matter.
1.
A) group
B) team
C) squad
D) vocalists
2.
A) upper
B) bottom
C) good
D) top
3.
A) top
B) best
C) number
D) worst
4.
A) center
B) studio
C) institution
D) house
5.
A) live
B) living
C) alive
D) life
6.
A) stage
B) concert
C) studio
D) cinema
7.
A) stage
B) concert
C) studio
D) movie
8.
A) watchers
B) supporters
C) fans
D) spectators
9.
A) vocal
B) lyrics
C) actor
D) vocalist
10. A) letters
B) lyrics
C) words
D) scripts
FAMINE AND FLOOD
If a country has no rain for a long time, this dry period is called a
__1__. In countries dependent on their agriculture, this can lead to a
period of __2__, when there is not enough food and people actually
__3__ (die of hunger). They die of __4__. When it rains very heavily
and the land is under water, this is called a __5__. In this situation
people and animals can __6__. Sometimes __7__ have to __8__ food
supplies to people in areas which are __9__.
1.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
2.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
3.
A) survive
B) starve
C) drop
D) extinct
4.
A) starvation
B) starve
C) drown
D) drought
5.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
6.
A) starve
B) drown
C) swim
D) extinct
7.
A) trains
B) balloons
C) parachutes
D) helicopters
8.
A) throw
B) starve
C) drop
D) fly
9.
A) cut up
B) cut off
C) cut down
D) cut in
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EARTHQUAKE AND EPIDEMIC
In some parts of the world, the ground shakes from time to time.
This is called a(an)
__1__ and if it’s a bad one, the number of __2__
(dead and injured people) is sometimes large. Buildings often
__3__
and
__4__ teams have to search for people who are __5__ under the
__6__. Sometimes water supplies are affected and there is a(an) __7__
of disease, called a(an)
__8__. __9__ teams are sent by the government
to help the sick. The death
__10__ can reach hundreds or even
thousands.
1.
A) casualty
B) outbreak
C) earthquake
D) collapse
2.
A) casualties
B) outbreaks
C) epidemics
D) wounded
3.
A) tremble
B) outbreak
C) quake
D) collapse
4.
A) epidemic
B) quake
C) rescue
D) saving
5.
A) pressed
B) squeezed
C) rescued
D) trapped
6.
A) rubble
B) toll
C) bubble
D) hole
7.
A) casualty
B) outbreak
C) abundance
D) collapse
8.
A) epidemic
B) disaster
C) illness
D) outbreak
9.
A) epidemic
B) medical
C) rescue
D) quake
10. A) rubble
B) toll
C) result
D) outbreak
FIRE
During the night it was reported that a house was __1__ fire.
Someone phoned the fire __2__ and a fire __3__ was sent to the
house. One fire __4__ was __5__ by smoke and taken to hospital, but
in half an hour the fire was __6__ control and after another half hour it
was finally __7__. At first the police thought it was an accident, but
later they found matches and a petrol can and began to suspect __8__.
1.
A) under
B) in
C) on
D) out
2.
A) team
B) brigade
C) police
D) bridge
3.
A) engine
B) brigade
C) agent
D) car
4.
A) engine
B) brigade
C) police
D) man
5.
A) undercome B) overgone
C) overcome
D) overwent
6.
A) under
B) over
C) in
D) out
7.
A) put in
B) put by
C) put off
D) put out
8.
A) accident
B) arson
C) burglar
D) robbery
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A taxi, sometimes called a __1__, is the most comfortable way to
travel. You simply __2__ the taxi in the street or go to a taxi __3__,
where there
are several taxis waiting, for example at a station. At the
end of your journey, you can see how much the __4__ is by looking at
the __5__. You add a __6__ to this, and that’s it. Very simple. But
expensive! What about taking a bus? If it has- two floors, it’s called a
double- __7__ and you can get a good view from the top. If it has only
one floor, it’s called a(an) __8__-decker. Most buses have a two-
person __9__ the __10__, who drives, of course, and the __11__,
who takes your money. Keep your ticket because a(an) __12__ might
want to __13__ it. You catch a bus by waiting at a bus __14__. You can
see where a bus is going because the __15__ is written on the front.
But try to avoid the __16__ hour. Quicker than the bus is the
underground (called the __17__ in London, the __18__ in New York
and the __19__ in Paris and many other cities). You buy your ticket at
the ticket-office. Go down to the __20__ on the __21__ or in the
__22__. The train comes. The __23__ doors open. You get on. You
look at the map of the underground system, Very simple. For longer
distances take a train or a long distance bus, usually called a __24__
which is slower but cheaper. The train is very fast. Put your luggage
on the __25__ and sit and wait till you arrive.
1.
A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
2.
A) coach
B) hail
C) tube
D) fare
3.
A) rank
B) center
C) lift
D) platform
4.
A) price
B) cost
C) fair
D) fare
5.
A) crew
B) check
C) meter
D) metro
6.
A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
7.
A) bus
B) floor
C) decker
D) storey
8.
A) single
B) only
C) one
D) solo
9.
A) crew
B) team
C) group
D) metro
10. A) rider
B) driver
C) writer
D) runner
11. A) accountant B) performer
C) conductor
D) inspector
12. A) accountant B) inspector
C) conductor
D) performer
13. A) crew
B) check
C) subway
D) metro
14. A) center
B) station
C) stop
D) platform
15. A) return
B) destination C) name
D) road
16. A) quick
B) rush
C) crowded
D) bad
17. A) floor
B) metro
C) tube
D) subway
18. A) subway
B) lift
C) metro
D) tube
19. A) crew
B) subway
C) tube
D) metro
20. A) rank
B) storey
C) stop
D) platform
21. A) escalator
B) cab
C) ladder
D) building
22. A) rack
B) ladder
C) lift
D) stairs
23. A) colorful
B) working
C) gliding
D) sliding
24. A) coach
B) hail
C) tube
D) rack
25. A) rack
B) tip
C) lift
D) cab
ROMANCE
Ann was a very __1__ girl who often dreamed of love and
marriage. She was especially __2__ to a young man called Michael,
who worked in the same office as she did, and he was very __3__ on
her too. They became friendly and one day Michael asked her to go
out with him. Their first __4__ was a visit to the cinema, and they
both enjoyed the evening so much that they decided to __5__ together
regularly. Michael was a bit untidy and rather young, and Ann’s parents
didn’t __6__ of him at first, but Ann was a sensible, __7__ girl and
they had confidence in her. For a year or so everything went well, but
then somehow they slowly began to __8__, until finally they decided
to __9__ their __10__.
1.
A) realistic
B) romantic
C) mature
D) immature
2.
A) approved
B) interested
C) attracted
D) involved
3.
A) keen
B) interested
C) attracted
D) involved
4.
A) engagement B) dating
C) relationship D) date
5.
A) go in
B) go out
C) go off
D) go up
6.
A) approve
B) interest
C) attract
D) involve
7.
A) immature
B) romantic
C) mature
D) crazy
8.
A) settle down B) drift apart
C) break in
D) drift up
9.
A) break down B) drift apart
C) break in
D) break off
10. A) relationship B) date
C) marriage
D) divorce
MARRIAGE
One evening, although he was nervous, Joe decided to __1__ to
his girlfriend, Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became __2__
and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to
get married (they were both over 18 so they did not need their
parents’ __3__). Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest,
but Joe and Linda decided on a __4__ ceremony in a registry office.
On the day of the __5__ Linda, the __6__, was very calm, but Joe, the
__7__, was nervous. Afterwards, at the __8__, speeches were made
and the guests drank a __9__ to the happy couple, who finally left for
a __10__ in Spain.
1.
A) offer
B) engage
C) divorce
D) propose
2.
A) married
B) engaged
C) divorced
D) parted
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