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40. A good friend will always ______ you when you’re in trouble.
A) stand by
B) stand up
C) stand for
D) stand up against
41. In her first year in business, my aunt came ______ more problems
than she had expected.
A) down on
B) out of
C) in to
D) up against
42. You can count ______ me if you ever want any help.
A) in
B) on
C) up
D) by
43. If you’re sure the trip isn’t going to cost more than ten pounds,
then you can count me ______.
A) in
B) off
C) up
D) with
44. We’ll get home much quicker if we ______ this field.
A) cut across
B) cut down
C) cut out
D) cut off
45. Your wife is so rude. If I were you, I wouldn’t stand _____ her.
A) by
B) to
C) at
D) for
46. You mustn’t let him treat you so badly; you must stand ______
him and be strong.
A) for
B) by
C) up to
D) down
47. If you ______ (subtract) twenty-five from a hundred, you are left
with seventy-five.
A) put down
B) take away
C) take off
D) cross out
48. I was feeling rather tired, so I didn’t really ______ what the
teacher was saying.
A) take up
B) take in
C) take over
D) take away
49. I’m very flattered that you want me to make the speech at the
end-of-term party, but, to be honest with you, I don’t really
______ it (think I’m capable of doing it).
A) feel up to
B) feel for
C) feel on to
D) feel by
50. The landlord threatened to evict her when she fell ______ her
rent.
A) behind with B) down in
C) out of
D) behind for
51. We were both completely taken ______ by the car salesman,
who turned out to be a crook.
A) out
B) up
C) in
D) down
52. I knew from the start he was dishonest so I wasn’t taken ______
by him, but some of my friends lost money.
A) in
B) domn
C) at
D) to
53. The plane ______ late because of the terrible weather.
A) blew up
B) grew up
C) went on
D) took off
54. I think it’s a lot more difficult to ______ children nowadays than
it used to be.
A) bring out
B) bring off
C) bring on
D) bring up
55. How many more times have I got to tell you not to ______ here
without knocking?
A) burst out
B) burst on
C) burst in
D) burst off
56. The present situation calls ______ prompt action.
A) on
B) by
C) off
D) for
57. Anyway, John, ______ (remove) your coat and come through and
meet the others.
A) take off
B) get together C) hold up
D) put on
58. They always ______ extra staff in the summer.
A) put on
B) take in
C) put in
D) take on
59. The company has had a bad year, and will therefore not be taking
______ any new workers.
A) up
B) off
C) after
D) on
60. I’m going to the bank to ______ some money.
A) take in
B) take out
C) take on
D) take back
61. The marriage will ______ next Monday at noon.
A) take place
B) go off
C) come together
D)carry on
62. I really thought he was telling the truth. He certainly took
me ______ .
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
63. When I retire I think I’ll ______ (start/begin) painting.
A) set off
B) break in
C) get in
D) take up
64. My doctor advised me to get some exercise, so I’ve decided to
______ tennis.
A) take up
B) take after
C) take on
D) take down
65. When he came back to England, he ______ up the job he had had
before.
A) got
B) took
C) made
D) set
66. I’m afraid I can’t give you an answer straight away, Mr. Green. I’d
like to ______ for a day or two.
A) think of it
B) think it up
C) think it over D) think it out
67. I’ll be back soon; I’m just going to ______ my new bike.
A) try for
B) try out
C) try over
D) try on
68. Oh, blast! The button’s has just ______ my dress.
A) come down B) come out
C) come round D) come off
69. There was an expectant hush from the audience as the leading
actor ______ stage.
A) came into
B) came on
C) came by
D) came off
70. I think I’ll go to bed .I can feel a headache ______.
A) coming on
B) coming over C) coming out
D) coming on
71. In order to be able to afford a holiday every summer I have to try
to put ______ some money each month.
A) away
B) for
C) in
D) off
72. If Diane doesn’t turn ______ in the next five minutes, then we’ll
have to go without her.
A) out
B) up
C) off
D) in
73. They turned ______ at the party, despite the bad weather.
A) round
B) in
C) back
D) up
74. The effects of the anesthetic used for the operation take quite
time to ______ off.
A) wear
B) turn
C) give
D) move
75. Our school ______ for the summer holidays on 10th July.
A) breaks up
B) breaks down C) breaks in
D) breaksoff
76. When you come to London, I can ______ for the night.
A) put you down
B) put you off
C) put you up
D) put you right
Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.
77. Robert started to get out of bed, but he was so weak from his
illness that he fainted on the floor.
A) passed out
B) passed down
C) passed away
D) passed over
78. Poor old Mr. Lonely died
peacefully on Tuesday.
A) passed out
B) passed away
C) passed down
D) passed over
79. Low pressure coming in from the Mediterranean will cause
a
change in the weather.
A) bring round B) bring down C) bring up
D) bring about
80. Is he going to participa
te in the 5000 meters race this year?
A) go on
B) go in
C) go in for
D) go for
81. She’s got very light hair. She resembles
her mother.
A) takes back
B) takes after
C) takes down
D) takes apart
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82. He’s started school, hasn’t he? How is he doing
?
A) getting on
B) looking after C) showing up
D) taking up
83. This factory can produce
fifty cars a day.
A) turn over
B) turn off
C) turn out
D) turn up
84. When do you expect to finish
?
A) get over
B) get out
C) get through D) get down
85. You may omit
the second question.
A) hand in
B) leave out
C) take off
D) put out
86. Robert wanted to discuss a problem with his advisor.
A) take up
B) look up
C) talk over
D) get through
87. The tailor let out
the waist of the jacket.
A) enlarged
B) shortened
C) shrank
D) set free
88. She passed out
in a crowded bus.
A) got on
B) got out
C) fainted
D) stood
89. The municipality pulled down
much of Ankara in the 1980s.
A) misused
B) suppressed C) discovered
D) demolished
90. He proposed
a very good suggestion.
A) put in
B) put down
C) put out
D) put forward
91. I refuse to put up with
his actions any longer.
A) pretend
B) support
C) endure
D) consider
92. The meeting was postponed until next week.
A) put off
B) put away
C) put out
D) put up
93. My headache isn’t serious. It will disappear
gradually.
A) break off
B) wear off
C) tear off
D) put off
94. To me it was a very funny story, but when I told it nobody
seemed to catch on.
A) laugh
B) be pleased
C) understand
D) listen to it
95. Their rear windows overlook
a lovely garden.
A) look out on B) are opposite C) take in
D) are close to
96. The effects of the drug will wear off
soon.
A) disappear
B) tolerate
C) heal
D) prevent
97. This opportunity is too good to refuse.
A) turn down
B) turn away
C) turn off
D) turn over
98. The design of the new car seems excellent, but we haven’t
t
ested it on the road.
A) tried it out B) traded it in
C) tuned it up
D) thrown it off
99. He said he wasn’t interested in helping out, but I’ll try to talk
him
round
.
A) persuade
B) scold
C) argue with
D) employ
100. Whenever George starts talking, Jim simply switches off.
A) falls asleep
B) leaves the room
C) stops listening
D) interrupts him
1.
If the car ______ once more, I’m going to get a new one.
A) breaks down
B) comes about
C) gives in
D) changes down
2.
Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination
results.
A) act out
B) answer back C) account for
D) ask after
3.
New students spend the first few days ______ themselves ______
the layout of the university.
A) calling / out
B) bringing / about
C) acquainting / with
D) carrying / on
4.
You go now and I’ll ______ you later.
A) catch up with
B) back up
C) go back on
D) come about
5.
We certainly didn’t ______ all this rain when we booked the
holiday.
A) hold out
B) back up
C) figure out
D) run into
6.
If you will just ______ me for a few moments, I’ll explain the
reasons behind the decision.
A) turn over to B) take up with C) bear with
D) care for
7.
He was glad he had ______ the first question.
A) took up withB) disposed of C) run into
D) got ahead
8.
Our advisors ______ the plan, saying that it would be too costly.
A) got over
B) got through with
C) got out of
D) came out against
9.
His new novel ______ in the fall.
A) shows up
B) takes up
C) sets out
D) comes out
10. She could ______ a year’s salary in a week if you let her.
A) put up with B) run through C) put aside
D) carry out
11. A row of back-to -back houses is being ______ to make way for
new flats.
A) pulled down B) held up
C) closed down D) turned up
12. I always try to ______ my friends when they’re ill.
A) care for
B) change up
C) call on
D) live on
13. How do you manage to ______ such a small salary?
A) live on
B) put down
C) keep on
D) hold on to
14. He often ______ his dinner so that he can get more work done.
A) hangs on
B) goes without
C) eats away
D) ends up
15. The river is _____ the bank _____ in several places.
A) eating / away
B) embarking / on
C) handing / over
D) letting / in
16. He was living in El Salvador when the war _____.
A) broke out
B) broke down C) broke up
D) broke into
17. If you have any questions while I’m talking, feel free to ______.
A) look on
B) come up
C) break in
D) look for
18. In both physical appearance and personality, John ______ his
father.
A) takes up
B) looks after
C) takes after
D) looks in
19. I was quite sad about my friend’s death, but slowly I ______ it.
A) got over
B) got out
C) got out of
D) came to
20. While he was looking on at the football game he ______ an old
classmate from high school days.
A) ran over
B) ran after
C) ran across
D) went into
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21. If you ______ your promise to stop smoking, you’ll feel better
and live longer.
A) go into
B) stick to
C) turn into
D) come to
22. Many poor people in the world have to ______ life’s necessities.
A) go without B) got over
C) come to
D) part with
23. Because of inflation, my weekly food bill now ______ $ 25.
A) parts with
B) gets over
C) comes to
D) goes through
24. Save your money. Don’t ______ it too quickly.
A) go through B) die down
C) hold on
D) touch on
25. He had an appointment with me but he never ______.
A) turned into B) showed up
C) came to
D) look into
26. You really cough too much; you should ______ smoking.
A) cut down on
B) go through
C) get around
D) try for
27. I didn’t know you were in town. It’s strange to ______ you like
this.
A) look forward to
B) run after
C) run across
D) put up with
28. To lose weight, you have to ______ sugar and other sweet things.
A) cut down on
B) look up to
C) come up with
D) be in on
29. If a child does not ______ his parents, they probably are not very
good to him.
A) come up with
B) get rid of
C) look up to
D) get through with
30. The police are trying to ______ crime, but the underworld is very
strong.
A) do away with
B) run around with
C) be in on
D) work up to
31. If you do your homework every day, you can ______ your
classmates.
A) look forward to
B) live up to
C) run around with
D) keep up with
32. When I ______ my college years, I’m surprised that I graduated.
A) look forward to
B) look back on
C) look out for
D) do away with
33. It’s bad habit to ______ lies about things which you know are
wrong; no one will believe you.
A) give away
B) carry out
C) bring up
D) make up
34. Do you ever fail to do your duties or do you always ______ them?
A) believe in
B) live up to
C) carry out
D) clear up
35. When the noise ______ I began to speak.
A) died down
B) went without
C) broke in
D) made up
36. I tried to get through to him, but I couldn’t ______ his
misunderstanding.
A) catch on
B) clear up
C) work up to
D) catch up with
37. Despite his dislike of Jack, he had always ______ him if some
other boy at school attacked him.
A) kept up with
B) carried out
C) settled down
D) stood up for
38. Did the committee ______ the problem carefully before deciding
on it?
A) get on
B) touch on
C) clear up
D) talk over
39. Because of inflation, salaries can’t ______ the high cost of living.
A) hold on
B) get ahead
C) keep up with D) catch on
40. Right before a test, you should ______ your notes briefly to
refresh your memory.
A) touch on
B) run across
C) turn to
D) run over
41. It’s difficult for a person with a broken leg to ______ .
A) get ahead
B) go around
C) come about
D) stand out
42. The staff meeting ______ just before lunch.
A) broke out
B) broke into
C) broke up
D) brought out
43. The children were very well ______.
A) gave up
B) got off
C) brought up
D) gave up
44. The meeting was ______ as the chairman was ill.
A) called for
B) called off
C) called up
D) called out
45. He’s a very bright boy, he’s sure to ______ in his job.
A) get about
B) come out
C) get out
D) get ahead
46. He ______ all the doctors in the district with medical samples.
A) called on
B) was over
C) broke up
D) come into
47. Don’t trust her, she always ______ her word.
A) goes back
B) goes back on
C) gets over
D) gets round
48. Is there enough coffee to ______ or shall I make some more?
A) put forward B) make up
C) set in
D) go round
49. You must ______ with the sunray treatment, it’s doing you good.
A) make up
B) go up
C) go on
D) put up
50. He’s very bright, and ______ all the competitions.
A) goes into
B) gives out
C) gives in
D) goes in for
51. Time’s up. You must ______ your examination papers now.
A) get in
B) go in for
C) come up
D) give in
52. He speaks very badly, I can’t ______ what he is saying.
A) make out
B) put down
C) go over
D) get out
53. He’s a terrible liar, he’s always ______ stories.
A) getting up
B) putting through
C) making up
D) going over
54. He ______ everything I said.
A) put down
B) set out
C) picked up
D) looked to
55. The chairman ______ a very controversial idea which had little
chance of being accepted.
A) got on
B) came up
C) made for
D) put forward
56. You’re very late now we’ll have to work very hard to ______ lost
time.
A) put off
B) make up for C) make up
D) set back
57. Most girls ______ their faces.
A) make up for B) make up
C) make for
D) make off
58. The meeting has been ______ until next week.
A) put off
B) gone through
C) set out
D) taken off
59. George ______ a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke
down, but after a year or so his health and spirits picked up.
A) went out
B) ran after
C) put back
D) passed through
60. The hospital was near a main road so the patients had to ______
a lot of noise.
A) made up for
B) went down with
C) put up with
D) got over
61. She’s very much fatter. I wonder how much weight she has
______.
A) gone up
B) made up
C) put on
D) taken on
62. The telephone operator ______ me ______ almost immediately.
A) went / through
B) put / through
C) took / to
D) got / into
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63. When the chief surgeon suddenly announced he was going to
leave, we were all ______.
A) gone off
B) put through C) set back
D) taken aback
64. What do you ______ me ______ a fool?
A) take / for
B) take / in
C) look / for
D) look / after
65. When his father died he ______ the family business.
A) went on
B) put back
C) turned out
D) took over
66. I wasn’t listening very attentively and suddenly realized I hadn’t
______ what the doctor said.
A) turned out
B) made up for C) taken in
D) put forward
67. His decision to close the factory ______ a series of protest
meetings.
A) set off
B) put out
C) put back
D) turned out
68. When the man ______ after the operation he found himself back
in bed.
A) came on
B) came in
C) came out
D) came round
69. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work ______ all
their time.
A) takes away B) takes in
C) take on
D) takes up
70. I’m afraid that old man won’t live much longer, he seems to have
______ the struggle.
A) given out
B) given up
C) given away
D) given back
71. I was very ______ by the nurse’s attitude, it really annoyed me.
A) put out
B) put up
C) put by
D) put aside
72. The secretary said she would ______ duty at seven o’clock this
evening.
A) be through B) be after
C) be off
D) be over
73. The old lady couldn’t ______ because she had rheumatism.
A) get about
B) get in
C) get on
D) get behind
74. As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to
______ the operation.
A) call off
B) call up
C) call on
D) call out
75. How many words ______ this sentence?
A) go up
B) fill up
C) make up
D) call up
76. More Turkish students should ______ a foreign language and
follow it through until they know it well.
A) take for
B) take after
C) take on
D) take up
77. A week-old garbage usually ______ a terrible stink.
A) give up
B) gives off
C) give on
D) give in
78. This skirt is too long. I must ______ it______ .
A) take / up
B) turn / off
C) get / over
D) make / for
79. Her dress was too wide on the waist so she ______ it ______.
A) took / up
B) turned / away
C) got / in
D) took / in
80. She ______ the radio before answering the phone.
A) took in
B) turned down C) turned back
D) put through
81. He couldn’t find his keys so he ______ his pockets ______.
A) turned / upside down
B) took / out
C) turned / on
D) turned / inside out
82. Why don’t you ______ your proposal at the next meeting?
A) come to
B) get over
C) call up
D) bring up
83. We have to ______ the first five lessons before the test.
A) go over
B) get over
C) look up to
D) turn into
84. The morning was wet, but ______ fine in the afternoon.
A) turned out
B) came to
C) went into
D) came back
85. After he got knocked down by the champion in the third round, it
took him five minutes to ______.
A) turn out
B) go in for
C) come to
D) get rid of
86. I trusted him to pay me back but he ______ me ______.
A) let / down
B) put / down
C) left / over
D) kicked / off
87. We ______ at noon to have lunch.
A) broke up
B) broke off
C) came about
D) went over
88. I couldn’t ______ all of it ______.
A) bring / round
B) get / on
C) take / in
D) go / over
89. Can you try to ______ what time the play starts on Saturdays?
A) pick out
B) pull up
C) find out
D) hold up
90. You might ______ your ideas much better if you planned what
you wanted to say.
A) get on
B) look up
C) carry out
D) put across
91. When she heard the death of her husband, she _____ and cried.
A) broke down B) broke off
C) broke up
D) broke out
92. I must ______. I’ll call you again at the same time tomorrow.
A) break off
B) ring off
C) answer back D) hang about
93. Let’s ______ to work now.
A) get on
B) get down
C) get off
D) get up
94. The whole area was ______ by the storms and floods.
A) cut off
B) cut down
C) cut through
D) cut into
95. I wouldn’t have noticed the mistake if you hadn’t ______ it
______.
A) looked /after
B) put / off
C) pointed / out
D) checked / out
96. I can’t ______ what the sign says. It is too far away.
A) pass out
B) cut out
C) make out
D) stand out
97. I want you to ______ the talking right now; I’m trying to read.
A) run out B) carry out
C) break out
D) cut out
98. When the two of you have ______ your problems, we’ll start
again. I can’t work with people who are arguing.
A) drop out
B) iron out
C) dry up
D) eat away
99. Five minutes after take off, the aircraft ______ at 30.000 feet.
A) leveled out B) lifted of
C) lined up
D) made up
100. Is he telling the truth, or ______ it all ______ ?
A) picking / up B) putting / up C) making / up
D) taking/up
101. Two prisoners ______ of Midford Prison last night. They are armed
and dangerous.
A) ran out
B) passed out
C) broke out
D) made out
102. She ______ when she heard the bad news. It must have been a
terrible shock to her.
A) passed out B) worn out
C) called off
D) bottled up
103. The article ______ the problem, but it did not discuss it in detail.
A) brought on B) passed on
C) called on
D) touched on
104. His cold was ______ by the unexpected change in temperature.
A) broken up
B) brought on
C) broken away D) broken down
105. The offer was so good that I couldn’t ______ it ______.
A) turn / down B) clear / up
C) make / out
D) hand / out
106. A bus crashed on the main highway this morning and ______
traffic for hours.
A) held up
B) cleared up
C) made up
D) blew up
107. It would be a good idea to discuss the plan. Why don’t you
______ a meeting.
A) take up
B) set up
C) make out
D) pick out
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108. You should ______ an insurance policy.
A) take up
B) give up
C) break off
D) take out
109. The troops easily ______ the rebellion.
A) went in for B) took over
C) put down
D) showed up
110. The plane is almost taking ______ . We had better be quick.
A) off
B) in
C) on
D) up
111. How are you ______ with your new job? Do you like it?
A) looking for
B) getting along
C) waiting on
D) taking over
112. The game was ______ on account of darkness.
A) got over
B) taken off
C) put out
D) called off
113. I want to ______ these exercises before I give them to the
teacher.
A) keep on
B) count on
C) look over
D) point out
114. The travel agent managed to ______ the problems about my
ticket.
A) stick to
B) go with
C) make out
D) sort out
115. Peggy wants to ______ ceramics when she retires.
A) look after
B) take up
C) wear out
D) do over
116. The gun ______ while he was cleaning it; it really frightened him.
A) went off
B) cut off
C) ran over
D) put up
117. Susan works so hard that no one in the office can ______ her.
A) put up with
B) go without
C) get along with
D) keep up with
118. They ______ the old building and built a new one.
A) tried out
B) put off
C) cut off
D) tore down
119. So many people came that there were not enough sandwiches to
______.
A) go around
B) pass for
C) show off
D) put on
120. We seem to have ______ your size. Can you come back next
week?
A) sold out of
B) keep up with
C) sent out for
D) given away
Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.
121. We had to cancel the party last week.
A) break off
B) let off
C) put off
D) call off
122. Let’s postpone
the meeting till Friday.
A) put off
B) call off
C) hold off
D) carry out
123. I’ve had flu for a week now: I just can’t get rid of it.
A) shake it off
B) shake it out
C) shake it down
D) shake it up
124. His father often criticizes him.
A) takes him off
B) runs him down
C) puts him off
D) lets him down
125. My father was raised in a small village.
A) called up
B) brought up
C) taken off
D) come out
126. You are never too late to start
a new sport.
A) set up
B) take in
C) call up
D) take up
127. The meeting ended in disorder.
A) broke out
B) broke down C) broke up
D) broke off
128. His project has failed to be completed .
A) fallen through
B) fallen behind
C) fallen back
D) fallen off
129. She pretended
that she couldn’t swim.
A) turned out
B) made out
C) turned up
D) made up
130. My father has stopped
smoking.
A) taken out
B) turned down C) given up
D) given back
131. When you make a promise you must fulfill it.
A) carry it out B) carry it on
C) carry it off
D) carry it over
132. When she got thinner she had to make
her dress smaller.
A) make for
B) put off
C) make over
D) take in
133. He called me a liar and I told him if he didn’t apologize
I’d punch
him on the nose.
A) make it out B) make it over C) put it back
D) take it back
134. I am getting fat; I ought to start
tennis.
A) take up
B) make up
C) put up
D) set out
135. He was so astonished
that for a moment he was lost for words.
A) worn out
B) taken aback C) brought up
D) break down
136. I have so much work to do that I can’t accept
any more.
A) take in
B) take after
C) take up
D) take on
137. I didn’t feel like going to the dentist’s so I delayed
going there
until I had a really bad toothache.
A) put off
B) put by
C) put on
D) put out
138. I really must buy a car so I’m going to save
some money every
month until I can afford one.
A) put by
B) put up
C) put off
D) put on
139. His father died of lung cancer and the doctor attributed it
to the
fact that he was a heavy smoker.
A) took it off
B) carried it back
C) thought it over
D) put it down
140. He just seems to spend
money like water these days.
A) fall through B) go through
C) put off
D) give out
141. I had a wonderful idea to save money but it didn’t succeed
.
A) catch up
B) bring out
C) come off
D) come up
142. Please visit me
when you come to Ankara.
A) call me up
B) stand for me
C) look me up
D) look for me
143. That looks a nice flat. Shall we inspect
it if it is for sale?
A) look on
B) look over
C) look to
D) look through
144. Being the second child of three, he tends to admire
his elder
brother and despise
his younger sister.
A) look over / look up
B) make up to / make over
C) make for / make up to
D) look up to / look down on
145. As we had a long way to go, we left
at five in the morning.
A) set off
B) put up
C) stood for
D) set about
146. The Prime Minister established
a committee to discuss ways of
improving the Turkish economy.
A) set up
B) put out
C) kept up
D) found out
147. The factory has reduced
its workforce by 50%.
A) cut back
B) cut off
C) set off
D) taken in
148. The editor had to omit
several articles because of lack of space.
A) cut down
B) cut out
C) cut off
D) cut away
149. He gave a lift
to three students outside London and dropped
them off in Watford.
A) called up
B) brought up
C) took up
D) picked up
150. Our radio can receive
the Voice of America very clearly.
A) get on
B) take off
C) pick out
D) pick up
Book 2 Part C
Test 4
303
1.
Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a
very ________ winter.
A) plain
B) soft
C) pale
D) mild
E) calm
2.
The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.
A) catch
B) receive
C) possess
D) prove
E) reward
3.
There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed
the increasing world population.
A) sufficient
B) satisfactory
C) equal
D) measured
E) effective
4.
The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape.
A) caught
B) prevented
C) searched
D) brought
E) arrested
5.
The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t
________ themselves better.
A) direct
B) accustom
C) behave
D) declare
E) compose
6.
You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river.
A) permit
B) freedom
C) permission
D) right
E) allowance
7.
The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the
area.
A) knowledge
B) information
C) news
D) notice
E) advertisement
8.
The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe
repairing as a business.
A) although
B) as well
C) else
D) instead
E) outside
9.
Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the color of the curtains
before they had painted the room.
A) change
B) find
C) choose
D) lose
E) charge
10. The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer
months.
A) account
B) amount
C) count
D) number
E) size
11. It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the
picnic.
A) earn
B) spare
C) lower
D) save
E) win
12. I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.
A) stick
B) fold
C) close
D) shut
E) tie
13. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.
A) concern
B) care
C) matter
D) disturb
E) depend
14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not
________ to close examination.
A) keep up
B) put up
C) stand up
D) pay up
E) look up
15. When he beat the carpet, the ________ rose in clouds.
A) dust
B) soil
C) mud
D) earth
E) powder
16. _____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.
A) Limit
B) Freeze
C) Emptiness
D) Expense
E) Lack
17. This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England.
A) severe
B) difference
C) various
D) separate
E) usual
18. Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often
enough in the past.
A) command
B) demand
C) effort
D) favor
E) influence
19. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if
anyone would like anything to drink.
A) fall
B) blank
C) wait
D) pause
E) place
20. While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any
________ messages for me.
A) urgent
B) hasty
C) valuable
D) early
E) confident
21. This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.
A) axe
B) hammer
C) screw
D) knife
E) spade
22. He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make
a good Job of it.
A) whether
B) otherwise
C) consequently
D) therefore
E) doubtless
23. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.
A) grateful
B) pleasant
C) accepted
D) pleasing
E) thanking
24. When you get to the motorway, follow the ______ for London.
A) masks
B) points
C) signs
D) plans
E) ways
25. The garden ________ as far as the river.
A) advances
B) extends
C) lies
D) develops
E) enlarges
26. It is time to ________ the table for dinner.
A) place
B) lay
C) lay out
D) put out
E) serve
27. I have always ________ you my best friend.
A) regarded
B) considered
C) trusted
D) hoped
E) liked
28. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.
A) temper
B) language
C) spirit
D) character
E) pride
29. He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.
A) remind
B) realize
C) remember
D) forget
E) record
30. Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.
A) full
B) clear
C) open
D) thin
E) outside
31. Will you be taking my previous experience into ________ when you
fix my salary?
A) possession
B) account
C) mind
D) salesmanship
E) scale
32. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ________.
A) mistake
B) purpose
C) himself
D) fault
E) intention
33. Most things are now mass-produced rather than ________.
A) hand-made
B) by hand
C) single
D) selected
E) detailed
34. The office lifts are out of ________ again.
A) operating
B) order
C) work
D) working
E) movement
35. Let me know if any difficulties ________.
A) find
B) arise
C) come
D) rise
E) happen
36. I can’t ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.
A) spend
B) think
C) afford
D) help
E) spare
37. They are twins and look very ________.
A) alike
B) same
C) like
D) likely
E) identical
38. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to________ seats well
in advance.
A) engage
B) book
C) buy
D) occupy
E) preserve
39. He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.
A) possible
B) interested
C) inclined
D) able
E) capable
40. There was a large box behind the door and John could not ________
falling over it.
A) prevent
B) avoid
C) fail
D) resist
E) save
TEST 1
Test 1
Book 2 Part D
PA
R
T
D
D
304
1.
Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.
A) notice
B) remark
C) warning
D) observation
E) attention
2.
The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real
_____.
A) cost
B) value
C) price
D) sum
E) expense
3.
This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas.
A) deep
B) important
C) thick
D) cloudy
E) great
4.
I can’t find the scissors anywhere. What have you done ______ them?
A) with
B) to
C) of
D) by
E) for
5.
You couldn’t _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town.
A) keep
B) net
C) take
D) learn
E) hear
6.
The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were
too ________.
A) little
B) few
C) short
D) low
E) small
7.
The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.
A) drove
B) traveled
C) rode
D) followed
E) tracked
8.
When the bill came, he had to _______ money from his brother to
pay it.
A) borrow
B) lend
C) loan
D) ask
E) let
9.
Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to
________ the factory.
A) extend
B) increase
C) broaden
D) grow
E) magnify
10. The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields
were so wet and ________.
A) earthy
B) soiled
C) dusty
D) greasy
E) muddy
11. Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the
world’s problems.
A) come to
B) come around
C) come up
D) come in
E) come on
12. When John _____ in London, he went to see the Houses of Parliament.
A) came
B) reached
C) arrived
D) got
E) stood
13. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.
A) near
B) inside
C) within
D) at
E) beyond
14. I was not ________ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all
over my hand.
A) familiar
B) awake
C) disturbed
D) astonished
E) conscious
15. Tropical diseases are comparatively ________ in Britain.
A) scarce
B) rare
C) less
D) slight
E) scattered
16. If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number
in the book.
A) look at
B) look to
C) look through
D) look up
E) look after
17. She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________
between Austria and Yugoslavia.
A) limit
B) edge
C) bar
D) border
E) division
18. Margaret proudly showed her mother the toy cat she had ________
in the competition.
A) gained
B) won
C) caught
D) rewarded
E) taken
19. He asked us if we would ________ to share a room.
A) accept
B) consider
C) agree
D) admit
E) approve
20. Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly.
A) assist
B) frequent
C) attend
D) follow
E) present
21. The _____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
A) fee
B) fare
C) debt
D) hire
E) prize
22. He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician
play hit favorite piece of music.
A) occasion
B) possibility
C) fate
D) opportunity
E) space
23. He tried to ________ his daughter of the dangers of spending more
than she earned.
A) remember
B) remain
C) warn
D) realize
E) threaten
24. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly
________ by the weather.
A) damaged
B) hurt
C) ruined
D) spoiled
E) wasted
25. Dearer electricity will mean ________ bills for most families.
A) dear
B) difficult
C) expensive
D) hard
E) heavy
26. These figures give a rough guide to the cost of ________ your car.
A) controlling
B) handling
C) keeping
D) managing
E) running
27. It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ________ four hours.
A) ended
B) finished
C) lasted
D) stayed
E) was
28. The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were
running about one hour behind time.
A) advertised
B) decided
C) explained
D) promised
E) told
29. Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.
A) determined
B) willing
C) strong
D) patient
E) obvious
30. It takes six weeks to ________ a man to do this job.
A) train
B) guide
C) lead
D) raise
E) learn
31. On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite
________.
A) left
B) deserted
C) unpopular
D) unattended
E) alone
32. In today’s paper, it _____ that there will be a new government soon.
A) tells
B) states
C) stands
D) writes
E) records
33. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the
conditions.
A) notice
B) attention
C) regards
D) reference
E) study
34. When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________
on a clock I had bought.
A) taxes
B) duty
C) fines
D) rates
E) allowance
35. It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the
safety-crossing by a lorry.
A) knocked down
B) knocked out
C) run across
D) run out
E) run in
36. The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city
families.
A) amount
B) cost
C) expense
D) increase
E) price
37. When it was time for our tickets to be _______, I couldn’t find mine.
A) controlled
B) bought
C) checked
D) overlooked
E) served
38. Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any
mistakes?
A) see through
B) look through
C) look up
D) look into
E) see to
39. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a
________ across Europe.
A) journey
B) route
C) travel
D) progress
E) voyage
40. He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he
had written.
A) show
B) make
C) paint
D) describe
E) picture
TEST 2
Book 2 Part D
Test 2
305
1.
When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ________
towards his expenses.
A) salary
B) permission
C) allowance
D) wage
E) money
2.
It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.
A) sudden
B) moment
C) minute
D) once
E) shot
3.
What do you think would be the _____ of this ring, if I were to sell it?
A) worth
B) value
C) cost
D) good
E) importance
4.
Police officers working on the murder have _____ hundreds of
families.
A) asked
B) demanded
C) enquired
D) questioned
E) requested
5.
The thief was ________ to prison for two years.
A) brought
B) put
C) sent
D) taken
E) judged
6.
He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of
experience.
A) advantage
B) deal
C) help
D) value
E) profit
7.
To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to
the Bank for the total amount.
A) make for
B) make off
C) make out
D) make over
E) make up
8.
He began to take politics ________ only when he left school.
A) carefully
B) bravely
C) seriously
D) solemnly
E) strictly
9.
Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon there will be a strike.
A) given
B) met
C) paid
D) permitted
E) replied
10. The children thought that the cream was deliciously ________ and
they finished it all.
A) famous
B) chosen
C) flavored
D) hungered
E) favorable
11. The two scientists disagreed and a ________ argument developed.
A) wet
B) bitter
C) salty
D) sour
E) bare
12. This theory _____ from the work of certain early 20th century
scientists.
A) resists
B) returns
C) raises
D) insults
E) results
13. Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked
tired and ________.
A) watery
B) wearing
C) weary
D) wandering
E) wondered
14. As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveler tried to
find a ________ somewhere.
A) log
B) lodge
C) landing
D) lodging
E) stay
15. After his journey, Gerard hoped to find an inn in which to _______
the night.
A) shelter
B) waste
C) lose
D) spend
E) pay
16. In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the
________ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm.
A) refreshing
B) general
C) average
D) longest
E) greatest
17. George took an eager look at the ________ meal, which everyone
was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family.
A) dusty
B) crusty
C) pasty
D) nasty
E) tasty
18. Owing to an accident, traffic had to be ________ to another route.
A) redirected
B) turned
C) extended
D) sent
E) misled
19. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by
their parents.
A) raised up
B) borne up
C) brought up
D) got up
E) put up
20. He said he had every ________ in his secretary; she would do the
right thing.
A) belief
B) dependence
C) thought
D) knowledge
E) confidence
21. Can you ________ me £5 until next week?
A) borrow
B) let
C) hire
D) rent
E) lend
22. It is not ________ for you to eat too much.
A) kind
B) good
C) well
D) useful
E) fit
23. The next ________ of the committee will take place on Thursday.
A) seating
B) group
C) collection
D) meeting
E) gathering
24. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already
disappeared from the earth.
A) brave
B) untamed
C) unfriendly
D) angry
E) wild
25. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.
A) take
B) except
C) agree
D) have
E) accept
26. I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.
A) remember
B) repeat
C) remind
D) let
E) make
27. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.
A) refused
B) rejected
C) denied
D) objected
E) disliked
28. I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I ________ go at once.
A) prefer
B) would rather
C) want
D) like
E) am willing
29. When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars
firmly.
A) handle
B) hold
C) hand
D) have
E) control
30. I had ________ decided to take a coat when it started to rain.
A) already
B) yet
C) still
D) never
E) always
31. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
A) an opportunity
B) bad luck
C) a possibility
D) fate
E) an occasion
32. ________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was
committed.
A) Following
B) Listening to
C) According to
D) Fearing
E) Meaning
33. If you ________ your money to mine, we shall have enough.
A) add
B) combine
C) join
D) unite
E) bank
34. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe
it was done ________.
A) in fact
B) on purpose C) by appointment
D) by plan
E) by understanding
35. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?
A) charge
B) cost
C) pay
D) spend
E) demand
36. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who
could walk.
A) damaged
B) wounded
C) broken
D) killed
E) blessed
37. If we are thinking of having a day in the country, I should like to
listen to a weather ________.
A) statement
B) spell
C) forecast
D) recording
E) news
38. I do ________ I could speak English well.
A) know
B) want
C) wish
D) like
E) hope
39. Where do you ________ going for your holidays this year?
A) intend
B) expect
C) pretend
D) mean
E) guess
40. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater
________ in publishing.
A) experience
B) work
C) jobs
D) employment
E) hope
TEST 3
Test 3
Book 2 Part D
306
1.
He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________
out of his money.
A) tricked
B) played
C) deceived
D) robbed
E) stolen
2.
The cow had lost its own calf, but the farmer persuaded it to ________
one whose mother had died.
A) choose
B) adopt
C) undertake
D) collect
E) educate
3.
When my aunt lost her cat last summer, it turned ________ a week
later at a house in the next village.
A) in
B) on
C) over
D) out
E) up
4.
The funeral will be ________, and only members of the dead man’s
family will attend.
A) peculiar
B) particular
C) private
D) alone
E) personal
5.
They were making enough noise at the party to wake the ________.
A) people
B) population
C) living
D) company
E) dead
6.
I can’t advise you what to do. You must use your own ________.
A) opinion
B) guesswork
C) justice
D) judgment
E) ideal
7.
It isn’t quite ________ that he will be present at the meeting.
A) sure
B) right
C) exact
D) certain
E) formal
8.
The ________ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.
A) mist
B) smell
C) spark
D) steam
E) smoke
9.
The house was so damp that it was ________ to live in.
A) sickly
B) unhealthy
C) unwell
D) diseased
E) infectious
10. There are usually at least two ________ of looking at every question.
A) means
B) directions
C) views
D) opinions
E) ways
11. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ________ what he said.
A) receive
B) accept
C) listen
D) take
E) catch
12. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ________ of smell.
A) degree
B) sense
C) strength
D) skill
E) scent
13. Peter begged his neighbor to ________ him five pounds until the
weekend.
A) lend
B) supply
C) borrow
D) provide
E) hire
14. The lorry driver was badly ________ when his lorry crashed into a
wall.
A) pained
B) hit
C) hurt
D) harmed
E) damaged
15. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister
________ charge of the house.
A) take
B) hold
C) make
D) get
E) be
16. The policeman ________ everything he had noticed to the inspector.
A) reviewed
B) accounted
C) reported
D) informed
E) said
17. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.
A) weather
B) climate
C) air
D) season
E) space
18. The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then ________into
applause.
A) flooded
B) cheered
C) started
D) burst
E) went
19. ________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.
A) growing
B) rearing
C) breeding
D) raising
E) bringing
20. When he makes a ________ by car, he takes his family with him.
A) travel
B) course
C) passage
D) voyage
E) journey
21. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.
A) increases
B) motions
C) advances
D) advantages
E) opportunities
22. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good ________
of each other.
A) sum
B) quantity
C) deal
D) portion
E) degree
23. As soon as the children were ________, their mother got them out
of bed and into the bathroom.
A) woke
B) awoke
C) wake
D) awake
E) waken
24. This blue door was ________ painted green.
A) lastly
B) before
C) firstly
D) originally
E) presently
25. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.
A) suit
B) match
C) fit
D) compare
E) color
26. If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to
listen.
A) dislike
B) trouble
C) complaint
D) discontent
E) fault
27. His father had ________ him how to make model airplanes.
A) planned
B) guided
C) taught
D) learnt
E) described
28. The old man got into the ________ of storing money under the bed.
A) tradition
B) manner
C) use
D) harvest
E) habit
29. Violent programs on television may have a bad ________ on children.
A) affection
B) pressure
C) influence
D) control
E) power
30. The shoes fitted her ________.
A) perfectly
B) justly
C) fairly
D) rightly
E) finely
31. Could you please ________ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?
A) manage
B) arrange
C) do
D) take
E) have
32. Tell your brother to come ________, because it’s going to rain in a
minute or two.
A) indoors
B) outdoors
C) within
D) inwards
E) homewards
33. As he was ill, he had to _____ the party.
A) miss
B) avoid
C) regret
D) lack
E) fail
34. When he was at school, he won the first ________ for good behavior.
A) reward
B) prize
C) price
D) present
E) praise
35. Can’t you ________ your chief to let you have a holiday?
A) overcome
B) make
C) succeed
D) persuade
E) reason
36. The girl’s father ________ to buy her a car if she passed her
examination.
A) admitted
B) accepted
C) agreed
D) approved
E) afforded
37. The carriage was ________ by four horses.
A) tired
B) rolled
C) pushed
D) driven
E) drawn
38. He ate what he could, and gave the _______ of the food to the
birds.
A) remain
B) uneaten
C) waste
D) part
E) rest
39. They decided to leave the waiter a big ________ because the food
and service had been excellent.
A) note
B) addition
C) tip
D) gift
E) reward
40. As it had not rained for several months, there was a ______ of water.
A) waste
B) shortage
C) drop
D) loss
E) desert
TEST 4
Book 2 Part D
Test 4
307
1.
The disease ________ widely, all over the country.
A) sprang
B) sped
C) spread
D) spilt
E) spun
2.
If we______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
A) decide
B) elect
C) command
D) vote
E) adopt
3.
After years of war, the whole nation wanted to make ________ with
their enemies.
A) piece
B) peace
C) pace
D) pact
E) peas
4.
She chose cushions of a color which would ________ her carpet.
A) equal
B) agree
C) help
D) match
E) pair
5.
She opened the packet and emptied the ________ into a saucepan.
A) fullness
B) insides
C) container
D) refills
E) contents
6.
After trying several times, I ________ to see him.
A) managed
B) succeeded
C) won
D) attempted
E) became
7.
He offered to ________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for
her to carry.
A) lend
B) help
C) show
D) loan
E) borrow
8.
She is making herself ill with ________ over her son’s future.
A) trouble
B) annoyance
C) disgust
D) worry
E) consideration
9.
The government has lost a great deal of ________ because of the
large increase in food prices.
A) strength
B) support
C) agreement
D) vote
E) progress
10. Because of the strong sun Mrs. Williams’ new blue dining-room
curtains ________ to gray within a year.
A) faded
B) fainted
C) paled
D) bleached
E) grew
11. A ________ from the local paper asked for details of the accident.
A) salesman
B) newsagent
C) reporter
D) typewriter
E) broadcaster
12. She looked everywhere for her book but ________ had to return
home without it.
A) lastly
B) at the end
C) in the end
D) in the finish
E) at the last
13. I’m sorry but what he thinks is not of the _______ importance to me.
A) merest
B) lowest
C) last
D) worst
E) least
14. It was ________ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would
be increased by ten per cent.
A) noticed
B) stated
C) suggested
D) noted
E) spoken
15. When replying to this advertisement, please ________ a stamped
addressed envelope.
A) present
B) contain
C) enclose
D) envelop
E) introduce
16. Every time he tried to start the car, the wheels ________ deeper into
the mud.
A) stayed
B) hollowed
C) feel
D) dropped
E) sank
17. When are you going to begin to ________ that animal?
A) direct
B) drive
C) teach
D) train
E) get
18. They gave ________ looking for her when it grew dark.
A) up
B) in
C) off
D) out
E) away
19. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog; he’s quite ________.
A) happy
B) eager
C) weak
D) cheerful
E) harmless
20. His ________ had always been to become an architect.
A) study
B) want
C) ambition
D) imagination
E) direction
21. Be quiet! It’s rude to ________ people when they are speaking.
A) interfere
B) interrupt
C) prevent
D) introduce
E) block
22. Children ________ good food if they are to be healthy.
A) have
B) receive
C) eat
D) need
E) desire
23. After a lot of difficulty, he ________ to open the door.
A) managed
B) succeeded
C) obtained
D) realized
E) gained
24. I have been looking for this book for months, and ________ I have
found it.
A) at least
B) in time
C) at the end
D) at present
E) at last
25. The teacher ________ them the answer to the question.
A) exclaimed
B) told
C) said
D) described
E) declared
26. I have never ________ any experience of living in the country.
A) had
B) seen
C) done
D) made
E) got
27. The child was told to ________ for being rude to his uncle.
A) excuse
B) apologize
C) punish
D) confess
E) pardon
28. Throughout his childhood, he suffered from ________ illnesses.
A) import
B) serious
C) solemn
D) great
E) strong
29. The ________ of trees in the water was very clear.
A) mirror
B) sight
C) reflection
D) shadow
E) picture
30. That cupboard must always be ________ carefully locked.
A) guarded
B) shut
C) closed
D) kept
E) held
31. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t
remember it.
A) end
B) point
C) edge
D) tip
E) top
32. You should be very ________ to your teachers for their help.
A) thankful
B) thanking
C) grateful
D) considerate
E) gracious
33. When can the students ________ for next year’s evening classes?
A) assist
B) enroll
C) join
D) inscribe
E) subscribe
34. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ________
him of speeding.
A) charged
B) accused
C) blamed
D) warned
E) arrested
35. His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.
A) place
B) effect
C) post
D) possession
E) position
36. I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn’t listen to me.
A) warned
B) guarded
C) suggested
D) persuaded
E) taught
37. After dinner the minister made a short ________ to the guests.
A) delivery
B) pronunciation
C) conversation
D) piece
E) speech
38. He couldn’t ________ the thought of leaving his home town for
ever.
A) support
B) bear
C) carry
D) think
E) hold
39. On my present salary, I just can’t ________ a car which cost over
£3,000.
A) pretend
B) allow
C) elect
D) afford
E) adopt
40. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from
his coat.
A) loosing
B) losing
C) off
D) away
E) missing
TEST 5
Test 5
Book 2 Part D
308
1.
What measures have been ________ to control the crowd at
Saturday’s football match?
A) imagined
B) made
C) given
D) described
E) taken
2.
He left in such a hurry that I ________ had time to thank him.
A) almost
B) even
C) nearly
D) scarcely
E) least
3.
He gave me some very ________ advice on buying a house.
A) precious
B) wealthy
C) dear
D) prized
E) valuable
4.
To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to
the Bank for the total amount.
A) make for
B) make off
C) make out
D) makeover
E) make up
5.
If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should
be all right.
A) get off
B) come across
C) come over
D) get over
E) get away
6.
I’m ________ to get the tickets for the show today, as there are
hardly any left.
A) worried
B) curious
C) anxious
D) afraid
E) troubled
7.
His landlady gave him a week’s ________ to leave the flat.
A) threat
B) notice
C) advice
D) caution
E) dismissal
8.
We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness
had put him under great ________.
A) emotion
B) excitement
C) crisis
D) stress
E) nervousness
9.
A completely new situation is likely to ________ when the school
leaving age is raised to 16.
A) affect
B) rise
C) arise
D) raise
E) happen
10. A competitor may submit any number of entries ________ each one
is accompanied by a registration fee.
A) guaranteeing
B) insuring
C) allowing
D) providing
E) notwithstanding
11. Enquiries ________ the condition of patients may be made personally
or by telephone.
A) revealing
B) concerning
C) affecting
D) for
E) following
12. Tenants are ________ to beware of paying rent to unknown persons.
A) commanded
B) informed
C) notified
D) advised
E) suggested
13. He tries to ________ up his lessons by telling a few jokes.
A) raise
B) inspire
C) stimulate
D) snap
E) liven
14. Many university courses are not really ________ to the needs of
students or their future employers.
A) associated
B) relative
C) geared
D) sufficient
E) qualified
15. The noise of the traffic ________ Paul from his work.
A) prevented
B) annoyed
C) obstructed
D) upset
E) distracted
16. The plan was ________ when it was discovered just how much the
scheme would cost.
A) resigned
B) abandoned
C) surrendered
D) released
E) disused
17. We finally managed to ______ the committee’s approval of our plans.
A) secure
B) arouse
C) acquire
D) exert
E) execute
18. We are paying for the car in 24 monthly ________ of £55.
A) fragments
B) parts
C) installments
D) refunds
E) credits
19. Violence in the local prison has ________ two lives.
A) removed
B) taken
C) cost
D) murdered
E) spilt
20. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today
after an accident ________ two lorries.
A) containing
B) connecting
C) involving
D) including
E) combining
21. Since any answer was likely to cause embarrassment to his party
the politician tried to ________ the question.
A) delude
B) seclude
C) pervade
D) evade
E) elude
22. Only two of the candidates can be seriously ________ for this post.
A) contemplated
B) commended
C) considered
D) reviewed
E) entertained
23. When I went into the dining room next morning, the ________ of
the dinner were still on the table.
A) remains
B) results
C) remnants
D) surplus
E) relics
24. She’s a very selfish person who doesn’t show much ______ for others.
A) consternation
B) consideration
C) humanity
D) estimation
E) complacency
25. The unpleasant taste ________ in his mouth for hours.
A) insisted
B) prolonged
C) waited
D) lingered
E) rested
26. His ________ book will deal with industrial relations.
A) eventual
B) actual
C) prompt
D) forthcoming
E) following
27. Hotel rooms must be ________ by noon, but luggage may be left
with the porter.
A) vacated
B) departed
C) abandoned
D) discharged
E) displaced
28. Every citizen has the ________ to assist in the prevention of crime.
A) duty
B) right
C) effort
D) trouble
E) force
29. He couldn’t ________ his father that he was telling the truth.
A) admit
B) convince
C) believe
D) confide
E) ensure
30. He began ________ absurd plans for escaping.
A) doing
B) settling
C) hitching
D) devising
E) thinking
31. He didn’t intend to ________ this conversation further himself, for
he disliked his aunt’s patronizing tone.
A) prosecute
B) pursue
C) push
D) follow
E) enter
32. We aren’t very busy in the shop at the moment. In fact we’re quite
________.
A) contrary
B) lazy
C) slack
D) rare
E) opposite
33. Color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue
and green.
A) separate
B) compare
C) distinguish
D) contrast
E) relate
34. The completion of the new Town Hall has been ________ owing to
a strike.
A) held off
B) held down
C) held in
D) held up
E) held on
35. It has always been the ________ of our firm to encourage workers to
take part in social activities.
A) plan
B) campaign
C) procedure
D) policy
E) rule
36. Mr. Sanders has been asked to ________ the next meeting of the
Library Committee.
A) manage
B) chair
C) take
D) lead
E) direct
37. The Jury gave a unanimous ________ of Not Guilty.
A) decision
B) opinion
C) verdict
D) judgment
E) assessment
38. I fear you can’t count on him; he’s liable to ________ out when
things become difficult.
A) be
B) let
C) opt
D) take
E) stop
39. The 1950s were the ________ of this cult but one still hears references
to it today.
A) top
B) heyday
C) summit
D) pick
E) pitch
40. What ________ of car do you run?
A) fabrication
B) species
C) fabric
D) mark
E) make
TEST 6
Book 2 Part D
Test 6
309
1.
Many poets have ________ the beauties of the countryside.
A) applauded
B) enthused
C) enamored
D) appealed
E) extolled
2.
When the student graduated, he got his ________.
A) paper
B) degree
C) license
D) pension
E) bachelor
3.
She didn’t ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn’t wanted to
go out anyway.
A) object
B) care
C) matter
D) care for
E) mind
4.
The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.
A) affirmed
B) pronounced
C) disguised
D) represented
E) revealed
5.
Although I tried to concentrate on the lectures, I was ________ by
the noise from the next room.
A) dissuaded
B) averted
C) repressed
D) distracted
E) interfered
6.
I ________ what her name is; I’m sure I know her face.
A) remember
B) wonder
C) guess
D) suspect
E) suppose
7.
‘I ________ that one’, said the tourist, pointing for the benefit of the
uncomprehending shopkeeper.
A) want
B) wish
C) take
D) desire
E) become
8.
I do not ________ to be clever but I am not stupid.
A) permit
B) classify
C) confess
D) claim
E) compare
9.
After the Cabinet reshuffle, the Minister wasn’t very happy at his
new ________.
A) job
B) post
C) work
D) shift
E) place
10. Children under the age of 16 are not ________ to enter for the
competition.
A) enabled
B) empowered
C) capable
D) eligible
E) permissible
11. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.
A) settled
B) concentrated
C) absorbed
D) engaged
E) occupied
12. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A) convicted
B) arrested
C) charged
D) judged
E) condemned
13. In the medical profession, men ________ women by five to one.
A) increase
B) outnumber
C) supersede
D) overcome
E) outclass
14. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________
on what he says.
A) conviction
B) reliance
C) reputation
D) credibility
E) regard
15. Pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide ________.
A) removed
B) refilled
C) returned
D) receded
E) retired
16. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under
his uncle’s will.
A) speculating
B) considering
C) assuming
D) estimating
E) allowing
17. A ________ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to
improve.
A) severe
B) violent
C) drastic
D) strict
E) wide
18. He wrote the text book in ________ with his brother.
A) harmony
B) collaboration
C) unison
D) connection
E) communion
19. His country cottage ________ the amenities of his London flat.
A) missed
B) overlooked
C) neglected
D) ignored
E) lacked
20. The victory was ________ annually by a ten-gun salute.
A) memorized
B) commemorated
C) reminded
D) recapitulated
E) remembered
21. He ________ the figures carefully before making any comment.
A) estimated
B) scrutinized
C) watched
D) remarked
E) visualized
22. ‘He couldn’t explain the problem well, as he had only a ________
knowledge of the subject.
A) profound
B) primary
C) rudimentary
D) fundamental
E) superfluous
23. His account must be true, because the evidence he gave ________
that of two other witnesses.
A) collaborates
B) consists
C) coincides
D) condones
E) corroborates
24. We must hear the ________ of the last meeting before we proceed.
A) minutes
B) protocol
C) reportage
D) agenda
E) items
25. Many road accidents occur because motorists cannot ________ the
speed of approaching vehicles.
A) conclude
B) count
C) gauge
D) value
E) number
26. The rainbow ______ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.
A) dissolved
B) removed
C) dispersed
D) retired
E) disappeared
27. The boy, wanting to be independent, _____ his father’s offer of help.
A) turned away
B) turned from
C) turned down
D) turned against
E) turned up
28. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the
population is widely ________.
A) scattered
B) dismissed
C) separated
D) spaced
E) divided
29. There is a ________ of a thousand pounds offered for the capture of
the murderer.
A) reward
B) prize
C) price
D) grant
E) credit
30. They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighbors
for the children’s sake.
A) friendship
B) relations
C) intentions
D) terms
E) will
31. She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was
very well paid.
A) desire
B) ambition
C) willingness
D) intention
E) meaning
32. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in
order to ________ its improved features.
A) advocate
B) demonstrate
C) exhibit
D) reveal
E) expound
33. The actual ________ by which coal Is extracted is well worth watching.
A) conduct
B) process
C) procession
D) pattern
E) fashion
34. If we ______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
A) decide
B) elect
C) command
D) vote
E) adopt
35. The child was ________ for getting his shoes and socks wet.
A) corrected
B) remonstrated
C) suffered
D) scolded
E) complained
36. Certainly man must ________ the future, and find ways of providing
for his needs.
A) look to
B) look up
C) look after
D) look for
E) look on
37. He took the day off work to ________ his aunt’s funeral.
A) accompany
B) regard
C) assist
D) attend
E) follow
38. His energetic efforts met with only ________ success.
A) particular
B) proportionate
C) partial
D) entire
E) complete
39. My rifle was not ________, so I did not hit anything.
A) from the best
B) for the better
C) of the best
D) for the best
E) of the better
40. Any student who ________ his homework is unlikely to pass his
examination.
A) reduces
B) neglects
C) practices
D) denies
E) offends
TEST 7
Test 7
Book 2 Part D
310
1.
Yesterday the pound fell to a ________ low level against the dollar,
according to this morning news.
A) final
B) major
C) record
D) remote
E) last
2.
Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________
away by enthusiasm at a horserace.
A) carried
B) moved
C) excited
D) stirred
E) swept
3.
The young performers ________ and held the audience’s attention
from the moment the curtain went up.
A) caught
B) gathered
C) snatched
D) took
E) trapped
4.
She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.
A) sympathetic
B) just
C) helpful
D) pitiful
E) friendly
5.
What were John and Mary ________ about when you came into the
room?
A) speaking
B) discussing
C) saying
D) telling
E) talking
6.
I don’t smoke, but I don’t object to ________ people smoking.
A) different
B) another
C) other
D) alternative
E) unlike
7.
I like your new red dress, the color ________ you.
A) fits
B) looks
C) suits
D) likes
E) seems
8.
Mr. Jones wants to know if he can have a ________ with you.
A) argument
B) word
C) lecture
D) speech
E) conversation
9.
Mrs. Brown has cleaned the house from ________ to bottom.
A) attic
B) first floor
C) top
D) roof
E) upstairs
10. Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.
A) position
B) shape
C) form
D) figure
E) size
11. Mrs. Brown’s children have very good manners because they have
been well ________.
A) brought out
B) brought in C) brought together
D) brought up
E) brought round
12. My father is very ________ with his hands.
A) curious
B) interested
C) interesting
D) intelligent
E) clever
13. Mrs. Brown is offering a ________ of £50 to anyone who finds her
diamond ring.
A) prize
B) price
C) reward
D) money
E) total
14. I should be ________ if you would answer my letter by return.
A) nice
B) good
C) glad
D) cheerful
E) kind
15. He will pass his examination if he works ________.
A) quietly
B) strongly
C) hard
D) cleverly
E) loudly
16. Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.
A) excited
B) afraid
C) sensitive
D) sensible
E) upset
17. My father told me never ________ a lie.
A) to do
B) to make
C) to tell
D) to recount
E) to relate
18. Mrs. Brown’s children are always as good as ________.
A) butter
B) gold
C) milk
D) silk
E) silver
19. My cousin, who lives in France, is ________ me French.
A) learning
B) teaching
C) helping
D) assisting
E) instructing
20. Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.
A) knowledge
B) learning
C) qualifications
D) abilities
E) examinations
21. The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.
A) broken into
B) broken up
C) broken off
D) broken down
E) broken in
22. The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.
A) calm
B) uneven
C) undulating
D) rough
E) hard
23. Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.
A) robbed
B) attacked
C) stole
D) took
E) spoilt
24. I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.
A) which
B) what
C) that
D) who
E) whose
25. Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?
A) opposite
B) change
C) alteration
D) difference
E) sameness
26. Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.
A) flame
B) light
C) fire
D) illumination
E) flare
27. The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.
A) replaced
B) reformed
C) retired
D) retreated
E) rearranged
28. You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.
A) suppose
B) assume
C) propose
D) wonder
E) imagine
29. When my sister was in hospital, she was ________ by a well-known
surgeon.
A) worked on
B) carried on
C) operated on
D) turned on
E) passed on
30. If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.
A) the orders
B) the arrangements
C) the regulations
D) the preparations
E) the rules
31. We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.
A) stop
B) jam
C) holding
D) suspension
E) confusion
32. I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.
A) a long day
B) a period
C) an interval
D) a stage
E) a long while
33. Call for me at any time that ________ you.
A) fits
B) likes
C) suits
D) docs
E) meets
34. I am very ________ in architecture.
A) interested
B) interesting
C) concerned
D) informed
E) intelligent
35. The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.
A) put by
B) put off
C) put over
D) put in
E) put away
36. A circle is a different ________ from a square.
A) shape
B) shade
C) sign
D) style
E) number
37. Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
A) pay
B) borrow
C) lend
D) provide
E) donate
38. You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.
A) prevented
B) allowed
C) stopped
D) prohibited
E) ceased
39. I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.
A) grasping
B) holding
C) handling
D) pulling
E) stretching
40. It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.
A) ounces
B) inches
C) numbers
D) degrees
E) figures
TEST 8
Book 2 Part D
Test 8
311
1.
________ you hurry up, you’ll miss the bus.
A) Because
B) If
C) Also
D) Except
E) Unless
2.
The man jumped out of the window and committed ________.
A) murder
B) death
C) sin
D) suicide
E) homicide
3.
I was walking along the street when I accidentally _______ my friend.
A) bumped into
B) moved into
C) came into
D) fell into
E) saw into
4.
The doctor took his temperature and felt his ________.
A) vein
B) nerve
C) blood
D) pulse
E) muscle
5.
It’s my ________ that it’s going to rain.
A) option
B) opinion
C) intention
D) decision
E) thought
6.
This book is too ________, I don’t understand it.
A) secret
B) opaque
C) dark
D) obscure
E) blank
7.
She was very inquisitive and she didn’t ________ to hide her curiosity.
A) effect
B) affect
C) attempt
D) discover
E) find
8.
She wanted to buy a modern dress, she didn’t want an old-________
one.
A) styled
B) formed
C) looked
D) fashioned
E) shaped
9.
What ________ is your car?
A) manufacture
B) construction
C) make
D) mark
E) assembly
10. He was a very ________ driver and had a lot of accidents.
A) careful
B) careless
C) correct
D) cautious
E) conscientious
11. The ________ gave the new film a very good review.
A) critics
B) reporters
C) announcers
D) interviewers
E) translators
12. Grandmother lets the children do anything they like, so they are
completely ________.
A) spoilt
B) damaged
C) hurt
D) injured
E) destroyed
13. The Manager asked me to ________ the contract for my new job.
A) write
B) describe
C) sign
D) disagree
E) design
14. ______ for the post of Senior Clerk must be received by March 10th.
A) Proposals
B) Descriptions
C) Possibilities
D) Applications
E) Offerings
15. Mr. Hobson has had to ________ his job because of ill-health.
A) give in
B) give up
C) give away
D) give out
E) give over
16. My English teacher ________ me to try for a place at University.
A) insisted
B) persisted
C) proposed
D) convinced
E) encouraged
17. I ________ you £5 that Peter will win the race on Saturday.
A) gamble
B) bet
C) offer
D) give
E) risk
18. Mary had to be taken to hospital after her ________.
A) dilemma
B) distraction
C) happening
D) accident
E) occurrence
19. I shall never ________ the time when I was lost in London without
any money.
A) remember
B) recall
C) forget
D) recollect
E) imagine
20. Mary is almost well again now, but she still looks rather ________.
A) faded
B) light
C) poor
D) transparent
E) pale
21. I feel so sleepy, I can hardly ________ my eyes open.
A) make
B) keep
C) pull
D) take
E) bring
22. After walking four miles in the pouring rain, the children were
________.
A) moist
B) damp
C) drowned
D) humid
E) drenched
23. The Grand Hotel ________ five pounds for a single room with bath.
A) pays
B) prices
C) charges
D) expends
E) spends
24. The thief ________ my handbag and ran off down the street.
A) caught
B) snatched
C) picked
D) disconnected
E) detached
25. I thought the problem of pollution would ________ at the meeting
but no one mentioned it.
A) come in
B) come over
C) come to
D) come up
E) come round
26. Jane’s new blue dress ________ her coat perfectly.
A) likes
B) matches
C) colors
D) resembles
E) fits
27. When I came in, John and Mary ________ about the best way to
learn English.
A) were saying
B) were teaching
C) were speaking
D) were telling
E) were talking
28. Let’s go into the garden and ________ some roses to take to your
mother.
A) dig
B) pick
C) pull
D) break
E) detach
29. Would you go upstairs and ________ my handbag, please.
A) take
B) bring
C) carry
D) fetch
E) obtain
30. The houses with even numbers are on the left side of the street and
those with ________ numbers are on the right.
A) odd
B) unequal
C) irregular
D) level
E) divided
31. Every morning I do the crossword ________ in the newspaper.
A) problem
B) puzzle
C) question
D) test
E) theme
32. There is an index ________ of this book.
A) in the end
B) on the end
C) from the end
D) at the end
E) with the end
33. It was so cold that the water in the lake ________.
A) chilled
B) iced
C) froze
D) hardened
E) boiled
34. John ________ his examination but his brother failed.
A) succeeded
B) made
C) resulted
D) passed
E) qualified
35. The Government will have ________ this proposal very carefully.
A) to go for
B) to go after
C) to go into
D) to go round
E) to go under
36. The Post Office is only a few yards ________.
A) in the road
B) on the road
C) above the road
D) under the road
E) up the road
37. Will you help me ________ this parcel, please?
A) tie up
B) lie down
C) tie in
D) tie for
E) tie with
38. If you didn’t keep scratching that spot on your face, it would soon
________.
A) remedy
B) cure
C) restore
D) heal
E) mend
39. Mary has given me a ________ for chocolate cake.
A) prescription
B) description
C) diet
D) list
E) recipe
40. Mrs. Simpson ________ £1000 to the Dogs’ Home when she died.
A) remained
B) left
C) presented
D) offered
E) permitted
TEST 9
Test 9
Book 2 Part D
312
1.
My brother ________ his dog not to chase sheep.
A) has learned
B) has trained
C) has educated
D) has instructed
E) has informed
2.
Is there any ________ of your coming to London again in the Spring?
A) opportunity
B) occasion
C) facility
D) chance
E) ability
3.
He visited an ________ castle in an old part of the city.
A) antique
B) ancient
C) aged
D) elderly
E) olden
4.
Peter is going _______ for the Job as Manager of the Sales
Department.
A) to propose
B) to present
C) to pretend
D) to submit
E) to apply
5.
I don’t think I know him, although his face seems ________.
A) friendly
B) known
C) knowing
D) familiar
E) usual
6.
Some people had to escape in boats when the river ______ its banks.
A) overthrew
B) overflowed
C) overcame
D) overpowered
E) overhung
7.
Is there a telephone ________ anywhere near here, please?
A) place
B) shop
C) box
D) compartment
E) room
8.
For her wedding the ________ was dressed in white.
A) bridesmaid
B) bride
C) bridegroom
D) best man
E) wife
9.
Mr. Black ________ to arrive on the 2:30 train.
A) is anticipated
B) is hoped
C) is wanted
D) is expected
E) is proposed
10. I always ________ asleep as soon as I get into bed.
A) fall
B) go
C) get
D) turn
E) make
11. You will have ________ those potatoes before you cook them.
A) to open
B) to peel
C) to shell
D) to skin
E) to pare
12. I don’t like these oranges, they have too many ________.
A) stones
B) nuts
C) seeds
D) pips
E) buds
13. I tried to telephone him last night but his number ________.
A) was occupied
B) was employed
C) was engaged
D) was taken
E) was used
14. Frank got very ________ marks in his history examination.
A) reduced
B) unimportant
C) secondary
D) imperfect
E) low
15. You will have to ________, Aunt Mary is rather deaf.
A) speak up
B) call up
C) ring up
D) stand up
E) sit up
16. Three people ________ in this lake last June.
A) were sunk
B) were flooded
C) were drowned
D) were downed
E) were drained
17. You’ve been working all day. It’s ________ you went home.
A) good time
B) bad time
C) long time
D) short time
E) high time
18. The children walked to the ________ of the cliff and looked down at
the sea below.
A) rim
B) edge
C) limit
D) brim
E) border
19. The water in this stream has dried up because of the ________ of
rain this summer.
A) smallness
B) littleness
C) loss
D) lack
E) shortness
20. The sun rises in the East and ________ in the West.
A) disappears
B) vanishes
C) sets
D) goes
E) appears
21. There were twenty-five ________ waiting in the doctor’s surgery.
A) customers
B) visitors
C) patients
D) waiters
E) clients
22. Mr. Brown has a very ________ job as Sales Manager.
A) responsible
B) controlled
C) ordered
D) dutiful
E) careful
23. There is a ________ of sugar in Europe at the moment.
A) want
B) need
C) requirement
D) omission
E) shortage
24. Beethoven is my ________ composer.
A) best
B) nicest
C) selected
D) favorite
E) first
25. I am going to watch the tennis ________ on television this afternoon.
A) contest
B) game
C) match
D) sport
E) trial
26. The doctor told him to keep the tablets in his mouth and ________
them slowly.
A) swallow
B) suck
C) bite
D) drink
E) eat
27. I can’t open the drawer in my desk, it’s ________.
A) fixed
B) bolted
C) set
D) stuck
E) unmoved
28. Old Mr. Pottinger ________ his pension every Friday.
A) pays
B) earns
C) draws
D) acquires
E) obtains
29. Mr. Higgins is quite sure he saw a flying ________ when he was
walking home from the pub.
A) plate
B) saucer
C) dish
D) cup
E) tray
30. Please tell Anne that my private affairs are nothing to ________ her.
A) do with
B) do for
C) do over
D) do down
E) do in
31. Mr. Heppel was flown to London on ________.
A) affairs
B) matters
C) business
D) concerns
E) interests
32. Peter has entered a newspaper ________ for the best-dressed man
in London.
A) exhibition
B) contest
C) show
D) test
E) competition
33. Captain Saunders was accused of ________ at cards.
A) deceiving
B) cheating
C) tricking
D) trapping
E) catching
34. Sam never told his wife how much he ________ as a window cleaner.
A) paid
B) obtained
C) deserved
D) earned
E) profited
35. In spite of the storm, the Captain ________ the ship safely into port.
A) pushed
B) directed
C) drove
D) steered
E) managed
36. The teacher ________ out the words she had written on the
blackboard.
A) cleaned
B) dusted
C) rubbed
D) washed
E) scraped
37. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please?
A) turning in
B) turning down
C) turning out
D) turning over
E) turning to
38. I don’t think you can lift that case ________ I help you.
A) since
B) without
C) not
D) unless
E) with
39. We are ________ into our new house on Saturday.
A) moving
B) proceeding
C) entering
D) arriving
E) transporting
40. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ________.
A) broke off
B) broke out
C) broke in
D) broke up
E) broke away
TEST 10
Book 2 Part D
Test 10
313
1.
The spade is a gardening ________.
A) instrument
B) machine
C) tool
D) weapon
E) piece
2.
The thieves buried the ________ under an oak-tree.
A) show
B) store
C) harvest
D) treasure
E) stock
3.
James is very ________ about the cost of his dental treatment.
A) sorry
B) pained
C) worried
D) ashamed
E) sorrowful
4.
The children had great ________ when they went to the fair.
A) excitement
B) enjoyment
C) interest
D) fun
E) joy
5.
What ________ of toothpaste do you buy?
A) class
B) make
C) order
D) style
E) mark
6.
My father began to lose hair when he was thirty and now he is quite
________.
A) hairless
B) beardless
C) smooth
D) shiny
E) bald
7.
It is not far to the church if you take the short _______ by Friars Lane.
A) turning
B) corner
C) cut
D) pass
E) slit
8.
His car battery has ________; he’ll have to get it recharged.
A) run off
B) run out
C) run away
D) run down
E) run in
9.
Mary looked as pretty as a ________ in her new dress.
A) painting
B) picture
C) postcard
D) flower
E) engraving
10. It will do you ________ to have a holiday.
A) well
B) better
C) good
D) fine
E) great
11. My mother says she doesn’t like ________ buttons on my shirts.
A) attaching
B) sewing
C) connecting
D) fixing
E) joining
12. People of all ________ come to Hutton’s Holiday Camp.
A) years
B) limes
C) dates
D) ages
E) days
13. Have a ________ of coffee; it will make you feel better.
A) swallow
B) sip
C) touch
D) chew
E) bite
14. She is very intelligent. I ________ her to pass the examination easily.
A) hope
B) expect
C) wish
D) desire
E) need
15. They wanted to plan their holidays so they collected some ________
from the travel agency.
A) books
B) volumes
C) sheets
D) papers
E) brochures
16. We hope to hear from you at your ________.
A) opportunity
B) convenience
C) expedience
D) liberty
E) possibility
17. The weather ________ said it would rain again tomorrow.
A) expectancy
B) prophecy
C) prediction
D) forecast
E) horoscope
18. I’m very thirsty. I would ________ a cup of tea.
A) desire
B) fancy
C) wish
D) long
E) like
19. She couldn’t make up her ________ whether to buy the green skirt
or the blue one.
A) brain
B) heart
C) mind
D) soul
E) head
20. Oh dear, I have a ________ tire. I must put some air in it.
A) shallow
B) flat
C) low
D) bent
E) level
21. A good hen ________ six or seven eggs a day.
A) lies
B) lays
C) puts
D) places
E) reproduces
22. The rapid rise in the cost of ________ is worrying many people.
A) existing
B) living
C) surviving
D) breathing
E) respiring
23. You must look in the ________ section of the newspaper to find out
what films are showing.
A) variety
B) diversion
C) recreation
D) hospitality
E) entertainment
24. He had a very bad cold and couldn’t stop ________.
A) snoring
B) sneezing
C) sighing
D) yawning
E) spitting
25. Mr. Smith walked along the corridor and came face to ________
with his boss.
A) eye
B) figure
C) face
D) head
E) front
26. She ________ going to the dentist although her teeth needed
attention.
A) put in
B) put out
C) put through
D) put off
E) put away
27. It’s very easy to ________ your temper when someone annoys you.
A) mislay
B) lose
C) miss
D) forget
E) damage
28. If the World Population ________ continues, it will be impossible to
feed everybody.
A) outbreak
B) bang
C) blast
D) explosion
E) contraction
29. The brave man was greatly honored when the general said “You
________ a medal.”
A) earn
B) expect
C) deserve
D) reserve
E) justify
30. I wish to see the manager to ________ about the terrible food in this
restaurant.
A) inquire
B) complain
C) criticize
D) revolt
E) disapprove
31. She couldn’t quite remember his name although it was on the
________ of her tongue.
A) tip
B) top
C) back
D) front
E) end
32. The soldier took careful aim, then ________ several shots.
A) exploded
B) broke
C) fired
D) banged
E) bombed
33. It’s very hot in this room; that fire ________ a good heat.
A) gives away
B) gives in
C) gives out
D) gives up
E) gives round
34. A woman who has never married is called a ________.
A) widow
B) widower
C) divorcee
D) housewife
E) spinster
35. The criminal didn’t want to be recognized so he ________ himself.
A) camouflaged
B) covered
C) concealed
D) disguised
E) dressed
36. It’s possible to tell the time in the dark if your watch has a _____
dial.
A) light
B) bright
C) radiant
D) luminous
E) shining
37. She wasn’t able to buy any of the things she wanted so she returned
home ________.
A) full-handed
B) empty-handed
C) empty-headed
D) left-handed
E) right-handed
38. He never stops smoking; one cigarette after another. I’m afraid he’s
become a ________ smoker.
A) line
B) rope
C) chain
D) fiber
E) cord
39. When it is raining and the sun is shining at the same time, a ________
can often be seen in the sky.
A) waterfall
B) rainbow
C) arc
D) crescent
E) curve
40. The man was very ________ as he had injured his leg badly when he
was a boy.
A) blind
B) deaf
C) dumb
D) lame
E) limp
TEST 11
Test 11
Book 2 Part D
314
1.
They managed to _____ all their unwanted things at the jumble
sale.
A) get rid of
B) get even with
C) get away with
D) get over to
E) set out of
2.
There was a terrible storm at sea last night and one of the sailors
________.
A) floated
B) drowned
C) dived
D) sank
E) swam
3.
Let’s continue the meeting by discussing the next ________ on the
agenda.
A) item
B) factor
C) passage
D) piece
E) bit
4.
I’m paying for my car by monthly ________ as I didn’t have enough
money to pay cash.
A) deposits
B) receipts
C) amounts
D) percentages
E) installments
5.
Schubert didn’t finish one of his symphonies so it will always be
________.
A) defective
B) undeveloped
C) incomplete
D) unready
E) deficient
6.
Suddenly I understood perfectly and everything ________ place.
A) fell down
B) fell out
C) fell in
D) fell into
E) fell for
7.
The Director of the Company ________ some figures from the report
in front of him.
A) spoke
B) said
C) told
D) quoted
E) referred
8.
He was one of the ________ people I’ve ever known; he never
stopped eating.
A) greediest
B) laziest
C) proudest
D) angriest
E) shyest
9.
The men ________ the millionaire’s small daughter and demanded
a large sum of money for her return.
A) eloped
B) stole
C) removed
D) kidnapped
E) hi-jacked
10. You must be careful what you say to Susan; her feelings are easily
________.
A) damaged
B) injured
C) broken
D) hurt
E) cracked
11. You keep ________ the same subject, and I’ve asked you not to
mention it again.
A) bringing forward
B) bringing up
C) bringing to
D) bringing about
E) bringing together
12. That shop down the road always ______ its goods well in the window.
A) shows
B) reveals
C) uncovers
D) exposes
E) displays
13. Please wipe your feet on the door ________ before you come in.
A) mat
B) rug
C) carpet
D) tile
E) blanket
14. Although most of the children in the class were rather dull, there
were one or two ________ ones.
A) light
B) bright
C) skilful
D) wise
E) thoughtful
15. The ________ with Charles is, he doesn’t know his own mind.
A) upset
B) trouble
C) puzzle
D) complication
E) inconvenience
16. I hate January when all the ________ start coming in. I never seem
to have enough money to pay them all.
A) receipts
B) accounts
C) estimates
D) bills
E) lists
17. The workers were ________ in their demand for better conditions.
A) united
B) combined
C) joined
D) stuck
E) attached
18. The judge ________ the criminal to twenty years in prison.
A) condemned
B) punished
C) disciplined
D) inflicted
E) sentenced
19. I want to know the answers to these questions, so I shall have to
look at the ________ at the back of the book.
A) index
B) key
C) register
D) record
E) table
20. I wouldn’t like to spend a night alone in that house. It is said to be
________ by a headless ghost.
A) obsessed
B) tormented
C) haunted
D) infested
E) upset
21. The girl in the shop was _____ how to use a new kind of electric cooker.
A) proving
B) establishing
C) exposing
D) demonstrating
E) teaching
22. That poor woman’s husband died a few weeks after they were
married. It was a real ________.
A) sorrow
B) tragedy
C) wrong
D) evil
E) sadness
23. He didn’t seem to know what was happening at all, he looked
completely ________.
A) doubtful
B) bewildered
C) undecided
D) defeated
E) doomed
24. The economy of this country is very unstable at the moment. It’s
balanced on a ________ edge.
A) knife
B) sword
C) axe
D) saber
E) dagger
25. The little boy was ________ for breaking the window.
A) condemned
B) sentenced
C) penalized
D) persecuted
E) punished
26. There has been a lot of ____ about the housing shortage in big cities.
A) circulation
B) advertising
C) publicity
D) communication
E) instruction
27. I ________ my car badly when I hit a tree.
A) dented
B) hollowed
C) depressed
D) impressed
E) pitted
28. He is ________ to both those girls over there. One is his sister and
the other is his cousin.
A) allied
B) affiliated
C) related
D) identified
E) classified
29. When he was left on a desert island, he was able to ________ for a
year on fruit and water.
A) remain
B) continue
C) stay
D) persist
E) survive
30. If I were you I’d put that meat in the refrigerator or it will ________
in this hot weather.
A) go off
B) go on
C) go over
D) go against
E) go by
31. To play golf well you must take lessons from a good ________.
A) conductor
B) guide
C) coach
D) trainer
E) leader
32. The Browns had to use all their ________ to buy their new house.
A) keepsakes
B) savings
C) reserves
D) leavings
E) remains
33. When I was staying in Germany last year, I ____ quite a lot of German.
A) picked out
B) picked on
C) picked up
D) picked over
E) picked upon
34. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ________ good.
A) makes
B) feels
C) sniffs
D) smells
E) flavors
35. I know Mary has two brothers, but I don’t know which is the ________.
A) elder
B) more aged
C) more ancient
D) lower
E) higher
36. I hope the Government will ________ the rate of income tax.
A) increase
B) decrease
C) reduce
D) deduct
E) degrade
37. Jane’s school report last term was very ________.
A) satisfying
B) satisfactory
C) fulfilling
D) full
E) fortunate
38. Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a ________ of bread.
A) piece
B) packet
C) bit
D) pound
E) loaf
39. When I was turning out my cupboard I ________ this photograph of
uncle Harry.
A) came over
B) came round
C) came across
D) came to
E) came into
40. Lucy says she bought her new trouser suit in ________.
A) a disposal
B) a sale
C) a reduction
D) an offering
E) a production
TEST 12
Book 2 Part D
Test 12
315
1.
When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn’t ________
the truth.
A) say
B) reply
C) answer
D) tell
E) respond
2.
When their mother died, the children were _____ by their Aunt
Mary.
A) brought in
B) brought round
C) brought to
D) brought forward
E) brought up
3.
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric ________.
A) shock
B) current
C) attack
D) feeling
E) surprise
4.
Mr. Brown thinks he knows ________ about football, but he doesn’t.
A) anything
B) everybody
C) everything
D) somebody
E) nobody
5.
The High Street is so narrow that the Council have decided to
________ it.
A) increase
B) extend
C) widen
D) lengthen
E) shorten
6.
Your brother is very tall. What is his exact ________?
A) size
B) length
C) breadth
D) measure
E) height
7.
If Maria comes to England, it will be a good ________ for her to
improve her English.
A) possibility
B) opportunity
C) advantage
D) probability
E) experience
8.
Please ________ your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A) rise
B) pull
C) push
D) lift
E) raise
9.
________ 100 if you want to speak to the telephone operator.
A) Ask
B) Hear
C) Dial
D) Describe
E) Turn
10. Our school ________ for the summer holidays on 10th July.
A) breaks up
B) breaks down
C) breaks in
D) breaks off
E) breaks through
11. If you’ve got a ________ of cards, I’ll show you some tricks.
A) packet
B) collection
C) pack
D) set
E) parcel
12. This church was ________ by the famous architect Archibald Sparrow.
A) outlined
B) designed
C) produced
D) composed
E) made
13. It’s Grandmother’s birthday tomorrow, so don’t forget to wish her
many happy ________.
A) returns
B) days
C) anniversaries
D) years
E) congratulations
14. The ________ from the airport was very tiring as we had to drive
through the fog.
A) travel
B) voyage
C) flight
D) journey
E) crossing
15. If I bought a ticket in the lottery, I might ________ £1000.
A) bet
B) buy
C) sell
D) win
E) let
16. John hopes to ________ his examination in September.
A) make
B) take
C) do
D) offer
E) present
17. When you come to London, I can ________ for the night.
A) put you down
B) put you off
C) put you up
D) put you right
E) put you away
18. Your new flat ________ me very much of the one we had in
Birmingham.
A) remembers
B) recalls
C) recollects
D) receives
E) reminds
19. The deer is one of the shyest ________ animals in existence.
A) savage
B) untamed
C) wild
D) strange
E) free
20. Do open the window; this room seems very ________.
A) moldy
B) stuffy
C) smoked
D) rancid
E) breathless
21. There is a ________ on the suitcase, but it has no name on it.
A) paper
B) ticket
C) sign
D) stamp
E) label
22. The air hostess told the passengers to ________ their seat belts.
A) tie
B) attach
C) fasten
D) fix
E) set
23. My sister works at a home for the deaf and ________.
A) mute
B) dumb
C) silent
D) speechless
E) voiceless
24. The price of this TV set is not listed in the ________.
A) catalogue
B) guidebook
C) directory
D) record
E) schedule
25. The police were able to trace the criminal because he left his ________
on the door handle.
A) fingerprints
B) finger-nails
C) fingertips
D) ringer ends
E) finger-marks
26. Ann refused to take _______ in the preparations for the school
concert.
A) place
B) part
C) notice
D) leave
E) offence
27. Any candidate caught ______ in the examination will be disqualified.
A) deceiving
B) deluding
C) conjuring
D) swindling
E) cheating
28. The farmer put a ________ in his field to frighten the birds away from
his crops.
A) scarecrow
B) monster
C) demon
D) goblin
E) corpse
29. He has been making money ______ since he started his new business.
A) head over heels
B) hand over fist
C) head to foot
D) ear to ear
E) top to toe
30. It was so cold my fingers were quite ________.
A) senseless
B) numb
C) insensible
D) unconscious
E) paralyzed
31. You should take more exercise if you want to keep ________.
A) fit
B) fat
C) fine
D) fresh
E) flat
32. The twins are so alike that I can never ________ the difference
between them.
A) tell
B) say
C) decide
D) make
E) find
33. I took the doctor’s prescription to the chemist’s to be ____.
A) made out
B) made up
C) made over
D) made into
E) made for
34. My boss has ________ playing golf three afternoons a week.
A) taken over
B) taken to
C) taken for
D) taken out
E) taken in
35. The Prime Minister made an excellent ______ in the House yesterday.
A) discourse
B) discussion
C) lecture
D) speech
E) talk
36. I have never been on good ________ with my sister-in-law.
A) responses
B) exchanges
C) terms
D) feelings
E) affections
37. The ________ on this tombstone is dated 1742.
A) description
B) inscription
C) recording
D) outline
E) engraving
38. Have you had any ________ of John lately?
A) enquiries
B) news
C) details
D) particulars
E) facts
39. Did you notice the ________ on Walter’s face when he heard Hugo
had been made Manager?
A) appearance
B) description
C) expression
D) disposition
E) exposition
40. Children usually ________ after an illness much more quickly than
adults.
A) pick up
B) pick over
C) pick on
D) pick out
E) pick off
TEST 13
Test 13
Book 2 Part D
316
1.
I had to sign for this letter because it came in ________ envelope.
A) a recommended
B) a registered
C) an endorsed
D) a receipted
E) a sealed
2.
When I bought this clock I was given a six months’ ________.
A) reservation
B) guarantee
C) undertaking
D) safeguard
E) security
3.
A ________ for the company said that the question of safety
regulations was being looked into.
A) speaker
B) spokesman
C) officer
D) reporter
E) interpreter
4.
During the war there was so little food that it had to be ________.
A) preserved
B) regulated
C) rationed
D) retained
E) re-distributed
5.
Mr Jackson is permanently ________ as the result of a car accident.
A) dislocated
B) incapable
C) disabled
D) powerless
E) inactive
6.
She ________ all her savings form the bank to pay for her flight to
Australia.
A) drew in
B) drew up
C) drew along
D) drew out
E) drew off
7.
Her shopping bag broke, ________ its contents all over the road.
A) dispersing
B) dispensing
C) scattering
D) overflowing
E) distributing
8.
When you come to the crossroads, you will see the ________ showing
the way to Middleton.
A) advertisement
B) signal
C) signpost
D) announcement
E) indicator
9.
The crops in this field have all been ________ with insecticide.
A) sprayed
B) washed
C) rinsed
D) cleaned
E) disinfected
10. I can’t use my hair-drier because I forgot to buy a ________ for it.
A) tap
B) switch
C) socket
D) pin
E) plug
11. The baby is very fretful; he must be ________ some teeth.
A) making
B) cutting
C) incising
D) producing
E) grinding
12. The attic was thick with ________ as no one had cleared it for years.
A) rust
B) powder
C) dust
D) sediment
E) soot
13. The artist studied in Paris for ________ of roughly five years.
A) a decade
B) an age
C) a time
D) a period
E) an interval
14. The two young people fell in love at ________.
A) first impression
B) first sight
C) short notice
D) long distance
E) first appearance
15. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be ________.
A) reckoned
B) balanced
C) scaled
D) estimated
E) weighed
16. If you are interested in becoming a ________ of the club, telephone
the secretary during office hours.
A) member
B) partner
C) sharer
D) player
E) student
17. The first English dictionary was ________ by Dr Johnson.
A) compiled
B) co-ordinated
C) collected
D) composed
E) constructed
18. When you go out, will you get me ________ of the Farming Gazette?
A) an edition
B) a copy
C) a publication
D) a paper
E) a sheet
19. I didn’t ________ I was talking to the Manager, until he told me his
name.
A) identify
B) distinguish
C) recognize
D) accept
E) realize
20. I just cannot work out the answer to this question; I ________.
A) give off
B) give out
C) giveaway
D) give into
E) give up
21. At the election you must mark your paper, fold it and drop it into
the ________ box.
A) voting
B) ballot
C) nomination
D) selection
E) electoral
22. When you return to your country, don’t forget to ________ with me.
A) keep in hand
B) keep time
C) keep in touch
D) keep in step
E) keep together
23. The corrupt builder wanted to obtain the contract so he offered a
________ to the civil servant.
A) bribe
B) bait
C) stimulus
D) tip
E) bonus
24. The tramp was wearing very shabby clothes and looked very _______.
A) down at heel
B) down to earth
C) up to date
D) up and coming
E) out of shape
25. It was very ________ in the cottage with the comfortable armchairs
by the fire.
A) snug
B) gratifying
C) easy
D) downy
E) refreshing
26. There were some black-faced sheep ________ about the hillside.
A) thrown
B) arranged
C) scattered
D) littered
E) crumpled
27. The news ________ that prices were going to rise next week.
A) got ahead
B) got on
C) got through
D) got up
E) got out
28. The child ________ his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas
tree.
A) kept
B) blew
C) sighed
D) held
E) gasped
29. That man’s wife is terrible; he ________ him all the time, nagging
from morning till night.
A) keeps in with
B) keeps up with
C) keeps on at
D) keeps away
E) keeps back from
30. Don’t leave your things all over the room, ________ up the place.
A) mixing
B) cluttering
C) filling
D) huddling
E) breaking
31. The philosopher was a great thinker and was often ________ by a
brilliant idea.
A) seized
B) grabbed
C) grasped
D) held
E) clutched
32. The trader asked a high price, but I managed to ________.
A) beat him off
B) beat him up
C) beat him down
D) beat him back
E) beat him in
33. The woman ________ for her husband’s life when he was found
guilty of murder.
A) bid
B) disputed
C) pleaded
D) debated
E) sued
34. Don’t ________ me or I won’t be able to stop laughing.
A) pat
B) massage
C) scratch
D) tickle
E) stroke
35. That pop group are going to make ________ recording next week.
A) alive
B) an alive
C) an awake
D) a living
E) a life
36. Mary ________ her engagement the week before the wedding
because she realized she didn’t love her fiance.
A) broke up
B) broke out
C) broke down
D) broke off
E) broke away
37. He ________ £5000 in stocks and shares.
A) inserted
B) installed
C) invested
D) inducted
E) indented
38. The new magazine about car maintenance ________ tomorrow.
A) comes down
B) comes off
C) comes on
D) comes out
E) comes round
39. That couple are well-suited; they live in perfect ________.
A) order
B) control
C) harmony
D) melody
E) duet
40. He is so ________, he is never satisfied with anything.
A) discontented
B) disconcerted
C) discomforted
D) disconnected
E) discredited
TEST 14
Book 2 Part D
Test 14
317
1.
Johnny ________ very badly at Mary’s birthday party.
A) conducted
B) behaved
C) showed
D) operated
E) looked
2.
Mr. Jones has ________ painting since he retired.
A) taken up
B) taken off
C) taken over
D) taken in
E) taken down
3.
How many ________ does Peter learn at school?
A) topics
B) themes
C) ideas
D) subjects
E) objects
4.
It wasn’t my ________ that the plate broke.
A) blame
B) mistake
C) error
D) fault
E) slip
5.
Ask Joan if she would give me ________ with the washing-up.
A) a leg
B) a hand
C) a help
D) an assistance
E) an aid
6.
The Browns ________ anyone who hasn’t much money as they
have.
A) look up to
B) look away from
C) look down on
D) look out for
E) look round at
7.
Part of that electric plug is ________; you ought to tighten it.
A) safe
B) loose
C) free
D) disjoined
E) unattached
8.
I’m reading a book about ________ of Shakespeare.
A) the living
B) the existence
C) the way
D) the life
E) the road
9.
Sally ________ a little money every week for her holiday.
A) puts in
B) puts off
C) puts by
D) puts over
E) puts upon
10. My brother has curly hair but mine is quite ________.
A) even
B) regular
C) uneven
D) level
E) straight
11. John always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ________.
A) wish
B) desire
C) will
D) object
E) way
12. It’s no use shouting at grandmother, she’s as deaf as a ________.
A) post
B) pin
C) pole
D) door
E) wall
13. If you leave that butter in the sun, it will ________.
A) thaw
B) dissolve
C) set
D) harden
E) melt
14. When I peel onions. I can’t stop my eyes ________.
A) spilling
B) watering
C) leaking
D) dripping
E) dropping
15. I’m going home tomorrow so I mustn’t forget to buy some ________.
A) memories
B) reminders
C) recollections
D) souvenirs
E) remembrances
16. I caught the train by the skin of my ________.
A) mouth
B) teeth
C) lips
D) nose
E) cheeks
17. Peter doesn’t drink alcohol, he only drinks ________ drinks.
A) squashed
B) crushed
C) smooth
D) dry
E) soft
18. Whose ________ was it to go for this long, uninteresting walk?
A) thought
B) desire
C) dream
D) purpose
E) idea
19. When he was running across the field, he ________ a log.
A) fell down
B) fell over
C) fell off
D) fell into
E) fell upon
20. John put the suitcases in the ________ of the car.
A) shoe
B) toe
C) boot
D) slipper
E) foot
21. The doctor gave me ________ for some medicine.
A) an order
B) a letter
C) an instruction
D) a recipe
E) a prescription
22. John always ________ the 8:30 train to work.
A) traps
B) captures
C) catches
D) holds
E) attaches
23. We couldn’t eat the meat because it had ________.
A) gone on
B) gone out
C) gone off
D) gone in
E) gone over
24. Susan couldn’t remember what she had to buy for the weekend
because she had lost her shopping ________.
A) record
B) list
C) register
D) form
E) code
25. Grandmother is always ________ her glasses.
A) misusing
B) misplacing
C) mistaking
D) mislaying
E) mishandling
26. I hate to hear a clock ________ when I’m trying to go to sleep.
A) clicking
B) sounding
C) humming
D) ticking
E) ringing
27. ________ for the job should write to the Personnel Manager.
A) attendants
B) entrants
C) applicants
D) contenders
E) competitors
28. I don’t think this medicine ________ with me.
A) goes
B) suits
C) agrees
D) fits
E) accords
29. All the workers in the firm get a Christmas ________ of £50.
A) repayment
B) prize
C) reward
D) bonus
E) refund
30. The notice on the gate said “________ the dog.”
A) take care of
B) be careful of
C) beware of
D) take notice of
E) be afraid of
31. You ought to be ______ yourself for being so rude to old Mrs. Green.
A) sorry for
B) unhappy about
C) ashamed of
D) repenting for
E) unfriendly to
32. Just as the violinist began to play, one of the ________ on his violin
broke.
A) cords
B) tapes
C) strings
D) wires
E) chords
33. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a ________.
A) daydream
B) nightmare
C) fantasy
D) vision
E) reverie
34. Have you any ________ where you left your car keys?
A) knowledge
B) information
C) notion
D) idea
E) thought
35. The magistrate ________ the parents for not exercising proper control
over the delinquent boy.
A) blamed
B) faulted
C) judged
D) accused
E) exposed
36. I’d like to ________ the holiday arrangements once more before we
leave tomorrow.
A) go for
B) go over
C) go round
D) go about
E) go by
37. Mr. Brown always ________ his letters to his secretary as soon as he
has opened his post.
A) answers
B) writes
C) copies
D) dictates
E) replies
38. He made a note of the appointment in his ________.
A) journal
B) diary
C) ledger
D) register
E) directory
39. How ________ is your house from the station?
A) long
B) distant
C) near
D) far
E) close
40. I have got to get up early tomorrow so I must remember to ________
my alarm clock.
A) time
B) set
C) fix
D) turn
E) point
TEST 15
Test 15
Book 2 Part D
