400 questions in English Grammar

318

1.

The inspector was a very ________ man and rechecked the evidence
several times.
A) complete

B) wholesome

C) thoughtful

D) thorough

E) attentive

2.

My friend exercises regularly and is in much better _____ than I am.
A) figure

B) size

C) shape

D) frame

E) outline

3.

Mr. Brown kept the ________ round his garden neatly clipped.
A) hedge

B) fence

C) railings

D) plants

E) flowers

4.

Tomorrow is a special ________ night for the guitarist who has injured
his hand and can’t play again.
A) benefit

B) welfare

C) merit

D) charity

E) goodwill

5.

Mr. Jones was always interfering and poking his nose into everyone’s
________.
A) situation

B) job

C) work

D) business

E) life

6.

I can’t ________ the sound of a knife scraping on a plate.
A) bear

B) support

C) sustain

D) suffer

E) forbear

7.

I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met
________.
A) at random

B) by chance

C) with luck

D) by fate

E) by design

8.

If you want to know how to wash that sweater, look at the ________
inside the collar.
A) badge

B) ticket

C) notice

D) sign

E) tab

9.

Oh dear. I don’t seem to have my bag, I must have ________ it in
the Post Office.
A) missed

B) overlooked

C) forgotten

D) left

E) misplaced

10. He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a ________ for

several weeks.
A) cradle

B) swing

C) sling

D) litter

E) stretcher

11. Peter’s car ________ in the country so he had to walk lo the nearest

village for help.
A) broke up

B) broke down

C) broke away

D) broke off

E) broke open

12. She tied a scarf round her head to ________ her hair from the rain.

A) cover

B) hide

C) keep

D) shelter

E) protect

13. The telephone operator said she would put the caller ________ when

the line was free.
A) through

B) up

C) in

D) forward

E) over

14. When I’ve passed my driving test I’ll be able to get a permanent

driving ________.
A) certificate

B) license

C) permit

D) voucher

E) warrant

15. The train doesn’t leave for an hour yet. What shall we do to ________?

A) mark time

B) waste time

C) spend time

D) keep time

E) kill time

16. Most people think they pay too much ______ tax to the Government.

A) income

B) salary

C) wages

D) earnings

E) money

17. The post ________ hadn’t arrived by ten o’clock.

A) yet

B) already

C) still

D) nevertheless

E) even

18. I ________ that you ought to apologize.

A) desire

B) wish

C) want

D) hope

E) think

19. I’ve  booked two seats in the front ________ for tomorrow’s concert.

A) line

B) row

C) rank

D) file

E) strip

20. He doubted if he would pass the examination as it was ________

whether he would even finish the paper.
A) wait and see

B) hit or miss

C) touch and go

D) this or that

E) open to error

21. My aunt used to pretend that she could tell fortunes from tea ______.

A) seeds

B) buds

C) leaves

D) leavings

E) grounds

22. Mr. Sims has walked with a ________ ever since his car accident six

years ago.
A) limp

B) jog

C) trot

D) hop

E) jump

23. Oh, dear, my pen has ________; can you lend me yours?

A) run off

B) run down

C) run out

D) run in

E) run up

24. Would it be possible to have these photographs ________?

A) expanded

B) enlarged

C) extended

D) inflated

E) stretched

25. Don’t forget to ________ your luggage clearly in case It gets mislaid

in transit.
A) print

B) name

C) sign

D) identify

E) label

26. The ________ of living has risen by 10% in the last three months.

A) price

B) expense

C) cost

D) rate

E) expenditure

27. Marie often buys clothes at that ________ stall in the market.

A) second-class

B) second-best

C) second-hand

D) second string

E) second chance

28. Don’t eat those berries in case they are ________.

A) poisonous

B) venomous

C) infectious

D) emetic

E) contagious

29. I’ve got such a _____ throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.

A) hurt

B) sensitive

C) irritable

D) sour

E) sore

30. You can take a short ________ through the woods to the station.

A) lane

B) road

C) highway

D) cut

E) alley

31. I’m afraid it will be a long time before we get to the ________ of this

unpleasant affair.
A) base

B) bottom

C) foundation

D) foot

E) basis

32. John has just passed his driving test, so now he’s on the ________

for a cheap car.
A) outlook

B) pursuit

C) lookout

D) discovery

E) track

33. At the beginning of the war every man under thirty was ________ to

serve in the armed forces.
A) called in

B) called up

C) called for

D) called out

E) called over

34. The sight of so much ice cream made the children’s mouths ________.

A) drip

B) ooze

C) wet

D) moisten

E) water

35. I’m not ________ but I never walk under a ladder if I can help it.

A) credulous

B) simple

C) supernatural

D) superstitious

E) ignorant

36. According to Charles Darwin, man is ________ from the apes.

A) originated

B) entailed

C) revolved

D) descended

E) elevated

37. The lighted candles on the altar ________ in the draught from the

open window.
A) fluttered

B) wavered

C) trembled

D) flickered

E) shivered

38. I am going to celebrate my wedding ________ on the 10th December.

A) birthday

B) name day

C) anniversary

D) year

E) occasion

39. When the volcano ________, several villages had to be evacuated.

A) exploded

B) erupted

C) emitted

D) overflowed

E) overran

40. All the crops on that farm have been ________ with insecticide.

A) covered

B) spread

C) dispersed

D) sprayed

E) overlaid

TEST 16

Book 2 Part D

Test 16

319

1.

When I turned on the switch, the lights ________.
A) cracked

B) fired

C) expired

D) fused

E) flared

2.

Be careful with that knife because it has a very sharp ________.
A) side

B) steel

C) rim

D) cut

E) blade

3.

They are ________ all those old houses to make room for a new
Town Hall.
A) putting down

B) doing down

C) taking down

D) pulling down

E) running down

4.

________ the bottle well before you pour out the medicine.
A) agitate

B) shake

C) stir

D) spin

E) tumble

5.

I’m afraid I took your umbrella by ________.
A) fault

B) error

C) misdeed

D) mistake

E) misjudgment

6.

The prisoners had spent almost a year digging a ________ before
the guards discovered it.
A) tube

B) subway

C) tunnel

D) pipe

E) pass

7.

I wish you’d let me speak for myself and not ________ the words
out of my mouth.
A) take

B) remove

C) pull

D) snatch

E) grab

8.

To get your illustrated guide to Great Britain just fill in the ________
and send it with 50p to the Tourist Board.
A) cheque

B) note

C) coupon

D) bill

E) warrant

9.

There’s no ________ in going to the cinema now as the film’s already
started.
A) reason

B) cause

C) motive

D) point

E) ground

10. That’s absolute nonsense; you’re talking out of the ________.

A) tip of your tongue

B) back of your head

C) skin of your teeth

D) depth of your soul

E) side of your mouth

11. Without exercise many people’s bodies become ________.

A) soggy

B) flabby

C) spongy

D) doughy

E) squashy

12. “________ man kills the thing he loves” is a well-known saying.

A) all

B) none

C) each

D) any

E) some

13. He fell guilty about breaking off the engagement and often had a

________ of conscience.
A) spasm

B) twinge

C) sting

D) pain

E) pinch

14. The members of the team were very ________ and changed their

plans at short notice.
A) flexible

B) supple

C) loose

D) plastic

E) lenient

15. I visited many historic houses and castles ____ my summer holiday.

A) within

B) inside

C) during

D) including

E) wherein

16. She likes classical music and is particularly ________ on Mozart.

A) overwhelmed

B) hearty

C) eager

D) keen

E) enthusiastic

17. There’s ________ telling what he will do if he’s annoyed.

A) none

B) nobody

C) nothing

D) no

E) not

18. Tom’s very spoilt and always demanding attention; I expect it’s

because he’s ________ child.
A) an only

B) one

C) a lone

D) a single

E) an alone

19. Actors have to _______ a play before they  give a public performance.

A) practice

B) repeat

C) rehearse

D) prepare

E) reproduce

20. There was no ________ of anyone having entered the room.

A) sight

B) look

C) sign

D) signal

E) notice

21. If your handbag has been stolen, you must ________ it to the police

immediately.
A) tell

B) report

C) inform

D) announce

E) record

22. Has John paid you back the £5 you ________ him?

A) lent

B) borrowed

C) owed

D) gave

E) charged

23. Who ________ of going for this walk in the rain?

A) thought

B) decided

C) proposed

D) insisted

E) wanted

24. When he retired, my father _______ his business to my eldest brother.

A) made out

B) made away

C) made over

D) made up

E) made for

25. The ________ at that restaurant is excellent.

A) attention

B) service

C) serving

D) care

E) attending

26. I enjoyed that book so much that I read it from ________ to end in

one day.
A) opening

B) beginning

C) start

D) commencement

E) introduction

27. The kidnappers demanded a ________ of £509.000.

A) forfeit

B) ransom

C) penalty

D) fine

E) reward

28. I wish you wouldn’t keep _______ my time asking such silly questions.

A) losing

B) spending

C) wasting

D) engaging

E) occupying

29. I only received the application ________ for the job yesterday.

A) paper

B) form

C) order

D) notice

E) document

30. When he came back from holiday his skin was beautifully _______.

A) tanned

B) sunburnt

C) toasted

D) browned

E) burnt

31. Did you have a good ________ when you went to Scotland?

A) experience

B) stay

C) enjoyment

D) time

E) amusement

32. Five hundred people were ________ in the earthquake.

A) sunk

B) buried

C) flooded

D) overrun

E) overturned

33. When I paid for my groceries in the supermarket, the cashier gave

me the wrong ________.
A) rebate

B) sum

C) exchange

D) return

E) change

34. He won’t be able to drive his car unless he ________ his license.

A) remits

B) reforms

C) revises

D) reports

E) renews

35. Yesterday Stephen studied for five hours ________.

A) on end

B) at length

C) in full

D) in time

E) at once

36. The ________ for the course are £50 a term.

A) charges

B) costs

C) payments

D) fees

E) subscriptions

37. Do you wear your watch on your right ________ because you are

left-handed?
A) hand

B) elbow

C) wrist

D) palm

E) ankle

38. He arrived at a most _____ moment; I was just getting into the bath.

A) importunate

B) inopportune

C) uncomfortable

D) incongruous

E) unfitting

39. This road is ________ to flood in winter.

A) leading

B) unprotected

C) conducive

D) liable

E) susceptible

40. Buying in bulk ________ one to make substantial savings.

A) enables

B) facilitates

C) means

D) ensures

E) empowers

TEST 17

Test 17

Book 2 Part D

320

1.

This village is only ________ by river.
A) attainable

B) available

C) accessible

D) obtainable

E) achievable

2.

The man’s face was ________ from his infected tooth.
A) bulging

B) swollen

C) dilated

D) expanded

E) distended

3.

As my exam is next week, I’ll take advantage of the day off to
________ on some reading.
A) catch up

B) clear up

C) hurry up

D) makeup

E) pick up

4.

Many local authorities realize the need to make ________ for elderly
people in their housing programs.
A) assistance

B) conditions

C) admittance

D) provision

E) rooms

5.

The curator of the Museum was most ________ and let me actually
examine the ancient manuscript.
A) favorable

B) gratifying

C) obliging

D) pleasing

E) promising

6.

For parents, one of the problems ________ by rising prices is the
continual demand for more pocket money.
A) given

B) posed

C) pressing

D) provided

E) forced

7.

After speaking for two hours, the lecturer found he could scarcely
talk, as he had become ________.
A) hoarse

B) dumb

C) inarticulate

D) speechless

E) tongue-tied

8.

There is pressure on the British government to ________ the-number
of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.
A) confine

B) depress

C) decrease

D) restrain

E) limit

9.

In recent years there has been a ______ increase in the cost of living.
A) powerful

B) ponderous

C) wide

D) significant

E) violent

10. The drunken couple did nothing to keep the flat clean and tidy and

lived in the utmost ________.
A) pollution

B) decay

C) corruption

D) contamination

E) squalor

11. She was extremely lucky when her great-uncle died, she

________ a fortune.
A) came by

B) came about

C) came into

D) came through

E) came over

12. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and

was ________.
A) forgiven

B) pardoned

C) excused

D) acquitted

E) absolved

13. A good boss always ________ responsibility to his assistants.

A) relegates

B) delegates

C) removes

D) consigns

E) refers

14. Although nobody ________ his presence, Mr. Smith knew he had

been recognized.
A) acknowledged

B) admitted

C) assented

D) attributed

E) requited

15. He tries to _____ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.

A) gratify

B) please

C) ingratiate

D) commend

E) placate

16. He was ________ from the competition because he had not compiled

with the rules.
A) banished

B) forbidden

C) outlawed

D) disqualified

E) precluded

17. He thanked me _______, too much I thought for the little I had

done.
A) significantly

B) profusely

C) prolifically

D) luxuriantly

E) sumptuously

18. The police managed to ________ down the owner of the car.

A) trace

B) track

C) catch

D) search

E) pursue

19. The party’s reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies.

A) indicative

B) confirming

C) positive

D) revealing

E) evident

20. Although most of the rooms are small, the hall is ________.

A) extending

B) extended

C) spacious

D) expansive

E) abundant

21. Your latest project has little ________ of success.

A) prediction

B) outlook

C) preview

D) prospect

E) forecast

22. My enquiries did not ________ any information of value.

A) extort

B) elicit

C) arouse

D) affect

E) induce

23. The professor’s wife was in the kitchen preparing a salad and

________ cold meal into neat, thin pieces.
A) sawing

B) slitting

C) slicing

D) sandwiching

E) slashing

24. The advantage of the new bridge will be the way it ________ the

towns on the opposite banks of the river.
A) attaches

B) connects

C) communicates

D) spans

E) merges

25. Charles was not sure which profession to enter, but finally ________

for the Law.
A) chose

B) opted

C) selected

D) accepted

E) preferred

26. The police _____ their attention to the events that led up to the

accident.
A) confirmed

B) contained

C) conserved

D) confined

E)  completed

27. The large crowds lingering in the streets were quickly ________ by

heavy rain.
A) removed

B) dislocated

C) deposed

D) detached

E) dispersed

28. We covered a wide ________ of topics in the interview.

A) fashion

B) extent

C) collection

D) number

E) range

29. Looked at from your ________, the position is intolerable.

A) attitude

B) state

C) standpoint

D) level

E) opinion

30. Although your offer for the house is £200 below the asking ________,

they’ll probably accept for the sake of a quick sale.
A) cost

B) value

C) price

D) limit

E) amount

31. The garden had been badly neglected and was completely ________

with weeds.
A) overgrown

B) suffocated

C) enclosed

D) coated

E) overlaid

32. By the end of the day the flood water which had covered most of

the town had ________.
A) receded

B) reversed

C) replaced

D) retired

E) returned

33. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ________

the names they had been given by the witness.
A) confused

B) perplexed

C) puzzled

D) bewildered

E) merged

34. Being already a graduate from another university, he was ________

from the entrance examination.
A) exempted

B) excluded

C) prohibited

D) precluded

E) deferred

35. Digging the garden is a very ________ task.

A) industrious

B) manual

C) laborious

D) exerting

E) conscientious

36. Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to

________.
A) reduce

B) fade

C) dim

D) faint

E) shrink

37. The Minister accused the farmers of ________ the potato shortage

in order to force prices up.
A) depleting

B) expecting

C) exploiting

D) misapplying

E) misappropriating

38. The stories about his wealth are quite ________; he is not particularly

well off.
A) unprovoked

B) incredulous

C) unfounded

D) irrational

E) undeserving

39. I don’t really know how to ________ the problem.

A) tackle

B) cope

C) set in

D) raw

E) efface

40. He had deceived a great many people but she _______ him at once.

A) saw into

B) saw round

C) saw through

D) looked through

E) looked into

TEST 18

Book 2 Part D

Test 18

321

1.

Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the world’s great
powers has produced a ________ balanced peace.
A) presently

B) precociously

C) previously

D) deviously

E) precariously

2.

The team’s coach insisted on a program of ________ training before
the big match.
A) harsh

B) rigorous

C) positive

D) severe

E) searching

3.

I tried to ________ a hint but you didn’t notice.
A) nod

B) drop

C) suggest

D) let

E) warn

4.

What you  say is true, but you could have ________ it more tactfully.
A) talked

B) phrased

C) observed

D) informed

E) remarked

5.

The police are ________ the suburbs for the missing car.
A) seeking

B) combing

C) looking

D) socking

E) investigating

6.

The climbers ________ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit
of the mountain.
A) obtained

B) sustained

C) maintained

D) retained

E) realized

7.

He was so ______ in the book that he forgot all about his appointment.
A) distracted

B) attracted

C) gripped

D) diverted

E) engrossed

8.

It is impossible to ________ these points of view: they are too
different.
A) unite

B) reconcile

C) coincide

D) correspond

E) compromise

9.

I am never free on Thursday evenings as I have a ________
arrangement to play chess with a friend.
A) long-standing

B) long-lived

C) long-range

D) long-lasting

E) long-service

10. If you are under 18, you are not ________ to join this club.

A) available

B) legitimate

C) capable

D) eligible

E) permissible

11. The Chairman is to give a formal _____ at the Annual General Meeting.

A) discussion

B) address

C) debate

D) revision

E) dialogue

12. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language

from ________.
A) scratch

B) nothing

C) introduction

D) ignorance

E) blank

13. I spoke to him, but he was too ________ to hear what I said.

A) preoccupied

B) concentrated

C) absent-minded

D) cautious

E) thoughtful

14. National emergencies require that the community ________ those

of the individual citizen.
A) overcome

B) overwhelm

C) overpower

D) override

E) overthrow

15. Because of the strike, British Rail have been forced to ________ all

trains to London.
A) cancel

B) abandon

C) postpone

D) refer

E) recall

16. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ________ of

the ancient building had been completed.
A) re-establishment

B) rejuvenation

C) restoration

D) reproduction

E) reparation

17. All flights in and out of London Airport came to a ________ because

of the strike.
A) terminus

B) closure

C) standstill

D) stoppage

E) conclusion

18. Dried vegetables are easy to use if you remember to ________ them

overnight.
A) dampen

B) infuse

C) bathe

D) plunge

E) soak

19. Investors seem to be losing ________ in the car industry.

A) belief

B) confidence

C) trust

D) reliability

E) reliance

20. The memorial in the square ________ the soldiers who lost their

lives in the war.
A) celebrates

B) recaptures

C) remembers

D) commemorates

E) recalls

21. At the end of his trial he was ________ of murder.

A) convicted

B) convinced

C) penalized

D) condemned

E) sentenced

22. To ________ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked

before leaving the office.
A) assure

B) ensure

C) insure

D) ascertain

E) confirm

23. The mountainous areas of the country are ________ populated.

A) slightly

B) loosely

C) infrequently

D) sparsely

E) meagerly

24. He is an ________ worker, and rarely does well in examinations.

A) errant

B) erroneous

C) erotic

D) erratic

E) exotic

25. He was completely ________ by the thief’s disguise.

A) taken away

B) taken down

C) taken in

D) taken through

E) taken up

26. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of

it at all.
A) interpretation

B) meaning

C) message

D) sense

E) explanation

27. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ________, it will

snow this afternoon.
A) accurate

B) precise

C) exact

D) perfect

E) thorough

28. It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ________.

A) mood

B) spirits

C) heart

D) glee

E) gusto

29. An energetic manager can be a great ________ to his firm.

A) asset

B) profit

C) influence

D) surcharge

E) prosperity

30. He was a generous friend but as a businessman he drove a hard

________.
A) bargain

B) affair

C) arrangement

D) deal

E) contract

31. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ________ to all criticism.

A) impervious

B) unaware

C) regardless

D) unconscious

E) safeguarded

32. I cannot bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it ________ me from

my work.
A) disturbs

B) perturbs

C) deranges

D) interrupts

E) distracts

33. He soon made a ________ for himself on the stage.

A) popularity

B) fame

C) regard

D) notoriety

E) famous

34. His aunt died leaving him a small ________.

A) heritage

B) dowry

C) portion

D) grant

E) legacy

35. His irresponsible behavior put the whole operation in ________.

A) risk

B) doubt

C) jeopardy

D) condemnation

E) alarm

36. When I invited him to dinner he accepted with ________.

A) consent

B) obligation           C) acknowledgement

D) alacrity

E) gratification

37. During the fire he ________ the people into groups which carried

sand and water to throw on to the flames.
A) called

B) dispersed

C) organized

D) made

E) planned

38. Will you ________ Peter to bring his camera tomorrow?

A) remember

B) remind

C)  recall

D) recollect

E) refer

39. The floor was ______ with blood where the murdered man had fallen.

A) dyed

B) colored

C) dotted

D) blotted

E) stained

40. That comedian is very good at ________; she can take off the Prime

Minister perfectly.
A) introductions

B) reproductions

C) presentations

D) impressions

E) similarities

TEST 19

Test 19

Book 2 Part D

322

1.

If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________
in the courtyard.
A) combine

B) assemble

C) crowd

D) mobilize

E) unite

2.

The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor, and it would
obviously be necessary to ________ my voice.
A) exaggerate

B) extend

C) amplify

D) develop

E) increase

3.

One rainy night the old bridge ______ into the river without warning.
A) submerged

B) collapsed

C) degenerated

D) immersed

E) relapsed

4.

The people who objected to the new road were told that since work
had already started there was no point in ________.
A) contradicting

B) protesting

C) provoking

D) competing

E) refusing

5.

When they asked him about it, he said it was no ________ of theirs
and wouldn’t tell them anything.
A) connection

B) concern

C) relation

D) relevance

E) influence

6.

Nursery schools can be enormously ________ to socially handicapped
children.
A) admirable

B) beneficial

C) invaluable

D) meritorious

E) praiseworthy

7.

Corruption in the running of the city’s largest bank was ________ in
the local newspaper.
A) found

B) discovered

C) detected

D) exposed

E) commented

8.

The lad spent several years as ________ to a master-builder, so that
he might learn the trade.
A) applicant

B) apprentice

C) learner

D) student

E) pupil

9.

He said he couldn’t _____ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A) accept

B) afford

C) compensate

D) depend

E) risk

10. After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to ________

from the campaign for the Presidency.
A) abandon

B) renounce

C) retract

D) withdraw

E) withhold

11. After the outbreak of a mysterious illness, investigation revealed

________ of the town’s water supply.
A) corruption

B) infiltration

C) contagion

D) pollution

E) eruption

12. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a

regular ________ to them.
A) subscription

B) contribution

C) allowance

D) subsidy

E) tribute

13. The students visited the museum and spent several hours with the

________, who was very helpful.
A) commissioner

B) bursar

C) steward

D) curator

E) agent

14. As soon as the exams were over, the students all went their ________

ways.
A) homely

B) perspective

C) respective

D) relative

E) diverted

15. The council members were dissatisfied with the wording of the

recommendation, but passed it after ________ had been agreed.
A) innovations

B) amendments

C) advancements

D) preferments

E) refinements

16. He ______ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money.

A) interchanged

B) exchanged

C) replaced

D) converted

E) displaced

17. The brothers showed great ____ to their older sister, who had acted

as sole parent to them for many years.
A) compliance

B) devotion

C) subjection

D) estimation

E) allegiance

18. His poor standard of play fully justifies his ________ from the team

for the match next Saturday.
A) rejection

B) expulsion

C) exclusion

D) exception

E) ban

19. Even a small dog in a house can ________ a thief.

A) deter

B) arrest

C) waylay

D) counter

E) forestall

20. His carelessness ________ the whole enterprise.

A) ventured

B) risked

C) jeopardized

D) chanced

E) hazarded

21. I congratulate you on your ________ in jewelry.

A) selection

B) choice

C) flavor

D) taste

E) likes

22. He ________ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.

A) distributed

B) spread

C) trickled

D) strewed

E) sprayed

23. Playing on strong national feelings, they ________ the crowd to burn

down the Embassy.
A) animated

B) inclined

C) incited

D) instigated

E) impressed

24. Not knowing he had ________ out with his girl friend, I made the

mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A) fallen

B) quarreled

C) parted

D) put

E) separated

25. All visitors are requested to ________ with the regulations.

A) agree

B) comply

C) assent

D) consent

E) concede

26. My father had to take private pupils in order to ________ his salary

as a teacher.
A) expand

B) augment

C) inflate

D) enlarge

E) complete

27. Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ________

managed to make it sound interesting
A) commentator

B) newscaster

C) announcer

D) presenter

E) narrator

28. The rain soon worked its way ________ the roof of the old cottage.

A) over

B) in

C) by

D) through

E) round

29. The Managing Director has asked to see the sales ________ resulting

from our recent advertising campaign.
A) numbers

B) calculations

C) amounts

D) quantities

E) figures

30. TV, If properly used, can ________ a child’s imagination.

A) cause

B) incite

C) arise

D) invoke

E) stimulate

31. The country’s mineral resources have been ______ by foreign powers.

A) disused

B) deprived

C) worn out

D) extorted

E) exploited

32. He earns his living by ________ old paintings.

A) reviving

B) restoring

C) retrieving

D) recovering

E) renewing

33. Unless stricter hunting laws are introduced, seals will soon be ______.

A) defunct

B) out-dated

C) archaic

D) extinct

E) obsolete

34. Inflation is very hard on people of ________ means.

A) scarce

B) impoverished

C) limited

D) needy

E) shortened

35. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the

defects in the firm’s products.
A) installed

B) inaugurated

C) introduced

D) inserted

E) invested

36. Ask the publishers to send you their latest _____ of English text-books.

A) catalogue

B) prospectus

C) brochure

D) pamphlet

E) booklet

37. It is easier to adapt to new situations if one has a ________ attitude.

A) changeable

B) flexible

C) moveable

D) malleable

E) pliable

38. He was smoking; I could see the tip of his cigarette _____ in the darkness.

A) shining

B) sparkling

C) gleaming

D) glinting

E) glowing

39. Although he was under no ________, the shopkeeper replaced the

defective battery free of charge.
A) urgency

B) guarantee

C) obligation

D) insistence

E) authority

40. I haven’t the ________ idea what you mean.

A) lightest

B) dimmest

C) faintest

D) furthest

E) smallest

TEST 20

Book 2 Part D

Test 20

323

1.

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

B) knock

C) lean

D) strike

E) touch

2.

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

B) conductor

C) guide

D) lead

E) trainer

3.

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

B) control

C) esteem

D) figure

E) prove

4.

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

B) say

C) shout

D) weep

E) whisper

5.

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

B) fare

C) fee

D) journey

E) travel

6.

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

B) harm

C) hurt

D) pain

E) suffer

7.

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

B) favorite

C) likely

D) popular

E) preferred

8.

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

B) envelope

C) involving

D) packing

E) wrapping

9.

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

B) remarking

C) saying

D) talking

E) telling

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

A) brought

B) carried

C) lifted

D) present

E) taken

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

A) glanced

B) glimpsed

C) regarded

D) saw

E) viewed

12. The company made a record ________ last year.

A) benefit

B) earn

C) profit

D) wage

E) winning

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

A) brand

B) mark

C) model

D) pattern

E) trade

14. He was killed in a car ________.

A) blow

B) crash

C) flash

D) hit

E) shock

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

A) adequate

B) apt

C) common

D) probable

E) suitable

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

tomorrow.
A) adequate

B) appropriate

C) fit

D) proper

E) suitable

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

A) abandoned

B) let

C) missed

D) spoilt

E) wasted

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

A) colleagues’

B) competitors’

C) enemies’

D) experts’

E) partners’

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

the wedding.
A) common

B) custom

C) habit

D) normal

E) use

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

A) amateur

B) anxious

C) excited

D) impatient

E) keen

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

them eight per cent interest on it.
A) borrow

B) lend

C) make

D) possess

E) put

22. I ________ to him for my bad behavior.

A) apologized

B) coped

C) excused

D) forgave

E) pardoned

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

A) clean

B) clear

C) cloudy

D) open

E) tidy

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

without ________.
A) fail

B) fault

C) late

D) miss

E) neglect

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

A) bent

B) curved

C) folded

D) turned

E) twisted

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

A) encloses

B) enters

C) envelopes

D) includes

E) inspects

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

A) belong

B) member

C) partner

D) representative

E) social

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

A) news

B) paper

C) press

D) print

E) publication

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

A) scratched

B) scraped

C) screwed

D) shaved

E) wound

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

intelligence________ 
A) experience

B) fitting

C) proof

D) test

E) trial

31. Do you ________ to go to the party?

A) attempt

B) attend

C) intend

D) pretend

E) think

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

A) avoid

B) hinder

C) object

D) prevent

E) resist

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

many years.
A) competing

B) dealing

C) shopping

D) supplying

E) treating

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

A) fitness

B) game

C) play

D) practice

E) sport

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

A) brush

B) rough

C) rude

D) rusty

E) tough

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

we’ll have to take a taxi.
A) anyhow

B) anyway

C) anywhere

D) somehow

E) somewhere

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

A) look after

B) look for

C) look on

D) look out

E) look over

38. I wish I could ________ smoking.

A) give away

B) give from

C) give off

D) give out

E) give up

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

one can come tomorrow.
A) put down

B) put off

C) put on

D) put round

E) put up

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

A) see \ off

B) see \ out

C) set \ out

D) tell \ goodbye

E) wave \ out

TEST 21

Test 21

Book 2 Part D

324

1.

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

B) lending

C) robbing

D) stealing

E) taking

2.

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

B) clothing

C) dress

D) vest

E) wear

3.

My favorite ________ is roast beef.
A) dish

B) eat

C) menu

D) plate

E) receipt

4.

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

B) journey

C) step

D) travel

E) voyage

5.

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

B) likes

C) matches

D) mixes

E) suits

6.

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

B) equal

C) exact

D) fair

E) just

7.

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

B) bookshop

C) library

D) magazine

E) review

8.

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

B) despaired

C) disappointed

D) disillusioned

E) tricked

9.

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

B) cure

C) recover

D) relieve

E) survive

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

had been found.
A) advertised

B) advised

C) announced

D) noticed

E) remarked

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

A) laid

B) lay

C) led

D) lied

E) stood

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

A) achievement

B) arrival

C) attempt

D) reach

E) touch

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

how much it will cost?
A) esteem

B) estimate

C) realization

D) value

E) worth

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

by the organizers.
A) address

B) direct

C) progress

D) route

E) street

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

to celebrate the New Year.
A) beat

B) hit

C) shot

D) struck

E) turned

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

A) crude

B) raw

C) rough

D) rude

E) wild

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

A) carry

B) hold

C) pass

D) stand

E) support

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

A) bored

B) boring

C) exhausted

D) tired

E) tiring

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

A) crystal

B) cup

C) glass

D) mug

E) vase

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

see that they must handle it carefully.
A) advertisement

B) advice

C) label

D) sign

E) signal

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

A) applied

B) appointed

C) implied

D) presented

E) succeeded

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

A) branch

B) bucket

C) bunch

D) bush

E) growth

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

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

B) common

C) familiar

D) relative

E) used

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

A) earned

B) inherited

C) paid

D) spent

E) won

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

make a profit.
A) loose

B) lose

C) loss

D) lost

E) lot

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

A) function

B) movement

C) order

D) practice

E) running

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

they have left the shop.
A) regret

B) resent

C) respect

D) sense

E) sorry

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

A) gave

B) greeted

C) nodded

D) shook

E) waved

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

A) ankles

B) fingers

C) thumbs

D) tips

E) toes

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

A) agree

B) like

C) matter

D) mind

E) object

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

A) propose

B) recommend

C) refer

D) regard

E) suggest

32. Good ________! I hope you win.

A) chance

B) luck

C) run

D) sort

E) wish

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

A) brandy

B) class

C) mark

D) model

E) stain

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

the manager.
A) ashamed

B) disgusted

C) disgusting

D) embarrassed

E) shameful

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

him.
A) can

B) just

C) may

D) must

E) should

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

long.
A) put by

B) put off

C) put through

D) put up

E) put up with

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

A) fell down

B) fell off

C) fell out

D) fell over

E) fell through

38. He could hardly ________ such a generous offer.

A) turn down

B) turn for

C) turn off

D) turn round

E) turn up

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

A) began out

B) set about

C) set out

D) set to

E) started up

TEST 22

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

colds.
A) simple

B) abundant

C) single

D) unmixed

E) temporary

Book 2 Part D

Test 22

325

1.

They ________ our team by three goals to one.
A) beat

B) conquered

C) earned

D) gained

E) won

2.

He works at a big steel ________ outside the town.
A) fabric

B) factory

C) industry

D) product

E) society

3.

I congratulated him on winning the ________.
A) match

B) play

C) practice

D) recital

E) sport

4.

A ________ of mine, my cousin John, is coming to stay with us.
A) familiar

B) known

C) neighbor

D) parent

E) relative

5.

He has been very ________ since his wife died.
A) lonely

B) only

C) single

D) sole

E) unique

6.

As all the hotels in the town were full up, we tried to find
accommodation in a ________ village.
A) close

B) native

C) near

D) nearby

E) neighbor

7.

The fish sauce was lovely, Janet. Would you mind letting me have
the ________ or is it a family secret?
A) card

B) course

C) prescription

D) receipt

E) recipe

8.

His parents died when he was a baby and he was _____ by his aunt.
A) brought out

B) brought up

C) grown

D) grown up

E) taken out

9.

I ________ on seeing the manager. The service here is terrible.
A) ask

B) demand

C) insist

D) repeat

E) underline

10. He ________ me of someone I knew at school.

A) memories

B) refers

C) regards

D) remembers

E) reminds

11. I ________ £5 from my father because I was short of money.

A) asked

B) borrowed

C) lent

D) spent

E) wasted

12. His office is on the sixth ________ of the building.

A) flat

B) floor

C) ground

D) level

E) stage

13. The main interest of the Trade Union is to raise its members’ ________

of living.
A) ability

B) capacity

C) condition

D) degree

E) standard

14. The ________ for the race to begin was the starter firing a pistol.

A) advice

B) attention

C) dispatch

D) notice

E) signal

15. If you leave your bicycle out in the rain, it will get ________.

A) crude

B) rough

C) rude

D) rusty

E) tough

16. It must have rained ________ the night. The ground’s still wet.

A) ago

B) during

C) for

D) since

E) while

17. He’s so _____ by nature that he never knows what to say to strangers.

A) disgusted

B) embarrassing

C) shameful

D) shy

E) upset

18. I want to ________ the car to see how it goes before I buy It.

A) experiment

B) prove

C) taste

D) try on

E) try out

19. A ________ is a person who comes from another country.

A) foreigner

B) host

C) stranger

D) tramp

E) wanderer

20. When they reached the ________ they had to show their passports

before crossing into Germany.
A) border

B) cliff

C) edge

D) front

E) shore

21. They _______ a hundred workers because they had no work for them.

A) disposed

B) resigned

C) sacked

D) shot

E) threw

22. At ________ we didn’t get on very well but later we became friends.

A) beginning

B) first

C) least

D) once

E) principle

23. Policemen have to wear ________ because so many people ask them

the time.
A) bells

B) clocks

C) hours

D) watches

E) whistles

24. She’s happiest when she has a house ________ of people to entertain.

A) enough

B) filled

C) full

D) lot

E) plenty

25. Don’t take what he said so seriously. He was only ________.

A) amusing

B) enjoying

C) funny

D) joking

E) tricking

26. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He won’t do you any ________.

A) bite

B) harm

C) hurt

D) pain

E) wound

27. I’ll pay you back the money I ________ you at the end of the month.

A) debt

B) doubt

C) lend

D) owe

E) own

28. His landlady threw him out because he hadn’t paid the ________.

A) due

B) fee

C) hire

D) let

E) rent

29. She ________ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.

A) slipped

B) sloped

C) smashed

D) spilt

E) split

30. The elephant fell into a ________ the villagers had set for him in the

long grass.
A) track

B) damp

C) trap

D) trick

E) trip

31. I ____ of his course of action and told him to go ahead.

A) accepted

B) agreed

C) approved

D) consented

E) passed

32. Emotional speeches often ________ strong feelings.

A) arise

B) arouse

C) get up

D) give up

E) rise

33. I took ________ of the opportunity to tell him what I thought.

A) advantage

B) benefit

C) gain

D) occasion

E) profit

34. He suffers from a speech ________ and so he cannot pronounce the

letter ‘r’ properly.
A) break

B) defect

C) error

D) fault

E) mistake

35. He’s the greatest ________ expert on French art.

A) alive

B) live

C) lively

D) living

E) nowadays

36. He never attends ________ at the university so he may not know

enough to get his degree.
A) lectures

B) performances

C) rehearsals

D) reunions

E) subjects

37. The weather forecast said it would rain but it looks as if it’s going to

________ fine.
A) turn down

B) turn into

C) turn out

D) turn over

E) turn up

38. He’s fond of ________ his colleagues but he goes on working for the

same firm.
A) running down

B) running into

C) running out

D) running over

E) running up against

39. The plane ________ at 7 o’ clock.

A) took away

B) took down

C) look off

D) look out

E) took up

40. My car ________ so I had to walk.

A) broke down

B) broke off

C) broke up

D) fell down

E) fell through

TEST 23

Test 23

Book 2 Part D

326

1.

We ________ goodbye to them as the train left.
A) greeted

B) saluted

C) saw off

D) shook

E) waved

2.

He will he given a pension when he ________ at the age of 65.
A) disappears

B) dismisses

C) resigns

D) retires

E) sacks

3.

He took a ________ of cigarettes out of his pocket.
A) block

B) dozen

C) packet

D) parcel

E) piece

4.

I’m sure you’ll ________ the film. It’s very good.
A) amuse

B) delight

C) divert

D) enjoy

E) entertain

5.

He fell in love with her at first ________.
A) scene

B) sight

C) spectacle

D) view

E) vision

6.

I’m ________ if I hurt your feelings. Please forgive me.
A) afraid

B) pardon

C) pitiful

D) shameful

E) sorry

7.

The doctor has told him that he must not go back to work so soon
after such a long ________.
A) disease

B) failing

C) illness

D) pain

E) weakness

8.

No one imagined that the apparently ________ business man was
really a criminal.
A) honor

B) respectable

C) respectful

D) respective

E) responsive

9.

Where do you ________ the writing paper? In this desk?
A) drawer

B) guard

C) hold

D) keep

E) maintain

10. Please ________ your hand if you want to ask a question.

A) arouse

B) get up

C) put out

D) raise

E) rise

11. As you are only 16, you must have your parents’ ________ before

you can get married.
A) allowance

B) consent

C) let

D) permit

E) subscription

12. The bank are offering £500 ____ to anyone who can give them useful

information about the robbery.
A) cost

B) price

C) prize

D) reward

E) salary

13. How long do you intend to ________ in this country?

A) permanent

B) remind

C) rest

D) stay

E) vacate

14. She put a ________ of chocolate on the cake.

A) color

B) cover

C) layer

D) level

E) plain

15. I’ll have to take the toy back to the shop to exchange it because the

mechanism is ________.
A) blame

B) defect

C) false

D) faulty

E) few

16. Dinner will be served ________ but we have time for a drink before

then.
A) actually

B) currently

C) lately

D) presently

E) suddenly

17. He ________ at me to show he appreciated the joke.

A) glimpsed

B) grinned

C) sneered

D) stared

E) watched

18. They’re ________ to build a new factory here.

A) planning

B) pretending

C) projecting

D) suggesting

E) thinking

19. There’s a great ________ of pollution on the beaches this summer.

A) deal

B) lot

C) many

D) number

E) quality

20. It was not an accident. He did it on ________.

A) decision

B) determination

C) intention

D) purpose

E) security

21. I’ve bought some attractive ________ and I’m going to make a

dress out of it.
A) clothing

B) costume

C) material

D) matter

E) pattern

22. Don’t touch things that don’t ________ to you!

A) belong

B) involve

C) own

D) possess

E) retain

23. There are so many ________ in the road that you have to drive very

carefully.
A) bends

B) crosses

C) curls

D) currents

E) folds

24. I like the hat but it doesn’t ________ me. Have you got the same

thing in a larger size?
A) dress

B) fit

C) go well

D) match

E) suit

25. I’m very ________ to you for all your help.

A) agreed

B) graceful

C) grateful

D) reliable

E) thanks

26. The school claim to ________ students all the English they need in

three months.
A) explain

B) instruct

C) learn

D) teach

E) understand

27. One of the water ________ burst during the  recent cold weather

and the kitchen was flooded.
A) channels

B) conductors

C) pipes

D) tubes

E) ways

28. I only ____ a straw hat to protect my head when the sun is very hot.

A) bear

B) carry

C) dress

D) put

E) wear

29. I’m afraid we haven’t got what you want in ________ at the moment.

We can order it for you.
A) reserve

B) sale

C) shop

D) stock

E) work

30. I wasn’t able to ________ the meeting because I was too busy.

A) assist

B) attempt

C) attend

D) present

E) take place

31. He ________ to hit me if I didn’t do as he said.

A) pretended

B) said

C) thought

D) threatened

E) warned

32. He said he was not guilty but the police proved he had ________.

A) denied

B) laid

C) lay

D) lied

E) meant

33. I don’t feel like swimming. I’d rather sun-bathe on the ________.

A) beach

B) coast

C) dust

D) harbor

E) shore

34. He bought his house on the ________ plan, paying a certain amount

of money back to the bank every month.
A) hire

B) installment

C) part

D) piece

E) share

35. He was the ________ child in the family so he had no brothers or

sisters to play with.
A) alone

B) individual

C) lonely

D) only

E) unique

36. I haven’t seen him ________ he came to dinner with us last week.

A) for

B) meanwhile

C) since

D) when

E) while

37. He’ll ________ his shyness when he’s older.

A) get away

B) get down

C) get off

D) get over

E) get up

38. Throw some water on her face and then perhaps she’ll ________.

A) come back

B) come down

C) come on

D) come out

E) come round

39. We’ve _____ bread. I’ll have to go to the baker’s to buy some more.

A) run away with

B) run down

C) run off

D) run out of

E) run over

40. The good service at the restaurant _____ the poor meal to some extent.

A) made for

B) made out

C) made over

D) made up

E) made up for

TEST 24

Book 2 Part D

Test 24

327

1.

The ________ outside the house said: ‘Private’.
A) advice

B) label

C) notice

D) signal

E) threat

2.

Are you going to ________ your house in London while you are
abroad?
A) dispose

B) hire

C) let

D) remove

E) sale

3.

How unkind of him to ________ to help you!
A) agree

B) admit

C) deny

D) ignore

E) refuse

4.

Close the door, please: I don’t like sitting in a ________.
A) blow

B) current

C) draught

D) vent

E) wind

5.

I had to stand in a ________ for hours to get the tickets for the
performance.
A) file

B) procession

C) queue

D) tail

E) turn

6.

When he was a boy his hobby was stamp ________.
A) assembly

B) collecting

C) finding

D) gathering

E) picking

7.

He lost his ________ and threw a book at me.
A) feeling

B) mood

C) sense

D) spirit

E) temper

8.

I learnt to ________ a bicycle when I was six years old.
A) conduct

B) drive

C) guide

D) ride

E) run

9.

Do as you think best. It doesn’t ________ whether he agrees or not.
A) care

B) decide

C) import

D) matter

E) mind

10. I don’t think you’ve ________ Mrs. Walker  before I’ll introduce you

to her.
A) discovered

B) found

C) known

D) met

E) presented

11. If the boss sees you doing that, you’ll get into ________.

A) mess

B) nuisance

C) problem

D) struggle

E) trouble

12. My husband’s at ________. He’ll speak to you when he comes home.

A) busy

B) employ

C) job

D) work

E) works

13. It’s no good asking me to calculate the cost. I’m hopeless at ________.

A) characters

B) counters

C) figures

D) prizes

E) shapes

14. The road was so ________ that the car bounced up and down.

A) rare

B) sharp

C) steep

D) sudden

E) uneven

15. You should be ________ of yourself for behaving so badly.

A) ashamed

B) confused

C) disgusted

D) embarrassed

E) shameful

16. I ________ an answer to my letter in the next few days.

A) expect

B) hope

C) promise

D) suppose

E) wait

17. The car broke down but the ________ in the garage soon fixed it.

A) driver

B) machinist

C) manufacturer

D) mechanic

E) motorist

18. Why are you arresting me? I haven’t done anything ________.

A) crime

B) error

C) faulty

D) mistaken

E) wrong

19. Roses are quite ________ flowers in English gardens.

A) accustomed

B) annual

C) common

D) used

E) vulgar

20. Benjamin Franklin ________ the lightning conductor.

A) discovered

B) found

C) invented

D) resulted

E) solved

21. I didn’t know his ________ so I couldn’t write to him.

A) address

B) direction

C) letter

D) route

E) way

22. The only problem about sitting outside here in the evening is that

you are likely to be ________ by mosquitoes.
A) bitten

B) grasped

C) ground

D) murdered

E) picked

23. You must ________ facts and not try to run away from the unpleasant

truth.
A) eye

B) face

C) front

D) look

E) sight

24. There was a sudden ________ of lightning, which lit up the whole

street.
A) bum

B) fire

C) flash

D) splash

E) split

25. When he ________ he wants to be an engine driver.

A) ages

B) becomes

C) grows

D) grows up

E) increases

26. I just ________ to stop the child from running into the road.

A) achieved

B) controlled

C) could

D) managed

E) succeeded

27. As soon as his party came into ________ he raised the salaries of

Member of Parliament.
A) force

B) position

C) power

D) right

E) strength

28. There was an interesting ________ of the film in The Sunday Times

last weekend.
A) comment

B) remark

C) resume

D) review

E) revision

29. I didn’t realize you wanted to keep the letter. I’ve ________ it up.

A) broken

B) pulled

C) smashed

D) torn

E) wrapped

30. We’re sorry you’re ill and send you our best wishes for a speedy

________.
A) recovery

B) relief

C) repair

D) repose

E) survival

31. When he was young, all he ________ at the factory was £1 a week.

A) earned

B) gained

C) inherited

D) sacked

E) won

32. She ________ at me for a long time without saying anything.

A) glimpsed

B) saw

C) stared

D) viewed

E) watched

33. He threw the box out of the window and saw it fall to the ________

outside.
A) flat

B) floor

C) ground

D) plain

E) soil

34. You’ve made a very ________ decision. Any reasonable person would

have done the same thing.
A) sensational

B) sensed

C) sensible

D) sensitive

E) sentimental

35. The water here is very ________. You can get across the stream on

foot.
A) broad

B) flat

C) narrow

D) pure

E) shallow

36. I am staying in a youth ________ in the center of the town.

A) home

B) hostel

C) inn

D) lodge

E) pub

37. The little boy had blue eyes and fair hair so he ________ his mother.

A) took after

B) took down

C) took from

D) took off

E) took over

38. There’s no food left and the shops are shut so you’ll have to ________.

A) go for

B) go off

C) go on

D) go through

E) go without

39. You sometimes ________ quite valuable things in antique shop.

A) come across

B) come back

C) come into

D) come off

E) come round

40. I’ll ________ you at 8:30 and give you a lift to the office.

A) call at

B) call for

C) call in

D) call round

E) call to

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Test 25

Book 2 Part D

328

Find the synonym of the underlined word.

1.

I hope you are not going to 

abandon 

your project.

A) give up completely B) change

C) 

modify

slightly
D) postpone

E) complete

2.

The 

abandoned

 boat was found miles away from the shore; they

never found out who had been on it.
A) cherished

B) deserted

C) shabby

D) austere

E) unabashed

3.

The pilot changed direction 

abruptly

, causing great panic in the

plane.
A) anticipated

B) foreseen

C) unexpectedly

D) intended

E) reasonably

4.

Larry was so 

absorbed 

in his novel that he forgot about his

dinner cooking in the oven.
A) engrossed

B) obliged

C) enlivened

D) excelled

E) devastated

5.

The only cure for alcoholism is complete 

abstinence

 from alcohol.

A) absence

B) avoidance

C) sickness

D) prescription

E) pretension

6.

Panthotenic acid is 

abundant

 in eggs, peas and potatoes.

A) plentiful

B) scarce

C)  inadequate

D) insufficient

E) analogous

7.

Adrenalin has the effect of strengthening and 

accelerating

 the

heartbeat.
A) diminishing

B) aborting

C) quickening

D) abolishing

E) adopting

8.

There was no 

access 

to the large garden of the house except a

well- hidden gate.
A) entrance

B) seizure

C) attack

D) rapture

E) turn

9.

The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they
won’t be 

accessible 

to their relatives.

A) acceptable

B) probable

C)  reachable

D) accessory

E) approachable

10. When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first

accomplishment 

was to bring about better working conditions.

A) accumulation

B) achievement

C)  defeat

D) job

E)  sermon

11. A treasurer must 

account for

 every penny that he spends.

A) evaluate

B) classify

C) explain

D) allot

E) reckon

12. Artificial insemination 

accounts for

 the birth of over half of dairy

cows in the U. S. today.
A) makes it impossible B) is responsible for

C) leads to

D) is the result of

E) endangers

13. During the ten years he worked in Germany, he 

accumulated

  a

fortune.
A) made

B)  concentrated

C)  expanded

D) increased

E) intensified

14. I hope the weatherman has predicted 

accurately

. If he has, we

will have a perfect picnic tomorrow.
A) astutely

B) correctly

C) carefully

D) acutely

E) miraculously

15. Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased politician

acquired

 all his wealth.

A) gained

B) lost

C) hid

D) stole

E) deposited

16. He is proud of his son who is an 

active

 and athletic youth.

A) awkward

B) agile

C) ponderous

D) inept

E) timorous

17. The musicians graduated from that school are 

adept

 at playing at

least four instruments.
A) proficient

B) adjustable

C) awkward

D) careful

E) proverbial

18. The human ear 

admits

 only a very limited range of frequencies.

A) confesses

B) gives off

C) forces in

D) lets in

E) enters

19. The refusal of sole nations to participate in the Olympic Games in

Moscow was an 

admonishment

 to the Soviets.

A) admission

B) admiration

C) rebuke

D) stigma

E) adornment

20. Martin Luther King, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, made many

adversaries

 in his nonviolent quest for equality.

A) friends

B) advances

C) improvements

D) atrocities

E) foes

21.

Affluent

 nations have an obligation to help their neighbors; however,

they quite often do just the opposites causing poor countries to be
even poorer.
A) sophisticated

B) wealthy

C) advanced

D) powerful

E) industrialized

22. Frequent minor 

ailments

 keep Mrs. Collins from work.

A) irritations

B) young children

C) sicknesses

D) falls

E) excuses

23. His mother’s 

alert

 mind caught Billy’s lies.

A) alarming

B) vigilant

C) sluggish

D) oblivious

E) wry

24. There is 

ample

 rain and intense sunlight in tropical climates;

consequently, plant life is luxuriant and varied.
A) scant

B) abundant

C) hard

D) detrimental

E) licentious

25. Workers have 

ample

 time for recreation and educational pursuits

because the work week consists of only 40 hours.
A) too many

B) hardly any

C) nearly enough

B) plenty of

E) a little

26. During the flight from Turkey to Moscow, Marilyn 

amused

 herself

by reading comic books.
A) fooled

B) tired

C) bored

D) beguiled

E) enjoyed

27. Jacks 

appetite

 has diminished since his girl friend once said she

hated fat people.
A) desire for exercise

B) desire for visitors

C) desire for sleep

D) desire for food

E) desire for play

28. A progressive tax 

applies

 greater tax rates to larger incomes than

to smaller ones.
A) forecasts

B) wastes

C) devotes

D) employs

E) involves

29. There are at least 500 kinds of fish that generate 

appreciable

 amounts

of electricity.
A) negligible

B) insignificant

C) measurable

D) inconsequential

E) imperceptible

30. Why argue? There is no alternative; the president must 

approve

 the

bill if Congress passes it.
A) admonish

B) criticize

C) endorse

D) condemn

E) censure

31. River, valleys and coastal plains constitute 

approximately

 a third of

the country.
A) more or less

B) decreasingly

C) minimally

D) precisely

E) outlandishly

32. Many writers write satires that expose the 

arrogant

 nature of the

newly-rich people.
A) subservient

B) masterful

C) delightful

D) inferior

E) conceited

33. The man felt 

ashamed

 because he knew that he had been wrong to

steal.
A) disgraced

B) worried

C) tempted

D) phony

E) impudent

34. The new manager’s greatest 

asset 

was his reputation for honesty.

A) deception

B) advantage

C) liability

D) pride

E) weakness

35. Network employees of 

associated

 companies are not allowed to

participate in TV quiz games.
A) subsidiary

B) social

C) connected

D) member

E) introductory

36. The news of the President Kennedy’s death 

astonished

 the world

as it was really unexpected.
A) alerted

B) admonished

C) atoned

D) astounded

E) avenged

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37. His selling a painting for 100,000 dollars has been the highest

attainment

 of his career.

A) desire

B) spectacle

C) achievement

D) joy

E) expectation

38. Psychologists believe that the 

attraction 

of gambling stems from the

thrill and tension of taking a chance.
A) action

B) manner

C) repulsion

D) appeal

E) advance

39. The actor raised his voice in order to be 

audible

 in the balcony.

A) musical

B) dramatic

C) solitary

D) heard

E) appreciated

40. Many countries nowadays restrict the exportation of 

authentic

artifacts.
A) particular

B) rare

C) tentative

D) costly

E) genuine

41. The department chairmen refused to 

authorize 

the requisition.

A) request

B) transfer

C) grant

D) project

E) invalidate

42. The notices on the wall at the airport are not 

available 

for the

passengers’ perusal.
A) offered

B) accessible

C) acceptable

D) accountable

E) arbitrary

43. The driver tried to 

avert

 the accident by bringing the car to a sudden

halt, but to no avail.
A) cause

B) control

C) minimize

D) prevent

E) witnessed

44.

Avid 

pop music lovers stand in lines for hours to get a ticket to a

jazz concert.
A) bored

B) lunatic

C) eager

D) tedious

B) crazy

45. Reading daily newspapers makes us 

aware 

of what is going on in

the world.
A) knowledgeable

B) ignorant

C) alike

D) dependent

E) related

46. Some hotels in the United States have imposed a 

ban 

on cigarette

smoking.
A) restriction

B) guarantee

C) fin

D) Punishment

E) prohibition

47. All students should 

bear in mind

 that these books must be read by

mid-semester.
A) remember

B) memorize

C) decide

D) overlook

E) declare

48. The Arabic term from which the word “coffee’ derives originally

referred to the bitter quality of the

 beverage 

itself.

A) plant

B) substance

C) drink

D) infusion

E) liquid

49. Autistic people usually have unexpected and 

bizarre

 responses to

their environment.
A) inconspicuous

B) ordinary

C) usual

D) passionate

E) strange

50. If you never do any work, you’ll only have yourself to 

blame

 when

you cannot live comfortably.
A) accuse

B) approve

C) to appreciate

D) deplore

E) pity

51. Some of the main roads will be closed until the 

blizzard

 ends.

A) snowstorm

B) hurricane

C) tornado

D) thunderstorm

E) disorder

52. The enemy’s attempt at a 

blockade

 of the port was unsuccessful.

A) expedition

B) opening

C) landing

D) closure

E) probe

53. The use of fertilizers and improved methods of controlling plant and

animal diseases has 

boosted 

farm product.

A) exaggerated

B) supplemented

C) increased

D) extended

E) submitted

54. I hate people 

breaking in

 on a conversation without waiting for the

speaker to stop talking.
A) Interrupting

B) withdrawing from

C) seizing

D) regarding

E) allowing

55. The young man earned the reputation of a 

brilliant

 lawyer during

two fabulous law cases.
A) remarkable

B) shining

C) studious

D) mediocre

E) promising

56. Before taking a test on vocabulary, one had better 

brush up

 on his

or her vocabulary.
A) outline

B) translate

C) revise

D) review

E) memorize

57. We were shocked by the 

brutality

 of the hooligans. They were simply

like a herd of violent animals.
A) politeness

B) foolishness

C) eagerness

D) happiness

E) cruelty

58. The 

bulk

 of the wheat exported from Brazil comes from the southern

part.
A) majority

B) surplus

C) best

D) profitability

E) unity

59. George Washington’s great grandfather came to live in America 

by

accident

.

A) due to a calamity

B) unintentionally

C) adversely

D) decisively

E) unwittingly

60. Further arms limitations talks were 

called off

 when Congress failed

to ratify the treaty.
A) cancelled

B) postponed

C) scheduled

D) interrupted

E) announced

61. A 

careful

 teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting

students papers.
A) creative

B) leading

C) skillful

D) conscientious

E) honest

62. The monetarist 

case 

has been vividly expressed by Milton Friedman.

A) issue

B) argument

C) example

D) strongbox

E) oddment

63. The hurricane that hit the city had a 

catastrophic 

effect because

most of the buildings were constructed of wood.
A) categories

B) disastrous

C) frightening

D) blowing

E) strenuous

64. I have a 

cavity

 that causes me a lot of pain.

A) burn on the arm

B) hole in a tooth

C) cut on the leg

D) bruise on the body

E) injury on the body

65. Picasso was a 

celebrated 

Italian painter.

A) artistic

B) colorful

C) well-known

D) knowledgeable

E) elusive

66. The judge let the university student off with 

clemency

 and a stern

warning.
A) vengefulness

B) revenge

C) brutality

D) mercy

E) culmination

67. For order to grow out of the 

chaos 

of the universe took millions of

years.
A) adjustment

B) change

C) confusion

D) oscillation

E) nebulosity

68. The cost of imported products can be increased with a special 

charge

called a tariff.
A) rate

B) debt

C) regulation

D) fee

E) currency

69. The 

charges 

brought against the old politician finally hurt nothing

but his vanity, as suggested by his supporters.
A) assumptions

B) prospects

C) accusations

D) images

E) defenses

70. The two leaders had a 

chat 

before beginning formal negotiations.

A) disagreement

B) serious discussion

C) heated argument

D) friendly, unimportant talk

E) high-level conference

71. A nursery school is school 

chiefly

 for three or four-year old children.

A) primarily

B) exclusively

C) originally

D) designed

E) certainly

72. We were asked to list the 

chronology 

of events in the War of

Independence on our history test.
A) catastrophe

B) time sequence

C) disaster

D) discrepancy

E) revolution

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73. Martin is no good at sports; is too 

clumsy

; it is no wonder he does

not participate in any sports activities.
A) timid

B) weak

C) awkward

D) unhealthy

E) angry

74. Generally our memories 

cluster 

around certain topics.

A) flee

B) pilfer

C) loaf

D) meddle

E) bunch

75. Finding the missing paper on Frank’s 

cluttered 

desk is almost

impossible.
A) refurbished

B) well-organized

C) tarnished

D) luminous

E) littered

76. Sometimes the most unlikely people manage to 

collaborate

successfully.
A) put together

B) judge

C) stand together

D) precipitate

E) work together

77. The 

collapse 

of the stock market last year signaled the beginning of

the economic crisis.
A) rise

B) failure

C) rebirth

D) debt

E) revival

78. Taoist principles are presented in Lao Tzu, a 

collection 

of essays

from several unknown authors.
A) assortment

B) method

C) entity

D) conspiracy

E) editorial

79. The general told the soldiers to 

commence 

firing as soon as they

saw the enemy.
A) stop

B) cease

C) begin

D) evoke

E) spurn

80. Television, which made its first serious appearance in 1939, did not

become 

common 

until the early 1950s.

A) competitive

B) affordable

C) popular

D) ordinary

E) unique

81. The officer 

compelled 

the suspect to lead him to the scene of the

crime.
A) allowed

B) hired

C) beseeched

D) forced

E) helped

82. The feeling of 

competition 

in the classroom is noticeable to all

teachers, which is not surprising at all.
A) conquest

B) discovery

C) rivalry

D) cooperation

B) torture

83. I was told that the instructions were easy, but I found them extremely

complicated

.

A) distinct

B) irrelevant

C) intricate

D) extraordinary

E) ridiculous

84. I didn’t 

comprehend

 the nature of the project until I had read your

brief report.
A) follow

B) contend

C) embrace

D) placate

E) understand

85. Mathematics is a 

compulsory

 subject in Turkish high schools.

A) difficult

B) easy

C) required

D) despised

E) forcible

86. The heaviest 

concentration

 of niacin is in natural sources such as

beans, whole grain cereal products, liver and fish.
A) mass

B) recollection

C) scattering

D) decency

E) instantaneous

87. The newscaster gave a 

concise 

account of the hurricane.

A) long and detailed

B) sad and depressing

C) up-to-date

D) short and clear

E) complicated and intricate

88. Bones of the skull are capable of 

conducting

 sounds of the human

voice to the inner ear.
A) receiving

B) transmitting

C) creating

D) adjusting

E) convenes

89. Mabel feels 

confident

 about her grade on the test she has just taken.

A) depressed

B) sure

C) ecstatic

D) uncertain

E) staunch

90. That matter is so 

confidential

 that it must not be discussed outside

the office of chief inspector.
A) important

B) secret

C) intricate

D) alarming

E) boring

91. It was the English physicist Henry Cavendish who first 

confirmed

that water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.
A) doubted

B) proposed

C) researched

D) arranged

E) verified

92. Recent border 

confrontations

 between the two countries lend

credence to the rumors of an impending war.
A) enterprises

B) consequences

C) conferences

D) disputes

E) interims

93. The 

congestion

 on the streets when everybody heads home from

work at quitting time make mass transport very desirable in big
cities.
A) crucial

B) faux pas

C) crowding

D) recreation

E) contamination

94. The coach 

congratulated

 Stella on her outstanding display of

leadership.
A) alluded

B) scolded

C) praised

D) contacted

E) admonished

95.

Conscientious

 researchers always pay attention to details while

carrying out a research.
A) clever

B) meticulous

C) fearless

D) hasty

E) intellectual

96. The 

consensus

 among her family members was that she ought to

get married.
A) agreement

B) survey

C) statistics

D) survey

E) prohibition

97. Crying is a healthy way to bring relief from anxiety, and it even

prevents a headache or other physical 

consequence

.

A) cause

B) origin

C) source

D) outcome

E) destruction

98. The bulbs of the daffodil are poisonous if 

consumed

.

A) touched

B) smelled

C) eaten

D) conformed

E) torn

99. The Department of Security notified the town council that the water

supply was 

contaminated

 due to nuclear leakage.

A) polluted

B) tinted

C) diluted

D) diverted

E) purified

100. After several near disasters and especially the one in Chernobyl, a

controversy 

has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

A) dispute

B) seminar

C) colloquium

D) conversation

E) collaboration

101. The speaker tried to 

convey 

her feelings concerning the urgency of a

favorable decision.
A) summon

B) usurp

C) impose

D) communicate

E) assuage

102. Teaching provides the chief means of 

conveying

 knowledge from

generation to generation.
A) reviewing

B) mastering

C) passing on

D) preserving

E) speculating

103. To perfect the book, the writer, the artist and the editor 

cooperated

.

A) kept in touch

B) worked in their offices

C) came together

D) studied methods

E) collaborated

104. There isn’t any known cure for dyslexia, but neurologists have

developed ways to help Sufferers 

cope with

 it.

A) retard

B) dispense with

C) deal with

D) eradicate

E) cure

105. Innovative approaches to manufacturing, 

coupled with

 the

tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of
the United States as an industrial giant.
A) followed by

B) combined with

C) deriving from

D) mixed with

E) by doubling

106. A number of animals in Aesop’s fables are portrayed as being

 crafty

.

A) dexterous

B) talented

C) artistic

D) cunning

E) ferocious

107. Arthur’s family have lived for years in a village near one the many

creeks

 flowing into the part of the Mississippi River.

A) streams

B) ponds

C) lakes

D) swamps

E) pools

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108. An  increase in 

criminal behavior

 and lost productivity are two

common results of high unemployment.
A) fault

B) error

C) conduct

D) mistake

E) crime

109. It has just 

crossed my mind

 that they might want to accompany us.

A) occurred to me

B) made me anxious

C) happened

D) reminded

E) escaped my attention

110. George Ravencroft’s invention of lead crystal in the late 17th century

was 

crucial to

 the development of optical lenses.

A) essential to

B) prior to

C) dependent on

D) instructive for

E) propitious for

111. Gardening is the 

cultivation

 of plants, usually in or near home.

A) germination

B) growing

C) classification

D) sowing

E) grafting

112. Since 1970’s, all governments efforts to 

curb

 inflation in Turkey have

been unsuccessful.
A) resist

B) control

C) sustain

D) induce

E) reverse

113. The 

current

 edition of the magazine discusses the ancient civilizations

of Anatolia.
A) latest

B) first

C) running

D) special

E) succinct

114. The 

daring

 young man drove through the dark and filthy back streets

of the city looking for her lost dog.
A) bold

B) cowardly

C) persistent

D) captured

E) frightened

115.

Dauntless

 men and women with their children crossed America in

covered wagons.
A) foreign

B) fearless

C) penniless

D)  adventuresome

E) pitiable

116. Mrs. Callaghan’s natural intelligence and her experience always

enables her to 

deal

 with problems.

A) grow

B) play

C) cope

D) stay

E) avoid

117. The design of wildlife refuges is still a matter of considerable 

debate

.

A) significance

B) controversy

C) urgency

D) concern

E) coincidence

118. The warranty guarantees that all 

defective

 parts will be replaced

with no charge.
A) lost

B) imperfect

C) unused

D) dorsal

E) loathed

119.

Deficiency

 of vitamin B1 causes a dysfunction of the nervous system

and beriberi.
A) overdose

B) too much

C) lack

D) wrong use

E) side effects

120. John was as 

deft

 at handing complaints as he was at teaching.

A) intelligent

B) angry

C) skillful

D) crude

E) awkward

121. We should 

delete

 some parts of this article.

a. omit

b. rewrite

c. change

d. improve

e. include

122. Samantha 

deliberately

 let Tom know that she was dating someone

else.
A) purposely

B) hastily

C) adroitly

D) tactfully

E) delicately

123. The commander 

delivered

 his speech asking for “liberty or death”

just before the attack.
A) made

B) wrote

C) announced

D) brought

E) repeated

124. An ultimatum given by one country to another usually includes a

demand for

 action.

A) shipment of

B) understanding of

C) request for

D) burden of

E) tolerance on

125. The old town hall was 

demolished

 and a new recreation center

took its place.
A) renovated

B) razed

C) remodeled

D) vanished

E) disappeared

126. The speaker 

demonstrated

 her knowledge of the subject by an

excellent speech.
A) corrected

B) created

C) repeated

D) showed

E) proved

127. Although Margaret tried to 

deny

 the fact, all her friends were sure

that she dyed her gray hair red.
A) encode

B) envy

C) assemble

D) convene

E) reject

128. The 

departed

 lying here gave their lives for their country.

A) dead

B) travelers

C) adventurers

D) knaves

E) vagabonds

129. I hope that club does not 

deprive 

poor children of the opportunity

to participate in sports.
A) deny

B) retract

C) improvise

D) dilute

E) fret

130. It has almost been a tradition for artists not to receive the attention

they 

deserve

 before they die.

A) expect

B) long

C) merit

D) demand

E) consumed

131. The gas company is evacuating all the people living in the building

because they 

detected

 a gas leak in the main line.

A) discovered

B) smelled

C) expected

D) predicted

E) maintained

132. Floods often 

devastate

 the rice crop, the area’s principal export,

resulting in a year of great torture for the inhabitants.
A) fracture

B) scatter

C) destroy

D) fertilize

E) enhance

133. An odometer is a 

device

 for measuring distance traveled.

A) instrument

B) figure

C) item

D) machine

E) tool

134. Dennis 

devised

 a few computer games and sold them to one of the

computer companies.
A) played

B) bought

C) invented

D) divided

E) clinched

135. Gradually, the sound of the music and laughter 

died down

, and the

whole campus went to sleep.
A) became louder

B) became softer

C)  was  forgotten

D) became more cheerful E) became more irritating

136. Coffee consumption by Turkish coffee drinkers will be 

diminished

to 1.06 cups per day by next year due to increasing prices.
A) encouraged

 B) improved

C) dropped

D) hindered

E) forbidden

137. The Red Crescent arrived at the 

disaster

 area within five hours.

A) calamity

B) destruction

C) departure

D) hurricane

E) isolated

138. He knew very well that his father would 

discipline

 him for his actions;

therefore, he was quite reluctant to go home.
A) reward

B) reprove

C) congratulate

D) punish

E) socialize

139. The new government regulation disallows 

disclosure

 of personal

tax information.
A) announcement

B) public revelation

C) opening

D) closing

E) discredit

140. Mrs. Allison is such an energetic woman that she is not 

discouraged

even by the illness that crippled her.
A) disturbed

B) impoverished

C) disheartened

D) alienated

E) devalued

141. The boy felt 

disgraced

 because he knew that he had been wrong to

cheat on the exam.
A) ashamed

B) Worried

C) tempted

D) cunning

E) relieved

142. The circus performer asked for the safety net to be taken down during

the performances thinking that in this way he would 

display

 his skill

more effectively.
A) generate

B) improve

C) deform

D) obscure

E) avert

143. He 

disregarded

 his wife’s feelings in the matter, which made her

furious enough to think of divorce.
A) did not ignore

B) paid no attention to C) discharged

D) considered

B) was careless

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144. The fact that economists are able to 

distinguish

 virtually all of the

causes of recessions does not mean they can accurately predict them.
A) prevent

B) discern

C) promote

D) define

E) confound

145. Dogs were kept as 

domestic

 animals by early nomadic hunters.

A) foreign

B) exotic

C) alien

D) tame

E) hazardous

146. It is said that brown genes are 

dominant

 and blue ones are recessive.

A) controlling

B) docile

C) dormant

D) doleful

E) barren

147. Manufacturers are planning to 

donate

 computers to schools in poor

areas.
A) dedicate

B) go

C) load

D) salute

E) give

148. The public seems 

doubtful

 about the government’s last plan on

economy.
A) debit

B) delightful

C) delirious

D) dubious

E) rational

149. Millions of Americans were 

down and out

 in the 30’s.

A) illiterate

B) imprudent

C) divided

D) impoverished

E) querulous

150. The government took some 

drastic

 measures against reckless drivers

to be able to decrease the number of traffic accidents.
A) moderate

B) compromising

C) radical

D) sensible

E) wild

151. During the 1940’s, a long period of 

drought

 turned the great Texas

plains into a dustbowl.
A) violent winds

B) dry weather

C) rain and sleet

D) flash floods

E) earthquakes

152. Most businessmen are 

dubious

 about predictions of a speedy

economic recovery in Turkey.
A) assured

B) enthusiastic

C) happy

D) doubtful

E) worried

153. The captives were thrown into a dark, damp, filthy 

dungeon

 and

were given almost nothing to eat.
A) hut

B) tunnel

C) station

D) cell

E) cabin

154. Can this be a 

duplicate

 of the document?

A) summary

B) revision

C) outline

D) copy

E) paraphrase

155. The 

earliest

 watches were actually small decks hung from a strap

around the neck.
A) first

B) timely

C) most unusual

D) fastest

E) most accurate

156. My uncle is not crazy. He is just a bit 

eccentric

.

A) intelligent

B) strange

C) lunatic

D) ordinary

E) dense

157. In spite of being 

economical

 in most things, he spends a lot of

money on ties.
A) extravagant

B) awkward

C) thrifty

D) careless

E) profitable

158. The plant has an 

edible

, bulb-shaped stem.

A) eatable

B) rotund

C) convex

D) sizable

E) poisonous

159. The detectives use various means to 

elicit

 a confession from

murderers.
A) make

B) force

C) frame

D) temper

E) draw out

160. He worked hard for the 

enlightenment

 of his people.

A) lavishness

B) brightness

C) qualification

D) abuse

E) education

161. The residents of the small town looked for an 

eloquent

 civil servant

to give the welcoming address in the ceremony.
A) a friendly person

B) a kind person

C) a good speaker

D) a calm speaker

E) a serious speaker

162. Imagine my 

embarrassment

 when I realized that the man I thought

was a waiter was the president of the company.
A) chagrin

B) indifference

C) surprise

D) anger

E) rapture

163. Which country 

emerged

 as a world power after World War II?

A) surrendered

B) came forth

C) fought

D) dismissed

E) lurked

164. We  place 

emphasis

 on mutual aid and cooperation in this

organization.
A) reward

B) work

C) stress

D) pressure

E) suspense

165. The speaker 

emphasized

 that cooperation in the project we were

to undertake was of utmost importance.
A) accentuated

B) downplayed

C) discussed

D) displayed

E) bragged

166. The most frequently 

employed

 technique for the purification of solid

substances is crystallization.
A) used

B) enjoined

C) belabored

D) added

E) fused

167. So 

engrossed

 in his writing was the young writer that he barely

noticed the passing of time.
A) delighted

B) frustrated

C) approached

D) involved

E) detached

168. Modern methods of movie-making such as the wide screen, color film

and improved song, have 

enhanced

 realism and audience enjoyment.

A) elaborated

B) flattered

C) improved

D) transcended

E) challenged

169. Psychology has always been an 

enigma

 to me.

A) energy

B) problem

C) mystery

D) trial

E) draft

170.

Enraged

 by being overcharged, Mr. Thompson refused to pay the

bill.
A) disappointed

B) infuriated

C) alienated

D) endangered

E) alleviated

171. This vitamin is abundant in 

enriched

 and whole grain breads, cheese,

lean meats, eggs, leafy vegetables and liver.
A) adored

B) admired

C) fortified

D) enhanced

E) concise

172. Cooperative education is regarded as a valued educational

enterprise

.

A) blender

B) venture

C) fraud

D) revenue

E) prelude

173. Both a person’s heredity and his 

environment

 help to shape his

character.
A) family

B) education

C) nationality

D) surroundings

E) genes

174. Today a great number of new medicines 

eradicate 

diseases before

they become too widespread.
A) wipe out

B) identify

C) prolong

D) suspend

E) exploit

175. The theory that business could operate totally without the aid of

government has proved to be an 

erroneous

 belief.

A) authentic

B) argument

C) false

D) asset

E) feasible

176. Experienced mountaineers usually 

escorted 

the amateurs.

A) organized

B) financed

C) accompanied

D) tracked

E) trained

177. Since 

essential

 causes of schizophrenia are not yet known, current

treatment methods are based on both clinical research and
experience.
A) accessory

B) basic

C) massive

D) resolute

E) impartial

178. The civil Defense officers 

evacuated 

all inhabitants from the area

where the earthquake was predicted to strike.
A) aided

B) warned

C) notified

D) removed

E) acknowledged

179. Even the richest nations will 

eventually 

have to adapt to smaller,

more economical automobiles.
A) never

B) better than never

C) reluctantly

D) gradually

E) sooner or later

180. By  means of a new technique developed in his laboratory, the

scientist 

examined 

the fossils closely to determine their age.

A) processed

B) cleaned

C) compared

D) inspected

E) treated

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181.

Excavation 

for the first atomic power plant started officially in

1954.
A) planning

B) preparations

C) exploration

D) digging

E) surveys

182.

Excessive

 exposure to sunlight is one of the most common causes

of skin cancer.
A) wasteful

B) extreme

C) extravagant

D) exclusive

E) exceptional

183. Biologists believe that hair is found 

exclusively

 in mammals.

A) particularly

B) commonly

C) exceptionally

D) only

E) occasionally

184. Kitaro is often described by critics being an 

exemplary

 man of creative

music.
A) atypical

B) extraordinary

C) unusual

D) best

E) model

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

the force that impelled it was 

exhausted

.

A) used up

B) debilitated

C) diverted

D) tired out

E) accelerated

186. Please let me sit down; I’m 

exhausted

.

A) worn down

B) worn off

C) worn out

D) worn away

E) energetic

187. No one can 

exist 

for very long without water.

A) indicate

B) reproduce

C) prosper

D) transcend

E) survive

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

director’s 

expectations

.

A) anticipations

B) expenditures

C) expertise

D) gauziness

E) means

189. The principal threatened to 

expel 

her from school if she didn’t behave

herself.
A) excise

B) exert

C) send out

D) try out

E) exhale

190. The new tax law is 

explicit

; there can be no doubt that type of

computers is tax-exempt.
A) definite

B) deficient

C) vague

D) imprecise

E) unfair

191. Hazel nuts are 

extensively

 grown in most parts of the Black Sea

region.
A) widely

B) hardly

C) permanently

D) increasingly

E) gradually

192. The 

extinction

 of some animals changed the history of early nomadic

hunters.
A) extermination

B) bellow

C) avarice

D) plea

E) exclusion

193. Daniel is very 

extravagant

, he is always buying clothes he can’t really

afford.
A) expensive

B) mean

C) stingy

D) extrovert

E) wasteful

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

country provides vast 

facilities 

including a stadium swimming pools

and living accommodation
A) incompetence

B) dexterity

C) cleverness

D) equipment and services

E) aptness

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

so 

faint

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

it came from.
A) frightening

B) pale

C) loud

D) indistinct

E) weird

196. The first ice-boxes were quite 

fancy 

pieces of dining-room furniture.

A) whimsical

B) delightful

C) elaborate

D) delicate

E) tiny

197. The clown in the circus 

fascinates 

not only the children but their

parents as well.
A) charms

B) bans

C) repulses

D) divulges

E) frustrates

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

fatal 

as ever before.

A) curable

B) painful

C) deadly

D) disabling

E) long-lasting

199. Istanbul enjoys a 

favorable

 geographical location.

A) preferential

B) pleasing

C) exceptional

D) advantageous

E) profitable

200. The Turkish athlete got a gold medal for the 

feat

 of lifting 300 kilos.

A) accomplishment

B) fear

C) trial

D) event

E) plaudit

201. The old man was too 

feeble

 to sit down at his table and write his

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

B) weak

C) timid

D) blind

E) crazy

202. This animal has a 

ferocious

 appearance and sometimes a combative

nature.
A) grim

B) harmful

C) savage

D) harsh

E) docile

203. Spies generally use 

fictitious

 names when they deal with the

enemies.
A) foul

B) false

C) real

D) foreign

E) cogent

204. Students have to 

fill out

 many forms before beginning classes.

A) complete

B) eliminate

C) produce

D) distribute

E) apply for

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

pay a 

fine

.

A) penalty

B) failure

C) promise

D) refusal

E) praise

206. Gasoline is 

fired 

by spark plugs in the engine.

A) excited

B) ignited

C) scorched

D) struck

E) extinguished

207. The

 fitness 

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

and rest he gets.
A) readiness

B) eligibility

C) health

D) preparation

E) offence

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

flaws

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

B) defects

C) discrepancies

D) ingredients

E) instruments

209. It is useless to attempt to 

flee

 from every danger; some risks must be

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

B) run away

C) protect oneself

D) hesitate

E) deal with

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

for life to 

flourish

.

A) commence

B) thrive

C) flounder

D) vegetate

E) wither

211. Although the price of gold 

fluctuates

 daily, it is quite safe if you

want to invest in it.
A) increases

B) changes

C) stabilizes

D) decreases

E) pleases

212. The 

focus

 of economics is the production and distribution of goods

and services.
A) fixation

B) dissipation

C) result

D) concern

E) output

213. The 

founder

 of the Turkish Republic is Ataturk.

A) leader

B) backer

C) discoverer

D) originator

E) donor

214. Blackberries are very

 fragile

, but they are also delectable to eat.

A) delicate

B) poisonous

C) spicy

D) salty

E) sour

215. A tapestry is 

functional

 as well as decorative in that it serves to

insulate rooms.
A) satisfactory

B) ornamental

C) enormous

D) useful

E) irreplaceable

216. Miss Ford became 

furious 

when she received the insulting letter.

A) ghastly

B) resentful

C) fugitive

D) irate

E) spry

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217. The chemist tried to 

fuse

 the two  wires, but he failed to do so.

A) separate

B) unite

C) bend

D) straighten

E) jerked

218. It is usually 

futile

 to argue with a person once he has made up his

mind.
A) unpleasant

B) encouraging

C) helpful

D) useless

E) harmful

219. Nobody has the faintest idea where the politician 

gained

 all his

wealth. All that is known about his is that he was leading a humble
life not long ago.
A) confiscated

B) obscured

C) purloined

D) conquered

E) acquired

220. A hush fell over the guests who had 

gathered

 for the graduation

ceremony.
A) witnessed

B) gaped

C) participated

D) assembled

E) sweltered

221. The only successful control of weather has been the seeding of clouds

to 

generate

 rain.

A) accumulate

B) channel

C) accomplish

D) conduct

E) induce

222.

Genetic

 components are often responsible for some phases of

learning disabilities.
A) hereditary

B) inert

C) precise

D) leisure

E) generic

223. The jeweler reported that the stolen diamonds were not 

genuine

,

which comforted the insurance company more than anybody else.
A) perfect

B) imitations

C) real

D) valuable

E) expensive

224. Some musicians have a special 

gift 

for melodious interpretation.

A) regression

B) talent

C) tendency

D) tune

E) instrument

225. Only recently has more attention been paid in the United States to

providing special facilities for 

gifted 

children.

A) adopted

B) talented

C) maltreated

D) severely handicapped

E) emotionally disturbed

226. The government 

got nowhere 

with its plan to curtail housing

shortage.
A) moved nowhere

B) became obsessed

C) fooled no one

D) accomplished nothing

E) succeeded completely

227. The sales representatives were asked to 

go over 

the figures in their

reports before the conference.
A) relate

B) revise

C) review

D) calculate

E) ignore

228. Vicky is such a 

good-natured

 person that his friends sometimes

take advantage of her.
A) accessible

B) affable

C) wealthy

D) weak

E) assertive

229. After struggling hard, the young politician 

gradually

 succeeded in

having people accept the truth of his theory,
A) slowly

B) momentarily

C) suddenly

D) graciously

E) presently

230. In some primitive cultures, a person who touches a forbidden object

will suffer 

grave 

injury.

A) unexpected

B) frequent

C) critical

D) explosive

E) sufficient

231. When people heard the news of Christopher Reeve’s death , almost

everybody was overcome with 

grief

.

A) sorrow

B) rage

C) terror

D) emotion

E) holiness

232. Price, ease of maintenance, 

guarantee 

of accuracy and appearance

are important when we buy a watch.
A) innovation

B) brink

C) warranty

D) ordeal

E) extension

233. Under the 

guise

 of asking the way to the station, the detective

approached the suspicious-looking young man.
A) assistance

B) clad

C) secrecy

D) outfit

E) pretense

234. Efforts to ameliorate housing conditions for the old and the poor

were 

halted

 because government funds were cut off.

A) increased

B) improved

C) examined

D) stopped

E) accelerated

235. The writer states that not being born black but being born a female

was a 

handicap

 she faced.

A) ailment

B) enhancement

C) advantage

D) burden

E) wrath

236. Children can learn how to 

handle 

paints and brushes by starting

with simple drawings.
A) touch

B) hide

C) manipulate

D) be creative

E) impede

237. By now everybody knows that smoking is 

harmful

 to the health.

A) fundamental

B) hazardous

C) lethal

D) deplorable

E) deadly

238. All the cleaning products are 

hazardous

 to the skin and eyes;

therefore, keep them out of reach of children.
A) dangerous

B) liquefied

C) enjoyable

D) arduous

E) incomprehensible

239. Icy roads and poor visibility are familiar traffic 

hazards

 in this region.

A) chances

B) dangers

C) condition

D) occurrences

E) sessions

240. According to latest findings, both a person’s 

heredity

 and his

environment help to shape his character.
A) obstacles of life

B) qualities by birth

C) social status

D) intelligence

E) terminal behavior

241. Handicraft skills are part of the 

heritage

 of many persons who live in

the mountainous areas of the district.
A) lifestyle

B) patrimony

C) employment

D) adage

E) traditions

242. The boy scouts took a long 

hike

 on their first morning at camp,

which exhausted all of them.
A) horseback ride

B) walk

C) bicycle ride

D) swim

E) jogging

243. The movie critic said that the film 007.5, the parody of James Bond

movies, was more 

hilarious

 than most comedies produced lately.

A) suspenseful

B) very funny

C) realistic

D) cumbersome

E) extremely foolish

244. The play was so 

hilarious

 that it set all of us to laughing.

A) melancholy

B) solemn

C) mournful

D) hideous

E) laughable

245. The president was given no 

hint

 regarding the new project.

A) details

B) authority

C) explanation

D) indication

E) details

246. The Galapagos Islands are 

host

 to a variety of strange creatures.

A) guest

B) horde

C) home

D) swarm

E) tenant

247. The Uffizi Palace of Florence 

houses

 one of the finest art collections

in the world.
A) contains

B) promotes

C) resides

D) creates

E) boards

248. After the tremendous improvements in size of recent years, the

hugeness

 of the first computers is almost shocking to us today.

A) slowness

B) primitive appearance C) ugliness

D) vast size

E) influence

249. Most wealthy men of our day are known to have been born in 

humble

homes.
A) poverty-stricken

B) modest

C) promising

D) merry

E) trouble

250. I hate people who are 

idle

 and do nothing all day.

A) slothful

B) patent

C) futile

D) strenuous

E) brisk

251.

Ignoring

 something will not make it go away; you must see a doctor

for that pain in your chest.
A) taking an interest in

B) looking closely at

C) taking care of

D) studying the causes of

E) paying no attention to

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252. The serum was supposedly make the patient 

immune

 from further

infection.
A) contagious

B) not susceptible

C) open

D) sick

E) subject to

253. The candidates’ final speeches had a tremendous 

impact

 on the

crowds.
A) effect

B) collision

C) uplift

D) uproar

E) insight

254. Punctuality is 

imperative

 in your new job.

A) impossible

B) likely

C) irrelevant

D) tentative

E) indispensable

255. Fortunately our country is free from such terrible hurricanes causing

incalculable

 damage.

A) minor

B) very little

C) abusive

D) very calculating

E) great

256. Modern architecture  seems

 incompatible

 in a city rich in history.

A) unlikely

B) unwitting

C) incongruous

D) unkempt

E) unsearchable

257. The detective said the suspect’s replies were 

inconsistent

 with her

previous testimony.
A) contradicted

B) incorporated

C) admitted

D) enhanced

E) were compatible with

258. It’s 

incredible

 to see him in such good health after the accident.

A) creditable

B) unthinkable

C) increasing

D) imperative

E) corruptive

259. Since his qualifications for the graduate assistantship are

indisputable

, he is sure to get the post.

A) fraudulent

B) invalid

C) outstanding

D) unquestionable

E) overwhelming

260. The government’s developing a new jobs program seems an

indisputable

 fact.

A) indefinite

B) indispensable

C) indefinable

D) unquestionable

E) outlandish

261. Tankers are so-called because they consist of a series of walled

sections forming 

individual

 tanks.

A) private

B) subjective

C) personal

D) separate

E) objective

262. That the smaller companies should merge with the larger ones is

inescapable

.

A) urgent

B) unavoidable

C) important

D) necessary

E) arduous

263. It is 

inevitable

 that smoking will damage your health.

A) invading

B) unhealthy

C) fallacious

D) intriguing

E) unavoidable

264. Nobody can fight the 

inevitable

.

A) inaccurate

B) improper

C) inescapable

D) inestimable

E) inhabitable

265. The minister preferred to resign rather than be accused publicly of

infamous

 conduct.

A) outstanding

B) unprecedented

C) mysterious

D) disgraceful

E) meritorious

266. The cunning politician is 

infamous

 for accepting bribes from business

circles.
A) notorious

B) dreaded

C) loathed

D) investigated

E) praised

267. It may seem unbelievable, but Walter’s enthusiasm, laughter and

confidence are really 

infectious

.

A) dangerous

B) contagious

C) beneficial

D) prone to relapse

E) subject to quarantine

268. Tides are caused by the gravitational 

influence

 of the moon on

ocean level.
A) evolution

B) coercion

C) uninvolvement

D) levitation

E) impact

269. E. C. Stanton and her friends held the famous convention in New

York in 1848 to publicize the long-standing 

injustice

 to women.

A) indifference

B) unfairness

C) equity

D) impartiality

E) apathy

270. There are many 

innovations

 in teaching a foreign language which

really makes learning easier.
A) new machines

B) new prohibitions

C) new instructors

D) new methods

E) new interpretation

271. The 

inquiry

 concerning the accident on the highway was handled

by the chief of police.
A) enticement

B) inquisitiveness

C) investigation

D) recording

E) survey

272. It is ridiculous to become angry about so 

insignificant

 matter as

football.
A) sinful

B) tragic

C) absurd

D) unpardonable

E) trivial

273. Editorial cartoons 

inspire

 readers to form opinions on current affairs.

A) motivate

B) bore

C) discourage

D) dismay

E) appall

274. After she discussed the matter with the president of the bank, the

businesswoman 

instantly

 received the loan.

A) casually

B) finally

C) soon

D) immediately

E) disdainfully

275. The capable leaders 

instilled

 a spirit of nationalism in most African

peoples.
A) deterred

B) extinguished

C) implanted

D) extracted

E) yielded

276. The detectives have been 

interrogating

 the suspects for five hours.

A) baiting

B) watching

C) questioning

D) infiltrating

E) dominating

277. Since they have completely different cultural backgrounds it is difficult

for them to have an 

intimate 

relationship.

A) cordial

B) detached

C) fresh

D) snug

E) remote

278. Steven suffers from stage fright and he is easily 

intimidated

 by a

large audience.
A) inspired

B) applauded

C) frightened

D) expelled

E) prevailed

279. Not everyone is qualified to be a teacher; some great scholars in the

world are completely 

inept

 when it comes to passing on their

knowledge to others.
A) incompetent

B) marvelous

C) unwilling

D) reluctant

E) inspiring

280. The

  introduction 

of Henry Ford’s ideas revolutionized the auto-

making industry.
A) implementation

B) publication

C) production

D) presentation

E) imposition

281. The stroke left the famous writer an 

invalid

.

A) marshal

B) sick person

C) proprietor

D) tutor

E) devoted

282. Registering a patent 

involves

 a number expenses.

A) includes

B) saves

C) entails

D) precludes

E) ravages

283. Little Cecily cannot speak well because she has a speech

impediment

.

A) skeptic

 B) defect

C) imposition

D) aspect

E) grit

284. Some language student find studying vocabulary an 

irksome

 task.

A) easy

B) pleasant

C) tedious

D) irate

E) creative

285. This matter is totally 

irrelevant

 to the discussion we have just had.

A) suitable

B) alien

C) uninviting

D) disappointing

E) terse

286. The lack of rain caused 

irreparable 

damage to the sunflower crop.

A) irresolute

B) irresponsible

C) irrecoverable

D) irregular

E) irrelevant

287. Unless the crops are 

irrigated

 soon, the harvest will be sparse.

A) watered

B) plowed

C) planted

D) fertilized

E) inflated

288. The politician’s conviction for tax fraud 

jeopardized

 his future.

A) jettisoned

B) penalized

C) rejuvenated

D) endangered

E) jubilated

289. The Kangal, the national dog of Turkey, has a 

keen

 sense of smell.

A) sharp

B) outstanding

C) aggressive

D) enviable

E) slight

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290. Diving is known to be the 

leading 

cause of spinal-cord injuries.

A) primary

B) ultimate

C) conducive

D) utmost

E) restrictive

291. According to a Turkish 

legend

, Turks once had to made their way

through a mountain of iron.
A) report

B) myth

C) history

D) narration

E) anecdote

292. Since I have been ill for a week, my appetite has 

lessened 

and I eat

almost nothing.
A) risen

B) diminished

C) extended

D) increased

E) acclaimed

293. A gun is a 

lethal

 weapon, not a toy; therefore, children should never

be allowed to play with one.
A) dangerous

B) enjoyable

C) deadly

D) expensive

 E) costly

294. Only one of the world’s ten highest peaks 

lies 

outside the Himalayas

A) rises up

B) is located

C) originates

D) is discernible

E) occur

295. Holiday crowds 

litter 

picnic areas in such a way that they look like a

junkyard.
A) dirty

B) fill

C) clean

D) leave

E) empty

296. The city is at an elevation of 1200 meters, which makes it one of the

loftiest

 cities in the area.

A) mildest

B) highest

C) largest

D) flattest

E) coldest

297. The police took measures to prevent 

looting

.

A) signing

B) espionage

C) smuggling

D) escaping

E) plundering

298. Tennis wear is a very 

lucrative

 business for manufacturers because

tennis somehow attracts wealthy people.
A) illegal

B) circumstantial

C) expansive

D) profitable

E) enviable

299. We don’t think we will be able to 

make

 the conference in Japan.

A) construct

B) do

C) attend

D) decide

E) hold

300. Recently more and more men have begun to use 

make-up

 products.

A) artificial

B) diet

C) cosmetic

D) health

E) unisex

301. It is 

imperative

 that you deliver the merchandise on the arranged

date; otherwise, we will refuse to pay for your service.
A) mandatory

B) suggested

C) hoped

D) intended

E) recommended

302. The rule states that if a boxer is knocked down, he must stay down

for a 

mandatory

 eight seconds.

A) long

B) delayed

C) obligatory

D) crucial

E) optional

303. The 

martial

 music roused everybody to a peak of excitement.

A) pertaining to marriage B) peaceful

C) seasoned

D) warlike

E) country

304. Doctors may prescribe 

massive

 dozes of penicillin for patients with

pneumonia.
A) daily

B) heavy

C) double

D) adequate

E) deadly

305. We are 

merely

 here to help you.

A) only

B) willingly

C) often

D) always

E) inadvertently

306. The two companies are going to 

merge

 by the first month of the year.

A) become one

B) divide into two

C) dissolve

D) change owners

E) compete

307. A 

minute

 crack in the motor block can ruin a car.

A) long-lasting

B) multiple

C) short

D) very small

E) frequent

308. Technicolor, originally a two-collar process, was 

modified 

in 1932

to become a three-color process.
A) designed

B) manipulated

C) altered

D) invented

E) acquired

309. The groundnut is found in 

moist

 places in some parts of Turkey.

A) various

B) damp

C) fertileD) sandy

E) arid

310. Stock-market analysts 

monitor

 a great variety of financial indicators.

A) come up with

B) look into

C) keep track of

D) take charge of

E) over-rate

311. She is such a 

moody 

person that her husband never knows what

really makes her sad or happy.
A) vigilant

B) timid

C) reserved

D) passionate

E) temperamental

312. The death toll is believed to 

mount

 to 60 after the earthquake.

A) fly

B) dismantle

C) support

D) increase

E) descend

313. Granite is light colored, and its crystals are large enough to be seen

with 

naked

 eye.

A) undressed

B) unaided

C) uncensored

D) bespectacled

E) near-sighted

314. We must not 

neglect

 to file our income tax if we don’t want to pay

a fine.
A) hope

B) forget

C) promise

D) refuse

E) remind

315. The  jury found that the manufacturer was 

negligent

 in installing

safety devices.
A) carefree

B) careless

C) careworn

D) careful

E) haggard

316. Mrs. Taylor is exhausted today because all her students have been

naughty

 all day long.

A) inquisitive

B) disobedient

C) silent

D) passive

E) curt

317. Rachel thinks she is 

overweight

, so she will go on a crash diet.

A) fatal

B) obese

C) greasy

D) monstrous

E) fake

318. The 

objective

 of any government should be protecting the rights

and freedoms of the people.
A) intention

B) inception

C) premise

D) origin

E) exertion

319. She is a student who understands her 

obligations

 and attends to

them.
A) restrictions

B) annoyances

C) observations

D) duties

E) acquaintances

320. Some people think that discussions of the dangers of cigarette

smoking 

obscure

 the real issue of restricting smokers’ rights.

A) clarify

B) simplify

C) mask

D explain

E) expand

321. Her swollen tonsils are 

obstructing

 the doctor’s view of her throat.

A) encouraging

B) assisting

C) aiding

D) impeding

E) revealing

322. He has always been too 

obstinate

 to admit he had been wrong.

A) stubborn

B) frightened

C) selfish

D) cautious

E) inert

323. If  the information we need is easily 

obtainable

, we will find it

immediately.
A) acceptable

B) accessory

C) accessible

D) probable

E) incessant

324. The Scottish kilt is a checkered skirt worn by men for both formal

and informal 

occasions

.

A) purposes

B) events

C) probabilities

D) clothing

E) ceremonies

325. The word” Christmas,” which is derived from the Old English for

“Christ’s Mass” is believed to 

occur

 for the first time in the eleventh

century.
A) vanish

B) recycle

C) appear

D) suggest

E) revive

326. In animal communication, 

odor

 is substituted for sound as a main

form of language.
A) smell

B) aroma

C) perfume

D) awareness

E) fragrant

327. Your application will be returned to you if you 

omit

 any answers.

A) include

B) insert

C) introduce

D) leave out

E) infuse

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328. Ballet is believed to 

originate in

 the courts of Italian royal families in

the 1400s.
A) develop into

B) begin in

C) be supported by

D) coexist with

E) be forbidden

329. There were a number of limiting factors on the 

output

 of consumer

durables in 1973-74.
A) outflow

B) production

C) income

D) reduction

E) stability

330. Your 

outrageous

 behavior was more shocking than entertaining.

A) diminutive

B) sinful

C) tentative

D) offensive

E) atrocious

331. Perhaps you have 

overlooked

 your mistakes in your last test and that

is why you made the same mistakes on this test.
A) perused

B) confused

C) neglected

D) not received

E) browsed

332. It was no surprise when they were told that their great-grand mother

had 

passed away

.

A) survived

B) slipped

C) died

D) gone on a trip

E) dozed off

333. Watermelon crops must be rotated 

periodically

 with other crops to

avoid fungal disease.
A) constantly

B) simultaneously

C) regularly

D) rarely

E) eternally

334. As the saying goes, those who live by the sword will 

perish

 by the

sword.
A) breathe

B) survive

C) vanish

D) win

E) flourish

335. Tattooing involves putting 

permanent

 designs on the body by

pricking holes and filling them with ink.
A) lasting

B) colorful

C) visible

D) short-lived

E) skin-deep

336. Everybody should read periodicals which are 

related

 to his profession.

A) appropriate

B) apparent

C) perceptive

D) discriminating

E) exceptional

337. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to 

pile

up

 at the post office.

A) be delivered

B) accumulate

C) get lost

D) be returned

E) dispel

338. A Japanese company 

pioneered

 the use of the Bessemer process

for making steel and improved the quality of steel.
A) hid

B) initiated

C) explored

D) disguised

E) illustrated

339. Share prices on the Stock Exchange 

plunged

 sharply in the morning.

A) fell

B) retrieved

C) skyrocketed

D) recovered

E) fluctuated

340. The toxic material coming out of the factory chimney 

polluted

 the

atmosphere.
A) contaminated

B) intoxicated

C) congested

D) cremated

E) littered

341. The doctor was forced to 

postpone

 his vacation because so many

of his patients were ill.
A) expand

B) schedule

C) limit

D) put off

E) cancel

342. We were forced to 

postpone

 the meeting when one of the managers

had a traffic accident.
A) call off

B) do without

C) put off

D) see about

E) announce

343. During  the war, the shipping lanes proved 

prone

 to attacks, so

measures had to be taken to deter them.
A) futile

B) dangerous

C) susceptible

D) feasible

E) impossible

344. The 

praiseworthy

 rescue of the men stranded on the mountaintop

was really a creditable deed.
A) hard to believe

B) daring

C) unusual

D) risky

E) challenging

345. Peace will soon 

prevail

 in spite of those who want the war to

continue.
A) fail

B) surrender

C)  triumph

D) collapse

E) comprise

346. If a pilot 

prevents

 a plane crash by making a safe emergency

landing he may laugh later as he describes his experience.
A) defends

B) permits

C) averts

D) allows

E) obscures

347. Most meat-eating animals use their teeth to seize and kill 

prey

.

A) attackers

B) nourishment

C) enemies

D) victims

E) carcass

348. The superintendent was the 

principal 

speaker at the school board

meeting.
A) sole

B) main

C) outstanding

D) director

E) last

349. Many of the old people do not get housing benefits because the

government is slow in 

processing

 applications.

A) providing

B) working on

C) raising

D) trying

E) justifying

350. The 1950s were one of the most distinguished and 

productive

periods in the history of American poetry.
A) tactful

B) fertile

C) profitable

D) talented

E) proficient

351. Her mother tried in vain to wake Ann from a 

profound

 sleep.

A) proper

B) light

C) drowsy

D) deep

E) sweet

352. Smoking has already been 

prohibited

 in many government offices

in the United States.
A) permitted

B) taught

C) banned

D) revoked

E) encouraged

353. Although most Politicians would like to think they are infallible, they

are 

prone to

 error, like the rest of us.

A) disgusted with

B) afraid of

C) disposed to

D) inclined to

E) attracted to

354. Many 

properties

 of the atmosphere affect the amount of solar

radiation that reaches the earth.
A) belongings

B) impurities

C) levels

D) characteristics

E) layers

355. Today only a few countries enjoy 

prosperous

 economies.

A) static

B) stable

C) flourishing

D) poor

E) parsimonious

356. Mr. Brown is a 

provident

 person who saves something each month.

A) punctual

B) rash

C) thrifty

D) adventurous

E) considerate

357. Professor Smith said that 

punctuality

 was imperative at the university.

A) being efficient

B) being courteous

C) being on time

D) being cheerful

E) being flawless

358. He 

purchased

 some antique furniture, paintings and statues and

shipped them to America.
A) picked out

B) exchanged

C) sold

D) bought

E) mended

359. The basic drive in philosopher’s life was the 

pursuit

 of knowledge

and of happiness.
A) glorification

B) communication

C) quest

D) dissemination

E) examination

360. She tells all kinds of 

queer

 stories, and she enjoys a large audience.

A) interesting

B) boring

C) strange

D) clever

E) confusing

361. The 

quest

 for the cure for AIDS is still going on in many Countries.

A) hypothesis

B) search

C) margin

D) prelude

E) absence

362. She said even her doctors warnings would not compel her to 

quit

smoking.
A) condemn

B) prohibit

C) stop

D) extol

E) prosecute

363. Unconscious learning is now considered to be of 

questionable 

worth.

A) invaluable

B) dubious

C) superficial

D) secondary

E) primary

364. The young politician 

radiates

 goodwill when he speaks of projects

to help the poor.
A) hates

B) exposes

C)  emits

D) hides

E) loathes

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