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Unit test
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Part I: Vocabulary and Structure
Section A: Complete each sentence using
the correct word or expression from the box.
impromptu
attendance
impressive
acceptance
ambitious
resistance
defy
productive
ingenious
skip
allot
elapsed
impose
continuous
adolescent
obstacle
permanently
chronologically
untimely
uncertainty
1.
Leave it to Carlos to think
of a(n)
ingenious
solution to our
most difficult problem!
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ingenious
Your
answer
ingenious
obstacle
2.
For me, the biggest
to
becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills.
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obstacle
elapsed
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answer
obstacle
3.
I
have no idea how much time
since she
left
—
I fell asleep.
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elapsed
impressive
Your
answer
elapsed
4.
After college, I travelled through
Europe, and the most
Eiffel Tower in
Paris.
thing I saw was the
Your answer
impressive
Correct answer
impressive
5.
Chronologically
,
which of the following events happened first?
Your answer
Chronologically
ambitious
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Chronologically
people I know; he wants to own his own
business by
6.
Steve is one of the most
the
time he's 25.
Your answer
ambitious
adolescent
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answer
ambitious
and thinks everything is a
game.
Correct
answer
7.
Jack still acts like a(n)
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adolescent
adolescent
skip
8.
A newspaper reader can select what he
is interested in and
boring.
what he thinks is
Your
answer
skip
Correct answer
skip
impromptu
9.
After his plane landed, the prime
minister gave a(n)
warming.
speech about global
Your
answer
impromptu
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impromptu
10.
I told my parents I
wanted to take a year off before going to college,
and my suggestion
surprisingly met with
little
resistance
.
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resistance
Your
answer
resistance
untimely
11.
The world was shocked by the
death of the young singer.
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untimely
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answer
untimely
defy
12.
a direct order? You're a
soldier now!
Correct
answer
defy
disfigured by the fire, but
it soon came to represent her
Your
answer
defy
permanently
13.
She was
determination to succeed in life.
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permanently
attendance
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answer
permanently
in
class was down because everyone stayed at home
14.
During the
World Cup,
to watch television.
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attendance
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attendance
continuous
15.
I had five exams last
week
—
it was like one long,
nightmare.
Your
answer
continuous
allot
Correct
answer
continuous
16.
Normally, we
one vote to
each member, but this is a special case.
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allot
Your answer
allot
17.
I can remember feeling very insecure
when I was young; I was desperate for my
classmates'
acceptance
.
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acceptance
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acceptance
uncertainty
18.
Her final year of school was marked by
considerable
out what to do next.
as she tried to figure
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answer
uncertainty
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uncertainty
productive
19.
I've tried working in the morning, but
I find that I'm most
late at night.
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productive
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productive
impose
20.
Ernie is a really decent guy; he would
never try to
his beliefs on someone else.
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impose
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impose
Section B: Complete each sentence with
a suitable word.
21.
We
don't have the budget to do everything, so I'm
afraid your plan will have to go
on
the back burner.
Your
answer
on
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on
out
22.
All I need
is some peace and quiet, and I'll be able to
figure
a solution.
Your
answer
out
for
Correct
answer
out
23.
Brace yourself
some bad news, this doesn't
look good.
Correct
answer
for
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for
to
24.
It's all down
you! Don't let us down!
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to
about
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answer
to
who really reached America
first.
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answer
about
in
25.
The new evidence creates a
lot of uncertainty
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about
26.
I'm only a
law school student
—
I'm
hardly
problems.
any position to help you with your
legal
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in
of
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in
27.
In the back
my
mind, I have my doubts about whether he's right
for the job.
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answer
of
at
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answer
of
28.
He is having a shot
cooking his own dinner.
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Your answer