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Exercise 1 (Vocabulary)
Vocabulary Test 1
1.
He doesn't work but he gets a good ______ from his
investment.
A) wage
B) earning
C) income
D) salary
2. You will have to repeat the course
because your work has been _______.
A)
unpleasant
B) unnecessary
C) unsatisfactory
D) unusual
3. _______ , please make an effort to
be punctual.
A) For future
B) In the future
C) On a
future day
D) In future
4. He _______ me by two
games to one.
A) beat
B) conquered
C) gained
D) won
5.
We
are
offering
a
substantial
_______
for
the
information
leading
to
the
capture
of
this
murderer.
A) allowance
B)bonus
C)
prize
D) reward
6. He
lives within a short _______ of his place of
employment.
A) run
B) distance
C) walk
D) leave
7. _______ the rain, the football match
has been cancelled.
A) Owing to
B) Thanks to
C)
Due to
D)on account
for
8. This jacket doesn't
_______ me; It's too tight across the shoulders.
A) fit
B) meet
C) reach
D)
match
9. The speeding car
_______ into a tree at the side of the road.
A) splashed
B)
crashed
C) crushed
D) cracked
10. It will _______ time if we make the
sandwiches the day before the picnic.
A) cut down
B)
spare
C) win
D) save
11. Will you _______
my essay, please, to find out whether I made any
mistakes?
A) see through
B) look through
C)look up
D) look into
12. All foreign
merchants were made to pay heavy _______ on the
goods they sold and bought.
A) weights
B) prices
C) tasks
D) duties
13. As
the storm drew nearer, black clouds were _______
over the sky.
A) smoothing
B)
wondering
C) gathering
D) assembling
14. Fat people should _______ the
temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.
A) decline
B) oppose
C) resist
D)
deny
15. In his speech he _______ to
the great help the club received from supporters.
A) referred
B) mentioned
C)
expressed
D) talked
16. In
this job you must _______ up to the problems and
not run away from them.
A) gaze
B) face
C) hold
D)
look
17. The manager was pleased with
the increased _______ from the factory.
A) outlet
B) outcome
C) outset
D)
output
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18.
Fruit pickers are paid at the _______ of
￡
1 an hour.
A)
rate
B) scale
C) price
D) standard
19. It was a
long time before the cut on my hand _______
completely.
A) healed
B) recovered
C)improved
D) resumed
20.
We have discussed _______ the properties of this
alloy.
A) aside
from
B) at best
C)
at length
D) at most
21. Susan is studying algebra and
geometry, and _______ she's taking microcomputer
lessons.
A) in a moment
B)
in brief
C) in addition
D) in conclusion
22. As
chemists we _______ say that the new substance
does not behave like radium.
A) are
about to
B) are bound to
C) are at a loss to
D) are likely to
23.
Americans
may
have
to
_______
the
number
of
privately
owned
cars
and
depend
more
on
public
transportation systems.
A) break down
B) cut down
C) get down
D) drop down
tenant
must
be
prepared
to
decorate
(
装饰
)
the
property
______
the
terms
of
the
agreement.
A) by way of
B)
in accordance with
C) with regard to
D) in relation
to
25. Planes keep in touch with the
control tower _______ .
A) on the radio
B) by radio
C) over the
radio
D) by the radio
26. _______
, over the months, we began to get to know him.
A) Time after time
B) From time to time
C) One
by one
D) Little by little
27. _______ I realized that I had left
my briefcase in the taxi!
A) After all
B)
Once in a while
C) All of a sudden
D) Once for all
28. This is not a good plant for your
garden _______ its seeds are poisonous.
A) with that
B) in that
C) so that
D) now that
29. Mr. Walker's
new _______ fitted so badly across the shoulders
that he took it back to the shop
to
complain.
A) skirt
B) shirt
C)
sheet
D) strap
30. He put in a special _______ for an
extra day's holidays so that he could attend his
daughter's
wedding.
A)
request
B) inquiry
C) enquiry
D) proposal
31.
If you make a cat angry it may _______ you.
A) tear
B) scrape
C) beat
D)
scratch
32. His new appointment takes
_______ from the beginning of next month.
A) place
B) effect
C) post
D) possession
33. Peter _______ the company for his
father.
A) runs
B) works
C) makes
D) does
34.
Young as he is, the man has already won a _______
fame.
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A)
common
B) ordinary
C) general
D) universal
35. It is generally agreed that by the
1990's the world will be suffering from an energy
_______.
A) crisis
B) danger
C) concern
D) emergency
36. Sometimes
they _______ their students' poor comprehension to
a lack of intelligence.
A) attribute
B)
distribute
C) contribute
D) tribute
37. I don't want to go into the sea.
I'd rather lie on the _______
A) coast
B)
beach
C) bank
D) seaport
38. The football match was so dull that
most of the _______ left at half time.
A) audience
B) crowd
C) public
D) players
39.
He was busy when I phoned but I hung _______ until
he was free.
A) back
B) off
C) up
D)
on
40. You need a special _______ to go
into this part of the building.
A)
permission
B) allowance
C)
permit
D) consent
41. The other day I came _______ a
really beautiful old house in the back streets of
Birmingham.
A) across
B)
over
C) by
D) down
42. The police
carried out a _______ search for the missing
manager.
A) through
B) thorough
C) throughout
D) thoughtful
43. He's so
mean that he wouldn't give a beggar a _______ of
bread.
A) shell
B)
crust
C) skin
D) pie
44. The elderly people in this country
are entitled to ________ a special heating
allowance from
the government when they
pass the age of sixty.
A) claim
B) declare
C) inquire
D)
ask
45. The explosion blew the kitchen
door off its _______ .
A) joints
B) connections
C) hints
D) hinges
46. I
didn't mean to hit the cat, I was _______ at the
tree.
A) aching
B) aiding
C) aiming
D) attaining
47.
We need _______ information before we can decide.
A) far
B) farther
C) further
D) furthest
48. He said the
club was very _______ for the members' help and
support.
A) welcome
B) agreeable
C) willing
D) grateful
49.
The suspect's fingerprints on the gun were the
main _______ against him.
A) crime
B)
information
C)
fortune
D) evidence
50.
It was a good game, and at the end the _______ was
Scotland 4, Ireland 3.
A) number
B) score
C)
balance
D) mark
51. I'll
have to _______ to you, otherwise he will hear.
A) shout
B) murmur
C) whistle
D) whisper
52. Since his retirement, Peter Smith,
who was _______ a teacher, has written four
novels.
A) formerly
B)
usually
C)
presently
D) already
53. If your
bicycle ______ comes off, it is almost impossible
to put it back on without getting oil
on your hands.
A) ring
B) belt
C)
steel
D)
chain
54.
She
began
to
feel
nervous
when
the
train
pulled
up
at
the
_______
between
Austria
and
Yugoslavia.
A) limit
B) edge
C) bar
D) border
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55.
There was so little time that we had to run
_______ to catch the bus.
A) hardly
B) awkwardly
C) hard
D) strongly
56. It is
important that you reply to our letter without
_______.
A) pause
B) stop
C) rest
D) delay
57. He began to take politics _______
only when he left school.
A) carefully
B) gravely
C) seriously
D) solemnly
58.
In the central region the dry season is long and
severe, and the _______ annual rainfall is only
about 70 cm.
A)
refreshing
B) general
C) average
D) longest
59. He apologized for his mistake,
saying he did not _______ any offence.
A) suppose
B) intend
C) consider
D) propose
60.
The chairman said it gave him great _______ to
welcome so many guests.
A) humour
B) content
C) fun
D)
pleasure
Vocabulary Test 2
1. Please
_______ that you promised to call your patient at
two o'clock.
A) have in mind
B) keep in mind
C) make up
your mind
D) keep you head
2. Weather satellites, communications
satellites and probes have one feature _______;
they are
unmanned.
A) in
common
B)
in detail
C) in bulk
D) in general
3. The so-called even numbers are
_______: 2,4,6,8.
A) as a rule
B) as follows
C) as follow
D) as a result
4. When Albert took to using perfume (<
/p>
香水
)
，
all
the boys in the office began to _______ him.
A) make room for
B) make friends
with
C) make much of
D)
make fun of
5. Although he
thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he
was only _______ .
A) in no way
B)
in a way
C)
in the way
D) in one way
6. Something must have _______ with the
experiment.
A) done wrong
B) made wrong
C) got wrong
D)
gone wrong
7. _______ the
very cold winter, we have run out of coal earlier
than we had expected.
A) By reason of
B) For the sake of
C) At the risk of
D) At the mercy of
8. Joe is very active in sports,
_______ , he plays golf, baseball, football, and
tennis.
A) such as
B) for example
C) as such
D) for one thing
9. _______
small businesses are successful nowadays.
A) Hardly ever
B)
Hardly some
C) Hardly any
D) Hardly few
10. Who is going to _______ all the
damage that has been done?
A) apply for
B)
allow for
C)
answer for
D) care for
11. On summer
_______ many English men work in their gardens
when they come home from
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work.
A) eves
B) evenings
C) nights
D)
days
12. She tried to _______ out of
the window to see the procession more clearly.
A) bend
B) curve
C) bow
D) lean
13. The snow has been _______ steadily
for several hours and the ground is completely
covered.
A) flickering
B) dropping
C) drifting
D) falling
14.
The
plate
was
right
on
the
_______
of
the
table
and
could
have
been
knocked
off
at
any
moment.
A)
border
B)
tip
C)
margin
D) edge
15. He had to go to
the bank to _______ some money for his holiday.
A) pay up
B) pay back
C)
draw out
D) draw in
16. The thieves _______ the papers all
over the room while they were searching for the
money.
A) scattered
B)
scolded
C)
screwed
D)
scratched
17. After a meal in a
restaurant, you ask the waiter for the _______.
A) bill
B) note
C) receipt
D) cheque
18. Like most models, she has a lovely
_______.
A) figure
B) frame
C)
flame
D) fashion
19. When an
earthquake is bigger, we can feel the wall or the
ground _______.
A) vibrating
B)
swinging
C)
whirling
D) pulsing
20.
The paper was so thin that the _______ of the
pencil went right through it.
A) end
B)
top
C) edge
D) point
21.
It
is
becoming
increasingly
difficult
to
grow
enough
food
to
_______
much
of
the
earth's
population from
starvation.
A) preserve
B) prevent
C)
defend
D)
guard
22. David likes country life and
has decided to _______ farming.
A) go
in for
B) go back on
C) go through
D) go together
23. I hope my teacher will take my
recent illness into _______ when judging my
examination.
A) account
B)
regard
C) observation
D) heart
24. The rocket went
into _______ round the moon.
A) track
B) orbit
C) path
D) course
25. The girl who found the ring
received a generous _______ of five pounds.
A) prize
B) allowance
C) cash
D) reward
26. George spread
the butter _______ on his bread.
A)
strongly
B) highly
C) thickly
D) deeply
27.
She did not come to the party, though she had
_______ us she would.
A) promised
B) offered
C) agreed
D)
accepted
28. _______ of money prevented
us from taking a holiday this year.
A)
Limit
B) Short
C) Emptiness
D) Lack
29. He
must give us more time, _______ we shall not be
able to make a good job of it.
A)
whether
B) otherwise
C) consequently
D) therefore
30.
I have always _______ you my best friend.
A) regarded
B) considered
C)
trusted
D)
thought
31. It was the longest film I
had ever seen; it _______ four hours.
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A)
continued
B) sustained
C) lasted
D) maintained
32. These two circles are concentric
(
同心的
).
_______ , they have the same center.
A) In other words
B) In a word
C)
In a sense
D)
In any case
33. You've had a dangerous
fall, but I don't think you've _______ any bones.
A) broken
B)
torn
C) burst
D) loosened
34. These instructions are important,
so listen while I _______ them again.
A) put through
B) go with
C) run over
D)
take on
35. I _______ them to go by
train, but they went by bus after all.
A) proposed
B) mentioned
C) suggested
D) advised
36. After a long and exhausting
journey, they arrived _______.
A) at
the end
B) at last
C)
by the end
D) at least
37. Hans thinks
he knows English well but, _______, he speaks very
poorly.
A) as a result
B)
as a rule
C) as a matter of fact
D) as yet
38. _______ the sun, the moon looks the
biggest object in the sky.
A) Except
for
B) Except as
C) As for
D) With
exception of
39. This fact _______
lessens the greatness of Newton's achievement.
A) in nature
B)
in no way
C) in particular
D) in practice
40. New
sources of energy are being discovered
_______ .
A) all the time
B)
at all events
C) at any rate
D)
for ever
41. I don't care whether you
save your money or spend it; _______ you should
not waste it.
A) in case
B) in this case
C) in that case
D) in any case
42.
Margaret
didn't
want
to
ask
anybody
for
help,
and
finally
she
solved
the
math
problem
_______ .
A) to herself
B) by herself
C) in her own
D) by far
43. He was _______
with murder.
A) accused
B) arrested
C)
charged
D) sentenced
44.
I hope the weather will _______ before we leave
for Brighton.
A) clear off
B) go off
C) clear up
D) go away
45. He has been working on his term
paper for quite a _______.
A) time
B) period
C) term
D) while
46. The
bill came to over a thousand dollars _______.
A) at all
B) in all
C)
to all
D) of all
47. He sat there
with his arms _______ doing nothing, waiting for
us.
A) folded
B) flapped
C) turned
D) twisted
48. I had to
think _______ before I remembered his name.
A) at the moment
B) in a moment
C) for a moment
D) for the
moment
49. The government plans to
_______ the price of gasoline.
A) rise
B) raise
C) heighten
D) strengthen
50. A new spaceship was _______ at Cape
Kennedy yesterday.
A) transmitted
B)
propelled
C) fired
D) launched
51. Suddenly there was a _______ of
lightning followed by a clap of thunder.
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A)
ray
B) flash
C) stream
D) flame
52. There was no one in the house, but
the _______ of a meal lay on the table.
A) remains
B) remainders
C) ruins
D)
records
53. Few articles in the
newspaper _______ more attention than that
reporting the rape case with
Bryant
involved.
A) absorb
B) divert
C) draw
D) enlist
54. My
phone is out of order, which is a _______.
A) hurt
B) harm
C) trouble
D) nuisance
55.
When you come tomorrow, why not _______ your
brother with you?.
A) fetch
B) take
C)
bring
D)
carry
56. _______ management is one of
the factors which will lower production cost.
A) Effective
B) Efficient
C) Sufficient
D)
Inefficient
57.
I didn’t know
what to do but then an idea suddenly _________ to
me.
A) happened
B) entered
C) occurred
D) hit
58. Beer has a very _______ smell;
it
’
s quite _______ from the
smell of wine.
A) distinctive
…
distinct
B) distinct
…
distinctive
C) distinctive
…
distinctive
D) distinct
…
distinct
59.
The actual _______ by which coal is extracted is
well wroth watching.
A) pattern
B) process
C)
procession
D)
fashion
60. Nowadays
many
Asian students
go
abroad.
In
their
own countries
they
do
not always
have
_______ to
universities and libraries.
A) excess
B) accent
C) access
D)
admission
Vocabulary Test 3
1. The town
stands mainly on the left _______ of the river.
A) slope
B)
coast
C) bank
D) shore
2. The
clock was _______ eleven as I went upstairs to
bed.
A) beating
B) striking
C) ringing
D) clapping
3. Some people enjoy
training; for others it is only a _______ to an
end.
A) means
B) method
C) way
D) tool
4. Come on, _______ up your sleeves and
start work.
A) push
B) turn
C) roll
D)
fold
5. Two dogs were
fighting, and she tried to _______ them with her
umbrella.
A) separate
B) break
C) split
D) divide
6. _______ applicants have already been
interviewed.
A) The number of
B)
Large number of
C) A number of
D) Many numbers of
7. _______ , let's play
some records, and then let's go out and have
something to drink.
A) At first
B) First of all
C) For the first time
D) In the first place
8. The cost of the operation will need
to be _______ very precisely.
A)
carried out
B) cut out
C) filled out
D) figured out
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9. Helping his son with his physics
homework reminded him of things he'd long _______.
A) cared about
B)
dreamed about
C) forgotten about
D) complained
about
10. Mark Twain _______ the story
_______ his experiences in the west.
A)
adapted...for
B) adapted...to
C) made up...from
D) based...on
11. It
’
s rather
bad ________ to introduce a new hot-pot product in
summer.
A) plan
B) timing
C) schedule
D) scheme
12. The old man got into the _______ of
storing money under the bed.
A)
tradition
B) manner
C) custom
D) habit
13. The
captain
’
s _______ is near
the bridge
（驾驶台）
of the ship.
A) hut
B)
cottage
C)
flat
D) cabin
14. The
young people of today seem to believe in _______
more than clothes and pop music.
A) not
B) none
C)
nothing
D) no
15. We
expected him at eight but he finally _______ at
midnight.
A) came to
B) turned out
C) turned up
D)
came off
16. I am _______ of making
excuses for your rudeness to our friends.
A) annoyed
B)
angry
C) worried
D)
tired
17.
A
considerable
amount
of
time
and
money
has
been
invested
in
_______
this
latest
video
recorder.
A) effecting
B) affecting
C)
interpreting
D)
perfecting
18. There is an _______ of
violence in the movies produced in Hollywood.
A) adequacy
B) surplus
C) excess
D) abundance
19. After a thorough search, the police
_______ most of the missing jewels.
A)
retreated
B) refreshed
C) recorded
D)
recovered
20. It was a minor illness,
and she soon _______ it.
A) got around
B)
got over
C) got on with
D)
got out of
21. You'll have to buy some
new shoes as these are _______.
A) used
up
B) wasted away
C) broken down
D) worn out
22. Try some of
this cake, which I _______ especially for you.
A) boiled
B) baked
C) burned
D) roasted
23. She came into the kitchen and asked
how I was _______ on with the cooking.
A) getting
B) going
C) moving
D) working
24.
Bill doesn't _______ what people say about him.
A) concern
B)
care
C) matter
D)
disturb
25. Write to me and tell me
________ about your holiday in Switzerland.
A) every
B)all
C)much
D)some
26. She has _______
an impressive collection of coins and stamps..
A) gathered
B) accumulated
C) saved
D) assembled
27. I am not in
the least _______ about his opinion.
A)
aware
B) concerned
C) interested
D) regarded
28. The road was
so icy, the drivers had trouble stopping their
cars from
_______ .
A) drifting
B)
sliding
C)
sketching
D) sloping
29. This _______ was conducted to find
out how many people prefer cycling.
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A)
analysis
B) survey
C) inspection
D) investigation
30. _______
risk leaving any mistakes, I'd check the whole
thing again.
A) Other than
B) Rather than
C) Had rather
D) Once for all
31. It's
surprising that this innocent-looking person
should have _______ such a crime.
A)
performed
B) made
C) acted
D)
committed
32. I saw a _______ good film
on TV last night.
A) lovely
B) handsome
C)
pretty
D) nice
33. I should have
been quite willing to lend him the book he asked
for, but I hadn't it with me
_______ .
A) at the moment
B) for the
moment
C) at this moment
D) for a moment
34. You cannot see the doctor _______
you have made an appointment with him.
A) except
B) even
C) unless
D) however
35.
They're having a party, and they hope you don't
_______ the noise.
A) mind
B)
care
C) blame
D) object
36. The office lifts are out of _______
again.
A) operating
B) order
C) work
D)
working
37. He was pleased to have the
_______ to hear such a fine musician play his
favorite piece of
music.
A)
occasion
B) possibility
C)
fate
D) opportunity
38. The curtains were put up only three
months ago, but they have _______ badly.
A) shaded
B) paled
C) lightened
D) faded
39. With business
improving they _______ make money this year.
A) are set to
B) are bound to
C) are used to
D) are up to
40.
Women workers wear hats in _______ their hair gets
caught in the machinery.
A) course
B)
occasion
C) event
D)
case
41. If you feel ill, the doctor
usually _______ your temperature.
A)
inspects
B)
looks up
C) examines
D) takes
42.
“
Sorry I'm late. Am I still
_______ for some coffee or has the meeting
started?
”
A) in
time
B) on time
C) at times
D)
at a time
43. Wherever people live and
whatever they
_______ ,
many of their requirements are the same.
A) look after
B)
look into
C) look alike
D)
look like
44. I looked out of the
window to wave good-by to Bill and John, but they
had already turned the
corner and were
_______ .
A) out
of reach
B) out of sight
C) out of place
D) out of hand
45. The water was so clear that it
_______ the trees on the river bank.
A)
shadowed
B)
shaded
C)
shone
D)
reflected
46. Hello! Aviation
Electronics? Could I speak to Mr. Jones on _______
8183, please?
A) branch
B) extension
C) system
D) exchange
47.
According to the weather
_______ , it's going to be fine today.
A) prediction
B) indication
C) announcement
D)
forecast
48. It
’
s
not safe to carry valuables around here.
You
’
d better _______ them in
the hotel safe with
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your
passport..
A) save
B) hide
C)
deposit
D)
pack
49. He was _______ from the firm
because he was always late for work.
A)
sacked
B) retired
C) removed
D) disposed
50. We all
_______ her for the way she saved the children
from the fire.
A) admired
B) approved
C) appealed
D) amazed
51. We all knew from the very _______
that the plan would fail.
A) outcome
B)
outlet
C)
outline
D)
outset
52. I held the little bird in my
hand and felt its heart
_______ .
A) bumping
B) leaping
C) striking
D) beating
53. If you
_______ in taking this attitude, we'll have to ask
you to leave.
A) persist
B) insist
C)
resist
D)
pursue
54. There is no _______ in
applying for that job as you are not properly
qualified.
A) reason
B) point
C)
thought
D) cause
55.
Most people, if asked to prove that the earth is
round, would not even _______ to produce the
arguments I have mentioned above.
A) interrupt
B)
disturb
C) pause
D)
bother
56. As a result of the radio
_______ for help for the earthquake victims, over
a million pounds has
been raised.
A) appeal
B) call
C) broadcast
D) request
57. She was
singing an old Spanish folk song, a favorite of
_______ .
A) her
B) hers
C) herself
D)
her own
58. What do you _______ to do
about the problem now that this solution has
failed?
A) attempt
B) think
C) pretend
D) intend
59. Our main concern is to raise the
voters' _______ of living.
A) standard
B) capacity
C) degree
D) conditions
60. There is
an increasing _______ nowadays to make films
describing violence.
A) trend
B) stream
C) direction
D) tradition
Vocabulary Test 4
1. The water could not flow
freely because the pipe was _______.
A)
blocked
B)
trapped
C)
loaded
D)
jammed
2. At that time they
were poor, and they went _______ a difficult time.
A) down
B) along with
C)
in for
D) through
3.
She was so _______ with the noise that she sent
the children to bed.
A) taken over
B) blown out
C) eaten away
D) fed up
4. I shall never manage to
beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the
same _______.
A) set
B) band
C)
group
D) class
5. When
I came through the customs at the airport, I had
to pay _______ on a clock I had bought.
A) taxes
B) duty
C) fines
D) rates
6. Because of ill health,
she has been obliged to _______ her job.
A) resign
B) dismiss
C) depart
D) give off
7. The peoples of the
African interior began to _______ gold in exchange
for the goods they need
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from
abroad.
A) afford
B) offer
C) receive
D) accept
8. It
is only _______ the powerful new digital computers
that worthwhile prediction in human
affairs has been possible at all.
A) in regard to
B)on account to
C) prior to
D)
thanks to
9. For
safety
’
s _______, we
postponed the meeting three days.
A)
reason
B) sake
C)
consideration
D) cause
10. I'm quite willing to do what you
ask, but it's _______ finding the time.
A) a lot of
B) a matter of
C)
a series of
D)
a variety of
11.
_______
competition
from
the
air,
the
shipping-lines
have
wisely
concentrated
on
selling
comfort and leisure.
A) In
front of
B) In the front of
C) In the
face of
D) At face of
12. The elevator was _______ and we had
to walk to the tenth floor.
A) out of
date
B) out of order
C) out of
fashion
D) out of place
13. _______ your letter of July 24, I
have to inform you that we no longer have any of
the goods
you want.
A) In
reply
B) In reply to
C) In regard
to
D) In response to
14. If I
can _______ any assistance to you, please let me
know.
A) be to
B) be up to
C)
be on
D) be of
15. After the battle, the _______
soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A) damaged
B) wounded
C) injured
D) harmed
16. She's always
_______ up trouble between friends.
A)
stirring
B) mixing
C) making
D)
doing
17. I spent three hours _______
waiting for buses last week.
A) at all
B) for all
C) in all
D)
overall
18. We are _______ by doctors
to eat more natural foods.
A) suggested
B) advised
C) proposed
D) informed
19. The hunter had only a _______ of
the deer before it ran into the woods.
A) watch
B) peep
C)
glimpse
D) stare
20.
The
car
salesman
took
the
customer
for
a
drive
in
the
new
model
in
order
to
_______
its
improved features.
A) advertise
B)
exhibit
C)
reveal
D)
demonstrate
21. Yesterday the pound
fell to a _______ low level against the dollar,
according to this morning's
news.
A) final
B)
last
C) recent
D) record
22. It was difficult to guess what her
_______ to the news would be.
A)
impression
B) reaction
C)
comment
D) reflection
23. Everything is so expensive these
days, it's hardly _______ to save a penny.
A) sure
B)
probable
C) likely
D) possible
24.
The doctor told me he could _______ nothing wrong
with my health.
A) bring
B)
solve
C) find
D) gain
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25.
She said that she hadn't the slightest _______ of
accepting the invitation.
A) intention
B) meaning
C)
purpose
D) interest
26.
The king wears the _______ crown whenever there is
a formal occasion.
A) valuable
B) marvelous
C) royal
D) shining
27. To promote him so quickly you must
have a very high _______ of his ability.
A) view
B) opinion
C) idea
D) feeling
28. On Sundays the business centre of
the city was usually quite _______.
A)
left
B) deserted
C) unpopular
D) unattended
29. There is bad weather at the
airport, and all _______ have been delayed.
A) journeys
B)
flights
C) flies
D) airlines
30. A good
dictionary is a(an) _______ on the meanings of
words.
A) author
B) authority
C)
definition
D) choice
31.
The motor cyclist was fined for exceeding the
speed
_______ .
A) range
B) regulation
C) rule
D) limit
32.
After
so
many
weeks
without
rain,
the
ground
quickly
_______
the
little
rain
that
fell
last
night.
A) absorbed
B) drained
C)
eliminated
D) spilt
33. Colour-blind
people often find it difficult to _______ between
blue and green.
A) divide
B)
distinguish
C)
separate
D) distinct
34.
She kept her money in a brown leather
_______ .
A) parcel
B)
package
C) pocket
D) purse
35. They all thought he was guilty, but
no one could _______ anything against him.
A) point
B) accuse
C) fix
D) prove
36.
I'll clean the windows tomorrow; I haven't enough
_______ to do them today.
A) force
B) effort
C) energy
D) fuel
37. The
secretary will _______ for you to visit our
factory next week.
A) arrange
B) order
C) manage
D) settle
38. There is real concern that food
supplies will not be _______ to feed the
increasing world
population.
A) sufficient
B) efficient
C) equal
D)
effective
39. I'm so sick today that I
couldn't walk as far as the kitchen, _______ to
the zoo with you.
A) let alone
B) not mention
C) to say nothing
D)
nothing but
40. Did you come to London
_______ seeing your family, or for business
purpose?
A) on purpose
B) on purpose of
C) for the purpose of
D) with purpose
41. He made an excellent speech, and
everything he said was _______.
A) to
the headline
B)
to the meaning
C) to the point
D) to the topic
42. Try to set aside some money every
month so that you have savings to _______ when you
lose
your job.
A) fall in
with
B) fall out of
C) fall behind
D) fall back on
43. This car may not be very new, but
it is in good working _______.
A) use
B) repair
C)
condition
D) order
44.
Although
John
was
the
eldest
in
the
family,
he
always
let
his
sister
_______
charge
of
the
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house.
A) take
B)
hold
C)
make
D) get
45. _______ up
children properly is mainly their parents' duty.
A) Growing
B) Rearing
C)
Breeding
D) Bringing
46.
They arrived home very wet, as they had walked all
the way _______ the rain.
A) in
B) below
C) under
D) into
47. The
hall was very crowded with over fifty people
_______ .
A)
pushed
B)
packed
C) stuck
D) stuffed
48.
As soon as his party came into _______ they
changed the law.
A) force
B) strength
C) power
D)
position
49. Would it be possible to
make an early _______ to have my hair cut
tomorrow?
A) appointment
B) arrangement
C) employment
D) engagement
50. This map
has a _______ of one centimetre to two kilometres.
A) diagram
B) graph
C) scale
D) diameter
51.
I'm sorry for not replying sooner but I had some
business to
_______ .
A) care for
B)care about
C ) take care
D)
take care of
52. An engineer _______ an
ore to find out whether it contains impurities.
A) analyses
B) anticipates
C)
assesses
D) amplifies
53.
If you want to know the times of buses, please
_______ at the office.
A) inquire
B) inform
C) require
D) request
54. He hit the
other boxer so hard that he broke his lower
_______ .
A)
chin
B)
wrist
C) throat
D) jaw
55. It will _______ your eyes to read
in the dim light.
A) strain
B) restrain
C) stain
D) train
56. When he beat
the carpet, the _______ rose in clouds.
A) dust
B) soil
C)
mud
D) earth
57. The
company has just _______ out a camera that can
store up to 100 images on a computer
disc.
A) brought
B) designed
C) found
D) sought
58. We had a marvelous holiday: only
the last two days were slightly _______ by the
weather.
A) damaged
B) destroyed
C)
ruined
D) spoiled
59. She loves
traveling, and it is her _______ to travel round
the world.
A) persistence
B)
tendency
C) insistence
D) ambition
60. This
organization is completely _______ any political
parties.
A) relative to
B) innocent of
C) characteristic of
D) independent of
Vocabulary Test 5
1. Your _______
of the government's foreign policy is not
justified by facts.
A) critic
B)
criticism
C) comment
D) conclusion
2. Accuracy is _______ to
the programming of computers.
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