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Multiple choices
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
Unit 1
1. He pushed open the door and left Catherine ____________ to complain about her misery.
A. preceded
B. proceeded
C. processed
D. propelled
Key: B
2. Furthermore, many pensioners who are struggling ____________ do not qualify for income
support.
A. emotionally
B. physically
C. financially
D. spiritually
Key: C
3. As in any mathematics teaching, clever use of questions can ____________ people along.
A. pull
B. extend
C. punch
D. nudge
Key: D
4. The sister said that her brother ____________ the psychiatrist after feeling depressed,
homesick and lonely.
A. consulted
B. highlighted
C. sympathized
D. proceeded
Key: A
5. The first priority is to ____________ a good reference book to identify the pest and choose
the most effective control.
A. concede
B. concise
C. consent
D. consult
Key: D
6. It is therefore orientated towards the young and is not intended to provide adults with
channels of communication with the police for joint ____________.
A. concession
B. conciseness
C. consumption
D. consultation
Key: D
7. The investment will provide the hotel with some of the most ____________ and up-to-date
training and presentation facilities in North Yorkshire.
A. tricky
B. comprehensive
C. upcoming
D. detached
Key: B
8. Picking the select few to make the ____________ from a successful playing career in football
to television reporting has become a minor entertainment in itself.
A. show
B. display
C. illustration
D. transition
Key: D
9. My injuries have not yet completely ____________ from the last fight with bully McNab —
only three weeks previously.
A. cured
B. treated
C. healed
D. diagnosed
Key: C
10. Despite strong objections, Mr De Silva said the government would ____________ with plans
to increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly.
A. precede
B. programme
C. proceed
D. process
Key: C
11. From a personal point of view, the best interviews are the ones which become conversations,
which ____________ on an equal basis, that are informal but still retain some kind of shape.
A. conduct
B. precede
C. develop
D. proceed
Key: D
12. This broadcast was immediately ____________ by a report where predictions were already
showing that the Conservatives were very likely to gain an overall majority.
A. proceeded
B. described
C. preceded
D. followed
Key: C
13. Then life ____________: when the children at least are independent, aging or ill parents and
other relatives need their attention.
A. comes full circle
B. takes a hard line
C. strikes the right note
D. exceeds their expectations
Key: A
14. The House of Lords shows every sign of adopting a hard ____________ against trade unions
when interpreting the new legislation.
A. pose
B. attitude
C. line
D. policy
Key: C
15. It is a bizarre tale, and Cobb makes it memorable by striking just the right ____________ of
horror, amusement and disbelief.
A. note
B. tune
C. tone
D. band
Key: A
16. Once you have added up the figures in the budget planner, you will have to ____________
income tax to arrive at the net spending amount available to you.
A. divide
B. deduct
C. multiply
D. add
Key: B
17. Crisis ____________ are to help the borrowers pay for things needed urgently because of an
emergency or a disaster.
B. investments
C. repayments
D. loans
Key: D
18. For a formal theme, neat-growing trees such as the green pines can be planted at
____________ intervals along a brick path to create a little avenue.
A. average
B. regular
C. ordinary
D. medium
Key: B
19. Students eligible for a mandatory award from a grant awarding authority should bring a
____________ of their offer of award letter to hand in at enrollment.
A. certificate
B. passport
C. licence
D. photocopy
Key: D
20. The almost wordless scene in which Ma Joad, packing her ____________ for the last time,
comes across a pair of old earrings and tries them on, recalling some long forgotten happiness, is as touching as anything he ever directed.
A. loans
B. belongings
C. photocopies
D. antidotes
Key: B
21. Fignon said in a statement that he had asked for a second test at a different laboratory but his
request had been ____________.
A. turned down
B. turned up
C. looked on
D. looked up
Key: A
22. Initially the administration would be asked to ____________ about $325 million per year for
Landsat and weather information.
A. turn up
B. cheer up
C. fork out
Key: C
23. I wouldn’t ____________ a university that would be cut off from the society.
A. highlight
B. sympathize
C. harmonize
D. advocate
Key: D
24. This was pretty clearly an attempt to ____________ the Americans towards saying yes to an
aid programme for the Soviet Union.
A. repay
B. redirect
C. nudge
D. advocate
Key: C
25. This is a ____________ and thoroughly investigated article and is probably the first extended
account of situationist film in English.
A. tricky
B. detached
C. comprehensive
D. demanding
Key: C
26. The Association has recently purchased a large, ____________ house in a residential area of
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
A. detached
B. transitional
C. testing
D. dead-end
Key: A
27. The main market for Japan’s semiconductor makers — the American computer industry —
has been sinking deeper into ____________ since August 1990.
A. slump
B. boom
C. prosperity
D. hassle
Key: A
28. When they were talking about work of this type, policemen stressed the importance of
remaining ____________ and emotionally cold.
A. chilling
B. sympathetic
C. tricky
D. detached
Key: D
29. With a shoe ____________ in each hand, he was unable to make a grab for the rougher stones
that might have saved him from disaster.
A. detached
B. nudged
C. clutched
D. reverted
Key: C
30. The objective of World Health Day is to raise global awareness of a specific health theme to
____________ a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization.
A. advocate
B. emphasize
C. highlight
D. stress
Key: C
31. This is the kind of work which requires an emotional coldness but which can on occasions be
so ____________ that detachment is difficult to maintain.
A. tricky
B. testing
C. pushy
D. demanding
Key: D
32. The ____________ of the anniversary ceremonies was the visit of the Queen to bestow the
Royal Charter.
A. transition
B. slump
C. highlight
D. evaluation
Key: C
33. According to my granny, the ___________ are that it will rain today.
A. plans
B. odds
C. opportunities
D. results
Key: B
34. He didn’t tell us about his coming, he just showed up ____________ one day.
A. at this rate
B. in the same boat
C. by all means
D. out of the blue
Key: D
35. Though the house is satisfactory, its price ____________ our budget.
A. excels
B. exceeds
C. expects
D. expels
Key: B
36. The ____________ of the gardens is an impressive Baroque fish pond that most definitely
should be seen, even if there is occasionally just a little too much rubbish in the water.
A. highlight
B. inland
C. photocopy
D. stress
Key: A
37. They would ____________ certain characteristics of human beings, such as emotions or the
capacity to make moral choices, as characteristics that they wish to value above all others.
A. advocate
B. consult
C. harmonize
D. highlight
Key: D
38. As soon as they stopped farming, the land ____________ to wilderness.
A. recovered
B. retreated
C. restored
D. reverted
Key: D
39. The company went through a lot of troubles in 2008. The CEO Schmidt expected that to be a
____________ year for the company.
A. traditional
B. transcontinental
C. transitional
D. transnational
Key: C
40. Although she lives in Brazil, Ms Bueno remains active in tennis through ____________
personal appearances in several countries.
A. ordinary
B. average
C. regular
D. medium
Unit 2
1. On my first day at work I was ______ with the task of chairing a meeting.
A. met B. tackled C. confronted D. encountered
Key: C
2. Death, for us, is the sorry end of the human story, not the ______ prelude to a new one.
A. mystery B. mysterious C. mythology D. mythological
Key: B
3. What is truly ______ about the story is the result of the fall, and the divine purpose behind it.
A. disconcerting B. embarrassing C. puzzled D. disapproving
Key: A
4. There is also a games room with table tennis, pool and video games and ______ some sort of activity or entertainment goes on.
A. normally B. actually C. formerly D. typically
Key: A
5. He becomes absorbed with the search for answers, not from an ______ curiosity, but out of a deeply felt need to find out why people live.
A. ideal B. absolute C. isolated D. idle
Key: D
6. The measures we have taken to ______ the crisis are starting to work.
A. deal B. challenge C. tackle D. oppose
Key: C
7. The packing must be strong enough to ______ rough handling.
A. withstand B. resist C. repel D. ensure
Key: A
8. Up the garden path, there is no house, but a ______ of a majestic lake.
A. vision B. prospect C. image D. vista
Key: D
9. Venice ______ each visitor as soon as their arriving.
A. attracted B. enchanted C. charmed D. captivated
Key: B
10. The Sherman Act was amended in 1982 to ______ trade or commerce with foreign nations.
A. expel B. remove C. exclude D. eliminate
Key: C
11. He was off to have a good time in where Lydia used to live, and this would ______ envy in her.
A. deduce B. reduce C. introduce D. induce
Key: D
12. He was held overnight in police cells but freed without bail yesterday to ______ trial.
A. await B. expect C. wait D. look forward to
Key: A
13. It is this environment of faith in the home that Western society needs so ______ to recover.
A. desirably B. desperately C. admirably D. definitely
Key: B
14. When Jane awoke from the car accident, she had lost all ______ in her legs.
A. sense B. emotion C. sensation D. feeling
Key: C
15. They can recognize also that the joints of a tie must ______ tearing, whereas those of a strut must resist buckling.
A. withstand B. tolerate C. stand D. hold
Key: A
16. As in Germany, the intention in 1945 had been to deprive Japan of the economic resources to
______ a war in the foreseeable future.
A. combat B. wage C. mobilize D. wager
Key: B
17. They tried to put _______ in the way of our negotiation.
A. defeats B. restrictions C. entanglements D. obstacles
Key: D
18. Such a move would undermine standards in schools and ______ teachers.
A. defeat B. distrust C. dissolve D. demoralize
Key: D
19. It was some time after making his first ______ that he bumped into the pupil in Addison’s Walk.
A. confirmation B. frankness C. confession D. assurance
Key: C
20. Our special price will ______ your appetite for the dry season’s gardening essentials.
A. wet B. stimulate C. increase D. whet
Key: D
21. These government restrictions are going to ______ our trade.
A. throttle B. control C. suppress D. contain
Key: A
22. The world was divided into the ______ rich and the labouring poor.
A. idle B. redundant C. scattered D. unused
Key: A
23. The Prince of Wales is an ______ font of great ideas, a classic entrepreneur.
A. irrepressible B. uncontrollable C. unsurpassed D. unrepressed
Key: A
24. Student demonstrations developed an ugly edge of _____ violence.
A. unreasonable B. gratuitous C. groundless D. unbiased
Key: B
25. Accepting that the rhythms of children in a structured environment appear to develop more
quickly, is this ______ to the child?
A. advanced B. advantageous C. advisable D. additional
Key: B
26. He had acted ______ in coming here, but now he was here and yet he found he could do nothing to help.
A. rudely B. improperly C. rashly D. impolitely
Key: C
27. Without seeing her for three months, it can be seen how ______ he longs to reach her on the telephone.
A. insistently B. constantly C. faithfully D. earnestly
Key: D
28. They may often have to ______ social evenings and holidays because of their busy work.
A. forgive B. forgo C. abandon D. forfeit
Key: B
29. She had no workshop, nobody to help her and no business ______.
A. capability B. smartness C. intelligence D. acumen
Key: D
30. Although Schubert died when he was only 32, he composed a ______ amount of music.
A. prodigious B. gigantic C. tantamount D. titanic
Key: A
31. Overall it was a good tour and several players grew both in _____ and confidence.
A. stature B. position C. status D. height
Key: A
32. Our history — national and imperial — provides a wonderful ______ of film drama.
A. storehouse B. database C. storage D. warehouse
Key: A
33. He was probably one of a number of bishops whom Guntram intended to ______.
A. dispel B. deport C. exile D. exclude
Key: C
34. Even if he cared, he probably wouldn’t believe her anyway, she thought _____.
A. smartly B. decisively C. bitterly D. diligently
Key: C
35. These are men whose masculinity does not conform to ______ images of the unfeeling male.
A. typical B. stereotypical C. statistical D. obvious
Key: B
36. Robots are used in ______, monotonous tasks in which human performance might degrade over time.
A. varied B. repetitive C. boring D. bored
Key: B
37. You will be tested on the material by the hackers who will _____ attempt to penetrate your site.
A. doubtfully B. uncomely C. undesirably D. indubitably
Key: D
38. Diligence means work ______, but it doesn’t mean work day and night.
A. consistently B. insistently C. persistently D. constantly
Key: B
39. We hope this meeting will help ______ friendly relations between our two countries.
A. foster B. encourage C. induce D. formulate
Key: A
40. I believe that we should all ______ investors who understand exactly what we are doing and why we are doing it.
A. search out B. find out C. seek out D. look out
Key: C
Unit 3
41. We do not favour overstressing the importance of literature and art, but neither do we favour
____________ their importance.
E. underestimating
F. overstating
G. appreciating
H. depreciating
Key: A
42. Don’t ___________ the seriousness of the problem, actually it’s no big deal.
A. underestimate
B. degrade
C. overestimate
D. emphasize
Key: C
43. I was totally mixed up by his ____________ and ambiguous remarks.
A. ubiquitous
B. unsettled
C. daring
D. elusive
Key: D
44. Most of the iceberg’s bulk is hidden below the water, so their underwater parts may extend out
far beyond the ____________ top.
A. visible
B. obvious
C. predominant
D. elusive
Key: A
45. Rapid energy consumption will not only ____________ the environment, but also trigger
serious social problems.
A. extract
B. spoil
C. dispose
D. deteriorate
Key: D
46. Do you think Chinese actors are ____________ to kungfu films in order to succeed in
Hollywood?
A. disposed
B. exclusive
C. ubiquitous
D. restricted
Key: D
47. The cost of his ____________ lifestyle took a tremendous toll on his fortunes.
A. informal
B. lavish
C. respectable
D. luminous
Key: B
48. His extremely original and ____________ designs focus on the effect of the dress rather than
the wearer, making him a true loner in the Italian fashion world.
A. elusive
B. magic
C. lavish
D. daring
Key: D
49. Despite a lack of ____________ education, she was far from stupid.
A. higher
B. regular
C. formal
D. college
Key: C
50. We don’t want to rule over others, ____________ to them, or try to control their beliefs.
A. preside
B. dispose
C. dictate
D. predominate
Key: C
51. The consumer price ____________, a key inflation measurement, rose 2 per cent in urban
areas and 1.7 per cent in rural areas, the bureau said yesterday.
A. commission
B. figure
C. power
D. index
Key: D
52. There are no ____________ dietary rules necessary to begin the practice of yoga.
A. boom and bust
B. prim and proper
C. hard and fast
D. safe and sound
Key: C
53. Once the impression had been made, it remained with time until it ____________, leaving a
smooth surface once more.
A. wore away
B. wore up
C. turned away
D. turned out
Key: A
54. It ____________ that there had been two Marines with the same name and similar number in
the camp.
A. showed up
B. happened to
C. turned out
D. sparked off
Key: C
55. Sometimes when making plans, things don’t always ____________ as we have planned.
A. turn out
B. tune out
C. show up
D. turn up
Key: A
56. Our washing machine ____________ yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
A. turned on
B. broke down
C. collapsed up
D. fell apart
Key: B
57. For most ____________ dinners, you should wear comfortable and casual clothes.
A. formal
B. banquet
C. casual
D. informal
Key: D
58. This is her first time cooking without a recipe and she cannot predict how it will
____________.
A. work out
B. turn out
C. figure out
D. make out
Key: B
59. Mary has no outside interest at all. Her whole life ____________ her husband and the
children.
A. centres on
B. turns on
C. concentrates around
D. revolves around
Key: D
60. By admitting that he had not thoroughly studied the facts, the speaker ____________ his
opponent’s hands.
A. fell into
B. played into
C. fell into
D. ran into
Key: B
61. As Jim approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been
____________ on the beach and, one at a time, he threw them back into the water.
E. washed up
F. washed away
G. moved up
H. turned up
Key: A
62. ____________ cycles are inherent in market economies and cannot be prevented completely.
A. Prim and proper
B. Hard and fast
C. Boom and bust
D. Life and death
Key: C
63. On the other hand, people might ____________ their children after a respected older relative
or even a famous person.
A. call
B. entitle
C. address
D. name
Key: D
64. He hoped the damage had not occurred through ____________ in the hotel garage.
A. deterioration
B. mindfulness
C. negligence
D. disposal
Key: C
65. The TV series ____________ how investing in a home becomes an issue for extended family
as well.
A. underestimates
B. dictates
C. dramatizes
D. revives
Key: C
66. The survivor of a shipwreck was ____________ on a small, uninhabited island.
A. washed up
B. washed away
C. found out
D. showed up
Key: A
67. The ____________ has approved a defense report that urges the country to quickly finish
building a missile defense system to counter the potential threat from other countries.
A. cabinet
B. cupboard
C. closet
D. chamber
Key: A
68. Urban problems ____________ meeting the needs of the existing inhabitants and replacing
old and obsolete facilities, especially housing.
A. centre around
B. turn around
C. concentrate around
D. revolve around
Key: D
69. But, as any machine, a robot can ____________ and even cause disaster.
A. break up
B. fall down
C. break down
D. collapse apart
Key: C
70. Scientists, on the other hand, know that their job is never finished and that even the best
theory can ____________ to be wrong.
A. find out
B. try out
C. turn out
D. work out
Key: C
71. The explosive was ____________ by someone striking a match to light up a cigarette.
A. put off
B. broken out
C. started out
D. sparked off
Key: D
72. Friction ____________ metal in the moving parts which shortens their working life.
A. erodes away
B. eats away
C. wears away
D. tears away
Key: C
73. The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight illustrates the
____________ power of the press.
E. rapid
F. dramatic
G. huge
H. enormous
Key: B
74. Your choices are yours to make and can never be ____________ by others.
E. empowered
F. presided
G. disposed
H. dictated
Key: D
75. You need not ____________ kindness on those ungrateful people.
E. suspend
F. lavish
G. engage
H. render
Key: B
76. A second session of the summit dealt ____________ with the world’s poorest continent.
A. exclusively
B. vastly
C. loosely
D. exactly
Key: A
77. A round-the-clock television channel devoted ____________ to aging, dying and death is to
be launched in Germany.
A. entirely
B. predominantly
C. successfully
D. exclusively
Key: D
78. What you do is important to you, for it will be your creation and expression of your
____________.
A. identity
B. character
C. individualism
D. individuality
Key: D
79. Website claims that no members shall use the relevant documents for illegal purposes, or else
it would ____________ the service.
A. stop
B. halt
C. suspend
D. cease
Key: C
80. In this country, the scale of alcohol is ____________ to people over the age of 18.
A. restrained
B. restricted
C. resumed
D. restored
Key: B
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