TEST YOUR VOCABULARY D) performance E) composition

1- During training, the coach makes us jump and touch our knee with
our opposite ........ which is good for co-ordination and stamina. 16- Elif learnt English from an Australian teacher, and thus, she has
A) head B) toe C) chest acquired an Australian ........ .
D) back E) elbow A) slope B) posture C) melody
D) accent E) mood
2- People who sell Avon cosmetics and toiletries earn twenty-five
percent ........ on the value of orders that they take. 17- The coach of the Dutch team resigned after Holland's ........ to
A) wages B) winnings C) commission win the event.
D) debt E) achievement A) defect B) imperfection C) failure
D) error E) flaw
3- I won this medal for coming second in the school chess ........ .
A) board B) opponent C) enthusiast 18- Farmer Butterworth was banned from keeping animals by the
D) tournament E) struggle courts because the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals proved he had ........ his farm animals and allowed
4- The police have searched the suspect's house ......... but they haven't them to suffer unnecessarily.
found the weapon used in the murder. A) neglected B) rejected C) consented
A) curiously B) meticulously C) superficially D) regretted E) discriminated
D) cunningly E) permanently
19- The border control officers ........ a cargo of illegal weapons,
5- Cynthia Jones has worked for this company for ten years and we which was concealed under blankets.
have found her smart, punctual and ........ A) clenched B) stamped C) fired
A) trustworthy B) dishonest C) greedy D) lost E) seized
D) sentimental E) temporary
20- There were three other ........ in my ward and all of them had
6- Automotive manufacturing is essential for the ........ of the British also had eye operations.
economy. A) mourners B) patients C) spectators
A) sincerity B) enjoyment C) toughness D) onlookers E) bystanders
D) stability E) tenderness
21- The side of my foot, where the strap on my new sandals has
7- Fortunately, the cut on my son's forehead after he fell from the been rubbing the skin, is ...... .
tree was only ......... so it didn't require any stitches. A) sore B) harmful C) hurtful
A) minor B) inferior C) major D) evil E) scattered
D) low E) primary
22- The ........ of my son's shirt gets filthy quickly because he doesn't
8- The fact that one of the students from the school has been accepted clean his neck properly.
at Harvard University has had a positive ........ on all the other A) lace B) button C) belt
students. D) collar E) rim
A) bias B) average C) prejudice
D) deterrent E) influence 23- Johnny, don't be so ........ . Leave some food for the others.
A) thirsty B) vain C) grateful
9- Everyday items, such as umbrellas or shoes, can become .... if they D) greedy E) extravagant
were once owned by a celebrity. The umbrellas used by 'The
Beatles' in their film 'Help' are worth a small fortune now. 24- I like pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast, but, of course, it
A) useful B) practical C) countless contains a lot of calories, and so is very ....... .
D) infinite E) valuable A) fattening B) fatiguing C) wealthy
D) tiring E) tasteless
10- None of the children at the party were ......... but Simon was
naughtier than all the others.
A) silly B) well-behaved C) intelligent 25- The rate of beer ....... at the Dog and Fox pub is amazing.
D) industrious E) joyful Customers drink more than three barrels a night!
A) manufacture B) consumption C)
11- I wish I had bought some milk on the way home as the milk in the inflation
refrigerator has gone ........ . D) flavour E) adequacy
A) bitter B) sour C) gloomy
D) rotten E) muddy 26- The former German President, Helmut Kohl's ........ has been
damaged by a scandal concerning donations to his political
12- Button Gwinnett, who was one of the signatories of the Declaration party.
of Independence, is ........ in Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, A) embezzlement B) bribery C) reputation
USA. D) dishonesty E) complexion
A) concealed B)buried C) obscured
D) submerged E) masked 27- This power station is coal fired and it ....... electricity to the
13- Jim Brown's arrest confirmed my .......... that he was a dishonest whole of Derbyshire.
man. A) mines B) broadcasts C) supplies
A) methodology B) suggestion C) suspicion D) involves E) floods
D) recommendation E) allowance
28- The models on the catwalk were all absolutely ....... . In fact,
14- Kelly has a quarterly sales ........ of twenty caravans. Last quarter, they were so pretty that Paul could hardly take his eyes off
she exceeded this and sold twenty-five. them!
A) target B) aim C) flag A) plain B)stunning C) huge
D) monitor E) dial D) stretched E) frustrating

15- Deschamps is one of the oldest French footballers, but his ........ in 29- There is too much ........ about the situation in this city. Nobody
the European Championship was fantastic. seems to know anything about it.
A) production B) trend C) label A) ignorance B) reality C) collection
 D) obligation E) care

30- The board of directors had ........ some resistance from the
employees to the new application, but not so much as they actually
received.
A) scheduled B) devoted C) prepared
D) anticipated E) responded

31- Marie had trained in the traditional craft of basket weaving and
decided ........ her work at a local craft show.
A) to exploit B) to explore C) to exhibit
D) to operate E) to scatter

32- The newspaper article had ........ humiliated the South African
captain in very plain language.
A) secretly B) superstitiously C) publicly
D) environmentally E) narrowly

33- The South African captain had foolishly ........ money for
information on the game and ruined his career.
A) accepted B) printed C) wasted
D) agreed E) released

34- The family of the ambassador, who was assassinated, urged the
public to let them grieve ......... away from reporters and
photographers.
A) publicly B) privately C) sarcastically TEST Y0UR V0CABULARY
D) remotely E) indifferently
1. E 2. C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.E 9.E 10. B
35- He had ........ parked right in front of someone's driveway.
11 .B 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.E 20. B
A) accurately B) gracefully C) lawfully
D) thoughtlessly E) mercilessly 21 .A 22.D 23.D 24.A 25. B 26.C 27.C 28.B 29.A 30. D

36- When Susan's husband was in hospital for an operation, her 31 .C 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.D 36.C 37.E 38.D 39.A 40. A
neighbour ........ asked her to let her know if there was anything she
could do to help.
A) painfully B) arrogantly C) considerately
D) aggressively E) observantly

37- Because he had already handed in his notice, he worked ........ for
the rest of the month.
A) successfully B) unshakeably C) expertly
D) fortunately E) half-heartedly

38- No matter how many referee's decisions go against him, Pete

Sampras always keeps his ........ on the tennis court.
A) balance B) harmony C) symmetry
D) composure E) tune

39- I think he made a ........ decision under the circumstances. It would

have been foolish to let his son go to a dangerous part of the city at
night.
A) responsible B) selfish C) hasty
D) respectable E) authentic

40- Be careful of the dog as he is sometimes a little .........

A) aggressive B) cute C) cunning
D) tender E) inhuman