11th TOEFL Book A5 11-12
11th TOEFL Book A5 11-12
11th TOEFL Book A5 11-12
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1.
TEST 1
Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a
20. While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any
________ messages for me.
very ________ winter. A) urgent B) hasty C) valuable
A) plain B) soft C) pale D) early E) confident
D) mild E) calm 21. This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.
2. The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term. A) axe B) hammer C) screw
A) catch B) receive C) possess D) knife E) spade
D) prove E) reward 22. He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make
3. There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed a good Job of it.
the increasing world population. A) whether B) otherwise C) consequently
A) sufficient B) satisfactory C) equal D) therefore E) doubtless
D) measured E) effective 23. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.
4. The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape. A) grateful B) pleasant C) accepted
A) caught B) prevented C) searched D) pleasing E) thanking
D) brought E) arrested 24. When you get to the motorway, follow the ______ for London.
5. The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t A) masks B) points C) signs
________ themselves better. D) plans E) ways
A) direct B) accustom C) behave 25. The garden ________ as far as the river.
D) declare E) compose A) advances B) extends C) lies
6. You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river. D) develops E) enlarges
A) permit B) freedom C) permission 26. It is time to ________ the table for dinner.
D) right E) allowance A) place B) lay C) lay out
7. The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the D) put out E) serve
area. 27. I have always ________ you my best friend.
A) knowledge B) information C) news A) regarded B) considered C) trusted
D) notice E) advertisement D) hoped E) liked
8. The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe 28. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.
repairing as a business. A) temper B) language C) spirit
A) although B) as well C) else D) character E) pride
D) instead E) outside
29. He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.
9. Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the color of the curtains A) remind B) realize C) remember
before they had painted the room. D) forget E) record
A) change B) find C) choose
D) lose E) charge 30. Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.
A) full B) clear C) open
10. The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer D) thin E) outside
months.
A) account B) amount C) count 31. Will you be taking my previous experience into ________ when you
D) number E) size fix my salary?
A) possession B) account C) mind
11. It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the D) salesmanship E) scale
picnic.
A) earn B) spare C) lower 32. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ________.
D) save E) win A) mistake B) purpose C) himself
D) fault E) intention
12. I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.
A) stick B) fold C) close 33. Most things are now mass-produced rather than ________.
D) shut E) tie A) hand-made B) by hand C) single
D) selected E) detailed
13. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.
A) concern B) care C) matter 34. The office lifts are out of ________ again.
D) disturb E) depend A) operating B) order C) work
D) working E) movement
14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not
________ to close examination. 35. Let me know if any difficulties ________.
A) keep up B) put up C) stand up A) find B) arise C) come
D) pay up E) look up D) rise E) happen
15. When he beat the carpet, the ________ rose in clouds. 36. I can’t ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.
A) dust B) soil C) mud A) spend B) think C) afford
D) earth E) powder D) help E) spare
16. _____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year. 37. They are twins and look very ________.
A) Limit B) Freeze C) Emptiness A) alike B) same C) like
D) Expense E) Lack D) likely E) identical
17. This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England. 38. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to________ seats well
A) severe B) difference C) various in advance.
D) separate E) usual A) engage B) book C) buy
D) occupy E) preserve
18. Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often
enough in the past. 39. He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.
A) command B) demand C) effort A) possible B) interested C) inclined
D) favor E) influence D) able E) capable
19. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if 40. There was a large box behind the door and John could not ________
anyone would like anything to drink. falling over it.
A) fall B) blank C) wait A) prevent B) avoid C) fail
D) pause E) place D) resist E) save
3. This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas. 23. He tried to ________ his daughter of the dangers of spending more
than she earned.
A) deep B) important C) thick
A) remember B) remain C) warn
D) cloudy E) great
D) realize E) threaten
4. I can’t find the scissors anywhere. What have you done ______ them? 24. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly
A) with B) to C) of ________ by the weather.
D) by E) for A) damaged B) hurt C) ruined
5. You couldn’t _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town. D) spoiled E) wasted
A) keep B) net C) take 25. Dearer electricity will mean ________ bills for most families.
D) learn E) hear A) dear B) difficult C) expensive
6. The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were D) hard E) heavy
too ________. 26. These figures give a rough guide to the cost of ________ your car.
A) little B) few C) short A) controlling B) handling C) keeping
D) low E) small D) managing E) running
7. The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat. 27. It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ________ four hours.
A) drove B) traveled C) rode A) ended B) finished C) lasted
D) followed E) tracked D) stayed E) was
8. When the bill came, he had to _______ money from his brother to 28. The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were
pay it. running about one hour behind time.
A) borrow B) lend C) loan A) advertised B) decided C) explained
D) ask E) let D) promised E) told
9. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to 29. Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.
________ the factory. A) determined B) willing C) strong
A) extend B) increase C) broaden D) patient E) obvious
D) grow E) magnify 30. It takes six weeks to ________ a man to do this job.
10. The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields A) train B) guide C) lead
were so wet and ________. D) raise E) learn
A) earthy B) soiled C) dusty 31. On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite
D) greasy E) muddy ________.
A) left B) deserted C) unpopular
11. Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the
D) unattended E) alone
world’s problems.
A) come to B) come around C) come up 32. In today’s paper, it _____ that there will be a new government soon.
D) come in E) come on A) tells B) states C) stands
D) writes E) records
12. When John _____ in London, he went to see the Houses of Parliament.
A) came B) reached C) arrived 33. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the
D) got E) stood conditions.
A) notice B) attention C) regards
13. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach. D) reference E) study
A) near B) inside C) within
D) at E) beyond 34. When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________
on a clock I had bought.
14. I was not ________ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all A) taxes B) duty C) fines
over my hand. D) rates E) allowance
A) familiar B) awake C) disturbed
35. It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the
D) astonished E) conscious
safety-crossing by a lorry.
15. Tropical diseases are comparatively ________ in Britain. A) knocked down B) knocked out C) run across
A) scarce B) rare C) less D) run out E) run in
D) slight E) scattered 36. The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city
16. If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number families.
in the book. A) amount B) cost C) expense
A) look at B) look to C) look through D) increase E) price
D) look up E) look after 37. When it was time for our tickets to be _______, I couldn’t find mine.
17. She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________ A) controlled B) bought C) checked
between Austria and Yugoslavia. D) overlooked E) served
A) limit B) edge C) bar
D) border E) division 38. Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any
mistakes?
18. Margaret proudly showed her mother the toy cat she had ________ A) see through B) look through C) look up
in the competition. D) look into E) see to
A) gained B) won C) caught
D) rewarded E) taken 39. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a
________ across Europe.
19. He asked us if we would ________ to share a room. A) journey B) route C) travel
A) accept B) consider C) agree D) progress E) voyage
D) admit E) approve
40. He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he
20. Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly. had written.
A) assist B) frequent C) attend A) show B) make C) paint
D) follow E) present D) describe E) picture
3. What do you think would be the _____ of this ring, if I were to sell it? 22. It is not ________ for you to eat too much.
A) kind B) good C) well
A) worth B) value C) cost
D) useful E) fit
D) good E) importance
23. The next ________ of the committee will take place on Thursday.
4. Police officers working on the murder have _____ hundreds of A) seating B) group C) collection
families. D) meeting E) gathering
A) asked B) demanded C) enquired
D) questioned E) requested 24. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already
disappeared from the earth.
5. The thief was ________ to prison for two years. A) brave B) untamed C) unfriendly
A) brought B) put C) sent D) angry E) wild
D) taken E) judged
25. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.
6. He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of A) take B) except C) agree
experience. D) have E) accept
A) advantage B) deal C) help 26. I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.
D) value E) profit A) remember B) repeat C) remind
7. To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to D) let E) make
the Bank for the total amount. 27. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.
A) make for B) make off C) make out A) refused B) rejected C) denied
D) make over E) make up D) objected E) disliked
8. He began to take politics ________ only when he left school. 28. I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I ________ go at once.
A) carefully B) bravely C) seriously A) prefer B) would rather C) want
D) solemnly E) strictly D) like E) am willing
9. Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon there will be a strike. 29. When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars
A) given B) met C) paid firmly.
D) permitted E) replied A) handle B) hold C) hand
D) have E) control
10. The children thought that the cream was deliciously ________ and
they finished it all. 30. I had ________ decided to take a coat when it started to rain.
A) famous B) chosen C) flavored A) already B) yet C) still
D) never E) always
D) hungered E) favorable
31. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
11. The two scientists disagreed and a ________ argument developed. A) an opportunity B) bad luck C) a possibility
A) wet B) bitter C) salty D) fate E) an occasion
D) sour E) bare
32. ________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was
12. This theory _____ from the work of certain early 20th century committed.
scientists. A) Following B) Listening to C) According to
A) resists B) returns C) raises D) Fearing E) Meaning
D) insults E) results
33. If you ________ your money to mine, we shall have enough.
13. Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked A) add B) combine C) join
tired and ________. D) unite E) bank
A) watery B) wearing C) weary 34. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe
D) wandering E) wondered it was done ________.
14. As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveler tried to A) in fact B) on purpose C) by appointment
find a ________ somewhere. D) by plan E) by understanding
A) log B) lodge C) landing 35. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?
D) lodging E) stay A) charge B) cost C) pay
15. After his journey, Gerard hoped to find an inn in which to _______ D) spend E) demand
the night. 36. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who
A) shelter B) waste C) lose could walk.
D) spend E) pay A) damaged B) wounded C) broken
D) killed E) blessed
16. In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the
________ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm. 37. If we are thinking of having a day in the country, I should like to
A) refreshing B) general C) average listen to a weather ________.
D) longest E) greatest A) statement B) spell C) forecast
D) recording E) news
17. George took an eager look at the ________ meal, which everyone
38. I do ________ I could speak English well.
was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family.
A) know B) want C) wish
A) dusty B) crusty C) pasty
D) like E) hope
D) nasty E) tasty
39. Where do you ________ going for your holidays this year?
18. Owing to an accident, traffic had to be ________ to another route. A) intend B) expect C) pretend
A) redirected B) turned C) extended D) mean E) guess
D) sent E) misled
40. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater
19. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by ________ in publishing.
their parents. A) experience B) work C) jobs
A) raised up B) borne up C) brought up D) employment E) hope
D) got up E) put up
8. I do not ________ to be clever but I am not stupid. 28. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the
A) permit B) classify C) confess population is widely ________.
D) claim E) compare A) scattered B) dismissed C) separated
D) spaced E) divided
9. After the Cabinet reshuffle, the Minister wasn’t very happy at his
new ________. 29. There is a ________ of a thousand pounds offered for the capture of
A) job B) post C) work the murderer.
D) shift E) place A) reward B) prize C) price
D) grant E) credit
10. Children under the age of 16 are not ________ to enter for the
30. They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighbors
competition.
for the children’s sake.
A) enabled B) empowered C) capable
A) friendship B) relations C) intentions
D) eligible E) permissible
D) terms E) will
11. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.
31. She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was
A) settled B) concentrated C) absorbed
very well paid.
D) engaged E) occupied
A) desire B) ambition C) willingness
12. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year. D) intention E) meaning
A) convicted B) arrested C) charged 32. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in
D) judged E) condemned order to ________ its improved features.
13. In the medical profession, men ________ women by five to one. A) advocate B) demonstrate C) exhibit
A) increase B) outnumber C) supersede D) reveal E) expound
D) overcome E) outclass 33. The actual ________ by which coal Is extracted is well worth watching.
14. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________ A) conduct B) process C) procession
on what he says. D) pattern E) fashion
A) conviction B) reliance C) reputation 34. If we ______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
D) credibility E) regard A) decide B) elect C) command
15. Pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide ________. D) vote E) adopt
A) removed B) refilled C) returned 35. The child was ________ for getting his shoes and socks wet.
D) receded E) retired A) corrected B) remonstrated C) suffered
16. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under D) scolded E) complained
his uncle’s will. 36. Certainly man must ________ the future, and find ways of providing
A) speculating B) considering C) assuming for his needs.
D) estimating E) allowing A) look to B) look up C) look after
D) look for E) look on
17. A ________ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to
improve. 37. He took the day off work to ________ his aunt’s funeral.
A) severe B) violent C) drastic A) accompany B) regard C) assist
D) strict E) wide D) attend E) follow
18. He wrote the text book in ________ with his brother. 38. His energetic efforts met with only ________ success.
A) harmony B) collaboration C) unison A) particular B) proportionate C) partial
D) connection E) communion D) entire E) complete
19. His country cottage ________ the amenities of his London flat. 39. My rifle was not ________, so I did not hit anything.
A) missed B) overlooked C) neglected A) from the best B) for the better C) of the best
D) ignored E) lacked D) for the best E) of the better
20. The victory was ________ annually by a ten-gun salute. 40. Any student who ________ his homework is unlikely to pass his
A) memorized B) commemorated C) reminded examination.
D) recapitulated E) remembered A) reduces B) neglects C) practices
D) denies E) offends
2. Is there any ________ of your coming to London again in the Spring? 22. Mr. Brown has a very ________ job as Sales Manager.
A) opportunity B) occasion C) facility A) responsible B) controlled C) ordered
D) chance E) ability D) dutiful E) careful
3. He visited an ________ castle in an old part of the city. 23. There is a ________ of sugar in Europe at the moment.
A) antique B) ancient C) aged A) want B) need C) requirement
D) elderly E) olden D) omission E) shortage
4. Peter is going _______ for the Job as Manager of the Sales 24. Beethoven is my ________ composer.
Department. A) best B) nicest C) selected
A) to propose B) to present C) to pretend D) favorite E) first
D) to submit E) to apply
25. I am going to watch the tennis ________ on television this afternoon.
5. I don’t think I know him, although his face seems ________. A) contest B) game C) match
A) friendly B) known C) knowing D) sport E) trial
D) familiar E) usual
26. The doctor told him to keep the tablets in his mouth and ________
6. Some people had to escape in boats when the river ______ its banks. them slowly.
A) overthrew B) overflowed C) overcame A) swallow B) suck C) bite
D) overpowered E) overhung D) drink E) eat
7. Is there a telephone ________ anywhere near here, please? 27. I can’t open the drawer in my desk, it’s ________.
A) place B) shop C) box A) fixed B) bolted C) set
D) compartment E) room D) stuck E) unmoved
8. For her wedding the ________ was dressed in white. 28. Old Mr. Pottinger ________ his pension every Friday.
A) bridesmaid B) bride C) bridegroom A) pays B) earns C) draws
D) best man E) wife D) acquires E) obtains
9. Mr. Black ________ to arrive on the 2:30 train. 29. Mr. Higgins is quite sure he saw a flying ________ when he was
A) is anticipated B) is hoped C) is wanted walking home from the pub.
D) is expected E) is proposed A) plate B) saucer C) dish
D) cup E) tray
10. I always ________ asleep as soon as I get into bed.
A) fall B) go C) get 30. Please tell Anne that my private affairs are nothing to ________ her.
D) turn E) make A) do with B) do for C) do over
D) do down E) do in
11. You will have ________ those potatoes before you cook them.
A) to open B) to peel C) to shell 31. Mr. Heppel was flown to London on ________.
D) to skin E) to pare A) affairs B) matters C) business
D) concerns E) interests
12. I don’t like these oranges, they have too many ________.
A) stones B) nuts C) seeds 32. Peter has entered a newspaper ________ for the best-dressed man
D) pips E) buds in London.
A) exhibition B) contest C) show
13. I tried to telephone him last night but his number ________. D) test E) competition
A) was occupied B) was employed C) was engaged
D) was taken E) was used 33. Captain Saunders was accused of ________ at cards.
A) deceiving B) cheating C) tricking
14. Frank got very ________ marks in his history examination. D) trapping E) catching
A) reduced B) unimportant C) secondary
D) imperfect E) low 34. Sam never told his wife how much he ________ as a window cleaner.
A) paid B) obtained C) deserved
15. You will have to ________, Aunt Mary is rather deaf. D) earned E) profited
A) speak up B) call up C) ring up
D) stand up E) sit up 35. In spite of the storm, the Captain ________ the ship safely into port.
A) pushed B) directed C) drove
16. Three people ________ in this lake last June. D) steered E) managed
A) were sunk B) were flooded C) were drowned
D) were downed E) were drained 36. The teacher ________ out the words she had written on the
blackboard.
17. You’ve been working all day. It’s ________ you went home. A) cleaned B) dusted C) rubbed
A) good time B) bad time C) long time D) washed E) scraped
D) short time E) high time
37. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please?
18. The children walked to the ________ of the cliff and looked down at A) turning in B) turning down C) turning out
the sea below. D) turning over E) turning to
A) rim B) edge C) limit
D) brim E) border 38. I don’t think you can lift that case ________ I help you.
A) since B) without C) not
19. The water in this stream has dried up because of the ________ of D) unless E) with
rain this summer.
A) smallness B) littleness C) loss 39. We are ________ into our new house on Saturday.
D) lack E) shortness A) moving B) proceeding C) entering
D) arriving E) transporting
20. The sun rises in the East and ________ in the West.
A) disappears B) vanishes C) sets 40. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ________.
D) goes E) appears A) broke off B) broke out C) broke in
D) broke up E) broke away
2. Mr. Jones has ________ painting since he retired. 23. We couldn’t eat the meat because it had ________.
A) taken up B) taken off C) taken over A) gone on B) gone out C) gone off
D) taken in E) taken down D) gone in E) gone over
3. How many ________ does Peter learn at school? 24. Susan couldn’t remember what she had to buy for the weekend
A) topics B) themes C) ideas because she had lost her shopping ________.
D) subjects E) objects A) record B) list C) register
D) form E) code
4. It wasn’t my ________ that the plate broke.
A) blame B) mistake C) error 25. Grandmother is always ________ her glasses.
D) fault E) slip A) misusing B) misplacing C) mistaking
D) mislaying E) mishandling
5. Ask Joan if she would give me ________ with the washing-up.
A) a leg B) a hand C) a help 26. I hate to hear a clock ________ when I’m trying to go to sleep.
D) an assistance E) an aid A) clicking B) sounding C) humming
D) ticking E) ringing
6. The Browns ________ anyone who hasn’t much money as they
have. 27. ________ for the job should write to the Personnel Manager.
A) look up to B) look away from C) look down on A) attendants B) entrants C) applicants
D) look out for E) look round at D) contenders E) competitors
7. Part of that electric plug is ________; you ought to tighten it. 28. I don’t think this medicine ________ with me.
A) safe B) loose C) free A) goes B) suits C) agrees
D) disjoined E) unattached D) fits E) accords
8. I’m reading a book about ________ of Shakespeare. 29. All the workers in the firm get a Christmas ________ of £50.
A) the living B) the existence C) the way A) repayment B) prize C) reward
D) the life E) the road D) bonus E) refund
9. Sally ________ a little money every week for her holiday. 30. The notice on the gate said “________ the dog.”
A) puts in B) puts off C) puts by A) take care of B) be careful of C) beware of
D) puts over E) puts upon D) take notice of E) be afraid of
10. My brother has curly hair but mine is quite ________. 31. You ought to be ______ yourself for being so rude to old Mrs. Green.
A) even B) regular C) uneven A) sorry for B) unhappy about C) ashamed of
D) level E) straight D) repenting for E) unfriendly to
11. John always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ________. 32. Just as the violinist began to play, one of the ________ on his violin
A) wish B) desire C) will broke.
D) object E) way A) cords B) tapes C) strings
D) wires E) chords
12. It’s no use shouting at grandmother, she’s as deaf as a ________.
A) post B) pin C) pole 33. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a ________.
D) door E) wall A) daydream B) nightmare C) fantasy
D) vision E) reverie
13. If you leave that butter in the sun, it will ________.
A) thaw B) dissolve C) set 34. Have you any ________ where you left your car keys?
D) harden E) melt A) knowledge B) information C) notion
14. When I peel onions. I can’t stop my eyes ________. D) idea E) thought
A) spilling B) watering C) leaking 35. The magistrate ________ the parents for not exercising proper control
D) dripping E) dropping over the delinquent boy.
15. I’m going home tomorrow so I mustn’t forget to buy some ________. A) blamed B) faulted C) judged
A) memories B) reminders C) recollections D) accused E) exposed
D) souvenirs E) remembrances
36. I’d like to ________ the holiday arrangements once more before we
16. I caught the train by the skin of my ________. leave tomorrow.
A) mouth B) teeth C) lips A) go for B) go over C) go round
D) nose E) cheeks D) go about E) go by
17. Peter doesn’t drink alcohol, he only drinks ________ drinks. 37. Mr. Brown always ________ his letters to his secretary as soon as he
A) squashed B) crushed C) smooth has opened his post.
D) dry E) soft A) answers B) writes C) copies
D) dictates E) replies
18. Whose ________ was it to go for this long, uninteresting walk?
A) thought B) desire C) dream 38. He made a note of the appointment in his ________.
D) purpose E) idea A) journal B) diary C) ledger
D) register E) directory
19. When he was running across the field, he ________ a log.
A) fell down B) fell over C) fell off 39. How ________ is your house from the station?
D) fell into E) fell upon A) long B) distant C) near
20. John put the suitcases in the ________ of the car. D) far E) close
A) shoe B) toe C) boot 40. I have got to get up early tomorrow so I must remember to ________
D) slipper E) foot my alarm clock.
21. The doctor gave me ________ for some medicine. A) time B) set C) fix
A) an order B) a letter C) an instruction D) turn E) point
D) a recipe E) a prescription
5. Mr. Jones was always interfering and poking his nose into everyone’s 24. Would it be possible to have these photographs ________?
________. A) expanded B) enlarged C) extended
A) situation B) job C) work D) inflated E) stretched
D) business E) life 25. Don’t forget to ________ your luggage clearly in case It gets mislaid
6. I can’t ________ the sound of a knife scraping on a plate. in transit.
A) bear B) support C) sustain A) print B) name C) sign
D) suffer E) forbear D) identify E) label
26. The ________ of living has risen by 10% in the last three months.
7. I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met
A) price B) expense C) cost
________.
D) rate E) expenditure
A) at random B) by chance C) with luck
D) by fate E) by design 27. Marie often buys clothes at that ________ stall in the market.
A) second-class B) second-best C) second-hand
8. If you want to know how to wash that sweater, look at the ________ D) second string E) second chance
inside the collar.
A) badge B) ticket C) notice 28. Don’t eat those berries in case they are ________.
D) sign E) tab A) poisonous B) venomous C) infectious
D) emetic E) contagious
9. Oh dear. I don’t seem to have my bag, I must have ________ it in
the Post Office. 29. I’ve got such a _____ throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.
A) missed B) overlooked C) forgotten A) hurt B) sensitive C) irritable
D) left E) misplaced D) sour E) sore
10. He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a ________ for 30. You can take a short ________ through the woods to the station.
several weeks. A) lane B) road C) highway
A) cradle B) swing C) sling D) cut E) alley
D) litter E) stretcher 31. I’m afraid it will be a long time before we get to the ________ of this
11. Peter’s car ________ in the country so he had to walk lo the nearest unpleasant affair.
village for help. A) base B) bottom C) foundation
A) broke up B) broke down C) broke away D) foot E) basis
D) broke off E) broke open 32. John has just passed his driving test, so now he’s on the ________
for a cheap car.
12. She tied a scarf round her head to ________ her hair from the rain.
A) outlook B) pursuit C) lookout
A) cover B) hide C) keep
D) discovery E) track
D) shelter E) protect
33. At the beginning of the war every man under thirty was ________ to
13. The telephone operator said she would put the caller ________ when serve in the armed forces.
the line was free. A) called in B) called up C) called for
A) through B) up C) in D) called out E) called over
D) forward E) over
34. The sight of so much ice cream made the children’s mouths ________.
14. When I’ve passed my driving test I’ll be able to get a permanent A) drip B) ooze C) wet
driving ________. D) moisten E) water
A) certificate B) license C) permit
D) voucher E) warrant 35. I’m not ________ but I never walk under a ladder if I can help it.
A) credulous B) simple C) supernatural
15. The train doesn’t leave for an hour yet. What shall we do to ________? D) superstitious E) ignorant
A) mark time B) waste time C) spend time
D) keep time E) kill time 36. According to Charles Darwin, man is ________ from the apes.
A) originated B) entailed C) revolved
16. Most people think they pay too much ______ tax to the Government. D) descended E) elevated
A) income B) salary C) wages
D) earnings E) money 37. The lighted candles on the altar ________ in the draught from the
open window.
17. The post ________ hadn’t arrived by ten o’clock. A) fluttered B) wavered C) trembled
A) yet B) already C) still D) flickered E) shivered
D) nevertheless E) even
38. I am going to celebrate my wedding ________ on the 10th December.
18. I ________ that you ought to apologize. A) birthday B) name day C) anniversary
A) desire B) wish C) want D) year E) occasion
D) hope E) think 39. When the volcano ________, several villages had to be evacuated.
19. I’ve booked two seats in the front ________ for tomorrow’s concert. A) exploded B) erupted C) emitted
A) line B) row C) rank D) overflowed E) overran
D) file E) strip 40. All the crops on that farm have been ________ with insecticide.
A) covered B) spread C) dispersed
D) sprayed E) overlaid
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