Test 1: 1. The Government's present policy is seen as a _____ to local democracy. A. threat B. harm C. suppression D. sneer 2.

Sport provides an for teenagers feeling of aggression or frustration. A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust 3. Under the circumstances it_______be best to wait for a few weeks. A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should 4. My throat infection left me very __________ and made talking difficult A. hoarse B. dumb C. inarticulate D. speechless 5. _______all efforts, I will not have the report ready by

Friday. A. Making B. No matter C. Considering D. Despite 6. The fumes were so thick that she was_____ for breath A. suffocating B. gasping C. inhaling D. wheezing 7. Before the group of doctors would give their opinion they wanted to______ with each other. A. confess B. confirm C. confer D. confide 8. He clearly had no______of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention 9. The staff at the hospital were well_______ to deal with the epidemic A. capable B. equal C. ready

D. equipped 10. An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation________ A. indeed B. eventually C. apart D. whatsoever 11. Enough money has been raised to_________the hospital's survival A. ensure B. endow C. enable D. empower 12. An architect planning an new house should always________ in mind his client's needs. A. carry B. take C. train D. bear 13. The two men looked so alike that it was impossible to _____ between them. A. distinguish B. differ C. discern D. discriminate 14. Whenever she catches a cold, she gets a _______ all

over her face A. lump B. rash C. blemish D. sore 15. At that time our only hope of success______in recruiting extra help. A. lay B. arose C. resided D. stood 16. As he made no_______ to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me. A. statement B. mention C. reference D. comment 17. I'm not sure why he didn't go to the higher class, but I ________ he failed the entrance test. A. estimate B. suspect C. predict D. deduce 18. He pretended to be an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him______ A. away B. off

C. out D. up 19. I recognise his face, but his name_______me A. escapes B. deludes C. fails D. missed 20. The new sport centre_____ for all kinds of leisure activities A. deals B. supplies C. furnishes D. caters 21. They threw petrol on to the bonfire and the sudden______lit up the whole garden A. glow B. twinkle C. spark D. flare 22. Nobody_____ out much hope of finding the missing climbers alive. A. holds B. keeps C. puts D. finds 23. The Government has decided to spend billions of

dollars on yet_______ agricultural subsides A. extra B. other C. more D. additional 24. I know William has been disobedient but don't be too________on him A. heavy B. strong C. hard D. strict 25. Computer technology will bring_________ a revolution in business administration A. over B. across C. up D. about