TEST YOURSELF2 1- He was born with one leg slightly longer than the other, so now he has to wear

special shoes so that he doesn't ............. when walking. A) limp B) jump C)leap D) trip E) skip 2After the spillage, the ground was ............. with chemicals and the crops and flowers began to wilt. A) buried B) improved C) investigated D) contaminated E) surrounded

living in the UK. A) adapt D) combine

B) justify E) calculate

C) transfer

15- He doesn't play cricket at all now, although he was a/an .......... batsman in his youth. A) precise B) stiff C) able D) initial E) failed 16- Sometimes when I am in a village, I like to stroll around the graveyard and read the ............. on the tombstones. A) signatures B) inscriptions C) prescriptions D) recipes E) shortages 17- In addition to floral designs, 16th-century Ottoman plates were decorated with mythical birds, showing the painters' boundless imagination in creating exotic birds with ............ plumage. A) synthetic B) temperate C) shabby D) tactful E) elaborate 18- Although the Louvre is the best-known, other museums of Paris are ........... distinguished. A) similarly B) ultimately C) permanently D) loosely E) constantly 19- Saint Sophia in Istanbul ............. the Blue Mosque by over a millennium. A) predates B) benefits C) transforms D) postpones E) excludes 20- The natural cotton tablecloths of Buldan are not only practical but also decorative. The ones with floral designs, my favourites, are ............ attractive. A) functionally B) particularly C) efficiently D) basically E) slightly 21- They had set aside the whole day to play golf, so they took their time and walked ............. around the course. A) hastily B) hurriedly C) leisurely D) hesitantly E) effectively 22- In 1986, researchers explored the ............. wreckage of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean using a small submarine. A) sunken B) propelled C) deflated D) laden E) drowned 23- Knowing that the killer was still out somewhere in the woods ............. fear among the villagers living nearby. A) ascended B) declined C) eliminated D) rebelled E) aroused 24- After some .............. Martin's father agreed to let him join the students' union. A) tolerance B) invasion C) contentment D) bravery E) persuasion 25- American citizens have the right to carry guns in order to .......... themselves, their families and their neighbours. A) suit B) prevent C) confuse D) protect E) endure 26- Time and experience brought new knowledge in the refining, shaping and tempering of iron and steel and this, in turn, brought a/an .......... of uses for the blacksmith's products. A) multitude B) remedy C) reflection D) amount E) rarity 27- A wartime blockade used to mean a naval patrol of an enemy seaport to stop all sea traffic. Today it means any ......... to the passage of men, supplies or communications in or out of a country. A) gossip B) reprimand C) contrast

3- They put some poison near the place where they suspected the rats were .......... entry to the garden. A) earning B) gaining C) advancing D) emerging E) promoting 4The moment they saw the waterfall, they attempted to ............. the boat towards the bank, but the current was too powerful. A) flee B) row C) sprint D) lie E) convert When he moved to America for two years, he ............. his house to his best friend, who looked after it until his return. A) encamped B) encircled C) enclosed D) entailed E) entrusted The prisoners walked ............. into the cotton fields as they knew that, in this hot sun, the backbreaking work would be like torture. A) harmfully B) mercifully C) originally D) reluctantly E) relatively

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7- Early ............. of the damage caused by the flood are over one billion dollars. A) estimations B) examinations C) investigations D) inquiries E) developments 8The manager has ............. a system to control the amount of stationery each department uses because we spend too much on it, and it seems to be working. A) predicted B) furnished C) devised D) benefited E) obeyed The battleship played a major role in the Second World War, but now it remains ............. in the harbour and serves as a museum. A) resistant B) vertical C) forceful D) stationary E) horizontal

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10- Supporters of euthanasia, that is the mercy killing of terminally and hopelessly ill patients, want the government to ............. the practice. A) fortify B) invalidate C) eliminate D) terminate E) legalise 11- The word euthanasia is ............. from the ancient Greek words, meaning easy death. A) operated B) donated C) derived D) qualified E) conquered

12- We took the path which ascends ........... up the hillside, so we were all exhausted by the time we reached the summit. A) moderately B) gradually C) harshly D) steeply E) absolutely 13- Although Northern businessmen made great fortunes from the slave trade and from investments in Southern plantations, slavery was never ........... in the North. A) collapsible B) shameful C) dispensable D) widespread E) pitiful 14- The South American football player found it hard to ............. to

D) barrier

E) comment

28- Sandra changed her outfit seven times before Stephen came to collect her. She is not normally so ........... though. A) observant B) deformed C) shameful D) indecisive E) doubtless 29- According to the local belief, if a watermelon skin is seen ............. on the sea, it means that the summer has arrived. A) surfing B) swimming C) floating D) paddling E) rowing 30- Although the company which runs the national lottery in the UK was accused of .............. they have been given the licence to run it for a further seven years. A) maintenance B) competence C) sensitivity D) disappointment E) mismanagement 31- To remove this stain, you had better ............. the towel in bleach and water for about an hour before washing it. A) peel B) grate C) flow D) bury E) soak 32- Heating is now mainly by natural gas in the city, which has .......... but not solved the problem of pollution. A) existed B) eased C) objected D) mended E) exceeded 33- Queen Margareth of Denmark used to walk from her palace to the shops every morning to buy flowers and vegetables just like a/an ............. citizen. A) ordinary B) exceptional C) fake D) accurate E) genuine 34- I have the deepest ............. for my mother and everything she has done to help orphans. A) legality B) kinship C) admiration D) decoration E) relativity 35- Two millennia ago, Italy was the heart of the mighty Roman Empire, which ......... from Scotland to what is now Iraq, and south from the Rhine River to the Sahara Desert in North Africa. A) extended B) declined C) raised D) classified E) described 36-1 really don't feel well, but, as it is too late to cancel the meeting, I feel under a/an ............. to attend. A) invitation B) presence C) criticism D) obligation E) inclination 37- I have never seen her angry or excited about anything. She just seems to go about her work in the same old ............. manner. A) occasional B) ancient C) moody D) violent E) placid 38- Most people contract the disease chicken pox during childhood, when it is usually in its mildest form, but when it occurs in an adult, it is really .......... . A) severe B) worthless C) rigorous D) immovable E) curable 39- Monopoly is a game of real estate in which the players buy, sell and trade property and try to ........... wealth. A) consume B) accumulate C) charge D) manufacture E) accelerate 40- In Japanese literature, even the most ancient writings have a/an ............ significance because they contain a sensory appeal that transcends the boundaries of time and cultural differences. A) superficial B) profitable C) dedicated D) universal E) motionless 41- Peter Dohery's ............. of how the body recognises virusinfected cells has helped design treatments against cancer. A) maintenance B) manufacture C) discovery D) necessity E} destruction

42- Rosa Parks's ............. to give up her bus seat to a white man in Alabama, USA, in 1955 sparked off civil rights action. A) affection B) denial C) ignorance D) avoidance E) refusal 43- The instructions for setting up the internet ordering system seemed complicated, but when I came to follow them, everything was quite ........ . A) easy-going B) industrious C) straightforward D) extraordinary E) hard-headed 44- Although there are many alternatives to leather available today, because of its ............. nature, it is still popular for many articles, such as saddles, shoes and belts. A) fragile B) dainty C) breakable D) durable E) envious 45- Our Persian cat loves to sit on my lap and have his head ............. . A) wrestled B) twisted C) spun D) stroked E) squeezed 46- I don't know why my alarm clock didn't go off. I'm sure I ............. it up before I went to bed last night. A) ground B) grated C) rolled D) sewed E) wound 47- We offered our workers a twenty-five percent increase in their wages, which we thought was .............. but they found it insufficient. A) reasonable B) incredible C) miserly D) expensive E) permanent 48- His ............. was such that he sent a 10 cheque for a leaflet on how to become a millionaire. A) leadership B) adolescence C) mischief D) naivety E) genius 49- She is so ............. to train for the rugby team that she gets up at 5.30 a.m. every morning and goes to the sports centre before work. A) innovative B) motivated C) depressed D) moody E) reluctant 50- It takes a lot of ............. to swim across the river. A) distance B) strength C) width D) heat E) weight 51- I went to the company's head office, where I was ............. to the new managing director. A) introduced B) proposed C) declared D) released E) delivered 52- He was a ............. cabinet maker who had trained in Paris for five years, and so he always had customers for his quality work. A) faithful B) disobedient C) limitless D) skilful E) mediocre 53- I really hope I have just ............. my driver's licence somewhere in the house and haven't lost it permanently. A) underwent B) declined C) unveiled D) misplaced E) forgotten 54- The Mayans of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, depend heavily on tourism and it is not uncommon to ............. them selling their goods in English, French, German, Italian or Japanese. A) recover B) reveal C) annoy D) expire E) encounter 55- Orange trees are ............. grown in Britain, as to do so requires a large, heated greenhouse or conservatory, which is very expensive.

A) unusually D) steadily

B) rarely E) highly

C) frequently

56- After walking across the snow and ice for three days, both men, neither wearing spectacles, became ............. by the sun's reflection on the snow. A) calmed B) deafened C) blinded D) exploded E) contaminated 57- In order to write a book on the primitive tribes of the Amazon Jungle, he ............. on a long journey down the Amazon River. A) initiated B) resigned C) terminated D) embarked E) originated 58- If you drink too much alcohol, it will damage your body, but if you drink in .............. it won't harm you. A) separation B) moderation C) hesitation D) exception E) liquidation 59- Before you leave the classroom, please ............. everything you have written on the board and leave it ready for the next teacher. A) allow B) acquire C) devote D) erase E) confirm 60- When the civil rights leader was arrested, the crowds started to protest in the whole country almost ............. . A) temporarily B) approximately C) simultaneously D) indifferently E) gradually TEST YOURSELF 2 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. E 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. E 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. E 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. E 24. E 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. E 31. E 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. E 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. C 42. E 43. C 44. D 45. D 46. E 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. B 51. A 52. D 53. D 54. E 55. B 56. C 57. D 58. B 59. D 60. C