TEST YOURSELF 1 1- Germany's ............. of the Euro as a currency has led to a fall in the value of the German mark.

A) tolerance B) sensibility C) maturity D) relativity E) acceptance 2There has been a great ............ in his speech since he has been seeing a speech therapist. A) rejection B) construction C) allowance D) improvement E) invention I've polished all the bass handles. See how ............. they are now! A) greasy B) shiny C) airy D) slippery E) rusty ............. is necessary in public transportation as commuters cannot be kept waiting. A) Endurance B) Coherence C) Punctuality D) Validity E) Optimism His ............. to work overtime counted against him when he applied for a promotion. A) reluctance B) inefficiency C) bravery D) cowardice E) abundance Although she thought her imprisonment was unjustified, the police didn't have to force her to come to the jail. She walked freely and in a ............. manner into the police station. A) cowardly B) wise C) verifiable D) legal E) dignified Last night, I didn't want to be ............. to put some newspaper on the windscreen of my car, so this morning I had to scrape the ice off. A) prohibited B) compelled C) missed D) bothered E) raised The introduction of closed-circuit television in the High Street has virtually ............. street crime in the area. A) licensed B) cautioned C) eliminated D) persisted E) suggested In the middle of Steven's birthday party, we had to rush Lucy to hospital. Half way there, we had a flat tyre and had to call a taxi from a restaurant, and the baby was born at midnight. It was quite a/an ............. night. A) useful B) eventful C) appropriate D) irrelevant E) inventive He said that he earned 50,000 a year, but I think he was ............. . A) spreading B) expanding C) stretching D) exaggerating E) growing After the incident, the Chairman was ............. from his post while a full investigation took place. A) suspended B) concluded C) sentenced D) arrested E) executed We built a snowman this morning, but by lunchtime, it had ............. in the spring sunshine. A) frozen B) creased C) melted D) sliced E) solidified As he runs a hotel, he is busy early in the morning and very late at night, so he often takes a ............. in the afternoon to make up for his inadequate night sleep. A) hassle B) nightmare C) menace D) nap E) relief

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When we were in the area, we had a tour of the distillery, where most of the villagers are ............. either full-time or part-time. A) rehearsed B) employed C) recreated D) manufactured E) fabricated When she placed her blouse on a very hot radiator, it ............. the fabric and ruined the blouse. A) scorched B) ironed C) scratched D) damped E) drilled

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14- I had hoped my brother had learnt how to behave after wo years in prison, so I was ............. disappointed when he got into trouble again. A) barely B) ultimately C) precisely D) bitterly E) virtually

28- After I injured my ankle getting of the bus just two days before my holiday, I had to ............. my reservation at the skiing resort. A) prepare B) collapse C) caution

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29- He is generally a good-tempered person, but when he drinks, he becomes ............. . A) bashful B) sensible C) sober D) excited E) violent 4430Despite all the publicity and environmental initiatives, the ............. of the population still does nothing to help conserve natural resources. A) subdivision B) section C) majority D) department E) compartment Although the product is not heavy, it is quite expensive to import as it is ............ and takes a lot of space. A) bumpy B) bulky C) lumpy D) crunchy E) tiny 4632My daughter is doing very well at university and appears to have a ............. future. A) returnable B) desperate C) coincidental D) charitable E) promising

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, so it falls on a different ............ every year. A) function B) interval C) century D) date E) ceremony I hadn't guessed Mary and Jutie are sisters, probably because they don't ............. each other at all. A) compete B) assemble C) predict D) adjust E) resemble Because of the heavy snow, some of the villagers were left ........... in the mountains for two days until the rescue team reached them. A) stranded B) publicised C) insistent D) indecisive E) constructive

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33- The patient was quite hopeful that the operation would be ....... . A) threatening B) faithful C) successful D) restless E) frustrating 34- While I was on holiday, I grew a beard, and when I returned to the office, the security guard didn't ............. me. A) memorise B) establish C) recollect D) recognise E) conclude 35As soon as the ship hit the rocks, a distress signal was .............. which was received by another ship sailing in the vicinity. A) accumulated B) hindered C) interfered D) revealed E) transmitted 36- We are building a/an ............. to our house over the garage. It will house a bedroom and an additional bathroom. A) consequence B) extension C) calculation D) development E) adjustment 37- This textbook on chemical engineering is written for experts and would be . .. .. .. .. .... to any student that didn't have a thorough understanding of the subject. A) illegible B) incomprehensible C) mispronounced D) immeasurable E) inseparable 38My brother is ............. by ancient English history and owns hundreds of books on the Celts, the Vikings and the Saxons. A) complicated B) prepared C) restored D) fascinated E) brightened Just as doctors use X-rays to find hidden diseases inside the human body, manufacturers use the same radiation to find flaws inside a product, because X-rays can ........... even the thickest material. A) unfold B) fasten C) penetrate D) glorify E) devastate John found Steve's comments very ............. . He was so upset that he didn't speak to him for days. A) hurtful B) beneficial C) powerless D) defensive E) violent

We had nothing to eat or drink and they didn't offer us any ............. on the bus. A) favourites B) destinations C) refreshments D) nutrients E) ingredients 47- I haven't been feeling well for two weeks now. I think I need some ............. advice from a pharmacist or a doctor. A) surgical B) medical C) literary D) fictional E) culinary 48- In the 1980s, pollution in the city had reached a critical level, threatening the lives of people with heart conditions and respiratory problems, but with certain measures since then, the situation has .......... . A) deteriorated B) proceeded C) substituted D) improved 49E) persisted

Recently in the UK, many farmers have been changing from using ............. fertilisers to using natural ones. A) artificiai B) ceaseless C) manageable D) existent E) dispensable Through careful ............. the police were able to prove his involvement with organised crime. A) sentence B) surveillance C) dependence D) resistance E) acceptance Thanks to the aeroplane's safety chute, which ............. the passengers to leave the aircraft quickly after the emergency landing, nobody was hurt. A) hindered B) misused C) enabled D) hijacked E) relieved

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54- The book is in a terrible condition, but it is still worth a lot of money because of its ............. . A) perfection B) abundance C) scarcity D) rarity E) destruction 55The ............. from the Earth to the Moon is 384,393 kilometres. A) distance B) gap C) space D) travel E) carriage I have a/an ............. to make. I called the police last

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58- He just couldn't sit down at all and walked ............ around the room as he waited for his wife to give birth to their baby in the maternity ward. A) indignantly B) restlessly C) purposefully D) coincidentally E) faultlessly 59He didn't want to disagree with his mother or his wife. He was in quite a/an ............. situation. A) inoffensive B) awkward C) predictable D) horrific E) fascinating

60- She is far too ............. to be a waitress. She has broken three cups already today. A) clumsy B) idle C) graceful D) trusty E) loyal TEST YOURSELF 1 1. E 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. E 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. E 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. E 29. E 30. C 31. B 32. E 33. C 34. D 35. E 36. B 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A 41. B 42. E 43. D 44. E 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. D 55. A 56. C 57. E 58. B 59. B 60. A