TEST YOUR VOCABULARY D) scarce E) delightful

1- When we arrived at the address we had been given, we found the

house ........ and it seemed that no one had lived there for years. 16- Electric heaters are cheap to buy, but they ....... so much
A) inhabited B) deserted C) extended electricity that they are expensive in the long run.
D) unexpected E) diverted A) withdraw B) control C) drive
D) activate E) consume
2- If you pay a lot of money for meat, naturally, you expect it to be
....... . 17- The teacher got angry when no one was able to ....... to his simple
A) digestive B) soft C) smart question.
D) tough E) tender A) solve B) respond C) initiate
D) inquire E) withstand
3- The earthquake victims had to live ....... in tents until more
permanent structures could be built for them. 18- Although we both had access to the same facts and figures, his
A) eternally B) comparatively C) competitively ....... of the situation differed from mine.
D) temporarily E) immediately A) dominance B) assignment C) assessment
D) contradiction E) resemblance
4- The salesman was so ....... that, in the end, we spent more money
than we could afford on a car we had not even wanted. 19- Some people are so ....... about their hobbies that they spend all
A) distinct B) presentable C) persuasive their time and money on them.
D) impartial E) durable A) passionate B) amused C) indifferent
D) potential E) platonic
5- All the protesters ....... for the demonstration at noon in front of the
US Embassy. 20- The general's plan was to ....... the enemy without delay, leaving
A) surrounded B) resigned C) assembled them no way to escape.
D) resembled E) embarked A) rotate B) evolve C) enclose
D) surround E) surrender
6- Islam, Judaism and Christianity all believe that prophets are special
people who receive their ....... directly from God. 21- In Northwest Africa, much of the land where people ....... crops
A) devotions B) revelations C) rehearsals only a few years ago has now turned to desert.
D) considerations E) worship A) ploughed B) dug C) cultivated
D) retained E) operated
7- Although the town was ....... damaged by artillery fire and
helicopter gunshots, the citizens refused to surrender. 22- In 1776, Britain's North American colonies ....... that they were
A) extensively B) ordinarily C) formally an independent country.
D) extravagantly E) fundamentally A) induced B) reflected C) appealed
D) withstood E) declared
8- Privatised industries are thought to perform with more ....... than
nationalised ones in order to increase demand for the sake of profit, 23- When all sides in a dispute behave in a/an ....... manner, it is
but the opposite has been true of privatised railways in England. usually not too difficult to find a solution.
A) obstruction B) significance C) allowance A) conscious B) excessive C) fervent
D) efficiency E) reflection D) ignorant E) reasonable

9- It does not rain very often in the Syrian desert, but ....... there are 24- Good weather conditions have meant that there is a/an ....... of
heavy rains causing floods. fresh fruit this year, so it is very cheap.
A) normally B) alternatively C) momentarily A) potential B) abundance C) indication
D) frequently E) occasionally D) portion E) generosity

10- Before you can learn to swim, you have to learn how to ....... on top
of the water.
A) expand B) stand C) contract 25- That colour doesn't....... you; I think you should wear something
D) sink E) float else.
A) liken B) indicate C) match
11- A fair economic system is one in which all citizens earn a/an ....... D) suit E)fit
salary that they can live on comfortably.
A) tremendous B) superb C) decent 26- She dressed very conservatively for her interview, in a dark blue
D) efficient E) expensive jacket and .... skirt.
A) related B) effective C) matching
12- The Himalayan foothills used to be ....... forested, but so many trees D) comparable E) responsible
have been cut down for firewood that now there are problems with
erosion and landslides. 27- Vegetarians are usually as well-nourished as meat-eaters as long
A) vigorously B) densely C) sparingly as they make sure that they get....... vitamins and protein.
D) formally E) consistently A) efficient B) sufficient C) accomplished
13- Even the world's most....... footballers sometimes have off days D) considerate E) complete
when they play badly.
A) intense B) forceful C) unpleasant 28- People who have become ill due to industrial pollution often sue
D) skilful E) moderate the companies concerned for ....... .
A) compensation B) allowance C) alteration
14- The world is lucky to have avoided ....... by nuclear weapons in the D) confusion E) offense
last fifty years.
A) destruction B) explosion C) approval 29- We got up before dawn, ....... our pack animals, and were on the
D) violence E) reliance road by sunrise.
A) founded B) exceeded C) encumbered
15- Manufacturers today do not like to make products that are very D) weighed E) loaded
.........; they want them to wear out so that people have to buy new
ones. 30- Although Richard the Lion-Hearted is remembered as a
A) developed B) hazardous C) durable chivalrous knight, he was ....... to his enemies, and after
 capturing one city, he beheaded more than 3000 men, women and D) identical E) remote
children.
A) accommodating B) remarkable C) merciless 45- Today increasing efforts are being made to find harmless
D) intense E) relative biodegradable ........ for harmful detergent ingredients.
A) additives B) pesticides C) benefits
31- Most people find rich pastries so ....... that they cannot resist eating D) nutrients E) substitutes
them, even though they know they are bad for their health.
A) penetrable B) greasy C) persistent 46- The president ....... to the nation for calm in the face of successive
D) tasty E) spongy natural disasters.
A) begged B) convinced C) concerned
32- We were driving so slowly in our old car that everyone else was D) appealed E) provoked
....... us.
A) perceiving B) attaining C) interrupting 47- After you wash clothes, you must....... them thoroughly to get all
D) overtaking E) withdrawing the soap out.
A) rinse B) wrinkle C) dry
33- George has just phoned to say he has a/an ....... cold and won't be D) sort E) fold
able to come to work today.
A) erupting B) harmful C) nasty 48- Environmentalists tell us that the ....... of the human race depends
D) fatal E) shameful on how we treat the world around us.
A) endurance B) subsistence C) survival
34- In times of crises, countries hope to have a/an ....... leader who can D) sincerity E) confession
steer them through their difficulties.
A) hesitant B) interfering C) violent
D) generous E) wise 49- For centuries astronomers have been able to predict....... when
solar and lunar eclipses will take place.
35- They had ....... met when they decided to get married; it must have A) appropriately B) accurately C) intensively
been love at first sight. D) ordinarily E) temporarily
A) wilfully B) barely C) fortunately
D) utterly E) reluctantly 50- There are no ....... apartments in our building at the moment, but
someone might move out soon.
36- As we were sailing through the South China Sea, pirates attempted A) vacant B) ordinary C) valid
to board our ship, but luckily, we were able to ....... them. D) futile E) corrupt
A) repel B) discourage C) rebuke
D) decline E) reject 51- Poor Jeff! He has tried everything to attract Madeline's attention,
but she just ....... him.
A) ignores B) intensifies C) amuses
D) deters E) applauses
37- Someone should tell Susan that she is getting too fat, but it must be
done ....... so as not to hurt her feelings. 52- A factory needs good quality control to make sure the quality of
A) directly B) deliberately C) desperately its products is ........ not varying from one to another.
D) tactfully E) forcefully A) rational B) consistent C) applicable
D) sensible E) agreeable
38- If you have an antique watch, you need to ....... it every day, but
modern ones can run for years on a battery. 53- Our boss checks everything so ....... that he always catches even
A) assure B) repeat C) attend our smallest mistakes.
D) repair E) wind A) willingly B) steadily C) randomly
D) meticulously E) formally
39- Today spinning in the textile industry is done ......... by machines,
though certain extremely fine threads could not withstand the 54- The weather has been very ....... for the time of year, with
tension of machine spinning and are still spun by hand. temperatures above normal and no snow or rain.
A) considerately B) ultimately C) primarily A) tender B) gentle C) harsh
D) previously E) utterly D) soothing E) mild

40- My brother made some wise ....... when he was young and made so 55- We ........ ourselves in the bushes as well as we could and hoped
much money that he was able to retire when he was forty. that the enemy troops would not see us as they marched by.
A) improvements Bj investments C) resources A) escaped B) veiled C) concealed
D) assets E) capital D) disposed E) demolished

41- People who ....... get up very early are able to accomplish much 56- As I walked through the town today-, a man kept ....... at me as
more in a day than people who sleep late. though he knew me, but I'm sure I have never met him before.
A) necessarily B) insistently C) extensively A) deceiving B) scrutinising C) blinking
D) instinctively E) habitually D) staring E) convincing

42- Beggars can often be found near mosques because they realise that 57- Though Turkish and Arabic share a number of words, they do not
people feel more ....... after they have been praying. ....... each other grammatically at all.
A) abundant B) thrifty C) generous A) respond B) correspond C) originate
D) susceptible E) selfish D) derive E) resemble

43- Although there was no ....... that he was alive after the accident, the 58- Istanbul was ....... one of the most important cities in the world,
ambulance people tried to revive him anyway. and it still is, even though it is not the capital of Turkey.
A) indication B) revelation C) objection A) distantly B) formerly C) radically
D) destruction E) compensation D) gradually E) intentionally

44- Chemically, synthetic gems and natural gems are ........ . An expert, 59- We have found the economy ......... improved since our last visit
however, can tell a synthetic gem by physical differences. here. There are far fewer beggars, and most people seem more
A) intensive B) gradual C) stimulating prosperous than ever before.
 A) modestly B) considerably C) marginally
D) expansively E) ordinarily

60- In London it is easy to find ....... books that have been out of print
for years, but they are very expensive.
A) common B) reliable C) rare
D) unpublished E) tasty

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1.B 2.E 3.D 4. C 5. C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.E 10.E

11.C 12.B 13.D 14. A 15. C 16.E 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D

21.C 22.E 23.E 24. B 25. D 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.E 30.C

31.D 32.D 33.C 34. E 35. B 36.A 37.D 38.E 39.C 40.B

41.E 42.C 43.A 44. D 45. E 46.D 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.A

51.A 52.B 53.D 54. E 55. C 56.D 57.E 58.B 59.B 60.C