TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

1- Throughout his university life, he ........ got very high marks and 15- The head of the department was called to ....... her high spending
graduated from the university with a first class honours degree in for the year in front of a committee.
architecture. A) endanger B) justify C) accumulate
A) erratically B) ultimately C) diligently D) dishearten E) occupy
D) voluntarily E) consistently
16- Jeffs suitcase is very ......... so I'll put my things there and won't
2- The ........ between Pakistan and India over use of the waters of the take my suitcase when going on holiday.
Indus River was settled in 1960 with the signing of the Indus A) superior B) capacious C) emerging
Waters Treaty. D) functional E) principal
A) boundary B) denial C) agreement
D) variation E) dispute 17- On the journey across the Arctic, the explorer suffered from .......
and as a result lost three toes.
3- All EU countries have now ....... the death penalty, and Turkey, A) sunstroke B) dehydration C) inhalation
which retains the penalty, is expected to do the same in order for it D) indulgence E) frostbite
to be accepted into the Union.
A) disqualified B) abolished C) fluctuated 18- Our team not only lost the match, but they were also ....... by
D) interrogated E) isolated being defeated 7-0.
A) humiliated B) explained C) elevated
4- Artists of the Middle Ages typically were so ........ that they did not D) included E) occupied
even sign their works.
A) humble B) disastrous C) private 19- ....... he was shot and killed while trying to escape from prison
D) submissive E) arrogant the day before a general amnesty, which would have set him
free, was declared.
5- Few of the artist Cimabue's paintings remain because he himself A) Elaborately B) Virtually C) Ironically
destroyed some due to criticism or his own ........ D) Familiarly E) Fervently
A) application B) simplicity C) ignorance
D) dissatisfaction E) appreciation 20- In order to stay ....... on long drives, you should make sure to
stop for a rest every two hours or so.
6- Poor diet, insanitary conditions, poverty and lack of health care A) offensive B) sleepless C) alert
made the entire population ........ to disease.. D) vital E) acceptable
A) impossible B) essential C) vulnerable
D) consistent E) estimable 21- In previous centuries the subjects of a king were not allowed to
stand up in front of him but had to show their respect by ........
7- There is a/an ....... in our drains, which we have been unable to A) crawling B) floating C) dragging
remove, so we will have to call a plumber. D) kneeling E) creeping
A) impasse B) blockage Ç) distraction
D) mystery E) presence 22- We ran outside when we heard the ....... and saw that a bomb had
exploded just outside the building.
8- A judge is supposed to be .......; that is, he should favour neither A) blast B) shot C) glare
side in a trial but base his decision only on the evidence. D) flame E) mission
A) impartial B) intelligent C) prejudiced
D) informed E) effective 23- The gift we sent was made of glass and was so ....... that we had
to pack it very carefully so that it would not break.
9- In general, ......... students do well on the exams, but those who A) immense B) acute C) fragile
don't listen usually do badly. D) tender E) basic
A) attentive B) feverish C) intentional
D) carefree E) forceful

10- Jake always has so many people around him and is well-liked 24- Although they spend some part of the year in Shrewsbury, their
because he is such a/an ....... person. permanent ......... is in London.
A) spiteful B) amiable C) efficient A) occupation B) presence C) attribute
D) decisive E) ambitious D) selection E) residence

11- Since he didn't take good care of his wounds, they took a long time 25- Although his characters are all......... people, the author has based
to ....... . the story on real happenings in a certain period.
A) recover B) undergo C) heal A) imaginary B) identical C) intangible
D) vanish E) decline D) theoretical E) irregular

12- Discipline is important for children because if you are too ....... with 26- Boxers wear gloves not only to protect their opponents, but also
them and let them get away with anything, they are likely to be to protect their own ....... .
spoiled and self-centred. A) claws B) palms C) wrists
A) forgetful B) stringent C) terrific D) knuckles E)toes
D) indulgent E) fanciful
27- We sorted the spices we bought in India into different jars, but
13- If you get this position, the company will ....... you with a place to we forgot to ......... them, so we didn't know which one was
live, free of charge. which.
A) fabricate B) fortify C) assemble A) seal B) stamp C) type
D) construct B) furnish D) label E) print

14- I had expected Iranian pilgrims in Damascus to behave more ........ 28- Children do not need expensive toys because with a little
but they acted more like tourists, taking photographs of one another imagination, they can ....... themselves for hours with the
and chatting loudly even in mosques. simplest things.
A) deliberately B) doubtfully C) reverently A) surround B) absorb C) amuse
D) restlessly E) virtually D) capture E) attain
 A) savagely B) elaborately C) vaguely
29- Though the teacher did not tell us directly, he ....... that there would D) formerly E) currently
be a test tomorrow, so I think we should be prepared just in case.
A) instilled B) hinted C) modified 44- Submarines must be built strong enough to ......... the pressure of
D) revealed E) inferred millions of tons of water.
A) recover B) withstand C) overtake
30- Following the heavy rains, a/an ....... has cut off the road in the D) undergo E) accumulate
mountains, and earth-moving equipment will be needed to reopen
it. 45- The crime rate on city streets dropped dramatically after the
A) avalanche B) hurricane C) explosion streets began to be ....... by street lamps.
D) famine E) landslide A) flashed B) monitored C) illuminated
D) enlightened E) ordained
31- Foreign residents of a country normally have to carry an I.D. card
stating that they are ....... . 46- Coffee cultivation requires much hand labour because the ........
A) seniors B) aliens C) citizens land surface makes it impossible for the operation of most farm
D) refugees E) relatives machines.
A) barren B) loose C) ordinary
32- The ....... he suffered after the death of his wife was so strong that D) idle E) rough
he had trouble relating to normal life for months afterwards.
A) disdain B) irony C) grief
D) demolition E) silence

33- A typical scene of a romantic love is the lovers sitting under a tree
and the boy gently ........ the girl's hair while they are looking into 47- ........ of intelligence are frequently expressed in terms of
each other's eyes. "average", "above average" and "below average" instead of in
A) caressing B) wondering C) pretending numerical scores, which fall on a continuous scale.
D) striking E) pulling A) Deterioration B) Measurements C) Improvements
D) Validity E) Ambiguity
34- The lieutenant was accused of....... the lives of his men by ordering
a foolish and unnecessary attack against superior forces. 48- Last night's heavy rain has made the roads ........ so it appears
A) jeopardising B) fortifying C) frightening that we are stuck here.
D) confirming E) servicing A) durable B) slippery C) motionless
D) perceptible E) impassable
35- The children were so ........ watching cartoons on TV that they didn't
even notice me put some candy out for them to eat. 49- Government bureaucracies tend to have so many regulations and
A) fluently B) audibly C) steadily procedures that they ........ citizens who must deal with them.
D) evenly E) keenly A) intimidate B) surrender C) prompt
36- Japan's numerous volcanoes and frequent earthquakes are evidence D) shiver E) alienate
of the ........ of the rocks underlying the country.
A) hardness B) liveliness C) instability 50- Although he was badly bruised, a careful examination by the
D) delicacy E) compassion doctor revealed that there were no ....... to any of his bones.
A) fractures B) wounds C) frames
37- Upon learning of his serious illness, the entire country ....... prayed D) sprains E) limps
for the recovery of its beloved president.
A) nervously B) wantonly C) reluctantly 51- In 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V of England
D) fervently E) amiably decisively defeated the French, proving finally the ........ of the
English longbowmen over the armoured knights of France.
38- It may seem ........ for young people with small incomes to get A) viability B) sympathy C) provision
themselves into debt, but sometimes it is the only way that they can D) superiority E) arrogance
buy a house or a car.
A) likeable B) irrational C) trivial 52- After over-spending on his credit card and getting deeply into
D) fashionable E) resistible debt, he had no choice but to ....... his extravagant life style.
A) minimise B) accuse C) alter
39- There is an old saying in English that it is ....... to try to avoid two D) oppose E) satisfy
things: death and taxes — sooner or later, they will find you.
A) merciful B) legal C) effective 53- I....... my ankle running in the race on Saturday, but I can still
D) compulsory E) futile walk and should be fully recovered in a few days.
A) broke B) wounded C) fractured
40- According to the last........ Istanbul has an official population of D) sliced E) sprained
about 9 million.
A) contest B) return C) census 54- The poetic sounding name of the small flowering plant called
D) score E) account the sundew is ..... because a sticky fluid on its leaves is actually
a lure to trap insects, which the plant then digests.
41- Most British people ....... animals and cannot stand it when people A) ceaseless B) effective C) decent
are cruel to them. D) deceptive E) trivial
A) adore B) adorn C) adhere
D) adopt E) adapt 55- In tropical countries one is often surrounded by ....... flowers that
smell as good as a perfume.
42- The ....... efforts of the negotiators, who worked day and night, A) fragrant B) industrious C) alternative
finally brought about a settlement. D) genuine E) sensible
A) transitory B) extravagant C) interrupted
D) ceaseless E) temporary 56- Most tea companies maintain a constant quality of tea by ........
20 or more varieties.
43- Britain ....... had the world's largest empire, but after World War II, A) smashing B) blending C) sticking
nearly all her colonies gained independence. D) crushing E) revolving
57- In the past, relations between two kingdoms were often ....... by
royal marriages.
A) matched B) cemented C) hinted
D) evaluated E) distracted

58- Although foreign languages are difficult to learn, anyone who

keeps trying will find that ....... they are able to speak and
understand.
A) utterly B) barely C) gradually
D) temporarily E) erratically

59- Public buildings should provide ........ for disabled people, such as a
ramp for those who are in wheelchairs.
A) facilities B) luxuries C) inquires
D) elevations E) handicaps

6O- Worried that he would be unable to ....... his father's expectations of

him, the young man left home and was never heard from again.
A) estimate B) destroy C) shatter
D) fulfil E) illuminate

TEST Y0UR V0CABULARY

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

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

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

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

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

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