Part A
1.Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ________ winter.
A) plain
B) soft
C) pale
D) mild
E) calm
2.The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.
A) catch
B) receive
C) possess
D) prove
E) reward
3.There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed the increasing world population.
A) sufficient
B) satisfactory
C) equal
D) measured
E) effective
4.The police ________ her for helping the murderer to escape.
A) caught
B) prevented
C) searched
D) brought
E) arrested
5.The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t________ themselves better.
A) direct
B) accustom
C) behave
D) declare
E) compose
6.You must obtain ________ from the landowner to fish in this river.
A) permit
B) freedom
C) permission
D) right
E) allowance
7.The local tourist bureau will send you _______ about hotels in the area.
A) knowledge
B) information
C) news
D) notice
E) advertisement
8.The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.
A) although
B) as well
C) else
D) instead
E) outside
9.Her husband felt it would be silly to ________ the color of the curtains before they had painted the room.
A) change
B) find
C) choose
D) lose
E) charge
10. The _______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months.
A) account
B) amount
C) count
D) number
E) size
11. It will ________ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the
picnic.
A) earn
B) spare
C) lower
D) save
E) win
12. I haven’t got enough string to ________ up this parcel.
A) stick
B) fold
C) close
D) shut
E) tie
13. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.
A) concern
B) care
C) matter
D) disturb
E) depend
14. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not________ to close examination.
A) keep up
B) put up
C) stand up
D) pay up
E) look up
15. When he beat the carpet, the ________ rose in clouds.
A) dust
B) soil
C) mud
D) earth
E) powder
16. _____ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.
A) Limit
B) Freeze
C) Emptiness
D) Expense
E) Lack
17. This blue-flower is known by ______ names in other parts of England.
A) severe
B) difference
C) various
D) separate
E) usual
18. Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
A) command
B) demand
C) effort
D) favor
E) influence
19. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
A) fall
B) blank
C) wait
D) pause
E) place
20. While I am on holiday, ring me at my hotel only if there are any________ messages for me.
A) urgent
B) hasty
C) valuable
D) early
E) confident
21. This ________ is not big enough to cut down a tree.
A) axe
B) hammer
C) screw
D) knife
E) spade
22. He must give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make a good Job of it.
A) whether
B) otherwise
C) consequently
D) therefore
E) doubtless
23. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.
A) grateful
B) pleasant
C) accepted
D) pleasing
E) thanking
24. When you get to the motorway, follow the ______ for London.
A) masks
B) points
C) signs
D) plans
E) ways
25. The garden ________ as far as the river.
A) advances
B) extends
C) lies
D) develops
E) enlarges
26. It is time to ________ the table for dinner.
A) place
B) lay
C) lay out
D) put out
E) serve
27. I have always ________ you my best friend.
A) regarded
B) considered
C) trusted
D) hoped
E) liked
28. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.
A) temper
B) language
C) spirit
D) character
E) pride
29. He won’t ________ to buy some bread unless I tell him again.
A) remind
B) realize
C) remember
D) forget
E) record
30. Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the _____ air.
A) full
B) clear
C) open
D) thin
E) outside
31. Will you be taking my previous experience into ________ when you fix my salary?
A) possession
B) account
C) mind
D) salesmanship
E) scale
32. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ________.
A) mistake
B) purpose
C) himself
D) fault
E) intention
33. Most things are now mass-produced rather than ________.
A) hand-made
B) by hand
C) single
D) selected
E) detailed
34. The office lifts are out of ________ again.
A) operating
B) order
C) work
D) working
E) movement
35. Let me know if any difficulties ________.
A) find
B) arise
C) come
D) rise
E) happen
36. I can’t ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.
A) spend
B) think
C) afford
D) help
E) spare
37. They are twins and look very ________.
A) alike
B) same
C) like
D) likely
E) identical
38. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise to________ seats well in advance.
A) engage
B) book
C) buy
D) occupy
E) preserve
39. He’s not ________ of learning German in six months.
A) possible
B) interested
C) inclined
D) able
E) capable
40. There was a large box behind the door and John could not ________falling over it.
A) prevent
B) avoid
C) fail
D) resist
E) save
Part B
1.Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.
A) notice
B) remark
C) warning
D) observation
E) attention
2.The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real_____.
A) cost
B) value
C) price
D) sum
E) expense
3.This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas.
A) deep
B) important
C) thick
D) cloudy
E) great
4.I can’t find the scissors anywhere. What have you done ______ them?
A) with
B) to
C) of
D) by
E) for
5.You couldn’t _______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town.
A) keep
B) net
C) take
D) learn
E) hear
6.The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too ________.
A) little
B) few
C) short
D) low
E) small
7.The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.
A) drove
B) traveled
C) rode
D) followed
E) tracked
8.When the bill came, he had to _______ money from his brother to pay it.
A) borrow
B) lend
C) loan
D) ask
E) let
9.Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to________ the factory.
A) extend
B) increase
C) broaden
D) grow
E) magnify
10. The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and ________.
A) earthy
B) soiled
C) dusty
D) greasy
E) muddy
11. Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A) come to
B) come around
C) come up
D) come in
E) come on
12. When John _____ in London, he went to see the Houses of Parliament.
A) came
B) reached
C) arrived
D) got
E) stood
13. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.
A) near
B) inside
C) within
D) at
E) beyond
14. I was not ________ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all
over my hand.
A) familiar
B) awake
C) disturbed
D) astonished
E) conscious
15. Tropical diseases are comparatively ________ in Britain.
A) scarce
B) rare
C) less
D) slight
E) scattered
16. If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number
in the book.
A) look at
B) look to
C) look through
D) look up
E) look after
17. She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________between Austria and Yugoslavia.
A) limit
B) edge
C) bar
D) border
E) division
18. Why can’t you do this small ________ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
A) command
B) demand
C) effort
D) favor
E) influence
19. He asked us if we would ________ to share a room.
A) accept
B) consider
C) agree
D) admit
E) approve
20. Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly.
A) assist
B) frequent
C) attend
D) follow
E) present
21. The _____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
A) fee
B) fare
C) debt
D) hire
E) prize
22. He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician play hit favorite piece of music.
A) occasion
B) possibility
C) fate
D) opportunity
E) space
23. He tried to ________ his daughter of the dangers of spending more than she earned.
A) remember
B) remain
C) warn
D) realize
E) threaten
24. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly________ by the weather.
A) damaged
B) hurt
C) ruined
D) spoiled
E) wasted
26. These figures give a rough guide to the cost of ________ your car.
A) controlling
B) handling
C) keeping
D) managing
E) running
27. It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ________ four hours.
A) ended
B) finished
C) lasted
D) stayed
E) was
28. The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.
A) advertised
B) decided
C) explained
D) promised
E) told
29. Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her.
A) determined
B) willing
C) strong
D) patient
E) obvious
30. It takes six weeks to ________ a man to do this job.
A) train
B) guide
C) lead
D) raise
E) learn
31. On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite________.
A) left
B) deserted
C) unpopular
D) unattended
E) alone
32. In today’s paper, it _____ that there will be a new government soon.
A) tells
B) states
C) stands
D) writes
E) records
33. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.
A) notice
B) attention
C) regards
D) reference
E) study
34. When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________on a clock I had bought.
A) taxes
B) duty
C) fines
D) rates
E) allowance
35. It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the safety-crossing by a lorry.
A) knocked down
B) knocked out
C) run across
D) run out
E) run in
36. The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.
A) amount
B) cost
C) expense
D) increase
E) price
37. When it was time for our tickets to be _______, I couldn’t find mine.
A) controlled
B) bought
C) checked
D) overlooked
E) served
38. Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes?
A) see through
B) look through
C) look up
D) look into
E) see to
39. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a________ across Europe.
A) journey
B) route
C) travel
D) progress
E) voyage
40. He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.
A) show
B) make
C) paint
D) describe
E) picture
