Part A
1.When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ________towards his expenses.
A) salary
B) permission
C) allowance
D) wage
E) money
2.It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.
A) sudden
B) moment
C) minute
D) once
E) shot
3.What do you think would be the _____ of this ring, if I were to sell it?
A) worth
B) value
C) cost
D) good
E) importance
4.Police officers working on the murder have _____ hundreds of families.
A) asked
B) demanded
C) enquired
D) questioned
E) requested
5.The thief was ________ to prison for two years.
A) brought
B) put
D) taken
E) judged
6.He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of experience.
A) advantage
B) deal
C) help
D) value
E) profit
7.To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to the Bank for the total amount.
A) make for
B) make off
C) make out
D) make over
E) make up
8.He began to take politics ________ only when he left school.
A) carefully
B) bravely
C) seriously
D) solemnly
E) strictly
9. Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon there will be a strike.
A) given
B) met
C) paid
D) permitted
E) replie
10. The children thought that the cream was deliciously ________ and they finished it all.
A) famous
B) chosen
C) flavored
D) hungered
E) favorable
11. The two scientists disagreed and a ________ argument developed.
A) wet
B) bitter
C) salty
D) sour
E) bare
12. This theory _____ from the work of certain early 20th century scientists.
A) resists
B) returns
C) raises
D) insults
E) results
13. Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked tired and ________.
A) watery
B) wearing
C) weary
D) wandering
E) wondered
14. As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a ________ somewhere.
A) log
B) lodge
C) landing
D) lodging
E) stay
15. After his journey, Gerard hoped to find an inn in which to _______the night.
A) shelter
B) waste
C) lose
D) spend
E) pay
16. In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the________ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm.
A) refreshing
B) general
C) average
D) longest
E) greatest
17. George took an eager look at the ________ meal, which everyone
was looking forward to, and sat down with the rest of the family.
A) dusty
B) crusty
C) pasty
D) nasty
E) tasty
18. Owing to an accident, traffic had to be ________ to another route.
A) redirected
B) turned
C) extended
D) sent
E) misled
19. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by their parents.
A) raised up
B) borne up
C) brought up
D) got up
E) put up
20. He said he had every ________ in his secretary; she would do theright thing.
A) belief
B) dependence
C) thought
D) knowledge
E) confidence
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. The next ________ of the committee will take place on Thursday.
A) seating
B) group
C) collection
D) meeting
E) gathering
24. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already disappeared from the earth.
A) brave
B) untamed
C) unfriendly
D) angry
E) wild
25. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.
A) take
B) except
C) agree
D) have
E) accept
26. I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.
A) remember
B) repeat
C) remind
D) let
E) make
27. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.
A) refused
B) rejected
C) denied
D) objected
E) disliked
28. I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I ________ go at once.
A) prefer
B) would rather
C) want
D) like
E) am willing
29. When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars firmly.
A) handle
B) hold
C) hand
D) have
E) control
30. I had ________ decided to take a coat when it started to rain.
A) already
B) yet
C) still
D) never
E) always
31. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
A) an opportunity
B) bad luck
C) a possibility
D) fate
E) an occasion
32. ________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A) Following
B) Listening to
C) According to
D) Fearing
E) Meaning
33. If you ________ your money to mine, we shall have enough.
A) add
B) combine
C) join
D) unite
E) bank
34. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ________.
A) in fact
B) on purpose
C) by appointment
D) by plan
E) by understanding
35. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?
A) charge
B) cost
C) pay
D) spend
E) demand
36. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A) damaged
B) wounded
C) broken
D) killed
E) blessed
37. If we are thinking of having a day in the country, I should like to listen to a weather ________.
A) statement
B) spell
C) forecast
D) recording
E) news
38. I do ________ I could speak English well.
A) know
B) want
C) wish
D) like
E) hope
39. Where do you ________ going for your holidays this year?
A) intend
B) expect
C) pretend
D) mean
E) guess
40. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater________ in publishing.
A) experience
B) work
C) jobs
D) employment
E) hope
Part B
1.He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________out of his money.
A) tricked
B) played
C) deceived
D) robbed
E) stolen
2.The cow had lost its own calf, but the farmer persuaded it to ________one whose mother had died.
A) choose
B) adopt
C) undertake
D) collect
E) educate
3.When my aunt lost her cat last summer, it turned ________ a week later at a house in the next village.
A) in
B) on
C) over
D) out
E) up
4.The funeral will be ________, and only members of the dead man’s family will attend.
A) peculiar
B) particular
C) private
D) alone
E) personal
5.They were making enough noise at the party to wake the ________.
A) people
B) population
C) living
D) company
E) dead
6.I can’t advise you what to do. You must use your own ________.
A) opinion
B) guesswork
C) justice
D) judgment
E) ideal
7.It isn’t quite ________ that he will be present at the meeting.
A) sure
B) right
C) exact
D) certain
E) formal
8.The ________ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.
A) mist
B) smell
C) spark
D) steam
E) smoke
9.The house was so damp that it was ________ to live in.
A) sickly
B) unhealthy
C) unwell
D) diseased
E) infectious
10. There are usually at least two ________ of looking at every question.
A) means
B) directions
C) views
D) opinions
E) ways
11. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ________ what he said.
A) receive
B) accept
C) listen
D) take
E) catch
12. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ________ of smell.
A) degree
B) sense
C) strength
D) skill
E) scent
13. Peter begged his neighbor to ________ him five pounds until the weekend.
A) lend
B) supply
C) borrow
D) provide
E) hire
14. The lorry driver was badly ________ when his lorry crashed into a wall.
A) pained
B) hit
C) hurt
D) harmed
E) damaged
15. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister________ charge of the house.
A) take
B) hold
C) make
D) get
E) be
16. The policeman ________ everything he had noticed to the inspector.
A) reviewed
B) accounted
C) reported
D) informed
E) said
17. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.
A) weather
B) climate
C) air
D) season
E) space
18. The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then ________into applause.
A) flooded
B) cheered
C) started
D) burst
E) went
19. ________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.
A) growing
B) rearing
C) breeding
D) raising
E) bringing
20. When he makes a ________ by car, he takes his family with him.
A) travel
B) course
C) passage
D) voyage
E) journey
21. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.
A) increases
B) motions
C) advances
D) advantages
E) opportunities
22. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good ________of each other.
A) sum
B) quantity
C) deal
D) portion
E) degree
23. As soon as the children were ________, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A) woke
B) awoke
C) wake
D) awake
E) waken
24. This blue door was ________ painted green.
A) lastly
B) before
D) originally
E) presently
25. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.
A) suit
B) match
C) fit
D) compare
E) color
26. If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.
A) dislike
B) trouble
C) complaint
D) discontent
E) fault
27. His father had ________ him how to make model airplanes.
A) planned
B) guided
C) taught
D) learnt
E) described
28. The old man got into the ________ of storing money under the bed.
A) tradition
B) manner
C) use
D) harvest
E) habit
29. Violent programs on television may have a bad ________ on children.
A) affection
B) pressure
C) influence
D) control
E) power
30. The shoes fitted her ________.
A) perfectly
B) justly
D) rightly
E) finely
31. Could you please ________ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?
A) manage
B) arrange
C) do
D) take
E) have
32. Tell your brother to come ________, because it’s going to rain in a minute or two.
A) indoors
B) outdoors
C) within
D) inwards
E) homewards
33. As he was ill, he had to _____ the party.
A) miss
B) avoid
C) regret
D) lack
E) fail
34. When he was at school, he won the first ________ for good behavior.
A) reward
B) prize
C) price
D) present
E) praise
35. Can’t you ________ your chief to let you have a holiday?
A) overcome
B) make
C) succeed
D) persuade
E) reason
36. The girl’s father ________ to buy her a car if she passed her examination.
A) admitted
B) accepted
C) agreed
D) approved
E) afforded
37. The carriage was ________ by four horses.
A) tired
B) rolled
C) pushed
D) driven
E) drawn
38. He ate what he could, and gave the _______ of the food to the birds.
A) remain
B) uneaten
C) waste
D) part
E) rest
39. They decided to leave the waiter a big ________ because the food and service had been excellent.
A) note
B) addition
C) tip
D) gift
E) reward
40. As it had not rained for several months, there was a ______ of water.
A) waste
B) shortage
C) drop
D) loss
E) desert
