Part A
1.The disease ________ widely, all over the country.
A) sprang
B) sped
C) spread
D) spilt
E) spun
2.If we______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful.
A) decide
B) elect
C) command
D) vote
E) adopt
3.After years of war, the whole nation wanted to make ________ with their enemies.
A) piece
B) peace
C) pace
D) pact
E) peas
4.She chose cushions of a color which would ________ her carpet.
A) equal
B) agree
C) help
D) match
E) pair
5.She opened the packet and emptied the ________ into a saucepan.
A) fullness
B) insides
C) container
D) refills
E) contents
6.After trying several times, I ________ to see him.
A) managed
B) succeeded
C) won
D) attempted
E) became
7.He offered to ________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
A) lend
B) help
C) show
D) loan
E) borrow
8.She is making herself ill with ________ over her son’s future.
A) trouble
B) annoyance
C) disgust
D) worry
E) consideration
9.The government has lost a great deal of ________ because of the large increase in food prices.
A) strength
B) support
C) agreement
D) vote
E) progress
10. Because of the strong sun Mrs. Williams’ new blue dining-room curtains ________ to gray within a year.
A) faded
B) fainted
C) paled
D) bleached
E) grew
11. A ________ from the local paper asked for details of the accident.
A) salesman
B) newsagent
C) reporter
D) typewriter
E) broadcaster
12. She looked everywhere for her book but ________ had to return home without it.
A) lastly
B) at the end
C) in the end
D) in the finish
E) at the last
13. I’m sorry but what he thinks is not of the _______ importance to me.
A) merest
B) lowest
C) last
D) worst
E) least
14. It was ________ by the railways board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten per cent.
A) noticed
B) stated
C) suggested
D) noted
E) spoken
15. When replying to this advertisement, please ________ a stamped addressed envelope.
A) present
B) contain
C) enclose
D) envelop
E) introduce
16. Every time he tried to start the car, the wheels ________ deeper into the mud.
A) stayed
B) hollowed
C) feel
D) dropped
E) sank
17. When are you going to begin to ________ that animal?
A) direct
B) drive
C) teach
D) train
E) get
18. They gave ________ looking for her when it grew dark.
A) up
B) in
C) off
D) out
E) away
19. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog; he’s quite ________.
A) happy
B) eager
C) weak
D) cheerful
E) harmless
20. His ________ had always been to become an architect.
A) study
B) want
C) ambition
D) imagination
E) direction
21. Be quiet! It’s rude to ________ people when they are speaking.
A) interfere
B) interrupt
C) prevent
D) introduce
E) block
22. Children ________ good food if they are to be healthy.
A) have
B) receive
C) eat
D) need
E) desire
23. After a lot of difficulty, he ________ to open the door.
A) managed
B) succeeded
C) obtained
D) realized
E) gained
24. I have been looking for this book for months, and ________ I have found it.
A) at least
B) in time
C) at the end
D) at present
E) at last
25. The teacher ________ them the answer to the question.
A) exclaimed
B) told
C) said
D) described
E) declared
26. I have never ________ any experience of living in the country.
A) had
B) seen
C) done
D) made
E) got
27. The child was told to ________ for being rude to his uncle.
A) excuse
B) apologize
C) punish
D) confess
E) pardon
28. Throughout his childhood, he suffered from ________ illnesses.
A) import
B) serious
C) solemn
D) great
E) strong
29. The ________ of trees in the water was very clear.
A) mirror
B) sight
C) reflection
D) shadow
E) picture
30. That cupboard must always be ________ carefully locked.
A) guarded
B) shut
C) closed
D) kept
E) held
31. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it.
A) end
B) point
C) edge
D) tip
E) top
32. You should be very ________ to your teachers for their help.
A) thankful
B) thanking
C) grateful
D) considerate
E) gracious
33. When can the students ________ for next year’s evening classes?
A) assist
B) enroll
C) join
D) inscribe
E) subscribe
34. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ________him of speeding.
A) charged
B) accused
C) blamed
D) warned
E) arrested
35. His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.
A) place
B) effect
C) post
D) possession
E) position
36. I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn’t listen to me.
A) warned
B) guarded
C) suggested
D) persuaded
E) taught
37. After dinner the minister made a short ________ to the guests.
A) delivery
B) pronunciation
C) conversation
D) piece
E) speech
38. He couldn’t ________ the thought of leaving his home town for ever.
A) support
B) bear
C) carry
D) think
E) hold
39. On my present salary, I just can’t ________ a car which cost over £3,000.
A) pretend
B) allow
C) elect
D) afford
E) adopt
40. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from his coat.
A) loosing
B) losing
C) off
D) away
E) missing
Part B
1.What measures have been ________ to control the crowd at Saturday’s football match?
A) imagined
B) made
C) given
D) described
E) taken
2.He left in such a hurry that I ________ had time to thank him.
A) almost
B) even
C) nearly
D) scarcely
E) least
3.He gave me some very ________ advice on buying a house.
A) precious
B) wealthy
C) dear
D) prized
E) valuable
4.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) makeover
E) make up
5.If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A) get off
B) come across
C) come over
D) get over
E) get away
6.I’m ________ to get the tickets for the show today, as there are hardly any left.
A) worried
B) curious
C) anxious
D) afraid
E) troubled
7.His landlady gave him a week’s ________ to leave the flat.
A) threat
B) notice
C) advice
D) caution
E) dismissal
8.We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness had put him under great ________.
A) emotion
B) excitement
C) crisis
D) stress
E) nervousness
9.A completely new situation is likely to ________ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.
A) affect
B) rise
C) arise
D) raise
E) happen
10. A competitor may submit any number of entries ________ each one is accompanied by a registration fee.
A) guaranteeing
B) insuring
C) allowing
D) providing
E) notwithstanding
11. Enquiries ________ the condition of patients may be made personally or by telephone.
A) revealing
B) concerning
C) affecting
D) for
E) following
12. Tenants are ________ to beware of paying rent to unknown persons.
A) commanded
B) informed
C) notified
D) advised
E) suggested
13. He tries to ________ up his lessons by telling a few jokes.
A) raise
B) inspire
C) stimulate
D) snap
E) liven
14. Many university courses are not really ________ to the needs of
students or their future employers.
A) associated
B) relative
C) geared
D) sufficient
E) qualified
15. The noise of the traffic ________ Paul from his work.
A) prevented
B) annoyed
C) obstructed
D) upset
E) distracted
16. The plan was ________ when it was discovered just how much the
scheme would cost.
A) resigned
B) abandoned
C) surrendered
D) released
E) disused
17. We finally managed to ______ the committee’s approval of our plans.
A) secure
B) arouse
C) acquire
D) exert
E) execute
18. We are paying for the car in 24 monthly ________ of £55.
A) fragments
B) parts
C) installments
D) refunds
E) credits
19. Violence in the local prison has ________ two lives.
A) removed
B) taken
C) cost
D) murdered
E) spilt
20. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ________ two lorries.
A) containing
B) connecting
C) involving
D) including
E) combining
21. Since any answer was the politician tried to
A) delude
B) seclude
C) pervade
D) evade
E) elude
22. Only two of the candidates can be seriously ________ for this post.
A) contemplated
B) commended
C) considered
D) reviewed
E) entertained
23. When I went into the dining room next morning, the ________ of the dinner were still on the table.
A) remains
B) results
C) remnants
D) surplus
E) relics
24. She’s a very selfish person who doesn’t show much ______ for others.
A) consternation
B) consideration
C) humanity
D) estimation
E) complacency
25. The unpleasant taste ________ in his mouth for hours.
A) insisted
B) prolonged
C) waited
D) lingered
E) rested
26. His ________ book will deal with industrial relations.
A) eventual
B) actual
C) prompt
D) forthcoming
E) following
27. Hotel rooms must be ________ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
A) vacated
B) departed
C) abandoned
D) discharged
E) displaced
28. Every citizen has the ________ to assist in the prevention of crime.
A) duty
B) right
C) effort
D) trouble
E) force
29. He couldn’t ________ his father that he was telling the truth.
A) admit
B) convince
C) believe
D) confide
E) ensure
30. He began ________ absurd plans for escaping.
A) doing
B) settling
C) hitching
D) devising
E) thinking
31. He didn’t intend to ________ this conversation further himself, for he disliked his aunt’s patronizing tone.
A) prosecute
B) pursue
C) push
D) follow
E) enter
32. We aren’t very busy in the shop at the moment. In fact we’re quite________.
A) contrary
B) lazy
C) slack
D) rare
E) opposite
33. Color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green.
A) separate
B) compare
C) distinguish
D) contrast
E) relate
34. The completion of the new Town Hall has been ________ owing to a strike.
A) held off
B) held down
C) held in
D) held up
E) held on
35. It has always been the ________ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.
A) plan
B) campaign
C) procedure
D) policy
E) rule
36. Mr. Sanders has been asked to ________ the next meeting of the Library Committee.
A) manage
B) chair
C) take
D) lead
E) direct
37. The Jury gave a unanimous ________ of Not Guilty.
A) decision
B) opinion
C) verdict
D) judgment
E) assessment
38. I fear you can’t count on him; he’s liable to ________ out when things become difficult.
A) be
B) let
C) opt
D) take
E) stop
39. The 1950s were the ________ of this cult but one still hears references to it today.
A) top
B) heyday
C) summit
D) pick
E) pitch
40. What ________ of car do you run?
A) fabrication
B) species
C) fabric
D) mark
E) make
