Part A
1.Many poets have ________ the beauties of the countryside.
A) applauded
B) enthused
C) enamored
D) appealed
E) extolled
2.When the student graduated, he got his ________.
A) paper
B) degree
C) license
D) pension
E) bachelor
3.She didn’t ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn’t wanted to go out anyway.
A) object
B) care
C) matter
D) care for
E) mind
4.The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.
A) affirmed
B) pronounced
C) disguised
D) represented
E) revealed
5.Although I tried to concentrate on the lectures, I was ________ by the noise from the next room.
A) dissuaded
B) averted
C) repressed
D) distracted
E) interfered
6.I ________ what her name is; I’m sure I know her face.
A) remember
B) wonder
C) guess
D) suspect
E) suppose
7.I ________ that one’, said the tourist, pointing for the benefit of the uncomprehending shopkeeper.
A) want
B) wish
C) take
D) desire
E) become
8.I do not ________ to be clever but I am not stupid.
A) permit
B) classify
C) confess
D) claim
E) compare
9.After the Cabinet reshuffle, the Minister wasn’t very happy at his new ________.
A) job
B) post
C) work
D) shift
E) place
10. Children under the age of 16 are not ________ to enter for the competition.
A) enabled
B) empowered
C) capable
D) eligible
E) permissible
11. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.
A) settled
B) concentrated
C) absorbed
D) engaged
E) occupied
12. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A) convicted
B) arrested
C) charged
D) judged
E) condemned
13. In the medical profession, men ________ women by five to one.
A) increase
B) outnumber
C) supersede
D) overcome
E) outclass
14. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________on what he says.
A) conviction
B) reliance
C) reputation
D) credibility
E) regard
15. Pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide ________.
A) removed
B) refilled
C) returned
D) receded
E) retired
16. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under his uncle’s will.
A) speculating
B) considering
C) assuming
D) estimating
E) allowing
17. A ________ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.
A) severe
B) violent
C) drastic
D) strict
E) wide
18. He wrote the text book in ________ with his brother.
A) harmony
B) collaboration
C) unison
D) connection
E) communion
19. His country cottage ________ the amenities of his London flat.
A) missed
B) overlooked
C) neglected
D) ignored
E) lacked
20. The victory was ________ annually by a ten-gun salute.
A) memorized
B) commemorated
C) reminded
D) recapitulated
E) remembered
21. He ________ the figures carefully before making any comment.
A) estimated
B) scrutinized
C) watched
D) remarked
E) visualized
22. ‘He couldn’t explain the problem well, as he had only a ________knowledge of the subject.
A) profound
B) primary
C) rudimentary
D) fundamental
E) superfluous
23. His account must be true, because the evidence he gave ________that of two other witnesses.
A) collaborates
B) consists
C) coincides
D) condones
E) corroborates
24. We must hear the ________ of the last meeting before we proceed.
A) minutes
B) protocol
C) reportage
D) agenda
E) items
25. Many road accidents occur because motorists cannot ________ the speed of approaching vehicles.
A) conclude
B) count
C) gauge
D) value
E) number
26. The rainbow ______ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.
A) dissolved
B) removed
C) dispersed
D) retired
E) disappeared
27. The boy, wanting to be independent, _____ his father’s offer of help.
A) turned away
B) turned from
C) turned down
D) turned against
E) turned up
28. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ________.
A) scattered
B) dismissed
C) separated
D) spaced
E) divided
29. There is a ________ of a thousand pounds offered for the capture of the murderer.
A) reward
B) prize
C) price
D) grant
E) credit
30. They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
A) friendship
B) relations
C) intentions
D) terms
E) will
31. She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was very well paid.
A) desire
B) ambition
C) willingness
D) intention
E) meaning
32. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in order to ________ its improved features.
A) advocate
B) demonstrate
C) exhibit
D) reveal
E) expound
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. My rifle was not ________, so I did not hit anything.
A) from the best
B) for the better
C) of the best
D) for the best
E) of the better
40. Any student who ________ his homework is unlikely to pass his
examination.
A) reduces
B) neglects
C) practices
D) denies
E) offends
Part B
1.Yesterday the pound fell to a ________ low level against the dollar, according to this morning news.
A) final
B) major
C) record
D) remote
E) last
2.Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________away by enthusiasm at a horserace.
A) carried
B) moved
C) excited
D) stirred
E) swept
3.The young performers ________ and held the audience’s attention from the moment the curtain went up.
A) caught
B) gathered
C) snatched
D) took
E) trapped
4.She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.
A) sympathetic
B) just
C) helpful
D) pitiful
E) friendly
5.What were John and Mary ________ about when you came into the room?
A) speaking
B) discussing
C) saying
D) telling
E) talking
6.I don’t smoke, but I don’t object to ________ people smoking.
A) different
B) another
C) other
D) alternative
E) unlike
7.I like your new red dress, the color ________ you.
A) fits
B) looks
C) suits
D) likes
E) seems
8.Mr. Jones wants to know if he can have a ________ with you.
A) argument
B) word
C) lecture
D) speech
E) conversation
9.Mrs. Brown has cleaned the house from ________ to bottom.
A) attic
B) first floor
C) top
D) roof
E) upstairs
10. Alice is tall and slim and has a beautiful ________.
A) position
B) shape
C) form
D) figure
E) size
11. Mrs. Brown’s children have very good manners because they have been well ________.
A) brought out
B) brought in
C) brought together
D) brought up
E) brought round
12. My father is very ________ with his hands.
A) curious
B) interested
D) intelligent
E) clever
13. Mrs. Brown is offering a ________ of £50 to anyone who finds her diamond ring.
A) prize
B) price
C) reward
D) money
E) total
14. I should be ________ if you would answer my letter by return.
A) nice
B) good
C) glad
D) cheerful
E) kind
15. He will pass his examination if he works ________.
A) quietly
B) strongly
C) hard
D) cleverly
E) loudly
16. Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.
A) excited
B) afraid
C) sensitive
D) sensible
E) upset
17. My father told me never ________ a lie.
A) to do
B) to make
C) drastic
D) to recount
E) to relate
18. Mrs. Brown’s children are always as good as ________.
A) butter
B) gold
C) milk
D) silk
E) silver
19. My cousin, who lives in France, is ________ me French.
A) learning
B) teaching
C) helping
D) assisting
E) instructing
20. Peter has not got the right ________ for that job.
A) knowledge
B) learning
C) qualifications
D) abilities
E) examinations
21. The Stephenson’s’ house was ________ by thieves last night.
A) broken into
B) broken up
C) broken off
D) broken down
E) broken in
22. The fishermen said that the high wind had made the sea very _______.
A) calm
B) uneven
C) undulating
D) rough
E) hard
23. Three masked men ________ the city bank early this morning.
A) robbed
B) attacked
C) stole
D) took
E) spoilt
24. I can’t remember ________ told me Mary had gone to Spain.
A) which
B) what
C) that
D) who
E) whose
25. Can you tell the ________ between margarine and butter?
A) opposite
B) change
C) alteration
D) difference
E) sameness
26. Could you give me a ________? I’ve forgotten my matches.
A) flame
B) light
C) fire
D) illumination
E) flare
27. The Company gave my father a gold watch when he ________.
A) replaced
B) reformed
C) retired
D) retreated
E) rearranged
28. You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.
A) suppose
B) assume
C) propose
D) wonder
E) imagine
29. When my sister was in hospital, she was ________ by a well-known surgeon.
A) worked on
B) carried on
C) operated on
D) turned on
E) passed on
30. If you ask Martin, he will explain ________ of cricket to you.
A) the orders
B) the arrangements
C) the regulations
D) the preparations
E) the rules
31. We arrived late because there was a traffic ________.
A) stop
B) jam
C) holding
D) suspension
E) confusion
32. I had to wait ________ for an answer to my letter.
A) a long day
B) a period
C) an interval
D) a stage
E) a long while
33. Call for me at any time that ________ you.
A) fits
B) likes
C) procession
D) docs
E) meets
34. I am very ________ in architecture.
A) interested
B) interesting
C) concerned
D) informed
E) intelligent
35. The Meeting has been ________ till next Thursday.
A) put by
B) put off
C) put over
D) put in
E) put away
36. A circle is a different ________ from a square.
A) shape
B) shade
C) look after
D) style
E) number
37. Could you ________ me £5? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
A) pay
B) borrow
C) lend
D) provide
E) donate
38. You can’t smoke here. It’s ________.
A) prevented
B) allowed
C) to tell
D) prohibited
E) ceased
39. I don’t believe you, you must be ________ my leg.
A) grasping
B) holding
C) handling
D) pulling
E) stretching
40. It’s very cold, the temperature is several ________ below zero.
A) ounces
B) inches
C) numbers
D) degrees
E) figures
Part C
1.________ you hurry up, you’ll miss the bus.
A) Because
B) If
C) Also
D) Except
E) Unless
2.The man jumped out of the window and committed ________.
A) murder
B) death
C) sin
D) suicide
E) homicide
3.I was walking along the street when I accidentally _______ my friend.
A) bumped into
B) moved into
C) came into
D) fell into
E) saw into
4.The doctor took his temperature and felt his ________.
A) vein
B) nerve
C) blood
D) pulse
E) muscle
5.It’s my ________ that it’s going to rain.
A) option
B) opinion
C) intention
D) decision
E) thought
6.This book is too ________, I don’t understand it.
A) secret
B) opaque
C) dark
D) obscure
E) blank
7.She was very inquisitive and she didn’t ________ to hide her curiosity.
A) effect
B) affect
C) attempt
D) discover
E) find
8.She wanted to buy a modern dress, she didn’t want an old-________one.
A) styled
B) formed
C) looked
D) fashioned
E) shaped
9.What ________ is your car?
A) manufacture
B) construction
C) make
D) mark
E) assembly
10. He was a very ________ driver and had a lot of accidents.
A) careful
B) careless
C) correct
D) cautious
E) conscientious
11. The ________ gave the new film a very good review.
A) critics
B) reporters
C) announcers
D) interviewers
E) translators
12. Grandmother lets the children do anything they like, so they are completely ________.
A) spoilt
B) damaged
C) hurt
D) injured
E) destroyed
13. The Manager asked me to ________ the contract for my new job.
A) write
B) describe
C) sign
D) disagree
E) design
14. ______ for the post of Senior Clerk must be received by March 10th.
A) Proposals
B) Descriptions
C) Possibilities
D) Applications
E) Offerings
15. Mr. Hobson has had to ________ his job because of ill-health.
A) give in
B) give up
C) give away
D) give out
E) give over
16. My English teacher ________ me to try for a place at University.
A) insisted
B) persisted
C) proposed
D) convinced
E) encouraged
17. I ________ you £5 that Peter will win the race on Saturday.
A) gamble
B) bet
C) offer
D) give
E) risk
18. Mary had to be taken to hospital after her ________.
A) dilemma
B) distraction
C) happening
D) accident
E) occurrence
19. I shall never ________ the time when I was lost in London without any money.
A) remember
B) recall
C) forget
D) recollect
E) imagine
20. Mary is almost well again now, but she still looks rather ________.
A) faded
B) light
C) poor
D) transparent
E) pale
21. I feel so sleepy, I can hardly ________ my eyes open.
A) make
B) keep
C) pull
D) take
E) bring
22. After walking four miles in the pouring rain, the children were________.
A) moist
B) damp
C) drowned
D) humid
E) drenched
23. The Grand Hotel ________ five pounds for a single room with bath.
A) pays
B) prices
C) charges
D) expends
E) spends
24. The thief ________ my handbag and ran off down the street.
A) caught
B) snatched
C) picked
D) disconnected
E) detached
25. I thought the problem of pollution would ________ at the meeting but no one mentioned it.
A) come in
B) come over
C) come to
D) come up
E) come round
26. Jane’s new blue dress ________ her coat perfectly.
A) likes
B) matches
C) colors
D) resembles
E) fits
27. When I came in, John and Mary ________ about the best way to learn English.
A) were saying
B) were teaching
C) were speaking
D) were telling
E) were talking
28. Let’s go into the garden and ________ some roses to take to your mother.
A) dig
B) pick
C) pull
D) break
E) detach
29. Would you go upstairs and ________ my handbag, please.
A) take
B) bring
C) carry
D) fetch
E) obtain
30. The houses with even numbers are on the left side of the street and those with ________ numbers are on the right.
A) odd
B) unequal
C) irregular
D) level
E) divided
31. Every morning I do the crossword ________ in the newspaper.
A) problem
B) puzzle
C) question
D) test
E) theme
32. There is an index ________ of this book.
A) in the end
B) on the end
C) from the end
D) at the end
E) with the end
33. It was so cold that the water in the lake ________.
A) chilled
B) iced
C) froze
D) hardened
E) boiled
34. John ________ his examination but his brother failed.
A) succeeded
B) made
C) resulted
D) passed
E) qualified
35. The Government will have ________ this proposal very carefully.
A) to go for
B) to go after
C) to go into
D) to go round
E) to go under
36. The Post Office is only a few yards ________.
A) in the road
B) on the road
C) above the road
D) under the road
E) up the road
37. Will you help me ________ this parcel, please?
A) tie up
B) lie down
C) tie in
D) tie for
E) tie with
38. If you didn’t keep scratching that spot on your face, it would soon________.
A) remedy
B) cure
C) restore
D) heal
E) mend
39. Mary has given me a ________ for chocolate cake.
A) prescription
B) description
C) diet
D) list
E) recipe
40. Mrs. Simpson ________ £1000 to the Dogs’ Home when she died.
A) remained
B) left
C) presented
D) offered
E) permitted
