Part A
1.This village is only ________ by river.
A) attainable
B) available
C) accessible
D) obtainable
E) achievable
2.The manâs face was ________ from his infected tooth.
A) bulging
B) swollen
C) dilated
D) expanded
E) distended
3.As my exam is next week, Iâll take advantage of the day off to________ on some reading.
A) catch up
B) clear up
C) hurry up
D) makeup
E) pick up
4.Many local authorities realize the need to make ________ for elderly people in their housing programs.
A) assistance
B) conditions
C) admittance
D) provision
E) rooms
5.The curator of the Museum was most ________ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A) favorable
B) gratifying
C) obliging
D) pleasing
E) promising
6.For parents, one of the problems ________ by rising prices is then continual demand for more pocket money.
A) given
B) posed
C) pressing
D) provided
E) forced
7.After speaking for two hours, the lecturer found he could scarcely talk, as he had become ________.
A) hoarse
B) dumb
C) inarticulate
D) speechless
E) tongue-tied
8.There is pressure on the British government to ________ the-number of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.
A) confine
B) depress
C) decrease
D) restrain
E) limit
9.In recent years there has been a ______ increase in the cost of living.
A) powerful
B) ponderous
C) wide
D) significant
E) violent
10. The drunken couple did nothing to keep the flat clean and tidy and lived in the utmost ________.
A) pollution
B) decay
C) corruption
D) contamination
E) squalor
11. She was extremely lucky when her great-uncle died, she_______ a fortune.
A) came by
B) came about
C) came into
D) came through
E) came over
12. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ________.
A) forgiven
B) pardoned
C) excused
D) acquitted
E) absolved
13. A good boss always ________ responsibility to his assistants.
A) relegates
B) delegates
C) removes
D) consigns
E) refers
14. Although nobody ________ his presence, Mr. Smith knew he had been recognized.
A) acknowledged
B) admitted
C) assented
D) attributed
E) requited
15. He tries to _____ himself with everyone by paying them compliments.
A) gratify
B) please
C) ingratiate
D) commend
E) placate
16. He was ________ from the competition because he had not compiled with the rules.
A) banished
B) forbidden
C) outlawed
D) disqualified
E) precluded
17. He thanked me _______, too much I thought for the little I had done.
A) significantly
B) profusely
C) prolifically
D) luxuriantly
E) sumptuously
18. The police managed to ________ down the owner of the car.
A) trace
B) track
C) catch
D) search
E) pursue
19. The partyâs reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies.
A) indicative
B) confirming
C) positive
D) revealing
E) evident
20. Although most of the rooms are small, the hall is ________.
A) extending
B) extended
C) spacious
D) expansive
E) abundant
21. Your latest project has little ________ of success.
A) prediction
B) outlook
C) preview
D) prospect
E) forecast
22. My enquiries did not ________ any information of value.
A) extort
B) elicit
C) arouse
D) affect
E) induce
23. The professorâs wife was in the kitchen preparing a salad and________ cold meal into neat, thin pieces.
A) sawing
B) slitting
C) slicing
D) sandwiching
E) slashing
24. The advantage of the new bridge will be the way it ________ the towns on the opposite banks of the river.
A) attaches
B) connects
C) communicates
D) spans
E) merges
25. Charles was not sure which profession to enter, but finally ________for the Law.
A) chose
B) opted
C) selected
D) accepted
E) preferred
26. The police _____ their attention to the events that led up to the accident.
A) confirmed
B) contained
C) conserved
D) confined
E) completed
27. The large crowds lingering in the streets were quickly ________ by heavy rain.
A) removed
B) dislocated
C) deposed
D) detached
E) dispersed
28. We covered a wide ________ of topics in the interview.
A) fashion
B) extent
C) collection
D) number
E) range
29. Looked at from your ________, the position is intolerable.
A) attitude
B) state
C) standpoint
D) level
E) opinion
30. Although your offer for the house is ÂŖ200 below the asking ________,theyâll probably accept for the sake of a quick sale.
A) cost
B) value
C) price
D) limit
E) amount
31. The garden had been badly neglected and was completely ________with weeds.
A) overgrown
B) suffocated
C) enclosed
D) coated
E) overlaid
32. By the end of the day the flood water which had covered most of the town had ________.
A) receded
B) reversed
C) replaced
D) retired
E) returned
33. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ________the names they had been given by the witness.
A) confused
B) perplexed
C) puzzled
D) bewildered
E) merged
34. Being already a graduate from another university, he was ________from the entrance examination.
A) exempted
B) excluded
C) prohibited
D) precluded
E) deferred
35. Digging the garden is a very ________ task.
A) industrious
B) manual
C) laborious
D) exerting
E) conscientious
36. Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to_______.
A) reduce
B) fade
C) dim
D) faint
E) shrink
37. The Minister accused the farmers of ________ the potato shortage in order to force prices up.
A) depleting
B) expecting
C) exploiting
D) misapplying
E) misappropriatin
38. The stories about his wealth are quite ________; he is not particularly well off.
A) unprovoked
B) incredulous
C) unfounded
D) irrational
E) undeserving
39. I donât really know how to ________ the problem.
A) tackle
B) cope
C) set in
D) raw
E) efface
40. He had deceived a great many people but she _______ him at once.
A) saw into
B) saw round
C) saw through
D) looked through
E) looked into
Part B
1.Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the worldâs great powers has produced a ________ balanced peace.
A) presently
B) precociously
C) previously
D) deviously
E) precariously
2.The teamâs coach insisted on a program of ________ training before the big match.
A) harsh
B) rigorous
C) positive
D) severe
E) searching
3.I tried to ________ a hint but you didnât notice.
A) nod
B) drop
C) suggest
D) let
E) warn
4.What you say is true, but you could have ________ it more tactfully.
A) talked
B) phrased
C) observed
D) informed
E) remarked
5.The police are ________ the suburbs for the missing car.
A) seeking
B) combing
C) looking
D) socking
E) investigating
6.The climbers ________ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
A) obtained
B) sustained
C) maintained
D) retained
E) realized
7.He was so ______ in the book that he forgot all about his appointment.
A) distracted
B) attracted
C) gripped
D) diverted
E) engrossed
8.It is impossible to ________ these points of view: they are too different.
A) unite
B) reconcile
C) coincide
D) correspond
E) compromise
9.I am never free on Thursday evenings as I have a ________arrangement to play chess with a friend.
A) long-standing
B) long-lived
C) long-range
D) long-lasting
E) long-service
10. If you are under 18, you are not ________ to join this club.
A) available
B) legitimate
C) capable
D) eligible
E) permissible
11. The Chairman is to give a formal _____ at the Annual General Meeting.
A) discussion
B) address
C) debate
D) revision
E) dialogue
12. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language from ________.
A) scratch
B) nothing
C) introduction
D) ignorance
E) blank
13. I spoke to him, but he was too ________ to hear what I said.
A) preoccupied
B) concentrated
C) absent-minded
D) cautious
E) thoughtful
14. National emergencies require that the community ________ those of the individual citizen.
A) overcome
B) overwhelm
C) overpower
D) override
E) overthrow
15. Because of the strike, British Rail have been forced to ________ all trains to London.
A) cancel
B) abandon
C) postpone
D) refer
E) recall
16. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ________ of the ancient building had been completed.
A) re-establishment
B) rejuvenation
C) restoration
D) reproduction
E) reparation
17. All flights in and out of London Airport came to a ________ because of the strike.
A) terminus
B) closure
C) standstill
D) stoppage
E) conclusion
18. Dried vegetables are easy to use if you remember to ________ them overnight.
A) dampen
B) infuse
C) bathe
D) plunge
E) soak
19. Investors seem to be losing ________ in the car industry.
A) belief
B) confidence
C) trust
D) reliability
E) reliance
20. The memorial in the square ________ the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.
A) celebrates
B) recaptures
C) remembers
D) commemorates
E) recalls
21. At the end of his trial he was ________ of murder.
A) convicted
B) convinced
C) penalized
D) condemned
E) sentenced
22. To ________ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.
A) assure
B) ensure
C) insure
D) ascertain
E) confirm
23. The mountainous areas of the country are ________ populated.
A) slightly
B) loosely
C) infrequently
D) sparsely
E) meagerly
24. He is an ________ worker, and rarely does well in examinations.
A) errant
B) erroneous
C) erotic
D) erratic
E) exotic
25. He was completely ________ by the thiefâs disguise.
A) taken away
B) taken down
C) taken in
D) taken through
E) taken up
26. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.
A) interpretation
B) meaning
C) message
D) sense
E) explanation
27. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ________, it will snow this afternoon.
A) accurate
B) precise
C) exact
D) perfect
E) thorough
28. It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ________.
A) mood
B) spirits
C) heart
D) glee
E) gusto
29. An energetic manager can be a great ________ to his firm.
A) asset
B) profit
C) influence
D) surcharge
E) prosperity
30. He was a generous friend but as a businessman he drove a hard_______.
A) bargain
B) affair
C) arrangement
D) deal
E) contract
31. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ________ to all criticism.
A) impervious
B) unaware
C) regardless
D) unconscious
E) safeguarded
32. I cannot bear the noise of my brotherâs radio; it ________ me from my work.
A) disturbs
B) perturbs
C) deranges
D) interrupts
E) distracts
33. He soon made a ________ for himself on the stage.
A) popularity
B) fame
C) regard
D) notoriety
E) famous
34. His aunt died leaving him a small ________.
A) heritage
B) dowry
C) prohibited
D) grant
E) legacy
35. His irresponsible behavior put the whole operation in ________.
A) risk
B) doubt
C) jeopardy
D) condemnation
E) alarm
36. When I invited him to dinner he accepted with ________.
A) consent
B) obligation
C) acknowledgement
D) alacrity
E) gratification
37. During the fire he ________ the people into groups which carried sand and water to throw on to the flames.
A) called
B) dispersed
C) organized
D) made
E) planned
38. Will you ________ Peter to bring his camera tomorrow?
A) remember
B) remind
C) recall
D) recollect
E) refer
39. The floor was ______ with blood where the murdered man had fallen.
A) dyed
B) colored
C) dotted
D) blotted
E) stained
40. That comedian is very good at ________; she can take off the Prime Minister perfectly.
A) introductions
B) reproductions
C) presentations
D) impressions
E) similarities
Part C
1.If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________in the courtyard.
A) combine
B) assemble
C) crowd
D) mobilize
E) unite
2.The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor, and it would obviously be necessary to ________ my voice.
A) exaggerate
B) extend
C) amplify
D) develop
E) increase
3.One rainy night the old bridge ______ into the river without warning.
A) submerged
B) collapsed
C) degenerated
D) immersed
E) relapsed
4.The people who objected to the new road were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.
A) contradicting
B) protesting
C) provoking
D) competing
E) refusing
5.When they asked him about it, he said it was no ________ of theirs and wouldnât tell them anything.
A) connection
B) concern
C) relation
D) relevance
E) influence
6.Nursery schools can be enormously ________ to socially handicapped children.
A) admirable
B) beneficial
C) invaluable
D) meritorious
E) praiseworthy
7.Corruption in the running of the cityâs largest bank was ________ in the local newspaper.
A) found
B) discovered
C) detected
D) exposed
E) commented
8.The lad spent several years as ________ to a master-builder, so that he might learn the trade.
A) applicant
B) apprentice
C) learner
D) student
E) pupil
9.He said he couldnât _____ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A) accept
B) afford
C) compensate
D) depend
E) risk
10. After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to ________
from the campaign for the Presidency.
A) abandon
B) renounce
C) retract
D) withdraw
E) withhold
11. After the outbreak of a mysterious illness, investigation revealed
________ of the townâs water supply.
A) corruption
B) infiltration
C) contagion
D) pollution
E) eruption
12. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a
regular ________ to them.
A) subscription
B) contribution
C) allowance
D) subsidy
E) tribute
C) retrieving
13. The students visited the museum and spent several hours with the
________, who was very helpful.
A) commissioner
B) bursar
C) steward
D) curator
E) agent
14. As soon as the exams were over, the students all went their ________
ways.
A) homely
B) perspective
C) respective
D) relative
E) diverted
15. The council members were dissatisfied with the wording of the
recommendation, but passed it after ________ had been agreed.
A) innovations
B) amendments
C) advancements
D) preferments
E) refinements
16. He ______ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money.
A) interchanged
B) exchanged
C) replaced
D) converted
E) displaced
17. The brothers showed great ____ to their older sister, who had acted as sole parent to them for many years.
A) compliance
B) devotion
C) subjection
D) estimation
E) allegiance
18. His poor standard of play fully justifies his ________ from the team for the match next Saturday.
A) rejection
B) expulsion
C) exclusion
D) exception
E) ban
19. Even a small dog in a house can ________ a thief.
A) deter
B) arrest
C) waylay
D) counter
E) forestal
20. His carelessness ________ the whole enterprise.
A) ventured
B) risked
C) jeopardized
D) chanced
E) hazarded
21. I congratulate you on your ________ in jewelry.
A) selection
B) choice
C) flavor
D) taste
E) likes
22. He ________ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.
A) distributed
B) spread
C) trickled
D) strewed
E) sprayed
23. Playing on strong national feelings, they ________ the crowd to burn down the Embassy.
A) animated
B) inclined
C) incited
D) instigated
E) impressed
24. Not knowing he had ________ out with his girl friend, I made the mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A) fallen
B) quarreled
C) parted
D) put
E) separated
25. All visitors are requested to ________ with the regulations.
A) agree
B) comply
C) assent
D) consent
E) concede
26. My father had to take private pupils in order to ________ his salary as a teacher.
A) expand
B) augment
C) inflate
D) enlarge
E) complete
27. Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ________managed to make it sound interesting
A) commentator
B) newscaster
C) announcer
D) presenter
E) narrator
28. The rain soon worked its way ________ the roof of the old cottage.
A) over
B) in
C) by
D) through
E) round
29. The Managing Director has asked to see the sales ________ resulting from our recent advertising campaign.
A) numbers
B) calculations
C) amounts
D) quantities
E) figures
30. TV, If properly used, can ________ a childâs imagination.
A) cause
B) incite
C) arise
D) invoke
E) stimulate
31. The countryâs mineral resources have been ______ by foreign powers.
A) disused
B) deprived
C) worn out
D) extorted
E) exploited
32. He earns his living by ________ old paintings.
A) reviving
B) restoring
C) retrieving
D) recovering
E) renewing
33. Unless stricter hunting laws are introduced, seals will soon be ______.
A) defunct
B) out-dated
C) archaic
D) extinct
E) obsolete
34. Inflation is very hard on people of ________ means.
A) scarce
B) impoverished
C) limited
D) needy
E) shortened
35. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the defects in the firmâs products.
A) installed
B) inaugurated
C) introduced
D) inserted
E) invested
36. Ask the publishers to send you their latest _____ of English text-books.
A) catalogue
B) prospectus
C) brochure
D) pamphlet
E) booklet
37. It is easier to adapt to new situations if one has a ________ attitude.
A) changeable
B) flexible
C) moveable
D) malleable
E) pliable
38. He was smoking; I could see the tip of his cigarette _____ in the darkness.
A) shining
B) sparkling
C) gleaming
D) glinting
E) glowing
39. Although he was under no ________, the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A) urgency
B) guarantee
C) obligation
D) insistence
E) authority
40. I havenât the ________ idea what you mean.
A) lightest
B) dimmest
C) faintest
D) furthest
E) smallest
Part D
1.She heard a _______ at the door and went to see who was outside.
A) hit
B) knock
C) lean
D) strike
E) touch
2.A young art student acted as our ________ when we visited the National Gallery.
A) coach
B) conductor
C) guide
D) lead
E) trainer
3.Please ________ your bill before you leave the shop and make sure that it is correct.
A) check
B) control
C) esteem
D) figure
E) prove
4.If you hear the baby ________, please tell me.
A) cry
B) say
C) shout
D) weep
E) whisper
5.The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldnât pay the________.
A) bill
B) fare
C) fee
D) journey
E) travel
6.I felt a sharp ________ when I put my hand in the boiling water.
A) ache
B) harm
C) hurt
D) pain
E) suffer
7.I am very fond of Graham Greeneâs novels. He is my ________ modern author.
A) favored
B) favorite
C) likely
D) popular
E) preferred
8.Itâs rude to interrupt when someone else is ________.
A) discussing
B) remarking
C) saying
D) talking
E) telling
9.She chose some attractive ________ paper for the Christmas present.
A) covering
B) envelope
C) involving
D) packing
E) wrapping
10. Look, Mother! Jack has ________ you some flowers.
A) brought
B) carried
C) lifted
D) present
E) taken
11. He _____ out of the window for a moment and then went on working.
A) glanced
B) glimpsed
C) regarded
D) saw
E) viewed
12. The company made a record ________ last year.
A) benefit
B) earn
C) profit
D) wage
E) winning
13. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four.
A) brand
B) mark
C) model
D) pattern
E) trade
14. He was killed in a car ________.
A) blow
B) crash
C) play
D) hit
E) shock
15. Heâs a nice man but heâs ________ to drink too much at parties.
A) adequate
B) apt
C) common
D) probable
E) suitable
16. He has a bad cold and wonât be ______ to play in the match tomorrow.
A) adequate
B) appropriate
C) fit
D) proper
E) suitable
17. He ____ his wife and children and left them to take care of themselves.
A) abandoned
B) let
C) missed
D) spoilt
E) wasted
18. We want to make our products cheaper than our ________.
A) colleaguesâ
B) competitorsâ
C) enemiesâ
D) expertsâ
E) partnersâ
19. Itâs the ________ in this country for the father of the bride to pay for the wedding.
A) common
B) custom
C) habit
D) normal
E) use
20. He is a very ______ player. He practices for two hours every morning.
A) amateur
B) anxious
C) excited
D) impatient
E) keen
21. The bank will ________ you the money if you are prepared to pay them eight per cent interest on it.
A) borrow
B) lend
C) make
D) possess
E) put
22. I ________ to him for my bad behavior.
A) apologized
B) coped
C) excused
D) forgave
E) pardoned
23. The sky is ________ I donât think it will rain.
A) clean
B) clear
C) cloudy
D) open
E) tidy
24. I want to see all of you here tomorrow morning at nine oâclock without ________.
A) fail
B) fault
C) late
D) miss
E) neglect
25. He ________ the letter carefully and put it in the envelope.
A) bent
B) curved
C) folded
D) turned
E) twisted
26. The price of the meal ________ a service charge.
A) encloses
B) enters
C) envelopes
D) includes
E) inspects
27. He shouldnât be allowed to play tennis in the club. Heâs not a _______.
A) belong
B) member
C) partner
D) representative
E) social
28. He has always wanted to see his name in ________.
A) news
B) paper
C) press
D) print
E) publication
29. He ________ his head, wondering how he could solve the problem.
A) scratched
B) scraped
C) screwed
D) shaved
E) wound
30. Everyone who applies for a job with the company is given a/an intelligence________
A) experience
B) fitting
C) proof
D) test
E) trial
31. Do you ________ to go to the party?
A) attempt
B) attend
C) intend
D) pretend
E) think
32. We locked the animals in the cage to _____ them from getting away.
A) avoid
B) hinder
C) object
D) prevent
E) resist
33. Theyâre old customers of ours. Weâve been ________ with them for many years.
A) competing
B) dealing
C) shopping
D) supplying
E) treating
34. I donât think Iâll beat him. Iâm out of ________.
A) fitness
B) game
C) flash
D) practice
E) sport
35. If you are ________ to customers, theyâll walk out of the shop.
A) brush
B) rough
C) rude
D) rusty
E) tough
36. We must get there ________ or other. If there are no buses, weâll have to take a taxi.
A) anyhow
B) anyway
C) anywhere
D) somehow
E) somewhere
37. Iâll ________ the children for you while you are out.
A) look after
B) look for
C) look on
D) look out
E) look over
38. I wish I could ________ smoking.
A) give away
B) give from
C) give off
D) give out
E) give up
39. Weâll have to ________ the meeting until next week because no one can come tomorrow.
A) put down
B) put off
C) put on
D) put round
E) put up
40. We went to the railway station to ________ our friends ________.
A) see \ off
B) see \ out
C) set \ out
D) tell \ goodbye
E) wave \ out
