Part A
1.He was sent to prison for ________ a bank.
A) borrowing
B) lending
C) robbing
D) stealing
E) taking
2.She bought a new ________ for the party.
A) clothes
B) clothing
C) dress
D) vest
E) wear
3.My favorite ________ is roast beef.
A) dish
B) eat
C) menu
D) plate
E) receipt
4.Several of the explorers did not survive the terrible ________ across the desert.
A) excursion
B) journey
C) step
D) travel
E) voyage
5.What a beautiful dress! It ________ you perfectly.
A) goes
B) likes
C) matches
D) mixes
E) suits
6.As the two teams were ________ at the end of the game, they had to play again to decide the winners of the competition.
A) correct
B) equal
C) exact
D) fair
E) just
7.The books I borrowed are overdue. I’ll have to take them back to the ________.
A) bible
B) bookshop
C) library
D) magazine
E) review
8.Naturally I’m ________ that I didn’t pass the examination but I’ll do better next time.
A) deceived
B) despaired
C) disappointed
D) disillusioned
E) tricked
9.He was the only person to _____ the crash. Everyone else was killed.
A) alive
B) cure
C) recover
D) relieve
E) survive
10. I ________ him to go to the Lost Property office to see if his umbrella had been found.
A) advertised
B) advised
C) announced
D) noticed
E) remarked
11. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.
A) laid
B) lay
C) led
D) lied
E) stood
12. It was on the top shelf, out of ________.
A) achievement
B) arrival
C) attempt
D) reach
E) touch
13. Before you take on the job, will you give me a rough ________ of how much it will cost?
A) esteem
B) estimate
C) realization
D) value
E) worth
14. The competitors in the car rally had to follow the ________ laid down by the organizers.
A) address
B) direct
C) progress
D) route
E) street
15. When, the clock ________ twelve, we raised our glasses and drank to celebrate the New Year.
A) beat
B) hit
C) shot
D) struck
E) turned
16. He had no way of making a fire so he had to eat the fish ________.
A) crude
B) raw
C) rough
D) rude
E) wild
17. It was so hot that I had to go indoors. I couldn’t ______ it any longer.
A) carry
B) hold
C) pass
D) stand
E) support
18. The concert was so ________ that the audience went to sleep.
A) bored
B) boring
C) exhausted
D) tired
E) tiring
19. What a beautiful ________! It’s a pity we have no flowers to put in it.
A) crystal
B) cup
C) glass
D) mug
E) vase
20. Stick this ________ on the parcel that says “Fragile”. Then people will see that they must handle it carefully.
A) advertisement
B) advice
C) label
D) sign
E) signal
21. I’ve ________ for a job in Mexico. I hope I get it.
A) applied
B) appointed
C) implied
D) presented
E) succeeded
22. Look, Mother; James has brought you a ________ of flowers.
A) branch
B) bucket
C) bunch
D) bush
E) growth
23. Although the town had changed in the ten years since he had last visited it, much of it was still ________ to him.
A) accustomed
B) common
C) familiar
D) relative
E) used
24. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
A) earned
B) inherited
C) paid
D) spent
E) won
25. This year the company made a ________ but next year we hope to make a profit.
A) loose
B) lose
C) loss
D) lost
E) lot
26. I’m afraid the lift is out of ______ so well have to walk up the stairs.
A) function
B) movement
C) order
D) practice
E) running
27. l ________ to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once they have left the shop.
A) regret
B) resent
C) respect
D) sense
E) sorry
28. I ________ hands with him when I was introduced to him.
A) gave
B) greeted
C) nodded
D) shook
E) waved
29. His shoes were so old that his ________ were sticking out of them.
A) ankles
B) fingers
C) thumbs
D) tips
E) toes
30. Would you ________ looking after the baby for me while I’m out?
A) agree
B) like
C) matter
D) mind
E) object
31. I ________ you to drive carefully today. The roads are icy.
A) propose
B) recommend
C) refer
D) regard
E) suggest
32. Good ________! I hope you win.
A) chance
B) luck
C) attempt
D) sort
E) wish
33. The trade ________ of the company is a flying horse.
A) brandy
B) class
C) mark
D) model
E) stain
34. The hotel room was so dirty that I was ________ and complained to the manager.
A) ashamed
B) disgusted
C) disgusting
D) embarrassed
E) shameful
35. It’s no use waiting for him any longer. We _______ as well go without him.
A) can
B) just
C) may
D) must
E) should
36. Her husband treated her badly. I’m surprised she ________ it for so long.
A) put by
B) put off
C) put through
D) put up
E) put up with
37. They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.
A) fell down
B) fell off
C) fell out
D) fell over
E) fell through
38. He could hardly ________ such a generous offer.
A) turn down
B) turn for
C) turn off
D) turn round
E) turn up
39. He ________ for his office every morning at eight o’clock.
A) began out
B) set about
C) set out
D) set to
E) started up
40. Vitamin C is ________ in lemons; therefore, lemons can help us fight colds.
A) simple
B) abundant
C) single
D) unmixed
E) temporary
Part B
1.They ________ our team by three goals to one.
A) beat
B) conquered
C) practice
D) gained
E) won
2.He works at a big steel ________ outside the town.
A) fabric
B) factory
C) industry
D) product
E) society
3.I congratulated him on winning the ________.
A) match
B) play
C) earned
D) recital
E) sport
4.A ________ of mine, my cousin John, is coming to stay with us.
A) familiar
B) known
C) neighbor
D) parent
E) relative
5.He has been very ________ since his wife died.
A) lonely
B) only
C) single
D) sole
E) unique
6.As all the hotels in the town were full up, we tried to find accommodation in a ________ village.
A) close
B) native
C) near
D) nearby
E) neighbor
7.The fish sauce was lovely, Janet. Would you mind letting me have the ________ or is it a family secret?
A) card
B) course
C) prescription
D) receipt
E) recipe
8.His parents died when he was a baby and he was _____ by his aunt.
A) brought out
B) brought up
C) grown
D) grown up
E) taken out
9.I ________ on seeing the manager. The service here is terrible.
A) ask
B) demand
C) insist
D) repeat
E) underline
10. He ________ me of someone I knew at school.
A) memories
B) refers
C) regards
D) remembers
E) reminds
11. I ________ £5 from my father because I was short of money.
A) asked
B) borrowed
C) lent
D) spent
E) wasted
12. His office is on the sixth ________ of the building.
A) flat
B) floor
C) ground
D) level
E) stage
13. The main interest of the Trade Union is to raise its members’ ________of living.
A) ability
B) capacity
C) condition
D) degree
E) standard
14. The ________ for the race to begin was the starter firing a pistol.
A) advice
B) attention
C) dispatch
D) notice
E) signal
15. If you leave your bicycle out in the rain, it will get ________.
A) crude
B) rough
C) rude
D) rusty
E) tough
16. It must have rained ________ the night. The ground’s still wet.
A) ago
B) during
C) for
D) since
E) while
17. He’s so _____ by nature that he never knows what to say to strangers.
A) disgusted
B) embarrassing
C) shameful
D) shy
E) upset
18. I want to ________ the car to see how it goes before I buy It.
A) experiment
B) prove
C) taste
D) try on
E) try out
19. A ________ is a person who comes from another country.
A) foreigner
B) host
C) stranger
D) tramp
E) wanderer
20. When they reached the ________ they had to show their passports before crossing into Germany.
A) border
B) cliff
C) edge
D) front
E) shore
21. They _______ a hundred workers because they had no work for them.
A) disposed
B) resigned
C) sacked
D) shot
E) threw
22. At ________ we didn’t get on very well but later we became friends.
A) beginning
B) first
C) least
D) once
E) principle
23. Policemen have to wear ________ because so many people ask them the time.
A) bells
B) clocks
C) hours
D) watches
E) whistles
24. She’s happiest when she has a house ________ of people to entertain.
A) enough
B) filled
C) full
D) lot
E) plenty
25. Don’t take what he said so seriously. He was only ________.
A) amusing
B) enjoying
C) funny
D) joking
E) tricking
26. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He won’t do you any ________.
A) bite
B) harm
C) hurt
D) pain
E) wound
27. I’ll pay you back the money I ________ you at the end of the month.
A) debt
B) doubt
C) lend
D) owe
E) own
28. His landlady threw him out because he hadn’t paid the ________.
A) due
B) fee
C) hire
D) let
E) rent
29. She ________ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A) slipped
B) sloped
C) smashed
D) spilt
E) split
30. The elephant fell into a ________ the villagers had set for him in the long grass.
A) track
B) damp
C) trap
D) trick
E) trip
31. I ____ of his course of action and told him to go ahead.
A) accepted
B) agreed
C) approved
D) consented
E) passed
32. Emotional speeches often ________ strong feelings.
A) arise
B) arouse
C) get up
D) give up
E) rise
33. I took ________ of the opportunity to tell him what I thought.
A) advantage
B) benefit
C) gain
D) occasion
E) profit
34. He suffers from a speech ________ and so he cannot pronounce the letter ‘r’ properly.
A) break
B) defect
C) error
D) fault
E) mistake
35. He’s the greatest ________ expert on French art.
A) alive
B) live
C) lively
D) living
E) nowadays
36. He never attends ________ at the university so he may not know enough to get his degree.
A) lectures
B) performances
C) rehearsals
D) reunions
E) subjects
37. The weather forecast said it would rain but it looks as if it’s going to______ fine.
A) turn down
B) turn into
C) turn out
D) turn over
E) turn up
38. He’s fond of ________ his colleagues but he goes on working for the same firm.
A) running down
B) running into
C) running out
D) running over
E) running up against
39. The plane ________ at 7 o’ clock.
A) took away
B) took down
C) look off
D) look out
E) took up
40. My car ________ so I had to walk.
A) broke down
B) broke off
C) broke up
D) fell down
E) fell through
Part C
1.We ________ goodbye to them as the train left.
A) greeted
B) saluted
C) saw off
D) shook
E) waved
2.He will he given a pension when he ________ at the age of 65.
A) disappears
B) dismisses
C) resigns
D) retires
E) sacks
3.He took a ________ of cigarettes out of his pocket.
A) block
B) dozen
C) packet
D) parcel
E) piece
4.I’m sure you’ll ________ the film. It’s very good.
A) amuse
B) delight
C) divert
D) enjoy
E) entertain
5.He fell in love with her at first ________.
A) scene
B) sight
C) spectacle
D) view
E) vision
6.I’m ________ if I hurt your feelings. Please forgive me.
A) afraid
B) pardon
C) pitiful
D) shameful
E) sorry
7.The doctor has told him that he must not go back to work so soon after such a long ________.
A) disease
B) failing
C) illness
D) pain
E) weakness
8.No one imagined that the apparently ________ business man was really a criminal.
A) honor
B) respectable
C) respectful
D) respective
E) responsive
9.Where do you ________ the writing paper? In this desk?
A) drawer
B) guard
C) hold
D) keep
E) maintain
10. Please ________ your hand if you want to ask a question.
A) arouse
B) get up
C) put out
D) raise
E) rise
11. As you are only 16, you must have your parents’ ________ before you can get married.
A) allowance
B) consent
C) let
D) permit
E) subscription
12. The bank are offering £500 ____ to anyone who can give them useful information about the robbery.
A) cost
B) price
C) prize
D) reward
E) salary
13. How long do you intend to ________ in this country?
A) permanent
B) remind
C) rest
D) stay
E) vacate
14. She put a ________ of chocolate on the cake.
A) color
B) cover
C) layer
D) level
E) plain
15. I’ll have to take the toy back to the shop to exchange it because the mechanism is ________.
A) blame
B) defect
C) false
D) faulty
E) few
16. Dinner will be served ________ but we have time for a drink before then.
A) actually
B) currently
C) lately
D) presently
E) suddenly
17. He ________ at me to show he appreciated the joke.
A) glimpsed
B) grinned
C) sneered
D) stared
E) watched
18. They’re ________ to build a new factory here.
A) planning
B) pretending
C) projecting
D) suggesting
E) thinking
19. There’s a great ________ of pollution on the beaches this summer.
A) deal
B) lot
C) many
D) number
E) quality
20. It was not an accident. He did it on ________.
A) decision
B) determination
C) intention
D) purpose
E) security
21. I’ve bought some attractive ________ and I’m going to make a dress out of it.
A) clothing
B) costume
C) material
D) matter
E) pattern
22. Don’t touch things that don’t ________ to you!
A) belong
B) involve
C) own
D) possess
E) retain
23. There are so many ________ in the road that you have to drive very carefully.
A) bends
B) crosses
C) curls
D) currents
E) folds
24. I like the hat but it doesn’t ________ me. Have you got the same thing in a larger size?
A) dress
B) fit
C) go well
D) match
E) suit
25. I’m very ________ to you for all your help.
A) agreed
B) graceful
C) grateful
D) reliable
E) thanks
26. The school claim to ________ students all the English they need in three months.
A) explain
B) instruct
C) learn
D) teach
E) understand
27. One of the water ________ burst during the recent cold weather and the kitchen was flooded.
A) channels
B) conductors
C) pipes
D) tubes
E) ways
28. I only ____ a straw hat to protect my head when the sun is very hot.
A) bear
B) carry
C) dress
D) put
E) wear
29. I’m afraid we haven’t got what you want in ________ at the moment. We can order it for you.
A) reserve
B) sale
C) shop
D) stock
E) work
30. I wasn’t able to ________ the meeting because I was too busy.
A) assist
B) attempt
C) attend
D) present
E) take place
31. He ________ to hit me if I didn’t do as he said.
A) pretended
B) said
D) threatened
E) warned
32. He said he was not guilty but the police proved he had ________.
A) denied
B) laid
C) lay
D) lied
E) meant
33. I don’t feel like swimming. I’d rather sun-bathe on the ________.
A) beach
B) coast
C) dust
D) harbor
E) shore
34. He bought his house on the ________ plan, paying a certain amount of money back to the bank every month.
A) hire
B) installment
C) part
D) piece
E) share
35. He was the ________ child in the family so he had no brothers or sisters to play with.
A) alone
B) individual
C) lonely
D) only
E) unique
36. I haven’t seen him ________ he came to dinner with us last week.
A) for
B) meanwhile
C) since
D) when
E) while
37. He’ll ________ his shyness when he’s older.
A) get away
B) get down
C) get off
D) get over
E) get up
38. Throw some water on her face and then perhaps she’ll ________.
A) come back
B) come down
C) come on
D) come out
E) come round
39. We’ve _____ bread. I’ll have to go to the baker’s to buy some more.
A) run away with
B) run down
C) run off
D) run out of
E) run over
40. The good service at the restaurant _____ the poor meal to some extent.
A) made for
B) made out
C) made over
D) made up
E) made up for
Part D
1.The ________ outside the house said: ‘Private’.
A) advice
B) label
C) notice
D) signal
E) threat
2.Are you going to ________ your house in London while you are abroad?
A) dispose
B) hire
C) let
D) remove
E) sale
3.How unkind of him to ________ to help you!
A) agree
B) admit
C) deny
D) ignore
E) refuse
4.Close the door, please: I don’t like sitting in a ________.
A) blow
B) current
C) draught
D) vent
E) wind
5.I had to stand in a ________ for hours to get the tickets for the
performance.
A) file
B) procession
C) queue
D) tail
E) turn
6.When he was a boy his hobby was stamp ________.
A) assembly
B) collecting
C) finding
D) gathering
E) picking
7.He lost his ________ and threw a book at me.
A) feeling
B) mood
C) sense
D) spirit
E) temper
8.I learnt to ________ a bicycle when I was six years old.
A) conduct
B) drive
C) guide
D) ride
E) run
9.Do as you think best. It doesn’t ________ whether he agrees or not.
A) care
B) decide
C) import
D) matter
E) mind
10. I don’t think you’ve ________ Mrs. Walker before I’ll introduce you to her.
A) discovered
B) found
C) known
D) met
E) presented
11. If the boss sees you doing that, you’ll get into ________.
A) mess
B) nuisance
C) problem
D) struggle
E) trouble
12. My husband’s at ________. He’ll speak to you when he comes home.
A) busy
B) employ
C) job
D) work
E) works
13. It’s no good asking me to calculate the cost. I’m hopeless at ________.
A) characters
B) counters
C) figures
D) prizes
E) shapes
14. The road was so ________ that the car bounced up and down.
A) rare
B) sharp
C) steep
D) sudden
E) uneven
15. You should be ________ of yourself for behaving so badly.
A) ashamed
B) confused
C) disgusted
D) embarrassed
E) shameful
16. I ________ an answer to my letter in the next few days.
A) expect
B) hope
C) promise
D) suppose
E) wait
17. The car broke down but the ________ in the garage soon fixed it.
A) driver
B) machinist
C) manufacturer
D) mechanic
E) motorist
18. Why are you arresting me? I haven’t done anything ________.
A) crime
B) error
C) faulty
D) mistaken
E) wrong
19. Roses are quite ________ flowers in English gardens.
A) accustomed
B) annual
C) common
D) used
E) vulgar
20. Benjamin Franklin ________ the lightning conductor.
A) discovered
B) found
C) invented
D) resulted
E) solved
21. I didn’t know his ________ so I couldn’t write to him.
A) address
B) direction
C) letter
D) route
E) way
22. The only problem about sitting outside here in the evening is that you are likely to be ________ by mosquitoes.
A) bitten
B) grasped
C) ground
D) murdered
E) picked
23. You must ________ facts and not try to run away from the unpleasant truth.
A) eye
B) face
C) front
D) look
E) sight
24. There was a sudden ________ of lightning, which lit up the whole street.
A) bum
B) fire
C) flash
D) splash
E) split
25. When he ________ he wants to be an engine driver.
A) ages
B) becomes
C) grows
D) grows up
E) increases
26. I just ________ to stop the child from running into the road.
A) achieved
B) controlled
C) could
D) managed
E) succeeded
27. As soon as his party came into ________ he raised the salaries of Member of Parliament.
A) force
B) position
C) power
D) right
E) strength
28. There was an interesting ________ of the film in The Sunday Times last weekend.
A) comment
B) remark
C) resume
D) review
E) revision
29. I didn’t realize you wanted to keep the letter. I’ve ________ it up.
A) broken
B) pulled
C) smashed
D) torn
E) wrapped
30. We’re sorry you’re ill and send you our best wishes for a speedy________.
A) recovery
B) relief
C) repair
D) repose
E) survival
31. When he was young, all he ________ at the factory was £1 a week.
A) earned
B) gained
C) inherited
D) sacked
E) won
32. She ________ at me for a long time without saying anything.
A) glimpsed
B) saw
C) stared
D) viewed
E) watched
33. He threw the box out of the window and saw it fall to the ________outside.
A) flat
B) floor
C) ground
D) plain
E) soil
34. You’ve made a very ________ decision. Any reasonable person would have done the same thing.
A) sensational
B) sensed
C) sensible
D) sensitive
E) sentimental
35. The water here is very ________. You can get across the stream on foot.
A) broad
B) flat
C) narrow
D) pure
E) shallow
36. I am staying in a youth ________ in the center of the town.
A) home
B) hostel
C) inn
D) lodge
E) pub
37. The little boy had blue eyes and fair hair so he ________ his mother.
A) took after
B) took down
C) took from
D) took off
E) took over
38. There’s no food left and the shops are shut so you’ll have to ________.
A) go for
B) go off
C) go on
D) go through
E) go without
39. You sometimes ________ quite valuable things in antique shop.
A) come across
B) come back
C) come into
D) come off
E) come round
40. I’ll ________ you at 8:30 and give you a lift to the office.
A) call at
B) call for
C) call in
D) call round
E) call to
