TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
lI wish you wouldn't ....... me when I'm speaking; wait until I am
finished if you ve something to say.
A) discontinue
B) interrupt
C) pause
D) maintain
E) refrain
2- Most people don't want to live in downtown neighbourhoods because
there is a lot of crime and so they don't feel....... .
A) sheltered
B) inevitable
C) stable
D) secure
E) voluntary
3-
The Tigris River is still quite narrow at Diyarbakır, but by the time
it reaches Baghdad, it is very ....... .
A) high
B) shallow
C) winding
D) steep
E) broad
4-
The desert was completely ....... at night — there was not a single
noise to be heard.
A) insistent
B) windy
C) silent
D) dormant
E) hidden
5-
An economic analyst's reputation is based on the ....... of his
predictions.
A) intelligence
B) accuracy
C) interaction
D) suspicion
E) rejection
6-
7-
8-
9-
The semester is ....... over, so you had better start studying for your
finals, or you will fail all your exams.
A) practically
B) fortunately
C) initially
D) willingly
E) distantly
Some listening devices used by the police are so ........ that they can
pick up conversations at a distance from the people being bugged.
A) sensational
B) sensible
C) sentimental
D) sensitive
E) senseless
My sister is too ....... to work around breakable things; she is
always bumping into things and knocking them over.
A) graceful
B) intense
C) ordinary
D) clumsy
E) obsessed
Because Fred has been working ....... since he was 16 years old, he
is afraid that he won't know what to do with himself when he
retires.
A) barely
B) dreadfully
C) constantly
D) invariably
E) uniformly
10- I'm not a very ......... person and prefer sitting home with a good
book to going to parties.
A) sociable
B) visible
C) persuasive
D) potential
E) sincere
11- The artist Cezanne believed that becoming too interested in light in
painting, as was done by the impressionists, could mean ....... other
important aspects, such as form.
A) interfering
B) enterprising
C) compiling
D) confronting
E) overlooking
12- The importance placed on the institution of marriage throughout
the world can be seen in the ....... and complex customs and rituals
that surround it.
A) artificial
B) elaborate
C) resentful
D) punctual
E) wanton
13- Even when they are not actually working, doctors often have to be
on call in' case there are any ....... cases.
A) gradual
B) social
C) urgent
D) distorted
E) neglected
14- Although long plane flights are generally unpleasant, the flight
attendants try to make sure that the passengers suffer as little .......
as possible.
A) nuisance
B) embarrassment C) discomfort
D) bewilderment
E) sensitivity
15- If you do too much of anything, it can be bad for you, but few
things are harmful if you do them ......... .
A) loosely
B) intensely
C) wearily
D) moderately
E) sharply
16- Today parents with young babies use ....... nappies because they
don't like to wash them.
A) disposable
B) adjustable
C) arguable
D) acceptable
E) reusable
17- In order for a play to be any good, the actors and actresses have
to ............. together until they all know their lines and can
interact perfectly.
A) memorise
B) intensify
C) repeat
D) visualise
E) rehearse
18- Doctors are finally beginning to admit that traditional medicines
are sometimes more ....... for curing certain ailments than
modern drugs.
A) elaborate
B) effective
C) alternative
D) noticeable
E) instinctive
19- It is ....... that the refugees have adequate housing before winter
sets in, or they could all freeze to death.
A) vigorous
B) trivial
C) active
D) stable
E) vital
20-
Young people who eat mostly junk food are likely to be
unhealthy because their diets are ....... in essential vitamins and
minerals.
A) bare
B) plentiful
C) deficient
D) pitiful
E) demonstrative
21-
While Greece and Turkey have become much more friendly
recently, the problem of Cyprus is still likely to present a .......
to complete friendship.
A) security
B) release
C) depression
D) barrier
E) compartment
22-
Make sure you close the jar ....... because whatever is inside
will go off if air gets in.
A) tightly
B) sharply
C) exceptionally
D) moderately
E) ordinarily
23-
The connection of so many rivers to the Grand Canal in China
greatly expanded the territory ........ through the canal.
A) accessible
B) agreeable
C) promising
D) creative
E) remote
24- The champion looked ....... at his opponent as he lay sprawled on
the canvas unconscious.
A) visibly
B) frightfully
C) pricelessly
D) scornfully
E) formerly
25- The ....... caused by a nuclear explosion is difficult to imagine
even if you have visited the museums in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
A) denial
B) distillation
C) compilation
D) resentment
E) devastation
26- Young people with unhappy family lives are usually the most
....... to extremist propaganda.
A) negligible
B) controllable
C) susceptible
D) sociable
E) debatable
27- People who think of the United States as a rich country are often
surprised at the ....... that exists in the inner cities.
A) affluence
B) poverty
C) consistency
D) devotion
E) validity
28-
Extremists among both Israelis and Palestinians are .......
opposed to any reasonable peace agreement.
A) suitably
B) cautiously
C) possibly
D) smartly
E) violently
29- The defeat of Iraq following its ....... of Kuwait in 1991 has resulted
in a tremendous amount of suffering for the Iraqi people.
A) occurrence
B) attitude
C) awareness
D) invasion
E) allowance
30- This software may not be exactly what you need, but it can be
easily .......... to suit your needs.
A) intervened
B) demonstrated C) relieved
D) modified
E) postponed
31- The president showed his ....... with the questions about his personal
life by walking out of the press conference.
A) annoyance
B) confidence
C) hindrance
D) preference
E) resistance
32-
The privatisation of several....... state-run airlines, particularly
British Airways, led the way towards greater competition within an
economically "borderless" Europe.
A) deliberately
B) formerly
C) permanently
D) sufficiently
E) formally
33- As I knew how ......... it was to argue with lan, I didn't want to waste
my time trying to dissuade him from applying his plan.
A) encouraging
B) barren
C) futile
D) dispensable
E) profitable
34- In spite of the government's efforts, few people believe that a
significant reduction in inflation is ..........
A) collapsible
B) avoidable
C) available
D) explicable
E) attainable
35- She was so ........ beautiful that everyone in the room was looking
at her.
A) unevenly
B) alternatively
C) strikingly
D) steeply
E) extensively
36-
So far the economy has not shown enough ....... to justify the
Minister of Finance's optimism.
A) size
B) intensity
C) orientation
D) growth
E) structure
37- Although French was a difficult language for him, he kept working
at it and in the end, his ....... paid off when he met a beautiful
French girl who spoke no English but who became his wife.
A) perseverance
B) generosity
C) originality
D) intensity
E) expansion
38- High and illogical taxes in Britain are often the greatest ....... to
running a successful business.
A) hindrance
B) assistance
C) alternative
D) repetition
E) institution
39- The weather has been so ....... this year that spring flowers began
appearing at the end of January.
A) ferocious
B) mild
C) inclement
D) amiable
E) sensitive
40- Junior doctors in England often suffer from ....... because they have
to work more than one hundred hours a week.
A) deprivation
B) rivalry
C) tedium
D) guidance
E) fatigue
41- Products made in China are cheaper than those made in Japan, but
they are usually also ....... quality.
A) brief
B) clumsy
C) aesthetic
D) inferior
E) infertile
42- Politicians often seem nice at first if you meet them personally, but
it soon becomes apparent that their friendship is only ....... .
A) sincere
B) initial
C) superficial
D) tempting
E) victorious
43- The Crown Jewels of England are .........; in other words, they are so
valuable that no one knows exactly how much they are worth.
A) expensive
B) discounted
C) priceless
D) selective
E) delicate
44- People usually go to the seaside in the summer for a few weeks
in order to get some ....... after working hard all year.
A) relaxation
B) revelation
C) tradition
D) interruption
E) celebration
45- The workers have decided to do the night shifts ....... so that no
one has to work nights all the time.
A) alternately
B) approximately C) fortunately
D) defensively
E) principally
46- Animal lovers think it is ....... to animals to kill them for their fur,
so they often attack people who wear mink coats.
A) steady
B) weak
C) instinctive
D) unwise
E) cruel
47- Sudden weather changes help to keep insect numbers down. In
some areas, for example, a very cold winter kills many insects
that would otherwise ....... in the spring.
A) divide
B) allege
C) exclude
D) multiply
E) alter
48- Even in modern times, many people do not realise that leprosy is
a disease that is only mildly contagious and not ........ as it used
to be.
A) rare
B) fatal
C) tedious
D) credible
E) sparse
49- He was furious with his daughter for marrying someone poor
and illiterate and ....... that he would never speak to her again.
A) appalled
B) relieved
C) swore
D) provided
E) threw
50- Though it is ........ for many people to live in the suburbs because
the houses are newer and there is more space, others would
rather be closer to where they work.
A) defensive
B) useless
C) desirable
D) formidable
E) interactive
51- Moroccans and Iraqis both speak a language called "Arabic", but
they have difficulty speaking with one another because the
spoken dialects are ....... incomprehensible.
A) moderately
B) intentionally
C) optionally
D) supportively
E) mutually
52- The man was so ....... dressed, in an old patched coat and torn
trousers, that no one would realise that he was a millionaire.
A) stylishly
B) voluntarily
C) impressively
D) excessively
E) shabbily
53-
Secondary school students enjoy televised sports, drama and
cartoons, but most of all, their interest in music and films
usually grows ........ during this period of their lives.
A) presently
B) wastefully
C) debatably
D) dramatically
E) considerately
54- The soldiers had been ordered to capture the strategic hill, but
they had to retreat because of the ....... of the enemy fire.
A) failure
B) intensity
C) origin
D) survival
E) shrinkage
55- The word smokeless gunpowder can be ........ because it does
produce some smoke; however, it causes much less smoke than
the old kind of powder.
A) misleading
B) reliable
C) ordinary
D) critical
E) offensive
56- It is difficult to find ....... fruit juice these days; it usually has
sugar and preservatives in it.
A) clear
B) absolute
C) sanitary
D) pure
E) entire
57- In the race known as the "steeplechase", runners have to jump over
different kinds of ........ which make the race both more difficult
and more interesting.
A) casualties
B) chances
C) obstacles
D) complications
E) hardships
58- It is necessary to have a good eye and a/an ....... hand in order to
shoot well.
A) even
B) balanced
C) constant
D) steady
E) immense
59- After years of having his work turned down, he was totally shocked
at the ...... of his novel by a respectable publisher.
A) rejection
B) receipt
C) diversity
D) captivation
E) acceptance
60-
It is a/an ....... to say that Sir Richard Burton was "good at
languages" since he spoke twenty-nine languages well enough to be
mistaken as a native, so this ability of his requires a stronger
attribute than just "good".
A) understatement
B) probability
C) encouragement
D) confirmation
E) benefit
61- During the 19th century, several Europeans sneaked into Mecca
....... disguisei as Muslims.
A) foolishly
B) cunningly
C) unbearably
D) alternatively
E) decisively
62- The antics of Charlie Chaplin have ....... audiences throughout the
20th century and into the 21st.
A) occupied
B) utilised
C) captivated
D) survived
E) revived
63- After not having exercised for months, I played football last week,
and all my muscles were ....... for days afterwards.
A) tender
B) stiff
C) stubborn
D) awkward
E) rough
64- It is difficult to take a sailing vessel through the Straits of Magellan
because both the winds and the currents are so ....... .
A) unfaithful
B) influential
C) predictable
D) expansive
E) treacherous
65- Although the police arrested the thieves, they never ....... the stolen
goods.
A) forfeited
B) revived
C) defeated
D) recovered
E) burgled
70- The enthusiastic audience was ....... by all the stars who came for
the opening night.
A) trained
B) perceived
C) glued
D) glared
E) dazzled
71- After winning the lottery, he spent so ....... that soon he found
himself with no money left.
A) considerately
B) elaborately
C) constantly
D) wantonly
E) delicately
72- After you wash and iron the clothes, please ....... them and put
them away neatly.
A) stretch
B) bleach
C) rinse
D) fold
E) wrinkle
73- Air bags inflate to cushion the driver or passenger within 40
milliseconds after a high-impact collision. The inflation is ......
by sodium oxide, and nitrogen rapidly fills the air bag.
A) destroyed
B) compiled
C) depicted
D) oriented
E) initiated
74- Once it occurs, the only ........ for tooth decay is a visit to a
dentist, who cleans and fills the cavity to keep decay from
progressing.
A) survival
B) earning
C) remedy
D) escape
E) hardship
75- Some scientists say that dinosaurs began to die off after the
Earth's continents, which had originally been a single landmass,
broke apart, causing ......... environmental changes, and radically
changing the climate.
A) minor
B) tremendous
C) capturing
D) creative
E) domestic
76- In many parts of the world, ties of ....... are more important than
any other relationship, and these family ties often lead to
nepotism.
A) kinship
B) correlation
C) society
D) similarity
E) eternity
77- I would advise you to think carefully about your decision,
because once you have made it, it will be .........: you will not get
a second chance.
A) simultaneous
B) irreversible
C) exchangeable
D) affordable
E) instantaneous
78- All his life he carried the emotional scars caused by his father
....... his family when he was only six years old.
A) maintaining
B) evacuating
C) abandoning
D) discharging
E) deserving
66- One method of ........ fire is by eliminating or diluting the oxygen.
This is usually done by smothering or blanketing the fire using
sand, foam, steam or a nonflammable chemical.
A) intimidating
B) excavating
C) extinguishing
D) evacuating
E) revolving
79- In an unstable economy, it is often wisest to put your money into
....... metals like gold or silver.
A) precious
B) shiny
C) mediocre
D) delicate
E) fragile
67- So many students are ....... American high schools that most of them
have to employ full-time security staff to prevent destruction of
valuable property.
A) vandalising
B) considering
C) registering
D) overthrowing
E) displacing
80- Protesters opposed to the ....... of historical buildings to make
way for a highway have camped on the roof of one of the
buildings.
A) extinction
B) enhancement C) offence
D) demolition
E) resistance
68- We were expecting old Mr Eames to pass away first because he had
serious heart problems, but he ......... his wife, who died suddenly of
a blood clot on the brain, by seven years.
A) ordained
B) outlived
C) continued
D) endured
E) persisted
69- This year's gross national product was ....... smaller than last year's,
leading to a crisis of economic confidence.
A) normally
B) intentionally
C) internally
D) substantially
E) agreeably
81- I hope the price of the new water heater includes ........ because I
have no idea how to put it in myself.
A) disposal
B) delivery
C) installation
D) revival
E) investment
82- When the politician was asked to state his position on the
economy, he answered so ....... that no one understood him.
A) decisively
B) vaguely
C) defensively
D) ultimately
E) attentively
83- We've had this bread for days and it is ....... ; let's feed it to the
birds.
A) rough
B) stale
C) lumpy
D) solid
E) stiff
88- A good artist or writer first needs ........ but he or she has to
follow this with a lot of hard work.
A) perspiration
B) preference
C) tendency
D) inspiration
E) addiction
84- A famous singer was arrested last night after he beat his wife so .......
that she was taken unconscious to hospital.
A) tamely
B) cunningly
C) proportionally
D) savagely
E) desirably
89- We were unable to continue our climb up the hill because it was
too ....... to tackle without ropes and other special gear.
A) brief
B) steep
C) exclusive
D) curt
E) hollow
85- You have been ....... a lot this morning. Didn't you get enough sleep
last night?
A) stretching
B) sneezing
C) yawning
D) galloping
E) whining
90- I couldn't get any books out of the library because my library
card had ........ I should have renewed it last month.
A) expired
B) shrank
C) deceased
D) intensified
E) extended
86- Frank explained the reason for his absence at the meeting so .......
that soon the boss forgot how angry he was and began laughing.
A) defensively
B) offensively
C) grimly
D) implicitly
E) humorously
87- When he put on the brakes, the car ....... out of control and bumped
into the cliff.
A) underwent
B) limped
C) overtook
D) rolled
E) skidded
TEST
YOUR VOCABULARY
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. C
5. B
6.
11. E
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. D
21. D
22. A
23. A
24. D
31. A
32. B
33. C
41. D
42. C
51. E
A
7. D
8.
16. A
17. E
25. E
26. C
34. E
35. C
43. C
44. A
52. E
53. D
61. B
62. C
71. D
81. C
D
9. C
10. A
18. B
19. E
20. C
27. B
28. E
29. D
30. D
36. D
37. A
38. A
39. B
40. E
45. A
46. E
47. D
48. B
49. C
50. C
54. B
55. A
56. D
57. C
58. D
59. E
6O. A
63. B
64. E
65. D
66. C
67. A
68. B
69. D
70. E
72. D
73. E
74. C
75. B
76. A
77. B
78. C
79. A
80. D
82. B
83. B
84. D
' 85. C 86. E
87. E
88. D
89. B
90. A