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35. John Bull, the nickname for the English nation, was INVENTED by
a Scotsman, John Arbuthnot.
A) made up
B) given up
C) borrowed
D) shared
E) removed
36. Don’t try to BUTTER me. This trick of yours won’t work with me.
A) spread
B) flatter
C) press
D) ban
E) frighten
37. The company asked for ADDITIONAL information.
A) emphatic
B) careful
C) certain
D) further
E) unusual
38. The traffic rules must be OBSERVED by everybody.
A) seen
B) heard
C) followed
D) taken
E) learnt
39. Children need some RELAXATION after all those hard exams.
A) vacation
B) holidays
C) time
D) period
E) rest
40. -Who’s that man you spoke to just now?
-I don’t know, he is completely UNFAMILIAR to me.
A) foreign
B) strange
C) unknown
D) new
E) for
41. Grey’s going TO GET a splendid job.
A) to go
B) to put
C) to obtain
D) to receive
E) to win
42. He is a person who understands his OBLIGATIONS and attends
to them.
A) restrictions
B) annoyances
C) observations
D) hardship
E) duties
43. Mount Cook, THE CROWN of the New Zealand Southern Alps,
rises to 3756 meters above the surface.
A) summit
B) foot
C) beauty
D) rock
E) earth
44. He was PUT TO DEATH 2 days go.
A) released
B) left
C) executed
D) found
E) disappeared
45. What EXCUSE have you got this time?
A) matter
B) problem
C) factor
D) reason
E) explanation
46. The professor’s INTRODUCTORY remarks concerned the
development of culture in that region.
A) preliminary
B) final
C) next
D) supplementary
E) useful
47. The captain of the ship LEFT his town.
A) abandoned
B) sought
C) visited
D) looked for
E) left for
48. When I opened the box at home I FOUND that the shoes were not
mine.
A) talked
B) sent
C) recognized
D) discovered
E) called
49. I offered him a cup of coffee, which he REFUSED politely.
A) rejected
B) took
C) gave
D) finished
E) obtained
50. It was a lucky CHANCE that he could do it.
A) business
B) opportunity
C) matter
D) manager
E) pension
51. I want a set of books for someone who is KEEN ON reading.
A) severe on
B) quick at
C) fond of
D) sharp at
E) afraid of
52. In Sydney, William Westwood was turned over to a cruel settler
as AN UNPAID laborer.
A) a paid
B) a free
C) an illegal
D) an unnoticed
E) a permanent
53. Our classmates often take part in different sport COMPETITIONS.
A) events
B) races
C) meetings
D) news
E) things
54. A SMOOTHFACED man of forty faced me.
A) graceful
B) shaven
C) beautiful
D) famous
E) handsome
55. He carried a BUNCH of flowers in his hands.
A) bouquet
B) bundle
C) packet
D) bucket
E) flock
56. Tom is an INDUSTRIOUS boy.
A) hard working
B) gracious
C) graceful
D) huge
E) lazy
57. Oh, my dear! I’ll be back BEFORE YOU SAY JOHN ROBINSON.
A) in an hour
B) hardly
C) very soon
D) at sunset
E) in some time
58. What DIARY PRODUCTS do you like to eat?
A) creamery
B) meals
C) animal
D) first course
E) desserts
59. Puppies lived in a DOG-HOUSE.
A) kennel
B) barn
C) cave
D) box
E) garage
60. The tickets to the theatre will be booked IN ADVANCE.
A) later
B) soon
C) the next day
D) earlier
E) beforehand
61. I have no idea where the relatives on my father’s side live, LET
ALONE visiting them.
A) not a single
B) leave alone
C) only one of
D) not speaking of
E) lonely one
62. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese EXPLORER born around 1460.
A) traveler
B) scientist
C) king
D) ruler
E) conqueror
63. The Vikings liked to make up long tales about their BRAVE deeds.
A) timid
B) fearless
C) past
D) strong
E) stupid
64. The daily performance was killingly DULL.
A) unforgettable
B) dutiful
C) dynamic
D) boring
E) bright
65. Doctor Manson CURED a lot of miners that’s why he won great
popularity and respect with them.
A) treated
B) recovered
C) gave
D) took
E) rescued
66. Australian aborigines are dark skinned people whose
DESCENDANTS came to the continent from Asia about 25,000
years ago.
A) predecessors
B) relatives
C) offsprings
D) colonists
E) supporters
67. I LIKE collecting stamps.
A) am ill
B) am good at
C) am fond of
D) am afraid of
E) am proud of
68. I am a BIG FISH IN A SMALL COMPANY.
A) to be important in a big company
B) to be respected everywhere
C) to be important in a small company
D) to be estimated everywhere
E) not to be important in a small company
69. Nobody believed his VOW because it wasn’t for the first time.
A) belief
B) idea
C) view
D) oath
E) opinion
70. The first colonists from England made new homes and began TO
WIDEN industrial towns.
A) establish
B) waste
C) broaden
D) burden
E) steal
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71. He STUDIED the document for a long time.
A) read carefully
B) taught
C) looked at
D) examined carefully E) looked through
72. Did you manage to stop the FIGHT between those two boys?
A) show
B) stage
C) picture
D) talk
E) struggle
73. The woman adds water to UNITE the flour and the milk.
A) connect
B) make
C) join
D) complex
E) combine
74. I can call back the faint ODORS of the wild flowers.
A) orders
B) ado
C) fits
D) harmony
E) fragrances
75. If the shops were not so CROWDED, the clerks would not be so
tireD)
A) cold
B) full
C) old
D) fresh
E) fast
76. Her interest in people and other animals was warm, personal
and FRIENDLY.
A) cordial
B) antagonistic
C) harmful
D) cool
E) hostile
77. A dolphin asks for HELP.
A) assistance
B) assistant
C) support
D) provision
E) sponsor
78. Edison’s idea was TO CHECK the mistakes of his son.
A) to rise
B) to develop
C) to verify
D) to close
E) to renew