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Test 5
Book 2 Part D

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1.
What measures have been ________ to control the crowd at
Saturday’s football match?
A) imagined
B) made
C) given
D) described
E) taken
2.
He left in such a hurry that I ________ had time to thank him.
A) almost
B) even
C) nearly
D) scarcely
E) least
3.
He gave me some very ________ advice on buying a house.
A) precious
B) wealthy
C) dear
D) prized
E) valuable
4.
To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to
the Bank for the total amount.
A) make for
B) make off
C) make out
D) makeover
E) make up
5.
If we can ________ our present difficulties, then everything should
be all right.
A) get off
B) come across
C) come over
D) get over
E) get away
6.
I’m ________ to get the tickets for the show today, as there are
hardly any left.
A) worried
B) curious
C) anxious
D) afraid
E) troubled
7.
His landlady gave him a week’s ________ to leave the flat.
A) threat
B) notice
C) advice
D) caution
E) dismissal
8.
We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son’s illness
had put him under great ________.
A) emotion
B) excitement
C) crisis
D) stress
E) nervousness
9.
A completely new situation is likely to ________ when the school
leaving age is raised to 16.
A) affect
B) rise
C) arise
D) raise
E) happen
10. A competitor may submit any number of entries ________ each one
is accompanied by a registration fee.
A) guaranteeing
B) insuring
C) allowing
D) providing
E) notwithstanding
11. Enquiries ________ the condition of patients may be made personally
or by telephone.
A) revealing
B) concerning
C) affecting
D) for
E) following
12. Tenants are ________ to beware of paying rent to unknown persons.
A) commanded
B) informed
C) notified
D) advised
E) suggested
13. He tries to ________ up his lessons by telling a few jokes.
A) raise
B) inspire
C) stimulate
D) snap
E) liven
14. Many university courses are not really ________ to the needs of
students or their future employers.
A) associated
B) relative
C) geared
D) sufficient
E) qualified
15. The noise of the traffic ________ Paul from his work.
A) prevented
B) annoyed
C) obstructed
D) upset
E) distracted
16. The plan was ________ when it was discovered just how much the
scheme would cost.
A) resigned
B) abandoned
C) surrendered
D) released
E) disused
17. We finally managed to ______ the committee’s approval of our plans.
A) secure
B) arouse
C) acquire
D) exert
E) execute
18. We are paying for the car in 24 monthly ________ of £55.
A) fragments
B) parts
C) installments
D) refunds
E) credits
19. Violence in the local prison has ________ two lives.
A) removed
B) taken
C) cost
D) murdered
E) spilt
20. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today
after an accident ________ two lorries.
A) containing
B) connecting
C) involving
D) including
E) combining
21. Since any answer was likely to cause embarrassment to his party
the politician tried to ________ the question.
A) delude
B) seclude
C) pervade
D) evade
E) elude
22. Only two of the candidates can be seriously ________ for this post.
A) contemplated
B) commended
C) considered
D) reviewed
E) entertained
23. When I went into the dining room next morning, the ________ of
the dinner were still on the table.
A) remains
B) results
C) remnants
D) surplus
E) relics
24. She’s a very selfish person who doesn’t show much ______ for others.
A) consternation
B) consideration
C) humanity
D) estimation
E) complacency
25. The unpleasant taste ________ in his mouth for hours.
A) insisted
B) prolonged
C) waited
D) lingered
E) rested
26. His ________ book will deal with industrial relations.
A) eventual
B) actual
C) prompt
D) forthcoming
E) following
27. Hotel rooms must be ________ by noon, but luggage may be left
with the porter.
A) vacated
B) departed
C) abandoned
D) discharged
E) displaced
28. Every citizen has the ________ to assist in the prevention of crime.
A) duty
B) right
C) effort
D) trouble
E) force
29. He couldn’t ________ his father that he was telling the truth.
A) admit
B) convince
C) believe
D) confide
E) ensure
30. He began ________ absurd plans for escaping.
A) doing
B) settling
C) hitching
D) devising
E) thinking
31. He didn’t intend to ________ this conversation further himself, for
he disliked his aunt’s patronizing tone.
A) prosecute
B) pursue
C) push
D) follow
E) enter
32. We aren’t very busy in the shop at the moment. In fact we’re quite
________.
A) contrary
B) lazy
C) slack
D) rare
E) opposite
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. The 1950s were the ________ of this cult but one still hears references
to it today.
A) top
B) heyday
C) summit
D) pick
E) pitch
40. What ________ of car do you run?
A) fabrication
B) species
C) fabric
D) mark
E) make
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