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Book 2 Part D
Test 18

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1.
Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the world’s great
powers has produced a ________ balanced peace.
A) presently
B) precociously
C) previously
D) deviously
E) precariously
2.
The team’s 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 didn’t 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 thief’s 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 brother’s 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) portion
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
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