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Book 2 Part A
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37. At the age of 17 he LEFT school and went to work at the factory.
A) graduated
B) went out
C) entered
D) stopped
E) quitted
38. I’ll LEND you my book if you return it to me.
A) take
B) show
C) give
D) send
E) get
39. The festival STARTED in Berlin.
A) began
B) go on
C) went on
D) was held
E) opened
40. I like to CLEAN my room.
A) wash
B) white - wash
C) paint
D) tidy up
E) sweep
41. This film IS ON at the “Friendship” cinema.
A) is shown
B) performs
C) runs
D) goes
E) does
42. Mr. Brown was very happy as he HAD RETURNED from his
hometown.
A) had come back
B) had seen
C) had received
D) had asked
E) had gone
43. He ENTERED the shop and wanted to buy a shirt, but it was too
expensive.
A) wanted
B) arrived
C) came into
D) got
E) reached
44. I WISH I hadn’t gone to the pictures.
A) take
B) stay
C) desire
D) argue
E) spend
45. Why don’t they ANSWER my question?
A) say
B) ask
C) reply
D) reform
E) report
46. Mark Twain VISITED the Crimea in 1867.
A) went to
B) returned
C) ran
D) started
E) left
47. I have been to Tashkent A NUMBER OF TIMES.
A) several times
B) some time
C) the same time
D) any time
E) in no time
48. Soon I FOUND OUT that she had left for Italy.
A) saw
B) learned
C) heard
D) knew
E) recognized
49. Argentina is LARGER than Great Britain.
A) wider
B) older
C) better
D) bigger
E) richer
50. Pete promised to take our PICTURE but didn’t keep his word.
A) give
B) bring
C) photograph
D) paint
E) draw
51. Every spring the school leavers HAVE their diplomas.
A) fail
B) carry
C) bring
D) organize
E) take
52. If you can type 100 words a minute and you would like more
responsibility, please CALL 01-722.
A) shout
B) explain
C) cry
D) utter
E) phone
53. Samuel told me that they were PLANNING to see the gallery in a
few days.
A) staying
B) playing
C) going
D) starting
E) coming
54. I liked to read books about TRAVELS in my holiday.
A) rests
B) walks
C) plays
D) journeys
E) balls
55. He WENT ON sleeping while we took him into our house.
A) continued
B) spoke
C) stopped
D) went
E) finished
56. How are you? I am FINE thanks.
A) so-so
B) not well
C) O.K.
D) sick
E) in low spirits
57. There is a SMALL boat with a man in it.
A) stout
B) large
C) little
D) tidy
E) thin
Find the 
synonym
of the following words:
58. Investigation
A) option
B) question
C) expression
D) search
59. Explain
A) Mix
B) define
C) protest
D) train
60. Fine
A) poor
B) excellent
C) inferior
D) bad
61. Private
A) general
B) personal
C) community
D) public
62. Large
A) thin
B) great
C) long
D) soft
63. Crazy
A) cruel
B) chubby
C) wild
D) mad
64. Fundamental
A) awful
B) absurd
C) vain
D) basic
65. Famous
A) well off
B) needy
C) rich
D) well-known
66. Take off
A) put on
B) dress
C) wear
D) remove
67. Annual
A) yearly
B) daily
C) monthly
D) weekly
68. Region
A) farm
B) area
C) beach
D) source
69. Way
A) bridge
B) road
C) railway
D) field
70. Estimate
A) guess
B) inform
C) miss
D) confuse
71. Error
A) mistake
B) correct
C) result
D) right
72. Actually
A) shortly
B) timely
C) briefly
D) really
73. Define
A) explain
B) protest
C) train
D) mix
74. Want
A) hesitate
B) detest
C) refuse
D) wish
75. Fresh
A) moldy
B) new
C) rotten
D) stale
76. Start
A) finish
B) come
C) begin
D) leave
77. Mature
A) infant
B) child
C) young
D) adult
78. Remember
A) offer
B) forget
C) advice
D) recollect
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79. Empty
A) filled
B) vacant
C) full
D) deep
80. Gift
A) present
B) punishment
C) penalty
D) fine
81. Area
A) source
B) farm
C) beach
D) region
82. Fortune
A) luck
B) belief
C) religion
D) faith
83. Personal
A) public
B) community
C) general
D) private
84. Watch
A) look at
B) seek
C) think
D) read
85. Far
A) nearby
B) near
C) distant
D) close
86. Quantity
A) month
B) sound
C) discount
D) amount
87. Below
A) near
B) under
C) above
D) next to
88. Kind
A) rude
B) gentle
C) intelligent
D) brainy
89. Narrow
A) soft
B) long
C) thin
D) brief
90. Pardon
A) forgive
B) forbid
C) allow
D) promise
91. Shout
A) whisper
B) whistle
C) blow
D) yell
92. Enter
A) get in
B) desert
C) abandon
D) quit
93. Pleased
A) sad
B) happy
C) unhappy
D) angry
94. Beautiful
A) ugly
B) sorrowful
C) plain
D) pretty
95. Little
A) large
B) huge
C) small
D) big
96. Active
A) slow
B) idle
C) poor
D) energetic
97. Border
A) density
B) altitude
C) edge
D) surface
98. End
A) compare
B) start
C) finish
D) move
99. Old
A) elderly
B) raw
C) immature
D) young
100. Ask
A) response
B) reply
C) question
D) call
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Find the 
antonym 
of the following words written in capitals.
1.
I’ll have to take the PUPILS into the hills.
A) teachers
B) schoolchildren
C) kids
D) students
E) boys
2.
She is the WORST student in our group.
A) good
B) bad
C) badly
D) best
E) nice
3.
Breakfast is the FIRST meal of the day.
A) important
B) main
C) last but one
D) last
E) next
4.
He is an enemy, REMEMBER.
A) keep in mind
B) remind
C) recall
D) forget
E) believe
5.
Her luggage was so HEAVY that she asked the young man to help
her.
A) easy
B) large
C) least
D) light
E) vast
6.
Her English is POOR.
A) excellently
B) unsatisfactory
C) bad
D) good
E) not good
7.
February is the SHORTEST month in the year.
A) largest
B) farthest
C) longest
D) highest
E) biggest
8.
TAKING a piece of chalk the pupil on duty began writing on the
board.
A) giving
B) sending
C) bringing
D) spending
E) belonging
9.
I liked the END of the story most of all.
A) beginning
B) middle
C) starting
D) meaning
E) part
10. Our farm is in the COUNTRY.
A) street
B) valley
C) forest
D) town
E) park
11. I WAS RIGHT last night, wasn’t I?
A) was over
B) were ill
C) correct
D) was wrong
E) was busy
12. I don’t REMEMBER where I left my umbrella.
A) know
B) forget
C) give
D) notice
E) support
13. What is it then, my SON?
A) girl
B) boy
C) daughter
D) dear
E) friend
14. Some of them BEGAN to talk to me.
A) started
B) finished
C) was over
D) ended
E) founded
15. The hall was FULL with spectators.
A) easy
B) empty
C) vacant
D) ready
E) late
16. There are many other BIG cities in Great Britain with more than a
million inhabitants.
A) large
B) short
C) small
D) great
E) low
17. I can’t understand why you are so BUSY at home.
A) engaged
B) sleepy
C) afraid
D) free
E) angry
18. I think your FAT cat is ill.
A) thin
B) stout
C) big
D) thick
E) small
19. The prince ran after her and saw the pretty shoe which the girl HAD
LOST.
A) had found
B) had left
C) had forgotten
D) had forgiven
E) didn’t find
20. It was MIDNIGHT and Cinderella ran away from the palace.
A) early in the morning B) late night
C) midday
D) early night
E) night
21. They OFTEN stay at the college after classes.
A) always
B) seldom
C) usually
D) ever
E) early
22. Long ago the streets of this town were DIRTY.
A) clean
B) narrow
C) wide
D) broad
E) long
23. He STARTED painting at a very early age and became famous at 27.
A) began
B) gave up
C) get up
D) continued
E) went on
24. The travelers came to the hotel, LEFT their luggage there and went
for a walk in the town.
A) kept
B) raised
C) caught
D) took
E) picked out
25. He began TO EARN money very early.
A) to change
B) to touch
C) to spend
D) to sweep
E) to tear
26. It was not EASY for him to find a job in such a long time.
A) difficult
B) pleasant
C) necessary
D) heavy
E) dark
27. The weather was nice and children didn’t want to stay INSIDE.
A) at home
B) in the country
C) out
D) outside
E) garden
28. Let’s open the window. It’s very HOT here.
A) dark
B) cold
C) stuffy
D) foggy
E) easy
29. You speak so FAST that it is nearly impossible to follow what you
say.
A) weak
B) low
C) slow
D) quick
E) quite
30. GO OUT OF the room, please, it’s very stuffy here.
A) come out
B) leave
C) leave for
D) stay in
E) useful
31. A DARK cloud having appeared in the sky, we decided to stay at
home.
A) bright
B) heavy
C) white
D) cloudless
E) merry
32. He says they will go to the TOP of the hill next
A) near
B) above
C) bottom
D) under
E) downstairs
33. They have the SHORT road and it will take them twenty minutes to
get to the village.
A) big
B) large
C) not strong
D) long
E) rising
34. That will do. Your answer is quite RIGHT. Your mark is good.
A) correct
B) good
C) bad
D) wrong
E) exact
35. Suddenly we heard a HIGH thin voice.
A) tall
B) small
C) short
D) low
E) long
36. His best KNOWN paintings give a light to today’s Europe.
A) well-known
B) famous
C) unknown
D) bad
E) worst
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37. We must never FORGET our heroes.
A) recognize
B) recite
C) remember
D) forgive
E) thank
38. You are a GOOD swimmer.
A) hot
B) bad
C) low
D) normal
E) not well
39. I stood there admiring that BEAUTIFUL picture.
A) bad
B) nice
C) ugly
D) terrible
E) plain
40. You can tell him the TRUTH. He will help you.
A) a form
B) a tale
C) a secret
D) a lie
E) a fable
41. Adriano is a TALL man.
A) big
B) little
C) small
D) short
E) large
42. It’s much QUIETER there than here - very beautiful, but no tourists.
A) more peaceful
B) noisier
C) more essential
D) more uncertain
E) easier
43. They are good boys, don’t LAUGH at them!
A) smile
B) shout
C) cry
D) look
E) speak
44. I don’t think he will work hard. He is very LAZY.
A) absent-minded
B) good looking
C) good-natured
D) delighted
E) hard-working
45. The mountains in Great Britain are not very HIGH.
A) low
B) long
C) short
D) tall
E) big
46. He worked MUCH and got a good mark at his
A) a lot
B) many
C) few
D) little
E) a few
47. He thinks his son has a GOOD future.
A) nice
B) fine
C) kind
D) bad
E) wrong
48. You’ve got WET through.
A) warm
B) dry
C) hot
D) sweet
E) cold
49. Did you come by SEA?
A) land
B) bed
C) desk
D) shop
E) tree
50. Don’t speak so FAST!
A) loudly
B) slowly
C) well
D) proudly
E) quickly
51. I’m LEAVING FOR Rio tomorrow and I’ll be back in a week’s time.
A) going to
B) coming from
C) living in
D) reaching
E) approaching
52. My friend Cyril isn’t TALL enough to dance with Natalie.
A) good
B) nice
C) happy
D) long
E) short
53. When I WOKE UP it was dark in the room.
A) got up
B) awoke
C) fell asleep
D) stayed
E) left
54. I’m glad the interest rate is not very HIGH.
A) short
B) tall
C) long
D) low
E) huge
55. We are in a hurry. PUSH the car to one side.
A) bring
B) move
C) pull
D) park
E) break
56. The old man had MORE money than sixty thousand pounds.
A) much
B) larger
C) over
D) fewer
E) less
57. We heard a LOT OF interesting things over the radio yesterday
evening.
A) little
B) many
C) tremendous
D) few
E) a great deal
58. I’ll BE IN tomorrow morning.
A) stay
B) be out
C) be over
D) come
E) give
59. When the Browns paint their living-room and the paint is DRY they
will hang a modern picture on the wall.
A) cold
B) white
C) wet
D) blue
E) clean
60. Though the watch was very EXPENSIVE, he decided to buy it for
her.
A) dear
B) calm
C) cheap
D) quiet
E) rich
61. The Thames is a short river but it is WIDE.
A) long
B) shallow
C) narrow
D) nice
E) big
62. He GAVE his friend a book last week.
A) brought
B) took
C) bought
D) had
E) sold
63. John’s parents want him to study law and become President one
day. They have HIGH hopes on him.
A) tall
B) respectful
C) wise
D) unpleasant
E) small
64. The MORE you read, the more you know.
A) much
B) many
C) little
D) least
E) less
65. BEFORE death he decided to leave his money to a hospital.
A) earlier
B) after
C) above
D) below
E) over
66. Nina was a small girl and not at all STRONG.
A) seldom
B) forceful
C) weak
D) frozen
E) clever
67. She runs FAST.
A) quickly
B) slowly
C) easily
D) badly
E) well
68. Tom was a TALL boy of 16.
A) low
B) short
C) long
D) little
E) small
69. I must change my jeans. They are really DIRTY.
A) clear
B) short
C) bright
D) clean
E) yellow
70. It’s EASY to understand this text.
A) hard
B) difficult
C) simple
D) longest
E) clear
71. David was POOR and had TO FIND his aunt.
A) rich / to lose
B) tall / to win
C) short / to gather
D) clever / to hide
E) rich / to look for
72. He SAT thinking near the window.
A) stood
B) saw
C) cried
D) flew
E) died
73. I have been UNHAPPY since my mother died.
A) happy
B) busy
C) tired
D) excited
E) ill
74. - How are you?
- I am WELL, thank you.
A) ill
B) greedy
C) fine
D) O.K.
E) ready
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75. This box is very light. The man can EASILY lift it.
A) hardly
B) hurriedly
C) slowly
D) earnestly
E) badly
76. My watch is RIGHT.
A) wrong
B) left
C) heavy
D) slow
E) fast
77. It happened long after THE NIGHT that I fell down into a pit.
A) dark
B) evening
C) day
D) dawn
E) moonlight
78. There’s too MUCH crime and violence in the streets of cities
nowadays.
A) sad
B) few
C) glad
D) little
E) many
79. My RIGHT hand is stronger than yours.
A) left
B) wrong
C) dirty
D) pretty
E) crushed
80. Scotland is the land of mountains, NARROW valleys and plains.
A) wide
B) long
C) fat
D) thick
E) large
Find the 
antonym
of the following words:
81. Leave
A) arrive
B) desert
C) separate
D) abandon
82. Hide
A) show
B) cover
C) spend
D) save
83. High
A) low
B) tall
C) important
D) powerful
84. Brave
A) heroic
B) bold
C) keen
D) cowardly
85. Behind
A) near
B) far
C) in front of
D) on
86. Pull
A) divide
B) hit
C) kick
D) push
87. Horizontal
A) flat
B) level
C) vertical
D) even
88. Absent
A) present
B) off
C) away
D) missing
89. Public
A) different
B) private
C) usual
D) common
90. Bitter
A) sweet
B) stale
C) rotten
D) moldy
91. Cry
A) blow
B) speak
C) chat
D) laugh
92. Reduce
A) limit
B) lessen
C) increase
D) decrease
93. Ill
A) sick
B) healthy
C) poor
D) painful
94. Adult
A) disabled
B) aged
C) immature
D) old
95. Dry
A) barren
B) wet
C) sterile
D) arid
96. Win
A) earn
B) lose
C) get
D) gain
97. Past
A) next
B) future
C) present
D) before
98. Sick
A) ill
B) patient
C) sorry
D) well
99. Cautious
A) fussy
B) reckless
C) nervous
D) careful
100. Clever
A) Stupid
B) chubby
C) kind
D) smart
101. Dangerous
A) stormy
B) risky
C) safe
D) hazardous
102. Increase
A) carry off
B) go up
C) decrease
D) rise
103. Begin
A) continue
B) ban
C) urge
D) stop
104. Narrow
A) thin
B) tight
C) wide
D) sharp
105. Great
A) huge
B) big
C) small
D) heavy
106. Outside
A) above
B) on
C) inside
D) under
107. Ill
A) sick
B) painful
C) poor
D) healthy
108. Noisy
A) muddy
B) misty
C) moldy
D) silent
109. Finish
A) conclude
B) end
C) terminate
D) begin
110. Light
A) rainy
B) misty
C) dark
D) bright
111. Hate
A) praise
B) commend
C) love
D) detest
112. Cheap
A) expensive
B) inexpensive C) free
D) low-cost
113. Finish
A) terminate
B) conclude
C) end
D) begin
114. Fresh
A) stale
B) new
C) clean
D) pure
115. Find
A) lose
B) seek
C) locate
D) look
116. Pull
A) push
B) kick
C) hit
D) divide
117. Cold
A) misty
B) icy
C) hot
D) warm
118. Begin
A) ban
B) urge
C) continue
D) stop
119. Cautious
A) reckless
B) fussy
C) nervous
D) careful
120. Early
A) now
B) quickly
C) before
D) late
121. Child
A) girl
B) infant
C) boy
D) adult
122. Minority
A) majority
B) population
C) mankind
D) people
123. Better
A) clear
B) calm
C) worse
D) well
124. Enemy
A) rival
B) opponent
C) friend
D) client
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