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Test 13
Book 2 Part D

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1.
I had to sign for this letter because it came in ________ envelope.
A) a recommended
B) a registered
C) an endorsed
D) a receipted
E) a sealed
2.
When I bought this clock I was given a six months’ ________.
A) reservation
B) guarantee
C) undertaking
D) safeguard
E) security
3.
A ________ for the company said that the question of safety
regulations was being looked into.
A) speaker
B) spokesman
C) officer
D) reporter
E) interpreter
4.
During the war there was so little food that it had to be ________.
A) preserved
B) regulated
C) rationed
D) retained
E) re-distributed
5.
Mr Jackson is permanently ________ as the result of a car accident.
A) dislocated
B) incapable
C) disabled
D) powerless
E) inactive
6.
She ________ all her savings form the bank to pay for her flight to
Australia.
A) drew in
B) drew up
C) drew along
D) drew out
E) drew off
7.
Her shopping bag broke, ________ its contents all over the road.
A) dispersing
B) dispensing
C) scattering
D) overflowing
E) distributing
8.
When you come to the crossroads, you will see the ________ showing
the way to Middleton.
A) advertisement
B) signal
C) signpost
D) announcement
E) indicator
9.
The crops in this field have all been ________ with insecticide.
A) sprayed
B) washed
C) rinsed
D) cleaned
E) disinfected
10. I can’t use my hair-drier because I forgot to buy a ________ for it.
A) tap
B) switch
C) socket
D) pin
E) plug
11. The baby is very fretful; he must be ________ some teeth.
A) making
B) cutting
C) incising
D) producing
E) grinding
12. The attic was thick with ________ as no one had cleared it for years.
A) rust
B) powder
C) dust
D) sediment
E) soot
13. The artist studied in Paris for ________ of roughly five years.
A) a decade
B) an age
C) a time
D) a period
E) an interval
14. The two young people fell in love at ________.
A) first impression
B) first sight
C) short notice
D) long distance
E) first appearance
15. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be ________.
A) reckoned
B) balanced
C) scaled
D) estimated
E) weighed
16. If you are interested in becoming a ________ of the club, telephone
the secretary during office hours.
A) member
B) partner
C) sharer
D) player
E) student
17. The first English dictionary was ________ by Dr Johnson.
A) compiled
B) co-ordinated
C) collected
D) composed
E) constructed
18. When you go out, will you get me ________ of the Farming Gazette?
A) an edition
B) a copy
C) a publication
D) a paper
E) a sheet
19. I didn’t ________ I was talking to the Manager, until he told me his
name.
A) identify
B) distinguish
C) recognize
D) accept
E) realize
20. I just cannot work out the answer to this question; I ________.
A) give off
B) give out
C) giveaway
D) give into
E) give up
21. At the election you must mark your paper, fold it and drop it into
the ________ box.
A) voting
B) ballot
C) nomination
D) selection
E) electoral
22. When you return to your country, don’t forget to ________ with me.
A) keep in hand
B) keep time
C) keep in touch
D) keep in step
E) keep together
23. The corrupt builder wanted to obtain the contract so he offered a
________ to the civil servant.
A) bribe
B) bait
C) stimulus
D) tip
E) bonus
24. The tramp was wearing very shabby clothes and looked very _______.
A) down at heel
B) down to earth
C) up to date
D) up and coming
E) out of shape
25. It was very ________ in the cottage with the comfortable armchairs
by the fire.
A) snug
B) gratifying
C) easy
D) downy
E) refreshing
26. There were some black-faced sheep ________ about the hillside.
A) thrown
B) arranged
C) scattered
D) littered
E) crumpled
27. The news ________ that prices were going to rise next week.
A) got ahead
B) got on
C) got through
D) got up
E) got out
28. The child ________ his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas
tree.
A) kept
B) blew
C) sighed
D) held
E) gasped
29. That man’s wife is terrible; he ________ him all the time, nagging
from morning till night.
A) keeps in with
B) keeps up with
C) keeps on at
D) keeps away
E) keeps back from
30. Don’t leave your things all over the room, ________ up the place.
A) mixing
B) cluttering
C) filling
D) huddling
E) breaking
31. The philosopher was a great thinker and was often ________ by a
brilliant idea.
A) seized
B) grabbed
C) grasped
D) held
E) clutched
32. The trader asked a high price, but I managed to ________.
A) beat him off
B) beat him up
C) beat him down
D) beat him back
E) beat him in
33. The woman ________ for her husband’s life when he was found
guilty of murder.
A) bid
B) disputed
C) pleaded
D) debated
E) sued
34. Don’t ________ me or I won’t be able to stop laughing.
A) pat
B) massage
C) scratch
D) tickle
E) stroke
35. That pop group are going to make ________ recording next week.
A) alive
B) an alive
C) an awake
D) a living
E) a life
36. Mary ________ her engagement the week before the wedding
because she realized she didn’t love her fiance.
A) broke up
B) broke out
C) broke down
D) broke off
E) broke away
37. He ________ £5000 in stocks and shares.
A) inserted
B) installed
C) invested
D) inducted
E) indented
38. The new magazine about car maintenance ________ tomorrow.
A) comes down
B) comes off
C) comes on
D) comes out
E) comes round
39. That couple are well-suited; they live in perfect ________.
A) order
B) control
C) harmony
D) melody
E) duet
40. He is so ________, he is never satisfied with anything.
A) discontented
B) disconcerted
C) discomforted
D) disconnected
E) discredited
TEST 14
Book 2 Part D
Test 14

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1.
Johnny ________ very badly at Mary’s birthday party.
A) conducted
B) behaved
C) showed
D) operated
E) looked
2.
Mr. Jones has ________ painting since he retired.
A) taken up
B) taken off
C) taken over
D) taken in
E) taken down
3.
How many ________ does Peter learn at school?
A) topics
B) themes
C) ideas
D) subjects
E) objects
4.
It wasn’t my ________ that the plate broke.
A) blame
B) mistake
C) error
D) fault
E) slip
5.
Ask Joan if she would give me ________ with the washing-up.
A) a leg
B) a hand
C) a help
D) an assistance
E) an aid
6.
The Browns ________ anyone who hasn’t much money as they
have.
A) look up to
B) look away from
C) look down on
D) look out for
E) look round at
7.