Practice on Vocabulary

1. After the 4-day long and tiring journey, all the group members were fit to drop. a. were suitable for a stop b. were in good health c. were ready to have a rest d. were so tired that they almost collapsed 2. Although he has just graduated from school, the young accountant seemed very well grounded in his field. a. experienced inb. knowledgeable about c. familiar withd. promising 3. The mayor commended the young girl for her brave behavior in saving the drowning baby. a. praisedb. complimented c. favored d. thanked D B A

4. Knowing what he did was totally wrong, David couldn ’ t look his mother in the eye when he entered the room. a. look into her eyeb. observe her face c. face her without shamed. take a glance at her 5. You really disconcerted me when you talked about my mistakes last night. a. disturbed b. embarrassed c. worriedd. confused 6. She gave each of her grandchildren some money, telling them to be sure to use it to good purpose. a. use it to help othersb. make a plan of spending it c. use it legallyd. spend it on something useful 7. The director said that we still had time for a trial performance before Friday. a. practiceb. rehearsalc. preparation d. preview 8. She will have finished writing the book in a month with the full blessing of her parents. a. support b. prayer c. affection d. protection C B D B A

9. Don ’ t worry about the test: it ’ s nothing but a measure of how you ’ re getting on. a. estimate b. ratingc. yardstick d. criterion 10. Left to their own devices, some of the young children began to cry for mama. a. Left unnoticed b. Left alone c. Left behind d. Left out of sight 11. The museum promised to pay large amounts of money if the dinosaur fossil _____ are good. a. specimens b. speciesc. samplesd. prototypes 12. She was very _____ about what she thought should be done to improve the plan. a. definite b. explicit c. positive d. distinct 13. His enthusiasm was really _____, and now all of us are filled with anticipation. a. epidemic b. infective c. effective d. infectious C B A B D

14. Members on the radical _____ of the party would like to see more protest marches being organized. a. margins b. frontiers c. verges d. fringes 15. Her voice sounds like her mother ’ s, but there the _____ ends. a. likelihood b. conformity c. resemblance d. sameness 16. The family live in a _____ section of town where the houses are falling apart. a. wretched b. disserted c. barren d. desolate 17. People who are ______ for a quick cure are likely to be disappointed. a. fervent b. eager c. ardent d. earnest 18. They lay on the green grass, chatting and sleeping, in peaceful ______. a. content b. contention c. comfort d. complacency 19. As far as I know, gambling is prohibited within the ______ of our university. a. campus b. vicinity c. boundaries d. precincts D C A B A D

20. We could see that one of the old Rome aqueducts, which were stone channels to carry the water supply to Rome, was supported by ______. a. arches b. arcs c. domes d. vaults 21. Scientists believe that these fossils belonged to the prehistoric ______ of the horse. a. ascendants b. predecessors c. anecdotes d. antecedents 22. Quarrel happens every time he enters into ______ with his colleagues. a. account b. negotiation c. correspondence d. discourse 23. The old man stared at the instruction booklet in ______, trying to work out how to make it run. a. anxiety b. uncertainty c. perplexity d. doubt 24. The hounds had been on the ______ of the fox for several miles, but they lost it near the river. a. perfume b. fragrance c. odor d. scent A D D C D

25. I was going to give away these books, but it was really hard for me to bring myself to _____ them. a. break up with b. come apart with c. tear myself of d. part with 26. She realized ______ that her husband and best friend had cheated her. a. to a large extent b. by and by c. by and large d. by the by 27. The smell of the cigarette smoke ______ in the large empty room. a. lingeredb. hauntedc. plaguedd. lagged 28. He was ______ by his absence on the first day of the new semester. a. evidentb. manifestc. conspicuous d. obvious 29. The boy ’ s curiosity was ______ by the locked box in the basement. a. irritatedb. provoked c. piqued d. stimulated 30. The professor seems rather ______ at the moment – I think he ’ s worried about the result of the experiment. a. frustrated b. confused c. distracted d. harassed D B A C C C

31. His great grandfather became rich after his ______ in the steel industry 70 years ago. a. venture b. adventure c. endeavor d. enterprise 32. Despite the _______ of the union leaders, the angry workers decided to go on a strike by voting. a. mediation b. exhortation c. determination d. prohibition 33. For some news reporters, in their search for a good news story, nothing was ______. a. holy b. sacred c. solemn d. divine 34. Her teacher sent letters to Jenny, ______ her improve her mind with good books. a. bidding b. askingc. recommending d. advising 35. When he first came to China many years ago, his colorful shirt looked out of place against the ______ grey and blues of the Chinese. a. popular b. regular c. pure d. muted 36. Despite total ______ of 3 million, the takeover bid valued at only 2.5 million was successful. a. property b. assets c. wealth d. possessions A B B A D D

37. Security defined ______ of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts. a. in the broad sense b. in the best sense c. in a very real sense d. in the literal sense 38. She started to ______ the local newspaper so that she could adapt herself to the local life more easily. a. contribute to b. ascribe to c. subscribe to d. submit to 39. The manager has been constantly ______ about the terrible financial situation of the company in the past several months. a. panicking b. fretting c. frightened d. hysterical 40. Soon after he entered the university, he became _______ the activities of the Students ’ Union. a. committed to b. consumed with c. preoccupied with d. immersed in 41. The appearance of young soldiers ______ the army with new hope and morale. a. infuse b. implant c. instill d. inspire A C B D A

42. I thought it should be a fairly sober party so I did not wear anything too ______. a. scandalous b. shameful c. abominable d. outrageous 43. The rude words his son said in the presence of his boss really put him ______. a. to death b. at ease c. to shame d. right 44. Many people proclaim adherence to a religious ethic but do not ______ it. a. live for b. live by c. live up to d. live with 45. This experience was later to become the _______ for many of his best-known novels. a. inspiration b. insight c. stimulus d. genius 46. The local government should face up to the present situation and ______ of it. a. say the least b. make the most c. come to the worst d. get the better of D C B A B

47.Though the book has worn the prize, it does not ______ most young people. a. recommend itself to b. commend itself to c. advocate itself to d. propose itself to 48. Laughter _______ through the audience, but I didn ’ t realize that I said the wrong thing. a. rippled b. circulated c. prevailed d. conveyed 49. Though it is the first time I met his girlfriend, I felt an instant ______ to her. a. dislikeb. disgustc. repulsiond. aversion 50. The travelers complained that the treatment they had received in the customs had completely ______them of their dignity. a. denied b. humiliated c. deprived d. refused B A D C