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TEST 16
1- Jenny is tall, slim and beautiful, but she thinks she's 10- When the teacher falsely accused the students of
plump and unattractive. Obviously, she has a rather cheating, they were very annoyed and were still full
inaccurate ........... of herself. of......... as they complained to the headmaster the next
day.
A) stimulation B) conclusion C) perception
D) deception E) solution A) revenge B) intolerance C) relief
D) consideration E) indignation
2- I didn't want to leave my passport with the receptionist at
the hotel because I was worried about the ......... there. 11- I'm very fond of Corrina, but when she wears her
skintight leopard skin trousers with her bright orange
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A) hazard B) security C) matter blouse and her pink high heels, even I have to admit that
D) acceptance E) support she doesn't dress very ........... .
3- Patience is said to be a ............ but I'm not sure it's such a A) casually B) politely C) tactfully
good quality to have — I'd rather work with people who D) tastefully E) absurdly
are impatient but get their work done quickly.
12- When grandmother had a fever, her sentences weren't
A) moral B) sin C) right ............ she was mumbling and we couldn't understand
D) virtue E) bargain what she was talking about.
4- I wasn't sure if I would have to drive my mother to the A) grammatical B) thoughtful C) coherent
hospital on Saturday, but I asked my neighbour whether D) legible E) literal
she could baby-sit the children that day should the need
.......... . 13- The last time I went to the dentist I didn't have a single
............ because I've been cutting down on sweet things
A) arise B) waken C) approach in my diet and cleaning my teeth very well.
D) hinder E) arouse
A) hollow B) pain C) cavity
5- The hotel manager informed us that we had to ........... the D) ache E) extract
room by midday as they had other guests arriving.
14- A man attacked Hilda in the street with a bottle and
A) vacate B) check-in C) furnish although she managed to escape, for the rest of her life,
D) decorate E) inhabit she will have a ........... on her face where he cut her.
6- The career advisor at my school used to .............. pupils A) stitch B) scar C) slice
not to leave school at sixteen by telling them how much D) trace E) print
better their quality of life would be with a good
education. 15- I have no ........... to go to work tomorrow but despite my
reluctance, I have to go.
A) train B) educate C) equip
D) suggest E) urge A) opportunity B) emotion C) ability
D) sensitivity E) inclination
7- He's a very intelligent boy, so only his .............
circumstances are keeping him out of university. If he 16- Elaine has a/an ............. vision of a world where people
had more money, he'd go. are good to each other and everybody is honest, but I
don't think such a perfect world could ever exist —
A) physical B) emotional C) financial people just aren't made that way.
D) commercial E) reasonable
A) genuine B) corrupt C) pessimistic
8- I can't stand arguing with Grant. He never sticks to the D) ordinary E) Utopian
point of the argument and always mentions other issues
that aren't.................. to the debate. 17- The child was .......... rude to his mother until she
eventually lost patience with him and sent him up to his
A) genuine B) agreeable C) handy room.
D) relevant E) valid
A) tenderly B) regularly C) corruptly
9- Having stayed up all night, at ............ we watched the D) persistently E) evenly
sun rising over the sea.
18- If you spill Cola on the floor, you should .......... it up
A) twilight B) daybreak C) sunlight immediately; otherwise, it will become a sticky mess and
D) sunstroke E) midday attract flies.
A) pick B) wipe C) wash
D) take E) throw
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19- I was only ............. annoyed when my flatmate borrowed 28- Frank lived in a ......... little flat in Paris. It was so dark
my clothes without asking, but I was absolutely furious and dirty, and you don't even want to know what the
when she borrowed my car. neighbours were like.
A) softly B) sweetly C) mildly A) remarkable B) sordid C) fragrant
D) gently E) tidily D) solemn E) cute
20- My two-year old son likes to help me do the cleaning, 29- My mother hates being .............. — she's always got
but needless to say, he's more of a/an ............. than a something to do, even in the evenings, when she's
help, and is always getting in my way. relaxing in front of the TV, she usually knits or does
some mending as well.
A) hindrance B) calamity C) favour
D) chaos E) assistance A) indulgent B) hasty C) hopeless
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D) idle E) busy
21- Fiona is totally ...... .. ... towards her children. They get
anything they want, from ice-cream to computers. I think 30- Whenever anyone asks Colin about his job, he's always
she's spoiling them too much. very ......... and never gives a direct answer, so people
end up not understanding what he does exactly.
A) generous B) strict C) charitable
D) indulgent E) obsessed A) uncertain B) plain C) vague
D) concise E) precise
22- I cut my finger on a kitchen knife the other day, and the
wound just won't............. . I suppose it's infected and I 31- I bought a new raincoat the other day, but it's hopeless
should go and see the doctor. because it's not .......... . When it rained yesterday, I got
really wet, even though I was wearing it.
A) improve B) treat C) cure
D) deteriorate E) heal A) waterproof B) slippery C) prosperous
D) woollen E) airtight
23- I think American footballers look very strange in their 32- Lois generally isn't ........... except when it comes to
uniforms their shoulders are so ........... and their hips chocolate. She loves it and can't stop eating the stuff.
look so narrow in comparison.
A) grumpy B) tasty C) needy
A) slim B) broad C) streamlined D) greedy E) thirsty
D) scarce E) horizontal
33- After learning Arabic and about Islam, French traveller
24- In ancient times, when one tribe would ........... another, Rene Caillie travelled to Timbuktu, Africa, .......... as an
the defeated tribe would often become slaves. Arab trader and became the first European to return from
there alive.
A) win B) signify C) conquer
D) slaughter E) oppress A) disguised B) delivered C) covered
D) worshipped E) supplied
25- Rick came home rather late on Saturday. Sally wouldn't
have minded that much had it been a/an .......... day, but
as it was their wedding anniversary, she was rather upset!
34- ......... to meeting Janice, Doug was certain that he would
A) significant B) current C) absolute never marry. But two weeks after he met her, he
D) ordinary E) unusual proposed marriage.
26- You've never seen anything like the January sales in A) Reluctant B) Eager C) Regardless
London. Women push their way through the crowds, and D) Alongside E) Prior
they'll even .............. a bargain out of your hands if they
want it — it's completely uncivilised. 35- The luggage allowance on most airlines is 25
kilogrammes. If you ............. this, you have to pay extra
A) grab B) gain C) beat or leave some bags behind!
D) purchase E) remove
A) achieve B) exceed C) overcome
27- The magician made his assistant.......... . She stepped into D) deceive E) overtake
the big black box, the magician waved his wand and, in a
flash, she was gone! 36- There's a machine next to my bed that I use to ............
mosquitoes. It keeps them away quite effectively.
A) reduce B) vanish C) abandon
D) migrate E) condense A) murder B) attack C) repel
D) attract E) disturb
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37- Though the state university is ............ a place for 46- Though Mary ........ believed Felix when he said he
learning, it also serves as a research facility and a place would get them out of the dangerous situation, Felix
to hold sporting events. himself had serious doubts whether he could manage it.
A) primarily B) logically C) allegedly A) scarcely B) directly C) abruptly
D) efficiently E) purely D) sincerely E) barely
38- King Henry VIII, a 17th century king of England, is 47- In order to facilitate their escape from the scene, the bank
.......... for beheading and divorcing his wives. Of his six robbers took a young girl as a ........... and threatened to
wives, he beheaded two and divorced two. shoot her if anyone tried to stop them.
A) notorious B) unlawful C) opposed A) hijacker B) security C) deposit
D) marginal E) enormous D) companion E) hostage
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39- Gary raked all the leaves up into a ........... and then set 48- At first, the assembly of the new furniture seemed
fire to the whole pile. impossible, but the ........ notes in the instructions were so
good that it proved an easy job.
A) castle B) hill C) gathering
D) heap E) collection A) habitual B) descriptive C) separable
D) explanatory E) incidentalion
40- Because of the emergency, we hadn't had chance to eat
anything since breakfast, thus we were ........ and went to 49- The fortune-teller said that it was Caroline's ........ to
the nearest snack bar from the hospital. marry a tall dark-haired man and have six children.
A) curable B) famished C) greedy A) recovery B) prophecy C) destiny
D) adequate E) faded D) integrity E) possibility
41- The prevention of terrorism at the World Cup required 50- Tricia was very .............. as a teenager and used to do
great amounts of .......... from the French authorities since things simply because her parents told her not to.
there were so many potential political targets at such a
worldwide event. A) obedient B) nervous C) rebellious
D) average E) impatient
A) conservat B) brutality C) diligence
51- Normally relaxed and self-confident, Hilary seemed quite
42- The resemblance between Carmen and George la so ........ ......... when we ate lunch together in the canteen, so I
that I would have realised that they are related even if wasn't surprised when she told me she'd just had an
you hadn't told me. argument with her boss.
A) striking B) vague C) extensive A) noble B) clumsy C) rigid
D) exact E) identical D) neat E) tense
43- The .......... meeting of the directors should be interesting 52- Tim's wife simply loves arguing for its own sake and
and intense since they have many decisions to make and ........ everything he says as a matter of principle, whether
they must all be made before the end of the week. she agrees or not.
A) previous B) forthcoming C) trivial A) discusses B) contradicts C) exhibits
D) perpetual E) prior D) infers E) denies
44- In Australia, they are having a contest to design a new 53- He was very optimistic about getting into law school
flag. The final decision on the matter will be subject to until his poor exam results .......... his hopes and made
the ............. of the citizens, which will be determined in a him start considering other options.
special election.
A) raised B) dropped C) struck
A) adoption B) removal C) intrusion D) elevated E) dashed
D) approval E) reluctance
54- In order to extend the new motorway, the council had to
45- Although I was enjoying New York and my aunt's .............. many houses and force people to find new
hospitality, I did not want to ............ on her and her homes.
family any longer.
A) renovate B) evaporate C) defer
A) invite B) inquire C) impose D) demolish E) construct
D) invade E) request
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55- The size of the shop is quite ........... . Looking at its 58- The Seatle to Carlisle railway, which cuts through some
display window, you'd think it's very small, but it has two of the most beautiful landscapes in Britain, was sold by
large showrooms inside. British Rail as the small number of passengers made it
no longer .......... to run.
A) deceptive B) expansive C) constructive
D) extensive E) inadequate A) expensive B) punctual C)
understanding
D) proper E) profitable
56- The general sadly realised that the only ............ thing to 59- I know he says it was an accident, but I think Bill broke
do was surrender, as any attempt to fight would result in your vase .......... because he thought it was ugly and
the complete massacre of his troops. didn't know how else to get you to throw it out.
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A) sensitive B) sensible C) sorrowful A) intentionally B) convincingly C) sensibly
D) irrational E) victorious D) personally E) eventfully
60- We planned our summer holiday to ............... with my
birthday this year, so. it looks as if I'll be turning forty in
Spain.
57- The long hard journey had consumed every last drop of
energy from the adults, but the children still showed A) interfere B) interrupt C) modify
traces of.......... . D) coincide E) overshadow
A) hostility B) vitality C) instability
D) integrity E) vigilance
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1.C 2.B 3-D 4.A 5.A 6.E 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.E
11.D 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.E 16.E 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A
21.D 22.E 23.B 24.C 25.D 26.A 27.B 28.B 29.D 30.C
31.A 32.D 33.A 34.E 35.B 36.C 37 .A 38.A 39.D 40.B
41.C 42.A 43.B 44.D 4S.C 46.D 47.E 48.D 49.C 50.C
51.E 52.B 53.E 54.D S5.A 56.B 57.B 58.E 59.A 60.D
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