VOCABULARY 39

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions
Question 1: The teacher gave some instruction. I don’t understand any of them.
A. The instructions the teacher gave are not understanding to me.
B. It was the instructions the teacher gave that confused me.
C. It hasn’t been clear to me about the constructions given.
D. I’m finding it difficult to figure out what the teacher required according to his instructions.
Question 2: We arrived at the conference. We realized our reports were still at home.
A. Not until we arrived at the conference did we realized that our reports still at home.
B. We arrived at the conference and realized that our reports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at the conference, we realized our reports were still at home.
D. It was until we arrived at the conference that we realize our reports were still at home.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option the best completes the following
exchanges
Question 8: Tom met John on the road.
Tom: “ Would you take this along to the office for me?” – John: “ _______ ”
A. Never mind B. yes, with pleasure C. yes, that’s right D. Not at all
Question 9: Charles and Lisa are talking at the parking lot.
Charles: “ Do you fancy going to a movie this evening?” – Lisa: “ _______ ”
A. I’m sorry. I don’t know that B. Not at all. Go ahead
C. Not so bad. And you? D. That would be nice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 15: With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be
unique in the solar systems was strengthened
A. outcome B. continuation C. beginning D. expansion
Question 16: I take my hat off to all those whose worked hard to get the contract
A. welcome B. respect C. encourage D. congratulation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions
Question 17: My father couldn’t stand Tom behavior
A. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerant.
B. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerable.
C. My father was tolerant towards Tom’s behavior
D. Tom’s behavior was not tolerable.
Question 18: I feel completely exhausted when I’ve listened to Marion for half an hour
A. It is completely exhausting after half-an-hour I listening to Marion
B. Half-an-hour listening to Marion leaves me feeling completely exhausted
C. Feeling completely exhausted, I spent half-an-hour listening to Marion
D. When I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour, she feels exhausting completely
Question 19: “ It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister
A. My mother criticized my sister for having stolen the cake from the bridge.
B. My mother blamed my sister for having stolen the cake from the bridge.
C. My mother accused my sister for having stolen the cake from the bridge.
D. My mother accused my sister of having stolen the cake from the bridge.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
Question 20: he _______ in trouble with the police now if he had listened to me in the first place.
A. isn’t B. won’t be C. wouldn’t be D. wouldn’t have been
Question 21: The smaller the room is, the _______ furniture it needs.
A. less B. fewer C. more D. smaller
Question 22: He hates _______ at while he is out in the street.
A. stared B. being stared C. be stared D. staring
Question 23: _______ , sheep were then used for wool.
A. Having first domesticated for milk production
B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they have been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
Question 24: Jane’s very modest, always _______ her success.
A. playing down B. turning around C. keeping down D. pushing back
Question 25: The policeman explained to us _______ get to the market.
A. how B. how could C. how we could D. how could we
Question 26: To buy this type of product, you must pay half of the money _______ , and pay the rest on the
day of delivery
A. in advance B. in cheque C. in cash D. in charge
Question 27: The football match was postponed _______ bad weather.
A. despite B. in spite C. because of D. because
Question 28: The criminal was sentenced to death because of _______ of his crime.
A. the severity B. the complexity C. the punishment D. the importance
Question 29: The party leader traveled the length and _______ of the country in an attempt to spread his
message.
A. width B. distance C. diameter D. breadth
Question 30: Population expansion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet _______ food.
A the requirement of B. the command of C. the demand for D. the necessity for
Question 31: It was not until 1915 _______ the cinema became an industry.
A. that B. when C. which D. while
Question 32: _______ over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting B. That electricity can be transmitted
C. That electricity D. That can be transmitted
Question 33: On Christmas Eve, the _______ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother’s house
A. mere B. entire C. total D. complete
Question 34: he cannot _______ ignorance as his excuse, he should have known what was happening in his
own department.
A. insist B. plead C. refer D. defend
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question
Question 42: A. enrolled B. affected C. managed D. proposed
Question 43: A. clean B. mean C. death D. seat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions
Question 44: Little he knows about the surprise that awaited him.
A B C D
Question 45: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
A B C D

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Question 46: The accident seemed to have destroyed completely his confidence.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following question
Question 47: A. absorb B. degree C. emerge D. honest
Question 48: A. emphasize B. contribute C. maintenance D. heritage
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 49: When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high
school.
A. by far B. by heart C. by chance D. on purpose
Question 50: Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.
A. disciplined B. selective C. wholesale D. unconscious
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