TEST 34
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap[Author:AW] .
1. The balloon race was cancelled owing ............... a stormy weather.
2. Jason Branley is the man without ............... we wouldn't have managed to survive a single day in the jungle.
3. The Browns have lost their fortune but they still ............... up appearances.
4. We expect all of you to behave in a proper ............... during the performance.
5. Diane and Michael don't go out any more. They ............... up last month.
6. ............... before have I seen a rainbow like this. It's really marvellous.
7. If ............... I had had my camera then, I would have taken a picture of that unusual scene.
8. ............... everybody's surprise, the world champion didn't even qualify for the second round of the tournament.
9. I don't think it was a good decision to ............... out of university. You won't find a good job without a thorough education.
10. You ............... to have checked the map before setting off. We would have known where to go then.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form[Author:AW] .
1. I am fond of .............................. music. Beethoven is my favourite. CLASSIC
2. True love requires a lot of .............................. to develop. PATIENT
3. It was rather a .............................. experience. I don't want to talk SHAME
about it. Let's talk about something nicer.
4. About one hundred new .............................. have started working EMPLOY
in our company this year.
5. Mr Hicks is no longer a member of our party. He was made to LOYAL
leave for being .............................. .
6. Don't be afraid of my turtle. It's totally .............................. . HARM
7. Dave has done a good job. He should be rewarded for his great CONTRIBUTE
.............................. to our success.
8. I don't know how to fill in the form. I need your ............................. . ASSIST
9. Nigel is .............................. to strawberries. Whenever he eats ALLERGY
some, he get these red spots all over his face.
10. Everybody admired the man's unusual .............................. . He STRONG
lifted a fifty-kilogram barrel with just one hand.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. The Roman legions defeated every _ n _ _ _ that stood in their way.
2. We haven't _ u _ _ _ s _ _ d our new flat yet. The rooms are still empty.
3. You can always _ _ u _ _ on me. I will stand by you come rain or shine.
4. It's been a very good year for farmers and gardeners. They have gathered record _ r _ _ s of cereal and fruit.
5. I haven't got a _ I _ _ how to play this game. I don't know the rules.
6. It's said that too much coffee can _ n _ _ _ _ s _ your blood pressure too much, which is not good for the heart.
7. The patient is making a _ r _ _ u _ _ recovery. Step by step, he's getting better and better.
8. This is a second-hand car. It's _ _ I _ _ isn't high. You can buy it really cheap.
9. Japanese people usually bow when they greet each other but in Europe it's typical to
_ h _ _ _ hands.
10. _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ g to the survey, more people are satisfied with their living conditions nowadays than in the previous years.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. You should be ............... of yourself. Look what you've done to your little brother.
a) pitiful b) sorry c) ashamed d) guilty
2. Michelle is so ............... on horses. She dreams of having one of her own.
a) keen b) interested c) fond d) fascinated
3. It was Sheila who ............... up with the idea of having a school reunion. And we all liked the idea very much.
a) put b) called c) came d) stood
4. This wonderful flower garden .............. of the place I lived in as a child.
a) reminds b) remembers c) recollects d) resembles
5. There are days when I dream of moving to a ............... island away from the big city noise.
a) solitary b) lonely c) desert d) bare
6. We don't meet often. Harry visits us once in a blue ............... .
a) moon b) sky c) cloud d) sun
7. The patient's jaw was broken so he had great ............... in communicating with the doctors and the nurses.
a) confusion b) difficulty c) failure d) disturbance
8. When she hard the bad news, the elderly lady ............... into tears.
a) burst b) blew c) boomed d) blasted
9. Only one boy ............... his hand when the teacher asked a question.
a) risen b) rose c) rise d) raised
10. The electric chain saw is out of ............... . You'll have to use a hand saw.
a) normal b) effect c) order d) function
1 to 2 whom 3 keep 4 way/manner 5 broke/split 6 Never 7 only 8 To 9 drop 10 ought
1 classical 2 patience 3 shameful 4 employees 5 disloyal 6 harmless 7 contribution 8 assistance 9 allergic 10 strength
1 enemy 2 furnished 3 count 4 crops 5 clue 6 increase 7 gradual 8 value 9 shake 10 According
1C 2A 3C 4A 5C 6A 7B 8A 9D 10C