NAME: _________________________________ DATE: ___________________
CHOOSE: A, B, C or D.
The listening exam tests your ……… skills in English.
A. advocate B. aural C. Circulation D. Colloquial
While she waited for the dentist, she ............. through some magazines.
A. browsed B. conveyed C. drafted D. edited
She wrote a …….. summary of the marketing plan that fit on a single page.
A. illiterate B. controversy C. concise D. edition
I don't understand this letter from the lawyer because it's full of legal ……..
A. linguistics B. lyrics C. legends D. jargon
I prefer reading ……… ; poetry is much harder for me to understand.
A. prose B. manual C. non-fiction D. issues
Always be sure to read the ….. on your contract before you sign it.
A. slogan B. reference C. rumour D. small print
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is usually known by its …….., NATO.
A. consonant B. verse C. acronym D. vowel
The word `cool' is popular ….. for great.
A. verse B. oral C. quote D. Slang
Barry is writing a …… on medieval poetry for his doctorate.
A. autobiography B. dissertation C. hardback D. poetry
When I ……… my report, I discovered that two diagrams were missing.
A. proofread B. outline C. research paper C. manuscript
The doctor's surgery is at the end of the ……; it's the last door on the right.
A. countryside B. estate agent C. fence D. corridor
Their country house has extensive ….. with a lake and guests' cottage.
A. landing B. lawn C. grounds D. hedges
13. The bank gave us a …… to buy our new home.
A. mortgage B. property C. lawn D. slum
14. She came back from England last year and has ….. here ever since.
A. restored B. renovated C. occupied D. resided
15. We closed the ……. to keep out the sun and heat.
A. study B. shutters C. bed-sit D. borough
16. We took the ……; it was much faster than driving through town.
A. threshold B. bypass C. urban D. community
17. Getting home at rush hour is a problem because of the ….. on the roads.
A. borough B. disrepair C. congestion D. double glazing
18. The government can improve the country's …… by building roads and adding
electricity lines.
A. infrastructure B. exterior C. one-way system D. open-plan
19. We put the tools into the …… when we finished working.
A. premises B. shed C. estate D. storey
20. We bought two new kitchen …………: a microwave oven and a toaster.
A. cells B. networks C. devices D. appliance
21. If you don't refrigerate food, the …… will grow and spoil it.
A. compound B. bacteria C. fluid D. virus
22. Engineers say that the …… of carbon monoxide from cars is high.
A. fuel B. gadget C. microchip D. emission
23. Some students got into trouble for ….. into the university's computer system to
check exam results.
A. hacking B. deleting C. installing D. researching
24. All the electrical connections for my calculator are stored on a single ……
A. microscope B. laptop C. microchip D. Network
25. She spent four years ….. the history of sailing.
A. accessing B. downloading C. researching D. modifying
26. People worry about the long-term effects of …….., such as the genetic modification
of vegetables
A. cloning B. biotechnology C. synthetic D. digital
27. I must upgrade my computer - my ….. and software are both out of date.
A. filter B. hardware C. machinery D. gene
28. Whenever you want to surf the Web, you need to connect to the Internet by …….
A. modification B. website C. modem D. virtual reality
29. Electronic ……. includes security cameras that record people entering and leaving
the building.
A. tampering B. software C. machinery D. surveillance
30.The safari goes through …… desert until you reach the game reserve.
A. altitude B. arid C. blizzard D. current
31. Egypt's Aswan ……….. is built across the Nile River.
A. earthquake B. downpour C. dam D. weather
32. The force of the current has caused the ………. of the river bank.
A. erosion B. eruption C. flood D. frost
33. We sailed down the river to the …… but didn't go out to sea.
A. gorge B. estuary C. Mainland D. ridge
34. The rain turned to ……… as the temperature dropped.
A. steam B. tide C. sleet D. humidity
35. When the snow starts to …… in the spring, the water level rises in the rivers.
A. rise B. peak C. frost D. thaw
36. Trees do not grow in the Canadian ………. because the ground is always frozen.
A. tundra B. coastline C. cliff D. volcano
37. We drove through the ….. desert.
A. barren B. frosty C. fertile D. drizzle
38. The farmers hope the ….. doesn't last too long; this season's crops may not
survive.
A. continent B. drought C. drizzle D. chill
The storm seems to be turning into a real ……..
A. glacier B. dune C. gale D. equator
We swam to the …… and back to shore.
A. region B. summit C. wilderness D. reef
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