TEST 43
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap[Author:AW] .
1. I live ............... easy reach of my school, so it only takes me a few minutes to get there in the morning.
2. One of the secretary's duties is to write letters ............... her boss's behalf.
3. For ............... of being assaulted, the elderly lady carried a knife in her pocket.
4. The coach says it was a stomachache that contributed to the cyclist's poor performance but it'd rather ............... it down to his poor physical condition.
5. Taking photos in the cathedral is forbidden and there are no exceptions ............... this rule.
6. Let's take oil cooker. It may ............... in handy at the campsite.
7. It makes no ............... to try to catch fish in this pond. There are only frogs in it.
8. Before you leave the office building, ............... sure that all the doors are locked.
9. I don't think the boy doesn't like staying at the camp. He's sad because he is longing ............... his parents.
10. After he was hit on the head by a falling piece of rock, the hiker lost consciousness. He only came ............... when he'd been taken to hospital.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form[Author:AW] .
1. Rob is so .............................. toward Lisa. He must love her a lot. AFFECTION
2. There's nothing wrong is having daily physical exercise. It can be ADVANTAGE
very .............................. to your health.
3. In her .............................., Mrs Robson used to work as a servant YOUNG
in a rich family's house in Yorkshire.
4. I admire Ellen's great .............................. to helping the homeless. DEVOTE
5. At a certain age, some people develop a .............................. to put TEND
on weight fast.
6. The professor's slip of the tongue caused a great.............................. AMUSE
among the students.
7. It's .............................. of you to date both Gloria and Celia. You HONEST
must decide which one of them you love more.
8. We expected the rooms in the holiday house would be more SPACE
.............................. . We could hardly move in the one we got.
9. Tom was granted a scholarship, which .............................. him to ABLE
study in a renowned university abroad.
10. Eva applied for the Dutch .............................. after she got CITIZEN
married to that Dutch guy.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. All our effort was in _ a _ _ . Although we worked hard we didn't manage to prevent the city from being flooded.
2. 'How is Sam doing?' `I have no idea. We haven't kept in _ _ u _ _ for ages.'
3. The views I saw took my _ _ _ a _ _ away. They were magnificent.
4. Only after Mr Hobson's death did it turn out that he had a big collection of diamonds, emeralds and other _ _ _ c _ _ u _ stones in his house.
5. The noise from the traffic is big, but after a few weeks of living in the city centre you will
get _ _ c _ _ _ _ m _ _ to it.
6. My mother has always had a great _ _ f _ _ _ _ c _ on me. I've always listened to her advice.
7. In this place, the river is not deep. It's rather _ h _ _ I _ _ .
8. I will let you use my car only on _ _ _ d _ _ _ o _ that you drive carefully.
9. My father _ I _ _ _ _ d this tree when I was born. Look how big it's grown.
10. To me, it's a strange feeling living in a bungalow. Previously, I lived on the tenth floor of a twenty-_ _ o _ _ y sky-scraper.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. The big city area is not my kind of place. I don't quite ............... here.
a) inhabit b) belong c) settle d) associate
2. I don't quite take your ............... . My opinion is a bit different from yours.
a) pose b) view c) point d) clue
3. We can't afford to go on holiday this year. We're rather ............... of money.
a) short b) low c) thin d) narrow
4. More effective steps must be ............... to prevent another tragedy of this kind.
a) undertaken b) undergone c) underdone d) undermined
5. Are you ............... of the negative effects your silly joke might bring about?
a) conscious b) familiar c) watchful d) acquainted
6. It makes no sense to argue any more. Let's bury the ..............., shall we?
a) axe b) knife c) hatchet d) sword
7. Just take the pill and your headache will soon ............... off.
a) turn b) move c) come d) wear
8. I don't know why Joan took ............... with me. Did I say anything wrong?
a) aversion b) offence c) hatred d) annoyance
9. The Royal code of manners has ............... the test of time. It's still in use.
a) kept b) played c) stood d) held
10. I ordered orange juice but the one I got ............... of pineapple.
a) feels b) tastes c) senses d) flavours
1 within 2 on 3 fear 4 put 5 to 6 come 7 sense 8 make 9 for 10 round
1 affectionate 2 adventageous 3 youth 4 devotion 5 tendency 6 amusement 7 dishonest 8 spaciouss 9 enabled 10 citizenship
1 vain 2 touch 3 breath 4 precious 5 accustomed 6 influence 7 shallow 8 condition 9 planted 10 storey
1B 2C 3A 4A 5A 6C 7D 8B 9C 10B