TEST 35
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap[Author:AW] .
1. Out of my way! I'm ............... a hurry.
2. David should know how to help you. He's a doctor, ............... all.
3. We didn't arrange to meet in the cafe. We met ............... chance.
4. Alice seems to ............... getting on with Becky.
5. What's wrong with you? You look as pale as ................ .
6. Jack is a lazybones. He does nothing ............... watch TV all day round.
7. Don't look at me like that. I have nothing to ............... with the mess.
8. It took me several hours, but finally I succeeded ............... solving the puzzle.
9. Noah doesn't know much about the production processes. He's still ............... behind the ears. He's only worked for us for two weeks.
10. The fire brigade haven't finished yet. The top of the house is still ............... fire.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form[Author:AW] .
1. My cousin Eddie is an ice hockey fan. He's a .............................. of SUPPORT
the Edmonton team.
2. That cream cake is quite a .............................. . Can I have another TEMPT
piece, please?
3. Ann has a .............................. for ice-cream. She simply couldn't live WEAK
without it.
4. Tina has never refused to help us. She's the most ............................ RELY
friend we have.
5. It was a .............................. night. The stress was so big that even SLEEP
the sleeping pills didn't help me much.
6. Physical exercise is known to be .............................. to your health. BENEFIT
7. That boy always has an excuse for his .............................. during ABSENT
maths lessons.
8. Don't be too .............................. of Mark. The boy is very sensitive. CRITICISE
9. Acute .............................. is the main cause of starvation and POOR
malnutrition in the Third World countries.
10. It was an .............................. performance. No wonder the Russian IMPRESS
figure skater was given the maximum score.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. Our daughter is _ _ _ g _ _ _ t . She's going to have a baby soon.
2. Many _ _ _ c _ _ s of animals are in danger of extinction due to pollution and devastation of their natural habitats.
3. In the beginning, the new job was quite a _ _ a _ _ _ n _ _ to me. However, after a few weeks of training I started making progress.
4. The view from the _ e _ _ of the mountain was breathtaking. It was worth climbing up to the top to see it.
5. If you park your car in a wrong place, a traffic _ _ _ d _ _ will give you a ticket.
6. Last year, the dictionary cost about 20 pounds but its _ _ _ r _ _ t price is much higher.
7. Mr Holly was made _ _ d _ _ _ _ n _ in December. He's been out of job since that time.
8. `What have you bought in the supermarket?' `Nothing special. Just some bits and _i _ _ _ s .'
9. The surgeon says it will take several weeks for the patient to _ _ c _ _ _ _ from the wounds.
10. Mr Johnson is a retired army general. He is paid a _ _ n _ _ _ n of about $5000 each month, which enables him to live in comfort.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. I'm not ................ with the latest politics. I don't know what is going on.
a) known b) accustomed c) common d) familiar
2. If I were in authority, I would ............... all cars from the city centre.
a) prohibit b) ban c) refuse d) contradict
3. Don't ............... the door, children. Your father is asleep.
a) smash b) clap c) slam d) crush
4. Thefts of the stationery equipment is certainly one of the bigger problems that we have to ............... out in the company.
a) order b) clean c) sort d) deal
5. It's no ............... trying to convince Darrel. He won't change his mind, for sure.
a) worth b) good c) sense d) point
6. You did have a ............... escape. I can't think what would have happened if the fishermen in the passing boat hadn't noticed you in the icy water.
a) narrow b) short c) thin d) scarce
7. Our son learned to ............... the time at the age of five.
a) tell b) speak c) say d) pronounce
8. If we move to the outskirts, it will .......... our having to commute for about 2 hours.
a) explain b) conclude c) mean d) result
9. The children are rather cold. They aren't ............... to sleeping in the open air.
a) accustomed b) habitual c) conscious d) approved
10. It's much better to be ............... of time than to come too late.
a) before b) advance c) earlier d) ahead
1 in 2 after 3 by 4 be 5 death 6 but/except 7 do 8 in 9 wet 10 on
1 supporter 2 temptation 3 weakness 4 reliable 5 sleepless 6 beneficial 7 absence 8 critical 9 poverty 10 impressive
1 pregnant 2 species 3 challenge 4 peak 5 warden 6 current 7 redundant 8 pieces 9 recover 10 pension
1D 2B 3C 4C 5B 6A 7A 8C 9A 10D