TEST 41
I. Put one correct word in each --> gap[Author:AW] .
1. Dolphins are known to communicate ............... means of ultrasounds.
2. Mr Davies needs a hearing aid. He's as ............... as a post.
3. No sooner had we set off ............... our car broke down.
4. Don't believe Alan. He usually ............... promises that he doesn't keep.
5. I learned that Mark and Alice had broken up, ............... surprised me a lot as I knew they were going to get married.
6. My sister works for charity. They provide food and clothes to people in .............. .
7. It's no ............... trying to make Peter change his mind. He's very stubborn.
8. I know that Janice has been learning to play the piano for a few years but I didn't realise she was so good ............... it.
9. Brian takes ............... in reading fantasy books. He has a great collection of them in his room.
10. Not everything Andy says is true. You should take it with a ............... of salt.
II. Put the words in the correct --> form[Author:AW] .
1. The doctors say Harry's .............................. from the wounds will RECOVER
take at least three weeks.
2. I've hurt myself with the knife. My finger is .............................. . BLOOD
3. Drive carefully. The road may be .............................. after the rain. SLIP
4. Our company needs more .............................. solutions to EFFECT
overcome the crisis.
5. There a need to increase people's .............................. of the AWARE
problem of drug abuse.
6. 'When are you going to make an .............................. about your ANNOUNCE
wedding?' `Never. We don't want people to know about it.'
7. The sudden death of their son has been a great ............................ FORTUNE
to the Greens. They haven't got over it yet.
8. Nobody urged me to join the army. It was my .............................. VOLUNTEER
decision.
9. The Ebola virus causes an .............................. for which there's ILL
still no cure.
10. What I hate about Chris is his .............................. . He won't listen OBSTINATE
to anybody else's opinions.
III. Write in the correct --> words[Author:AW] .
1. By the _ r _ _ k _ _ s on her face, you can say that she's about hundred.
2. I didn't get a ticket. The policeman just gave me a _ _ r _ _ _ g that if he caught me speeding again, I would have to pay a fine.
3. You must _ _ p _ _ to the job advertisement within two weeks. Otherwise, someone else will get it.
4. We've had to replace Josh with a new worker. He just wasn't _ _ p _ b _ _ of dealing with the accounting tasks.
5. I have _ _ r _ _ g _ d for you to meet the dentist tomorrow? Is this all right for you?
6. The flight attendant instructed the passengers to _ _ s _ _ n their seat belts before the take-off.
7. I`ve organised a big party and invited all my friends to _ _ I _ _ _ _ t _ my thirtieth birthday with me.
8. The explorers had no idea there was a chamber filled with gold artefacts in the tomb. It wasn't on the map. They discovered it by _ _ c _ _ _ n _ .
9. As an older brother, you're expected to set a good _ _ _ t _ _ n to follow for your younger brothers. Don't forget they look up to you.
10. Michael has won a hundred thousand dollars in a lottery. That's what I call a _ _ r _ k _ of luck.
IV. Choose the correct --> answer[Author:AW] .
1. I have no idea how to solve the puzzle. ............... a hint, please.
a) Set b) Throw c) Grant d) Drop
2. I couldn't ............... to watch the drastic scene, so I switched to another channel.
a) bear b) last c) stand d) let
3. `Who have you ............... your vote for?' `I won't tell you. It's my secret.'
a) tossed b) picked c) cast d) seized
4. `Why was Eddie ............... from work?' 'They caught him stealing some tools.'
a) disposed b) disallowed c) dismissed d) displayed
5. ............... out your cigarette, sir. You are not allowed to smoke in the building.
a) Turn b) Put c) Let d) Make
6. I've met both Tom Case and Jim Case. The former is the party spokesman but I don't know who the ............... is.
a) least b) latest c) later d) latter
7. Must you always find ............... with everything I do? You're so hard to please.
a) fault b) error c) wrong d) defect
8. Only one person ............... to changing the schedule. Everyone else accepted it.
a) criticised b) objected c) disapproved d) refused
9. After the millionaire's death, the ...............'s share of his fortune went to his lover.
a) elephant b) lion c) whale d) dinosaur
10. After five days, the rescue team ............... in finding the missing child alive.
a) succeeded b) managed c) coped d) achieved
1 by 2 deaf 3 than 4 makes 5 which 6 need 7 use/good 8 at 9 delight/pleasure/interest 10 pinch
1 recovery 2 bleeding 3 slippery 4 effective 5 awareness 6 announcement 7 misfortune 8 voluntary 9 illness 10 obstinacy
1 wrinkles 2 warning 3 reply 4 capable 5 arranged 6 fasten 7 celebrate 8 accident 9 pattern 10 stroke
1D 2A 3C 4C 5B 6D 7A 8B 9B 10A