TEST - 14
1) . All visitors to the zoo are required to
............. with the regulations.
A) consent
B) agree
C) assent
D) comply
E) concede
2) . The fact that even a small dog in a house can
............. a burglar has made dogs popular pets.
A) arrest
B) deter
C) object to
D) counter
E) forestall
3) . Educators allege that TV, if properly used, can
............. a child's imagination.
A) incite
B) cause
C) arise
D) invoke
E) stimulate
4) . My sister is in much better........... than I
am because she exercises regularly,
A) size
B) figure
C) shape
D) condition
E) frame
5) . The teacher wants to see all of us here
tomorrow at ten o'clock without…………..
A) fault
B) fail
C) late
D) neglect
E) miss
6) . Hopes of finding for us an affordable flat are
now beginning to .............
A) fade
B) reduce
C) dim
D) faint
E) shrink
7) . Many television stations try to..............
for all tastes with their programmes.
A) furnish
B) suit
C) oblige
D) cater
E) regard
8) . We didn't organize the party. It
was.....................
A) rash
B) risky
C) impulsive
D) hasty
E) spontaneous
9) . The plan to refurbish old school
..............when it was discovered it wouldn't be
cost-efficient.
A) abandoned
B) resigned
C) surrendered
D) released
E) disused
10) . This photo of the house is quite ...... . It
makes it look much bigger than it really is.
A) dishonest
B) liar
C) deceitful
D) deceptive
E) devious
11) . Good lighting in classrooms leads to greater
comfort, higher ............. and healthier eyes.
A) efficiency
B) manufacture
C) proficiency
D) technology
E) tension
12) . Because of dense research and- speedy
innovations during the past few years, the computer
system we bought only last year is now
............... . We have to buy a new one.
A) unique
B) temporary
C) obsolete
D) transitional
E) dead
13) . Their boss is much interested in certain
charities and makes a regular........... to them.
A) subscription
B) contribution
C) allowance
D) subsidy
E) tribute
14 . Trying to change Paul's opinion is like trying
to change water into wine because he's very
............
A) considerable
B) different
C) stubborn
D) stumble
E) changeable
15) . Alice was astonished but pleased when she was
..................... from 100 other women to be the
Beauty Queen.
A) selected
B) conclude
C) projected
D) voted
E) shown
16) . Although she spoke to her son many times, he
chose to take no ........ of what she said.
A) remark
B) notice
C) warning
D) observation
E) attention
17) . Has this ever happened to you? A name may be
on the .......... of your tongue, but you simply
can't remember it.
A) point
B) end
C) edge
D) tip
E) top
18) . People suffering from............ illnesses
are liable to be left to die if they lack enough
financial resources.
A) serious
B) great
C) solemn
D) strong
E) important
19) . The police are ............. the suburbs for
the mayor's car stolen yesterday.
A) sacking
B) seeking
C) looking
D) combing
E) investigating
20) . The spoons in the cafeteria were so dirty that
we were ............ and could not touch them.
A) shameful
B) ashamed
C) disgusting
D) embarrassed
E) disgusted
21) . If stricter hunting laws aren't introduced,
these birds will soon be .............
A) out-dated
B) defunct
C) archaic
D) obsolete
E) extinct
22) . It seems that the precautions which have been
........... to stop inflation are of little use.
A) made
B) imagined
C) given
D) taken
E) described
23) . The sudden rain and those horrible insects
completely .............. the party.
A) damaged
B) harmed
C) spoiled
D) influenced
E) hurt
24) . Some children who suffer from a speech
............ may be extremely unwilling to speak in
the presence of others..
A) defect
B) break
C) error
D) mistake
E) fault
25) . He seems to be the greatest........ specialist
on whales.
A) live
B) alive
C) lively
D) living
E) lives
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